2nd Class

We made our own construction objects based on the theme of 'water'.  We worked together in our groups to plan and design what each group was going to make. We then searched through all our recyclable items in order to find the different shapes and materials that we...

The children in 2nd Class had a great couple of afternoons recently doing some junk art which comes under the construction strand. This followed a couple of lessons on looking after the environment by reducing, re- using and recycling their waste. The children were...

Congratulations to all our pupils who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday, 13th May 2023. We are all so proud of you.

We had a great Pyjama Day in 2nd Class. We all brought in our favourite book and cuddly toy and did Show and Tell. It was great hearing about all the different books that the children are interested in and the stories behind their favourite cuddly toys. One even...

The boys and girls in 2nd Class learned all about China during the month of January. In Ms Kilkenny's class we used iPads to research China and completed individual mini projects. We learned all about the Chinese New Year. Did you know this year is the Year of the...

The boys and girls in Ms Kilkenny's class really enjoyed dong their Christmas play this year, so much so they had to join in with the singing while watching the recording of the play. Their Christmas play was called 'A Midwife Crisis'. Thank you to the talented girls...

The boys and girls in 2nd Class had SNOW much fun out on the yard last month!!

The children in 2nd Class were delighted when four players from the winning Letterkenny Gaels team came to visit with their cup. The children all got to hold the cup and they thought it was very heavy!!  

We had great fun during Science Week. We made raisins dance. We investigated how to separate salt and pepper. We had some messy Science fun by trying to blow bubbles within bubbles on our desks. Some children were able to blow bubbles on their hands and bounce them up...

The boys and girls in 2nd Class love to get out and about any opportunity they get to learn. Recently we have had some wonderful outdoor learning activities around the school grounds. We went on an autumn walk and used our 5 senses to learn more about the signs of...

The boys and girls in 2nd Class had a great time dressing up for Halloween. To get in the Halloween spirit they made some spooky slime in pairs. The secret ingredient was contact lens solution.  

The boys and girls in 2nd Class went on their first school tour since Junior Infants last Wednesday. They set off on the bus at 9:30am and arrived in Rathmullan around 10am. They spent the day digging holes, building sand castles, collecting shells, playing games,...

The children in Room 8 enjoyed a lovely visit from the ducklings last Thursday. I think some of the children wanted to bring them home.

The boys and girls had a great time recently doing construction for art. As the children had been learning about 3D shapes, they were asked to bring in a range of these shapes from home in the form of boxes and containers. The children then made their own amazing...

Chuaigh na páistí i rang a dó ag siopadóireacht le déanaí. Cheannaigh siad a lán rud. Bhain siad úsáid as airgead bréige chun iad a cheannach. Thug an siopadóir sóinseáil ar ais dóibh. Bhain siad taitneamh as agus iad ag déanamh mata freisin.

The boys and girls in 2nd Class loved learning actively when exploring the topic of weight in Maths recently. First, they used a balance and a range of concrete materials to weigh different items. Then, they explored 1kg, 1/2kg and 1/4kg and what these would feel...

The boys and girls in Room 8 have been working very hard at their Irish verbs over the past couple of months. Before Easter they used these verbs to make up their own sentences. They were very impressive. Maith sibh a pháistí!!

The boys and girls enjoyed some yummy pancakes on Pancake Tuesday.

The boys and girls in 2nd Class brought their favourite book to school on World Book Day to share with their class. They are super readers!!

The boys and girls in 2nd Class explored floating and sinking recently. They learned that an unpeeled orange will float and a peeled orange will not float. They took part in a challenge to see if they could create a boat that would float in water out of modelling...

Ms Peoples' class have been busy learning about halves and quarters. 

During Catholic schools week, Ms Peoples' class joined into the 10 o'clock Mass online on Monday morning.   We learned the five finger prayer and we interviewed our Grandparents for Grandparents day and also offered a decade of the rosary for our Grandparents.

To start Catholic Schools Week the boys and girls in 2nd Class were exploring their strengths and talents - and those of their friends. We had a lovely discussion about this and then we wrote about them in our copies.

Merry Christmas from all in Ms Kilkenny's 2nd Class

Ms Kilkenny's class have been doing 'The Gift of Kindness' each day over the past couple of weeks. Some days they were giving the gift of kindness, while others they received a gift of kindness. Last Thursday they were treated to some hot chocolate and chocolate...

Over the last couple of weeks we have been learning about homelessness in Ireland and the difference between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’. We did an activity where we had to decide which item was a ‘need’ or a ‘want’. The children had very interesting discussions during this...

We got the preparations for Christmas under way this year in November by creating our own personal Advent Calendars of Random Kindness. Every day, at home, we have something kind to do. Our motto this year at school is: 'In a world where you can be anything, be kind'....

The boys and girls had great fun during Science Week. They did lots of experiments in class. I even heard that some of the children tried out the experiments at home too. Have a look at us making bubbles and learning how soap is so important when washing our hands.

The boys and girls had great fun on the day of the Hallowe’en holidays. They loved dressing up. They did a science experiment where they had to try and make a poorly pumpkin feel better. It didn’t go very well!!  

As you can see, it's not only the elves that are busy at Christmas time, we are extremely busy with all our Christmas arts and crafts and lots of fun activities.

We had a fun week doing lots of science experiments. We did dancing raisins, rainbow skittles, oil and water but the best fun was making bubbles! 

We designed our own Halloween masks, we made torn paper pumpkins, coloured witches and wrote poems. We dressed up in our Halloween costumes, we watched a movie and had some treats.