School Activities

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 19 January 2020; Last Updated: 19 January 2020

We had a busy first term getting to know each other and becoming friends. In doing this we played a lot of ice-breaker games in all subjects and had lots of fun, especially in Art. Here are just some of our wonderful creations on display in and around the classroom.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 22 March 2019; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

Learning Time in Second class can be a challenge for lots of boys and girls so it is important to make it as fun and enjoyable as possible.

Hibernation Station

This challenge allowed students to experiment with different forms of insulation and renewable energy and how these are applicable in the real world.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 28 January 2019; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

Learning about money can be quite a challenge for a lot of children so plenty of practise is required in the very basics of adding coins together and figuring out how much change you are owed in a shop.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 25 January 2019; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

One of our STEM activities in November was that the children had to make a dinner table big enough and sturdy enough to hold all the food and cutlery needed for a festive Thanksgiving dinner.

STEM - Apple Rafts

Children were asked to imagine they were trapped on a desert island with nothing only apples and toothpicks to create a raft for them to escape on.

Second and Third Class Review 2018

Our Year in Pictures Drama Character Walk – Walk like a giraffe, Walk like a fashion model, Walk like you cannot find your car keys and move like a butterfly. Golden Time Construction Tower using Jenga blocks. We all worked together to create our very own Food Pyramid in our efforts to learn how to eat healthier.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 08 November 2021; Last Updated: 08 November 2021

3rd class have enjoyed being back together this year and have had a busy first term at school. Many thanks to Mrs Finlay for her wonderful work with the children. We have thoroughly enjoyed having you with us since September. We also look forward to welcoming our new 3rd class teacher ‘Mrs Carleton’ to the Model. We can be sure the children in 3rd class will make you feel very welcome!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 08 January 2021; Last Updated: 08 January 2021

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 21 December 2020; Last Updated: 21 December 2020

Fourth Class all painted a Christmas jar. They designed their own jar and painted it using glass paints. The children really enjoyed doing this.

After the jars had dried, the children took part in some flower arranging. They chose flowers and added them to their jars.

The finished products were beautiful!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 21 December 2020; Last Updated: 21 December 2020

In English, we have been reading about 'The Titanic'. We learned a lot about the ship and how it was built. We even learned about a passenger called Francis Brown, who had photographed the ship and had got off the ship in Cobh in Co Cork, before disaster struck.

We continued to develop our writing skills in English as we wrote a Recount piece about the Titanic. The children's creativity was amazing. Some children pretended to be first class passengers, while others were third class passengers. All the writing pieces were fabulous!

Finally, the children all created a picture of 'The Titanic'. Have a look at the amazing work completed by the children.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 21 December 2020; Last Updated: 21 December 2020

All the children in 4th class were busy at the beginning of December. They worked hard to complete a range of arts and crafts to donate to Blackwater House.

We all really enjoyed creating the arts and crafts and we were delighted with out finished products.

We took full advantage of the good weather in September and put our skills to good use in the Outdoor Play Area.

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Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 05 December 2020; Last Updated: 05 December 2020

Over the past few weeks, we have been working on the genre of 'storytelling and anecdotes'.

The children worked in small groups within their pods. Each group was given a story starter. The children had to create a story based on the first line. I was so amazed at all the creativity and imagination in each of the stories. We even had stories connecting to 'An Górta Mór'.

A huge well done to everyone so far!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2019 - 2020; Created: 05 December 2020; Last Updated: 05 December 2020

For Maths Week, Fourth Class completed a Maths Trail, a Kahoot Quiz and integrated Maths into a P.E. lesson too.

We went around the school grounds and observed maths in the school enviornment. It was a lot of fun!

We completed a Kahoot Quiz in our pod groups. It really tested our mental maths. Mrs Marshall was very impressed with the knowledge and skills among the children.

Lastly, we integrated Maths into our P.E. lesson. We played a game called 'Up to 50'. The children had a lot of fun completing exercises until they had 50 different types of movements completed.