The children enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day last week. 1st class and 6th class walked down to Waterstones to use their World Book Day vouchers to get new books.
2nd Class
Art on the chromebooks
2nd class enjoyed trying a different type of art lately. They visited the Tate art gallery website on the chromebooks. The children created different pictures using the tools on the website. There are definitely some budding artists in the making.
Making 3d shapes
2nd class were learning about 3d shapes this week. As part of this they tried to make their own 3d shapes using spaghetti and marshmallows. Some groups used play-doh instead of marshmallows. The children worked together in pairs helping one another to see if they could make pyramids, cuboids, and cubes.
Christmas Activities
The school was very busy in the run up to the Christmas Holidays. Early Start parents came into their class for Cuddle and Read. Every child in the class went home with a new book for Christmas which they could enjoy with their parents. Ms. Murray and Ms. Coleman held the In it to Win it raffle where a raffle was done in each class and pupils won prizes. The more often they were in school the more raffle tickets they had. Ms. Coleman organised a flower arranging class for the parents to make their Christmas wreaths. She also organised a raffle for the children and families that brought back in their Christmas wishes stars. The two 2nd classes went baking rice crispy cakes with their teachers and Ms. Rooney. They tasted delicious afterwards. The whole school took part in a Christmas Concert in the cathedral which told the Christmas Story.
Parents in the classroom
Ms. Coleman has been busy lately organising activities for parents to come into classes and work with the children. In the two 2nd classes parents have been coming in for Maths for Fun, while in Junior Infants parents have been coming in for Happy Talk. Thank you to all the parents for coming into the classes.
2023 North Pres. Calendars
We are delighted to tell you that we will soon be receiving the 2023 North Pres. class calendars! Please click on your child's class level below to see the calendars. Your child will receive a note with information on how you can order the calendar. Please note that the last day for orders will be Friday November 25th. 1st Class Calendars 2nd Class Calendars 3rd Class Calendars 4th 5th and 6th class calendars Early Start Calendars Junior Infants Calendars Senior Infants Calendars
Dress Up Day
The children had great fun dressing up on the Friday before mid term. Here are photos from some of the classes.
Pumpkin Carving
Ms. Coleman and some of the parents worked hard this morning to carve some pumpkins. There was some great creativity shown with some wonderful carvings. The pumpkins were then sold at home time with the money going towards the Parent's Association Fundraising for the year.
Friday Jigsaws
2nd class took a break from learning this Friday afternoon and spent time working together to make some jigsaws. They really enjoyed working together and were so happy when they finished their jigsaws.
Gamelan Music
Some lucky pupils from both 2nd classes have the opportunity to participate in the Gamelan Music programme in Hollyhill Library. A Gamelan is an Indonesian orchestra made up of percussion instruments. The children enjoyed played the different instruments and look forward to going again next week.
