After lots and lots of practising we had our fantastic Music Generation performance today. The concert started with a performance from the school orchestra which featured solos from George and Áine. They were all brilliant and it’s hard to believe they are only playing together a few months!
Then first and second class took to the stage to show off all they have been learning this year. Lots of parents came in to watch the show and were very impressed by what they heard.
Craig Lynch form the Louth team visited the school this week with the division 4 trophy. Louth won the trophy a few weeks ago and are now promoted to division 3. All the children were very excited to get to hold the trophy. We may even have a few future All Stars in our midst.
We took part in lots of great activities for Tech Week 2016. We learned about how technology has changed over the years, we brought animations to life using the iPads and we designed our own apps and presented them to the class.
As a class, we love doing drama and we’ve been working on a great project for the last couple of weeks. We’ve been working in groups to create a short drama based around a setting given to us and using only two props from the classroom. It has been brilliant for our imagination and for getting us to work together as a team.
This week we received some information about a new mental health awareness and educational campaign. It’s called ‘Walk in My Shoes’ and is run by St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services Dublin.
We are a very healthy bunch in St. Finian’s N.S. We eat lots of fruit and veg, drink lots of water and do lots of exercise. We take great care of our bodies.
But it is also very important to look after our minds and our feelings. Some days we feel really good and really happy. Other days we might feel a bit sad or lonely. It is okay to have those feelings. It is important to understand that feeling sad sometimes is a normal part of life.
Sometimes we fall and break a bone. When that happens, we go to the hospital so that the doctors and nurses can help make us better. Our minds can get hurt too and when that happens, we can do things to help make it better, just like fixing any other part of our bodies.
If you are feeling sad or worried about something, sometimes talking to someone about it can help. You could talk to your mum or dad or a teacher. We will always try to help you.
To take part in this campaign, we were asked to take a ‘school selfie’ on Friday 8th April, upload it onto our website and display the link to the Walk in My Shoes campaign. Here are our selfies:
#MindYourSelfie
www.walkinmyshoes.ie
Yesterday, along without hundreds of other schools across the country, we raised our tricolour outside the school as part of the 1916 commemorations. We have been learning all about the Easter Rising and how important it is in our country’s history.
