Getting into the Christmas Spirit

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’.

 

Christmas 2018

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!

Nursery Rhyme Challenge

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!

Christmas Activities in the Infant Classroom

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!

 

Winter Robins

These beautiful robins were made by some very creative infants this Winter. Don’t forget to leave food out for them!

Construction

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!

The Science of Sound

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!

Hit the Button

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’.

Mini Me Yoga

On the 10th of December, teachers completed a ‘Mini Me Yoga’ Foundation course with Natalie Boyle. We received lots of ideas for teaching children how to engage with yoga in a fun and active, but meaningful way.  We found this course an excellent resource for allowing us the chance to acknowledge each individual child and help them develop a positive self-image. This was 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.

Kickboxing Success!

On Friday 30th November 2018, Annie, Molly and Maggie were graded in kickboxing. Annie received her brown belt, Molly received her purple belt and Maggie received her green belt.

Annie and Molly then had a kickboxing fight on Sunday 2nd December, with Annie receiving a silver medal and Molly receiving a bronze.

The girls attend kickboxing classes in Carrickmacross every week and have made fantastic progress over the past few years.

Well done girls!