The Infant Classes were very busy in the weeks before Christmas!
November – Aistear: At the Restaurant
Food Themed Art
Planting Grass Heads
Aistear
December Art
Advent Calendar
Category: Activities
Check out what’s happening at Herbertstown N.S.
Ned Daly Shield 2021
Kerry clinch Ned Daly Shield honours for 2021 with a narrow win over Mayo.
In a superb game of football, played between teams from fifth class, the Mr Franklin coached Kerry side got the telling scores in the final moments to win the Ned Daly Shield.
Congratulations to both teams on great performances and a big thank you to Dylan O’Connor who referred the game.
Ó Chathair na Fuiseoige go Páirc an Chrócaigh
Thank you to everyone who came to support the launch of the school’s book ‘Ó Chathair na Fuiseoige go Páirc an Chrócaigh’.’
Joe Lyons, Chairperson of Cumann na mBunscol spoke at the launch and praised the school for promoting Gaelic Games.
The book is available from the school and in local shops.
Pádraig Pearse Cup 2021
Dublin claim the 2021 Padraig Pearse Cup.
On Wednesday a football match between two teams from within the sixth class bubble took place.
The teams, Dublin (coached by Mr Franklin) and Galway (coached by Mr Fitzgerald), had been picked some weeks previous and had been training during lunch time ahead of the game.
The onlooking support from the other classes in the school were treated to a lively encounter, full of skill and enthusiasm. Dublin built on a half time lead to stretch ahead by 8 points in the second half. However, some quickfire goals from Galway brought the deficit back to one point with around a minute to go. Dublin held their nerve and landed a late point to secure a two point win.
Afterwards, Mrs Heelan presented the Pádraig Pearse Cup to the Dublin captain.
Science Week – 6th Class
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!
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.
