Children in Ms. O’Hare’s 3rd Class undertook a project with Ms. O’Crowley’s Senior Infants. The children in 3rd class wrote and illustrated a personalised story for a child in Senior Infants, based on their likes and interests. They recently presented their books to their young buddies to much excitement.
Second Class have had a busy few weeks! We have been doing lots of hands-on maths, enjoying learning about money, weight and capacity. In S.E.S.E we’ve learnt about the weather and we conducted experiments on the water cycle, evaporation and making our own rain clouds. We did a fun maths Easter egg trail before the break and loved cracking the passcode to the treasure chest of treats! We also have been doing lots of art including making St. Patrick’s Day rainbows, pointillism Spring flowers, salt dough Easter eggs and Mother’s Day and Easter cards. A huge congratulations to Maya who achieved a special merit for her beautiful portrait of her grandad in the Texaco Art Competition. We are so proud of her! Finally, the weather has been so lovely lately that we’ve been able to have our lunch outside!
The Scoil Mhuire cross country invitational took place yesterday in Stonebridge, with over 200 boys and girls from 4th, 5th, and 6th classes representing 8 different schools taking part. The standard of racing was fantastic, with every race being very closely contested. Each race covered a distance of nearly 1 mile, making it a great challenge for all competitors. St Anne’s fielded a team of nearly 50 children, who produced some outstanding runs to win 4 medals. Ella Hanly claimed silver in the 4th class girls’ race. Jack Dwyer produced an exceptional run to win silver in the 6th class boys event, while in the 4th class boys race, Daniel Baynes and Daniel Crosbie produced outstanding runs to take the gold and silver medals respectively. This was also enough to help the 4th class boys win the team event. Sincere thanks to all involved in organising such a great event.
It’s been all Easter fun in Junior Infants. After making lots of Easter Art, we’ve had a busy day on our Easter hunt. What a lovely surprise to find an egg hidden under our chair! Thanks to some of 5th class who joined us too. We were excited to be able to give them some chocolate too to say thanks!
Sixth class had a busy 2nd term. We enjoyed Rugby, GAA, Dance and Gymnastics for P.E. We danced with 3rd class for Seachtain na Gaeilge and did a Tráth na gCeist with our friends in the other 6th class. We have started preparations for our End of Year Show ‘Matilda’ and a big highlight was welcoming T.D Barry Ward and his colleague into our classroom to do a mock trial with us. We finished the term with a school tour to Kilmainham Gaol as part of our history studies. We had a fantastic visit!
On Monday, both 6th Classes travelled to Kilmainham Gaol. The children have been learning about the 1916 Easter Rising as part of their History study. They got to explore the chapel, the Civil War cells, the Stonebreakers’ yard and the Museum. For many, the highlight was the recognition that a famous ‘prisoner’ had been Paddington Bear, as the gaol had been a location for the Paddington 2 film.
3rd class have been making bird nests and rafts with Mouse, our nature specialist! They have also planted cress, salad leaves, peas, french beans and sunflower seeds and are really enjoying watching them grow into tall, healthy flowers!
In addition, they have paired up with all of the children in Ms. O’ Crowley’s Senior Infants and they are writing personalised books for each of them! Check out our Social Media Platforms for some photographs.
