Junior Room 2013-2014
Welcome to our Junior Room page. There are 16 pupils in our classroom.Ms Finnerty is our class teacher. We enjoy singing dancing and learning new things.
Welcome to our Junior Room page. There are 16 pupils in our classroom.Ms Finnerty is our class teacher. We enjoy singing dancing and learning new things.
World Book Day
We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday the 6th of March. The children watched a storyteller online. We read in our class library. Ms Finnerty gave us two book tokens each which are valid till the end of March.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
I rith na seachtaine beidh na paistí ag léamh do na naíonán bheaga agus mhóra. Usáideann rang a haon agus a dó a cuid scileanna leitheoireachta leo. Eisteann na naíonán leo.
Chomh maith le sin féachann siad ar chartúin ar TG4.
Chomh maith le sin féachann siad ar chartúin ar TG4.
Pancake Tuesday
Ms Finnerty brought in some pancakes for us. We put chocolate or lemon juice on our pancakes. They were yummy!
Maths Games
The children will be playing Maths Games from now till Easter. Ms Finnerty has organised two Maths Boxes .The Junior box has lots of fun games like Rainbow Fish and Jack and the Beanstalk. The first and second class box has lots of die games and card games. We love to play our Maths games every Thursday.
Teddy Bear Hospital
The children attended the Teddy Bear Hospital on Friday.
Light Science
The children have been learning about light this month in Science. We completed several experiments based on reflections. We created shadows. We learned about opaque light, translucent and transparent light. Take a look at us in action.
Shared Reading
The school is partaking in a shared reading programme for six weeks. We read everyday for half an hour to our peers. We love to read every day
Maths Trail
The first and second class pupils completed a Maths Trail as part of Science Week. The children will be using this experience as part of their Discover Primary Science and Maths application.
Bizzy Breaks
As part of our Active Flag campaign, we are increasing our physical activity in school. Ms Finnerty lets us dance for 5 minutes before our small break. We follow her instructions while dancing to the music.
Whoo is learning about Owls
This week we are learning about Owls. The junior and senior infants have read the book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. Why not reread the story with your child. Click on the link below.
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The first and second class have written reports about the Snowy Owl. We used National Geographic Kids to find out lots of information about the Snowy Owl.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/snowy-owl/
We created a mind map and used this information to write a report. Ms Finnerty lets us type our reports on the computer.
We also made Snowy Owls in art using glue and shaving foam.
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The first and second class have written reports about the Snowy Owl. We used National Geographic Kids to find out lots of information about the Snowy Owl.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/snowy-owl/
We created a mind map and used this information to write a report. Ms Finnerty lets us type our reports on the computer.
We also made Snowy Owls in art using glue and shaving foam.
A Visit from the County Library
Galway County Library came to our school today. We cannot wait to read our new books.
Number Flowers
The first class have completed several lessons on the numbers 11-20. We revised our numbers with our Number Flowers. Ms Finnerty introduced the method of tallying to us aswell.
Halloween Treats from Kendra
Thank you Kendra for our Halloween treats. We can't wait to start back after Mid-Term.
Keep practicing over the midterm!!
Keep practicing over the midterm!!
Maths Week 2013
The children have been playing maths games using die and work cards. It involves counting 0-12 and number formation. We really enjoyed Maths Week.
Pumpkin Carving
Ms Finnerty brought a pumpkin into school as a Halloween surprise.We each got a turn to scoop out the inside of the pumpkin. Take a look at our video and slideshow.
Maths Senior Infants
We have been learning how to make Addition sums using counters and hula hoops. We write out sums in our copies. We love Maths time.
Junior Infants 2013-2014
Our Junior Infants really enjoyed their first day of school with Ms Finnerty and the other classmates.We had great fun making new friends and playing games.
Our Junior Infants really enjoyed their first day of school with Ms Finnerty and the other classmates.We had great fun making new friends and playing games.
Recorder
Our teacher Kendra comes to teach us recorder on Tuesday. We like learning new songs and practising our recorder.
Our teacher Kendra comes to teach us recorder on Tuesday. We like learning new songs and practising our recorder.
Art 2013-2014
Have a look at our Art.
Have a look at our Art.