This week we have been busy learning about water in Science. We learned what water is, what we use it for and where it comes from. We listened to and joined in with the water-cycle song. We also learned about erosion and carried out experiments using water and Smarties to show how erosion works!!
Zippy’s Friends is a universal school-based programme for in primary school. The programme is designed to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of all young children by increasing their repertoire of coping skills and by stimulating varied and flexible ways of coping with problems in day-to-day life. Miss Whelan, takes children from various classes, once a week for this wellbeing activity.
This year we celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day by having a Saint Patrick’s themed week in our classroom, from Monday 13th – Thursday 16th March 2023. We learned about the life and legend of Saint Patrick in our religion and history lessons. We also learned about how Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated here and around the world. In ‘Gaeilge’,we learned lots of vocabulary linked to Saint Patrick’s Day, played some games to practice our vocabulary and made some lovely Saint Patrick’s Day headbands. For maths, we completed Saint Patrick’s themed maths challenges and Saint Patrick’s Day symmetry. We made Saint Patrick’s Men for art. On Thursday, we all wore something green to school, to mark this very special occasion.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to Everyone!!!!
Wow – what a success!!
3rd and 4th class were busy this week creating their favourite characters using POTATOES as a base, in preparation for World Book Day. From Minions to Willy Wonka, Captain Underpants and Winnie the Pooh, to name but a few – they all turned out amazing!
Our student council have been working very hard over the past month. After discussions with their class, the student councilors brought many fantastic ideas forward.
Firstly, they felt that birthdays weren’t being properly celebrated in St. Michael’s and came up with the idea of purchasing a birthday badge for each class so that people could feel more special on their birthday. They decided to write a letter to our board of management to request money to purchase birthday badges and thankfully, our board of management agreed. Luke and Katelyn travelled to Carrick to purchase the badges and the children are now delighted that they feel a little extra-special on their birthday!
Secondly, the children felt that it was time we brought back our pre-covid Pancake Tuesday tradition. The student council wrote a letter to our Parent’s Association asking if they would be available to come in on Pancake Tuesday to make pancakes for the children. We had a wonderful day and were very grateful to our Parent’s Association for making this happen.
Finally, our student council took a key role during our enrolment evening on 23rd February. They helped the teachers set up on the night and gave tours of our school to parents on the night.
The student council are now working on an Easter Raffle, as well as a collection for Carrickmacross Food Bank. We are very proud of the work that they have put in over the past month, we’ll done everyone!
Thirteen special pupils celebrated the Sacrament of Penance on Tuesday 21st of February in St. Lastra’s Church, Donaghmoyne.
Well done and congratulations to the seven boys and six 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 efforts, both in preparation for and during the ceremony. The occasion was a memorable one, enhanced by beautiful singing and readings.
A huge thank you to Father Daly for celebrating this special occasion with us.
We have been busy learning about Valentine’s Day traditions and the history of Valentine’s Day. We played various Valentine’s games and completed some Valentine’s art.
Through fun and short activities with sets of LEGO® DUPLO® bricks in six bright colours, children can practice their memory, movement, creativity and more. You can adapt activities and of course make your own activities to match the children’s skills and interests.
Have a look at our children enjoying learning through play.
In January 2023 we seen the establishment of the first student council in St. Michael’s National School. The aim of the student council is to provide students with greater involvement in the decision-making procedures of the school and learn about the democratic process. We believe that students have a vital role to play in creating a positive and welcoming school environment conducive to learning and happiness. We predict that our Student Council will play a requisite role in achieving this.
Two children from each class were elected by secret ballot on Friday 13th January and will retain their positions on the council for the duration of the school year. Infant classes are represented by the two elected pupils from 6th Class. Well done to everyone who applied to be part of our first ever student council. You have worked very hard and we are very proud of you all.
We are delighted to introduce our new Student Council to you all. The children elected for the 2022/2023 school year are as follows:
1st Class – Kylah and Eoghan
2nd Class – Katelyn and Luke
3rd Class – Saoirse and Kyle
4th Class – Amy and Oisín
5th Class – Lucy and Ben
6th Class – Zara and Isobel
Our first student council meeting will take place on Wednesday 18th January at 2pm.
What a busy time we have had in 3rd and 4th class in the lead up to Christmas!
Kicking off with our fantastic production of ‘School of Rock’ – we could not be prouder of the boys and girls!
In Maths, we have spent lots of time exploring fractions and decimals using different games.
We have been like elves creating lots of Christmas Art, with our Funky Reindeer, our beautiful Christmas wreaths, as well as recycling old Christmas cards to make new ones!
Finally, we had a visit from Santa himself and the boys and girls were all on the nice list to receive a beautiful gift.
To end an extremely cold week, we brought our procedural writing to life, as we made a lovely cup of Hot Chocolate topped with marshmallows!
It has certainly been a busy term and as we approach the holidays, I would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas.
From Mrs Lennon.