2021/2022 Junior/Senior Infants Ms. Costello
Our New Juniors have arrived
Beaming Smiles on their First Day at school
Juniors chat and play
Heads Down and away we go Seniors
Getting To Know Each Other, Climb on Board the Infant's Train
Co -operative Games
Shark Theme
Infants enjoy the story "Don't Eat The Teacher" a little too much! They learn interesting facts about Sharks and have fun making toothy grins Seniors write about their favourite Shark Facts
Rody and Martin bring sunshine with them every Tuesday
Our Fabulous past pupil, student teacher Miss Mc Cormac brings the story of Butter to life. Infants shake the cream and watch it turn into butter. Best of all they get to eat the butter on some crackers
Junior and Senior Engineers
National Tree Day 2021 - "Trees are Good Neighbours".
Infants Learn about the SYCAMORE TREE, They collect and press sycamore leaves. They investigate the seeds of the sycamore tree and learn why these seeds are winged seeds. They then make a paper model of spinners to replicate the spinning movement of the seeds as they fall from the tree. Finally they create their own patterned sycamore leaves and assemble our "Autumn Classroom Tree"
Every week a new colour
Maths - sorting into sets
Bridget and Mairead Darcy added special items to our Scavenger List - Sweets, Sweets, Sweets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Autumn Art - Bubble wrap trees
Harry Hedgehog
Aistear - Witches and Wizards Castle
No, this is not Ms. Costello !
Autumn Planting
Pupils plant Tulips and Crocus Bulbs in pots. They then plant Winter Cabbage and Onions in the Polytunnel
Juniors Read Their First Book- Well Done All
Oral Language- A Spider's Web OF Words For Halloween
Halloween Fun- Art, Games and Dancing
Exciting Letter From Bobby Bear!!!
SPHE - "I Am Special"
Infants explore what makes us special and celebrate difference
November We Remember
CONSTRUCTION THEME
The Strongest House Experiment
History - Past and Present
Bob the Builder Art
Science Week- Interactive Workshop
Burgess Scientists explored chemical reactions: mixing baking soda with citric acid, creating volcanic eruptions - mixing vinegar, fairy up liquid and baking soda, and replicating DNA strands using jelly pencils, jelly tots and chopsticks.
Volleyball - up and over !
Literacy - Word Wall Activity and Pop the Balloons Race
Slán agus Go Raibh Maith Agat Ms. Mc Cormack We wish you a very happy teaching career
Open Doors and Open Windows Invite the Christmas Robin and Naughty Elf into the classroom every day !
Aistear - Santa's Toy Workshop
Gymnastics - Core Muscles are top of the class
The Countdown for Christmas begins !!!!
Christmas advent Calendar, Wreath, and Annual
The Festive Season - ART/CRAFT
A Christmas Raffle and Party to end the last term of 2021
Winter Activities
Feed the Birds
Winter ACROSTIC Poem
Snow Globes and Winter Scenes
Aistear - The Clothes Shop
Spring is on it's way !
Literacy Station
Study of Wassily Kandinsky - Chalk Pastel Circles
Procedural Writing - No Complaints
How to Make Jelly
How to make Hot Chocolate !
St. Brigid's Day
Jenny brought in St.Brigid's Crosses that are raffled off in class.
Our Autumn Vegetables are now ready to pull up.
Drumming Workshop
💕Love is in the air💕
Pancake Time Again
Happy Birthday Fr. O'Brien - "You have the world at your feet"
Seachtain Na Gaeilge
Bake sale in aid of Covid Vaccinations for the Third World
Water Theme
Scientists at work!
Heritage in School Workshop
Pupils learn about the history of Holy wells in Ireland and investigate St. Patrick's Well in the parish . They have fun learning about some well known Irish Folktales.