All 232 children were treated to a chocolatey selection box on the last day before the school holidays. Needless to say, we were made very welcome when we arrived with the boxes. The Parents Association would like to wish each and everyone a very happy Christmas. We look forward to many more events in the New Year.
As we come to the end of our 1st term of 2015-2016, we would like to wish everyone a happy, peaceful and safe Christmas.
6th Class held a very successful end of term talent show today. They danced, sang, recited and played to a captive 3rd class audience. They showed that they really do have the X Factor!
3rd Class got busy with clay in the last few days. They rolled, squashed and transformed balls of clay into beautiful Christmas decorations that their parents will surely treasure for many years to come.
Recently, while learning about games in the past the boys and girls in 2nd Class interviewed their parents and grandparents about games they used to play when they were younger. We talked about the differences between games now and in the past.We had great fun playing hopscotch,marbles, Queenie-I-O and skipping. We also brought in our favourite toy. We had great fun!
As part of their Literacy sessions, 5th class wrote Christmas stories and read them to their young buddies in 1st class. They were quite surprised when 1st class turned the tables on them and read the stories they had written to 5th class!
We have been very busy this term in Senior Infants with activities ranging from learning about different shapes, making clocks, theatre visits and making Christmas crafts. To end the term on a sweet note, we made festive Rice Krispie buns to enjoy on our last day before the holidays!
As the days get colder, 6th Class got creative recently making bird feeders. They were ably assisted by Junior Infants and the resulting bird feeders were both colourful anfd functional.
First class got out and about exploring the natural environment around the school yard . They examined natural and man made materials in the yard. They ended their session by taking rubbings of different textures including , of course, everyone’s favourite tree!
Junior and Senior Infants visited the Dunamaise Arts Centre recently to see a production of “The Gingerbread Man” by the renowned puppeteer, Miriam Lambert. We enjoyed getting into the festive spirit and were lucky to meet Miriam at the end of the show.
