1st Class

Garden Visit

We visited the school garden today to harvest some of the crops that were set earlier in the school year.  We brought a big selection back to the classrooms including potatoes, different types of lettuce, cabbage and some very tasty and juicy strawberries.   

Reading to Junior Infants - 31/5/17

First class paid a visit to Junior Infants today to read some books to them.  They books we chose were some of our Guided Reading books from earlier this year.  It gave us a chance to practice reading out loud to a new audience.  The Junior Infant children listened well to the stories and were also asked some questions about the books at the end.
We hope Junior Infants enjoyed the experience as much as we did!  Well done boys and girls.

Our School Tour to The Glen Resource Centre

On May 18th a very excited First Class set off on their school tour to The Glen Resource Centre.  We were all set for an action packed day and we weren't left disappointed.  We took part in a range of activities including snowtubing, moonwalkers, bungee trampoline, bouncy castle, dodgeball and roller racers.  Each activity was as fun and exciting as the next.  The children were very well behaved and a fantastic, active and fun-filled day was had by all.

Active Schools Week - 3rd-7th April

We are celebrating Active Schools Week this week.  We are taking part in many fun activities to get us up and moving.  Each day First Class do a workout along with Junior & Senior Infants and Second Class.  It was raining on Monday so we did our exercises in the hall but since then the weather has improved so we have been able to complete our workout in the fresh air.  As well as this we had a great time skipping in the hall on Monday.  On Wednesday we all headed off for a walk.  Our route took us up a part of Tower Hill before we looped around and made our way back to school.  On Thursday we completed an orienteering activity around the school grounds.  It certainly has been a very healthy and active week.

Skipping - Monday 3rd April

School Walk - Wednesday 5th April

Orienteering - Thursday 6th April

Taking to the stage at Cór Fhéile na Scol 2017

Congratulations to the boys and girls in Rang I who represented the school in Cór Fhéile na Scol in the City Hall on Tuesday 4th April.  The children performed some short scenes from "Annie" and they also sang some of the well known songs from this musical such as "Tomorrow", You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", "Hard Knock Life" and "Le Chéile sa Deireadh" (which is an Irish translation of "Together At Last/I Don't Need Anything But You".  A huge amount of practice went into this performance and we are very proud of the children for all the hard work they put into this.  Well done to all!!

Magnets

We spent some time exploring magnets.  We looked at magnets of various shapes and sizes.  We investigated what kinds of materials magnets were attracted to.  As well as this we investigated the strength of magnets by checking to see if they would attract items made from metal through another item made from a different material, such as plastic, cardboard and fabric. 

Green Day  - 16/03/17

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Bhí Rang I ag cleachtadh an rince Gaelach "Shoe The Donkey" do Seachtain na Gaeilge.  Thaitin sé go mór leo.

World Book Day

Rang I and Rang V joined together recently to take part in a lovely reading activity.  Rang V came to read us some books and we all got a chance to practice our Building Bridges strategies.  It was a great experience for all and a lovely way to mark World Book Day.

A visit from Harley, the garda dog.

On Monday 27th February, 1st class had a very special visitor.  Harley, the garda dog came to see us.  Two members of the dog unit came with Harley to tell us all about the jobs he does with the Gardaí.  Harley is a German Shepherd.  He helps the Gardaí to locate missing people and things.  He has an excellent sense of smell which helps him to do his job really well.  Harley was very friendly.  He has been trained to listen to the instructions of his garda trainers.

10 @ 10

Here we are getting up and active for our 10 @ 10. 

Folk Dancing

We have been having great fun taking part in folk dancing lessons in school.  These folk dances have their origins in different countries such as America, Scotland and Germany.  

It's Pizza Time!!

Recently, we have been working on procedural writing, paying particular attention to how to write a recipe.  After discussing the ingredients and method for pitta pizzas we set off to the school kitchen to put our recipe and cooking skills to the test.  On top of the pitta bread base, the children added tomato sauce and a variety of tasty toppings such as ham, onions, cheese and pepperoni.  They tasted delicious!!

Christmas play 2016

On Wednesday 14th December First class children performed their Christmas play "Cinderella".  The boys and girls gave an excellent performance and put a lot of effort into learning their lines, the songs and the dance moves!!  A big well done to everyone!!

Learning about farming

Recently First Class had a visit from Brendan O'Connell, dad of Tomas in Mrs. Murphy's class.  Brendan talked to us about the different jobs he does as a farmer.  First class were very interested in what he had to say and had lots of questions for him.  It was very kind of Brendan to come and talk to us and we really appreciated it.

Science Week - Experiment time!!

As part of Science week, First Class took part in two experiments.  The first involved us investigating how water travels in plants.  The second experiment challenged the children to design a boat out of plasticine that would float.  This experiment in particular was very exciting.  Some of our boats managed to float, while others didn't.  However, the important thing was that we had fun while we were learning.

3-D Space Experience

On Novemeber 16th, we got to take a fantastic 3-D tour of our Solar System.  The 3-D tour was presented to us by Robert Hill.  During the presentation we were treated to some fabulous images of many different aspects of our Solar System including the International Space Station, planet Earth, the Sun and Mars.  Mr. Hill was full of information about the Solar System  and we were very lucky to be part of such a wonderful and educational experience. 

A Visit from the Dogs Trust

Spooktacular Fun

We had great fun on our Spooky Stroll to school. There was a wonderful variety of costumes that were fun and scary! First and Second classes gathered together in the hall to show each other their costumes and they then had a Halloween disco.

Maths Week

Maths Week took place from October 15th-23rd. We took part in many activities to celebrate it.  As well as taking part in our Maths classes, we played Tables games and took part in a Maths Trail.  This involved us using our Maths skills and we found lots of examples of Maths in the school environment.  We also played a fun game of "What time is it, Mr Wolf?" and played some Maths based board games with some help and guidance from Rang VI. 

Maths Games with Rang VI

Here we are learning how to play some card games and Maths based board games with 6th class.  Thanks to all these pupils who helped Rang I with the games.  We really enjoyed the experience and had lots of fun.

Show & Tell

Recently the children brought in an item from home for Show & Tell.  Each item represented one of the children's hobbies.  The boys and girls each took a turn to present their item and talk to the class about it. 

Schools in the past

During October, Rang I were learning about the differences and similarities between schools now and schools in the past.  Mrs Dineen paid a visit to Rang I to talk to the children about her time in primary school.  The children were very interested in what she had to say and they asked her lots of questions about her experiences in school. 

National Tree Day

We celebrated National Tree Day on October 6th.  To mark the day we took a stroll through our woodland walk to see some of the trees growing in our school grounds.  We also picked some leaves to do some leaf rubbings.

Our school garden

We visited our school garden to see what goodies were ready for harvesting. 

Butterflies

Recently we got to see part of the life cycle of a butterfly up close.  Culann's mum brought in the butterflies in their chrysalis stage.  This is the stage just before they emerge as adult butterflies. 

Transport survey

First class have been learning about the topic of transport in our SESE programme.  Part of this involved us completing a transport survey.  We stood outside the school and recorded the various modes of transport as they passed.