Third Class 2021/2022

Easter

Confidence Day

Hurray! No Homework😀

Biodiversity and Bird Houses

We received a wonderful surprise in the form of hand crafted bird houses courtesy of Mr. Cotter. We cannot wait to paint these and add them to our school grounds.

GAA Training

Grenagh Gaa Club have been providing football and hurling training in school to classes from Junior Infants  to R3. We are so lucky to be in receipt of such great coaching. Thank you so much to all the parents and coaches who have dedicated their time to this. Needless to say we love Wednesdays!

Jumping for Joy

The children are beaming with delight with the unveiling of our new PE equipment. We are so grateful to everyone involved in this purchase and cannot wait to try out each and every piece!

Amber Flag Initiative

Engineer’s Week 7th-11th March

Engineer’s Week Workshop

On Friday, March 11th pupils were encouraged to put their problem solving skills to the test in an experiment to measure the strength of jelly sweets. Anyone4science did a fantastic job in captivating the children’s attention and encouraging them to think as “engineers”. The pupils discovered that jelly sweets are much stronger than they thought and the experience created lots of conversation in the hours and days that followed!

World Book Day

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Duit

From hot chocolate to pantomimes and everything in between…it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Science Week 7-14 November 2021

3rd Class – Environmental Awareness and Care

Biodiversity

As our current Green School Theme is Biodiversity we have been spending a great deal of time studying about environmental awareness and care. We have watched educational videos and songs on the IWB, have held class discussions, taken nature walks, created habitat maps, experimented, brainstormed, planned and made models of our biodiversity projects. Our work has supported our entry into competitions including Super Valu’s ” Save the Bee’s” Campaign and Applegreen’s “BioDive”. We have also had the pleasure of showcasing our knowledge by giving a presentation to first class pupils.

 

Happy Halloween

There was a SPOOKTACULAR build up to the holidays in school.

Maths Week 2021- 15th- 23rd October

During maths week we enjoyed the wide variety of fantastic games, competitions and puzzles available through the Maths Week website.

We participate in the Maths Week Mini Quiz (Maths TV livestreams) which was great fun!

Space Week 2021- 4th-10th October.

http://www.spaceweek.ie/

Travel Flag Virtual Ceremony – October 6th 2021

We were thrilled to celebrate 10 years of being a Green School by receiving our 5th Green Flag for Travel. On October 6th we were honoured to participate in the virtual ceremony organised by An Taisce. The children were so proud to see our schools name appear on the roll of honour. A massive thank you to our Travel Officer Ellen Murphy who provided us with endless support, help and guidance in our efforts to improve our carbon footprint and implement our travel initiatives.

First Confession & First Holy Communion

September 2021

Worth the Wait

The children were thrilled to receive the sacrament of Penance and First Holy Communion. Special thanks to Father O’ Loinsigh, Joe & Tina Murphy, The PA, parents, pupils and staff for their contribution to such a wonderful celebration.

August 2021
All ready to greet the class of 2021/2022

New PE equipment

The kids were absolutely thrilled to get loads of new PE equipment this week. We had to try out everything and had lots of fun in the process. It’s fantastic to have such high quality equipment to teach and learn new skills.
A massive thank you to Ms. Wiseman, Maria and all the parents association for this! We all hugely appreciate the generosity and continued support!

Engineer’s Week 2022

Senior Infants had fun designing and making during Engineer’s Week.

We used Kapla to make bridges, fences, enclosures and even a hotel.

We had fun exploring balance, measurement, strategy, prediction, discussion and teamwork.

We used straws and connectors to make tables, chairs, a house and a jail!

Engineering week 5th-11th March 2022

As part of Engineers week, 4th class received a visit from “Anyone 4Science” where they learned to make a force metre and test the strength of jelly sweets. They learned about pulling forces, fair testing and reliable testing. Most importantly they learned how strong jelly sweets can be!! 🤣🤣

Seachtain na Gaeilge 🇮🇪

A fantastic week of learning Gaeilge in various ways. From learning the famous Haka, writing stories and finishing it off with a Kahoot quiz on the school iPads. Have a look at our Seesaw to see our rendition of the Haka Gaelach. Prizes all round for excellent participation. Maith sibh! ☘️☘️

Engineering Week 2022

Rang a dó finished off Engineering Week with a visit from Anyone4Science. The children loved exploring whether Rapunzel could use sweets to get down from her tower. Using water to test the force required, we experimented to see when the sweet would break. Great fun was had! A big thanks to Mrs. Cunnane for organising the workshop.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics began on Monday the 21st of February. The children will be completing six gymnastic sessions with two external teachers. 6th class have thoroughly enjoyed their sessions so far.

Houses and Homes 🏡

Our theme for the month of January was Houses and Homes. We learned all about the different types of homes people live in, and learned lots of new language related to homes and houses.

During Aistear time, the senior infants used lots of the new language they had learned while role-playing that they were working in an Estate Agents.

The students built very impressive homes during the construction station.

The senior infants also used a variety of different recycled materials in the Junk Art station to create beautiful homes.

Well done senior infants!