Causey Farm
On Wednesday 31st May, sixty two excited boys came to school in their oldest clothes.
They carried their second oldest clothes and a towel in their bags, a picnic lunch and rain gear (it is Ireland, after all)
After a long trip past Navan, we got to see some cool mind bending pictures, we nearly got lost in the mirror maze (some of us actually bumped into the mirrors!), we were very surprised by a HUGE pig, we got to see lambs, puppies, chicks, rabbits and made a wish at the Fairy Tree. The obstacle course was lots of fun - but then we got to the best thing of all.....
Bog Jumping!!!!
Our clothes will never be the same, our fingernails will take weeks to get clean, but boy did we have fun!
Jumping, rolling, sliding, and getting stuck in the bog.
Here are a few pictures of us......
They carried their second oldest clothes and a towel in their bags, a picnic lunch and rain gear (it is Ireland, after all)
After a long trip past Navan, we got to see some cool mind bending pictures, we nearly got lost in the mirror maze (some of us actually bumped into the mirrors!), we were very surprised by a HUGE pig, we got to see lambs, puppies, chicks, rabbits and made a wish at the Fairy Tree. The obstacle course was lots of fun - but then we got to the best thing of all.....
Bog Jumping!!!!
Our clothes will never be the same, our fingernails will take weeks to get clean, but boy did we have fun!
Jumping, rolling, sliding, and getting stuck in the bog.
Here are a few pictures of us......
First Holy Communion
On Sunday 14th May, the boys from 2nd class received their First Holy Communion.
The sun shone, the boys were handsome and sang beautifully at the ceremony, the Church gleamed and the posters that the boys had made looked fantastic.
A very big 'Thank you' to the boys and girls in the Terenure Church Choir who sang so well for us and helped to make it a very special occasion.
A big 'Thank You' also to the parents for our flowers, delivered to us personally on Monday.
We really appreciate your time, organisation and thoughtfulness :-)
More pictures can be viewed on the school website.
The sun shone, the boys were handsome and sang beautifully at the ceremony, the Church gleamed and the posters that the boys had made looked fantastic.
A very big 'Thank you' to the boys and girls in the Terenure Church Choir who sang so well for us and helped to make it a very special occasion.
A big 'Thank You' also to the parents for our flowers, delivered to us personally on Monday.
We really appreciate your time, organisation and thoughtfulness :-)
More pictures can be viewed on the school website.
The Natural History Museum
Last week we went to the Natural History Museum for a Teddy Tour.
Kathleen, our guide and a zoologist, compared our teddies to the actual animals they represented. We saw a lot of differences between the two.
We were able to rub a badger and to feel the skull of a dolphin. We smelled it too - with different results.
We heard some great stories about how the animals ended up in the museum.
Kathleen, our guide and a zoologist, compared our teddies to the actual animals they represented. We saw a lot of differences between the two.
We were able to rub a badger and to feel the skull of a dolphin. We smelled it too - with different results.
We heard some great stories about how the animals ended up in the museum.
Afterwards, we got to play in St. Stephen's Green Park and have our picnic lunch.
What a great day!!!!!
What a great day!!!!!
St. Joseph's Church.
Last Tuesday afternoon, Fr. Bradley took us on a guided tour of our church.
We looked at the beautiful Harry Clarke stained glass windows and learned how to decode the pictures. We learned that Mary is usually portrayed in blue, that Joseph, the carpenter is seen carrying a hammer and that St. Patrick is depicted on one of the windows. |
Fr. Bradley answered lots of our questions, he explained about the tabernacle, the sanctuary light and the stations of the cross.
We were so lucky to be able to walk around our lovely church, to look, to talk, to ask questions and to understand. He gave us a bookmark with a lovely prayer for families on it to help us remember our visit. |
Gymnastics
P.E. for January was gymnastics.
We had great fun exploring different poses, different balances, jumping and landing, rolling, stretching, forward tumbles and backwards tumbles (never straight over our head).
We were given pair challenges where we had to try different balances for at least 5 seconds. Some were easy, others were difficult, but most of them were great fun!
Have a look at our pictures to see us at 'work'.
We had great fun exploring different poses, different balances, jumping and landing, rolling, stretching, forward tumbles and backwards tumbles (never straight over our head).
We were given pair challenges where we had to try different balances for at least 5 seconds. Some were easy, others were difficult, but most of them were great fun!
Have a look at our pictures to see us at 'work'.
Christmas Celebrations
P.J. day in school just before Christmas.
It was very unusual coming to school in our pjs and changing into our slippers once we got there.
After speech & drama, our room was changed around, the tables were put away and our chairs were put into a circle. We played fun games with lots of movement and a few laughs.
Afterwards, we watched Home Alone 2, had fun chatting, playing with our friends and drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows.
It was a lovely way to prepare for our Christmas holidays.
It was very unusual coming to school in our pjs and changing into our slippers once we got there.
After speech & drama, our room was changed around, the tables were put away and our chairs were put into a circle. We played fun games with lots of movement and a few laughs.
Afterwards, we watched Home Alone 2, had fun chatting, playing with our friends and drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows.
It was a lovely way to prepare for our Christmas holidays.
150 Year Celebrations
Hallowe'en Dress-Up
with
Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows
This Friday, 28th October, the boys will be allowed to dress up for Hallowe'en.
Please don't send in any guns, swords, forks, light sabres or similar.
As the boys will be playing outside in their costumes, please don't let them wear in anything that might break or tear easily. Expensive costumes should be left at home.
If anyone would rather not wear a costume, that's okay - a uniform is a costume already :-)
We'll be taking lots of photos, so don't forget to keep checking the blog to see our wonderful warlocks, goblins, ghosts and ghouls.
Please don't send in any guns, swords, forks, light sabres or similar.
As the boys will be playing outside in their costumes, please don't let them wear in anything that might break or tear easily. Expensive costumes should be left at home.
If anyone would rather not wear a costume, that's okay - a uniform is a costume already :-)
We'll be taking lots of photos, so don't forget to keep checking the blog to see our wonderful warlocks, goblins, ghosts and ghouls.
Welcome Back!
A very BIG welcome to all the boys in second class.
We hope that this year is going to be a very special one for them.
This is their first year in an upstairs classroom.
They will receive the sacrament of reconciliation for the first time.
They will also receive their first Holy Communion too.
Very big steps for second class boys.
Keep an eye on this blog for homework suggestions, links to songs, rhymes, art ideas, pictures and other interesting things.
We hope that this year is going to be a very special one for them.
This is their first year in an upstairs classroom.
They will receive the sacrament of reconciliation for the first time.
They will also receive their first Holy Communion too.
Very big steps for second class boys.
Keep an eye on this blog for homework suggestions, links to songs, rhymes, art ideas, pictures and other interesting things.
We have started our very first class novel - The BFG by Roald Dahl
We are listening to it and reading it in class.
We have done lots of work and art on different themes:
We still have more to go and will be doing even more interesting stuff about this wonderful novel.
We are listening to it and reading it in class.
We have done lots of work and art on different themes:
- bullying
- character descriptions
- dreams
- monsters
- silly words
- similes
We still have more to go and will be doing even more interesting stuff about this wonderful novel.
Bug HotelTwo years ago, the boys in 6th class built a bug hotel.
This year, the 2nd class boys will be reviewing the construction, improving the design and rebuilding it using all natural materials. They will then keep an eye on the bugs that check-in over the changing seasons. They will learn lots about the different mini beasts and why we want them in our garden. We might even plant some bug attracting plants. Watch this space....... |
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A very big WELL DONE to our Joe and Rhys, who were so inspired by the bug hotel that they went home and made one of their own!
We're very impressed. Our Year in 2nd ClassMusic LessonsLearning our doh, re mi on chime bars, xylophones and glockenspiels, and of course, on our hands.
We even managed to compose a little tune ourselves. Science Investigations
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Here we are, hard at work, finishing off our art folders.
We hope to have them filled with lots of interesting art pieces by the end of the year.
We hope to have them filled with lots of interesting art pieces by the end of the year.
