News related to individual classes or class groups
From the 16th to the 20th of October our school celebrated Maths week. Every class got up to lots of fun. Here is a snapshot of the week: Junior and Senior Infants took part in Scavenger Hunts using their Maths eyes around the school.They read stories like Room on the Read more…
So far October has been very busy for Shannon’s Senior Infant class! We have been learning all about signs of Autumn and have been busy building homes for animals in the woodland play area. We have been learning all about the number 6 and the different ways we can make 6. Read more…
Caroline’s class has had a wonderful start to the year! We have created some beautiful ‘back to school’ art pieces and even made our own 3D big top model linked to our circus topic. We used our co- operation skills when taking part in STEM activities, which included making a Read more…
6th Class have had a very busy start to the school year! Between working on our Core Value of co-operation, taking part in songwriting workshops and running each day as part of the Marathon Kids programme, it’s been an exciting few weeks. We have been learning all about the Rugby Read more…
Term 3 in Shannon’s First Class has been very busy so far- here are some of our April and May highlights! We have been learning about space and our solar system. During our play, children have taken on the roles of astronauts, scientists, space travel agents and space voyagers in Read more…
5th Class Trip to CCC! By Lucille McArdle On the 29th of March 2023, 5th class visited Cabra Community College for an art lesson. We got ready to go on our walk and everyone picked a buddy/partner to walk with. As soon as we arrived we walked into the art Read more…
This week in the Language Room, some of our groups are exploring places through different activities. We thought about places we know and made our own maps showing different buildings and familiar areas. We shared our news and stories from the Easter holidays and thought about the places visited – Read more…
This month in Caroline’s class we have been learning about The Vets. We have taken part in lots of role play activities showing how to best look after animals. We have learnt the importance of feeding animals the correct food, ensuring your pet takes part in regular exercise and why Read more…
Introducing …. the Great Big Broombridge Book Swap! With BOOK WEEK on the horizon, we are introducing this new event so students can share their favourite books with one another. On Monday 6th March, we will invite classes down to the hall where they can choose a new book that Read more…
Last week, groups of children from Junior Infants classes made their own sandwiches using some of the language skills we’ve been working on recently. They practiced sequencing stories using the words ‘first’, ‘next’ and ‘last’. They learned action words through miming activities like ‘Simon Says’. They built vocabulary about food Read more…