Once again this year there was a really enthusiastic response to the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. All the boxes were collected this week and we know they will make some children very happy this Christmas.  Well done to all the children and parents who took part!

Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th November: Parent-Teacher Meetings

Wednesday December 4th: School closed for teacher in-service training day on the Primary Language Curriculum

Friday December 13th: Bring ‘n’ Buy Sale in aid of St. Vincent de Paul

Monday December 16th: Children’s Christmas Party organised by our Parents’ Council

Thursday December 19th: Nativity Play in St. Mary’s Church, Raheen at 7pm

Friday December 20th: School closing for Christmas holidays.

5th and 6th Classes had lots of fun creating and working on a variety of science experiments.  They learned about central fugal forces, weight distribution, static electricity, surface tension and much more.  It was an enjoyable way to mark Science Week 2019.

We had lots of fun for Hallowe’en.  A special well done to the children who made their own costumes from recyclables on the theme of “Climate Change Horror”.

Autumn Walks

Hallowe’en Costumes Art

Birthdays

5th and 6th Classes have been learning about the Bronze Age in History.  They made some lovely tools, pots, jewellery and weapons using clay as part of Art Class.

In SPHE they have been working on the theme of Friendship.

In Science they have carried out experiments to find out how fast their reactions are as well as to discover what fire needs to burn.

Geashill village featured on TG4 yesterday evening.

Take a look at the video here.

We are learning about seeds in science. We had fun looking for seeds outside in the school hedge. Afterwards we has a closer look at them.

In Cairdeas 2 each one is special. In fact our class is One in Minion!!