First Confession 2019

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Eight special pupils celebrated the Sacrament of Penance on Tuesday 5th March 2019 in St. Lastra’s Church, Donaghmoyne. Well done to the eight girls in second class for their respectful and prayerful participation on the night. Every one of them should feel very proud of their efforts, both in preparation for and during the ceremony. The school choir sang beautifully and made the occasion a memorable one for the First Confession Class.

We hope that the children enjoyed this special ceremony and that they will look back with fond memories of this special night.


Pancake Tuesday in Ms. Atkinson’s Room

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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

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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!

Pancake Tuesday in Infants

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There was huge excitement in the Infant classroom today at the thought of getting pancakes at school. As you can see they went down a treat. Thanks to our parent volunteers who were busy cooking all morning!

 

Pancake Tuesday in Mrs McGuirk’s Class

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Today (Tuesday 5th March 2019), we had a Pancake themed day in our classroom.

1st, 2nd and 3rd class learned about the origins of Pancake Tuesday / Shrove Tuesday. We also learned how to sequence steps in making pancakes in our Irish lesson, and we completed maths challenge cards linked to the theme of pancakes. We also played a maths dice game with the theme of pancakes. We got active and sang ‘The Pancake Song’ and added in some cool actions. We composed our own acrostic PANCAKE poems. We learned about the way Pancake Tuesday is celebrated in other countries.

The children also got the chance to sample some delicious pancakes, courtesy of some of our parents who volunteered their time to come in and cook for them.

Learning about Sound in 1st, 2nd & 3rd Class

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We have been learning about our senses in school this week. We learned about the different types of sounds (loud and quiet) around us. We also learned about the parts of our ear and how our ears work to hear sounds. We did an experiment to show how sound waves are made when objects vibrate. We made rice move by using instruments to make vibrations! The children could SEE SOUND at work! The rice moved when instruments were played and they made vibrations. The vibrations then made the rice move. This is the same thing that happens when vibrations make our ear drum move, sending a message to our brain telling us to hear.

Isobel and Grace for Ireland’s Got Talent

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Best of luck to students Isobel and Grace who will take part in auditions for Ireland’s Got Talent as part of the dance group Hiphopical this weekend. The show will air on Saturday 23rd of February at 7.30pm on Virgin Media One.

We are all very proud and we can’t wait to see you both perform on tv!

Valentine’s Themed Day 2019 in Mrs Mc Guirk’s Room

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Love was definitely in the air in our classroom on Valentine’s Day! The children sang a song about love called ‘Love is in the air’ by Paul Young, and learned about the history and traditions of Valentine’s Day here and around the world. We also discussed some superstitions to do with Valentine’s Day. The children explained  about someone special in their lives and what it is about them that they love so much. 

For English we wrote Valentine’s Poems and completed a Valentine’s word-search. We also played Valentine’s maths games – we did an outdoor maths trail and played Valentine’s P.E. games. Children also made some lovely Valentine’s pictures and Irish Valentine’s cards for their loved ones. After our days work, we still managed to have time for a little chocolate Valentine’s Treat. 

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

 

Some of our Valentine’s Day Art!

Some photos from our Valentine’s Maths Trail!

 

Some photos from our Valentine’s themed day!

Chinese New Year 2019 in Mrs Mc Guirk’s Room

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Chinese New Year or ‘Spring Festival’ is China’s most important festival and holiday time. Chinese New Year 2019 falls on Tuesday February 5th 2019, beginning the year of the Pig. China’s public holiday will be February 4th 2019. 

The children have been busy learning about the Chinese New Year at school.  They have been learning about the history of the Chinese New Year, the traditions and how it is celebrated. They also learned about what animal year they were born in and how that animal is supposed to mean certain things about their personality.  The children put all their knowledge on paper when they did some co-operative group work and created some fantastic projects!

Have a look below at a sample of some of the work the children got up to!