Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st Classes
September 2023 - June 2024
September 2023
We are delighted to be back for another busy and exciting school year ahead. Children have settled back in to school really well and we are delighted to welcome our new Junior Infants into our classroom. The children have been really enjoying their morning free play and it is amazing to watch their imaginations at work!
Junior Infants, Senior Infants and 1st Classes
September 2022 - June 2023
October 2022
We have had a very busy October in our classroom. Our Aistear theme was ' Autumn / The Witches Den' and the children really enjoyed writing spells and mixing potions for their teacher to drink! We did lots of Autumn / Halloween Art and learned about squirrels and spiders in Science. Irish dancing started back with Louise and we have also been getting outside to practise our hurling with Ms. Tannian and Daivd Huban. We had great fun dressing up on the last day of term for our Halloween party....
Welcome Junior Infants
We would like to welcome our new Junior Infants to Ballyglass N.S. They are Rúairí, Ava, Cillian, Matilde, Alison and Aoibheann. They have all settled into big school really well and are doing lots of great work!
Junior and Senior Infants September 2021 - June 2022
School Tour
Junior Infants - second class went to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park for their school tour. Following a tour of the castle, the children were brought around to see animals such as pigs and sheep. A visit to the playground finished off a very enjoyable day!
Children in an old classroom at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
Junior and Senior Infants outside the Doctor's house at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.
School Walk and Sports Day
We had a very busy day on the 19th June....we started by going on our annual walk and when we arrived back at school, we got a lovely surprise visit from an ice-cream van! When we had rested after our walk, we participated in lots of activities such as the long jump, wheelbarrow race, sack race and sprint as part of our Sports Day. We were very tired going home at the end of the day!
Tennis During Active School's Week
Junior and Senior Infants really enjoyed tennis as part of 'Active School's Week'.
Orienteering During Active School's Week
Junior and Senior Infants loved the challenge of Orienteering as part of 'Active School's Week'. They undertook two activities: 'Funny Faces' and 'Punching Relay'.
Yoga During Active School's Week
As part of 'Active School's Week', we participated in a yoga class with local yoga teacher Aisling Brennan. The children loved recreating yoga poses on their own and with a partner. They finished their yoga session with a lovely relaxation exercise.
Mural Painting
Junior and Senior Infants loved getting involved in painting the school mural. They were tasked with painting a rainbow and they did a fantastic job!
Easter Egg Hunt 2022
The children in Junior and Senior Infants had great fun during their Easter Egg hunt. The children had to work together to work out the answers to each clue. They did really well and found their hidden treasure!
Seachtain na Gaeilge / Lá Fhéile Pádraig
We had great fun during Seachtain na Gaeilge. We played lots of games and made an extra effort to use Gaeilge in school every day. Ms. Tannian awarded us all 'Gaeilgeoirí na Seachtaine' certificates as we all tried our best to speak Irish! We also learned all about Saint Patrick and the different traditions associated with St. Patrick's Day. We had great fun dressing up in green for our Lá Glas!
Junior and Senior Infants with their 'Gaelgeoirí na Seachtaine' certificates.
The Vets
Junior and Senior Infants were learning about the vets in Aistear this month (February). We had to bring our sick animals to see the vet and the vet looked after them and made them better. The vets were very busy every day and saw lots of sick animals such as puppies, cats, rabbits and even a parrot! The vet had to record all the pet's details and what treatment each animal received. We did lots of other activities based on the vets and we had great fun!
Engineers Week 2022
The children in Junior and Senior Infants really enjoyed Engineers Week. They learned about all the different types of engineers they could be and a biomedical engineer came in to talk to them about her job in a medical devices company. They were also given different challenges during the week including building a table from paper that could hold a large dice and building some things you would find in a playground from paper. They thought about all the 3D shapes they knew and used these as a starting point for their playground equipment. They also were tasked with being urban engineers and had to design their own town or city. After planning their spaces, they then went outside and drew them on the ground.
Junior and Senior Infants loved being engineers for the week and were so enthusiastic about all the activities. Overall, it was a very enjoyable week and the children had lots of fun!
Grandparent's Day 2022
In Junior and Senior Infants, we celebrated Grandparent's Day by talking about our Grandparents and remembering all the nice things they do with us and what makes them so special. We picked one of our Grandparents and made a certificate for them.
Senior Infants
Junior Infants
December in Junior and Senior Infants
We had a very enjoyable December in the Infant room. Our Aistear theme was 'Santa's Workshop' and we were very busy elves designing and building toys, doing quality checks on toys, wrapping presents and putting them in to Santa's sack for delivery. We also read the story 'Dear Father Christmas' and we wrote letters to Santa. We did lots of Christmas art including printing snowmen.
Halloween in Junior and Senior Infants
We had great fun during Halloween in the Junior and Senior Infant classroom. During Aistear, we were in the Witch's Den and we did lots of Halloween activities. Have a look below at some of what we got up to.