Mrs. Ryan’s junior infants have been getting very creative with their lessons lately. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, they enjoyed using concrete materials in maths outside. They also got active during phonics lessons. What a great fun way to learn! (more…)
Aistear continues in Junior Infants. The most recent theme was the garden centre. The children got to plant seeds and completed art activities to accompany the lessons. They learned about taking care of plants and the lifecycle of plants. They also got free play at the outdoor aistear area too. (more…)
Ms. Healy’s senior infants learned lots of amazing facts about giraffes this week. They also got to draw them and went one step further by making giraffes out of pancakes. What a creative way to learn! (more…)
Ms. Smith grabbed the attention of her class when she produced a bag of cheesy Wotsits. They had been learning about speech marks, and now was their chance to put it into action. They were allowed to write on their desk and were asked to place the Wotsits where the speech marks should go. What a fun way to learn! (more…)
Ms. O’ Keeffe’s second class were continuing with Picker Pals this week. This programme motivates children to lead litter-picking adventures. It also gives them the opportunity to make the world a better place. They began their litter-pick in the playground and continued by doing a loop outside the school grounds. Well done girls. You are doing St. Mary’s proud! (more…)
GIY is on a mission to get kids growing their own food and have teamed up with Innocent to run this exciting initiative called The Big Grow. Senior infants received delivery of their free kit and got stuck into growing some vegetables. They can’t wait to see their beetroot, peas, radishes, spinach and salad leaves bloom. (more…)
Junior infants were keen on getting outdoors this week. They played sight word hopscotch in the playground and also ventured down to the duck pond. They were very happy to visit the local duck pond to feed the ducks. (more…)
Junior infants were learning about healthy eating and the importance of consuming fruit and vegetables everyday. They also took inspiration from the story Handa’s Surprise. The boys and girls enjoy listening to stories being read by Mrs. Ryan. (more…)
Inspired by the junior outdoor classroom, the sixth class girls set about creating theirs. They are in the early stages but are enjoying the challenge. They wrote some beautiful poetry and attached it to the tree. To brighten up the place, they recycled plastic bottles to make flowers. They used bright colours to decorate these. Keep an eye out for the next phase! (more…)
Our junior outdoor classroom has come about thanks to our wonderful caretaker Jonathan, Miss Healy and Miss Smith. Jonathan worked tirelessly to transform this outdoor space. He began by clearing the area and then painting it so as to brighten it up. He then made an enclosed pergola where the children can read. (more…)