Mr. Ó Braonáin and his 4th class were visited by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) recently to record a geography lesson being taught through Irish. Teaching subjects through Irish in English medium schools is called Content and Language Integrated Learning or CLIL. The NCCA would like more teachers see how this can be done. Both the pupils and Mr. Ó Braonáin passed the day with flying colours and we all look forward to the recording being published.
Continue ReadingSenior Infant Soup Making
Ms. Murphy’s senior infant class had a busy day making soup recently in the new outdoor classroom, funded by the Parents’ Association. They peeled and chopped carrots, leeks and potatoes. Thanks to Davy for lending his gas cooker which cooked everything up brilliantly. Ms. Murphy is not sharing her secret soup recipe for now!
Continue ReadingSigns of Winter Outdoors
Fourth classes were out looking for signs of winter last week in the school grounds. They heard rooks, house sparrows and seagulls, saw holly, birch, dogwood and hazel trees and rubbed the bark on the birch trees. In another sign of winter, the day was cold, with temperatures around one or two degrees Celsius so pupils could see water vapour when they breathed out. The sap has gone from trees now so they will be dormant over the winter months.
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