Our Wonderful Willow Pattern Bowls
We learned all about the Willow Pattern in our classroom which is based on a Chinese legend. We then got the make and design our very own willow pattern bowl.
We made our bowls from clay. We then painted them white, left them to dry and finally we painted on our very own willow pattern in blue.
Here are our Chinese Lanterns
We all created our very own Chinese Lanterns. We had great fun painting and decorating them.
Look at our lovely Spring pictures
Here are our frogs
Shared Reading
We completed our Shared reading programme and received a certificate from Miss Kilroy
Christmas Party
Aideen, Michelle, Miss Kilroy and Miss Cannon helped us prepare christmas cookies, Rudolf buns and elf juice. The senior children came to help us eat them!
Christmas Art
We made lovely Christmas tree decorations. We used clay. We painted our decorations.
We even made the wrapping paper using potatoe prints and marbeling.
We even made the wrapping paper using potatoe prints and marbeling.
Data
We are learning all about data. We can collect data about lots of things. We found out what fruits we like best. We recorded our findings in different ways. Look at our results.
We made sets of fruit
We made pictographs
We made bar graphs
We drew bar charts
We answered questions about our results
Sound
Sound is an important part of our lives. Whether it is talk, environmental sounds or music.
This month we were examining loud and quiet sounds.
The telephone has played an important role in communication.
The style and uses of the phone have changed over time.
We made a time line of telephones. We included a telephone Mrs. Reid had in her house when she was young and Mrs. Hardiman's modern smart phone.
This month we were examining loud and quiet sounds.
The telephone has played an important role in communication.
The style and uses of the phone have changed over time.
We made a time line of telephones. We included a telephone Mrs. Reid had in her house when she was young and Mrs. Hardiman's modern smart phone.
Games we play
We have being learning all about games. We love playing games and so do children all over the world.
Our Mammies, Daddies and teachers also love games.
We designed our own very own playgrounds.
Our Mammies, Daddies and teachers also love games.
We designed our own very own playgrounds.
First and Second classes built a model playground and park. Mrs. Dooley helped us.
We used our imaginations and our artistic talents to create this piece.
We used lots of recycled materials. We are very proud of our play area.
We used our imaginations and our artistic talents to create this piece.
We used lots of recycled materials. We are very proud of our play area.
We made models out of marla. Here is our simple animation of a game of soccer.
Irish Dancing
We were busy Irish dancing.
A big thanks to Jacinta for teaching us.
We have learned lots of dances and are ready for a céili.
A big thanks to Jacinta for teaching us.
We have learned lots of dances and are ready for a céili.
Winter
Winter is here. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.
The weather is getting colder. We even saw Jack Frost last week.
The weather is getting colder. We even saw Jack Frost last week.
Halloween Fun
We all got to dress up in our Halloween costumes on Friday. We had a great day. We played outside and had a halloween party. We played lots of games and even bobbed for apples. Here are some pictures of our great day.
Gardening
We have a lovely school garden. Kay comes to help us in the garden. The teachers and our mammies and daddies help us too. We tidied up the garden and planted spring bulbs. Now all we have to do is wait...
Shared Reading
We enjoy reading with the children from Mrs. Hardimans room.
It is lovely to share a book with a friend.
It is lovely to share a book with a friend.
Welcome to the new Junior Infants
Twelve new children started in Junior Infants this year. We are delighted that they are now part of our class. They were very excited on their first day. We know they will love school here in Attymon. There are so many exciting things to see, do and learn.