Working hard in Junior Infants

We have been learning all about 2D shapes. Check out some of our shape monsters.

 

Picture Day in Jnr Infants

 

First Day in Junior Infants

We had a great first day in Ms Kealey's Junior Infants!

 

Developing fine motor skills in Junior Infants

Ms Tuite’s Junior Infants have been busy practising the formation of the letter ‘s’ using playdough!
The children rolled, shaped and curved their playdough to create lots of super s shapes. This fun, hands-on activity helps to develop fine motor skills while reinforcing correct letter formation.
Fantastic work!

 

Junior Infants on Tour!

Our Junior Infant class had great fun exploring the school and discovering all the different places and friendly faces! A highlight was a special visit to the staff room – now they know where the teachers go for their cups of tea! What a fun way to get to know their new school!

 

Junior Infants have been very busy settling into school life!

Ms Tuite’s Junior Infants have been very busy settling into school life!
We are getting to know our new classroom, making new friends and learning lots of new routines. Everyone is doing a fantastic job and we are having lots of fun along the way! Here are some pictures of us enjoying our fine motor activities. These fun activities help to strengthen our little hands and fingers and develop the skills we need for writing, cutting, colouring and lots more. We are so proud of how well everyone is settling in and we’re looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!

Very spooky day here in Junior Infants

 

Maths Week in Junior Infants

Playing Animal Hunt to start off Maths Week!

 

Junior Infants show off their fine motor skills!

We have been developing our fine motor skills through a variety of fun, hands-on activities. These activities help build hand strength, coordination, concentration and pencil control while learning through play!

 

October

October has been a busy and exciting month in Ms Collier’s Senior Infants so far as we have been learning all about Autumn!
We brought some Autumn leaves into school and enjoyed exploring the different shapes, patterns and textures through leaf rubbing. It was great fun discovering just how different each leaf can be!
We have also been learning about the life cycle of a hedgehog. To help us understand the different stages, we created some beautiful hedgehog artwork showing the life cycle.
We are looking forward to enjoying some more Halloween fun and festivities over the next few weeks before we head off for our well-deserved Midterm break!

 

September

We have had a very busy and exciting start to the year in Ms Collier’s Senior Infants! We were delighted to take our first class photo at the end of our first week.
In September, we enjoyed reading the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We then got creative in Art and used paper plates and paint to make our very own wolves inspired by the story.
We also had the opportunity to meet our buddy class, Ms Flood’s 5th Class. Our buddies helped us with our owl artwork, and we really enjoyed working together and learning from each other.
It has been a fantastic start to Senior Infants, filled with lots of fun, creativity and new friendships!

 

Self-portraits in Ms Smyth’s class

Ms Smyth’s class have been so busy settling into Senior Infants!
Take a look at our self-portraits.

 

Learning about Autumn

We have been learning about Autumn and what happens during Autumn time. The children collected some leaves and we had great fun making leaf rubbings.

 

Meeting our Buddy Class!

We were so excited to meet our buddy class- Ms.Copes 5th. They came down to our classroom and helped us with painting in art. Then we got to go up and visit their classroom. We made some fantastic creations with the Plus Plus blocks. We really enjoyed spending time with them.

 

Jersey Day

We enjoyed getting to wear our own jerseys to help raise funds for our school sports teams!

 

The Day the Crayons quit!

In English we read "The Day the Crayons quit." We then designed our own crayons in art and decorated them with feathers and glitter. They all look fantastic!!

 

Learning our new letter sounds

We have been working hard learning our new letter sounds for homework and in class. We made some words using our letter cards. Everyone did wonderful!!

 

Lots of fun in Senior Infants

The boys and girls have settled back into school. They have had lots of fun in Senior Infants so far. We have had lots of fun learning new math skills, making friends during playtime and being creative.

 

Meeting our Buddy Class

We were so excited to meet our Buddy Class - Ms Beirne & Ms Barrett's 5th Class.
The children drew portraits of their partners, which tied into our wider SPHE learning about self-identity and how we are all unique. We really enjoyed meeting them and we can't wait to do lots of fun activities together this year!

 

Thematic learning in Senior Infants

We had a wonderful time exploring The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark as part of our thematic learning! Plop’s adventures sparked lots of lovely conversations about facing our fears, being brave and discovering that something we are unsure of can turn out to be very special. Our learning then took flight into science, where we became owl experts, discovering the different parts of an owl, their amazing features, what they eat, where they live and their fascinating nocturnal habits. To finish our unit, the children put their creativity to work and created their own beautiful owl art!