Potatoes for Dinner!!!

Mr Keady came in to school and helped us to dig up our potatoes. We took them home for dinner. We also saw rhubarb, gooseberries, strawberries, redcurrants, lemon balm,cat mint,  fennel, beans and cabbage in the garden. Some  classes made scarecrows to frighten away the birds, but they didn't scare us!!!! 

Sports Day

Sports Day was so much fun. We had sack races, potato and spoon races, soccer, hula hoops, beanbags and hurdles. 5th class helped us. 

Blast Off!!!

We made rockets with 5th class. 

Fourth Class

Fourth class came to visit us and performed Na Trí Mhuicín for us. We huffed and puffed to blow the house down.....

Ice-Cream in School!!!

Thank you very much to our Parents' association for organising for an ice-cream van to come to school today. It was delicious.

Reading with 5th Class

Fifth Class wrote books and read them to us. They were very interesting. Well done to all the boys and girls in Fifth Class.

Playground Games

We had lots of fun doing playground games at PE. 

Going on a Bear Hunt........

We went on a Bear Hunt along our woodland walk. No bears but we found lots of bluebells. We read a story called Titus's Troublesome Tooth, Who's in the shed?

Our Vegetable Garden

We went to visit the vegetable garden to see how our potatoes are growing. We found lots of other vegetables and fruit including chives, beans, beetroot, gooseberries and strawberries. 

Calves in School

Ruby's Dad brought twin calves into school. They were only 4 weeks old. We fed them some ration and they drank some milk. 

A Trip to Rumley's Farm

We went on our school tour to Rumley's Farm. We saw lots of animals there including cows and calves, sheep and lambs, wolves, pigs, ducks and geese, a camel, racoons, water buffalo and some deer. We got to pet and feed a calf and some lambs.The playground was lots of fun, the zip line was so fast!!!!!! We got to play crazy golf, saw  Rumley's Robot milking the cows, and went on a tractor drawn trailer ride. 

Working on the Farm

Now it is time to learn all about life on the farm. Some of the work to be done includes milking the cows, collecting the eggs, feeding the animals and shearing the sheep. We have lots of fresh milk and delicious eggs for breakfast after a busy morning's work! It is fun driving our tractor around the farm.

A Pony in School

Doodles the pony came to school. He is a falabella pony and is really cute.He is eight years old.  We learned all about taking care of animals, especially horses and ponies.

Races

We went to the astro turf where we had great fun taking part in races.The teachers said we were all very fast runners.

Maths Fun

We had lots of fun learning our shapes this week. 

Irish Legends

We are learning some Irish legends, including The Salmon of Knowledge and The Children of Lir

A Bat

We found a bat in school.

A Visit to the Church

Having fun with 4th class

We went out in the yard with 4th class. They traced around us and then we labelled the different parts of our bodies. It was so much fun and we made lots of new friends. We told them all about Aistear.

Heading to the hospital in Aistear

Freddy the Skeleton comes to school!

Ellen's Dad came into school today to tell us all about his work as a doctor. Freddy the skeleton came to help him. It was very interesting. We got to use a real stethoscope just like a doctor. We showed him our ambulance.

At the Doctor's

If you need a doctor, you will be in good hands as the Junior Infants are learning all about how the doctor helps us. Our classrooms are like a doctor's surgery, busy helping patients who are sick. We are also constructing an ambulance,  having lots of fun designing and making it. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

1916

Today was a very special day in school where we commemorated the 1916 Rising.

Easter Chicks !!

We had lots of fun making our Easter Chicks. 

A Builder in School!!!

Tom's Dad came into school today and told us all about building houses. He brought lots of his tools with him, including a noisy drill and a heavy hammer. It was very interesting. 

Spring Walk

We went on a Spring Walk around the school. We found lots of signs of Spring.

Dance

We do dance every Tuesday with Claudia. It is lots of fun.

Spring Bulbs!

Our Spring Bulbs in full bloom. Its been so exciting watching our bulbs grow each week. They were worth the wait!!

The School Garden

We planted potatoes in the school garden. Mr. Keady helped us.

Busy Building Nests

We saw crows collecting sticks and building their nests high up in the trees. It must be Springtime.

World Book Day

5To celebrate World Book Day, Mrs. Murray's 5th class students visited Mrs. Curtin's Junior Infants and  they all read storybooks together. It was very enjoyable. Some of the 5th class remember when they were in Senior Infants with Mrs. Curtin and 6th class students came and read to them. 

Show and Tell in Junior Infants

We are making our own rooms in Aistear. It is lots of fun making them and telling our friends all about them. 

A President in the School

Mrs. Dineen, president of the INTO came to visit us in school today. We had a special assembly in the Halla  where we sang songs from Musicals for her,  and gave her a lovely bunch of flowers. She came to visit us in our classroom. We saw her beautiful gold chain. She joined us in Aistear where we were busy building houses.

Construction in the classroom

Our classrooms are like building sites as we learn all about building houses. We must wear our hard hats and high visibility jackets for safety.....

Valentine's Day

Love is in the air......

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Maths Blast in the Library

We go to the school library for Maths Blast. It is lots of fun as we play games and do other activities there. 

Going to the Market with Aistear

Our classroom markets are bustling as Junior Infants learn all about shopping.

Posting our letters to Santa

Finally on stage......

Excitement is building.....

Taking a Break!!!

Taking a break from all our rehearsals

Christmas is coming...

We are busy getting ready for our Christmas play.

Science Week

We were learning all about Static Electricity during Science week. It was lots of fun with the balloons.

The Restaurant

Junior Infants are very busy working in the restaurant in Aistear. Birthday parties, pizza making, and fruit salad are all on the menu. The children really enjoyed making and sharing fresh fruit salad. 

Rice Crispies

Look what we made in school! They were yummy.....

The Cat in the Hat

We love our new wall murals.

Hallowe'en Fun

Witches, skeletons and many other unusual characters were spotted in  the Junior Infant classrooms and in the Halla today for Hallowe'en as spooky music wafted through the air...... 

Aistear

This week in Aistear we are enjoying our 'Halloween' theme. We are having great fun with some traditional Halloween games. Our haunted house is a spooky place with witches brewing scary potions! 

Green Day in Junior Infants

A Walk in the Woods

We went on our nature  trail through the woods. We found lots of different trees and had a great time in our new classroom!!!! We sang lots of songs there. ​

Skipping

Can you see us as we learn how to skip? 

Maths Week

It is Maths Week. We went on a lovely Maths Trail around the school. We found lots of numbers, shapes and patterns. It was great fun.

Aistear

Junior Infants started Aistear in school. Aistear is a structured play programme which allows children to play in smaller groups. Children change stations daily, onto their next adventure. 
This month's theme is 'The Home'. Children are pretending to be moms, grandads, babies etc in the role play corner and are doing a fantastic job of walking their babies in the buggies while managing high heels! 

Autumn Time

We went for an autumn nature walk today. We found lots of different things, acorns, autumn leaves, berries, mushrooms,a spider's web..... and we even think we saw  a squirrel. But we could not find a single ladybird....... Tom's cousin, Eoin told us about the trees. 

Teddy Bears' Picnic

What fun we had today in school today!!! We went for a walk with our teddies, played some games , and had a lovely picnic outside in the sunshine.

Spanish Dancers

We had some  beautiful Spanish dancers helping us with our "c" sound. 

The Snake is in the grass 

We had fun creating our snake collage for Jolly Phonics...Can you hear them hissss!!!!

Soldiers in School

Lieutenant O' Leary and Corporal Duggan came to visit us today.  They brought a new Irish flag to our school. This is Lieutenant O'Leary in our classroom. He showed us how soldiers say hello. Can you see us saluting? 

Busy at work and busy at play in Junior Infants

JUNIOR INFANT PARENTS' NIGHT

The parents of Junior Infant pupils are invited to meet with their child's teachers on  of September at 7.00pm in Cloghroe N.S. On the night, the teachers will talk about an average day in Junior Infants, aspects of the curriculum as well as Aistear. The following articles may be of interest to the parents of Junior Infants:

1. Helping your child in Junior Infants  http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Parents/Primary/Infant_Classes/Helping_your_child_in_junior_and_senior_infants.pdf 
   
2. Teachers have begun the Jolly Phonics Programme which can be daunting for parents. However, the link below is excellent, providing you with audio for every letter sound http://jollylearning.co.uk/2010/10/29/hear-the-letter-sounds
3. Aistear and the importance of play: http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Early_Childhood_and_Primary_Education/Early_Childhood_Education/Aistear_Toolkit/Tip-sheet_on_play_Parents_of_young_children.pdf
4. You could practice the correct pencil grip with your child after this is done by their teachers 

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