Shopping in Ireland Long Ago

In SESE this week we have been learning about what life was like in Ireland long ago. Our grandparents lived in a different time to us and lots of things have changed. We talked about the different foods the ate, the clothes they wore, the houses they lived in etc. We compared the different types of shops that were in the community long ago to the modern shops and supermarkets we have in Ireland today. We investigated the type of receipts that our grandparents received when they bought items in the local shop. Did you know that these receipts were handwritten and that our grandparents bought only basic items as they grew lots of food at home?

Symmetrical Shapes

We have been busy learning about symmetry this week in Maths. We used a ruler to create a 'line of symmetry' Then we used different materials such a beads, links, domino shapes to create a symmetrical design, 
We love active maths in our classroom. 

Yaz, The Guide Dog

We had a visit this week from Marion and her guide dog, Yaz. Yaz is a 10 year old Golden Retriever. and he works as Marion's guide dog. He helps her to go to the shops, the hairdresser and he helps her to cross the road safely. Thank you so much for visiting our school. We learned so much. 

Our Christmas Show

Our Christmas Show was held on the 20th of December. We performed various Christmas songs in English and Irish and we also played the tin whistle.  We had lots of fun performing for you on the day. We hope you enjoyed the show. 

Santa Visit

Santa Claus visited our school on Friday. We were so excited to see him. He gave us some yummy treats and we sang some Christmas songs that we will be performing next week at our Christmas Show.

GOAL Christmas Jumper Day!

We wore our Christmas Jumpers to school to support the charity GOAL.

Rudolph Portraits

We learned how to draw a Rudolph Portrait in a guided drawing art lesson. We are very proud of our finished art piece.

Skip n' Rope Workshop

We recently participated in a skipping workshop with Mark from Skip n' Rope. We developed lots of new skipping skills which help with our agility, balance, hand-eye co-ordination, and rhythm. Skipping helped us to work together as team. We attended a whole school skipping demonstration on Friday in our school hall. We had lots of fun and we practise our skills daily on the yard at break times.

Best Líne

We filled our chart for Best Líne and we went to the park as a reward. We had lots of fun,