We have had a great week incorporating Halloween into our curriculum. On Monday we learned about the ancient origins of Halloween (The Festival of Samhain) and Halloween traditions around the world. We learned to sing a gorgeous Irish song called ‘Oíche Shamhna’ in canon (three part round singing!), which was really beautiful. For art, the …
Dear 2nd Class, Parents and Gardians, I hope you are all keeping well at home and enjoying some fresh air also. You have enough work set out in your homework folders and packs for the coming week. Please be reminded that this is to be done at your own pace, it is revision work so …
Dear Parents/Guardians, Your child will have been sent home with a scheme of work and workpack for 2nd class for the coming two weeks. A copy of this pack was also sent via email to all parents through Aladdin. The children have work in their homework folders as well as a spare copy to practice …
The class learned about healthy eating and what would make up a healthy lunchbox. We then focused our learning on our teeth. We looked at the parts that make up our teeth as well as the names and jobs our teeth have. The class drew and labelled a diagram of a tooth and of a …
We are only one month into 2020 and Michelle’s 2nd class have already learned so much! Read More »
Grow from Seeds 2nd class have been very lucky to be given an opportunity to work on our Grow From Seeds Project again this year. We are working closely with the Gaiety School of Acting to help create an Intercultural Education programme to teach in our schools through drama and story. Grandparents Day 2nd class …
Haunted Houses in Art We created some spooky Haunted houses silhouette paintings, using various shades of blue whilst blending each shade of color into each other. Project Work We also created many fantastic Halloween projects – it is clear so much time, effort and research went into these amazing projects. Just look …
Autumn time in 2nd Class Over the past few weeks the boys and girls in Maureen’s second class have been learning all about Autumn. We discovered that certain animals such as bears, bats and hedgehogs all hibernate for the winter and have to gather and store food before they go to into hibernation. We also …
