Seachtain na Gaeilge

Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ó 1-17 Márta. Bhíomar an-ghnóthach.  Tháinig cuarteoirí ó New Ross ETNS agus Niall.  Is amhránaí sean-nóis Niall agus chan sé amhrán i nGaeilge. Rinneamar ‘Cuir Bróg ar an Asal’ dóibh.  Tháinig Dermot ar cuairt freisin, mhúin sé an t-amhrán ‘Piocaigí na Torthaí’ dúinn agus bhaineamar trial as uirlisí ceoil. Read More …

Pancake Tuesday in February

On Pancake Tuesday we made batter using eggs, flour and milk.  Thank you Rom for showing us how to make the batter and for cooking our pancakes.     We were also busy preparing for the Chinese New Year.  We learned to count in Chinese and marched with our dragon crowns.      

La Galette des Rois

Corinne came into school on 6th January with a traditional french cake “La Galette des Rois”.  A ’fève’ (originally a bean but now a trinket) is baked inside the cake and the cake is shared around the table. Whoever receives the fève is then crowned king or queen for the day and has the much coveted Read More …

Getting ready for Christmas

In December our elves were busy getting ready for Christmas.  Some elves were working in Santa’s workshop, while others were busy decorating the tree.   Everyone loves playing in the snow, but don’t forget to wrap up warm.  We learned about different materials and clothes that keep us warm during the winter.  We also listened to Read More …

November in Infants

In November we had a visit from Sorcha the dentist.  We learned how important it is to brush and floss your teeth.  Here we are counting teeth, we also learned how to brush so we don’t get cavities. Last week we learned about taking care of our teeth, for Aistear this week we set up Read More …

Creepy crawly hunt in October

In October we were busy learning about Autumn.  We enjoyed reading The Gruffalo and The Owl Babies. We created our own Gruffalo using different materials and we sponge painted our Owl Babies.   During maths time we were measuring and mixing to make our own playdough, which we used to make our five little pumpkins. Read More …