Senior Infants are learning about autumn and harvest time. In art, we made these scarecrows to scare away birds from the crops! We gave our scarecrows names and had great fun making them. We learned a song called Dingle Dangle Scarecrow. Here is a link to our song and some photos of us!
Senior Infants visited Sligo Fire Station and Kevinsfort Playground today. The fire fighters showed us the equipment they use to help rescue people from fires and car crashes. We got a ride in the fire engine and sprayed the water hose, it was great fun! Some comments from the children… “My favourite part was when we went for a spin in the fire engine”, said Lily. “I
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Senior Infants made bird nests, we painted the nest brown and cut out circles for the fledglings. We think they are great
Senior Infants have been learning about Spring flowers, here are some tulips the children painted using forks!
Senior Infants painted these fabulous rainbows, using their fingerprints, with a crock of gold at the end of the rainbow. Here’s hoping we see some leprechauns tomorrow at the parade!
The theme we are working on in Aistear is The Post Office. Last week, we had a visit from a Post Person, called Bernie. Bernie talked to us about her job and showed us the equipment she uses. While most of us are sleeping, Bernie is busy sorting and delivering post to customers from Stephen Street up to the Sligo Park Hotel. Bernie also had a surprise for us; An
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Senior Infants created these PPPPPPPerfect Penguins!!! Firstly, we painted our background and then stuck on our penguin body. We decided to decorate our penguins with different art and craft materials. We gave our penguins names, Chilly was the most popular name…we’ve no idea why;)!!
Senior Infants made spooky Jack O’ Lanterns with Ms. McDaniel! Happy Hallowe’en to all!
Senior Infants are working on Construction as our theme in Aistear. We have architects and builders on site who know how to abide by health and safety and building regulations!We are confident and efficient and are available to help the builders working on the school’s extension if they need it ;)!
Senior Infants used Ipods to take photos of 2D shapes in our Environment! We found lots of 2D shapes outside our school. Here are just a few..the school windows are made from 6 square window panes which altogether make a rectangle! The front doors are rectangular as is the letter box! There are triangles in the flower boxes and we saw circles in the wheels of
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