Dress Up Time!!!

Senior Infants had great fun dressing up as their favourite characters!

Senior Infants meet illustrator, Chris Judge

In the run up to World Book Day, Senior Infants went up to DuBray bookshop to meet illustrator and children's book author, Chris Judge.
We listened to Chris read his book, 'The Lonely Beast' and then he showed us how to draw the beast.
Our drawings were fantastic!

Frogs in Junior Infants

Junior Infants have been learning all about frogs. 

We have watched videos, learned new songs and played games all about the life cycle of the frog.

We wrote an excellent report about the frog.

We made little frogs out of clay to put in our spring time display outside our classroom.

Ms McHale brought in some frog spawn for us to observe for the next few weeks.  We are keeping the frogspawn safe in our classroom and we look forward to seeing it hatch into tadpoles in the next few weeks.





Please Note:

Blanket licence signed for frog spawn collection by teachers

It is illegal to disturb or collect frogspawn as frogs are a protected species in Ireland.  However, to facilitate nature studies in primary and secondary schools around the country, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has issued a blanket licence covering all teachers. The licence allows teachers to collect frog-spawn for use in the class-room. Frog spawn has traditionally been collected by Irish school teachers in spring and kept in glass tanks in class to allow students of all ages observe and learn about the development stages of the frog. Frog eggs, laid as spawn, gradually turn into tadpoles and they in turn go through metamorphosis - the process whereby aquatic tadpoles turn into juvenile frogs.
A copy of the licence can be downloaded here - Frog Licence - Department of Education 2013 [370kb]

Windows on the World: A visit from the Kenyan Ambassador

We had a big day in the school on Thursday.  Over the past few weeks, 4th, 5th and 6th class have been working on their Windows of the World project in preparation for St Patrick's Day. This year our school has been given Kenya as our country. 4th, 5th and 6th class have been learning all about the country, the culture, the people, the geography, the animals and the art work.

To help us celebrate Kenyan culture the Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland, Catherine Muigai Mwangi, came to visit our school. We worked really hard to decorate our school in preparation of the visit. We had balloons, bunting, ribbons and flags in the Kenyan colours - red, black and green. All our pupils lined up at the front of the school and they waved their Kenyan flags to welcome the Ambassador.


The Ambassador planted a tree outside the school to commemorate her visit. She then went to visit 4th, 5th and 6th class to talk to them about life in Kenya. The girls had lots of questions for the Ambassador, and the Ambassador brought some gifts from Kenya for the girls. It was an excellent visit.

Over the next few weeks the girls will continue to learn about Kenya and they will prepare their display for their Windows on the World shop front. We can't wait to see it.

Infant Art Displays

Junior and Senior Infants have been very busy this year working on all their projects.  Here are some displays showing off all their hard work.

Life Cycle of the Frog

Junior and Senior Infants are learning about the Life Cycle of the frog.  Here are some activities to practice this at home.

• Frog Life Cycle Game

Frog Life Cycle Colouring Pages

• Frog Life Cycle Colouring Page
• Frog Life Cycle Sequencing Cards
• My Itsy Bitsy Frog Book
• Frog Life Cycle: Cutting and Matching Activity
• Frog Life Cycle: Match the picture and information

Spring

Junior Infants are learning about Spring. Be sure to look out for signs of Spring - baby animals, daffodils, tulips, nests, buds and blossoms on trees, frog spawn, birds singing......