Children in First and Second class presented to the class their fact file on Tree's that they had to research for homework.
Science Experiment: Potato Growth
In the Junior room, we will be monitoring our Potato Growth by examining the sprouting of our potatoes. We will break up the experiment by leaving some potatoes to sprout in direct sun light and the other half in shade. We hope the shoots and roots will grow and we hope to extract the roots to our outdoor vegetable bed with the hope of growing more potatoes. Watch this space ............
First Penance was a great Success!!
Congratulations to the boys and girls in First and Second class on achieving the Sacrament of Penance. The children said their prayers with great clarity and confidence and they sung their songs with great zest. The children displayed their lovely art work on the alter. This is the first time to use the story and song "Zacchaeus" from the Grow in love new Religion programme and this modern song was greatly enjoyed by all. Many thanks to the parents and Father Byrne for a memorable and special occasion. Well Done Boys and Girls, keep up the good work !!
The Sacrament of Penance
The children in first and second class have been practicing for many weeks now and are now ready to receive their first Confession in Barniskey Church, Wednesday the 8th of March @2pm. If a parent/guardian wish to attend please be at the school 1.50pm to pick their child up or alternatively we will continue with the same car lifts from our practice run last Thursday.
Shared Reading
As part of World Book Day we had some Shared Reading time. Pupils from the Senior room chose a book and read it to the pupils in the Junior room. As you will see from the photos, everybody involved really enjoyed the experience. Shared Reading develops confidence and a love for reading in both the older and younger child. It is also a good way to develop social skills between pupils of all ages. This will be continued on a monthly basis from now on in the school.
World Book Day
First and Second Class: Experiment Floating/ Sinking
Experiment: Waterproof/ Non Waterproof
It was a good lesson whereby the pupils had to predict prior to testing as to items that they thought were waterproof or not. This lesson again continued the theme of water and weather for the month of January.
Catholic School Week
Hip-Hop Classes
The Junior room are currently enjoying their 6 week Hip Hop classes. Zoe their Hip Hop teacher is teaching them not only about spatial awareness but how they can express themselves as animals as well as learning about time keeping. They are now half way through their programme. Click on the photo to see more pictures.
Wicklow Mountains National Park Outreach Programme
On Friday the 3rd of February, Scoil San Eoin had the pleasure of listening to Gillian and David from the National Park. This theme was "Bugs". The children got to see lovely pictures of spiders, butterflies etc and learn interesting facts about them. Also, there was stuffed animals for the children to pet and feel such as; Hedgehog, Badger and a Rabbit. Many Thanks to our guest speakers for such a lovely experience.
Clouds
All the children in the Junior Room have been learning about Clouds for the month of January. This theme was linked in with "An Aimsir". RI & RII got an opportunity to record clouds daily in the morning for a week and predict what weather we would experience in the afternoon. This geography outdoor trail was enjoyed by all. They had a Cloud finder to assist in naming the different clouds and a description of what a cloud should look like.
Money
Experiments: Exploring making a cloud and Experiencing Evaporation
Christmas Art Work
Art Work/Maths:3- D Shapes
First and Second class got the opportunity this week to integrate Maths with their Arts class by crafting, designing and contructing 3-D shapes...............Amazing work is quite evident.!!
Literacy/Art/Music work this week
Christmas Annuals arrived in Scoil San Eoin............
School Sports Day 2016
Each year in Scoil San Eoin we have a Sports Day. All the pupils are divided into teams of mixed classes and the theme is that each pupil does their best, encourages their teammates and has fun!!! Each pupil gets a medal for participation and we also like to present the graduating 6th class with a little going away gift. We also, present an Attendance Certificate to the pupil in each class who has the highest attendance since September and for Sixth Class we present a beautiful plague to the pupil that has the most days present in Scoil San Eoin from Junior Infants to Sixth class. Huge thanks to the Parents Association and all the parents who help out on the day, whether its making the delicious treats, manning stations, gathering and setting up equipment or purchasing medals and gifts. Huge thanks also to Claire for taking these fabulous pictures!
Parent/Teacher Meetings
School will close at 2pm on Tues. November 29th and Thurs. December 1st to facilitate Parent Teacher Meetings.