Booklists for upcoming school year 2021-2022
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| fourth_class_booklist_2021-2022.pdf |
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School Calendar 2021-2022
Summer Newsletter 2021
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Sporting news from 5th and 6th class
Ballingarry's Got Talent in 3rd class
3rd class took to our stage outside for our Ballingarry's Got Talent show. The boys and girls sang a song or performed a dance to the younger pupils in the school. Thank you to Mrs.Murphy for being our judge for the day.
2nd Class Wildflower Garden
A few months ago 2nd class planted a wildflower garden. We hoped to support the bees and other pollinators. We watered it regularly but didn't see much happening. however in the last few weeks it's really taken off! There are lots of flowers and it is attracting lots of bumblebees and other bees.
News from Junior Infants
Active School Week: Sports Day
As tradition, we finished off our Active Schools Week with our Sports Day. Each class took part in our novelty sports races; 3 legged race, egg and spoon race, sack race, wheelbarrow race and sprint races. We had lots of fun and really enjoyed all the activities throughout the week. Thank you to all the pupils for taking part in all the activities with such enthusiasm and to all the staff for organising the activities each day.
As tradition, we finished off our Active Schools Week with our Sports Day. Each class took part in our novelty sports races; 3 legged race, egg and spoon race, sack race, wheelbarrow race and sprint races. We had lots of fun and really enjoyed all the activities throughout the week. Thank you to all the pupils for taking part in all the activities with such enthusiasm and to all the staff for organising the activities each day.
Active School week: Soccer Day
On Thursday, each class went to Ballingarry AFC soccer pitch. Each class played some soccer matches and took part in a penalty shoot out. Past pupils Anthony Forde and Nicole McNamara came to the field to meet each class. Anthony and Nicole both started out their soccer careers at Ballingarry AFC. The pupils had lots of questions for them and really enjoyed meeting them both. Thank you to Ballingarry AFC for the use of their pitch and also for giving each child a drink and fruit after their busy day.
Active Schools Week: GAA day
On Wednesday, each class got the opportunity to travel to the local GAA field. Sean O'Connor from Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club helped out with our matches and skills challenges. The classes got to play some hurling and football on the day and plan some ball based games.We also celebrated Cumann na mBunscoil on Wednesday by holding a Jersey Day. Thank you to Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club for all their support and the use of their pitch.
Active Schools Week: Athletics Day
On Tuesday, each class went to the local GAA field. The focus today was Athletics where each child got the opportunity to take part in hurdle races, long jump, long throw, sprint races and team relay races. The classes also played lots of games with the focus being on movement and having FUN!!
Active School Week: Dance day
On Monday, we kickstarted our Active Schools Week with a Dance Day. Each class were guided through a HIIT/Dance style workout to some popular pop songs. We also played musical statues . There was lots of excellent dance moves on display from everyone. Thank you to Ms. Shelton, Ms.O'Sullivan and Mr. Flynn for leading the dance day.
Graduation Videos
Class of 2021
After our graduation ceremony on Tuesday 22nd June 6th class returned to the classroom to view some videos that Ms O’Sullivan put together for them. They included messages from the staff at Christ the Saviour, a video of their time in 6th class, pupils talking about their favourite memories and, their favourite, a video of them through the years in Christ the Saviour. Click on the red links attached
6th Class Through the Years
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZXtTUIg6R3A1HQFsKjfgNE4eaJfqL-T/view?usp=sharing
6th Class Favourite Memories
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QCUDFG4EF2lHVFcidTrQCfqVUQ99EKFx/view?usp=sharing
A Message From the Staff
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFCGGgiKQKiKGiQ2Iem7-G1nG0jlX0cn/view?usp=sharing
6th Class 2021
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cWwQFckUXIVZq6O_ymSLIHX2VUCU6r4/view?usp=sharing
After our graduation ceremony on Tuesday 22nd June 6th class returned to the classroom to view some videos that Ms O’Sullivan put together for them. They included messages from the staff at Christ the Saviour, a video of their time in 6th class, pupils talking about their favourite memories and, their favourite, a video of them through the years in Christ the Saviour. Click on the red links attached
6th Class Through the Years
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cZXtTUIg6R3A1HQFsKjfgNE4eaJfqL-T/view?usp=sharing
6th Class Favourite Memories
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QCUDFG4EF2lHVFcidTrQCfqVUQ99EKFx/view?usp=sharing
A Message From the Staff
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fFCGGgiKQKiKGiQ2Iem7-G1nG0jlX0cn/view?usp=sharing
6th Class 2021
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cWwQFckUXIVZq6O_ymSLIHX2VUCU6r4/view?usp=sharing
Graduation Class of 2021
6th Class had their graduation ceremony on Tuesday 22nd June. The ceremony took place outdoors with family members present and we were delighted with the beautiful weather! Fr Tom Carroll kindly joined us to lead the ceremony and many other hands pitched in to make it a very special day. Thank you to Mr Flynn for being our sound engineer for the event and to Mrs. Murphy for her help during the ceremony. A big thank you to Kate, our school secretary who made a cake for all our pupils to enjoy.
4th, 5th and 6th class trip up to Knockfierna
4th, 5th and 6th class pupils went to Knockfierna on Friday the 18th of June.
School Tour Fun Day: Part 1
Part 2
1st class news; click on the 2 red links
First Class Music - Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0qEfqfIirOapqAwhdq10naHUOx7Zblf/view?usp=drivesd
First class have been using basketballs to explore musical rhythm, pulse and beat this week. Check out the above links to see them in action
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0qEfqfIirOapqAwhdq10naHUOx7Zblf/view?usp=drivesd
First class have been using basketballs to explore musical rhythm, pulse and beat this week. Check out the above links to see them in action
1st class pupils meet local Gardaí Sgt Dave Callanan and Garda Cathy Healy
RSE talk in 5th and 6th class
5th and 6th Class met with Jenny Fahey from Life Connections for their RSE talk on the 8th June. Jenny completed a workshop with the children covering areas of the 5th and 6th class SPHE curriculum. The children were very attentive and responsive throughout the workshop. Jenny was impressed with their listening skills, openness to talk and ask questions and their good manners. We thank Jenny for coming to the school and giving lots of time to our pupils in 5th and 6th class.
Check our what 1st class have been up to recently
First class recently went on a nature walk down to the local park in Ballingarry. One of their tasks was to go on a mini beast hunt where they collected and examined insects in their natural environment. First class enjoyed using the schools pooters, magnifying glass bug viewers, and insect nets and we learned all about the bugs we collected on our return to class.
We then enjoyed eating our lunch on the picnic benches down at the park and had some surprise ice creams to help cool us down after our busy day.
We then enjoyed eating our lunch on the picnic benches down at the park and had some surprise ice creams to help cool us down after our busy day.
First class have just finished taking part in the Literacy Lift Off programme. This is an early intervention programme for helping literacy and writing levels. It is a daily literacy hour where first class in collaboration with other teachers will work on a range of literacy activities.
It is an intensive programme of Reading and Writing, which gives the pupils lots of opportunities to read books at their own level of competency. It gradually lifts the complexity of what they can do in both reading and writing by equipping them with the necessary problem-solving skills. Pupils on the programme would typically be expected to progress at the rate of one level per week.
The aim of Literacy Lift-Off is to make pupils constructive learners. It teaches them ‘how’ to problem-solve independently. Here are some of the stations first class enjoyed over the past 6 weeks.
Familiar Reading
Pupils read previously seen PM+ Readers.
Purpose: Development of enjoyment, fluency, comprehension and speed.
Word Work
They use magnetic letters on the whiteboard to make and break words.
Purpose: To show children how words work, so that they can make a fast visual analysis of their reading.
Writing
Pupils write sentences based on their own experiences, using words that they encounter in their readers.
Purpose: That they will learn how they can write their own messages by hearing and recording sounds in words, using analogy and learning unusual words.
New Reading
Encountering new texts each day challenges the pupils to discover new ways to go beyond their current operating ability and lift their literacy processing.
Purpose: Pupils learn to use strategic activities to read new texts.
It is an intensive programme of Reading and Writing, which gives the pupils lots of opportunities to read books at their own level of competency. It gradually lifts the complexity of what they can do in both reading and writing by equipping them with the necessary problem-solving skills. Pupils on the programme would typically be expected to progress at the rate of one level per week.
The aim of Literacy Lift-Off is to make pupils constructive learners. It teaches them ‘how’ to problem-solve independently. Here are some of the stations first class enjoyed over the past 6 weeks.
Familiar Reading
Pupils read previously seen PM+ Readers.
Purpose: Development of enjoyment, fluency, comprehension and speed.
Word Work
They use magnetic letters on the whiteboard to make and break words.
Purpose: To show children how words work, so that they can make a fast visual analysis of their reading.
Writing
Pupils write sentences based on their own experiences, using words that they encounter in their readers.
Purpose: That they will learn how they can write their own messages by hearing and recording sounds in words, using analogy and learning unusual words.
New Reading
Encountering new texts each day challenges the pupils to discover new ways to go beyond their current operating ability and lift their literacy processing.
Purpose: Pupils learn to use strategic activities to read new texts.
First class have been busy learning the alphabet and how to say their name using Lámh. The children began learning this way of communicating back in December and have been slowly building up a bank of signs.
Lámh: take a look at some of the Lámh we have learnt!
Some 3-D shapes fun!!
News from 3rd class
In our SESE, we learnt all about bridges and their features. With our pod partner, we planned our bridge design using recyclable materials that we brought in from home. We then made our bridges and painted them. We gave our bridge a name. Some of the names included the sparkle bridge, the golden horse-shoe bridge, the sponsor bridge, the sky bridge, the big arch bridge. We tested the bridges with toy cars to see if they were strong and well-designed. Take a look at our before and after photos!
Active Learning: We have been playing lots of maths games recently to make sure we know our multiplication and division tables. We are also doing spelling races against our classmates to hep us learn our core words.
3rd class recently had a student teacher. They learnt all about Ballingarry and the attractions/features there. Take a look at the A-Z timeline they created all about Ballingarry!
Friendship week 2021
Check out some of our winners from Friendship week.
Art in 2nd Class
2nd class have been studying a variety of artists this term. 1st up was Frank Stella. He used lines and bright colours to create optical illusions. His first exhibition used only black paint and was based on river deltas. He grew to dislike flat canvases and so used aluminium to make 3D art. We created 3D art, using lots of textures we found around the school. We also created 2D art using lots of different lines.
Damien Hirst liked studying life and death in his Art. He even had a dead cow in one piece. He used lots of Butterflies in his art, especially the wings. He also used some illusion in his work. He had lots of dot paintings. some of his paintings are the most expensive in the world.
Finally we studied Bruno Torfs. He creates sculptures based on his travels and people he meets. He opened aa huge outdoor gallery in his garden in Australia. It contains around 115 huge sculptures. We made clay creations and painted them. We really enjoyed this art.
Teddy Bear Picnic in Junior Infants
Exploring around our school garden
News from Senior Infants
We were learning all about the farm in Aistear for the month of April and the other photos are SESE- we made rockets using paper and straws, we even got to go outside to test them out and see how far they would go.
Check out what the Junior Infants have been up to for the month of April
Internet Safety Awareness for Parents
What have 3rd class been up to since the Easter break
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Maths fun: We were learning all about 2D shapes recently. We constructed the shapes using lollipop sticks . We also explored the area of tesselation and created some tangrams usng a variety of 2D shapes.
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Australia: we recently completed projects on a country of our choice. As a whole class study, we learnt about Australia. Australia is an island, a country and a continent! We looked at the aboriginal style of art creating our individual pieces using cotton buds and paint.
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STEM : each group were given 20 spaghetti pieces and masking tape. They had to work as a team planning and constructing the tallest tower within 20 minutes. We learnt a lot during the lesson about the importance of a strong base to our towers.
3rd class have been working very hard since the Easter break and won the reward of a YES DAY! For our Yes day, we went to the park. We played lots of games, visited the playground and got to eat our lunch there. We returned to school and made some pinch pots using clay. We all made different styled pinch pots which we will paint in the coming weeks. We got to ask Ms. Shelton lots of requests during the day: she could not say no! We asked for extra yard time, PE, Art, sweets and some dojo points. We all enjoyed the day!
News from 2nd class
3D Shape
We learned about 3D shapes. these are shapes that have length, width and depth. We talked about their faces, corners and edges. We tested which shapes rool, and which shapes slide. We made some 3D shapes using matchsticks and Blutak.
Artist: Frank Stella
2nd class are learning about the artist Frank Stella. He uses lines and colours to trick your eyes. Heis first art exhibition was all black paintings! After a while he found flat paintings too simple so he used aluminium to make 3D works of Art. We used patterns and cutting to make 3D forms. We also used a range of lines to make Zentangles. Everyone really engaged with this art and enjoyed the process.
Ballingarry
We wanted to help our new classmate Noel get to know the sights of Ballingarry.
We designed Travel Agent Brochures of our favourite places in Ballingarry and presented them on the Interactive whiteboard. Noel shared with us his favourite place from Cork too. We also went to visit these places around Ballingarry. Mrs McHale showed us photos of Ballingarry from 30 or 40 years ago. Some things have stayed the same and some things have really changed. We asked Mrs McHale about Ballingarry when she was small. Mrs McHale's favourite question was "What did Ballingarry look like when it was first discovered?!!"
We designed Travel Agent Brochures of our favourite places in Ballingarry and presented them on the Interactive whiteboard. Noel shared with us his favourite place from Cork too. We also went to visit these places around Ballingarry. Mrs McHale showed us photos of Ballingarry from 30 or 40 years ago. Some things have stayed the same and some things have really changed. We asked Mrs McHale about Ballingarry when she was small. Mrs McHale's favourite question was "What did Ballingarry look like when it was first discovered?!!"
News from 3rd class
April: Autism Awareness Month
In Ms.Shelton's room this week, we have been learning all about Autism as April is Autism Awareness Month. We listened to some stories 'I see things differently', 'Uniquely Wired' and looked at videos from Sesame Street. We had lots of discussions on the topic raising awareness on how we can help someone with Autism. We also designed a poster 'we are all unique because...'. We finished off the week by making some stress balls. We really enjoyed learning all about Autism .
We really enjoyed our first week back to school after the Easter holidays. We made the most of the good weather playing lots of games and races outside! We even got to sing AGAIN! We really enjoyed being able to sing outside
Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club fundraiser
A huge thank you to Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club. We have received a generous total of €4000 from the 48 hour relay that the club took part in for the local primary schools. We are so grateful for this money and our pupils will benefit from it. Thank you parents for your huge contribution to this on our colours day fundraiser.
Check out our Easter newsletter to see what we got up to during Term 2
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News from 3rd class
Picasso Style Easter rabbits
Collaborative art
During our 1st week back to school, we carried out a collaborative art piece. We really enjoyed seeing all our individual parts come together to make 1 large rainbow.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Congratulations to Anna and Cian for their excellent Irish during the online learning period and in class!
During our 1st week back to school, we carried out a collaborative art piece. We really enjoyed seeing all our individual parts come together to make 1 large rainbow.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Congratulations to Anna and Cian for their excellent Irish during the online learning period and in class!
Granagh Ballingarry GAA would like you to support Granagh Ballingarry GAA - 48 Hour Relay by making a donation and spreading the word. Granagh / Ballingarry GAA are delighted to launch our 48-hour relay which takes place over the weekend of the 26th to 28th of March. 48 of Granagh / Ballingarry’s players, both past and present, will run / walk in 1-hour slots continuously over the weekend, starting at 3pm on Friday March the 26th and finishing on Sunday, March the 28th at 4pm. Each player will run/walk for an hour within their own 5k to adhere to level 5 restrictions.
Moneys raised will go towards Granagh / Ballingarry GAA (50%), Granagh National School (25%) and Ballingarry National School (25%).
We would like to thank you in advance for your support during these tough times. We encourage all people, both near and far, to get involved by getting out for a walk / run for one hour anytime over the weekend. This is something that all the family can do together as part of this community wide event.
We look forward to seeing all the selfies and photos from the people of the parish - locally, nationally and internationally who take up this challenge. Post your pics online, tag Granagh / Ballingarry GAA and use the hashtag: #GB48
Click on this link to view the fundraiser and make a donation if possible https://gofund.me/8eda06a5
Return of 2nd Class!!
2nd class are back to school and getting back into school routines. Here are some photos from our first 2 weeks back at school. We've been learning about bees and butterflies and planted a wildflower patch to help feed them. We've been learning how to play rounders and have been really excellent at taking turns and being patient with each other. We have done some lovey Crazy Daisy art and learned about cool and warm colours. We've also completed another top secret art activity. Looking forward to next week already!!
STEAM - Egg Drop Challenge
STEAM stands for Science Technology Engineering Art Maths. These tasks give pupils an opportunity to solve problems creatively. Today groups were given an egg baby. Each group had to use the materials provided so create a protective structure for their egg baby. We then dropped them to test.
Poor JimBob was the first fatality. 1 other egg baby didn't make it out of the classroom. One egg cracked on dropping. Another survived the drop but fell outside afterwards. The other eggs all survived until home time when a freak accident took out one more!! All in all, lots of fun and lots of learning!!
Poor JimBob was the first fatality. 1 other egg baby didn't make it out of the classroom. One egg cracked on dropping. Another survived the drop but fell outside afterwards. The other eggs all survived until home time when a freak accident took out one more!! All in all, lots of fun and lots of learning!!
Senior Infants
Senior Infants are so happy to be back at school with their friends. We learned lots about spring this week. We made some beautiful daffodils and some spring trees. Take a look at some of the photos below!
A very warm welcome back to our junior classes who returned to school on Monday the 1st of March. It was great to see so many happy faces and smiles! We are looking forward to seeing our senior pupils return on Monday the 13th of March .
CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER 2020
December news from Junior Infants
Enrolment for September 2021 now OPEN!
Christ the Saviour NS is now enrolling for September 2021. You may click on the form below, fill in your details and email the form back to the school - [email protected]
For those who wish to print the form you can post the form to the school address: Christ the Saviour NS, Ballingarry, Co. Limerick.
The applications for enrolment can be made until 17th February. The school will be in contact with you again after this date - See Admissions Notice.
Kind regards,
Eibhlin Murphy
Acting Principal
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Here is a virtual hug from all of us to you this Christmas!!!
Learning about the continents in 3rd class
For the month of December, each pod group researched a continent. We together compiled facts and created a travel catalogue for this continent. We then in groups presented our catalogue to our classmates. We also had to convince Ms. Shelton on which continent she should travel to on her next holiday (in Covid free times)
Credit Union Art Competition Winners
In the month of October, each class took part in the Credit Union Art competition. This year’s theme was ‘IMAGINE MORE’. As usual, the standard produced from the boys and girls in our school was exceptional. Congratulations to the following winners:
Christmas Carol Competition
We are looking for one more push on the voting for 1st class Carol competition entry. Votes are neck and neck for the top spot. Click on the link to vote and share with others. Type in your email address to vote. Don't forget to confirm the vote via your email Thank you for your support
Link: bit.ly/2K5tSvC
Acts of Kindness
3rd class designed and created an Advent Acts of Kindness wall for our religion display board. We each got to select an ACT OF KINDNESS that the whole school take part in every day in preparation for Christmas and the birth of Jesus.
MEXICO study in 5th and 6th class
In 5th and 6th Class we did a unit of work on Mexico. In Geography we learned about what Christmas is like in Mexico, about a special festival called Dia de Muertos and about Mexican food. We also learned about some of the unique physical geographical features in Mexico. The children enjoyed finding out about Copper Canyon, the Lacandon rainforest and the Chihuahuan Desert. We learned about the different layers in any rainforest and in Science we researched different animals which can be found in the Lacancon rainforest. We each made a project on our animal and presented it on SeeSaw.
In history we learned all about a very interesting ancient civilization who lived in Mexico called the Aztecs. We created our mosaic Aztec masks and learned about some of the gods they worshiped.
In English we learned about the painter Freida Kahlo and created our own self-portraits using her style.
In P.E we learned a Mexican dance and in Music we learned some Mexican songs like ‘La Bamba’ and ‘Feliz Navidad’. We loved performing them.
We even had nachos as a treat!
In history we learned all about a very interesting ancient civilization who lived in Mexico called the Aztecs. We created our mosaic Aztec masks and learned about some of the gods they worshiped.
In English we learned about the painter Freida Kahlo and created our own self-portraits using her style.
In P.E we learned a Mexican dance and in Music we learned some Mexican songs like ‘La Bamba’ and ‘Feliz Navidad’. We loved performing them.
We even had nachos as a treat!
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Congratulations to Ms. Aherne who recently graduated from Hibernia college!!!!
Green and White Day!!!
A big thank you to Granagh/Ballingarry GAA club for generously donating sliotars to our school. Some prizes were for the best dressed Limerick supporters and some were raffled. Best of Luck to Donal O' Grady and all of the Limerick team in the All-Ireland Final this Sunday. Luimneach Abú!!!
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Christmas Carols
On the 8th of December, we recorded our Christmas Carol concert. Each child dressed up in Christmas jumpers for the special occassion!
Senior Infants trip to the post office
Senior infants learned all about the post office for Aistear during the month of November so we decided to take a trip to the post office. They got to stamp and post their own letters for Santa. We were so excited! Take a look at some of the photographs that we took.
Aine and Lydia, the oldest and youngest pupils in the school turn on our Christmas lights to mark the start of Christmas!!
Christmas festivities have begun!!!
A big thank to Kieran Irwin, Board of Management, for collecting our beautiful school Christmas Tree. Kieran put the tree in place and the tree will remain lit up from 1st December. A big thank you also to Kate who has been very busy lately decorating our school reception area!
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Toy Show Hamper donated by SPAR Ballingarry
A big thank you to Donal O'Grady and SPAR Ballingarry for donating a gorgeous hamper to our school for the Late Late Toy Show. We raffled the hamper on Friday and Ryan in 3rd class was the lucky winner!!!
Green and White day!!!
Best wishes to Donal and the Limerick Senior Hurlers in the All-Ireland Semi Final this Sunday against Galway!!!
News from Ms. Shelton's 3rd class
Projects all about Ireland
For the month of November, 3rd class are learning all about Ireland . We are learning all about the provinces and counties in Ireland. Each pair then picked a county to research. We spent time in school and at home researching and making our posters. We each presented our projects to the class. We enjoyed learning about different counties!
Talent Show in 3rd class
To celebrate the toy show, we had a talent show. Each child performed a talent to the class. Some people sang, played an instrument, showed a skill or read a story, etc. We had lots of fun sharing our talents with our class!
The sense of sight!
In our Grow in Love recently, we were learning about the life of Helen Keller. When Helen was a baby, she was very sick and lost both her sight and her hearing. Helen was a great learner and she used her other senses to help her learn. We put blindfold's over our heads and drew a picture without using our sense of sight. We shared our drawings with our pod group. We loved learning all about the life of Helen and we appreciate how important each sense is!
Science Week
For Science Week 2020, we had a Science evening full of experiments. We looked at how different colours dissolved when hot water is added to them. We also learnt about fingerprints and took some samples of our fingerprints and our partners. Finally, we made some slime!! However, our slime did not work out as we had hoped but we learnt that we needed more time to mix the mixture together. We had lots of fun learning and exploring!!
News from Ms. Aherne
Planting Daffodils for Spring
Some children from 1st and 2nd planted daffodil bulbs with Ms Aherne. They will each look after their own flower pot. Watch out for lovely daffodils in the spring
Maths Trail in 5th class
5th Class used a combination of all their mathematical skills to solve questions. Each answer they got led them to the next question. They worked in teams and had lots of fun.
Check out what Ms Collum's class have been up to during the month of November.
News from Ms. Tangney's class
A letter from the President
Dylan in 4th class heard the sad news about President Michael D Higgins dog sadly passing away. Dylan kindly wrote a letter to show his sympathy and to his surprise he got a letter in return. We are very proud that Dylan is such a kind and thoughtful boy. Dylan recently got his own dog Bailey and knows how important dogs are in a family. Dylan decided that he will frame the letter and hang it on his wall. Have a read of the letter for yourself
Dylan in 4th class heard the sad news about President Michael D Higgins dog sadly passing away. Dylan kindly wrote a letter to show his sympathy and to his surprise he got a letter in return. We are very proud that Dylan is such a kind and thoughtful boy. Dylan recently got his own dog Bailey and knows how important dogs are in a family. Dylan decided that he will frame the letter and hang it on his wall. Have a read of the letter for yourself
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Kamala Harris Project
Brigid in 4th class loved learning about the American elections so much she decided to complete a project on the Vice President elect Kamala Harris. Brigid presented the project to her class and displayed her work in the classroom. Well done Brigid!
Science week
For Science Week 2020, Ms Tangney’s class learned all about the effect of acid on an egg. First we had to predict what might happen, next we made daily observations and removed one egg from the vinegar on day 1, day 3 and day 5. By the time day 5 came around the egg was very stinky and the shell had completely changed texture. We were all very surprised that the inside of the egg stayed intact. We recorded all out findings in our Science copies. We can’t wait for the next experiment!
For Science Week 2020, Ms Tangney’s class learned all about the effect of acid on an egg. First we had to predict what might happen, next we made daily observations and removed one egg from the vinegar on day 1, day 3 and day 5. By the time day 5 came around the egg was very stinky and the shell had completely changed texture. We were all very surprised that the inside of the egg stayed intact. We recorded all out findings in our Science copies. We can’t wait for the next experiment!
Check out what Senior Infants are up to this November
ipad fun
Ms. O’ Connor’s class love having a chance to work in pairs and use the iPads. Have a look at some photos of us playing different maths games on the iPads in our pods. Our favourite app for learning maths at the moment is Star fall
Loud and Soft sounds
Senior infants have also been learning lots about different loud and soft sounds this month. We decided to design and make shakers as part of our science lesson.
We made our shakers using plastic bottles and the three materials we explored were sugar, pasta and rice.
We discovered that the rice and pasta made loud sounds when used as a shaker and the sugar made a soft sound.
We made our shakers using plastic bottles and the three materials we explored were sugar, pasta and rice.
We discovered that the rice and pasta made loud sounds when used as a shaker and the sugar made a soft sound.
Science week
As part of Science Week 2020 senior infants tried out a really cool experiment called “Make the Rainbow” using skittles and warm water. First they had to put the skittles in a circle around the outside of the plate, before we began the experiment they made predictions about what they thought was going to happen. Then then they had to pour a little bit of warm water over the skittles using a bottle. We waited and observed what happened.
Have a look at the pictures to see what happened!
Have a look at the pictures to see what happened!
What we have been up to in 5th and 6th class
Gardening : We were busy planting in the school garden. We prepared the soil and then planted daffodils, crocuses, and irises in one of the raised beds. We can’t wait to see them bloom in the springtime! Can you make a prediction on when the first one will sprout
2D Shapes: We investigated the tessellation of 2D shapes by making patterns. We also enjoyed creating our own tangrams.
Renewable energy: We are learning lots about different types of renewable energy in 5th and 6th class. We did a mini project in our groups on different forms of renewable energy. We created a poster outlining the advantages and disadvantages of this energy type and any important information we had learned.
We all learned about wind energy and how wind turbines work. We each came up with a proposal for where we think a wind farm could be developed in our locality.
We then created paper windmills.
We all learned about wind energy and how wind turbines work. We each came up with a proposal for where we think a wind farm could be developed in our locality.
We then created paper windmills.
Parents' Council fundraiser
HALLOWEEN NEWSLETTER 2020
Healthy Eating Policy
October news from 2nd class
On October 15th, 2nd Class enjoyed the rare sunshine and visited the beautiful local park and we even got to go into the playground too which was so much fun!
Over the past few weeks the boys and girls in Ms. Barry’s second class have been learning all about Autumn.
We discovered that certain animals such as bears, bats and hedgehogs all hibernate for the winter and have to gather and store food before they go to into hibernation.
We also discovered that some birds migrate to warmer countries for the winter. We did a lot of work on researching swallows to discover why they migrate, the path they use when they migrate and where they go to when they leave Ireland. It was all super fun to learn about!
We then went on a nature walk to collect leaves and seeds. After our nature walk, we created wonderful artwork using the items which we collected.
Over the past few weeks the boys and girls in Ms. Barry’s second class have been learning all about Autumn.
We discovered that certain animals such as bears, bats and hedgehogs all hibernate for the winter and have to gather and store food before they go to into hibernation.
We also discovered that some birds migrate to warmer countries for the winter. We did a lot of work on researching swallows to discover why they migrate, the path they use when they migrate and where they go to when they leave Ireland. It was all super fun to learn about!
We then went on a nature walk to collect leaves and seeds. After our nature walk, we created wonderful artwork using the items which we collected.
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We have been learning all about Irish Legends in Second Class. We read the story of The Brown Bull of Cooley which was about Queen Maeve and her husband Ailill who lived in Connacht. We watched a video clip of the Children of Lir and worked with our friends to discuss a new ending to that story.
We particularly enjoyed the story of Finn Mac Cool and the Giants Causeway. Here are some pictures that we drew of Finn, the Irish giant and Angus, the Scottish giant. We also sequenced the story and did some lovely comic strips. Ask us to tell you about this story. We hope you enjoy our pictures. |
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Maths Week Fun
During Maths Week, Second Class completed lots work on 2D shapes! We learned all about the square, rectangle, triangle, circle, semicircle, hexagon, pentagon, and octagon. Did you know that a 2D shape is always, ALWAYS flat! We did so many fun activities that helped us to become shape superheros! We examined each shape and counted the number of sides and corners. We constructed squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and semicircles using geostrips and geoboards. We also folded the squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and semicircles in half and coloured them in! Do you know what shape a square becomes when folded and coloured in half? We even used picture boards to help us create lots of items all by using 2D shapes. |
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Junior Infants News
Halloween fun- Can you recognise us?!
Pumpkin Competition
3rd class 'Autumn trip to the park'
As part of learning all about Autumn, we visited the local park. We carried out an ‘I spy’ scavenger hunt looking for different signs of Autumn. We took some rubbings of leaves and rough bark. We saw lots of different colour leaves all around the park. After we looked for signs of Autumn, we got to play in the playground. We had lots of fun on our trip to the park and wrote all about it when we got back to class.
Junior Infants News
Space Week 2020
For Space week, the 3rd class pupils hosted Go Fly Your Kite and Mary Immaculate College with a virtual workshop. We learnt all about the moon, space, rockets, the first landing on the moon and what it was like up on the moon. Later on that day, we all built our own kites that 'Go Fly Your Kite' had sent us. We all added some drawings to our kites. We tested the kites to see how they got on. We had so much fun learning all about space and creating our kites!!! Check out our brilliant designs!!
Returning to school; What to expect
drive.google.com/file/d/1xTvWk9TGW9lyspqj5y5q0_AnjgOS6O9W/view?usp=sharing
Please click on the link to view important information in relation to returning to school. This video shows some changes that have taken place in our school during the summer months.
Our school will re-open on Monday 31st of August.
We are looking forward to seeing you all!!!
School Calendar 2020-2021
| calendar_2020-2021.pdf |
School Booklists 2020-2021
| junior_infants_2020-2021.pdf |
| senior_infants_2020-2021.pdf |
| first_class_2020-2021.pdf |
| second_class_booklist_2020-2021_.pdf |
| third_class_booklist_2020-2021.pdf |
| fourth_class_booklist_2020-2021.pdf |
| 5th_class_booklist_ms_tangney_2020-2021.pdf |
| 5th_class_tbc_booklist_2020-2021.pdf |
| sixth_class_booklist_2020-2021.pdf |
