Last Wednesday, we had Grandparent’s Day in our school. It started with mass, followed by tea and coffee (for the grown ups!) and then our Grandparents came into our classes. Some comments from the children in First Class; “We had a great time listening to the grandparents, my Grandad talked about being a Garda”, Eva. “We made special flowers with our photo in the
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On Wednesday 30th of January we had Grandparents Day in our school. The reason for Grandparents Day is to celebrate the importance of grandparents. Parents and grandparents came to our school for a service and presentation. The choir sang songs and some children and teachers said speeches and prayers. A grandparent named Deirdre who once sang in the Sydney Opera House kindly agreed to sing
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Wednesday January 30th was Grandparents’ Day in our school. Some grandparents talked to us in class about their childhood, when they were in school and how it was different to our childhood. We recorded them telling us these stories. Peggy Cromey and Jim Lawlor talk about making sandals, ration books, oranges, gas masks and hoovers. Podcast 6 Jim Lawlor talks about people going to
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Wednesday January 30th was Grandparents’ Day in our school. Some grandparents talked to us in class about their childhood, when they were in school and how it was different to our childhood. We recorded them telling us these stories. Podcast 1 This is Mary Kate Nicholson talking about when she was at school. She tells how the walls were painted green and you had
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29.01.2013 Dear Parents, Grandparents Day We are looking forward to welcoming grandparents to the school tomorrow for a short service of thanksgiving at 1.15. If there are grandparents who play an instrument or sing or have any other talent such as reciting a short story or a poem, we warmly invite you to do so tomorrow for the children at the end of the
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