November was a fun and busy month. We learned all about the Antarctica and Weather. Our Aistear theme for the first half of November was Tom Crean and the Antarctica. We made penguins from 2D shapes, built igloos, made Antarctica animals using playdough and built exploration ships to explore floating and sinking. Our STEM challengeContinue reading “November in Junior and Senior Infants”
Category Archives: CLASSES
5th and 6th Class
Someone Like Me Art Competition This fantastic competition aims to raise disability awareness among primary school children and give them a greater understanding of what unites children of differing abilities. Pupils were given the task to create a piece of art in any form to showcase what “Someone Like Me” means to them. Well doneContinue reading “5th and 6th Class”
October in Junior and Senior Infants
October was a busy month in the infant room as we learned all about Autumn and Halloween! In Aistear and SESE, we learned all about autumn animals – owls, hedgehogs and squirrels. We learned that some animals are nocturnal and some are busy getting ready for hibernation. We went on an autumn hunt to findContinue reading “October in Junior and Senior Infants”
September in Junior and Senior Infants
September was a super busy month in the infant room [hence the very late post!] as the new Junior Infants settled into the routine of “big school”. The Senior Infants have been very helpful in helping their new classmates settle – well done to all! We would like to share some of our learning fromContinue reading “September in Junior and Senior Infants”
Infants School Trip
Junior and Senior Infants had an enjoyable day out today at the Copper Coast Mini Farm. They got to see different animals big and small, had fun in the playground and indoor sandpit and drove their mini tractors!
Infants – Seed Sowing
Over the next couple of days infants will be bringing home a cup planted with seeds as part of the GIY and Innocent drinks Big Grow campaign – http://www.innocentbiggrow.com Peas, tomatoes and cress seeds will be planted. Here are some tips for how to look after the plants at home over the coming months. Continue reading “Infants – Seed Sowing”
Induction
Parents are invited to an informative ‘Induction Meeting’ for parents only, in Ballyneale National School next Thursday the 14th June at 2.15pm. This informal gathering will give you the opportunity to meet with other parents of new Junior Infant pupils enrolling for the 2018/2019 school year. Whilst discussing the daily routine of the school, weContinue reading “Induction”
County Museum
1st and 2nd class enjoyed a trip to Clonmel today as the Tipperary county museum in connection with the Clonmel Show showcased farming life and crafts. They saw sheep being sheared, new calves, ponies, a blacksmith making horseshoes, a bee hive and alpacas. They also saw a demonstration of weaving straw and rushes into St.Continue reading “County Museum”
School Trip
1st and 2nd class enjoying their school trip on a beautiful day at the Kingfisher, Waterford.
School Tour
1st and 2nd class will be going to the Kingfisher club in Waterford on 23rd May for their school tour. The children will be involved in a range of activities such as Ipad orienteering, go-carting, human-cable football, unihoc and zorb balling!
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