On Monday 17th December 2018 our Parent’s Association held a raffle to raise much needed funds for our school. Tickets had been selling fast in the run-up to the day. Prize winners are listed below.
A sincere word of thanks to our fantastic Parent’s Association for organising this brilliant fundraiser.
Our new crib and Christmas tree were very welcome additions to our school this year.
At the beginning of December, our school choir performed in St. Lastra’s Church for members of our local community. The children performed beautifully on this very special occasion.
As part of our Active Schools Flag Campaign the children of St. Michael’s National school put on their santa hats to participate in a Silly Santa Flash Mob Dance on Thursday 20th December 2018. We all had brilliant fun and pulled some SANTAsational moves! Thank you to the Active Flag Dance Leaders for preparing us and leading us in the dance! Check out the photos below of our preparations.
On Thursday 20th December 2018 we held a school talent show. All children were given the opportunity to take part. We had many fantastic performances from the very talented children in our school. As the children performed so well, they were rewarded with treats and a movie in the afternoon. This was a very enjoyable experience for both participators and spectators.
We had a very special visitor on Friday 21st December 2018. Santa Claus arrived in style and managed to speak with every child in the school. He also had a gift for children. We would like to thank our Parent’s Association for organising Santa’s Grotto. A great day was had by all!
We would like to congratulate 4th class who received certificates and prizes for being the best line this term. Congratulations also to Junior Infants who received certificates and prizes for being the best class on the yard this term. Well done everyone!
Congratulations to the winners of our annual Christmas Jumper Competition which was held on Friday 21st December 2018. Children put in a fantastic effort – it is great to see their efforts rewarded. Well done everyone!
This week and last week Mrs. Mc Guirk’s Room have been busy singing ‘Calóga Sneachta’, as well as talking and writing about ‘An Fear Sneachta’ in our Gaeilge Lessons. We listened to ‘The Snowman’ by Raymond Briggs and completed a sequencing activity, where we had to tell the story by putting pictures in the correct order. The children told the story orally individually and in groups – they put the story into in their own words in written form, using the pictures to help. We completed an art lesson, watching the movie version of ‘The Snowman’. The children had lots of inspiration and were very busy making their own ‘Snazzy Snowmen’ and also ‘Sensational Sock Snowmen’.
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!
The infants never cease to amaze us as they complete their second Nursery Rhyme Challenge. Well done to all the boys and girls who proudly present their certificates!
The last few weeks have been packed with fun, excitement and creativity in the Infant Classroom. The children engaged in a variety of Christmas activities such as learning Christmas rhymes, singing songs both in English and Irish; two of our favourites being ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Tá an Nollaig Buaillte Linn’. We learned about Advent, The Christmas Story and chatted about Christmas traditions both in Ireland and in other countries worldwide. We also enjoyed doing a Christmas quiz together. The children made unique Christmas tree decorations using lollipop sticks and decorated with assorted jewels and buttons. Our sticky fingers got to work on making edible Christmas trees covered with smarties and sprinkles…yummy!!
All of the boys and girls in Junior and Senior Infants are on Santa’s good list this year and so we are now ready for our holidays as we eagerly await Santa’s visit… only a few more sleeps to go!
Merry Christmas everyone!
These beautiful robins were made by some very creative infants this Winter. Don’t forget to leave food out for them!
The children in Junior and Senior Infants worked tirelessly in groups in order to design and make the most creative and unique buildings you’ve ever seen in conjunction with our SESE theme of ‘Homes and Houses’. There may well be some engineers or architects in the making!
This week we looked at the science of sound and vibrations. We have been investigating how paper cup phones work. Children discovered that they work by transmitting sound vibrations along a tightly pulled string. The children tested which materials would be best to make their own paper cup phones and had great fun testing them out!
We were all very excited in Ms Atkinson’s classroom last month when we managed to fix the interactivity on our whiteboard. The children have really enjoyed playing Maths, English and S.E.S.E. games using the whiteboard this month. Check out the photos below to see some of the children practicing their times tables by playing ‘Hit the Button’.
