A huge congratulations to our 12 friends who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday last, the 6th of May. They were all wonderful and we are very proud of them. We hope they had the best time celebrating this special sacrament with their families. May God bless them always.
We have been busy preparing for the First Holy Communion over the past few weeks and the excitement continues to build.
We hope all our 2nd class friends have the most amazing and special day and create memories that will last a lifetime.
In Gaeilge we have been focusing on the topic of An Teilifís. Bhíomar ag cleachtadh briathra
a athrú go dtí na trí aimsirí agus táimid ag dul ar aghaidh go maith.
Tá dul chun cinn iontach déanta againn freisin le hinsint an ama as Gaeilge agus
bhaineamar an taitneamh as ár ndúshlán critter ranga.
In Maths our focus has been lines and angles and working through one step and 2 step word problems.
Again, please keep up the tables practice at home. It will be so worth it in the long run and make learning new concepts in Maths less of a challenge, as you will be removing one obstacle by having fluency with the tables.
In English we are working on our comprehension strategies summarising and making connections. Our Genre is persuasive writing and it has been lots of fun listening to the oral ‘debates’ in class. We will progress to written samples when we are ready. The children are also learning about homophones and analogies in grammar. We will continue to work on Diamante poetry .
The children are brilliant at learning off their poetry and have already a repertoire of both Irish and english poems. Their vocabulary bank is expanding all the time!!!! which is wonderful and can be used then in their own writings.
In History we have learned all about Tom Crean. There was great interest and we also incorporated this into some drama exercises using our freeze frames. We had a lovely nature walk while thinking about our senses and we incorporated this into Art by creating some unique nature collages. We had fun growing our own crystals in class and investigated how their shape changed. Huge progress has been made with the tin whistle and we enjoy practising each day in class. Most of the children are eager to perform on their own for the class also which shows their confidence and enthusiasm. Maith sibhse!! We are enjoying GAA skills with Eoin.
Our Wellbeing morning was celebrated on the 26th April. The whole school came together to sing a song, share their special stories and then separated into mixed groups for some fun activities. Always an enjoyable time.
D. Tyrrell
The month of March has whizzed on by! We thoroughly enjoyed Seachtain na Gaeilge and we hope you all had a chance to check out the little video! Damhsa, Ceol, Amhráin agus cluichi go leor.
We have been really busy working on our cursive writing this past month and all the effort is paying off. Amazing writers. Now we just have to remind ourselves to apply our best effort to all written tasks! In English our comprehension skills are improving and our focus has been on working more independently (being a little detective) in finding evidence in texts. We had great fun creating our very own Haiku poems and enjoyed reciting these using our microphone. Procedural writing also continued this month. In Irish our focus was focail agus frasaí bunaithe ar an topaic Sa Bhaile. We were also learning how to change numerous verbs into the Aimsir Chaite (past tense), Aimsir Laithreach (present tense) and Aimsir Fháistineach (Future tense). This is something we will recap regularly!! Maths topics varied from 3d shapes, Length, addition and subtraction with regrouping and also Multiplication in 3rd class. Please keep up the tables practice at home as this seems to be where children make the mistakes. Regular practise will lead to automaticity.
For Science we learned about the eye and had some fun with optical illusions. In Geography we learned about the Wild Atlantic way, exploring some spots along the route and we mapped the route on a blank map. We also had a visit from Garda Margaret Sweeney and learned about the role of the Local community guard. Children are doing so well with their tin whistle so please keep up the practice at home. It is lovely to be able to bring a talent to an occasion! We have spent a huge amount of time working through the compulsory topics of the Stay Safe programme. It is hugely important to check in with your child and discuss each topic. Children worked with clay and pastels during art lessons. We are slowly and steadily preparing for our very special communion day.
Enjoy the Easter break,
D. Tyrrell
Bhí an-spórt againn le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Féach ar na clipeanna sa físeán seo.
Maith sibh na buachailli agus cailiní go léir!
Here is a little snap shot of events in the middle room throughout February.
The children enjoyed sampling their food dudes fruit and vegetables and getting to know the Food Dudes characters while learning all about the importance of Fruit and Vegetables in our diet daily.
We are continuing our Tin whistle with Angela on Fridays and enjoy practising it every morning. Huge improvements all round. As Gaeilge bhíomar ag foghlaim focail agus frásai nua bunaithe ar an topaic Éadaí. Ghlac na páistí phairt i cluichí idirghníomhach agus cluiche mbeirteanna sa rang. In Maths the children have been learning about time and fractions as well as number topics Addition, Subtraction (2nd) and Multiplication and Division problems in 3rd. For English our Procedural writing continued and we also put one into practice by following the children’s procedure for making smoothies. Lots of fun! The children also learned about the elements of Limericks in poetry and then composed their own Limericks in pairs and then individually. They had the opportunity to recite their Limerick using the microphone in class. They were very funny. For comprehension we were focusing on Inferring meaning and will continue this next month also, as well as Determining Importance. It is so important for children to not just read each day but to discuss their understanding of the text . The children are excellent at reciting their weekly poems. The children had fun taking part in Drama lessons which included miming, freeze framing and learning a little bit about Brendan Gleeson also. We are learning our new dance The Dreoilin in preparation for Seactain na Gaeilge as well as Amhráin na bhFiann. We look forward to celebrating Seachtain ne Gaeilge and also joining up with the other classes to show off our dánta, amhráin agus damhsaí. Stay Safe is continuing in all classes right up to Easter. It is so important to discuss worksheets sent home. The children took part in the little Heroes First Aid training and were so happy with the visit from Seán Fahy, our local star!
D.Tyrrell
We had a lovely morning playing various games with each other this morning. It was a really nice opportunity for children from the 3 classrooms to get together. The wholeschool also came together to sing our Wellbeing song ‘Believe’. We also had a little chat about gratitude and it was wonderful to hear some of the children share what they are grateful for, their family and friends being a very popular answer!
All of the children and some staff members recently received basic First Aid training. Below are a few photos of the day.
Well done to the children who took part in the Feis recently. They were so proud showing off their wins and we are very proud of them all.
click below for a clip of the song singing
Inver N.S.
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2023/2024 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for 2023/24 school year is available as to view and download here;
https://sninbhear.edublogs.org/draft-admissions-policy/
or on request: By emailing inverns@outlook.ie or writing to : The Principal, Inver N.S., Barnatra , Ballina, Co Mayo.
PART 1 – Admissions to Inver N.S 2023/24 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2023/24 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants.
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission on |
March 1st 2023 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on | March 22nd 2023 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is | April 3rd 2023 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is | April 13th 2023 |
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
| The number of places being made available in junior infants is: | 17 |
Where have the weeks gone? We have had a busy month and the children have settled back into the swing of things so well.
This month our theme in Gaeilge was Caitheamh Aimsire and children were learning to express their hobby preference and question partners about their hobbies through card games, interactive activities and comhrá i mbeirteanna. We were also learning a little bit about changing verbs to the future tense and identifying what ending each verb gets. We will continue this work next month also. Lá gaelach continues once a month where children come together to sing amhráin, show off what they have been learning in class as Gaeilge and also enjoy cluichí simplí with children from other classes.
In English, besides our usual reading and comprehensions, we were focusing on Author’s Intent and Determining Importance as a comprehension strategy. Grammar included plurals, synonyms and antonyms amongst others informally. We will continue to work on Procedural writing for the next month also. The children are excellent reciting their poetry, adding lots of expression and all the time building confidence. We have finished our novel The witches and will start another in a few weeks.
Catholic school’s week offered us all some time to reflect on ourselves and all that we are grateful for in life. Children really enjoyed sharing stories about things they love to do with their grandparents and a special candle was lit for all Grandparents with us and those in heaven.
Maths has been lots of fun with fraction pizza tasks, money tasks, mental maths challenges and a brief introduction to Time which will continue in February. Children need continuous practise with their tables at home. In Geography we had fun designing Map keys and personal maps. Children also learned about seasonal foods in Science and we look forward very much to continuing our Food Dudes initiative. In History we learned about St Brigid, discussed food long ago and now and we all enjoyed making and sampling our own ‘schoolmade’ butter. Yum!
In PE we had some super dancers for Tar Chugam and Cur brog ar an Asal. We will get to show off our wonderful skills during Seachtain na Gaeilge in March. Children also took part in a circuits workout and plenty Drama which was lots of fun! We continue our Stay Safe programme right up to Easter so please engage in the homework discussions with your child to find out what they have learned and also share your invaluable advice too.😊 For our Art lessons we did scratch art with a theme of fireworks and Dot Art. We had so much fun showing off some of our favourite toys also. Keep up the great support at home and enjoy the Bank holiday,
D. Tyrrell
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Maith sibh na páistí ar fad as páirt a ghlacadh inár Lá Gaelach!
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas and I hope Santa is very good to you all.
D. Tyrrell
