Category: News
News from Senior Infants/1st Class
Here is a gallery of pictures of some of the activities the children have been busy with in the last few weeks.
Anthony Baggott Cup 2018
The annual festival of hurling which culminates with the presentation of the Anthony Baggott Cup took place today in Herbertstown.
The host school were joined by neighbours Hospital NS, Knockainey NS and Caherline NS in a round robin where each school played each other. Following these close fought games, Caherline NS and Knockainey NS advanced to the final.
A parade led by Kathleen Fitzgerald, a piper from the Liam Lynch Memorial Pipe Band, took place before the final. Caherline, who were crowned East champions 24 hours previous, showed their class to beat the South Champions Knockainey.
Following the final, Eileen Baggott presented the Anthony Baggott Memorial Cup to the Caherline captain. Prizes were also presented by Herbertstown NS principal Carmel Heelan to the players adjudged to be Rising Stars from each panel. Congratulations to Caherline NS who are now champions for 2 years in a row.
Butterflies Take Flight
Mrs Murphy’s class watched the life cycle of butterflies in recent weeks and released their Painted Ladies on Monday.
Caterpillars forming their chrysalis!
Caterpillars in their chrysalis!
The butterflies have emerged into their garden!
The butterflies have emerged into their garden!
Butterfly about to take off!
A new home on the flowers!
Star Awards – May
Congratulations to our Star Award winners for May! One pupil from each classroom was selected by their class teacher and the award winners were presented with certificates at today’s assembly. They were also given a night off homework for their efforts!
Fifth/Sixth Class School Tour
Our School Tour
We figured out we were going to the Eclipse Adventure Centre in Kenmare when we came back from our Easter holidays. We were all very excited when we figured out where we were going. Mrs Heelan showed us the website and we all got more excited than we originally were. We were told what to bring the Monday before the day of the school tour. I got prepared the day before the school tour. The morning of the school tour I woke up at 6:45. The bus left the school around 7:45. We had to stop a few times as the boot of the bus kept on opening . It was a long journey but it was worth it. When we got there , there were two people to greet us their names were Sonny and Gerry. They showed us where to keep our bags while they got the owner Athos. When we met Athos he was very enthusiastic. He split us into two groups for the orienteering. I was on the winning team and I was the compass holder. After that we did some team challenges. My team was Colm, Liam B, Liam G, Nathan, David, Stephen, Micheal, Declan and me. I think our best challenge was the tyre pull. I was the best at hanging tough in my group. I liked the challenges but I preferred the bog run and kayaking. We had a 30 minute food break around one o’clock. In the afternoon we did the bog run it was hard but everyone loved it. Then we did the assault course to get the mud of us as there was a water part. After this we went kayaking in the big lake. I think I spent as much time in the water as on the kayak. In the end we jumped off the pier and got into new clothes. Just before we left we all got an ice-cream .I loved this school tour.
Written by
Tadhg O’Connell
News from Junior/Senior Infants
A selection of photos from some very busy Junior & Senior Infants in Term 3.
Aistear – At the Airport and in the Airplane in Junior/Senior Infants
Junior Infant Teddy Bear Picnic
Reading outside in the shade
Litter picking
Third/Fourth School Tour 2018
Here are some photos from the third/fourth class school tour.
5th/6th Class Projects
5th & 6th class recently completed some fantastic projects which are on display in the school’s corridors.
Busy Times in 3rd & 4th Class
3rd and 4th have been busy on many fronts in recent times, here are two of the activities they have been working on.
Pumpkins
Last October, the class harvested seeds from the classroom Jack o’Lantern. In the last few weeks they have planted the seeds and watched them sprout into shoots and grow leaves. Today, they moved the plants into bigger pots to give them more room.
The Normans
They also continued their study of the Normans and castles through their artwork. They used a foam/glue/paint combination to create a 3D effect castle.
This followed a previous art activity where they created a Norman knight. The excitement now builds ahead of their school tour to King John’s Castle next week!
