Second Class participated in Maths for Fun. Ten families got involved in this numeracy initiative. We had mums, dads and aunts who all came into Ms Whelton's Class to play Maths games with the girls.
2nd Class
Fun and Learning in 2nd Class.
2nd class have been extremely busy lately. Just before the Christmas Holidays they took the opportunity to use some of the facilities in the school and went making Rocky Road. They really enjoyed tasting it after making it. Since returning in January they have been putting their scientific skills to work. First by investigating how salt melts ice. Then by seeing which material keeps water warm the longest.
January Assembly
Our monthly assembly for January was held recently. Ms. O Leary's class told the school about an aspiring St. Brigid and how she never gave up. The Kindness award for the month was given out. Ms.Byron's class performed a lovely poem and song in Irish as well as showing the school some of their Irish dancing skills.
Sciath na Scol Final
The school football team took part in the Sciath na Scol football final recently against the girls from Padre Pio school. The whole school got involved in the build up with some of the older classes busy making plaits to show their support for the team. On the day the whole school was out to give the team a guard of honour on their way to the match. The girls from 2nd class up went to the match to support the team and cheer them along. The team played their hearts out and left everything out on the pitch but unfortunately it wasn't their day with Padre Pio winning the match. The whole school are incredibly proud of the team and the effort that they put in on the day and with all the training coming up to the match.
West Midlands Theatre Company
The girls from 2nd, 3rd and 4th had a lovely treat after mid term when the West Midlands theatre company came to the school. They enjoyed the show that they put on and some girls even got to take part in it.
Dress up Day
Before the children went on their mid term, the school had a dress up day where the children could dress up in costumes. The children really enjoyed dressing up in all their costumes.
Buddy Week
Buddy week was held in North Pres last week. Every child from Junior Infants up to 6th class was paired with a buddy in a different class.The staff in the school also buddied up and carried out random acts of kindness to their buddies throughout the week. On Monday the children got to meet their new buddy and while colouring they got to know each other. On Wednesday the buddies enjoyed a walk together in the convent garden. The older girls were very good at pointing out some of the signs of Autumn to their younger buddies. On Friday we had a whole school assembly where there was a few special awards to children who really embraced the spirit of buddy week. The 4th class entertained the school with some upbeat dancing. Later in the day the buddies met up again to do some reading together before releasing some of their energy with dancing.
Health Promoting School Committee
Our Health Promoting School committee had their first meeting for the year last week. They had a very productive meeting with some healthy soda bread as a snack. They will have a very busy year ahead of them, starting with Buddy Week which is happening in North Pres next week.
look at how our garden grows!
Summer is definitely here! Our garden is blooming thanks to Ms.Coleman and Ms.Conway and all the children who have helped them with planting, weeding and decorating the garden. Not only is the garden a lovely place to be, we grow our own herbs, some fruit and vegetables.
