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First Class were so excited to start Gymnastics last Monday with Sinéad from School Fitness Ireland. They did some bridges, rolls and other stretches that helped them build their range of movements to help build up to some new gymnastic tricks over the coming weeks.

In Rang a hAon we've been learning a bit about the artist Pablo Picasso. How he painted in a cubist style which gave his pictures strange perspectives. After Easter we had some Picasso style faces on the front notice board but we also painted our own portraits in a...

Rang a hAon have been loving the dance lessons with Dancing Derek! From the Cha Cha Slide to the Macarena, First Class have certainly got some moves. What a great opportunity and looking forward to the rest of the lessons with Derek.

We celebrated World Book Day this past Friday by dressing up as some of our favourite characters from a book or film. We all did such a fantastic job, dressing up or even talking about our favourite books. It was wonderful to see the excitement from our class about...

Bhí cluichí agus spraoi againn i Rang a hAon chun taitneamh a bhaint as Seachtain na Gaeilge. D'imríomar biongó lenár stór focal éadaí, Snap Gaelach agus 'Nathracha agus Dréimirí', sár-lá a bhí ann!

Literacy Lift Off is in full swing in Rang a hAon at this stage! This intensive reading initiative will give the children the opportunity to read new stories and work on different literacy-based activities at set times during the week over the course of six weeks. At...

Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week, where we remember to walk together in faith, love, and hope. The children heard the story of the dove Noah sent, that returned with an olive leaf in their beak. We made our own doves and wrote on them the names of people...

Lately in First Class we have been reading Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox so we just had to make our own foxes and I think we can agree they are just as fantastic!