Seachtain na Gaeilge

In addition to our ceolchoirm, Ms Atkinson’s class also held a Tráth na gCeist to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. Check out the photos below!

Pancake Tuesday in Ms. Atkinson’s Room

We would like to say a huge thank you to Amanda, Pauline and Joan, our parent volunteers, who gave up their time on Tuesday 5th March to come in and cook some beautiful pancakes for the children for Pancake Tuesday.

The children had a fantastic morning and we very much appreciate it!

Incredible Edibles

Incredible Edibles is a healthy eating initiative for Primary School pupils. It encourages schools across the country to get busy growing carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries, turnips and herbs. Schools are supplied with grow packs containing everything they need to grow a veritable feast of healthy foods!

Ms Atkinson’s class are very lucky to be taking part in this initiative this year. We planted our seeds in early March, so it is now just a matter of waiting for nature to do its job!

St. Brigid’s Day in Ms Atkinson’s Class

We were very busy on Friday 1st February in Ms. Atkinson’s room making St. Brigid’s Crosses to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day. St. Brigid’s Crosses are made from woven rushes, and are thought to keep evil, fire and hunger from the homes in which they are displayed.

Well done everyone!

Ancient Greece Projects

Ms Atkinson’s room have been focusing on the history and geography of Ancient Greece this January. Children completed projects on Ancient Greece in groups. They showed great initiative in independently sourcing and selecting the information best suited to their project area.

Check out our wonderful projects below!

Quiz fever in St. Michael’s N.S.

Congratulations to the children from Ms. Atkinson’s room who were chosen to be part of our quiz teams this year. Two teams will take part in the Credit Union Quiz on Friday 1st February, and one team will take part in the Cumann na mBunscol quiz on Tuesday 5th February. We wish them every success on both nights!

 

Credit Union Quiz Team A

(Shane, Ella, Céola and Pádraic)

 

Credit Union Quiz Team B

(Ava, Leah, Caoilte and Seán Óg)

 

Cumann na mBunscol Quiz Team

(Cormac, Tiernan, Céola and Seán Óg)

Henry Fraser Art

Ms. Atkinson’s class recently looked at the paintings of Henry Fraser. Fraser is a former rugby player who, after a tragic accident, was left paralysed from the neck down. Fraser decided to take something positive from the experience and is now a very famous artist – what an inspiration!

Golden Time

Ms Atkinson’s class earned 30 minutes golden time as a result of their good behaviour this week. The children chose to use this time to play board games with their classmates after another hard week of work in 4th, 5th and 6th class.

FArTHER

Ms Atkinson’s class have recently started studying the book ‘FArTHER’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. The children used paints to depict what they predicted the book to be about.

Christmas 2018

We have been feeling very festive lately in Ms. Atkinson’s room. Check out some of the Christmas activities completed by the children this year!

 

The children created beautiful snow globes using paper plates and clingfilm.

 

Children enjoyed some extra golden time at the beginning of December to allow time for Rang 6 to decorate our Christmas tree. They did a wonderful job!

 

The children used recycled materials to design Christmas Tealight Holders as a Christmas gift for their parents. They were a huge success!

 

Ms. Atkinson held a colouring competition in our classroom. While she found it difficult to choose a winner, they were very deserving!