Welcome to our new Senior Infant Page 2019-2020
We are delighted to be back at school with our new teacher Mr Reilly and Áine. We had a lovely summer and are ready to work hard and have fun in the year ahead. As the year progresses we will be updating our website page so keep an eye out for our exciting adventures at school.
This week we joined up with Junior Infants and went for a nature walk around our school grounds. After our walk we were tired so we made the most of the beautiful sunshine and had a picnic with our new friends in our outside classroom area. Two boys from sixth class joined us to show the cup they won in a local hurling competition. We also wore green to show support to our wonderful local GAA Club.
Today we had a very special visitor visiting our classroom. We were so delighted to see Carol the Lama. A big thank you to Rebecca, Ella and Jim Meegan for bringing the lama to our classroom.
Christmas in 6th Class
We are very busy at this time of the year preparing for Christmas. On Tuesday we had a non uniform day for our local S.V. P. committee. Our school raised over 1200 euro. This was a fantastic achievement for a school our size. Well done to everyone !!!
On Wednesday we collected food donated by two local schools and packed over 30 food hampers for S.V.P. These hampers were delivered to families in the local area.
On Thursday we visited the local Sunhill Nursing Home where we sang carols.
Today we are getting our Christmas Holidays and we would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and the Best Wishes for the new year ahead.
Photos below show some of the highlights of the last week
November 2018 : Our visit to St. Stephens Green for lunch, Leinster House and The Natural History Museum Dublin.
Halloween Celebrated in 6th Class 2018
We dressed up and had great fun making our cats and pumpkins.
Junior Entrepreneur Programme 2018-2019
This school year we are going to be working on the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. Since Mr Reilly introduced the programme to us we have been busy thinking of business ventures and coming up with ideas that we think might work as a profit business for our class. We had the opportunity to present our business idea to the class last week. We also presented our ideas to the whole school community and every child in our school had a chance to see our individual business and ask questions. Our next step as a class was to have a secret ballot. We voted for our top business ideas and Mr Reilly counted all the votes. We were told which 6 ideas were successful and these ideas will be presented to the dragons later on in the year. Below are photos of us presenting our business ventures.
Breakfast and Friendship Friday
Last Friday we started the day on a great buzz. We made an Irish Breakfast. We had just about enough food to feed all 35 pupils in the class. It was great fun. We are also enjoying Friendship Fridays where each Friday a pupil gets a turn to bring in a treat for all members of our class. Its a great way to show that we all care for one another and its a lovely treat after our Friday tests. Below is a picture of our first breakfast cooked this year.
Our Classroom 2018: We are very proud of our school work.Enjoy browsing our gallery below
Spring has arrived and 6th Class are having fun outdoors
6th Class Christmas Concert 2017, Mr Scrooge, My Teacher.
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Our Class Motto For Our New School Year 2016-2017. Designed by the pupils of 5th Class.
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Welcome to Our 5th Class Page 2016-2017
We are delighted to be back in school. We are now in 5th Class and our teacher is Mr Reilly. All 25 pupils have returned from the summer holidays. We are excited, ready to work hard and most importantly enjoy the year ahead.
We are delighted to be back in school. We are now in 5th Class and our teacher is Mr Reilly. All 25 pupils have returned from the summer holidays. We are excited, ready to work hard and most importantly enjoy the year ahead.
Samba lessons in 5th Class
5th Class Open Night February 2017
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As part of Catholic Schools Week 2017 we celebrated Grandparents Day. We were delighted to invite our Grandparents into our school. We told them all about our school life and we learnt all about their school days. We said prayers, sang songs and had lovely treats after the ceremony. We had a great afternoon . Please take a look at our gallery.
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Halloween 2016 has arrived to 5th Class
For our art lesson this week we are busy constructing 3D structures. When we have our mobiles completed we will take photos of them and post them on the web.
Since returning to school we have completed various projects. We enjoy doing these projects and we present them in front of our classmates. Mr Reilly then displays them on the school corridors so other students can get an oppourtunity to read our work. We are very proud of our projects so far and we look forward to many more as the year progresses. Below is a gallery of our history and geography projects .
During the summer holidays our school garden plots were taken over by weeds. We decided we would weed them and this year we will maintain one of these plots. We had great fun weeding them and next week we hope to plant some bulbs. Watch this space as our garden changes during the seasons and hopefully by next Spring our garden will be in full bloom. Below is a gallery of us hard at work.
Tie Dye
The children brought in plain white t-shirts and carried out the 3 day process of tie dying them in the Irish colours. With the upcoming celebrations of the centenary, Saint Patrick's day and Lá Gaeilge we thought this would be a great way to celebrate and appreciate being Irish. The children really enjoyed this and the results were amazing. We are going to wear our t-shirts next week for Lá Gaeilge so watch this space!!!!!
The children brought in plain white t-shirts and carried out the 3 day process of tie dying them in the Irish colours. With the upcoming celebrations of the centenary, Saint Patrick's day and Lá Gaeilge we thought this would be a great way to celebrate and appreciate being Irish. The children really enjoyed this and the results were amazing. We are going to wear our t-shirts next week for Lá Gaeilge so watch this space!!!!!
World Book Day
Look how fantastic the children look. They all made a huge effort to dress up as favourite characters from books they have read. Reading is such an important part of our day in school. If you have a book, you have a friend!!!
Look how fantastic the children look. They all made a huge effort to dress up as favourite characters from books they have read. Reading is such an important part of our day in school. If you have a book, you have a friend!!!
The Famine
The children completed projects on The Great Famine in history over the past couple of weeks. They learned all about when the famine took place in Ireland and the serious impact and devastation it left on the country. They worked in groups on completing their projects and even presented them to the rest of the class where the children then had a questions and answers session. The children got into the roles of people during famine times during drama and circle time activities. They also took on characters during famine times and wrote letters home from America to loved ones in Ireland as they had emigrated their as a result of the Famine.
The children completed projects on The Great Famine in history over the past couple of weeks. They learned all about when the famine took place in Ireland and the serious impact and devastation it left on the country. They worked in groups on completing their projects and even presented them to the rest of the class where the children then had a questions and answers session. The children got into the roles of people during famine times during drama and circle time activities. They also took on characters during famine times and wrote letters home from America to loved ones in Ireland as they had emigrated their as a result of the Famine.
Open Day
This is just some of the work displayed for our open night which was a huge success. The children were delighted to show off their wonderful work to their parents.
This is just some of the work displayed for our open night which was a huge success. The children were delighted to show off their wonderful work to their parents.
Christmas Decorations
The children made lovely decorations for Christmas over a few weeks. They designed their decorations on paper before moving onto moulding them with clay. They then put cling film over them and left they to dry. After one week they used paper maché to cover them. Again they were left to dry. They then covered them with white paper before painting them. It was a very fun and enjoyable process and the results were even better. Plus they will have a decoration which they can put on their tree every year!!!!
The children made lovely decorations for Christmas over a few weeks. They designed their decorations on paper before moving onto moulding them with clay. They then put cling film over them and left they to dry. After one week they used paper maché to cover them. Again they were left to dry. They then covered them with white paper before painting them. It was a very fun and enjoyable process and the results were even better. Plus they will have a decoration which they can put on their tree every year!!!!
Ancient Greece
The children recently learned all about Ancient Greece including all about the Greek gods and goddesses. They worked in groups to complete their own projects based on all the work we had done. They also worked together to create a wall display. They are so creative and work so well in teams.
The children also worked in groups to construct an Acropolis . They used empty boxes, cardboard, toilet roll holders. They then painted their pieces. They turned out fantastic! Have a look!
The children recently learned all about Ancient Greece including all about the Greek gods and goddesses. They worked in groups to complete their own projects based on all the work we had done. They also worked together to create a wall display. They are so creative and work so well in teams.
The children also worked in groups to construct an Acropolis . They used empty boxes, cardboard, toilet roll holders. They then painted their pieces. They turned out fantastic! Have a look!
Grand Designs
Following the completion of the buildings and settlements topic in Geography the children worked on designing the interior of four rooms in their 'own' homes. The children used different materials to complete these fantastic designs including fabric and fibre, paper, wool and pipe cleaners. I think we have some architects in the making!!!!
Following the completion of the buildings and settlements topic in Geography the children worked on designing the interior of four rooms in their 'own' homes. The children used different materials to complete these fantastic designs including fabric and fibre, paper, wool and pipe cleaners. I think we have some architects in the making!!!!
Breakfast In School
As a treat for being so good and working so hard the children were treated to a delicious breakfast of waffles, beans and toast. Look at how happy the are. They will definitely remember that day!!! I wonder will they remember all of the Gaeilge we learned??
As a treat for being so good and working so hard the children were treated to a delicious breakfast of waffles, beans and toast. Look at how happy the are. They will definitely remember that day!!! I wonder will they remember all of the Gaeilge we learned??
Happy Halloween!!!!!!!
Getting creative for Halloween!!! The children really enjoyed creating these spooky Halloween pictures.
Getting creative for Halloween!!! The children really enjoyed creating these spooky Halloween pictures.
Italian Day
In Geography we learned all about Italy. We explored the culture, lifestyle, food and entertainment. We looked at famous Italian artists and looked up places of historical interest. We learned all about life in Pompeii before and after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. We thoroughly enjoyed learning all about this beautiful country. We deigned and made masks for the carnival(celebrated in Italy two weeks before Lent begins) We decided to have an Italian Day where we made pizza, pasta and garlic bread. It was delicious!
In Geography we learned all about Italy. We explored the culture, lifestyle, food and entertainment. We looked at famous Italian artists and looked up places of historical interest. We learned all about life in Pompeii before and after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. We thoroughly enjoyed learning all about this beautiful country. We deigned and made masks for the carnival(celebrated in Italy two weeks before Lent begins) We decided to have an Italian Day where we made pizza, pasta and garlic bread. It was delicious!
The Normans
We recently studied Life in Norman Ireland. The children really enjoyed this topic. We worked in groups to complete a display on this and even made Norman Castles. We brought in different materials from home, constructed the castles and painted them. We even made drawbridges and some had a motte and bailey. Look at our lovely work!
We recently studied Life in Norman Ireland. The children really enjoyed this topic. We worked in groups to complete a display on this and even made Norman Castles. We brought in different materials from home, constructed the castles and painted them. We even made drawbridges and some had a motte and bailey. Look at our lovely work!
Happy Mother's Day
to all the lovely Mammies from fourth class. The children wrote you all lovely poems to show their love and appreciation. We hope you all have a lovely day that you deserve. Enjoy your poems!
to all the lovely Mammies from fourth class. The children wrote you all lovely poems to show their love and appreciation. We hope you all have a lovely day that you deserve. Enjoy your poems!
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Wonderful Mother
God made a wonderful Mother,
A mother who never grows old,
He made her smile with the sunshine,
And He moulded her heart of pure gold
In her eyes he placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see,
God made a wonderful Mother,
And He gave that Mother to me.
God made a wonderful Mother,
A mother who never grows old,
He made her smile with the sunshine,
And He moulded her heart of pure gold
In her eyes he placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see,
God made a wonderful Mother,
And He gave that Mother to me.
World Book Day
The children took part in world book day on Thursday the 5th of March by dressing up as their favourite characters from their books. Our class also joined up with Ms Devlin's first class to take part in buddy reading. They loved it!
The children took part in world book day on Thursday the 5th of March by dressing up as their favourite characters from their books. Our class also joined up with Ms Devlin's first class to take part in buddy reading. They loved it!
Is breá linn an Ghaeilge!!!
In preparation for Seachtain na Gaeilge we decided to do a display on Seanfhocail. The children worked in groups of 2's to draw pictures to correspond with these lovely traditional Irish sayings. They also wrote a short piece each on 'Mo Theach'. Nach bhfuil said go háilinn?!!!
In preparation for Seachtain na Gaeilge we decided to do a display on Seanfhocail. The children worked in groups of 2's to draw pictures to correspond with these lovely traditional Irish sayings. They also wrote a short piece each on 'Mo Theach'. Nach bhfuil said go háilinn?!!!
Pancake Tuesday
We had such fun making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. The children brought in plenty of delicious toppings for their pancakes. What a great day!
We had such fun making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. The children brought in plenty of delicious toppings for their pancakes. What a great day!
The Nation's Patriots
The children did projects on some of the nation's greatest patriots. They learned all about the fight for the freedom of Ireland and became passionate about the people who influenced and fought for this. The children worked in groups to complete these projects where they were encouraged to find out information both at home and in school. They presented their work to the rest of the class which was followed by a question and answers session. It's great to see them getting so passionate about their country!!
The children did projects on some of the nation's greatest patriots. They learned all about the fight for the freedom of Ireland and became passionate about the people who influenced and fought for this. The children worked in groups to complete these projects where they were encouraged to find out information both at home and in school. They presented their work to the rest of the class which was followed by a question and answers session. It's great to see them getting so passionate about their country!!
Poetry
Last week we studied a poem by Pauline Stewart called 'What is Treasure'. The children discussed the poet's perception of treasure and talked about their own thoughts and ideas of what their 'treasure' was. The children then wrote and illustrated their own poems which turned out just fabulous. All little poets in the making!
Last week we studied a poem by Pauline Stewart called 'What is Treasure'. The children discussed the poet's perception of treasure and talked about their own thoughts and ideas of what their 'treasure' was. The children then wrote and illustrated their own poems which turned out just fabulous. All little poets in the making!
We had breakfast at school this morning. The children enjoyed waffles, toast , tea and orange juice. What a lovely and delicious treat!!! They deserved it!!
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D.E.A.R
The children participate in silent reading every day straight after big break. This gives them the change to read a variety of books and complete their book reports on them. They also share their opinions on the types of books they read and can recommend them to each other. |
Clay Work and Paper Maché
The children really enjoyed this very fun process of deigning, moulding(with clay) , paper machéing and painting Christmas decorations. This took us 4 weeks to complete but the results were amazing. The children loved it!!
The children really enjoyed this very fun process of deigning, moulding(with clay) , paper machéing and painting Christmas decorations. This took us 4 weeks to complete but the results were amazing. The children loved it!!
Christmas Fun!!
The children had a great time in school during the build up to Christmas. They took part in Secret Santa which meant a lovely gift for everyone! They did lots of fabulous Christmas art, stories and poems, took part in the carol service, dressed up in their festive jumpers and even had a party on the last day!! Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day!!!!!
The children had a great time in school during the build up to Christmas. They took part in Secret Santa which meant a lovely gift for everyone! They did lots of fabulous Christmas art, stories and poems, took part in the carol service, dressed up in their festive jumpers and even had a party on the last day!! Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day!!!!!
The Highlanes Gallery
The children are starting a project with The Highlanes Gallery in the new year. In preparation for this, we visited the gallery itself and looked at different pieces of art which we discussed. We also looked at work by different artists and the children discussed their thoughts on these. We looked at the art of wrapping which the children found very interesting. The children were asked to bring in a small object which they could wrap. They really enjoyed this. Here are a few photos of the children in the process of 'wrapping'.
Titanic
The children completed projects on the Titanic. They worked in groups to find out interesting facts on this topic. They also carried out art work on this. Here is some of their fantastic work!!!
The children completed projects on the Titanic. They worked in groups to find out interesting facts on this topic. They also carried out art work on this. Here is some of their fantastic work!!!
Making Pizza
The children brought in different toppings and worked in groups of four to prepare their delicious pizzas. What a treat!!! They enjoyed their lunch that day!!
The children brought in different toppings and worked in groups of four to prepare their delicious pizzas. What a treat!!! They enjoyed their lunch that day!!
Halloween Fun
The children learned all about the different traditions associated with Halloween from around the world. They dressed up in costumes at school and we even had a Halloween party!! Just look at our spooky Halloween art in the background.
The children learned all about the different traditions associated with Halloween from around the world. They dressed up in costumes at school and we even had a Halloween party!! Just look at our spooky Halloween art in the background.
Creative Work (Writing)
The children really enjoyed writing their bibliographies on people who have inspired them. They wrote about famous actors, singers, dancers, artists and their own parents or grandparents. I loved reading them!!!
The children really enjoyed writing their bibliographies on people who have inspired them. They wrote about famous actors, singers, dancers, artists and their own parents or grandparents. I loved reading them!!!
Projects on counties of Ireland
The children worked in groups of three to research the history of a different county of Ireland. They used the internet to source their information and pick out what they found most interesting about the county which included some very famous landmarks. The children presented their projects in class which was followed by questions and answers. Didn't they do very well!!!
The children worked in groups of three to research the history of a different county of Ireland. They used the internet to source their information and pick out what they found most interesting about the county which included some very famous landmarks. The children presented their projects in class which was followed by questions and answers. Didn't they do very well!!!
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The children are very proud of their work!!!
The children are enjoying playing Maths and Geography games on the tablets!!
