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We were delighted to welcome our grandparents to school for Grandparents’ Day. It was such a special occasion, full of smiles, stories, and shared memories.

We loved celebrating Pancake Tuesday, where everyone enjoyed learning about the tradition and, of course sampling pancakes and baked goods in school.

During Seachtain na Gaeilge, we made a big effort to use our Irish every day. We also worked very hard learning the words of Amhrán na bhFiann- an impressive achievement! We also loved the dance Shoe the Donkey!

In English, we have just started reading The Twits, and the class is already thoroughly enjoying the humour and mischievous characters. World Book Day was another highlight, with fantastic costumes on display as we celebrated our love of reading.

In Maths, we were learning the time and practicing our subtraction tables. We are using our Maths Journals to log our learning.

In preparation for First Confession, the children have been learning and reflecting thoughtfully, and we are very proud of them.

We have also been getting active, beginning football training and gymnastics, which the children are really enjoying.

Our creative side has been shining in Art. We designed beautiful daffodils inspired by Daffodil Day and experimented with chalk pastels to create stunning Northern Lights pictures.

Finally, in SESE, we have been exploring the solar system. The children have shown great curiosity and enthusiasm as they learn about planets, stars, and space.

Thank you to Linda for all she does for us in the classroom and well done to everyone for their hard work and positivity.

Cáisc Shona Daoibh go léir!

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As we come to the end of a busy and exciting term in Second Class, we are delighted to look back on all the wonderful learning and festive fun we have shared together.

One of the highlights of our month was taking part in our Christmas concert, Christmas with the Aliens. The children sang, acted, and performed with great confidence and enthusiasm, and we are so proud of all their hard work.

Throughout December, the classroom was full of creativity as we completed lots of festive art activities, decorating our room with colour, sparkle, and Christmas cheer. We also enjoyed learning about Christmas traditions in our families and around the world, discovering how people celebrate in many different ways.

In literacy, we worked on persuasive writing, using our best reasoning skills to write thoughtful and convincing letters to Santa—our arguments were very strong this year! In maths, we learned about money, subtraction and number patterns.

We also took part in our Communion enrolment preparation, beginning our journey toward this special sacrament.

Earlier in the term, we celebrated Science Week, carrying out fun investigations and exploring how things work. We also marked Anti-Bullying Week, learning the importance of kindness, inclusion, and speaking up for ourselves and others.

A big thank you also to the Parents’ Council for organising a fantastic treat bag and donuts. We enjoyed watching a Christmas movie together.  

It has been a term full of learning, laughter and festive spirit. Well done, Second Class, for your hard work and wonderful enthusiasm.  

Thanks to Linda for all her help in the classroom and on yard.

Happy Christmas everyone!

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In Literacy, we read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We loved this book and the characters in it. We had many laughs together reading about the funny incidents in the book. We designed wrappers for our own chocolate bar and we watched the movie once we were finished the book. This was a big highlight of the term!

We worked on Recount Writing and wrote excellent stories about A Scarecrow. We also spent time exploring characters and settings.

In Maths we explored open-ended tasks and counting activities. We loved discussing the various solutions that we came up. We also explored 2-d shapes and went on a shape hunt around the school. During Maths week we played games and participated in various activities.

Music Generation is back! This has been so much fun. We learned about tempo, music symbols and beat. Thank you Chloe for visiting us every Thursday.

Earlier in the term, we celebrated International Dot Day. We listened to ‘The Dot’ story and we were so creative and used our brilliant imaginations to create our own dot art.

In Science, we learned about mini beasts and materials on our school grounds. We went on hunts to explore our school grounds and found lots of interesting information.

In P.E. we were working on athletics. We participated in various activities such as hurdles, long jump, javelin throwing and races. We were also so lucky to have football training. We are learning lots of new skills and rules of the game. Thank you Cillian and Peter for our fun training sessions.

Stay tuned for more!

Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh!

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Nollaig Shona Daoibh ó Rang aTrí!

The children have worked super hard this term and are looking forward to a well-deserved break! The Christmas Show was a huge success and they should be proud of their performance!

This past month, we completed a study on Emperor Penguins and Antarctica which linked into lots of subject areas. We learned about Antarctica in Geography lessons, Emperor Penguins in Science. We read and discussed a story called ‘The Emperor’s Egg’ in English and took notes of interesting facts and information. We then drew baby emperor penguins with charcoal, using a smudging technique and glued them to a beautiful, icy blue background. We had lots of fun with this theme.

In English,we have been working on our Persuasive Writing. We took part in our very own Junior Dragon’s Den. The children used old cereal boxes as inspiration to come up with their very own cereal. They had to think of a brand name, flavour, price and about the nutritional value of their product. They then wrote out their persuasive texts in their copies and read them aloud to the class, aiming to convince their teacher and peers to buy their cereal. It was very interesting to see their imaginations flow!

Sticking with the winter theme, we also wrote Christmas Senses Poems which we shared with our classmates. Ms.McMahon was very impressed with our poetry writing skills. We made some beautiful artwork including bears in Christmas jumpers which linked in with Christmas Jumper Day. We even designed special Christmas cards which were delivered to the residents in Askeaton Nursing home to wish them a safe and happy Christmas.

We have been busy learning our multiplication tables all term and work hard daily practicing them in class. We particularly enjoy playing Tables Games like ‘Hit the Button’ and‘King/Queen of the Tables’ and ‘Daily Ten’. Knowing our Times Tables well has really helped with our maths work in Fractions and Problem Solving this month.

We were lucky enough to get to go on two school trips this month. Firstly, we were invited to watch ‘Back to the 80’s’ in L.I.T which was performed by students in Pallaskenry secondary school. It was fantastic! We also got to attend the Panto in Mary Immaculate College to see Aladdin. It was an excellent day out for the whole school.

3^rd class completed the Hot Chocolate Challenge. Through hard work and good behaviour,they collectively earned a delicious mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows, a candy cane and a chocolate on their last day of school. Maith Sibh !

We would like to give a special word of thanks to our wonderful SNA Marian who is in our classroom each morning and afternoon. She is super helpful and so kind to us and we are lucky to have her. 

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas and a Happy New Year!