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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…
Beth’s Senior Infants have been exploring ‘Happiness’ and ‘Space’ through art and play: Senior Infants have been exploring the themes of ‘Happiness’ and ‘Space’ this week through both play and art. We drew how happiness looks and feels to us, as well as things that make us happy. We have also been Read more…
In Caroline’s class we have been busy bees over the last number of weeks. We have been creating a range of beautiful art pieces linked to Winter including our snowmen paintings and drawing our own version of a Starry Night by Van Gogh. Our final pieces are stunning and are Read more…
Maths We are learning all about the number 7 and many different ways to make 7. We used cubes, magnetic tiles, bears and many other tools to explore the number 7! Literacy: We are practicing our cursive writing. Look at our lovely looping letters! We are learning the sound ‘ie’ Read more…
Eira’s class had a very busy week in school! To celebrate Science Week, each class got the chance to have a new teacher every day who taught them something new. Eira’s class had so much fun becoming scientists and working together on scientific experiments and activities each day. They experimented Read more…