Fourth Class have been studying the Celts this month. We learned lots about their way of life but what interested us most was The Tree of Life. We learned that the Tree of Life possessed special powers. When the Celts cleared an area to settle in, they would leave a single tree in the centre which became known as the Tree of Life. The tree provided food, warmth and shelter  and was also used as a meeting place .

Rang 3 ended their week revising the Baill Beatha by doing some artwork. They worked in groups, created a life-sized “buachaill” and practised spelling all the body parts “as Gaeilge” before displaying their finished product at the end of their classroom!

We are delighted to welcome 27 eager little boys and girls to Junior Infants this year. They have already taken ownership of their new environment and are enjoying making new acquaintances and friends. We wish them well as they progress through the school.

In 2nd Class, we began our scientific work of the year by mixing soil and water. We predicted that we would surely end up with just “muck” in our containers. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the soil and water separated, bubbles were produced and objects such as roots and twigs that were in the soil floated to the top. It certainly made us think!