1st & 2nd Class

Welcome back to another year of fun and learning in 1st and 2nd class with Mrs. Mc Guirk. This year in 2023 we embark on a learning journey with 12 girls and 13 boys!

Classroom News & Events!

Lego Workshop

The boys and girls had great fun on Friday 15th March during our Lego workshop!

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Busy Bunnies in February!!

First and Second Class have been very busy during February.  We learned lots about Saint Brigid and Lent in Religion. Second Class also celebrated their First Penance on 13th February.  In Irish we learned about ‘An Gruagaire’ and even sang a hair themed song on ‘Crazy Hair Day’.  Maths was all about positional language and […]

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2-D Shape Work in 1st and 2nd Class

In February in Maths,  we have been busy learning about directions and shapes.  We learned different positional language terms and practiced directions in various online games and also in dance activities.  We even had the opportunity to get outdoors and find and take photographs of various 2-D shapes in our school environment.  We also worked […]

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Sacrament of Penance 2024

Eighteen wonderful pupils celebrated the Sacrament of Penance on Tuesday 13th  of February in St. Lastra’s Church, Donaghmoyne. Well done and congratulations to the nine boys and nine girls in second class for their respectful and prayerful participation on the evening of their First Confession. Every one of them should feel very proud of their […]

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Super Stars 2023-2024!!

Each week, a child is chosen in either First Class or Second Class to be our SUPER STAR!! They can be chosen for lots of reasons, such as, being kind to someone, showing good manners, showing good listening skills or improving at something they have found to be difficult.  The SUPER STAR of the week […]

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Crazy Hair Day

The boys and girls had great craic on Friday 9th February for our ‘Crazy Hair Day’. A huge well done to everyone for taking part!

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November and December in 1st and 2nd Class

We all had a lovely Halloween and were ready for lot’s of fun and learning on our return to school. In English, we focused on report writing and wrote reports on several animals including bats, snakes and crocodiles.  We enjoyed lots of oral language games around the theme of winter.  We made a lot of […]

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Halloween 2023

A huge well done to all of the boys and girls who took part in ‘Trick or Treat for Sick Children 2023’. We raised an amazing €267.30 for this very worthy cause and had great fun in the process!

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Autumn Activities in 1st and 2nd Class

We were very busy in autumn in our classroom!! Below are but a few of the activities we completed!! In English we focused on recount writing and learned about story structure. We practiced various poems and focused on expression when reading aloud.  Second class are working on a book entitled ‘Rainforest Animals are Important’, which […]

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Maths Week in First and Second Class

This year Maths Week took place between 14th -22nd October 2023.  We engaged in lots of fun activities to develop and practice our maths skills.  We used our Six Bricks to follow instructions, answered questions on math’s posters, played games online and on our tablets, listened to a story in order to answer math’s questions […]

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