Junior Infants Blog
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
We had great fun today celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. All the girls made a great effort to dress up in their colours for the day. We started with a parade up to Madonna House and the Little Sisters of the Poor where the girls sang and danced. When we arrived back to school we had a Céilí Mór with all the students and teachers. The girls did a wonderful job and had lots of fun, despite the weather. Well done to everyone and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
February
This month we have been learning all about food. We read the story Handa’s Surprise and we tasted some of the fruits from the story. Some of the girls had never tasted passion fruit, mango or avocado so there was great excitement. Out of the 6 fruits we tasted, most people preferred the pineapple.
In class we have also been playing in our restaurant and kitchen areas, cooking and serving food to customers.
Maths Week
Last week was Maths week and the girls had lots of fun playing some Maths games. They searched for numbers in Miss Hall’s magic potion, played ‘3 in a Row’ and even went on a Maths trail in the playground with the girls in 5th class.
The girls looked for numbers all around them and discovered that numbers are everywhere; even on their shoes!
September
During the month of September we have been learning about our bodies. We learned about what happens as we grow up, and the different things we need at different stages. We played in the doctor’s surgery, drew self-portraits, painted and much more.
We have also been working on our fine motor skills; building up our finger muscles so we can do great colouring, drawing and writing.
It has been a great first month in school getting to know all the girls and settling in.
First Day of School
The girls had a great first day today. They played together, did some colouring and painting, went outside after small lunch and then met their 6th class buddies. We read a story before home time and each girl left with a smile on her face. Looking forward to seeing all the girls again tomorrow morning. Miss Hall
Sports Day
A very busy week!
Junior Infants have had a very busy week this week with lots of activities. We had our school tour on Monday, a cake sale on Wednesday, and the 4th class girls even taught us how to make daisy chains!
