During the month of February, Junior Infants have been exploring the theme of pets. We played with pets during Aistear, we discussed how to care for pets during SPHE, we did oral presentations about our pets to the class and , of course, we had a visit from our resident pet, Rosie!
The boys and girls in Rang 6 gathered in the church today, along with Fr Ciprian, for their first class Mass in two years. With Covid restrictions having eased somewhat, they are very busy preparing for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The ceremony will take place in the Parish church in Portlaoise on Saturday, March 5th at 2pm.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all , especially from the artists in Rang 1!
Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise. We recognised this very important day in all classes in various ways . The boys and girls in the Senior classes discussed a range of issues with Ms Craven, our IT tutor, and their class teachers. They talked about digital citizenship, our digital footprint, cyberbullying, oversharing and much more. Those in the Junior end of the school talked about the concept of the internet and how we should always use the internet under parental supervision. Stories such as those from the Digiduck collection served to illustrate the advantages, disadvantages and dangers that young children may encounter. Some artwork followed and we all went home with a renewed motivation to stay safe online.
A suite of resources is available for parents at https://www.webwise.ie/parents/
All classes from 1st to 6th are now lucky enough to be taking part in weekly singing classes under the guidance of Sarah Troy. Sarah is a busy lady these days as she leads the Children’s Choir in Portlaoise and trains many young up and coming singers to achieve their potential. The boys and girls from 1st to 6th are learning songs from various genres in both Irish and English. We are delighted to have Sarah on our team!
We celebrated St. Brigid’s Day this week in a variety of ways across all classes. St Brigid’s crosses were created, we learned about the traditions around St Brigid’s Day, we recounted the story of St Brigid’s cloak and of course we sang a song to Brigid! Click on the short video below to sing along!
