2nd Class Plan of Work
2nd Class Padlet Link
I have created a padlet, which is an online noticeboard. The Padlet has everything you need in one place. You look at the column for that day and follow it. Everything opens straight away. You do need internet access to use it. Here is the link:
https://mswhelton.padlet.org/stephaniewhelton/8hp68iied42s
Extra Online Resources
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Fallons:
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Folens:
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The students and teachers had a great day celebrating World book Day this year. The children from 1st and 4th classes walked down to Waterstones. They used their world book day vouchers to buy books. There was also a story teller there who read them a story. They had a great time. 5th class and Junior Infants went reading together. They really enjoyed reading Mr. Men books. All the classes and some of the teachers enjoyed dressing up as their favourite characters from books.
For Engineers week the school held a Lego workshop in the blue room for all students from Junior Infants up to 6th Class. The Brickx Club came and provided all the Lego and help for the day. The children built some wonderful structures and showed great imagination when building. Everyone agreed that they had a great day.
The school held our February assembly recently. 1st class started the assembly with a wonderful presentation on their inspirational person, Tom Crean. The kindness award for the month went to a boy in Senior Infants. Ms. Egan announced the first " Stars of the Yard". These are children who were kind and helpful towards other children out in the yard. Senior Infants finished our assembly with a wonderful performance of a song about Spring and a lovely Irish poem.
The first whole school assembly of the new year was held last week. Third class gave a very interesting presentation of Andrea Bocelli as their Influential Person in History. The Kindness award was presented to a student from Senior Infants. Junior Infants gave a great performance of a song about a little snowman and a lovely Irish poem. The whole school finished off the assembly by singing "The Banks of my own Lovely Lee".
Ms Whelton's second class are really enjoying Maths for Fun on Thursday mornings. Parents join us each week to play maths games that are promoting mathematical skills.
At December's assembly Mr David Morley, our Education Welfare Officer (EWO) spoke to our pupils about the importance of good attendance. He also assisted Ms Murray in presenting the prizes for three attendance drives. We had seven winners from 1st to 6th Class for our 'Every School Day Counts' art competition. One child from each of the infant and first classes won a selection box through the 'In to Win' challenge. Forty children from 2nd to 6th Class enjoyed a pizza party for having full attendance for the last three weeks of school.
The City Sports were held recently in C.I.T. The boys and girls who represented the school did a fantastic job. We are so proud of them. Well done to the staff involved who trained them and also thanks to their parents for taking the time to bring them to the sports.
The girls from North Pres made their First Holy Communion in the North Cathedral on 25th May. They were joined by the boys from 2nd class from Blarney Street school. The weather was lovely and we were very proud of them, especially when they gave an amazing rendition of the song 'oh happy day'. Afterwards they came back to the school for the communion breakfast.
Many thanks to the Parents Association for organising the communion breakfast for the girls and their families.
Wake up and shake up has started again for the summer term. Over 45 pupils are coming in early before school to get some exercise and skipping. This happens 3 mornings a week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) and the children absolutely love it.
The school held its monthly assembly recently. 5th class provided the quote of the month which reminds us that sometimes it takes hard work to achieve something. Mr. Donovan's class did a wonderful song about the story of the Little Red Hen and an irish poem for the school. It was wonderful to see them do lovely actions to both of them. There was a special generosity award to a girl in 3rd class who donated her own money to the school's recent Dancer for Cancer appeal. Ms Coleman had special awards for gardeners from Junior, Senior and 1st classes.
