November 2018

Hi all!

I hope everyone is doing well and settled back okay after the midterm. I am looking forward to the rest of the term and all of the amazing work the children will take part in. They are a super group and I have been really impressed with the work they have produced so far, keep it up!

Energy and Energy Conservation Workshop

Last week, the children had the pleasure of taking part in a workshop with Will from Brigid's Garden. He spoke to the children about energy - Where does it come from? What types of energy are there? 

Will also drew the children's attention to the importance of trying to use renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, as they are much better for the environment than fossil fuels like coal and petrol.

Will showed the children a really interesting experiment where he used the acid inside citric fruit to light a bulb! They also took part in a human-sized board game where they had to answer questions on energy to gain points. Everyone did very well. 

Maths

Last week and this week the children are studying fractions. We have looked at a range of different fractions and discussed where we might see/use them every day, for example, telling the time - half past 2. 

We have in particular looked at the idea of 'equivalence.' The children have worked together to find fractions that are equal to each other like one half and two quarters. I am delighted to say they are all working hard and doing well. Great job everyone!

Projects

Just before the break the children worked in their groups to create projects based ona given Irish animal. The Reds had the Otter, the Oranges had the Red Squirrel, the Blues had the Fox, the Greens had the Red Deer, the Yellows had the Badger and the Purples had the Irish Hare.

The children divided up the topics for each animal amongst themselves and they had to go home to research it. The areas included the habitat, diet and appearance of the animals. 

They all produced wonderful projects with brilliant images and handwriting. They were a great first go at collaborative project work.

Once again, well done to everyone on the work we have accomplished this far and I am looking forward to all of the brilliant things we'll do this term.

Wishing you all the best for the year agus beannacht Dé orthu.

Autumn Term 2018

Welcome back to all the boys and girls in the Senior Room! 

I'm very happy that I'm lucky enough to get to teach you all this year. I'm sure we will have great fun as well as learning lots of new things.

Self Portraits

The children learned about the proportions of the face and how we can use our different features to help us line up our faces. We discussed our individual faces and what makes them special. First we used our pencils to lightly sketch out our features and then we used oil pastels to create these wonderful, bright finished pieces! I'm very proud of these, we have some real artists in the senior room. Try and guess who is who! Can you see your one?

Our Classroom Family

As well as our home family, we have our classroom family. The 26 children in the room will be working together for the year so it is important that we all get along and respect one another. We designed our own puzzle pieces that have lots of information about us, such as our name, age and dream job. In this classroom we all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Each of us have our own individual skills and talents that when brought together, create a truly special and unique puzzle.

Report Writing

This term the children will be looking at reportative writing. Already we have looked at samples of reports and identified the characteristics of bad and good reports. Throughout the term the children will be engaged in writing reports on different topics. This is an excellent skill to have as it helps them find the key information about a given topic. Especially for any of us who may want to be a journalist in the future!

Gaeilge na Míosa

Dia daoibh! Beidh na páistí ag foghlaim faoi "mé féin,' i rith na míosa seo. Scríobh na páistí fúthu féin agus a dteaghlaigh. Labhair na páistí faoin a dteaghlaigh le chéile. Anois an tseachtain seo, táimid ag foghlaim faoi chodanna an choirp. Bheadh sé go hiontach Gaeilge a labhairt leis na páistí más féidir libh. Is í an Ghaeilge ár dteanga agus bá chóir bheith bródúil aisti.

Hello all! The children will be learning about "mé féin,' during this month. The children wrote about themselves and their families. The children spoke about their families together. Now this week, we are learning about the body parts. It would be great if you speak Irish with your children if you can. Irish is our language and we should be proud of it.

Word of the Week - Focal na Seachtaine

Every week there will be an English and an Irish word selected and displayed on this board in the room. The children are encouraged to use their dictionaries at home to discover the meanings and to share them with the class the next day. We will also be keeping a record of these words in our copies to help develop our vocabulary. You can never know enough words!

Sports

The boys and girls started training this week for the Mini 7's Hurling and Camogie competition. We are very grateful to one of our parents, Sylvia Egan, for helping to train the children, as well as Joe Quinn. Anthony Gillard is helping with the football.The girls will be playing on Wednesday 26th September, and the boys on Friday 28th September, both in Castledaly at 10am. We wish them the best of luck!

I would also give a huge thanks to another parent, Anthony Gillard, who will be taking the boys and girls out for Gaelic football training. As long as they have a mouthguard - we don't want to give the toothfairy any extra business than necessary!

Once again, welcome back to all my pupils this year, and thank you to all the parents who work so hard with the children at home. I'm sure this will be an excellent year.

Wishing you all the best for the year agus beannacht Dé orthu.

Autumn Term 2017

This term has been a busy one on the sporting front for Peterswell NS. Our boys and girls have competed in numerous sporting outings including the Cumann na mbunscoil Mini 7's and the garda tournament which took place in Gort GAA grounds recently. Our boys reached the final of the Mini 7's only to lose narrowly to a strong Cappatagle side. Following that a mixed team of boys and girls competed in the garda football tournament where we reached a semi-final only to lose out to Doorus. Well done to all involved.

Mini 7's & Garda tournament

The mini 7's are upon us again. The girls will play out the camogie on the 4th of October followed by the boys on the 6th. The girls will face Bullaun, Kilbeacanty, Gort, Leitrim, Kilchreest, St Ita's and G.S. na bhFilí. Our boys will be up against Kilchreest, Lough Cutra, Kiltartan, Lurga, St Columbas, Kilbeacanty, Ballinakill, Gort and Cappataggle.

Tha Garda football tournament will take place on the 20th of October in Gort pitch at 10.30 am.

Áitbheo

There is lots to look forward to this term. The senior classes will have a visitor from Áitbheo each week to help us learn about the landscape, history, flora and fauna of our locality and much more. We also have a visit to Coole Park coming up which links in with our Aítbheo research.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to everyone for the new school year. The Senior Room will include 4th, 5th and 6th class this year. We're all looking forward to a great year!

Classes 2017-2018

4th Class

5th Class

6th Class

Senior Classes