Fanore National School - News
Gordon D’Arcy Field Trip
June 12th, 2024Many thanks to Gordon D’Arcy for facilitating a fantastic field trip along the beach and dunes of our Fanore Beach. The children really enjoyed it and learned so much about their local area. This was funded by the Heritage Keeper’s Programme.
Water Safety Trip
June 10th, 2024The children explored water safety and how to keep our beach clean today.
Seashore Safari
May 26th, 2024A beautiful day for the children to explore their local seashore as part of the Explorers Education Programme.
Mosaic Mural
May 10th, 2024The school was fortunate to be chosen as part of the BLAST Arts in Education programme this year. The children have been working with artist Nathalie to create a beautiful mosaic mural. This is also the school’s Heritage Keeper’s project to enhance and celebrate our local heritage.
A sneak peak of the children working hard on their design!
Calf and Cuckoo Workshop
May 2nd, 2024The senior room enjoyed their second workshop with Karen as part of the Calf and Cuckoo programme.
Coding
April 21st, 2024Children in the senior room have been enjoying learning the basics of coding through game based activities.
Engineers Week
March 8th, 2024As part of Engineer’s Week the children in the senior room were tasked with the challenge of designing a paper airplane. Children worked in groups to design and remodel their ideas before having a class competition to see which airplane flew the furthest and which stayed the longest in the air. Future aeronautical engineers in the making!
Swimming Lessons
January 12th, 2024Swimming lessons commence on Wednesday 17th January for 8 weeks.
Meet a Zoologist
November 15th, 2023We are taking part in a variety of Meet the Scientist Webinars.
Today we met a Zoologist.
What a fascinating job exploring the deep oceans of the world.
Space Week
October 16th, 2023As part of Space Week the children examined the size of planets using fruit. They also investigated the size of the planets relative to Earth. Lots of predicting, discussing and active learning. Jupiter was very tasty after all their hard work!