Senior Infants Blog
National Colours and Costumes Day
>We had great fun celebrating National Colours and Costumes Day. We really enjoyed walking in our very own St. Patrick’s Day parade. Look at our lovely costumes.
Busy week in Senior Infants!
We had a busy week in Senior Infants. Karyn from the library came to help us with our Aistear theme ‘The Library’.In the Socio-dramatic area we set up the library. We made the front desk, sorted out the books into different categories, made library cards, renewed our membership, borrowed and returned books and made rules for the library. In the creative area we designed and made bookmarks. In the small world area we made our school and Ferrybank library and and we discussed our immediate surroundings and our journey to and from the library. In the construction area we built the library and all the different areas in the library. In the writing area we made non-fiction books called ‘The Farm’. We are really having so much fun and a big thank you to Karyn for getting involved with our theme this month.
Friendship week is proving to be a great success in our school and we have discussed and examined the different aspects of friendship like talking and spending time together, helping and trusting each other and sharing with each other. Senior Infants have really enjoyed playing with new friends this week. Well done girls!
As part of our Intercultural week two girls from sixth class came into our class and read us the story ‘Pilotija ,The Pilot and Me’ in English and Polish. This was a very special treat and we all really enjoyed the story. Tomorrow we are looking forward to dressing up for National Colours and Costumes Day and we will have our own school St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig–Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Welcome back!
After an unplanned break from school it was great to see the girls back in school safe and well and hear all the news about the fun they had in the snow and the activities they had done. A big thank you to Ms. O’Reilly and her team for all their hard work on Sunday and for getting the school back open on Monday.
Next week we will celebrate friendship week in our school and senior infants are trying really hard to get to know and play with all the girls in their class. We are learning all about the importance of friendship, appreciating friends and how we can help and care for each other in school. Keep up to date about friendship week on the Latest News tab.
Senior Infants made a fantastic effort to dress up for World Book Day today. Mrs Ryan and Ms Moore were blown away with all the wonderful, creative costumes on show today. Well done to all the Mams and Dads for the fantastic effort.
Check out some of our pictures from World Book Day!
Happy Friday!
Hello girls,
I hope everyone in Senior Infants is staying safe and enjoying all the snow. Mrs Ryan is well and truly snow bound!
So just in case cabin fever is setting in I’ve got plenty of ideas to keep everyone entertained as Storm Emma rages on.
- Break out the board games: With many parents at home and not rushing around this is where old fashioned board games come into their own. Or even better why not make your own board game, it’s a great way to build on turn-taking skills, creativity, negotiation and logic.
- Get Crafty: Why not gather up recycled materials, old magazines and newspapers and go wild with a scissors and some glue. and let your imagination run wild!
- Ready, set, bake: Children love to bake and cook and it helps children develop their reading skills, follow instructions and develop hand-eye coordination. And the best thing of all you get to eat some yummy treats at the end.
- Make a mess: Homemade Play-Doh made with flour, salt, oil and water with food colouring is better than shop bought variety and very easy to make. Water play and messy play can also be great fun but make sure you get permission first!
- Camp indoors: Set up a small tent in the living room or bedroom. Put in some cushions, teddy bears, sleeping bags and books and camp indoors while the wind and snow is howling outside.
So girls I hope you enjoy some of the above activities and I will hopefully see everyone back safely in school on Monday.
World Book Day is here!
Good Morning Senior Infants. Hope you are all staying indoors today and keeping safe and warm.
It’s World Book Day on this snowy, cold first day of March. Even though we are not at school you can still get into the spirit of World Book Day at home. Reading has numerous benefits and evidence suggests that children who read for enjoyment every day develop a broader vocabulary, have increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. It also suggests that reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background.
So here’s a few ideas for World Book Day:
- Create a special place for you to read today maybe in front of the fire with lots of cushions and snuggly blankets, you could even make a reading den!
- Re-tell your favourite and well known stories through play. Maybe set up a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, go on a Bear Hunt, or bake a Gingerbread Man.
- Dress up and become your favourite book character. Maybe you could be the Big Bad Wolf or the elf for the shoemaker.
- Make your own fiction book today all about your adventures in the snow.
Whatever you decide to do have a fun filled day and I can’t wait to hear all about your day on Monday.
Enjoy and stay safe!
Good Morning
Good Morning Senior Infants. I hope everybody is keeping warm and safe.
As the school is closed today I have listed some activities for senior infants to enjoy today.
- Linking with our Aistear theme ‘The Library’ make a simple Non-Fiction book called ‘The Snowman’.
- Draw a picture of the snow and using old newspaper or magazines make a collage or simply colour the picture. You can be as creative as you want.
- Make the Active school logo poster for our school. Come up with a catchy slogan for example ‘Get fit and do our bit’. We can hand in our entries when we come back to school.
- Write as many ‘at’ words as you can. Try and make a long list like we did yesterday.
- Curl up on the couch and read your favourite book. Tomorrow I will give lots of ideas for World Book Day.
Enjoy all these activities and do as many as you can. Mrs Ryan will update more creative activities tomorrow if we are not back in school. Enjoy the snow!!
Our news
We hope everyone enjoyed the Mid-Term break. It was great to come back to school on Monday and meet all our friends and teachers.
We are getting ready to start our new theme in Aistear ‘The Library’. We made a visit to the library on Thursday and got lots of great ideas. Karyn the librarian showed us around the library and we were amazed at all the great facilities available to our community. Karyn will visit our classroom on Wednesday to help us with Aistear. We are very excited!
We hope that everyone wraps up warm next week as ‘The Beast from the East’ approaches. So don’t forget to bring your coat, scarf, hat and gloves. Beidh sé fuar, fuar, fuar!!
