Another month has just flown by.  The children worked really well this month and the lovely weather is just brilliant 🌞🌞We had some lovely walks down the shore road when the sun was shining and it was great  see all the sings of growth.  We also celebrated two class birthdays this month🎂🎂🎉🎉

We learned three Nursery Rhymes this month-‘Little Jack Horner,’ ‘One, Two Buckle My Shoe’ and ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  We worked on two lovely stories ‘A Tree is Nice’ and ‘Are you My Planet?’  The children also learned the poem ‘A Real April Day.’  We are continuing to work on the UFLI programme and the children are working very well on the material.

We worked on the theme of Sa Bhaile this month and the children worked really well on learning the new vocabulary. In Maths, we revised Time and word on addition and Weight.

The children made beautiful butterflies and space scenes in Art and we completed the Fitness4Class programme this month.  The boys and girls loved getting their completion certificates, stickers and pencils. Also, the children worked on the Food Dudes programme this month. They worked really well on tasting the different fruits and vegetables.  We are keeping a close eye on our cress seeds that we planted as part of the programme and they are growing really well 🌱🌱

To finish off the month, on 29th April the children visited the Wild Nephin Park in Ballycroy.  We had a fantastic day and learned a huge amount of information about the flora and fauna in Ireland🐞🐝🪻🦅

We all had a fabulous day travelling to Ballycroy to visit the National Park.  We started off the day with a very informative tour of the museum and then we headed outside to explore the wonderful flora and fauna.  We were blessed with fantastic weather and we completed the day with some lovely treats in the sun.  The boys and girls had a great day and learned a vast amount of knowledge.

At a meeting of the Student Council, it was proposed that hoodies be introduced for Sixth Class pupils in their final year at the school. The pupils proceeded to explore the various options available and had an input into the final design.  The finished product can be seen below.  They look fantastic and we are absolutely delighted with them👏

The Food Dudes programme is an evidence based healthy eating programme.  It aims to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables.  This week the children were given the opportunity to taste a fruit and vegetable each day that was delivered fresh each morning from the Food Dudes team.  The menu for the week was as follows:

Monday: banana and carrot

Tuesday: blueberries and peppers

Wednesday: apple and cucumber

Thursday: mandarins and tomatoes

Friday: apple, blueberries, courgettes and carrots

The children worked really well on tasting the food and loved watching the videos and completing the assigned activity each day. One of the activities for the Junior Room was to plant cress seeds.  We will observing the pots very closely over the next few days for signs of growth🪴

On Friday, all classes came together and were given the opportunity to taste a variety of fruits and vegetables such as watermelon, melon, pear, pineapple, strawberries, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, peppers, cucumber and cherry tomatoes We all had a lovely time and the children really enjoyed ‘tasting the rainbow’🌈

Finally, a huge thank you to the Student Council who were a fantastic help all week.  Keep up the healthy eating 🥕🍊🍉🍇

What an extremely busy month March has been with lots to celebrate-Seachtain na Gaeilge, Saint Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter.

The children learned the following Nursery Rhymes-‘Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer,’ ‘Here is the Beehive’ and ‘Ten Green Bottles.’ We also worked on the poem ‘Saint Patrick.’ The children listened to the story of Saint Patrick and the Easter Story as well as continuing to work on Report Writing.

In Gaeilge we worked on Eadaí and an dán ‘Cúig Ubh.’  We also took part ins some lovely events to celebrate Seantain na Gaeilge such as Kahoot as Gaeilge, practising some lovely songs such as Trasna na dTonnta, Lá Glas, a colouring competition and learning some traditional Irish dances-see videos below.

We worked really well on Fractions and addition in Mathematics and First Class are working really well on learning how to add two numbers together using the regrouping method.

In Science, we learned about the flowers that we see growing in spring and the Life Cycle of the Butterfly.  For History, we worked on the story ‘The Ugly Ducking’ and for Geography we studied the weather.

We had a lovely Well-being afternoon and the children really enjoyed working with children from the other classrooms.

For Art, the children made beautiful Mother’s Day cards and pictures.  We made leprechauns, pots of gold and a collaborative colouring piece to celebrate Sant Patrick’s Day. We also made Easter chicks and a bunny wreath.

We learned abut Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday in Religion and went for a little visit to the church in preparation for Holy Week.

We would like to give a huge thank you to the Parent’s Council for organising a lovely Easter egg hunt for the children and for our lovely treat at the end of the day.  It was fantastic and we were so excited to see the ice-cream van…. yummy.

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter.  Have a lovely break. Múinteoir Lisa

This month we read some lovely stories- ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Smartest Giant in Town’ and ‘Spring is Here.’  We also learned the nursery rhymes-‘Old McDonald’s had a Farm’ and ‘There were Ten in the Bed’ and the poem ‘February Promises.’

In Gaeilge, the children worked on the topic of An Aimsir and began Eadaí.  They also learned the poem ‘Sneachta.’

In SESE we worked on Saint Bridget, the snail, France, designing and making towers, Walt Disney and the homes of people in different countries.

The children made beautiful Valentine’s art, pancakes and spring flowers. To celebrate Pancake Tuesday we all had some yummy pancakes with our favourite topping😋

This month we concentrated on Money in Maths.  The boys and girls loved playing shops and taking turns being the shopkeepers and the customers.

We are continuing to work on the Fit4Class programme and are really enjoying the lessons.

We were delighted to have a member of the Coding Ireland team visit our school and delivered an engaging STEM workshop on Scratch Jnr. The children learned how to use ScratchJr to create their own characters, animate them, and bring their ideas to life through coding.  A fantastic fun and engaging session.

Ryan O’Donoghue visited our classroom and the boys and girls were lucky enough to get a photograph with him.

This month the children learned the song ‘Killeagh’.’  Below is a little video showing their fabulous voices👏

January was  another fast and busy month. In English, we worked on the following stories: ‘Guess How Much I Love You, Chinese New Year, The Tiger Who Came to Dinner and Giraffes Can’t Dance .’ We also worked on three new Nursery Rhymes-‘One Elephant Went Out to Play, Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat and Three Blind Mice.’  The children worked very well on Explanation Writing and we learned the poem ‘ Little January.’

In Maths, the children continued to work on time and began working on Place Value.

In Gaeilge, we worked on the theme of Caitheamh Aimsire.  We learned lots of new vocabulary and began working on the dán ‘Sneachta.’

In Art, then children completed personal calendars, gratitude cups and the class worked collaboratively to complete a fabulous piece of Art based on Saint Brigid as well as making crosses.

In History we learned about The Olympic Games and Famous Irish Olympians.  In Science, the children learnt about the benefits of exercise and The Life Cycle of the Butterfly and in Geography we learned about various sports and completed a treasure hunt.

In PE, the children are working on the FIT4CLASS programme-an initiative by Athletics Ireland. It promotes physical activity through non-competitive games, focusing on fundamental skills like balance, coordination, and agility.

Also, we are working on the Croke Park Challenge Active Schools”-the involves the children taking part in an active break each day.  We are really enjoying the challenge.

Catholic School’s Week took place this month and the children took part in various activities to celebrate this and we also enjoyed a lovely Well-Being afternoon.

The BLAST Residency programme is a creative learning experience for primary schools, designed to inspire pupils through hands-on, collaborative activities delivered by professional practitioners.

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Mary Curran to complete our project which began in early December.

We are very thankful to Mary for sharing her knowledge and expertise with us.  We really enjoyed working on the project and have gained much knowledge.  Below is a snapshot of the three wonderful days.

What a busy and exciting month in our classroom.  We have been learning all about Advent and the birth of the baby Jesus.  We had a special visitor to our classroom-‘Frosty the Elf.’  Frosty has been moving around the room and getting into all sorts of mischief

Also, the boys and girls have been working very hard learning all the lovely songs for our Carol Service.  Well done to everyone, it was a fantastic evening and we all thoroughly enjoyed the open day on Friday.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and best wishes for 2026

Múinteoir Lisa

On December 01st, we began the BLAST programme in our school.  BLAST is a Creative Youth, Department of Education led initiative.  We were thrilled to welcome Mary Curran to our school  to facilitate the programme and greatly appreciated her sharing her musical talents and performing for us.  The children thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and learned a great deal about the different instruments.  We look forward to working with Mary again in January.

Below is a snap shot of some of the activities completed in the month of November.

In English, we worked on the following stories: ‘The Gruffalo’s Child, William’s Winter Wish, Little Bear’s Special Wish and The Day the Crayons Quit.’ We also worked on four new Nursery Rhymes-‘Five Little Ducks, Alice the Camel, Five Little Monkeys and Old Mother Hubbard.’  We have continued to work on Recount writing and the children are continuing to develop their handwriting skills.  We also learned a lovely poem called ‘November.’

In Maths, the children worked on number formation and learning rhymes to help us form each number correctly.  We also worked on odd and even number and addition as well as beginning time.

In Gaeilge, we worked on the theme of Bia.  We learned lots of new phrases and the dán ‘Is Maith Liom.’

The children created beautiful pieces of art and began working on some Christmas pieces such as the nativity scene as well as creating our class Advent Calendar.

In History we learned about Mozart and the Legend of the Giant’s Causeway.  In Science, the children worked on the theme of sound and in Geography we studied musical instruments from around the world and the zoo.

The children are working very well on learning the songs for out Carol Service and we are looking for ward to a busy and exciting December.

It was another fast and busy month in our room.  All the boys and girls worked really well and we had lot of fun along the way.  Below is a snapshot from October.

In Literacy, we worked on the following stories: ‘Handa’s Surprise,’ ‘Rosie’s Walk,’ ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on the Broom.’  The children also learned the following Nursery Rhymes this month- ‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive,’ ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep,’ ‘Two Little Dickey Birds’ and ‘This Little Piggy went to Market’ as well as the poem ‘Happy Halloween.’  We are continuing to revise our letter sounds and tricky words and all the boys and girls are working really well on their handwriting skills.

In Gaeilge, we worked on the themes ‘An Scoil’ agus ‘Oíche Shamhna’ as well as our dán Oíche Shamhna.

This month the children worked on both 3D and 2D shapes.  We all really enjoyed Maths Week and using our Maths eyes to see that Maths can be seen all around us.

The children worked on the theme of Autumn in SESE, working on lessons about the bat in science, the story of the Little Red Hen and examining Halloween traditions in History and in Geography the children learned about the work the farmer does in Autumn and about Firefighters.

In PE, we began working on the strand of Athletics and are continuing to further develop our GAA skills.  We focused on Myself and My Family in SPHE. The children also made fantastic pieces of art based on Autumn and Halloween.

We all had great fun dressing up for Halloween and taking part in fun activities.

I hope you all have a wonderful midterm

Múinteoir Lisa

Introducing this year’s Student Council.  The boys and girls have already been very busy organising some fun activities for Halloween and preparing for future events.  We look forward to working together throughout the year

Below is a snapshot from our dress up day for Halloween.  A big thank you to The Student Council for organising treats for all the children in the school.  We had a great day.  Happy Halloween everyone, have a lovely midterm break.