We had so much fun yesterday in Newgrange Farm for our school tour. We saw, fed and held some very cute animals, we went on a tractor ride, we played in the sand and water area, we ran in the maze and then we fell asleep on the bus home from all the excitement 🤣

What a great day!

In junior infants we were trying out some of the content from the new maths curriculum! We learnt three new words; flip, turn and slide! We used pictures to show how it would look when you flipped them, turned them and slid them. Check out some of our copybook work 🙂

A Visit with Granny Elsie

During the week, we have been learning about school and toys in the past. A special visitor, Granny Elsie, came to school on Friday to tell us all about school in the 1950’s.

We asked Granny Elsie about the lunches she had in school. She didn’t have hot meals like us. Instead, she had a bottle of milk and sandwiches. She had cheese sandwiches on Mondays and Thursdays, corned beef sandwiches on Tuesdays and Jam sandwiches in Wednesdays. On Fridays she had a currant bun as a treat.

We also asked Granny Elsie about the subjects she learnt. She told us they didn’t have computers. The teacher taught everything on the blackboard. Her favourite subject was maths. She loved learning her tables. We got to tell her some of our tables. She was very impressed! Granny Elsie also loved geography. She especially liked drawing maps of Ireland and learning the names of all the mountains and rivers.

Her teachers were Ms. Leinster, Ms. Waldron and Mr. Roe. We asked how the teachers travelled to school. Mr. Roe had a Morris Minor Car and the other two teachers walked to school. Granny Elsie either walked to school or travelled by bus. It cost one penny to take the bus. Granny Elsie showed us some old coins. She told us you could buy 12 sweets for one penny so if you didn’t take the bus, you could buy some sweets instead.

At playtime, Granny Elsie played Hopscotch and Skipping. The boys played with marbles or played football. Granny Elsie told us a rhyme they used to sing when skipping:

I had a little puppy, his name was Tiny Tim.

I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.

He drank all the water, he ate a bar of soap,

The next thing you know, he had a bubble in his throat.

In came the doctor, in came the nurse,

In came the lady with the alligator purse.

Out goes the doctor, out goes the nurse,

Out goes the lady with the alligator purse.

We have been practising this poem for assembly next week! You may like to practise this at home 🙂

For the month of May we will be looking at the theme of space in Junior Infants!

The children are very excited about this!!

We had great fun today planting our cress seeds in our little pots 🙂

We had great fun over the last few weeks preparing for Easter in Junior Infants. We created beautiful pieces of artwork as a class and also with the help of 6th class!

For the remainder of March and April, we will be looking at the theme of the garden centre. We will be planting various flowers in the yard, using soil during Aistear, designing flower pots and pretending we are going to the garden centre. Take a look at our Aistear corner.

In junior infants we were learning about where milk comes from. We looked at a PowerPoint at the various steps that milk goes through before we buy it from the shop. The children then worked together to sequence the various picture cards.

For the month of February, we are looking at the theme of the farm. Take a look at our role play station in the Aistear corner.