2019 - 2020
3rd class 2021
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3rd class have enjoyed being back together this year and have had a busy first term at school. Many thanks to Mrs Finlay for her wonderful work with the children. We have thoroughly enjoyed having you with us since September. We also look forward to welcoming our new 3rd class teacher ‘Mrs Carleton’ to the Model. We can be sure the children in 3rd class will make you feel very welcome! 
Christmas Art
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Fourth Class all painted a Christmas jar. They designed their own jar and painted it using glass paints. The children really enjoyed doing this.
After the jars had dried, the children took part in some flower arranging. They chose flowers and added them to their jars.
The finished products were beautiful!
The Titanic
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In English, we have been reading about 'The Titanic'. We learned a lot about the ship and how it was built. We even learned about a passenger called Francis Brown, who had photographed the ship and had got off the ship in Cobh in Co Cork, before disaster struck.
We continued to develop our writing skills in English as we wrote a Recount piece about the Titanic. The children's creativity was amazing. Some children pretended to be first class passengers, while others were third class passengers. All the writing pieces were fabulous!
Finally, the children all created a picture of 'The Titanic'. Have a look at the amazing work completed by the children.
Art for Blackwater House
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All the children in 4th class were busy at the beginning of December. They worked hard to complete a range of arts and crafts to donate to Blackwater House.
We all really enjoyed creating the arts and crafts and we were delighted with out finished products.
Senior Infants and 1st Class - Outdoor Play
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We took full advantage of the good weather in September and put our skills to good use in the Outdoor Play Area.
Oral Language - Storytelling and Anecdotes
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Over the past few weeks, we have been working on the genre of 'storytelling and anecdotes'.
The children worked in small groups within their pods. Each group was given a story starter. The children had to create a story based on the first line. I was so amazed at all the creativity and imagination in each of the stories. We even had stories connecting to 'An Górta Mór'.
A huge well done to everyone so far!
Maths Week 2020
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For Maths Week, Fourth Class completed a Maths Trail, a Kahoot Quiz and integrated Maths into a P.E. lesson too.
We went around the school grounds and observed maths in the school enviornment. It was a lot of fun!
We completed a Kahoot Quiz in our pod groups. It really tested our mental maths. Mrs Marshall was very impressed with the knowledge and skills among the children.
Lastly, we integrated Maths into our P.E. lesson. We played a game called 'Up to 50'. The children had a lot of fun completing exercises until they had 50 different types of movements completed.
Look Who Are All Grown-Up And Ready To Move On!
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A Special Message
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Link: https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0602/1145003-president-message-pupils-education/
A Message For 6th Class!
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To all the boys and girls in 6th class, the class of 2020, sit back, relax and enjoy these messages. You may even recognise some faces!
Plan of work May 25th-29th
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Hi boys and girls!
Well done to everyone for all the fantastic work you completed last week! I have emailed the plan of work for this week.
Don't forget to contact me for your details if you wish to participate in our Virtual Sports Day!
Have a lovely week!
18th - 22 May
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Good Morning Junior Infants,
Just for Fun
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Links: Webcams: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/webcams
https://irelandswildlife.com/live-wildlife-webcams-cj-wildlife/
Coding Workshop: https://studio.code.org/hoc/1
English
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Links: Primary Planet Magazine and Flash
Maths 18th -- 22nd May
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Links: iknowit.com
Gaeilge
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Duolingo - https://schools.duolingo.com
Snas ar Scéal - http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/snas_ar_sceal/cluichi-ec2/
Digital Dialects - https://www.digitaldialects.com/Irish/vocabulary_quiz_words.htm
SPHE
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Teagasc.ie - https://www.teagasc.ie/rural-economy/farm-management/farm-health--safety/child-safety-videos/
AgriKids.ie - http://www.agrikids.ie/our-story.php
Music & RE
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Links:
School Assemblies with Andrew and Beulah: Click here to join in.
School Assemblies with Colin Tinsley: Click here to hear Bible stories, sing etc.
Songs: Light of the World Nothing -Woah-Oh Jesus is the Good, Good News
Link to lesson: Barney Harwood explains Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Click Read More for a musical rhythm game and a new tin whistle tune.
Science
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Link: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/coldwarm.html
Happy Memories!
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So I thought it would be nice to share a few photographs of activities we did in 1st Class back in February/ March before the school closed. I hope you enjoy looking at all the familiar faces, and they make you smile as you remember all the fun we had!
Plan of Work 18th-22nd May
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Hi boys and girls!
I want to say huge Thank You, for working extremely hard this week and for all the wonderful work you have sent me. I have really enjoyed reading your lovely ladybird reports and listening to your Irish! The new plan of work will be emailed to you, along with all worksheets that you will need. Remember to get outside, enjoy the fresh air, keep active and have fun!
PE
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Dance Monkey Zumba - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpz36D0WaD
Throwing and Catching video - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=FYS9o__MwI&list=PL2hDszH4XLgVquiRZOHf0hofBONAig5ay&index=12&t=0s
Norman Castles
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During learning from home, the children were given the task to learn about Norman Castles and create their own Norman Castle.
Have a look at some of the fabulous creations! A huge well done to everyone who sent me their picture!
Click on 'Read More' to see the rest of the photographs.
Mrs Marshall :)
Maths for 11th - 15th May
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Please note that the worksheets have been sent by email to parents so you can view and copy these into your copy from there.
6th Class - Remember that when we multiply a number with a decimal by a number with a decimal we ignore the decimals points to begin with until the calculations are all finished. The we count the digits after the decimal point and count this far in from the right. eg 2.45 x 3.6 will have 3 digits after the decimal point at the end.
Link to http://www.iknowit.com
11th - 15th May
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Hi everyone,
Here are some activities for the coming week. I hope you enjoy!
It's Active Week!! 5th - 8th May
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Hello everyone,
I hope you have all had a fantastic week and are ready for a nice long weekend. Here are some suggested activities for next week. I can't wait to see what activities you choose for staying active. Do things you enjoy and that make you smile.
Make getting fit lots of fun!
School Closure (5th - 15th May)
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Hi there again,
I hope you are all well and have found the work set over the last fortnight manageable.
I love hearing from you all and I want you to continue forwarding your work to me, when suitable.
This fortnight, the work is set via email. You will receive an email from Mrs Mills with an attachment of your work.
I hope that with the attachment, you will find it easier to print the worksheets rather than from the website.
Please contact me via email if you have any difficulties with the work set.
Stay safe,
Joanne Marshall
Plan of Work 27th April - 1st May
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Hi boys and girls,
I hope you have had a great week in this lovely sunshine. The pictures you sent me were wonderful. I saw lots of exciting activities and smiling faces. You are doing a great job of staying at home and keeping busy.
I hope you are all working hard, obeying your parents and having lots of fun. Today I am putting new work suggestions on the website for this week. I hope you enjoy some of the activities I have planned. Remember to get outside and have some fun in the sunshine. Many of the Maths activities can be played outside with your family.
Symbaloo Link
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Please read more to find the link to access the online resources on the symbaloo webpage
Oxford Owl for Reading
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Reading is very important at Senior Infant level. To ensure that all children have access to suitable reading material for their stage I have updated the symbaloo webpage and added some links for level 2, level 3 and level 4 reading books.
Plan of work 20th-24th April
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Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had a great Easter and enjoyed some outdoor fun in the fabulous weather. I have really enjoyed seeing some pictures of your work and hearing some stories of what you have been up to while learning from home.
I was very impressed with your work on ‘Spring Flowers’ that you sent me. Your art work and your written reports were very impressive. I am very proud of you all. I always knew you were talented and capable, now I have the pictures to prove it.
It has been so long from I have seen all your smiling faces and got to enjoy some fun and games as we learned together. I had hoped things would be back to normal by now, but hopefully before long they will be. Until then we will obey the rules and keep safe.
School Closure Work (20.04.20-01.05.20)
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Welcome back everybody!
I trust you all had a lovely Easter, despite the lockdown. We've had amazing weather and I hope you all got outside lots to enjoy it. I hope you and your families are all keeping well. I've received some lovely pictures from some of you and the amazing things you've been getting up to. Thank you!
I have added work to be completed over the coming fortnight. Please complete it at your leisure and email it to me when suitable to allow me to correct it and send it back to you. I hope you find it manageable. It is by no means to add extra pressure or stress. If you have an issue or any difficulties regarding the work, please do not hesitate to contact me via email.
Please continue to use symabloo, watch Rte News2day, be creative, bake and play board games.
Once again, I'd like to thank those who are frontline workers. You are doing an amazing job!
Best Wishes,
Joanne Marshall
R.E.
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Each week, tune into Andrew and Beulah's Bible lesson. They upload a new video every Tuesday.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0APwz4lHVZmGVsWDuR_4iQ
You can also tune into Colin Tinsley's school assemblies every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Happy Easter
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Happy Easter everyone!
I want to thank you all who emailed me. It was so lovely and encouraging to see all your hard work and fun activities that you've been getting up to. I do miss you all very much and I'm sure you all miss school and seeing your friends too. If you haven't emailed me yet, please try to send me some of your work. I'd love to see it.
We are so blessed to be having such lovely weather this week. Take some time to play outside in your garden or go for a walk to enjoy the lovely weather. You could even make a treasure hunt for yourselves or your siblings.
Senior Infant Catch-Up!
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Hello Everyone,
I hope you have all had a great week. Thank You to those who sent me emails with pictures of your work and activities you have been doing. It was lovely to hear from you. It really brightens my days to see photogrpaphs of the lovely work you have been doing, some of the games you have been playing and your beautiful art work.
Keep sending me photographs and pictures over the Easter season, I miss you all and it cheers me up to see your smiling faces. 
For those of you who have not yet sent me an email, please do. It is a good way to keeep connected and I would love to hear from you.
I hope you enjoyed the activities you have been doing. I saw some fabulous pictures of your work on Spring flowers. You'll all be experts on this topic by the time summer comes. I am also very impressed with your writing skills. keep up the good work.
Over the Easter Season make sure you keep busy by getting out and about on your bike, go for walks and nature hunts, play board games with your family, cosy up on the sofa and watch a movie, do some baking, read stories together and maybe even try out some new arts and crafts activities. Whatever you get up to, make sure and have some fun. Keep an eye on the Symbaloo Page, I will add to it as I see activities I think you would enjoy.
Of course we especially say a big 'Thank You' to any parents or relatives who are front line workers. For you, we know life is very different and challenging and we are extremely grateful for your dedication at this time.
Best Wishes and Happy Easter to all,
Rhonda Stewart
Hello Junior Infants
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Hello Junior Infants,
Thank You so much to all of you who have sent me lovely emails so far.
Folens Account
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Hi everyone,
Here are the Log In details for our class Folens account.
Access to Oxford Owl ebooks
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Good Morning everyone!
I have added a tile on Symbaloo for the children to access free ebooks from the Oxford Owl website.
Updated Work Suggestions
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Hi everyone,
I hope you are all keeping busy and you and your families are well. There has been some lovely sunshine and I hope you have enjoyed some playtime outdoors. I have seen pictures of some of the things you have been doing to keep busy. Some very creative ideas. Keep it up!
You can send me some pictures using the class email address you should receive very soon. I would love to see what you have been up to. Remember keep active and have fun. Ride your bike, help in the garden, spot some of those spring flowers we were learning about and get the wellies on and explore.
Below is a plan of work to keep you busy and learning for the next week. Remember I fully understand that every ones family situation is different, so therefore do what you can. There is no need to stress or feel under pressure. If every child reads a little, writes a little every day and does some number work or maths topic work to keep up their skills that would be great.
The Estate Agents
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The children enjoyed the unit of work on The Estate Agents. They sold and bought houses in our 'Model Estate Agents'. They built houses using lolly sticks, matches, play dough, etc. They created houses using the giant polydrons. We have some very skilled builders. The constructions workers currently building our new classroom have some stiff competition.
Literacy Stations
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Literacy Stations allow children to practice several literacy skills in small groups. With the arrival of our new Ipads we had a new and exciting station.
The children used the ipads to find rhyming pairs.
Some more learning activities
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Hello everyone,
I hope you are all well, keeping safe and enjoying some lovely family time at home. The sun is out so be sure to enjoy it! Get on your bicycle, kick a football and run around the garden to gets lots of exercise. Keep an eye out for any little birds visiting your garden, try to catch your shadow or paint some letter and numbers on your yard using paintbrushes and a pot of water! Have fun and enjoy this time at home.
Look at our mushrooms!
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Junior Infants - our grow box is full of mushrooms! Just a pity we are not in school to enjoy a mushroom snack together.
Working from Home
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Hi there boys and girls,
I hope you're all keeping well. I do miss you all and I miss going to school everyday to teach you all. I hope the work that I set for you over the past few weeks was manageable and not too stressful.
As you scroll down this page, you will see the work I have set for this week. I hope it's manageable. It is not set to cause stress or add any extra pressure. I am aware that every family situation is different. Just try your best!
English
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I have attached the work for the class groupings in pictures below. Try your best with the work.
I have planned that we will begin to write a narrative story. This week, we are only planning our story. Do not begin to write your story yet!
Remember to keep your handwriting neat!
Click 'Read More'.
3rd Class Maths
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Over the past two weeks, you have completed your Maths Challenge. I have attached the answers below for you to correct your work.
This week, you should complete Test 49-54 in your Maths Challenge.
In Maths, you don't have your Planet Maths book home with you. However, I have attached the link to this section to the Planet Maths ebook and I have attached pictures of the pages. Use which ever works best for you.
This week you will be learning about weight. It is a fun topic to learn at home, as you can weigh lots of things.
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4th Class Maths
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Over the last two weeks, you have completed your Maths Challenge. I have included the answers to your Maths Challenge below to allow you to correct it yourself.
Over the next week, you can complete Test 49-54 in your Maths Challenge.
While your at home, I thought a good topic for you to learn about in Maths would be weight.
I have attached sections from your Planet Maths onto the website for you to work from. See the pictures below.
You can also look up Planet Maths ebook on https://www.folensonline.ie/planet-maths and work from pages 114-118.
You may have to register on Folensonline first on https://www.folensonline.ie/registration/ - Follow the link to create a 'Teacher's Account' and use the roll number 'Prim20'
Click on 'Read More'
Gaeilge
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The work in Gaeilge is taken from your Am Don Léamh book. Try your best completing the work.
Click on 'Read More'.
Geography
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Here are the major Mountain Ranges in Ireland.
Try memorise them and then test yourself.
Click on 'Read More'.
History
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We had been learning about the Easter Rising in 1916 before school closed. We had one more thing to learn about before we finished the topic. We had to learn about the Irish Flag. Click 'Read More' to follow the lesson.
Art
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As Easter approaches, take some time to create your own Easter Art or Craft.
Click on https://www.redtedart.com/easter-crafts-ideas-to-inspire-you/ to give you ideas on what to make and create.
R.E.
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During times like these, we are reminded how God is almighty and knows what the future holds.
We need to keep learning about God and pray to him. I have been keeping you all in my prayers and praying God looks after each of you!
Click on 'Read More' to find some interesting videos.
S.P.H.E.
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As a some of you may be out and about on the farm, I wanted to remind you of 'Farm Safety'.
Its so important that we stay safe while on the farm.
Click on 'Read More' to see the activities.
China Project
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Hi everybody,
I hope everyone is well and is keeping safe during these changing days and weeks. I'm sure you are all missing school and catching up with all of your friends too. I do miss teaching you all everyday too!
I've uploaded the China project criteria to the website, just incase some of you have lost it or mislaid it over the past few days. Remember if there's a section that you're struggling with, leave it out and move on to the next part.
Click on 'Read More' to see the instructions for the project.
Keep safe everyone!
School Closure Work For Senior Infants.
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To keep the little folk in your home busy and to facilitate parents as they guide their children through this period of learning at home I have put together a plan of work to support you. We have completed quite a chunk of the senior infant curriculum to date and this allows for lots of opportunities to revise some of the topics and subjects already taught. Please ensure that the correct number and letter formation is used, as bad habits develop very easily and can be difficult to break.
School Closure Work
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Please find below a Plan of Work to keep little hands and minds busy during this period of school closure. Repetition and revision is a vital part of learning for younger children so these activities will give them an opportunity to consolidate their learning. All listed activities are based on previously taught topics so the children should be able to work confidently with a little bit of guidance and direction from an adult. As regards number and letter formation, please ensure the children are following the correct formation rules as practised bad habits are very hard to break.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
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As part of Seachtain an Gaeilge, 3rd and 4th class teamed up with Mrs Stewart’s Senior Infants.
Here are a few pictures of third and fourth class working with senior infants. Some children were reading Irish books, some playing a matching game, playing Deir Ó Grádaigh, playing in the siopa, cé hé mise? etc...
It was a great way to get using our Gaeilge!!!
Animals
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Check out the art work and report writing on the topic of animals! What impressive work!!
School Closure Work
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During the school closure, the Department of Education has outlined that learning will still continue at home. I am aware that in the current situation it is difficult and the children will struggle to learn new topics. Therefore, the work which has been set is self-explanatory and covers a lot of revision. I encourage the children to try their best with all of the activities below.