In the Classrooms...

Here in St. Mary's we are busy taking part in some wonderful learning. This page will highlight many of our fun activities, our amazing creativity and our exceptional efforts this school year!

Junior Infants

Junior Infants have been exploring their future career opportunities. We have been learning all about different jobs and the places where people work. We even have our very own Doctor's Surgery in our classroom. Have a look to see everything that's been happening! We've also learnt a song about people and places at work. Click on the link below to listen!

4th Class - A busy place to be during term two

During the second term of our school year 4th class have been extremely busy with a number of activities both in and out of the classroom. The term kicked off with preparations for the Passport Project. For this project we learned about all things Italian and had great fun letting children from other classrooms know just how great Italy is. In maths, we have been working hard on lots of different things, including multiplication and division. We even had the chance to put our measuring and recording skills into practice when we measured the school yard.
A big part of our term was taking part in the “Comórtas Claisceadail na Céime” Irish song competition hosted by Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille. We learned two songs through Irish and sung our hearts out on the day to finish second. Mr. Curry from St. Tiernan’s Community School, Balally, invited us down to check out his science lab and to try some science experiments. It was brilliant fun and we are looking forward to visiting again. Finally, we have been working hard on our “Daily Mile” physical activity, building up the number of laps we do while concentrating on our running technique. As you can see, we have been very busy!

Junior Infants (Mrs Kalisa's Class)

Junior Infants have been very busy this term. Here are some photos to show what we have been doing inside and outside the classroom! (March - April)
Activities include:
- Addition/Partitioning, Money
- Aistear: Spring, The Farm, The Travel Agent
- Art & Craft
- Music: 5 Little Ducks, Old Mac Donald had a farm, Little Yellow Bird, Incy Wincy Spider, Who Built the Ark?
- Science: Living Things - What do plants need to grow? Life Cycle of frog/caterpillar, Nature Walk, Farm Animals, our senses common birds, mother & baby animals
- Literacy: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Elmer, Noah's Ark, Farmer Duck, Owl Babies, The Ugly Duckling,I Love Animals, The Pig in the Pond, The Snail and the Whale, Little Miss Muffet, Whatever Next? Writing postcards
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And much more...

Dundrum Credit Union Quiz 2017

Congratulations to the pupils that represented our school in the local Credit Union quiz in the Under 11 and Under 13 categories. They tested their vast general knowledge in a fun filled morning in Taney Parish Hall on Saturday 28th January 2017.

Starry Night

Junior Infants explored the masterpiece of Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. We created our very own Starry Night paintings using a variety of techniques, from swirling paints around a page to using marbling inks to create the swirling effect. It was messy work but we had great fun! Have a look at the animation we watched to explore this wonderful painting. We also listened to Don McLean's song Starry Starry Night based on Vincent's paintings.

Healthy Eating and Printing

Junior Infants enjoyed learning all about the healthy foods they can buy in the supermarket! We used some of these fruits and vegetables to print various designs and shapes.

Junior Infants read the story of Handa's Surprise. We loved learning about all of Handa's tasty healthy fruits she carried in her basket. click on the picture to listen to the story of Handa and the huge surprise the naughty animals gave her! We also got to try all of the fruits in Handa's basket. Our favourite fruit was the passion fruit. The avocado was the least favoured! Yuck!

Life in Mexico

In Senior Infants we have been learning all about life in Mexico! We learnt a Mexican hat dance, tasted some nachos and salsa and played the maracas!

Engineer's Week 2017

Junior Infants explored the concept of wind energy. We made fantastic windmills to celebrate the week and we also managed to make some flying colourful spring birds! Have a look to see our engineering talents!!

A Caterpillar Farm in Junior Infants

Junior Infants are witnessing the lifecycle of a butterfly in real life. We have  a jar of 5 caterpillars in our classroom and are eagerly awaiting their transformation to beautiful butterflies. In order to practise our counting and prepare ourselves for the transformation we have read the story of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Click on the picture to listen to the story!

Planting Cress Seeds

We are proud gardeners in Junior Infants. We have planted cress seeds and are eagerly awaiting for them to start sprouting! We have learned that plants need good soil, water and lots of sunshine to grow so we water them every day and have put them up on a nice sunny window sill!

Mary, Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.

Whole School Art Project

The schools are currently engaging with a whole school art project based on print. This project celebrates the multicultural diversity within the school. Each class celebrates the various aspects of multiculturalism within the school and this is reflected in their drawings, sketches and eventually prints!

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Junior Infants and Third Class combined together for Lá Glas to perform some Irish dances, poetry and songs!