Month: May 2015

We wrote invitations to our teddy bears to come on a picnic with us.  They all accepted, and so we all had a fun picnic together looking down on the Japanese gardens.

We’re going on a bear hunt.  We’re going to catch a big one.  What a beautiful day.  We’re not scared.  Uh oh…

We are currently selling tickets for this lovely hamper.  The draw will take place on Friday afternoon, 15th May 2015. We will also be selling cakes, books and plants at the Saturday Market, Priests Road Carpark on Saturday 16th May.

Our plants have started to grow.  We planted potatoes and onions outside and we have sweet pea growing inside.  We also conducted an experiment to find out what plants need to grow.  We discovered they need water, soil and sun. Gráinne is teaching in our school this month.  We are enjoying the story Handa’s Surprise Read More …

Aoife helped us prepare our art work for St. Patrick’s Day.  We had great fun designing and painting our umbrellas and we were delighted with the results.           As well as preparing to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, we were also busy preparing our soil for the potatoes.  It Read More …

Bhí Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ó 1-17 Márta. Bhíomar an-ghnóthach.  Tháinig cuarteoirí ó New Ross ETNS agus Niall.  Is amhránaí sean-nóis Niall agus chan sé amhrán i nGaeilge. Rinneamar ‘Cuir Bróg ar an Asal’ dóibh.  Tháinig Dermot ar cuairt freisin, mhúin sé an t-amhrán ‘Piocaigí na Torthaí’ dúinn agus bhaineamar trial as uirlisí ceoil. Read More …

On Pancake Tuesday we made batter using eggs, flour and milk.  Thank you Rom for showing us how to make the batter and for cooking our pancakes.     We were also busy preparing for the Chinese New Year.  We learned to count in Chinese and marched with our dragon crowns.      

Corinne came into school on 6th January with a traditional french cake “La Galette des Rois”.  A ’fève’ (originally a bean but now a trinket) is baked inside the cake and the cake is shared around the table. Whoever receives the fève is then crowned king or queen for the day and has the much coveted Read More …