February News from Junior and Senior Infants
We learned all about Spring this month, participated in Operation Transformation 10@10, celebrated Valentines day and marked Pancake Tuesday, the last day of the month by having a pancake party. We had a really great time!
We learned all about............ Spring!
This month, we learned all about the Signs of Spring in geography and we learned about the life cycle of the frog in science. We read the big book of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' as part of our English and we sequenced the different parts of the story in history. Our Aistear was based all around the topic of Spring and we completed many different Spring time play activities.
Physical play - play dough station
Creative play - Spring flowers and rainbows
Language play - Spring bingo
Jigsaws
Socio - dramatic play - The Garden Centre
Maths - We learned all about Time
In our maths this month, we were learning all about the seasons and days of the week. We talked about daily routines and sequenced daily routines in groups.
Gaeilge - Éadaí
We learned the Irish for various clothes, as well as some songs and poems in Irish. We made our own clothes line and played various games and activities based on 'Éadaí'.
English - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
As part of our English this month, we focused on the big book of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. We sequenced the story, explored our favourite parts and created a character profile of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Science - The Life Cycle of a frog
In groups, we sequenced pictures to tell the story of The Life Cycle of a Frog.
Religion
In religion, we learned about the signs of Spring and thanked God for all of the signs of Spring and new life at Spring time.
Operation Transformation 10 @ 10
We participated in Operation transformations 10@10. We followed the video on Operation Transformation and really enjoyed getting active.
Valentines Day Art activities
To celebrate Valentines day, we made some Valentines Bears and Valentines Day cards. They turned out great!
Pancake Tuesday
On Pancake Tuesday, we had a pancake party to mark the last day before lent. We all gathered in a circle and ate some pancakes while listening to a story about the Big Pancake.
