2020 - 2021

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 22 February 2022; Last Updated: 22 February 2022

In February, we learned all about Spain!
We learned about the culture, food and day-to-day life!

Read more: February: All About Spain!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 15 February 2022; Last Updated: 15 February 2022

We’ve had a busy first few weeks back in school!

In January, we learned all about space!

Read more: January: All About Space!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 15 December 2021; Last Updated: 16 December 2021

In November, we learned all about different types of Homes and Houses.

We examined different houses and learned about the building process.

Read more: November: Homes and Houses

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 03 November 2021; Last Updated: 03 November 2021

In October, we learned all about Autumn.

Read more: October: Autumn

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 03 November 2021; Last Updated: 03 November 2021

We’ve had busy first few months in 2nd Class!

Read more: September: Monaghan Project

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 01 November 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

During Maths Week the children were engaged in playful experiences that helped them to learn in a fun way, while developing their mathematical skills.

Read more: Maths Week

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 31 October 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: The Doctors Surgery

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 31 October 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 20 June 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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!

Read more: Active Week

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 20 June 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

The boys and girls really enjoyed all our Space themed lessons during May.

Read more: Space

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 20 June 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: All About Butterflies

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 25 March 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Dress Up for World Book Day 2021

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 16 March 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 15 March 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

I think you will all agree that the children made a great effort to dress up for World Book Day 2020. They looked the part and the videos of their book reviews that they sent into school on the Seesaw App were very impressive too. Well Done to all! You really are an enthusiastic and talented group of children.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 05 February 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Works of Art!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 29 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 11 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Third Class Work January 11th - 22nd

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 11 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Second Class Work January 11th - 22nd

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 10 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 05 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Christmas Celebrations

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 05 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

Junior Infants have enjoyed their first term at their new school and have encountered lots of new learning experiences.

Read more: Junior Infants 2020

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 05 January 2021; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

Junior Infants have enjoyed their first term at their new school and have encountered lots of new learning experiences.

Read more: Junior Infants 2020

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 14 December 2020; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

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Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 14 December 2020; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

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Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 14 December 2020; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

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Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 16 November 2020; Last Updated: 16 November 2020

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.

Read more: Maths Week

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 16 November 2020; Last Updated: 16 November 2020

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.

Read more: 2nd and 3rd September and October

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

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!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 24 April 2020; Last Updated: 24 April 2020

April 27^th – May 11^th 2020

School Closure Work for Mrs. Lochner’s, 2^nd and 3^rd Class

Hello again everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the break over the Easter holidays as much as possible given the current situation.

Read more: Unit of Work; April 27th - May 11th

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 17 April 2020; Last Updated: 06 November 2023

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.

Read more: Plan of Work 20-04-20

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 27 March 2020; Last Updated: 30 March 2020

Second Instalment of School Closure Work for Mrs. Lochner’s, 2^nd and 3^rd 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!

Read more: 2nd Unit of Work For School Closure.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 13 March 2020; Last Updated: 13 March 2020

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.

Read more: School Closure Work For Mrs. Lochner's Class.

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

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.

Read more: Self-Assessment.

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

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!

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

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.

Read more: Maths Week 2019

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.

Learning about Time.

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.

Read more: Learning about Time.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 12 March 2019; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

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.

Read more: Tug of War!

World Book Day 2019!

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 07 March 2019; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

Second class were a sight to behold on World Book Day.

Read more: World Book Day 2019!

Hibernation Stations and Snowball Structures

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

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.

Read more: Hibernation Stations and Snowball Structures

Learning about Money in Second Clas

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.

Read more: Learning about Money in Second Class.

Thanksgiving Dinner Table

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.

Read more: Thanksgiving Dinner Table

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 09 November 2018; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

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.

Read more: Apple Rafts

Pom Pom Slingshots.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 09 November 2018; Last Updated: 30 January 2019

September STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)

Read more: Pom Pom Slingshots.

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 22 October 2018; Last Updated: 28 March 2019

We are all delighted to have started a brand new school year in Second Class.

Read more: Second Class 2018-2019

Second Class Rvier 2017-2018

Details: Parent Category: School Activities; Category: 2020 - 2021; Created: 15 June 2018; Last Updated: 06 September 2018

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.

Read more: Second Class Review 2017 - 2018

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