Active Week A Mix of Pictures

What a week we had. We had so much fiun trying out new things, hearing about amazing achievements and throwing ourselves into lots of different and interesting activities. Each morning started off with Wake Up Shake up ran by Clodagh. It was a great way to start the morning and parents and pupils really enjoyed it.On Tuesday we had an orienteering session whereby the boys paired off and followed clues on a map of the school and answered questions. They really enjoyed this activity. On Wednesday the older boys got soaked trying to walk out to two mile gate to do a nature trail but unfortunately we had to turn back. The infants however did walk a mile with a smile. We also had a visit from Chris Jones who spoke to the boys about climbing Mount Everest. They were fascinated with Chris and his story. We had a visit from  Taekwondo Instructors who took the boys for a lesson in the hall. We also had an amazing sports day crowned off by stalls and a 6th class relay in conjunction with the Fire Brigade. There was such a great buzz around the school that week and I can safely say that everone had a great time. Well done on such a great week all!!!

Bike Checks

Today the boys of KBNS availed of a bike check and cycle safety lesson. Each class was taken out to the yard and were advised on how to cycle safely on the road. They were also told about how to look after their bikes correctly and how their helmets should fit. The boys really enjoyed this opportunity.

Asatro Turf Visits In the Sunshine!!!

What else would you do in the fine weather but avail of the fabulous Astro Turf facilities at St Annes with a great bunch of boys. We played Tag Rugby on one day and Soccer another day. We have been practising walking in tight groups and staying in twos for our school tour on Friday to Dublin too. I hope working so hard all year was worth it boys!!

English lessons in the Sun!!

In the last week or so the boys in 3rd and 4th have been working on writing a piece based on climbing Mount Everest. We were priviledged to have Chris Jones come to the school and talk to us during Active Week  about his adventures climbing Mount Everest. He brought in some of his gear also for the boys to look at. After the boys had written their pieces they asked their friends to read them and discuss them. We have also spent much time reading novels recentlya nd they boys are engrossed in their reading which is fantastic to see. Well done boys and keep up the great reading over the summer!!!

Walk a Mile with a Smile! :-)

As an Active Week activity, the Infants took off on a walk covering a huge distance of ONE MILE! And not even the rain could take the smiles from their faces!!!

A view from the top…Not quite Mount Everest though…!

 

Karate Master Class

During Active Week, the Infants got a master class in Karate!!! Check out some of these moves…!

Penpals

Juniors have joined up with another Junior Infant class from Adare Boys’ N.S., Limerick and are very busy writing letters back and forth! They are all trying really hard with their handwriting and spelling and really look forward to getting their letters to read!

Very interesting Cuán!

Well done Aidan!!

Ready for posting!

Flower and Plant Projects from 3rd and 4th

The boys in 3rd and 4th have spent the last week collecting and looking at various plants from the locality. Thank you to the many boys who brought in flowers and plants for the rrest of the class to study. Next week we hope to go on a  nature trail as part of Active Week. The boys will have to put into practice their learning from the last few weeks to complete the trail. All boys were given a plant to reserach and present a project about it. The projects show some great work by the boys. I also have a few more projects on paper at school that I will upload next week. Well done to you all.

Here are their projects just click on them to read each one.

Herb Robert by Adam Nolan

Thistle Tom Seymour

Nettle Aiden McNamara

5 Interesting Facts about Gorse Brian McGrath

CLOVER by Tony Foley

Ash Tree by Leifur O’Gorman

White Thorn By Reece Mulqueen

The Primrose by Jack Broe

Honeysuckles by Shane Geraghty

Daisies by Dylan Tuohy

Horse chestnut tree project Laurent Chateau

The beech tree Alex Chateau project

Facts about the Dock Leaf By Conor Cusack

Goosegrass by Oisin Minogue

Hurling Blitz

3rd and 4th class went to Broadford to a hurling blitz organised by Peter Casey. We had yet another great day which saw our boys developing their skills with boys and girls from other schools in the area. The boys had a fantastic day and all of them have imporoved so much in developing their skills.

Bottle Top Art

The 3rd and 4th class have been collecting bottle tops for the last few months and finally the day came when we had enough. We decided that we would make two butterflies to fly high above us in the classroom. We started by drawing two large butterflies onto strong cardboard. The boys were divided into two groups and were given their butterfly. Each group arranged the tops and were given glue to stick them down. Look how well they turned out.