Category Archives: 1st & 2nd Class

We read some fairytales by a wide range of well-known authors before we started. We then decided to write our own stories, to be read to Junior and Senior Infants. A number of them were chosen to be published, and … Continue reading →

We have looked at place value, symmetry, angles and fractions this term and have enjoyed learning about them in a hands-on way! We did a ‘mirror dance’ with a partner to help us learn about symmetry in shapes and objects. … Continue reading →

We looked at forest pictures created by a wide variety of artists. Some were in oil, some in pastel, some in ink. We worked in groups to decide which pictures we liked best, and ranked them once we had agreed. … Continue reading →

We wondered what would happen if aliens landed in Robertstown National School. We had been looking at report writing and had looked at lots of different newspaper articles before we started. We each wrote a newspaper article about an alien … Continue reading →

Junior, Senior Infants and 1st Class went to Donedea forest on their school tour. The sun was shining and the children brought along their teddies for a teddy bear picnic. All the children enjoyed the walk around the lake, making … Continue reading →