Junior Infants March News

Junion Infants March News

We had a very busy month learning lots and working on fun initiatives in March. We learned all about Spring. In English, we focused on the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In science, we learned all about the Butterfly while in Geography, we explored the signs of Spring. We learned about Ireland 100 years ago in history. We completed our Jungle Journey block of P.E. and gross motor activities and began our Finger Gym work on fine motor skills. On world book day, we dressed up as our favourite characters. It was lots of fun. This month, we did lots of work about St. Patrick and Easter. We were very busy learning but we had great fun.

We learned all about Spring.

Our Aistear this month was all about Spring. We completed lots of fun activities such as Making Spring creatures and flowers with playdough, playing Bingo using Spring words, making spring animals with fabric and fibre and planting flowers. We even had our own Garden centre!

S.E.S.E

As we were learning about Spring, we explored lots of signs of Spring in Geography. We learned all about Butterflies and made our own Butterfly life cycles on using paper plates. 

In history, we learned all about Ireland 100 years ago and talked about the Easter 1916 rising. We explored some old pictured of Ireland in the past. Then we looked at some pictures of Ireland today and talked about how it has changed. 

Jungle Journey

This month, we finished our Jungle Journey. We really enjoyed all of the activities as we explored and imagined a Journey through the jungle. Throwing, catching, tearing, finger painting, tracing, jumping, crawling and hopping were only some of the skills we practiced. We loved Jungle Journey!

Finger Gym for fine motor skills

We started a fun initiative this month called Finger Gym. As part of this initiative, we tried very hard to build up our muscles in our fingers and hands to help us develop good writing skills. We worked very hard with teacher, Mrs. Ward and some helpful boys and girls in 5th and 6th class at lots of different activities. 

World book day

Lá le Phádraig shona duit!!

Gaelbhratach

An Ghaelbhratach

An bhliain seo, táimíd ag déanamh iarracht iontach gaeilge a úsáid comh minic agus is féidir linn i rith an lá scoile. Táimíd ag glacadh páirt sa scéim ghaelbhratach agus bíonn a lán imeachtaí ar siúl againn. Bímíd ag foghlaim rainn agus amhráin, ag déanamh beannachtaí as gaeilge agus an baint taitneamh as cluichí teanga, cluichí clóis agus rudaí mar sin. Mar a deir an seanfhocal "Beatha teanga, í a labhairt" !

Tá coiste gaelbhratach againn sa scoil le páistí ón gach rang. Is iad Shauna, Cáit, Kayleigh, Jack, Clódagh, Patrick, Fionn, Dylan, Lilly, Finn, Leo, Sarah, Henry agus Abigail na páistí atá ar an gcoiste. Bíonn siad ag obair go dian chun smaoineamh ar smaointe éagsúla a dhéanamh chun gaeilge a spreagadh sa scoil. Seo iad cúpla pictiúirí den rudaí a rinneamar suas go dtí seo i rith an bhliain. 

Gaeilge 24

Bhí lá gaeilge againn i mí Samhain. Fuair gach páiste t-léine gorm, banda láimhe agus greamáin. Rinneamar iarracht gaeilge labhartha a úsáid i rith an lae. Bhí lá iontach againn. D'imríomar cluichí teanga ar maidin, rinneamar balún corcra, chanamar rainn agus amhráin agus bhí tráth na gceist ag ranganna 3,4,5 agus 6.

Bhí tionól mór againn sa halla. Chanamar rainn agus amhráin le chéile. Bhí taispeántais ag Naíonáin bheaga agus rang a trí agus a ceathar. Chanamar '99 bliain ó chuireadh síol' le chéile.

Rinne cúpla cailíní damhsa ghaelach sa halla freisin. Maith sibh!

Rinne gach dalta sa scoil balún corcra don lá. Chuireamar iad suas timpeall na scoile don lá gaeilge 24. 

Comórtas Ealaíne

Bhí comórtas Ealaíne againn i Mí Eanair. Bhí ar páistí seanfhocal a tharraingt agus a dathú. An seanfhocal a roghnaíomar ná "Is fearr gaeilge briste ná béarla cliste". Seo iad na buaiteoirí sa phictiúr seo. Maith sibh!

Óglaigh na hEireann

Tháinig Óglaigh na hÉireann go dtí an scoil i Mí Eanair freisin. D'fhoghlamar Amhráin na bhFiann agus rinneamar go léir bratacha na hEirinn don lá. Bhí tionól mór againn sa halla agus chanamar Amhráin na bhFiann le chéile. 

Drámaíocht agus scéalaíocht

Bímíd ag déanamh a lán scéalaíocht agus drámaíocht i rith na ceachtaí gaeilge. Seo iad Naíonáin bheaga tar éis iad a dhéanamh dráma den scéal 'An Tornapa Mór' i mí feabhra. Bhain siad a lán taitneamh as a bheith ag úsáid na puipéidí. 

Gaeilge sa timpeallacht

Tá a lán Gaeilge timpeall na scoile againn anois. I Mí Feabhra, rinne an coiste ghaelbhratach Féilire don halla. Chuireamar suas sa halla é. Athraíonn páistí é gach lá, Chomh maith le sin, chuireamar suas frásaí éagasúla, ceisteanna, agus píosa comhrá suas fréisin.

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Rinneamar a lán imeachtaí taitneamhach i rith seachtain na gaeilge an bhliain seo. Am ghnóthach ab ea é ach rinne gach duine iarracht iontach. Bhí a lán imeachtaí ar siúl mar shampla, rainn agus amhráin gach lá, cluichí teanga, scéalaíocht, drámaíócht, tráth na gceist, gúrú na gaeilge, fiséan gaeilge, tionól sa halla, ceilí sa clóis, cluichí clóis agus rudaí mar sin. Bhí sé ar fheabhas!

Céilí sa clóis

Lá Glás

Amhráin na bhFiann

Tionól sa chlóis

Drámaíocht le na Naíonáin

Aistear trí Gaeilge

Senior Infants News

Geography

Signs of Spring

We were discussing signs of Spring and focused on things we smell, see, feel and things we hear in spring.  The children drew beautiful pictures of baby lambs, chicks and calves.  There were lots of pictures of trees with bright new buds and bright, yellow daffodils.  Lots of children drew themselves with big smiles as they feel happy to be moving into this new season where the days get brighter and longer!

Maths

The Story of 10

In Senior Infants we are busy learning about the story of 10.  We played a game matching our number bonds that add to ten.  We each had a 'post it' on our jumper with a number from 0 - 10 and jogged around the hall and when teacher called out "the number 10 shark is coming" we had to quickly find our partner.  We had great fun learning all about the story of 10!