Today, the children celebrated Halloween by dressing up and playing traditional Halloween games. There was ducking for apples, bobbing for apples, pin the hat on the witch, cutting the flour and many more. There was also lots of Halloween art with a whole litter of black cats appearing in first and second class! We wish […]
3rd and 4th class have been exploring the history of Halloween using the 1930s Folklore Commission School’s Collection on the Dúchas website. The collection has stories about all aspects of life in the 30s, including Halloween customs and traditions. The children used the child friendly search engine Kidrex to search for Dúchas.ie. From here they […]
3rd and 4th class went back in time for their art lesson this week. The children had been learning about the Romans in history and today they made some Roman pots. It was interesting to explore the different types of Roman pottery, from course pottery and fine decorated pottery. The children all made their own […]
3rd and 4th class walked to Milltown’s museum, which is housed in the community centre. There are so many artefacts and exhibits to see. The GAA exhibit was definitely the most popular and the children really enjoyed spotting their fathers, uncles and grandfathers in the pictures. There were also many artefacts from the home and farm throughout […]
There was a celebration of Irish music and song today to mark St. Patrick’s Day. 5th and 6th class treated everyone to a traditional Irish session. 3rd and 4th class played Irish songs on their tin whistles, while Junior and Senior Infants, 1st and 2nd class entertained with Irish songs and poems. A group of […]