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Using recycled cardboard and egg cartons, the children created a variety of Halloween decorations.

We created ‘Spooky Portraits’ for Halloween.  We analyzed the style and artwork of Tim Burton. Common characteristics associated with his style...

Pablo Picasso started a new style of art called Cubism.  Cubism aims to show objects and people from lots of different angles all at one time.  We...

Sixth class completed a six-week workshop called ‘Average Ordinary Everyday Superhero’ with Joanne Donohue from Calmast.  This workshop highlighted...

The children created a collage based on their interests and hobbies.  It was a great way to learn more about them as we start a new school year...

What a busy month! We had a very messy classroom this month making Hallowe’en decorations, mixing potions and casting spells! We had a Witches’ Den...

Our morning activities are all maths based. We have been busy sorting socks, making repeated patterns, building number cities, playing bingo, and...

Senior Infants performed a play about Elizabeth Fry in Collect on Monday 7th October. They all put in a huge effort to learn their lines and...

The Junior and Senior Infants Warm Fuzzy Jar filled up fast and we had our first Warm Fuzzy celebration on Friday 27th September where we enjoyed...

Our theme for September was School. We made paper bag schools with puppets of the people who help us at school. We had a little tour of the school...