Shape and Space
Did you know… An astronaut’s footprints will stay on the moon for millions of years because there is no wind to blow them away! As we are getting closer to the end of this term, I just wanted to share some of the amazing work 2nd class has produced in the...Buddies!
Junior Infants and 5th Class are delighted to be buddies this year. The boys and girls in Junior Infants each have a buddy from 5th Class. One day, we were lucky to go outside and read with our buddies in the sunshine. They were very impressed with our reading. Now,...ICT in the Classroom
3rd Class had a very exciting new resource added to the classroom this term. We now have access to a set of chromebooks. Over the past few weeks we have had so much fun learning how to use the chromebooks and setting up our own personal drives to store all of our hard...Easter Egg Hunt!
Today Junior and Senior Infants had an Easter egg hunt in the garden. The boys and girls were split into teams and took turns finding eggs. Once they found 15 eggs the teams won a special treat!Free Writing Centre!
We have introduced the ‘Free Writing Centre’ this week in Junior Infants and it has been a huge hit! The children are invited to visit the Free Writing Centre when they finish work early or during the Aistear session. Here they are welcome to use any of the writing...Spring!
Junior Infants loves learning about Spring. We learned about the different Spring flowers and created them using playdough. We created beautiful daffodils. We also learned about the different parts of plants.Exploring Ancient Egypt
3rd Class have started off 2022 by going back in time…not to 2021, but to the time of the Ancient Egyptians! This is a topic that we have been very excited to learn about all year. We are all working as researchers and independently researching and exploring the...December in 3rd Class
We cannot believe that 2021 has come to an end and we have already reached the end of our first full term in 3rd class. December was an exciting month in Saint Andrew’s N.S. as the school prepared for Christmas. Our Christmas celebrations kicked off with the Toy...November in 3rd Class
3rd Class spent the month of November focusing on the theme of food. This theme appeared throughout our subjects. We explored milk production and the role of dairy farmers in SESE. We learned about Bia in Gaeilge and discussed the foods we liked, disliked and even...