Ms McLoughney’s Junior Infant class

This month, Junior Infants celebrated Science Week with plenty of exciting learning activities. We had the
chance to learn about chickens with Ms. Lee, discovering how they grow, what they eat, and how they
help us in our daily lives. The children enjoyed this hands-on lesson and were curious about all the
fascinating facts they learned about hens. In addition, we also went on a nature walk to observe the
beautiful seasonal changes from Autumn to Winter. We noticed how the leaves were changing colors and
falling from the trees, and how the air was getting colder as we moved into the winter season. In Math,
we had a fun time learning about directions. We tested our knowledge by building roads and guiding toy
cars around using the directions we learned. It was a great way to practice using words like left, right,
forward, and backward in a hands-on way.

Ms Shanahan’s 1^st class

November has been a busy month in First Class. We started swimming every Tuesday and the boys and girls are making great progress. We went to the library to change our books. We went to a science show in the Town Hall for Science Week – we learnt all about animals. The Book Fair came to our school and we enjoyed looking and buying new books. In Maths we learnt about collecting data and turning that information into graphs. In Irish we learnt all about Bia. In English we were writing recounts. In SESE we learnt all about caring for our teeth and our senses. We started dancing every Friday with Megan. We made some cute winter penguins in Art. 

Ms McCutcheon’s 1^st and 2^nd class

The boys and girls in 1 st and 2 nd class have been working really hard this month. They have been

learning about The Solar System and they designed their own rockets for Science Week. They also

went to the Art’s Centre for a science workshop.

We were painting in art and they created beautiful Solar System backdrops. They also created 2D

shape monsters in maths.

The boys and girls started Gaelic Football with Pat this month and they are improving week after

week. Well done everyone!

Ms Sheary’s class

We have had a very busy November. We learned all about Winter and enjoyed the cold weather,

especially the Snow. We did lots of Winter art and have it displayed in the hall. We are learning three

songs for our Christmas play and we look forward to performing for our parents. We started out trips to

Lidl every week where we buy the ingredients for baking on a Friday. We love going here every week.

Mr Smith’s 3^rd class

Our class has been extremely busy this monthg.

In maths, we have been practising division and fractions.

In PE, we started rugby with Pat. We also had a gaelic football blitz in Kildangan GAA.

In SESE, we read the story of the Setanta. We learned about the Sumerian civilisation in Mesopotamia and their impact on the advent of agriculture.

We did some mapwork too, learning all the counties in Ulster.

We enjoyed science week too and our visit to Nenagh Arts Centre for the W5 science demonstration.

In gaeilge, we have been ag labhairt faoi agus ag cleachtadh “an scoil.”

In art we have created our own penguin wall paper art. These turned out great.

Mr Buckleys’s 4th class

Fourth Class were busy this month as we prayed the holy souls for the month of November. As part of Science week we travelled to the Arts Centre to learn about animals in extreme environments. We have been acting out classroom scenarios for our Drama and Gaeilge. The boys completed their recount writing genre and will present to 3^rd class in December. We learned about the Tuatha Dé Danann and the boys drew their interpretation of Balor of the evil eye. The boys learned about all of the Irish political parties and took part in a School General Election.

Ms McCabe’s 2^nd – 6^th class

We had a very busy month of November in the school. We went to a science show in the Arts Centre which was very interesting and fun. We also started our reading buddy program with Kinia. We are looking forward to Christmas.