Junior Infants

Turas Scoile – Fantastic Fun in Fota

Turas Scoile – Fantastic Fun in Fota

Fota Wildlife Park was the destination for the Infant School Tour 2023. We loved the day out with our classmates and enjoyed seeing and learning about all the wonderful animals in Fota. Did you know that cheetahs are the fastest land animals and are capable of...

Bike Safety

Bike Safety

A special word of thanks to Ms O’Regan for teaching us all about bike safety this week. We learned about how electric bikes work and how to stay safe when out and about on our bikes - light up, wear a hi-vis jacket, always wear a helmet, check the brakes regularly and...

Our Fabulous French Day in the Sun!

Our Fabulous French Day in the Sun!

Junior Infants have become experts at all things French related this week! We’ve been learning some French words, all about the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre the Mona Lisa, the TGV and much more. We compared the French flag to our Irish tricolour. We learned about French...

Hansel and Gretel Junk Kouture!

Hansel and Gretel Junk Kouture!

Junior Infants were very busy using a wide variety of fabric and fibre to design and create Hansel, Gretel, the Witch and the Gingerbread House today during art. The children worked as a team to choose the colours, textures and fabrics that were most suitable for each...

Junior Gardeners!

Junior Gardeners!

  Over the last few weeks, Junior Infants planted different flowers and plants. We have been learning about The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar so we decided to plant caterpillar flowers as well as  sunflowers, dahlias, potatoes and more!! We are really looking forward...

Seachtain na Gaeilge / Lá ‘le Pádraig

Seachtain na Gaeilge / Lá ‘le Pádraig

Bhain Naíonáin Bheaga taitneamh as na gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge.  Bhí siad ag rince, ag máirseáil, ag canadh, ag péinteáil agus ag caint as Gaeilge. We enjoyed learning and performing Hail Glorious Saint Patrick. A huge congratulations to our...

Junior Infant Dance Lessons 2023

Junior Infant Dance Lessons 2023

  We are really enjoying our dancing lessons that are happening here in schools over a six week period in March and April. We love seeing Dancing Derek, our instructor, and of course we love showing off our moves!!

Junior Infants – World Book Day 2023

Junior Infants – World Book Day 2023

The children in Naíonáin Bheaga dressed up in fantastic costumes today to celebrate World Book Day 2023. We had everything raging from a cheerleader to a minion with a few superheroes, princesses, dragons, a pirate, Harry Potter, Mr Bump and Mbappé thrown in for good...

Pancake Connoisseurs

Pancake Connoisseurs

Junior Infants listened to the story 'The Wolf's Pancake' on Shrove Tuesday. Afterwards they enjoyed some well-deserved, delicious pancakes with toppings of their choice.