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!!

Well done to the children who took part in the Offaly Cross Country Athletics in Tullamore Harriers on Tuesday October 1st.  They all trained very hard over the past few weeks and should be proud of their achievement.

Well done to everyone involved in Geashill Tidy Towns for their great success at the annual awards.  Geashill were Gold Medal Winners, County Offaly Winners, National Pollinator Award Winners, 2nd in the National Village Category and only two points behind overall winners Glaslough.  A thoroughly deserved result for all the hard work and dedication.

Read Geashill’s adjudication report here.

Confirmation: Friday 13th March at 2.30pm in St. Joseph’s Church Ballinagar.

First Holy Communion: Saturday 16th May at 11.30am in St. Mary’s Church, Raheen.

Our boys play Pullough on Thursday at 3.30pm in Pullough.  We should be back in the school by 5.15pm.

We are learning about big numbers. In these pictures we are ordering numbers.

We had a lovely walk in the Glebe Walk and collected some conkers, acorns and hazelnuts.

We painted trees through the seasons using sponges and cotton wool tips.