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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…
Deirdre’s first class are having a great start to the new year! Last week we enjoyed many fun activities for maths week. There was great excitement when we got to learn about coding, we even wrote some code to help the Beebots travel through various mazes. This was a big Read more…
This week we celebrated Maths week at Broombridge ETNS. We had a super week filled with fun and creative Maths activities. Our Junior and Senior Infant classes completed Maths trails and colour hunts around the school, enjoyed some fun with chalk outside and some fantastic Maths through story lessons with Read more…
This month, 5th Class have been learning all about The Renaissance. We have read about and looked at the works of various Renaissance stars, such as Leon Battista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. We closely studied Johannes Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. This inspired Read more…
Shannon’s first class have thoroughly enjoyed the return to school and are settling in great to their new routine on the senior day! With having an extra hour in school, it gives us extra time to get stuck in learning amazing new things like the Hinduism celebration of Navratri which Read more…
Senior Infants embodying September’s Core Value of Co-operation through turn taking, showing empathy and offering help to one another.
This week 4th class enjoyed their first of six Science and Technology workshops at University College Dublin. The programme provides opportunities for the children to engage with a variety of STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) based around the children’s interests and questions they have about the world around them. Read more…