We took St Valentine's to be an opportunity to discuss all things love in our classroom. We started with a read aloud on the subject and then shared what we…

We celebrated global day of play in first and second class on February 5th. This was part of our creative schools programme and we had great fun! First the children…

The children loved exploring items around the classroom to identify what was magnetic and what wasn't. It was also fun for the children to estimate and predict what might be…

We have been exploring length in 1st and 2nd and area in 2nd too. The children loved using concrete materials to develop their measuring skills. We also worked on estimating…

We were very busy during science week in first and second class. We read a story a day about different scientists- Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and…

In first and second class, twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the children participate in imagination stations.

These are based on our theme for the month whic for September, was Growing Up in Ireland.

We learned about Ross Castle, the different amenities in our area and all about growing up in Ireland.

The imagination stations are both play based and inquiry based in nature. There is usually a creative area, junk art area, small world area and a construction area.

Children are free to go to whichever area they like. Most recently, we have designed a new bridge for Mountnugent, created our own Ross Castle and imagined what life was like in Mountnugent 100 years ago.

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We focused on the strand of drawing in September in our art lessons and had plenty of opportunities to explore and develop our skills.  We read the story, The Dot…

We have been busy in First and Second creating some Spring Art. 

Two topics we have explored in January are data and time. We took part in some fun activities to consolidate the learning