The firemen from Donegal Town Fire Station kindly came to the school to talk to the children about fire safety.
We had a very active day at school today to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! All the children have been learning Irish and Céilí Dancing for the past week or two and all the new skills learned were put into practice as the children took part in their céilí. We also held our annual parade on the school yard, accompanied by our brilliant musicians. Lots of art and crafts went home, as well as certificates for Seachtain na Gaeilge Well done everyone! All in all a great fun day at school today. Click below for photographs and videos.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE DANCING 1 DANCING 2 CEILI DANCING
Some of our pupils baked and iced cookies today at school – well done boys, they were delicious!
The children from 3rd-6th Classes made a much welcomed return to The Diamond in Donegal Town today as the school took part in the carol singing organised by Donegal Town Business Focus Group. Mrs McDaid, as always, was the choir leader and the children represented the school excellently. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part, and thank you to Donegal Town Business Focus Group for the treats for the children after they had finished singing – much appreciated!
5th Class visited Junior Infants this week and read them stories. They also helped the Infants to make jigsaws. Everyone worked really well together.
All the children in 1st & 2nd Classes enjoyed listening to some Halloween stories written by the children of 5th & 6th Classes
5th & 6th Classes are taking part in a research project based on the creative building game ‘Minecraft’. This has been developed by Microsoft Dream Space and students take part in activities through Minecraft Education Edition over six weeks.
The pupils were delighted that the school was chosen for this project and we are putting our school iPads to good use!
The pupils of the Senior Room wrote and illustrated books for the children of the Junior Room. This is a project we undertake every year and it is always enjoyed by older and younger pupils alike!
The Senior and Junior Classrooms enjoyed some time together doing some paired reading. The younger pupils really enjoyed meeting their older buddies and we hope to do this again in the near future!
5th & 6th Classes embarked on a nature trail around the school grounds. We were looking for mini beasts, wild berries and wild flowers. It’s amazing what we found around the school environment!
