Follow Me awards:
Two students from Junior Infants illustrated Parables so well in a competition for Follow Me (our R.E. programme) that they each won book tokens.
Congratulations both of you. What a terrific achievement!
Tags: Follow Mw awards, Junior Infants
Third class made a magazine for charity.We put puzzles and crosswords in it as well as recipes and gardening tips. I put an article in it about football and factfiles. So far we have made nearly 100 euro for overseas development. It was on sale after World Book Day. We hope to have a second issue of the magazine after Easter.
By Hugo Breslin
Tags: 3rd class, magazine for charity, overseas development, world bok day
Junior Infants sang their hearts out at their special Assemby which they organised to celebrate Love Around the World on Fri., 12 Feb. They sang ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children’, ‘Love is Something’ and ‘God’s Love is the Best Love’ (led by Gillian). The whole school joined in with them and rose the roof off the gym hall with Principal Packham playing on the piano. Amazing! Moya told the story of ‘Jesus and the Children’ so clearly to us all. Ben reminded us of ‘The Good Samaritan’.Wonderful! All the children had made ChiLanterns and Dragons which they displayed. Beautiful!
Junior Infants gave every child in K.P.S. a little red pouch with a coin in it as a sign of friendship and love, just as many Chinese parents do each New Year to wish their children ‘good luck’.
Mrs Morton was very proud of all the wonderful children.
Tags: assembly, Junior Infants
Today (9th February) Matt Cooper came in to talk about his new book Who Runs Ireland? He told us what he had to do for six months! Like wake up at six o’clock in the morning and write for a few hours the same at night. He asked us questions about books and what our favourite books are.
Tags: 3rd class, Matt Cooper, Who Runs Ireland?, write a book project
Today a man called Iain Barber came in to talk to us about Vikings. A second man came too, an archeologist called David Swift. Iain told us the Vikings came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Iain also said the Swedish conquered Istanbul, the Danish conquered York and the Norwegians sailed in the Atlantic, passed several islands and landed in Dubh Linn (Dublin). For the first half we were in the classroom then after break we went down to the gym hall where Iain had laid out animal skins, animal teeth, skulls and various weapons. He told us how the Vikings lived and the different battles they had. It was really cool when we got to feel the spears, bones, jewellery etc. etc. etc. He told us about Thor with his silky red hair. He is a very funny man and it was a really enjoyable visit!!!
By Rebecca
Today, Wednesday 3 February 2010, Ms Rankin arranged for a Viking visitor to teach us about the Vikings.
He talked to us about long boats and that they needed oars. He also talked about Vikings and Irish high kings. They had great battles.
We went to the gym hall after break. He was dressed in Viking clothes. He taught us about weaponry. He had a stick an axe, a helmet, a shield, animal skins and horns. He also passed around some shoes, a spear, a shield, amber, a necklace, bracelets, combs, a beard comb, a turtle shell, a Thor’s hammer, horns, a trumpet and a sheep’s skull. We all gave him a clap at the end.
BY SITTHA BAILEY.
