In first and second class, we have been learning about changes in autumn and all about trees, their life-cycles, their parts and the functions of these parts. We enjoyed using pointillism to create lovely autumnal trees.
Growing Up Fast!
We have been busy in 1st and 2nd Class in our History lessons. We have learned about different stages in the human life-cycle and engaged in various sequencing activities. We also learned some important facts about our own life-cycles to date and created our own booklets entitled ‘My Family – A Booklet All About Me’. We had great fun playing a game of ‘Guess the Baby’ by looking at and guessing who was in the baby photographs.
Rainforest Animals
In Second Class, we have been learning about different animals that you would find in the rainforest. The children then did some research of their own, using the tablets to find out facts about a rainforest animal of their choice. This was a great activity for them to test out their report writing skills.
Busy Bees in the Infant Classroom
Our Junior and Senior Infants have been very busy over the past few weeks. We have settled in really well to school life and have managed to pack in a lot of fun along the way!
We have been working on our cutting skills.
We revised all of the colours of the rainbow.
We have been working on our phonological awareness by learning different rhymes and poems. After learning ‘Humpty Dumpty’ we decided to create our own using our amazing cutting and painting skills!
We have taken part in fun PE lessons with Eamonn from Monaghan Coaching and Games Committee.
.. and we created these ‘Busy Bees’ reminding us of the classroom rules that we decided on back in August!
All-Ireland Medal Winners
Huge congratulations to these girls who took home Bronze medals from the All-Ireland Community Games Dance Competition. A massive achievement girls and we as a school are very proud. Well done!
Conor McSkeane Memorial Cup
Well done to the boys in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Class who won this year’s cup in the Conor McSkeane Memorial Tournament!
Getting to Know Our Class!
Our first week back in 1st and 2nd Class, has been all about getting to know one another. Look at some of the lovely art we did around the theme of ‘Friendship’.
Welcome Back Everyone!
Good Afternoon everyone,
It’s hard to believe that we are returning to school on Monday. The Summer has gone by so fast. I hope you all had a very enjoyable break and are well rested. We are very excited to welcome you all back, and we are looking forward to another amazing year in St Michaels.
Before returning, here is a quick reminder of a few school rules:
- Gates open at 9.15 am, students are not insured to be on the premises before this time.
- Junior Infants/ Senior Infants, 1st & 2nd Class, all enter the school via the main front door to the left when they enter the yard. 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th class will enter via the bottom door to the right when the enter the yard. They will be directed by myself/ Debby / Nicola so no need to worry.
- Junior Infant parents are more than welcome to take their children into their classroom , for the first day. However, with limited space and lack of the middle yard (as building work on our new classroom has commenced), we would urge parents to enter and leave the building as soon as possible. Photographs can be taken in the yard before entering the classroom. Junior Infants will finish at 12pm for the first two weeks. This will allow them the time they need to adjust to the school life gradually, without exhausting them.
- We are a health promoting school and would ask parents to refer to our healthy eating policy regarding appropriate school lunches. Due to several children with nut allergies, no products containing nuts are permitted on the premises.
- Please ensure your child has all books/ copies etc with them on their first day. This will allow teachers the opportunity to get their classrooms set up and will enable teaching to take place as soon as possible. Please label everything for your child!!!!!!
- We are very excited to see our lovely new school jumper and we would ask parents to adhere to the school uniform. Plain grey tracksuit bottoms (not leggings) and grey polo t- shirt.
- While we are no longer required to adhere to Covid 19 guidelines, we would ask parents to continue to promote and encourage good hygiene etiquette, as we will within the school.
- School finishing time will return to 3pm for all classes, with students leaving via the same gate they enter from.
If there are any queries, please email stmichaelsnsdonaghmoyne@gmail.
See you all Monday,
Ms Whelan.
Well done Infants!
After a year of working hard, our infants had a very exciting final few weeks at school. Have a look at the photos below to see what we got up to!
We had a surprise visit from an ice-cream van after our school mass on Friday 17th June.
We held a whole-class talent show!
We held an End of Year ‘Pizza Party’, where the children prepared, cooked and tasted their very own pizzas!
Well done to everyone on another fantastic year – enjoy the Summer holidays!
Farewell to the Class of 2022
With the end of our school year comes a sad farewell to our highly esteemed 6th class pupils. Goodbye from all of us in St.Michael’s, you will be sadly missed but we look forward to hearing of all your adventures and achievements in the coming years!
