First Class Blog
Christmas Time
Christmas is always such a wonderful time of year in school. The girls have been busy practicing for their Christmas play and really enjoyed getting to perform in the Little Sisters and in the church.
Each day we have been opening our class advent calendar. The girls are enjoying Christmas art, creating wonderful snowmen and Christmas Trees. They are also enjoying reading and writing about The Snowman.
We got to watch the Snowman in the Halla, as part of movie day with 2nd class. Everyone was feeling festive and cosy, especially with a lovely treat given by Santa.
Happy Christmas to you and a Happy New Year.
Science Week
It has been the most enjoyable this week, celebrating science week. The girls engaged their senses all week, in a sensory walk around the school to see what they could see, hear, smell, touch and taste.
We tested our senses trying to guess what was the mystery smell and sounds. We recognised chocolate immediately but we did not like vinegar or garlic.
We have finished the week with an engineering challenge. Can the girls build a bridge over the river. The answer is they can.
Maths Week and Mission Week
The last two weeks have been a very special and exciting time in our school. Last week was Maths week. The girls enjoyed reading Maths books and doing Maths activities like making a birthday data chart, singing in 5s as little froggies, finding shapes in our classroom and finding odd and even numbers. We finished the week with a Maths trail around the school.
This week has been Mission Week. The girls have loved going down to the shop in the Halla and finding new toys and eating delicious treats. We had our talent show today, where the girls showed off their amazing dance/gymnastic moves and beautiful voices. Well done to all who participated!
I hope everyone has a lovely Halloween break and we’ll see you back in school soon.
Autumn Fun
The girls have settled into First Class and are managing the extra hour well. We are putting that extra time to good use in having fun with our learning and the Daily Mile.
In History, we were learning about artefacts and each girls brought in and spoke about a special item. It was wonderful to learn more about the members of the class through their special item.
The girls have started Camogie and really enjoyed our first session and they can’t wait for their next one.
We have been enjoying Autumn, by collecting conkers, leaves and nuts. After listening to the story of The Leafman, each girls created a picture out of leaves. We had great fun making these and they turned out beautiful.
Term 3
Since March, First Class have been busy planting and caring for strawberries and potatoes in our school garden. We’ve been watering them, checking their growth, and keeping them healthy — and now we’re so excited to see our first strawberries ripening and our potato plants getting big and strong!
Alongside our gardening, we’ve also been learning lots in the classroom. We completed fantastic projects on Australia, exploring its animals, culture, and landmarks. We also spent time learning about Irish wildflowers and native Irish birds — spotting some around the school grounds and recognising their names and features.
First Class have had a fantastic few weeks packed with exciting activities!
We flipped pancakes on Pancake Tuesday, dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day, and enjoyed learning Irish dancing with Dawn, our wonderful Irish dancing teacher.
We proudly took part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade and performed beautifully during our special assembly all about St. Patrick — each child shone on stage!
We also loved our visits to the library where we pick out new books to enjoy.
To top it all off, we’ve started planting strawberries and potatoes in our class garden. We’ll be taking great care of them as we watch them grow!
Check out the photos below to see all the fun we’ve been having!
We have been busy in First Class!
This term, First Class has been busy, and we’ve had a fantastic time learning together! Here’s a little peek at what we’ve been up to:
We kicked off with Maths Week, where we explored numbers in creative and fun ways. The children enjoyed going on a maths trail, searching for shapes around the school, and even making their own “shape monsters”! It was a fantastic way to bring maths to life.
During Science Week, we had a trip to SETU for a bubbly science show that had everyone amazed. Back in class, we took the excitement further by experimenting with bubbles ourselves! The children were thrilled to learn more about how bubbles work, and we even wrote recounts of our visit to share our experiences.
We’ve had wonderful trips to Ferrybank Library, where we explored books and had fun discovering new stories. Plus, we had an incredible number of amazing entries from First Class in the school’s Halloween Talent Show — everyone did such a great job!
At the moment, we’re learning all about the Arctic. The children have become Arctic experts, so feel free to ask them to share all the fascinating things they’ve learned so far!
