Updates

 Our wonderful classroom SNA Aisling is giving yoga sessions to Junior Infants, which they really enjoy.

In maths we are doing area

In gymnastics we are doing Bear Walks and Star Jumps

Our play corner is a Vets office this week

Easter Colouring Competition and Easter Raffle

There is an Easter colouring competition being run by the Parents' Association (closing date Friday). Your child has already done the sheet colouring at school. If you would like them to enter the competition please send €3 in an envelope with their name on it asap. Each classroom will have winner, who will receive an Easter egg.

The Parents' Association is also running an Easter raffle. The tickets cost 50c each or 5 for €2. If your child wants to enter, sen the money into school and we will write their name on the correct numnber of tickets (draw will be held on Friday 27th March). Please send a maximum of €5 for this raffle. Otherwise our hands will fall off from writing names on tickets!

The prize for the Easter raffle

Oisín's Dad talked to us about farming

Thank you to Oisín's dad Shane who came in and talked to us about his farm. 

We learned about the mart, different types of tractors and farm machinery, making silage, calves, feeding cattle and lots more. 

CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS

 Congratulations to Isla who won the Tidy Towns Keep Cavan Clean poster competition.

And to Liam who won the class prize for most sponsorship money collected.

Here are the blocks we got with the sponsorship money.

TITANIC, FARMS, TEDDIES AND MEASURES!

 Here are some of the activities we have been doing in Junior Infants. 

Our play corner is a Farm. 

We are learning about measures in maths.

In Irish we are doing Teidí Beag Álainn (lovely little teddy)

Congratulations to Isla in Junior Infants whose poster won the Junior/Senior Infant Tidy Towns poster competition for all the schools in Cavan Town. Isla's poster will be displayed in the St Patrick's Day parade in Cavan town.

World Book Day 2026

 We celebrated World Book Day on Friday 6th March. Everyone dressed up a book character. We read some books. We did a drama on the 101 Dalmations. 

Superheroes

Zog and Witch from Julia Donaldson 

2 builders

2 princesses and Cinderella

Harry and Hermione

A wolf and a unicorn

Oompa Loompa

Black Panther and Ninja

Denis the Menace and a footballer

Agnes Gru and a bear

Cotton tail

Cruella DeVille and the 101 dalmations

Pancake Tuesday

 If you want to make pancakes at home, here is a video to help you.

SOME ACTIVITIES IN JUNIOR INFANTS IN JANUARY

 

Weather report from our weather station

Learning about the number 8 (well at least it's not 6-7!)

A pirate ship made in junk art

Busy making a patchwork elephant

AHOY MATEYS!

 Our pirate theme was a big hit last week. We were digging for buried treasure in the sand box, drawing maps, sailing on the pirate ship, cooking pirate food in the galley and searching for hidden treasure in the classroom!  

KINDNESS TREE

 We have been focusing on kindness for the past few weeks. Every time someone did an act of kindness we put a heart on the kindness tree. When we reached 100 acts of kindness we had a small party!