1st & 2nd Class
February News
Space Projects
One day in SESE, we learned about Space. Then, Ms Walker decided that we should do projects about our solar system. Then, we were split up into groups. Each group was then given a planet. The, we wrote down the facts we found out. Now they are hanging on our walls.
By Clara & Alisa
Love Bugs
In 1st and 2nd Class, we made Love Bugs in Art. We loved it! First, we picked which paint to use on a paper plate, then we decorated it and made a face. We then stuck on feet. It was really fun!
By Elise, Sarah & Maisie
Kindness Cups
In 1st and 2nd Class, we made Kindness Cups. Ms Walker printed out cups. We brought our cups around the room and we wrote something kind about each other in the cups.
By Gwynne
Baking
Our class got 1000 Dojo points and our prize was baking! Ms Walker brought in some ingredients for baking. We made Chocolate Rice Krispie Buns.
Step 1: Melt the chocolate.
Step 2: Measure the Rice Krispies.
Step 3: Mix the chocolate and Rice Krispies together.
Step 4: Put the mixture into the bun cases.
Step 5: Wait 1 hour and then eat!
By Jessica & Ivy Florence
Valentine's Day Cards
In 1st and 2nd Class, we were doing Valentine's Day cards. Ms Walker let us decide because there options. The options were a taco, watermelon, snail, owl and a strawberry.
By Derek & Anna
Football
We did football for 6 weeks on Mondays. We played matches and games, It was fun and cool!
By Arvo, Max and Sam
Mindfulness Colouring
We all coloured sheets, they turned out cool. There were rockets, lions, monkeys, owls and suns too. There were so many pictures. There were so many colours on it too. They had lots of kind words. They had all the colours in the rainbow.
By William, Cameron and Billy.
January News
Paul and Silas Assembly
In 1st and 2nd Class, we learned about two very brave men in the Bible. Their names were Paul and Silas. In Assembly, we sang Voices of Freedom, it was fun! We said our own lines and designed pictures in groups.
By Sarah and Elise.
Factions
In 1st & 2nd Class, we learned about fractions in Maths. We were given paper pizzas, then, we coloured them in and answered the question. Now they look delicious.
By Clara and Jessica
Space Research
1. We used iPads to find facts about planets
2. We had lots of fun
3. My buddies were Ivy Florence and Derek
4. William was with Arvo and Clara
5. My planet was Venus and William’s was Mars
By Cameron and William
Planets Art
In 1st & 2nd Class, we made planets and we each got into groups of three. Our favourite planet is Pluto even though it is a dwarf planet, it will still be in our hearts. We used sponges to make our planets. We also did a project on planets. I had Mars and Emmeline had Saturn.
By Anna and Emmeline
Pyjama Day
The student council organised a pyjama day to raise money for our reading dog. We did our assembly and we were in our pyjamas.
By Esmé
Wise Words
In 1st and 2nd Class, we were all given the start to an old saying or wise word. We had to make up the end of the saying.
Fireworks Art
For Art, we used scrap paper to print on fireworks on to a black sheet of paper. We then drew a picture of a cityscape.
December News
Panto!
In 1st & 2nd Class, we went to the panto and it was really fun! We went to see Jack and the Beanstalk. We got squirted with a water gun!
By Esmé
O Christmas Tree
In 1st & 2nd Class, we made Christmas Trees in Art. We used green and brown paper. Green for the top and brown for the bottom. We wrote O Christmas Tree. We used pom poms for the baubles and gold paper for the star.
By Robin and Derek
Santa Claus Comes to School!
Santa came to school in Jessica's car, her elf was hanging in the car. Santa gave out selection boxes. We welcomed him into our class to take a class photo.
By Ivy-Florence
Christmas Paper Chains
In 1st & 2nd Class, we made Christmas Paper Chains. We made Santas, elves, Rudolphs, snowmen and Christmas trees. We loved making them!
By Alisa
Kindness Advent Calendar
For Advent, we made a Kindness Advent Calendar. Everyone designed a stocking and a present. On the present, we wrote a kind action on them. Each day of Advent, we had a kind action to do! We placed the stocking above our class fireplace
Movie Day
The school Student Council organised a Movie Day! We got to vote for the movie we wanted and the winning vote was the Nativity! That morning Santa came to school and gave us a selecion box. We got to eat it with popcorn while we watched the movie! We all got to decorate a paper Christmas Jumper.
Snow Globes
Ms Walker has a snow globe collection, so she wanted us to make one. We painted the background blue. Then designed any Christmas scene we wanted and stuck it on. Next, we got black paper and we made the bottom of the snow globe. Then, we got white paint and made snow and finally added a bow.
By Jessica and Luka
Carol Service
For the School Carol Service, we sang I Saw Three Ships and When Christmas Comes to Town. It was so fun! Luka and Emmeline's readings were really good!
By Anna and Maya
November News
Wrinkled Heart
In 1st & 2nd Class, we learned that if you upset someone you wrinkle their heart. If you say sorry it will be smooth out the wrinkle a bit, but it will always leave a wrinkle. We learned a poem and did Art. It was fun.
By Clara & Esmé
Yoga
In 1st & 2nd Class, we did yoga, it was very fun. We all sat beside each other. We played lots of games like pom poms and freeze poses, it was fun, we loved it! We also did roll the dice yoga poses and it was fun.
By Sarah & Maisie
Smarties Data
In Maths, we have been learning about Data. On Thursday, Ms Walker bought smarties for the whole entire class. We divided the smarties into colours and made a graph using the data. Afterwards, we ate them!
By Maya & Luka
Penguin Art
In 1st & 2nd Class for Art, we made Penguins. First, we cut out the body. Then, we cut out the arms, feet, beak and eyes. We painted a background, using pink and blue paint. We made an iceberg for the penguins to stand on. After we stuck them on, we added pom poms, hats and snow.
By Emmeline & Derek
Autumn Leaves
In 1st & 2nd Class, for art we made Autumn Leaves. There were lots of different types of leaves. We cut out our chosen leaves . We covered the edge of the leaves with chalk and we used our fingers to spread the chalk onto the paper. We then took off the leaves and we were left with the outline.
By Robin & Gwynne
Science Week
On Monday, we did lego science. We build a bulldozer. It was made of technics and it was really fun.
By Cameron, Arvo & Max
Patterns
In Maths, we learned that there are so many ways to make patterns. There is one called a growing pattern and one called a repeated pattern. In groups, we made both patterns!
By Jessica & Niko
October News
Nature Table
In 1st & 2nd Class, we have been learning about counting the rings on a tree stump in our Over the Moon reader and skills book. Then, Mrs McNicholas brought in two tree stumps. Then, Ms Walker made a nature table. It started to fill up after a few days.
By Clara & Emmeline
Free Writing
On Wednesdays we do Free Writing and it is so fun!
By Gwynne
Maths Week
Maths Week was fun and amazing. It was cool and super fun! We went on a Maths trail.
By Cameron, Sam & Max
Junior Praise (Hymn Book)
In 1st and 2nd Class we have Junior Praise. We think it is the best book in the world. We got our own one of them. We love them! Maisie's hasn't come yet, it's running late. We are having a Junior Praise playdate. We are going to sing and sing! It is amazing!
By Elise, Sarah & Maisie
Bats
In Art, we made hanging bats. It was fun. We painted a sunset and we made bats. They have a surprise on their tummies.
By Esmé & Luka
Halloween Bingo
It was fun, we got jellies. We played it two times. There was a haunted house. We love it!
By William & Arvo
Halloween Dress Up
We did Halloween dress up, it was so cool. We saw lots of people dressed in their Halloween costume. It was so fun! We dressed up as scary cheerleaders. The 6th Class boys are dressed up as Oompa Loompas.
By Jessica & Anna
September News
1st & 2nd Class have had a very busy September! Our classroom had a big change over the summer and we got lovely new storage. The classroom now looks very tidy all of the time and can store all of our toys and books. We love them so much, thank you to the school for getting them for us!
Welcome to Our Class
On the first day back at school, we were all given a colouring sheet. Then, Ms Walker told us that we would be putting all the sheets together and make one big picture that said Welcome to Our Class. It had lots of pretty pictures and it was full of colours.
By Clara and Robin
Our Teacher
Ms Walker teaches us in 1st and 2nd Class. She teaches us so much Gaeilge, Music, Art, Maths and lots of other things. She is very nice. We look forward to a great year together!
By Luka and Jessica
Our Summer Memories
In 1st and 2nd Class we wrote all about our summer memories. We drew pictures of our holidays.
By Maisie, Elise and Sarah
Our Colour Wheels
We had to use red, yellow and blue to make the secondary colours. We learned that red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, and red + blue = purple. We made very nice pictures!
By Richard and Esmé
Crayons
In Art, we designed our own crayons. They are colourful. They are outside our classroom. We listened to a poem about crayons and how we are all unique.
By William and Cameron
Cozy Corner
The cozy corner is a cozy place. The cozy corner is a tent and it has animals on it. The cozy corner has cushions and it has windows that open.
By Sam and Gwynne
