Happy Valentine’s Day from Junior and Senior Infants who put all their effort and love into making their Lovebugs and cards!
Valentine’s Day 2019 in Infants
Valentine’s Themed Day 2019 in Mrs Mc Guirk’s Room
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
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!
St. Brigid’s Day in Mrs McGuirk’s Class
We have been busy this week learning about the history of Saint Brigid. We learned about where she was born and where she died and also lots of things about her great work throughout her life. We learned about the reasons we make and use Saint Brigid’s crosses. We sang ‘We Sing a Song to Brigid’ throughout the week also. We made Saint Brigid’s Day cards and some lovely posters were we decorated her famous cloak. Happy Saint Brigid’s Day everyone!
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!
Mini Me Yoga in Mrs Mc Guirk’s Room
In December, teachers completed a ‘Mini Me Yoga’ Foundation course with Natalie Boyle. Today the children in Mrs Mc Guirk’s room got the opportunity to engage with yoga in a fun and active, but meaningful way. This is another step towards helping increase the overall mental health and well-being of both pupils and teachers as part of our Health Promoting Schools Campaign and Active Flag Campaign.
Here are some of the many benefits of teaching yoga to kids:
Yoga helps kids to:
- Develop body awareness
- Learn how to use their bodies in a healthy way
- Manage stress through breathing, awareness, meditation and healthy movement
- Build concentration
- Increase their confidence and positive self-image
- Feel part of a healthy, non-competitive group
The children enjoyed their session today and I can definitely see the children reaping the many rewards listed above!
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!
Building a wall for Humpty Dumpty
In Mrs McGuirk’s room we put our construction skills to great use. We played a game where the children had to take turns to roll a dice, take that number of pieces of lego, and then build a wall for Humpty Dumpty. The player with the highest wall was the winner!
Bricfeasta Folláin i rang a haon, a dó agus a trí
As part of our Health Promoting Campaign and our Irish topic ‘food / bia’, we practiced our food vocabulary with a variety of poems and teacher-designed flipcharts. Then we designed a breakfast menu (biachlár). Then, we enjoyed a Healthy Breakfast as Gaeilge. We enjoyed some food, while practicing our ‘Gaeilge’ at the same time.
See some photographs below!!
A Healthy Start to 2019!
Active Breaks for January & February 2019
We as a staff decided to commence the new year with adding an active break to our daily schedule. Each teacher decided which activity they would undertake, from running, dance or an exercise break. We concentrated on this for four weeks. See below for an example of our work.
Well done everyone for your active participation!
60 Minute Physical Activity Challenge
We also dedicated a total of 60 minutes to physical activity both in school and at home as part of our Active School Campaign. We really have kicked 2019 off to a Healthy Start!!
