For our Wellbeing Wall display this half term the children created alliterative affirmations for their names – something positive to say to themselves each day as they walk in to school!
Congratulations to the boys and girls in 5th and 6th class who made their confirmation today.
Many thanks to Eileen to donated a beautiful wooden bookcase as well as many boxes of books to the school. The bookcase is now part of the Junior Room’s Reading Corner and all children are enjoying DEAR time with lots of new books to choose from!
Children from 2nd-6th class are really enjoying their Sign Language classes with Adrian as part of the Say Yes to Languages program.
Children in the Junior Room have been learning about the life cycle of butterflies in science and English. Today they combined maths and art to create beautiful symmetrical paintings of Irish species of butterflies to add our spring window display!
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2025 – Saints from Around the World!
As part of our confirmation preparation and our St Patrick’s Day parade theme, the children in the senior room researched and presented projects on their chosen saint. 5th and 6th class chose saints linked to their chosen confirmation names
Lá iontach a bhí againn inniu ag ceiliúradh ‘Lá Glas’ ar scoil. Ar dtús, bhí ceolchoirm againn agus gach rud as Gaeilge – chan na páistí amhráin, dúirt siad rainn agus dánta, labhair siad fúthu féin, rinne siad rap a chum siad féin agus sheinn siad ceol traidisiúnta. Ina dhiaidh, chuaigh pobal na scoile amach go dtí an clós ag foghlaim ‘Ionsaí Na hInse’ le chéile trí mheán na Gaeilge agus chríochnaíomar an lá le cupán tae agus roinnt earraí bácála baile. Ceiliúradh iontach ar chultúr agus oidhreacht na hÉireann!
What a wonderful day we had today celebrating our ‘Lá Glas’ at school. First the children put on a concert with all items in Irish- the children sang songs, said rhymes and poems, spoke about themselves, performed a rap composed by themselves and played traditional music. The school community then went out to learn how to dance the ‘Siege of Ennis’ together through Irish and we finished the day with a cup of tea and some homebaked goods by the students and parents. A wonderful display of Irish culture and heritage here at Fanore!
Is seachtain thábhachtach í Seachtain na Gaeilge anseo i Scoil bhFanóir. Bhí na páistí ag glacadh páirte i roinnt gníomhaíochtaí chun an Ghaeilge a cheiliúradh – ina measc – cluichí ar nós biongó, cluichí focail, Deir O’Gradaigh agus Nathracha agus Dréimirí as gaeilge, am ‘DEAR’ as gaeilge, saor scríbhneoireacht as Gaeilge, ceardlann Portaireachta le Pauric Howley, ag foghlaim ‘Ionsaí na hInse’, comhrá Gaeilge lena chéile, dánta, rannta agus fiú ag cumadh rap as Gaeilge!
Seachtain na Gaeilge is an important week in Fanore celebrating our native language and the children took part in a range of activities including games such as bingo, snakes and ladders, word games and Simon says, DEAR time as Gaeilge, free writing as gaeilge, Irish conversations with each other, a lilting workshop with Pauric Howley, poems, rhymes and even composing a rap as Gaeilge!
As part of our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations Pauric Howley came in for a lilting workshop with the children today. The children learned about life when he was young and the tradition of lilting. They learned how to lilt a tune and the senior room even got to try our playing the spoons!
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