Ms Twomey’s Junior Infant class

Junior Infants had a very busy and exciting month of April, making the most of the beautiful sunny weather while learning all about our local community. The children enjoyed a variety of engaging outings, including a fascinating visit to Nenagh Castle, where they explored history in a fun and interactive way.

We also visited the fire station, the library, and the vets, giving the children a great opportunity to learn about the important roles people play in helping our community every day. These trips sparked lots of curiosity, questions, and meaningful conversations back in the classroom.

Of course, we didn’t forget to enjoy the sunshine too! The children loved spending time outdoors and even treated themselves to some delicious ice cream along the way.

Overall, it has been a fantastic month full of learning, exploring, and fun as we continue to discover more about the world around us.

Ms Glennon’s Senior Infant’s class

We had a very enjoyable few weeks in Senior Infants. We learned all about the difference between fruit and vegetables. We learned about the role of the farmer in Spring time. We watched the “Tesco Youtube Channel- Eat Happy Project” which has videos about how vegetables/fruits grow and eventually end up in stores: We learned about carrots, potatoes, pineapples, frozen peas, tomatoes and broccoli.

On Friday the 17 th of April we went to Nenagh Visitor Center and had a talk from the RNLI on Water Safety. We learned lots of useful and important information there.

Finally we really enjoyed some extra play outdoors in the fine weather. We are really lucky to have received new Lego Blocks for our yard!

Ms McCutcheon’s 1^stclass

We have had a very busy month in 1^st class. We have been learning about ‘Sa Bhaile’ in Irish and Money in Maths. The children have enjoyed sorting money and playing the role of a shop keeper in calculating change. They have been working really hard. We have enjoyed going for runs each week around the track while the weather has been good. We are also really enjoying playing hurling in PE!

Ms Shanahan’s 2^ndand 3^rdclass

In  April we spent a lot of time preparing the children for their First Holy Communion – we are all very excited about the big day on May 8th. We enjoyed the good weather and had a picnic in the sensory garden. We continued our hurling session with Pat and the girls from the convent. We learnt about data and angles in Maths and about Sa Bhaile in Gaeilge. We wrote procedural texts in English and went to the town library to change our books. We enjoyed seeing the Harty cup in our school and especially the former CBS students.

Ms Gratton’s 4^thclass

This month in 4^th class the boys have been exploring and learning all about Nenagh town. Through fun and engaging lessons, they discovered its history, culture, and important places. They also enjoyed exciting trips around the town, visiting local landmarks such as the castle, the courthouse, the heritage centre and nearby parks. These experiences helped them better understand their community and made their learning come alive in a memorable way. We completed group projects on Nenagh and drew the castle. They turned out excellent!

We also learned about The Titanic, we read all about the history of the Titanic and drew amazing art work.

Ms Maher’s 6^thclass

April has been a very busy month as were preparing for our Confirmation. On 14^th April we had our retreat which started in St. Mary’s of the Rosary where we did the Stations of the Cross and learnt about the Baptismal font, we then went to the institute and spoke about the fruits and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Kevin Whelan then told us about the history of the abbey and then we got to ring the bell in the abbey – it was a very enjoyable day. We have a student teacher in our classroom called Ms. Moore and we are doing lots of exciting things – we made a wormery last week with clay and sand and then put in the worms. We are also learning about 1916 and got to make a replica of the GPO with cardboard. It was 6^th classes turn to do assembly with 4^th class this month and we sang ‘Aon focal da’ and some of the boys played an instrumental with Mr. Tooher. We also visited the Arts Centre in April and listened to a talk about Water Safety – it was very interesting and the boys got to look at the safety gear. We are making our Confirmation on the 1^st of May and the boys are really excited.

Mr O’Sullivans 6^th class

In April we did a lot of preparations for our Confirmation.

For our school outing we went to the St Mary of the Rosary Church. At the church, we went through the stations of the cross. Also, we visited the Institute and the Abbey. At the institute we got to do a lot of fun games and while at the Abbey, we learned lots of interesting facts about the graveyard and got to ring the old bell there. We also finished our Confirmation booklets.

Some people in our class are doing a 1916 Easter Rising play on the 14th and 15th of May.

This month, we had an assembly where we had to learn a song called ‘Aon Focal Eile’.

Some members of our class went to a school soccer tournament in Cahir, where the A team won the tournament.

It was a busy month, we have practised hard and well for the Confirmation and we look forward to celebrating this sacrament this coming weekend.

Mr Buckley’s class

We had a lot of fun this month, as we did lots of exploring around the school grounds and our local community. We sowed lettuce, onions, radishes, potatoes,  flowers and sunflowers. We did an egg hunt in the sensory garden and nature walks around the CBS grounds, where we discovered the different textures that are in this month’s theme, ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’. We visited Nenagh Fire Station, the Veterinary Clinic, the Library and several local shops.

Ms Fahey’s class

We have had a very busy April in our class!

We’ve been learning all about plants and we joined up with Mr. Buckleys class to sow some lettuce, onions and flowers.

We also planted some sunflower seeds and we can’t wait to see them when they grow nice and tall.

Our class have started swimming for the final term also and everyone is really enjoying the pool!