It has been a very exciting week for some of 2nd class. We kept finding trails of glitter in the room and then one day there was a little letter in a golden envelope. It turned out Twink, one of Santa's fairies, was visiting our school to count the children but she has gotten stuck! Some of the children in second class are now writing her letters to find out all about her and offer her help. They made a little bed that Twink just loved. They are learning all about how to lay out a letter … [Read more...]
Winter Celebrations
December 14, 2010 By
The children in 3rd, 5th and 6th class were reading and writing about the various winter celebrations which are celebrated around the world. We talked about Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice and Christmas. We also talked and wrote about the different traditions we practice with our friends and family during the months of December and January. This week we hope to go a step further and write some winter stories! So keep an eye out for them! … [Read more...]
The baby dragons are nearly ready…
December 13, 2010 By
Some of the second class pupils are nearly finished making baby dragon eggs! W e are reading a book about some magical dragons and also inventing our own baby dragons. Each egg will have a label with all you need to know about each pupil's dragon's personality - what the name is, who his/her friends are, what magical powers they have and and even what they look like. The children are working hard coming up with exciting names and using adjectives to describe them. … [Read more...]
First Class Stories!
December 10, 2010 By
Three children from First Class worked hard on these First Class Stories today! They picked out four tricky words each and then turned them into a story. Molly and Ella's Story "I'm going to the library with all my friends" said Emily. "I cant wait because I want to pick a nice book with long pages. The book that I want to get is called Chestnuthill." "Yippee!" said all her friends. "There are ponies in Chestnuthill. Outside there are lots of little ponies and big ponies that … [Read more...]
November 25, 2010 By
2nd class have been learning all about addition and subtraction using the 100 square. They have now mastered it! One pupil even told me she taught her Mam how to use it! 4th class have created some really lovely 'maths masterpieces' by putting a puzzle together using long multiplication. It was tough and you really need to know your times tables so well done everyone. Everyone who visits Semora Trish is taking a guess at how many 'word blocks' it will take to build a magnificent castle made by … [Read more...]
Exploring Feelings
November 12, 2010 By
In Croi na Scoile this month, NETNS are focusing on Exploring Feelings as part of the Moral and Spiritual strand of the Learn Together curriculum. This is a topic that we regularly talk about in the Learning Support and Resource room. Recognising how you are feeling and expressing that appropriately to those around you is a valuable skill. A game we love to play is Time to Talk. In this game, we role-play everyday experiences and practice conveying our feelings to other people. We also … [Read more...]
Farm Friends
November 12, 2010 By
It was a cloudy evening. The stars were coming out and the moon was in the sky. All of the little farm animals were snuggling up with their mammies and daddies. The fox was looking for his dinner but the hen and the duck managed to escape. The cow and the sheep got into a fight. Then the wolf tried to eat all of the little animals. The mouse was looking for cheese but the slugs scrumbled them up. The ant got safely home. The pig saw the mouse and he chased him. In the … [Read more...]
What season is it again??
October 22, 2010 By
It may be autumn and the leaves are falling from the trees but in Seomra Trish we have a tree that has just started 'growing'...our sound tree! So far it has nine sounds and fourteen words. After Halloween I can imagine it will come into full bloom with the help of some very careful gardening. There might even be a few birds settling into nests in November too. Enjoy the break everyone, you've all worked hard this term. … [Read more...]
Dress Up Fun
October 22, 2010 By
We have been having lots of fun learning about clothes in the EAL room this week. We learned the names of different types of clothes and what they are made from. We learned that shoes can be made from leather, hats can be made from wool and t-shirts can be made from cotton. We also used big clothes to dress up posters of a girl and a boy and had a dress up race to see how many pieces of clothing we could put on in two minutes! What an exciting week. … [Read more...]
What we have been up to i seomra Lorraine.
October 22, 2010 By
Since September, the children have been busy studying and writing their own autobiographies, creating cartoon strip posters, reading novels, revising addition, subtraction and place value, and the sixth class even "graduated" from fractions!!! Its been a busy few weeks and I think all the children are looking forward to their week off. So happy Halloween everyone! Lorraine … [Read more...]
