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Information and notifications for First and Second Classes.

Senior Infants and First Class have been learning about the lifecycle of the sunflower. We have also been reading some stories about sunflowers- Camille and the Sunflowers and Katie and the Sunflowers.

In Ms McNeela’s class we have been learning some very interesting facts about the Titanic. We decided to make our very own Titanics!

We have been using maths games online in the classroom to help us learn our doubles and numbers that add to make 10. Here are the links to the games so that the children can play them at home. Speed Challenge doubles  Speed Challenge bonds to ...

We have been very busy in our class this Christmas. We made stockings and Christmas trees.

We made a  Christmas tree out of puff pastry and nutella. We baked it in the oven. It tasted delicious!      

Ms. McNeela’s and Mrs Mooney’s class went to the post office to post their letters to Santa. Great excitement! Thanks to Marian for all the treats!

Lukasz, the Greens Schools Travel Officer came to our school.  .  He carried out a workshop with 2nd and 3rd Classes on ‘A Journey to School’ and a workshop with 4th and 5th Class on ‘Climate Change’. After lunch he met with the Green ...

Today, 2nd class visited the Carmelite Monastery in Knock alongside the 2nd Class pupils of Craggagh N.S. We cut our own Communion hosts that we will receive on May 7th and we were given a set of  Rosary beads each.Afterwards we went to the ...

In Ms McNeela’s class we have been learning about lighgthouses. We loved making and painting these lighthouses. The light really works!

We have been using some games to practise our Number Facts in the classroom. The Children can click on the links below to use these games at home. We have been concentrating on Doubles and Near Doubles so perhaps focus on these ones. Loop Cards ...

Over the last week, St. Aidan’s and the Active School Committee have focused on getting active first thing in the morning, with a whole school Wake Up! Shake Up! in the school hall each morning at 9 o’clock. Each day the pupils and ...

The children in Ms. McNeela’s and Mrs. Mooney’s class have been very busy writing letters to Santa. Today they walked to the Post Office to post their letters. We hope the letter gets to the North Pole before the end of the week!