Grandparents' Day 2020
On a chilly Thursday morning at the end of January, the boys in Senior Infants welcomed some VIPs into their classroom.
They had interviewed these special people, drawn or taken pictures of them, found out their favourite foods and then baked them. They added all these elements together to make their very first project in primary school.
Who were these people?
Grandparents!
The boys took great pride in showing their grandparents around their classroom - spending extra time looking at their projects and viewing their wonderful art-work. For various different reasons, some boys were unable to have their own grandparent there, This was very quickly remedied as they were 'short term adopted' by the grandparents who were there.
Nanas and Grandads poured drinks for their wee charges, listened to their stories, answered their questions and made sure they had enough to eat. There was such an air of caring and love in the room it was almost tangible.
To finish off the morning the boys sang 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'Yellow Submarine' for their grandparents.
It was a very special day for everyone involved, and hopefully, one that they will remember for a very long time.
They had interviewed these special people, drawn or taken pictures of them, found out their favourite foods and then baked them. They added all these elements together to make their very first project in primary school.
Who were these people?
Grandparents!
The boys took great pride in showing their grandparents around their classroom - spending extra time looking at their projects and viewing their wonderful art-work. For various different reasons, some boys were unable to have their own grandparent there, This was very quickly remedied as they were 'short term adopted' by the grandparents who were there.
Nanas and Grandads poured drinks for their wee charges, listened to their stories, answered their questions and made sure they had enough to eat. There was such an air of caring and love in the room it was almost tangible.
To finish off the morning the boys sang 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'Yellow Submarine' for their grandparents.
It was a very special day for everyone involved, and hopefully, one that they will remember for a very long time.
First Few Days.
A new classroom, a new teacher, a new classmate and new toys.
No problem for these wonderful Senior Infants.
No problem for these wonderful Senior Infants.
Waterproof or Not?
We used syringes full of water to investigate whether different materials were waterproof or not.
Then, based on our findings, we designed footwear to wear out in the rain.
Thank goodness our tables weren't made out of paper!!!
Then, based on our findings, we designed footwear to wear out in the rain.
Thank goodness our tables weren't made out of paper!!!
Making Music
Every week, Ms. Murphy takes the boys for a drama class and Ms. Harte takes them for music. It's a fun time of song, exploration and lots of noise!
Next term, the teachers will swap subjects and the fun will continue....
Next term, the teachers will swap subjects and the fun will continue....
Making Patterns
Not all of our maths is adding or writing numbers in copies - sometimes we get to make patterns, sort beads and sit on the table.
Book Fair
We went to the book fair, we looked at LOTS of books. We got comfortable and then three books were read to us (because we were such great listeners) We laughed at '10 Fat Sausages' and giggled at 'I Need a New Bum'!
Autumn Walk to Bushy Park
On a bright Autumnal morning we set out to Bushy Park for our nature walk. We were looking for signs of Autumn and we saw lots and lots of them - blackberries, fallen leaves of all different colours, webs, conker shells (but no conkers...) and lots more.
After lots of wonderful observations, the boys had a well earned play time in the playground
A squirrel even ran across the playground with a nut in it's mouth!!!! Brave squirrel!
After lots of wonderful observations, the boys had a well earned play time in the playground
A squirrel even ran across the playground with a nut in it's mouth!!!! Brave squirrel!
Science Week.
We had a week of science just before our mid-term - we explored lots of different areas of Science:
Making butter and buttermilk out of cream (and eating it on biscuits)
Exploring static electricity
X-Rays and bones
Light and colour
Slopes and friction
Growing jellies - to name but a few...
Making butter and buttermilk out of cream (and eating it on biscuits)
Exploring static electricity
X-Rays and bones
Light and colour
Slopes and friction
Growing jellies - to name but a few...
HALLOWE'EN
What no tables????
What do you do in class when you're all dressed up? Play on the ground :-D
We paraded around the infant classrooms and showed off our wonderful costumes to each other, played circle games and sang spooky Hallowe'en songs with Ms. Murphy's class.
What do you do in class when you're all dressed up? Play on the ground :-D
We paraded around the infant classrooms and showed off our wonderful costumes to each other, played circle games and sang spooky Hallowe'en songs with Ms. Murphy's class.
