Nov 30, 2016 | Junior Infants – Ms Larkin
Room 2 have been doing fantastic learning over the last few weeks! They became scientists and carried out lots of tests on different foods during Science week. They have also been learning all about their five senses and had a taste test in their class this week with different foods that were sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Which do you thing they liked best? The children in Room 2 LOVE animals- especially their pet fish Sophie and Loveheart, whom they are taking great care of! They set up their own Pet Shop in their class, and have been acting as shopkeeper and customers over the last month, buying and selling lots of different animals, using money. They have also been learning about different types of animals and their homes, and have been building Old MacDonald’s farm animals new homes using their construction blocks during play time. Room 2 have also been learning about how different animals care for their young, and how some of them hibernate in Winter. They loved playing the different animal characters in ‘The Gruffalo’ story, and had so much fun reading the story in class, on their Story Wall, and using their story wheels. Room 2 have also been singing their ‘Gruffalo song‘ in Music, and became music conductors, directing each other to use high, middle, and low pitch voices. They have been acting out the story with masks too, and made their own fantastic Gruffalo puppets in art using lots of different fabric and fibre materials. Check out some of their photos here 🙂...
Nov 1, 2016 | Junior Infants – Ms Larkin
The Junior Infants had a special visitor in last week… a Vet! Dr. Hugh showed the children lots of pictures of the different types of animals he treats, and explained some of the ways he helps to make them better when they are sick. The Junior Infants asked him lots of great questions, such as how do you become a vet, and how can they care for and help animals. Dr. Hugh showed the children some of the special equipment he uses to help animals, such as a stethoscope, and asked the children to mind and care for two pet goldfish for him- they must feed them, clean their water, and make sure they have enough air and light to be healthy and grow. The fish are in Room 2 – feel free to pop in to see how they are getting on 🙂 For more photos of the Junior Infants from Rooms 1, 2 and 5, please see...
Nov 1, 2016 | Junior Infants – Ms Larkin
The Junior Infants have been running their own Fruit and Veg shop in Room 2 over the last month! They have been buying, selling, and weighing lots of fruit and vegetables during their playtime stations, and even printed lovely pictures using the shapes and colours of the different foods during Art. They have been reading and acting out the story of Handa’s Surprise, singing songs about food (they really love the One Potato song!) and talking all about their favourite food. Room 2 have also been doing lots of experiments in Maths and Science, measuring, weighing, and learning all about magnets and electricity. They became Safety Officers, investigated all the different ways we use electricity in school and at home, and even helped Ms. Larkin and Vinny to point out ways to keep their classroom and school safe- can you remember any of the rules we came up with Room 2? (Don’t put fingers near sockets or wires, and keep water away from ALL electrical things!) To celebrate all the good learning they have been doing, Vinny gave all the children balloons to make electricity with, by rubbing them off their hair 🙂 Room 2 really enjoyed having all their family members and friends in to their classroom for their Welcoming Ceremony, and had a little fashion show to celebrate the Midterm on Friday! They have been working so hard and really deserve their break, well done everyone! To see more photos of Room 2 busy at work & play, please see...
Sep 23, 2016 | Junior Infants – Ms Larkin
What a super start the Junior Infants in Room 2 have made this year! They have learnt so much already and have made so many new friends in school. They have learnt lots of new songs and rhymes including- Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and Jill, the Five Little Ducks, and are getting really good at recognising all of their shapes, colours and numbers! They had great fun exploring the school on their shape and colour hunts, and especially enjoyed drawing shapes all over the yard in chalk 🙂 They are getting really good at cutting and colouring carefully, and are doing really good listening during their circle time activities, learning about their friends, their families, and all the things that make them special and unique. Well done Room 2 on a super start in school! For more photos of the Junior Infants at work please see...
