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Music in Second Class
The girls have started learning the tin whistle. They are practicing at home and in school and are enjoying it very much.
Halloween in Second Class
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Second Class enjoyed learning about the history of Halloween in SESE. They compared how their parents / grandparents celebrated Halloween when they were young to how children celebrate it now. The children then found out about El Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Halloween celebration. In English Class the children wrote […]
Tree Day
2nd Class visited Mill Island Park for Tree Day. They looked at lots of deciduous trees and noticed how the leaves, seeds and fruits differed from tree to tree. The girls collected many leaves and seeds for our class Autumn table. They took lovely colourful leaf rubbings and these were placed on our class Autumn Tree. […]
Tornado in a bottle!
Just before the Halloween break the girls in 5th / 6th learned how tornados occur! We made our very own tornado with a fun Science experiment called ‘tornado in a bottle’! We used a plastic bottle, washing up liquid, water, food colouring and leaves to make our very own tornados. Take a look at our pictures below! […]
Clara Bog
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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’
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Second Class entered The Credit Union Art Competition entitled ‘Gotta Lotta Colour’. They created beautiful colourful pictures.
Maths For Fun in 2nd Class
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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!!
Procedural Writing in 5th / 6th
The girls in 5th / 6th are learning all about procedural writing in English lessons at the moment. We decided to write a procedure while having a tasty treat at the same time – rice crispy buns! It was so much fun and they tasted yummy! We cannot wait to see what our next procedure will […]
Home School Liaison Update
It’s been a busy time in the HSCL department since September. There have been lots of activities happening with more to come! Maths for Fun took place in 2nd class. This was a great success and thanks to all the mams and dads involved. Junior and Senior Infants took part in the reading […]