2020 - 2021
February: All About Spain!
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In February, we learned all about Spain!
We learned about the culture, food and day-to-day life!
January: All About Space!
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We’ve had a busy first few weeks back in school!
In January, we learned all about space!
November: Homes and Houses
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In November, we learned all about different types of Homes and Houses.
We examined different houses and learned about the building process.
October: Autumn
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In October, we learned all about Autumn.
September: Monaghan Project
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We’ve had busy first few months in 2nd Class!
Maths Week
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During Maths Week the children were engaged in playful experiences that helped them to learn in a fun way, while developing their mathematical skills.
The Doctors Surgery
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Senior Infants have just completed a unit of work on the topic 'Myself'. We set up a Doctor's Surgery in the classroom and also ran a baby clinic.
Literacy Stations
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Literacy Stations are a definite favourite in our classroom. The children get to work on many different aspects of literacy in a fun way. There is lots of variety and many opportunities to develop our literacy skills.
Active Week
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1st & 2nd Class had so much fun during Active Week! We had lots of different activities throughout the week - Soccer skills with the FAI, Sports Day, PE circuits, and a great Pound Class with Pamela! Take a look at our pictures!
Space
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The boys and girls really enjoyed all our Space themed lessons during May.
All About Butterflies
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We have been very busy learning all about the butterfly. In our Art classes we made beautiful clay butterflies. In Science we learned about the life cycle of the butterfly, and we also got to see the real thing in our classroom.
Dress Up for World Book Day 2021
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1st & 2nd Class pupils celebrated World Book Day in great style on March 12th! We had lots of fun trying to guess all the different storybook characters. The boys and girls talked about the character they had chosen and made beautiful story quilts based on their favourite story.
Dress Up for World Book Day
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World Book Day is a important one in the Model School and as always everyone made a great effort to dress up as a character from a book. The children also prepared an oral report on a favourite or much loved book, recorded it and sent it to school via the Seesaw App. We had a great time listening to our peers and now have some new book suggestions for our class library. I think you will all agree everyone looked amazing and we had a great day as we celebrated World Book Day 2021
Dress Up for World Book Day
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Works of Art!
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1st and 2nd Class were invited to take part in our 'Draw With Rob' art activity. Rob Biddulph is an illustrator, who posts step by step videos demonstrating how to draw lots of different characters. I was amazed by the drawings completed by the boys and girls! We certainly have lots of budding artists in our class. Take a look at some of their work.
1st&2nd Class Update
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Hi everyone!
I hope you are all keeping safe and well. It is hard to believe we have come to the end of January. Unfortunately we have another few weeks of remote learning, but hopefully we will be back at school very soon.
The first signs of spring are beginning to appear, as the lovely snowdrops have arrived in our gardens and along the roadside, so at least we can all look forward to the brighter days ahead!
Thank you for all your wonderful work! I hope you are enjoying the activities - I know I am really enjoying seeing your work and I am very impressed with how well you are all doing!
Take care,
Ms Keenan
Third Class Work January 11th - 22nd
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Hello boys and girls!
I am so sad not to be able to see you in the classroom, especially as I missed you all so much when I was off sick in December. I hope Santa was good to you and you all got what you asked for. I also hope you’ve been keeping safe and enjoying lots of fun in the snow!
I have planned some work for you to be completed over the next two weeks. Remember to only do what you can manage and what is suitable to your home situation as I am aware that lots of mammies and daddies are trying to look after you at home while working hard at the same time.
Second Class Work January 11th - 22nd
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Hello boys and girls!
I am so sad not to be able to see you in the classroom, especially as I missed you all so much when I was off sick in December. I hope Santa was good to you and you all got what you asked for. I also hope you’ve been keeping safe and enjoying lots of fun in the snow!
I have planned some work for you to be completed over the next two weeks. Remember to only do what you can manage and what is suitable to your home situation as I am aware that lots of mammies and daddies are trying to look after you at home while working hard at the same time.
Christmas Celebrations
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Junior Infants enjoyed a December filled with Christmas cheer in the classroom. Our theme for the month was 'Santa's Workshop' so we adopted the role of Santa and his elves during the play sessions.
Junior Infants 2020
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Junior Infants have enjoyed their first term at their new school and have encountered lots of new learning experiences.
Junior Infants 2020
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Junior Infants have enjoyed their first term at their new school and have encountered lots of new learning experiences.
Crumlin Christmas Jumper Fundraiser
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On Friday 11th December the children arrived in school looking very festive indeed. This was a great way to raise funds for The Children's Health Foundation Crumlin. Spirits were high and they all looked fantastic too.
Maths Week
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During Maths week, we enjoyed many varied activities. We made patterns, played dice games, found coins in the sand and matched them, built number towers, worked on the Ipads and played domino counting and matching games.
Autumn Hunt
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We went on an Autumn Hunt in the school grounds. We found lots of interesting things including insects, bird feathers and leaves of all colours just to name a few.
Maths Week
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To celebrate Maths Week the children had to solve mathematical problems in their groups each day at the start of our Maths lesson. To do this they had to use their whiteboards to follow the Problem Solving rule; RUDECC. The letters stand for Read the problem, Underline the important pieces of information, Draw a pictrure of the problem, Estimate an answer, Calculate the answer and finally Check over the work to make sure it makes sense.
2nd and 3rd September and October
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Hello again and welcome back!
We have been busy as little bees since starting back in September. I think the children are like myself and are all happy to be back in the classroom. In order to settle ourselves back in we were working hard on learning about our well-being and getting to know each other again.
Hello again!
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Hi everyone,
I hope you're all still keeping well and managing to cope at home. I have attached your next unit of work as a pdf document in an email that Mrs. Mills will send onto your parents. You will also find other attachments that you need for the next fortnight of work and you will need to use some of the ones that I sent you in the last unit of work too.
I'm missing you all and the school environment desperately but I hope you're all coping as best you can with the work that I am setting. It's all new to all of us so lets not be too hard on ourselves and just do our best!
Take care, stay safe and wash your hands!
Unit of Work; April 27th - May 11th
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April 27th – May 11th 2020
School Closure Work for Mrs. Lochner’s, 2nd and 3rd Class
Hello again everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the break over the Easter holidays as much as possible given the current situation.
Plan of Work 20-04-20
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Hello Junior Infants,
I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter and are continuing to enjoy the lovely sunshine. As we are continuing to learn from home I have attached some activities for you to work on this week. All parents will receive an email with printable worksheets and activities. If anyone does not receive this then please let us know via the school email address.
2nd Unit of Work For School Closure.
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Second Instalment of School Closure Work for Mrs. Lochner’s, 2nd and 3rd Class.
*** This unit of work is for a fortnight, with "Easter Holidays" in the middle of this unit, you have plenty of time to complete this work before the next installment which will be begin on Monday 27th April.***
Hello again everyone! I hope you are all keeping well and continuing to wash those hands and keep your social distancing going? I am missing each and every one of you very much and only wish I was able to see you all in person, to do this next unit of work with you all. Unfortunately, as you’re all aware this is not possible as of yet and we therefore have to do our very best to keep up with our learning at home. I hope that the work I have given so far hasn’t proven too difficult and you have managed to get through it without torturing your parents too much!
I would like to remind you all that when you’re doing this next section of work to remember the standard of work that I expect off you and that you ensure your work is completed to that standard each and every day. Finally, God has gifted us with this beautiful, sunny weather to help us get through this tough time so please make the most of it while you can and enjoy it! Take care and stay safe!
School Closure Work For Mrs. Lochner's Class.
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In an attempt to make home life over the next few weeks as normal as possible, I have planned some straight forward work that should keep your child/children sufficiently occupied. The following work has been chosen so your child should be able to complete it without assisstance in most cases. If they encounter any difficult questions and/or activities please don't get frustrated, just move on to another task. This plan of work is given to help support parents and not to cause any added stress at what is an extraordinary time, so bear this in mind.
Self-Assessment.
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A vital part of children's learning has been attributed to their ability to assess and critique their own work. This consolidates the learning objective qand allows them to see what they have done well and what they could improve on in the future. It is a valuable skill that will be used in all areas of everyday life in the future. Here you can see them using an assessment rubric for their Recount writing - where they recounted their summer holidays.
Our Wonder Wall!
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In order to encourage the children to present their written work neatly and do their handwriting to the best of their ability I have created the "Wonder Wall" where only the best work will be photocopied and put on display for everyone to admire. As you can see it's filling up very fast and has proved a great incentive!
Maths Week 2019
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Maths week is a time for us to demonstrate to the children how fun Maths is and how this subject plays a major role in our everyday lives.
2nd and 3rd September and October
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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.
Learning about Time.
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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.
Tug of War!
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The children have a "Fuzzy Jar" which they get filled with two pom poms for every positive/fuzzy story they can tell from their yard break.
World Book Day 2019!
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Second class were a sight to behold on World Book Day.
Hibernation Stations and Snowball Structures
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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.
Learning about Money in Second Class.
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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.
Thanksgiving Dinner Table
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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.
Apple Rafts
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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.
Pom Pom Slingshots.
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September STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
Second Class 2018-2019
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We are all delighted to have started a brand new school year in Second Class.
Second Class Review 2017 - 2018
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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.