3rd and 4th class have been out and about and did some Geography field work on our local road.
We set off in our high viz jackets with 2 trundle wheels, clip boards and record sheets. We measured the road width
and did a house count and vehicle use survey. We recorded road signs and markings and drew a sketch of the junction at the church.
We had a great day out and also did some map work and route planning back in the classroom.
We have decided that we will run the “Turkeys For Christmas” project for a second consecutive year. The pupils of fifth and sixth class will be rearing 25 turkeys up to Christmas. A certain quantity will be sold at a fixed price and the remaining turkeys will be sold at auction close to Christmas. Fifth and Sixth class would like to thank John and Brian O’Neill for their help with the project once again. We would also like to thank the Parents Association for providing the loan to make the project possible!
Dont forget to get your turkey from Fifth and Sixth folks! Spread the word!
More news and updates on the turkeys to follow…
First and second class have been busy settling in to the new school year. We have been working hard, learning songs and poems, playing games and having fun! We’ve created fantastic self portraits which are displayed in the hallway and worked together to create our own class crest which we are very proud of.
This month we’ve been learning all about ourselves and our bodies, in both English and as Gaelige. Healthy lunches and food were on the menu, and we’ve been looking at ways to keep our bodies healthy and active. As we’ve just moved into a new class, we looked back at how we’ve grown and changed since we were born. We have also been working hard on our reading, with everyone taking part in the paired reading challenge.
We’ve definitely got the year off to a great start!
Building work has started on our new Resource room. The site has been fully secured so children should be completely safe. we would ask you to exercise extra care when dropping off and collecting your children from school.
We are starting our Paired Reading Challenge on Monday 22nd of September for five weeks. Everyone from Senior Infants to Sixth Class has now been given a book from our Individualised Reading Programme. We would like every parent to spend between 5 and 20 minutes each night reading with their child/children. They may read from any book they like and the emphasis should be on reading enjoyment. We will test the children from Second Class to Sixth Class again at the end of the five week programme and compare these results with the results the children got in May. Hopefully we will see an improvement in the test results.
We would like to thank our parents for their wonderful support and we hope that everyone will enjoy our Paired Reading Challenge!
We would like to extend a big St. Finian’s welcome to our new Junior Infants! They had lots of fun settling in and making new friends during the first few weeks.
