Archive for Second Class
Clara Bog
On October 2nd Second Class participated in a workshop on Clara Bog. They learned lots of new and fascinating facts about the bog and the creatures and plants to be found there.
2nd Class have ‘Gotta Lotta Colour’
Second Class entered The Credit Union Art Competition entitled ‘Gotta Lotta Colour’. They created beautiful colourful pictures.
Maths For Fun in 2nd Class
Second Class took part in Maths for Fun during September and October. They played lots of different games – board games, card games and they also created lovely pictures using 2d shapes. The girls really enjoyed it. So too did all the Mams and Dads!!
Halloween Dress Up/ Jersey Day.
On Friday 25th October we had a Halloween Dress Up/ Jersey Day as a fundraiser to help buy a new set of school jerseys. We had a fabulous day, everyone looked great and we raised 335 euro!! Thanks to all who made a contribution. […]
Birr Castle
Second Class visited the beautiful gardens in Birr Castle recently. The sun shone down as we strolled around. First we admired the magnificent castle. Next we looked at the enormous telescope. Then we walked around the lake. We saw ducks with their ducklings and a lovely white swan. We ate lunch down by the […]
Lovely Lullymore
Second Class went to Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park for their school tour. First we explored the forest. Here we took a step back in time as we visited an old thatched Famine cottage and a soup kitchen. Next, we found a very unusual school called a Hedge School. Some […]
Sunny Sunflowers
Second Class planted sunflower seeds in late Spring. We gave the seeds plenty of sunlight and water to help them grow. Within a few weeks little green shoots appeared. They grew taller and taller. Every girl kept a sunflower diary and we measured our flowers from time to time. We are having […]
Second Class visited the Playground
Second Class visited the local playground. We had great fun on the swings, slides, climbing frames and roundabouts. PE is so much fun!
We love Reading
Second Class took part in a Reading Challenge in Birr Library recently. They were very busy in the last term reading as many books as they could. Altogether the children read 353 books. Well done Every girl received a certificate. Here is a picture of us receiving our certificates in the library.
Community Games Art Competition
Second class entered the Community Games Art Competition. They produced some excellent entries. Huge congratulations to Kayleigh Corrigan, Leanne Carroll, Aoife Carroll, Hannah Riley and Megan Ward – our lucky medal winners.