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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Enrolment Day Parents and children wishing to enrol in our school are invited to attend our Enrolment Day on Tuesday, 12th February at 11.15. We look forward to meeting you all.
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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Our Aistear theme for the next couple of weeks is a veterinary surgery! We treat all sorts of animals in our surgery. We have a receptionist, veterinary nurse and a vet working hard to help our pets feel better! Senior Infants
We have been working hard with our magnetic letters. Last week we were focusing on words with magic e! Senior Infants
We have been making papier mache over the past few weeks. We had to bring in a bowl or vase covered in cling film to use as a mould. We used cling film to prevent the papier mache from sticking to the bowl. We used a mixture of PVA glue and water to stick strips of newspaper onto the bowl. We had to put
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On Friday, when the girls in the class had gone to visit the Mercy secondary school, we made smoothies in the school kitchen. We used pineapple, banana, kiwi, pear, apple, oranges, melon, blueberries, blackberries, yogurt and honey. We peeled the fruit, cut it up into small pieces, put it into a bowl and blended it using a hand blender until it was smooth. We
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This is a movie trailer that we made on an iPad app called “In a World .. Drama”. It is about the book “Rosie’s Quest” that we are reading in class at the moment. The book is about a girl called Rosie who goes back in time to save the relationship between her mum and aunt. The pictures in the trailer were sketched by 6th
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Darren Carr, a vet working in Innisfree Veterinary Surgery, Sligo came to talk to our Junior and Senior Infants last week! He brought in his dog, Millie and showed us how vets exam animals. Mr. Carr talked about the all the different types of pets he treats and how he became a vet! He also told us how to look after our pets and
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Dear Parents, I hope this letter finds you are all well. The following are some notices which may be of interest to you. In Sympathy We wish to offer our sincere sympathy to Ms. Rolf and her family at the loss of her Dad. We also extend our sympathy to the staff of Strandhill School and the family of Mrs. Laura O Grady who
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