September and October
What a busy half term it has been! I was delighted to welcome 4th class back to school on September 2nd. We have had an incredibly busy two months catching up with friends, getting to know one another and settling into our daily routine.
Our Morning Meeting has been a huge success. During our meetings we greet each other using languages from all over the world. We then have a daily question which is an opportunity for everyone to share ideas and opinions on the topic of the day. We always look forward to ending our meeting with a game.
We are very fortunate to have Danny Pullman from Music Generation back with us again. While all of the class learn recorder, quite a number of the class also have lessons with Danny to learn the clarinet, saxophone, trumpet and flute. What a talented bunch!
We are also enjoying working on and learning life skills with Eoin and Tadhg on Wednesday afternoons. So far we’ve worked on self- esteem and decision making skills.
In art lessons, we have created some fabulous pieces that are hanging beautifully in the classroom and the corridor. During September we worked with bright and vibrant colours. We focused on some great pastel techniques when working on ‘The Wandering Elephant.’ Much of our art work during September was focused on portrait work and all about me pieces. October art work has been very much Halloween themed. Some creations include vampires, monsters and blob creatures.
We’ve been busy outside the classroom too. We’ve enjoyed 6 swimming lessons in Kingfisher. We’ve also had Austin Gleeson visit us for some Gaelic football skills and drills. We were invited to take part in some Under 10 Gaelic football matches locally. While we didn’t win, we represented our school so well. We had great fun, enjoyed our time away from school and had a mighty sing song on the bus on the way home!
Following a very busy half-term, I wish all 4th class pupils and their families a very happy and safe Halloween and a well-earned midterm break. Enjoy the break!
4th Class 2023-2024
September and October
Hello and welcome to Fourth Class! We have all settled in really well and are working very hard. We had a busy half term. Some of our boys represented the school in a Gaelic Football Blitz. They showed great skill and determination to earn a place in the final. Unfortunately, the weather has not been on our side and we have had to cancel the final a few times. On the positive side, this has given us even more time to practice. We are really looking forward to playing it in the next week or two and we wish the boys the very best of luck.
We also got to go to SETU for Maths Week. We learned about the magic of maths and how maths is everywhere in the world around us.
We are really excited to start The Life Skills Programme with Eoin and we’re looking forward to the next half term and the run up to Christmas.
3rd Class 2022-2023
January in Mr. Jones’ Class
The children took part in an art competition to design a new training jersey for Waterford GAA. They came up with some amazing and unique designs.
In ICT, the class have been becoming familiar with reading and writing code using Scratch. They created various animations and games.
December in Mr. Jones’ Class
In art this month, we moulded snowmen using clay and then used paint and pipe cleaners to decorate them once dry. We were very proud of the results!
September in Mr. Jones’ Class
The boys in third class were working as engineers to try design and build different types of bridges from everyday items in the classroom.
