Welcome to Junior Infants!! This year we have 2 classes, Claire’s Junior Infants and Brian’s Junior Infants. Keep an eye on our page for picture, videos and information on all that we get up to in school!!
Both classes made the most out of the dry mild weather this week and went on a hunt for signs of spring around the school garden! We found daffodils, tulips and lavender. We spotted buds on our willow dome and some lovely cherry blossom trees. We also came across a shield bug and a ladybird! 🌷🌿🐞
Seachtain na Gaeilge! ☘️
Both classes went on a Spring adventure around our local area of Applewood!! We had a look at all the shops on Main Street, walked safely across the road with our teachers and stopped at the playground for some fun! 🛝
Junior Infants have had a busy start to Term 1 with PE, Yoga, shared reading with 2nd class and lots more!
Making the most of the dry bright sunny Spring weather! Free play outside with sand, water, soil and chalk!
Happy Pancake Tuesday from Junior Infants!! 🥞
Today both classes braved the cold to go out on a Winter Walk!! We spotted the bare branches on the trees, the frost on the yard, the scrunching noise of the grass and even had a visit from a friendly little robin!
Presenting… Gruffalo, The Musical!
Check out some of our fabulous Christmas rhymes!!
Junior Infants are getting into the Christmas Spirit!! Following our show this morning we got together to make Gingerbread men and watch a read along story online with Julia Donaldson!
Both Junior Infants class groups had lots of fun with our Science experiments stations during STEAM week!
Both classes went out on a maths eyes hunt today. We found lots of shapes and numbers in our yard!
We had lots of fun using the beebots today as part of STEAM week!!
This month the whole school are focusing on healthy eating with the food dudes programme!! We have been trying a new fruit and vegetable every day at school to help keep us healthy and to help us grow big and strong!!
We just love getting outside!!! This week Claire's class met Michael, our builder and got to see how our new AS Class is being built. We asked lots of great questions which Michael kindly answered.
Brian's class got outside to do a wind experiment this week! We listened for the wind and watched it blow the leaves on the trees. We also gathered some fallen leaves to see how far they could travel in the wind!
Brian's class got outside to do a wind experiment this week! We listened for the wind and watched it blow the leaves on the trees. We also gathered some fallen leaves to see how far they could travel in the wind!
We had such great fun presenting our very first School Assembly which was all about Halloween! We got all dressed up and performed our song '5 Little Pumpkins' and told everybody about the history and tradition of Halloween!
In Aistear, we have been learning all about school! We had some wonderful teachers and lessons in our role play school set up!!
In Aistear, we have been learning all about school! We had some wonderful teachers and lessons in our role play school set up!!
In October we made some scary clay spiders and painted them in beautiful colours to take home as Halloween decorations. We also love to do Maths for Fun activities in our classrooms. We use board-games and the classroom interactive whiteboard to test our number skills!
We have been working hard in Math. Each week we work in stations with our class teachers and our support teachers. In September, we spent lots of time sorting objects into different groups, comparing shapes, colours and sizes. We are so good at our number work, we have been ordering our numbers backwards and forwards and learning about the correct way to form our numbers with playdoh and in writing!
Aoife, our Yoga Instructor came to work with us in the school hall. We did lots of cool Yoga poses and stretches!