June
Green schools Day of ACTION AND PICKER PALS VISIT
For our Green Schools Day of Action we dressed in blue (to represent our Marine Environment theme), brought waste free lunches to school, learned about plastic pollution in our oceans and some marine life, participated in a litter pick of the local area and created ocean themed art. We were also thrilled to receive a special visit from Patrick from the Picker Pals to congratulate us on winning the Junior Category of the Picker Pals Art Competition.
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SCHOOL TOUR
We had a brilliant day on our school tour. We took part in a Bricks4Kidz workshop, visited the playground and made pizzas and cupcakes in the Cookery Cottage.
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A visit to the men's shed
We really enjoyed our visit to the Men's Shed. A big thank you to Colin for showing us around 😊
Rathcormac STUDY
As part of our Rathcormac Study we learned about and visited the River Bride, the Mart, Corrin Nature Reserve and we also climbed Corrin Hill to see the cross that is on our school crest. We explored places of work in Rathcormac too and we visited the playground to explore places of play also!
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CODING
We have been using our Beebots and the Beebot app on the school iPads to explore coding.
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A lovely surprise
We were thrilled to be able to visit the steam engines when they stopped in the Community Field on their way to the Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally.
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PLANTING
We visited the school garden and then planted our own vegetables in class.
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June Activities
June has been a very busy month in Rang 1! For our 'Green School's Day of Action', the boys and girls put on their high-vis jackets and gloves and went out into the community for a litter pick. They picked up a lot of rubbish in the local area and should be very proud of themselves! In maths, they have been learning about 'weight', and even got the chance to estimate and measure their own weights! In geography, linking to 'World Ocean Day', the children watched videos about ocean pollution and learnt about the grey seal, writing animal fact files. For literacy, the boys and girls wrote about their school tour last week. They were out in the school garden too this week where they planted flowers in wellies! The children brought in recyclable materials as part of their art construction projects and they are in the process of being made! The countdown is on to the summer holidays!!
June has been a very busy month in Rang 1! For our 'Green School's Day of Action', the boys and girls put on their high-vis jackets and gloves and went out into the community for a litter pick. They picked up a lot of rubbish in the local area and should be very proud of themselves! In maths, they have been learning about 'weight', and even got the chance to estimate and measure their own weights! In geography, linking to 'World Ocean Day', the children watched videos about ocean pollution and learnt about the grey seal, writing animal fact files. For literacy, the boys and girls wrote about their school tour last week. They were out in the school garden too this week where they planted flowers in wellies! The children brought in recyclable materials as part of their art construction projects and they are in the process of being made! The countdown is on to the summer holidays!!
School Tour 2025
The boys and girls had their school tour this week! The first stop was to Carrigtwohill where the children went to a 'Bricks for Kidz' Lego workshop. They built speed-bots as well as their own creations! After a trip to the park, they went to the 'Cookery Cottage' in Douglas where they made pizza and cupcakes! A great day out!
The boys and girls had their school tour this week! The first stop was to Carrigtwohill where the children went to a 'Bricks for Kidz' Lego workshop. They built speed-bots as well as their own creations! After a trip to the park, they went to the 'Cookery Cottage' in Douglas where they made pizza and cupcakes! A great day out!
May
Principal's Awards!
Congratulations to Martí and Roshni from Miss Kearney's Rang 1 who recently received 'Principal's Awards' from Mr Gibbons! What a fantastic achievement!
Congratulations to Martí and Roshni from Miss Kearney's Rang 1 who recently received 'Principal's Awards' from Mr Gibbons! What a fantastic achievement!
Trip to the Mart + Corrin Cross!
1st Class had a super day out recently as part of their 'Rathcormac Study'. First, we visited the Mart where the children got a tour of the building, walked on the catwalks, and even sat in to watch a cattle sale! Afterwards, we went to the Nature Reserve for a picnic before walking up to the top of Corrin.
1st Class had a super day out recently as part of their 'Rathcormac Study'. First, we visited the Mart where the children got a tour of the building, walked on the catwalks, and even sat in to watch a cattle sale! Afterwards, we went to the Nature Reserve for a picnic before walking up to the top of Corrin.
Recent May Activities in Miss Kearney's 1st Class
May has been a super busy month so far, and the boys and girls have been working so hard as the weeks fly by! Here are some of the many things they've been up to; In English, the children have been working so hard on their joined, cursive handwriting and have loved 'free-writing' time! After writing, they love to read each other's stories and give positive feedback! During Maths, the children have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes using tangrams and how to find change using money and lots of games! In Geography, they learnt about the lifecycle of the Blackbird, wrote fact files, and drew their own pictures of the blackbird. May is 'Mary's Month' and the boys and girls wrote prayers to Mary which are displayed at our Holy Space. For Art, the children mixed the 3 primary colours to see what new colours they could make!
May has been a super busy month so far, and the boys and girls have been working so hard as the weeks fly by! Here are some of the many things they've been up to; In English, the children have been working so hard on their joined, cursive handwriting and have loved 'free-writing' time! After writing, they love to read each other's stories and give positive feedback! During Maths, the children have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes using tangrams and how to find change using money and lots of games! In Geography, they learnt about the lifecycle of the Blackbird, wrote fact files, and drew their own pictures of the blackbird. May is 'Mary's Month' and the boys and girls wrote prayers to Mary which are displayed at our Holy Space. For Art, the children mixed the 3 primary colours to see what new colours they could make!
April
Sunflowers in Miss Kearney's Classroom!
The boys and girls planted sunflower seeds after having learnt about the 'life cycle of a sunflower' in Science! They also learnt about the different parts of the plant and what their sunflowers need to grow. Linking with English and procedural writing, the children wrote procedures on 'How to plant Sunflower Seeds'. They showed off their beautiful cursive handwriting, which they have just started to learn how to join, writing everything they know and love about sunflowers. In Art, we looked at Van Gough's 'Sunflowers' painting and the children designed their own versions of the very famous painting using oil pastels! Well done boys and girls!
The boys and girls planted sunflower seeds after having learnt about the 'life cycle of a sunflower' in Science! They also learnt about the different parts of the plant and what their sunflowers need to grow. Linking with English and procedural writing, the children wrote procedures on 'How to plant Sunflower Seeds'. They showed off their beautiful cursive handwriting, which they have just started to learn how to join, writing everything they know and love about sunflowers. In Art, we looked at Van Gough's 'Sunflowers' painting and the children designed their own versions of the very famous painting using oil pastels! Well done boys and girls!
We hope you enjoy looking at the photos below of just some of the activities we have been doing in school recently. Happy Easter!
- We used the theme of sunflowers to integrate our learning across different subjects. In Science we learned about the life cycle of the sunflower and we planted sunflower seeds. We also sequenced the lifecycle of a sunflower to create sunflower 'accordion books'. In English we have been learning about procedure writing and so we wrote a procedure on how to plant a sunflower. We also looked at a sunflower painting by Van Gogh and used this as inspiration to create our own sunflower pieces in Art.
- In Science we learned about the life cycle of rabbits and of blackbirds and wrote wonderful reports on blackbirds. We are thrilled that we can now connect our letters in our handwriting! Take a look below at how amazing our handwriting is!
- In Maths we have been learning about fractions and length and we measured distances and the lengths of different objects using non-standard units of measurement (strides, jumps, baby steps, cubes, etc.) and standard units of measurement (metre sticks).
- We really enjoyed our block of swimming lessons and tennis was another class favourite!
- We celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with lots of different Irish activities including our Lá Glas and our Seó Faisin!
- In Zippy's friends we explored how to solve problems by creating puppet shows using the puppets we had made.
- We really enjoyed learning about Australia. We explored Australian animals and wrote reports on an Australian animal of our choice. We also predicted how far a kangaroo could travel in one jump and then measured the actual answer of 9m to compare it to our predictions. We created art work based on Aboriginal art and designed our very own boomerangs. We learned about the Great Barrier Reef and the Flying Doctor Service. We also learned about Uluru and then went on a walk the distance of the length of Uluru (3.6km) so we could appreciate how long Uluru really is!
- We celebrated World Book Day with some 'campfire reading' and some time spent chatting with our classmates about our favourite books. We enjoyed listening to 'After the Fall' (the book our whole school was reading for World Book Day) and we linked the story to our own personal experiences in our art work afterwards.
Sunflowers
Blackbird Reports
Maths
P.E.
Lá Glas
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Seó Faisin
Zippy's Friends
Learning about Australia
World Book Day
MARCH
March Activities
March was a super busy month! The boys and girls celebrated Pancake Tuesday, World Book Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Seachtain na Gaeilge and Mother's Day (photos further down on the page!). Other activities during the month included learning about 'length' in maths and putting their estimation/measuring skills to the test. They did lots of fun games and activities using dienes blocks to learn about tens and units. The children wrote about the class fashion show 'as Gaeilge' with their partners. Lent candles were designed and displayed at our Sacred Space in the classroom reminding us of what we can turn towards during this time. The children learnt about the signs of Spring and baby animals born during Springtime.
March Activities
March was a super busy month! The boys and girls celebrated Pancake Tuesday, World Book Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Seachtain na Gaeilge and Mother's Day (photos further down on the page!). Other activities during the month included learning about 'length' in maths and putting their estimation/measuring skills to the test. They did lots of fun games and activities using dienes blocks to learn about tens and units. The children wrote about the class fashion show 'as Gaeilge' with their partners. Lent candles were designed and displayed at our Sacred Space in the classroom reminding us of what we can turn towards during this time. The children learnt about the signs of Spring and baby animals born during Springtime.
Mother's Day
What beautiful cards and crafts the boys and girls have made for Mother's Day! They put lots of love and time into making them as special as possible and they should be very proud of their efforts!
What beautiful cards and crafts the boys and girls have made for Mother's Day! They put lots of love and time into making them as special as possible and they should be very proud of their efforts!
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
'Comhghairdeas' to the pupils in Ms. Kearney's Rang 1 who were presented with 'Gaelgeóirí na Seachtaine' awards at assembly this week by Ms Bermingham. They make a huge effort to use their Gaeilge in school & they should be very proud of themselves!
'Comhghairdeas' to the pupils in Ms. Kearney's Rang 1 who were presented with 'Gaelgeóirí na Seachtaine' awards at assembly this week by Ms Bermingham. They make a huge effort to use their Gaeilge in school & they should be very proud of themselves!
Seachtain na Gaeilge i Rang a hAon
I rith 'Seachtain na Gaeilge', we have been making a really big effort to speak 'as Gaeilge' as much as possible in school and at home! We've been learning about 'Éadaí' (clothes) and improving our 'fócloir nua' using lots of interactive games and activities such as 'Éist agus Dathaigh', 'Deir ó Grádaigh', agus 'Cluiche Cláir'. We came to school in our normal clothes on Thursday and had a 'Seo Faisin' os comhair le chéile. On Friday, we made St Patrick's Day rainbows and stood shoulder to shoulder to sing 'Ireland's Call! Is breá linn a bheith ag caint as Gaeilge agus ag úsáid ár dteanga dhúchais!
I rith 'Seachtain na Gaeilge', we have been making a really big effort to speak 'as Gaeilge' as much as possible in school and at home! We've been learning about 'Éadaí' (clothes) and improving our 'fócloir nua' using lots of interactive games and activities such as 'Éist agus Dathaigh', 'Deir ó Grádaigh', agus 'Cluiche Cláir'. We came to school in our normal clothes on Thursday and had a 'Seo Faisin' os comhair le chéile. On Friday, we made St Patrick's Day rainbows and stood shoulder to shoulder to sing 'Ireland's Call! Is breá linn a bheith ag caint as Gaeilge agus ag úsáid ár dteanga dhúchais!
World Book Day 2025
We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday March 6th! We brought in our favourite book to read along with our cuddly friends, pillows, and blankets! We told each other about our favourite books and we imagined we were beside the crackling, warm fireside as we read our books. We also read the book 'After The Fall' which told us the story of how Humpty Dumpty bravely faced his fear after falling off the wall and inspired us to write about how we have overcome/will overcome our own fears and fly! We loved how they turned out!
We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday March 6th! We brought in our favourite book to read along with our cuddly friends, pillows, and blankets! We told each other about our favourite books and we imagined we were beside the crackling, warm fireside as we read our books. We also read the book 'After The Fall' which told us the story of how Humpty Dumpty bravely faced his fear after falling off the wall and inspired us to write about how we have overcome/will overcome our own fears and fly! We loved how they turned out!
Pancake Tuesday in First Class!
We had a very yummy 'Pancake Tuesday' in school! We learnt about the different ingredients used to make pancakes and we made pancake batter. We ate our pancakes warm which we topped with our favourite toppings before lunch! We have been learning about procedural writing this week and we made our own procedures for 'How to Make Pancakes' which some of us drew, some of us wrote, and some of us drew and wrote.
We had a very yummy 'Pancake Tuesday' in school! We learnt about the different ingredients used to make pancakes and we made pancake batter. We ate our pancakes warm which we topped with our favourite toppings before lunch! We have been learning about procedural writing this week and we made our own procedures for 'How to Make Pancakes' which some of us drew, some of us wrote, and some of us drew and wrote.
FEBRUARY
February Activities in Miss Kearney's Class
The rest of February has been a busy month in First Class. We learnt all about Australia (and presented our learning at assembly earlier in the month). We made aboriginal art of Australian animals because aboriginal art is very popular in Australia! We learnt about bigger numbers using one hundred squares with our partners and games on the interactive-whiteboard. In English, we learnt about adjectives and made mind-maps to write as many adjectives as we could! In our Free Writing, we used these new adjectives to make our writing more exciting. In Gaeilge, we learnt about the weather 'An Aimsir', told weather forecasts, and began writing the news 'An Nuacht' into our Gaeilge copies.
February Activities in Miss Kearney's Class
The rest of February has been a busy month in First Class. We learnt all about Australia (and presented our learning at assembly earlier in the month). We made aboriginal art of Australian animals because aboriginal art is very popular in Australia! We learnt about bigger numbers using one hundred squares with our partners and games on the interactive-whiteboard. In English, we learnt about adjectives and made mind-maps to write as many adjectives as we could! In our Free Writing, we used these new adjectives to make our writing more exciting. In Gaeilge, we learnt about the weather 'An Aimsir', told weather forecasts, and began writing the news 'An Nuacht' into our Gaeilge copies.
Happy Valentines from Miss Kearney's First Class
We had a busy Valentine's Day in school making special art for our loved ones! We drew 'Love Bugs' using oil pastels and crayons. We also made Valentine's Day cards and said a special poem at assembly about love and friendship.
We had a busy Valentine's Day in school making special art for our loved ones! We drew 'Love Bugs' using oil pastels and crayons. We also made Valentine's Day cards and said a special poem at assembly about love and friendship.
CELEBRATING 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL!
On the 100th Day of First Class, Miss Kearney's class had a great day celebrating all things 100! We made Rice Krispie Buns and decorated them with hundreds and thousands, took a photo in the shape of 100, played Races to 100 boardgames, and made 100 day crowns! We also predicted where 100 steps would take us from the classroom, designed 100 shape monsters, and played 'would you rather' 100 edition which had some very controversial results!!
On the 100th Day of First Class, Miss Kearney's class had a great day celebrating all things 100! We made Rice Krispie Buns and decorated them with hundreds and thousands, took a photo in the shape of 100, played Races to 100 boardgames, and made 100 day crowns! We also predicted where 100 steps would take us from the classroom, designed 100 shape monsters, and played 'would you rather' 100 edition which had some very controversial results!!
WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN UP TO RECENTLY IN FIRST CLASS
We have been busy in Miss Kearney's First Class recently! We learnt all about Saint Brigid and we visited the special artworks in our school dedicated to Saint Brigid (the boys and girls decided to make crosses together using their hands showing great teamwork and creation!). In Maths, we've been looking at bigger numbers, counting to 100, and estimating/predicting using lots of fun materials to help us. We have also been busy preparing to present for Junior Assembly this week and we are very excited to tell all the boys and girls about what we've been learning about!
We have been busy in Miss Kearney's First Class recently! We learnt all about Saint Brigid and we visited the special artworks in our school dedicated to Saint Brigid (the boys and girls decided to make crosses together using their hands showing great teamwork and creation!). In Maths, we've been looking at bigger numbers, counting to 100, and estimating/predicting using lots of fun materials to help us. We have also been busy preparing to present for Junior Assembly this week and we are very excited to tell all the boys and girls about what we've been learning about!
100 Days of School
In Maths we have been learning about numbers up to 100 so we decided to count 100 days in 1st Class. On our 100th day of 1st Class we celebrated by doing some 100th day themed writing and colouring activities, playing 'Would you Rather?' based on 100, making 100th day crowns and 100th day bookmarks, predicting where 100 steps would take us (and then actually measuring where we ended up ... some people ended up outside!!!), we played a crack the code game in the halla using multiples of 10 and we made some Rice Krispie buns too! We had a great day! You can see some of our activities from our 100th day in the slideshow below.
In Maths we have been learning about numbers up to 100 so we decided to count 100 days in 1st Class. On our 100th day of 1st Class we celebrated by doing some 100th day themed writing and colouring activities, playing 'Would you Rather?' based on 100, making 100th day crowns and 100th day bookmarks, predicting where 100 steps would take us (and then actually measuring where we ended up ... some people ended up outside!!!), we played a crack the code game in the halla using multiples of 10 and we made some Rice Krispie buns too! We had a great day! You can see some of our activities from our 100th day in the slideshow below.
PICKER PALS ART COMPETITION
For our entry for the Picker Pals art competition we decided to work on the theme 'We are all Picker Pals Around Here' and we created a whole class display just inside the front door of the school so everyone could see it on their way in and out of school. We used recycled materials to create our display and we created litter picking machines, new Picker Pals characters as well as Craig the Crab and Pickerupolis Island (both from the Picker Pals stories). We are very proud of our work and of ourselves. In the slideshow below you can see our final display as well as some of the individual pieces created for it.
For our entry for the Picker Pals art competition we decided to work on the theme 'We are all Picker Pals Around Here' and we created a whole class display just inside the front door of the school so everyone could see it on their way in and out of school. We used recycled materials to create our display and we created litter picking machines, new Picker Pals characters as well as Craig the Crab and Pickerupolis Island (both from the Picker Pals stories). We are very proud of our work and of ourselves. In the slideshow below you can see our final display as well as some of the individual pieces created for it.
January
Friends 😊
When we were presenting at assembly we recited the poem 'The Best of Friends' as part of our presentation. We are all kind, caring, thoughtful and helpful friends in 1st Class and we have lots of fun together as you can see from the selection of photos below from our time so far in 1st Class.
Friends 😊
When we were presenting at assembly we recited the poem 'The Best of Friends' as part of our presentation. We are all kind, caring, thoughtful and helpful friends in 1st Class and we have lots of fun together as you can see from the selection of photos below from our time so far in 1st Class.
SCIENCE
In Science we have been learning about forces. We experimented with ramps and timed our toy cars going down ramps of different heights. We found out that the higher we made our ramps, the faster our cars moved. We also explored friction and covered our ramps in different materials to investigate if that would impact the speed of our toy cars. We timed our cars coming down ramps of different materials and found out that our cars travelled fastest on tinfoil ramps and slowest on cloth ramps. We also visited the playground to explore pushing and pulling forces there!
In Science we have been learning about forces. We experimented with ramps and timed our toy cars going down ramps of different heights. We found out that the higher we made our ramps, the faster our cars moved. We also explored friction and covered our ramps in different materials to investigate if that would impact the speed of our toy cars. We timed our cars coming down ramps of different materials and found out that our cars travelled fastest on tinfoil ramps and slowest on cloth ramps. We also visited the playground to explore pushing and pulling forces there!
GRANDPARENTS' DAY
For Grandparents' Day we made special cards for our grandparents and special people and then we went to the post office, bought our stamps and posted our cards. We know our grandparents and special people will feel very special when they receive their cards.
For Grandparents' Day we made special cards for our grandparents and special people and then we went to the post office, bought our stamps and posted our cards. We know our grandparents and special people will feel very special when they receive their cards.
Fidget Board
We really enjoyed exploring the new fidget board made for our school by the Men's Shed when it visited our classroom for the day. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful resource in our school.
We really enjoyed exploring the new fidget board made for our school by the Men's Shed when it visited our classroom for the day. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful resource in our school.
