Art Attack Yesterday we went art crazy in 4th class. We did so many brilliant art activities. The first activity was to design and build a huge Crannóg. A Crannóg was a house built in a lake during the Celtic times. It was built in water to keep it safe from attackers. We used clay, sand, stones and sticks to make the Crannóg. The best thing about using these materials is that they are the same materials that would have been used years and years ago to build a real Crannóg. The second … [Read more...]
More Book Week Visitors in First Class!
March 16, 2012 By
We had a fantastic week last week in First Class celebrating books and reading. We even had some special guests who came to read to us. Pirate John read us a cool story about Adam the pirate, he really showed us how to use our voices to make stories exciting. We also had a visit from Suzanne who read us the story "The Smartest Giant in Town", we really loved the story and Suzanne also read us a poem which she wrote especially for the boys and girls in our school. We were delighted when … [Read more...]
Africa
March 16, 2012 By
In fifth class we have been learning about the continent of Africa. Here are some of the interesting facts we found out about the different countries we were learning about. Libya • As a result of a civil war in 2011 Libya has a temporary government and is hoping to have a constitutional Declaration by 2013. • Children in Libya start school when they are 6. Chad • 80 chadian doctors -49,938 people per doctor . • Chad: 1 television per 1000 people Nigeria • 521 … [Read more...]
Fashion Show
March 16, 2012 By
This week in 4th class we were doing a fashion show for our assembly. We had lots of different outfits and designs. We had newspaper dresses, pyjamas, cd outfits, JEDWARD and much more. We had lots of fun designing and making our outfits. We had lots of fun when we were practising. On Tuesday we had the fashion show and there was a great turn out. Everyone loved it! Yesterday Sophie’s husky Solo came in to visit us. He is a grey and white Siberian Husky and it was so cool to have a real … [Read more...]
6th Class Project work-Hilda’s room
March 16, 2012 By
The 6th class project group are putting the final touches to their Art works based on some of the major Art movements of the last 150 years such as Impressionism, Fauvism and Pop Art. If you would like to check out some of their work, please click on the link below to view Niamh ‘s amazing Prezi presentation on Surrealism and Rene Magritte; Paintings from the Surrealism Movement often look bizarre and inexplicable. They emphasise dreams and the unconscious … [Read more...]
Junk Kouture
March 12, 2012 By
Junk Kouture This week Tia’s aunt Jenny Boyd visited our school. Jenny entered the Junk Kouture competition last year and did really well. She designed a dress made entirely from recyclable materials such as newspapers, tinfoil, magazines, etc. Her dress was so good that she was invited to the London premier of Hugo the movie. She got to walk down the red carpet and everything. WOW! For our assembly next week we have decided to do a fashion show. We have been working so hard on designing … [Read more...]
Senior Infant bird watchers!
March 2, 2012 By
This week we have been very busy looking at some of the changes that happen in springtime. We went on a nature walk around our school garden and saw all the daffodils in bloom - last week they were only very small plants that we had to be careful not to stand on! We also saw lots of little green buds on the branches of the trees. We were really quiet and listened to the birdsong. The birds were very busy and we saw a big black crow carrying a long twig in his beak to make his nest … [Read more...]
Crannógs!!!
March 2, 2012 By
THE CRANNÓG This week in fourth class we have been learning about crannógs. We learned about the structure of a crannóg. We made it out of clay, sand, pebbles and sticks. First of all we got a cereal box, cut it up so it was flat and then we covered it with tinfoil. Then we put on pebbles with glue and next we put on clay and built it to look like a wall around it. After we put on the clay and the pebbles we put on some sand to cover the pebbles. Last but not least … [Read more...]
Student Council Trip to Portlaoise Educate Together N.S.
March 2, 2012 By
Last October the Student Council from Portlaoise Educate Together came to visit our school to learn about the roles and responsibilities of a Student Council. On Monday 27th we paid a return visit to Portlaoise where we were greeted by some members of the Student Council and their teacher Darach when we stepped off the bus. Upon arrival at the school we met the rest of the council and were given some drinks and some lovely home baked chocolate cakes. We were then taken on a tour of the … [Read more...]
NETNS School Garden – Update and Invitation to help
March 2, 2012 By
On Tuesday we made a start on the NETNS school garden! We'd like to say a huge thank you to all the children, parents and staff who helped by lending a hand. The children did a brilliant job marking out the first four beds. With parental help, they also dug up the turf and helped make the beds ready for planting. We are very excited about getting the opportunity to shape and develop our own school garden! We would like to invite parents / guardians to come and assist in the garden on … [Read more...]
