June
Competition Winners
Congratulations to Jack for reading the most books in our class as part of the Readathon. We also want to offer congratulations to Olivia and Oisín for winning prizes in the recent 'Sheila O' Hora Art Competition' held in school.
School Tour
On the 23rd of June we had our 'School Tour'. We were entertained by 'Waffles' the magician, participated in a 'TheatreworX' dance class and then got some delicious ice-cream from the ice-cream truck. What a great day!
Walk to Leixlip Fairy Garden
Paper Plane Race
June Picker Pals
Gardening
Thanks to Pat for all his help when we planted our carrots, peas and potatoes in the garden which had been growing in the classroom.
Intercultural Day
On the 16th of June we had Intercultural Day.
We got to celebrate all of the different nationalities in our school.
As we had been learning about France we performed 'Frère Jacques'. We also had a French breakfast morning where we tasted croissants, pains au chocolat and baguettes. Ils étaient délicieux!
We got to celebrate all of the different nationalities in our school.
As we had been learning about France we performed 'Frère Jacques'. We also had a French breakfast morning where we tasted croissants, pains au chocolat and baguettes. Ils étaient délicieux!
Readathon
We have been enjoying reading as part of the Readathon.
iPads
We loved using the iPads to research all about France!
Sports Day
On the 1st of June we had our Sports Day. We really enjoyed all of the fantastic activities.
May
May Sacred Space
We have dedicated our Sacred Space to Holy Mary for the month of May as we think a lot about her at this time of year.
Art
Look at our lovely artwork based on the theme of 'Transport'.
Science
We have enjoyed learning about Air and did some fun experiments.
Picker Pals
Here are our fantastic litter pickers for the month of May.
April
Active Schools Week 2021
The 26th-30th of April was Active Schools Week 2021. We thoroughly enjoyed doing the 'Wake Up, Shake Up' every morning, as well as doing races, learning dances and skipping. We even learned the Jerusalema Dance.
Planting
We got a special delivery of pea seeds for being such amazing picker pals. We cannot wait to see them grow. We have also planted some potatoes.
Picker Pals
We have continued with 'Picker Pals' in April. Look at our fantastic litter pickers this month.
The Farm
1st Class have been working so hard since returning to school after Easter. We are learning a lot about the farm. We even got a visit from some lambs! Take a look at our hard work -->
March
Lá Glas
Mother's Day
Spring has Sprung in 1st Class!
Picker Pals
We are delighted to be able to get back out and pick up rubbish in our locality!
Houses and Homes
We made models of our own houses or our dream homes.
World Book Day
We enjoyed dressing up and brought in our favourite books. We made bookmarks and read to our partner.
February
We have been doing some Spring themed baking....it all looks delicious!
We have been enjoying the snow!
January
Working from home...
Have a look at some of the lovely Artwork we have been doing from home.
December
Christmas Songs and Poems
A Christmas Story
Our Christmas Art
The Water Cycle
We learned about the Water Cycle in S.E.S.E. We sang 'Incy Wincy Spider' to help us remember the different steps. We made our own Water Cycle's using paper plates.
Picker Pals
We are still having great fun on our litter picking adventures every weekend!
Maths
We have been learning about Patterns in Maths. We used links and cubes to make our own patterns with the other children in our pod.
November
Picker Pals
Here is another 'Pal' on their litter picking adventure at the weekend.
Our class have been chosen to take part in an initiative called 'Picker Pals'. Each week, a child in the class will go on a litter picking adventure with their family. We got off to a great start last weekend and can't wait to hear about more adventures in the future!
Science Week
We completed a Gummy Bear investigation. We left the Gummy Bears over the weekend and could not belive the results when we returned to school!
October
Happy Halloween!
Well done to all the boys and girls on a fantastic half term in 1st class. Everyone has settled back to school really well and I am so proud of all of you. Have a lovely break and I am looking forward seeing everyone again in a week!
Fantastic pumpkins
Nature Walk
We walked to Squirrel Wood and looked for signs of Autumn along the way.
Maths Week
Take a look at some of the activities we have done to celebrate Maths Week:
We played cards....
We estimated and measured the width of the classroom...
G.A.A with Coach Michael
Jersey Day
We had great fun cheering for our favourite teams, while raising money for GOAL.
Maths
We went on a 2D Shape hunt in the yard.
September
First Day in 1st Class!
We are in pods this year. We are so happy to be back at school with our friends and teacher.
Maths
We have spent a lot of time practising our Addition using cubes.
