Mrs Heelan’s class constructed spaghetti bridges as part of Science Week. They had to be 30cm long and be able to support a weight of 200g.
They created some excellent bridges!
Activities
Science Week – 1st/2nd
1st & 2nd class created cornflour slime during Science Week and had great fun investigating how it can change from liquid to briefly solid when moved quickly.
Green Schools Action Day
We marked Green Schools Action Day in a number of ways including:
wearing green, walking/cycling to school, planting pollinator bulbs in the pitch, litter picking, going for a whole school walk, doing climate/biodiversity themed lessons and making pledges to do better for the planet.
There was also a cherry tree planting ceremony to mark the occasion in a lasting way.
Great Costumes & Fun before Halloween
The traditional monster musical statues took place at the school before the midterm break with plenty of great costumes on view!
October in the Infant Room
Art
PE
Autumn Display
First/Second Make Harvests from School Garden
Pumpkin
Last spring, the 1st & 2nd class planted pumpkins in each of the 5 classroom raised beds in the school garden. Only one plant grew a large pumpkin and it just happened to be our own classroom’s. We used it to make a Jack O’Lantern for our window.
Sunflower
1st & 2nd class also gathered sunflower seeds from the school’s sunflowers and have stored them for planting next spring.
Hospital/Herbertstown GAA continue their support of the school.
On Friday last, Kevin O’Connor and Shane Markham of Hospital/Herbertstown GAA club’s Bord na n-Óg visited the school to make a donation of playing equipment. Two of the club’s senior players, Dylan O’Connor and Dean O’Shea were also in attendance.
The school is grateful for the continued support from Hospital/Herbertstown.
3rd/4th Class Create Haunted Houses
3rd/4th class have been busy constructing haunted houses in art. The pupils used cereal boxes as a starting point for their spooky creations!
September in the Infant Room
Check out some of the lovely art created in the Infant room in September.
Morning Play
1st & 2nd Class Learn About Apples
For the past couple of weeks 1st & 2nd class have been learning about apples.
From looking at the different apple varieties, to how they are harvested and creating an excellent apple harvest display they now have a great deal more knowledge on a favourite fruit for many.
In recognition of their hard work, they all got apples from the Apple Farm in Cahir. The variety they received was ‘Tipperary Pippen’.
