Tramore Educate Together National School
We have been busy in aistear learning about autumn. What do you feel, hear, see, taste and smell in autumn? We crunched through the autumn leaves, we felt the cool air in the morning and tasted some of the lovely fruits and vegetables which we harvested in autumn. We learned about animals getting ready for Read More …
We decided to pay one last trip to the beach before breaking up for the summer. Buckets and spades in hand we headed off down the hill. Do you know how many steps are between Upper Branch Road and Lower Branch Road? We spent our time digging sandcastles, writing our names in stones and splashing Read More …
For our school tour we went to Sallyfort farm in Stradbally. We spent the week before learning all about life on a farm. Here we are making papier mache farm animals, driving our tractor to cut silage and bringing the cows in for milking. We also looked at how to keep safe on a Read More …
We have been learning all about the sea. We paid a visit to our local friendly fishmonger, Hartley’s Sea Foods and were shown mackeral, prawns, anchovies, swordfish and many more. We also munched on loads of samphire. Yum yum. Back in school, we made our own fish market, made a pretend visit to Read More …
We are so lucky to have this amazing resource on our doorstep. Many thanks to the parents for making it all possible and for supplying those delicious treats. We had a few classic races, sprint, egg (golf ball) and spoon, pancake race, beanbag on head race. Then we had a goal shoot-out, bowling, croquet, Read More …
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 …