Pelletstown ETNS Newsletter

(Orla B's class had such a wonderful Term 1. We enjoyed lots of trips out in the community, and our Gymnastics lessons this term were a big hit with all the boys and girls in the class. We have all been working so hard and learning lots of new things everyday in school. We especially love our songs, playing in the movement and sensory rooms as well as listening to our class stories, doing Lego coding and Science experiments!

Bill/Ellie's class have had a great first term in school! They have been busy with a range of activities such as going to gymnastics and daily excursions e.g. trips on the train/community walks! Bill will return from leave in January - We look forward to welcoming him back to school and we wish Ellie well on her travels!

Stephanie’s class have had a fantastic first term in Junior Infants! The children have settled in so well and are becoming more independent each day! We have been so busy learning lots of new rhymes, singing songs, playing together and learning how to read and write! Wren recently planted some organic micro-greens! We have been looking after them carefully and look forward to eating our mini broccoli plants!

Aoife's class have settled really well into their first ever term in Pelletstown ETNS. We have enjoyed making lots of new friends and trying new things! Some of our favorite activities have been playtime in our doctor’s area, going on nature walks and doing lot’s of science experiments with Wren. We also performed a penguin dance for our first Winter Show!

Kate's class have had a great Term 1. We have particularly enjoyed completing experiments during Science Week, taking part in maths activities during Maths Week and performing songs for the Winter performance. We have also really enjoyed our Literacy Power Hour this term - taking part in different stations to do handwriting, phonics, reading and lots more. These are some posters that we made all about the importance of recycling!

Ailbhe's class have had a super Term 1 filled with fun and lots of learning. We had so much fun doing maths activities for Maths week, science experiments for Science Week and practising so hard for our Winter performance. We have also loved learning about the importance of recycling in Senior Infants! Here are some examples of our winter art and our recycling posters!

Lorna's class have had a fun and busy 1st term. We had our Children’s Rights assembly, Community Garden visits, Science Week, Winter Fair, Book Fair, Protesting and Coding! We had lots of fun planting bulbs in front of our school and cannot wait to see them bloom in spring.

Shane's class had an eventful term with lots of learning. Participating in Science and Maths Week was an absolute blast! Experiencing lessons from a different teacher every day made it even more exciting, and we especially loved the hands-on science experiments.

One of our recent highlights was the coding workshop with Vince. It was such a fantastic experience! We got to build Lego models from scratch, and then we used code to animate them and make them move. Watching our creations come to life through programming was both exciting and rewarding. It really showed us how creativity and technology can work together!

Aisling's Second class (as well as Rory's second class) visited Draíocht Arts Centre in November. We had the opportunity to explore the Art Exhibition, The Subversive Stitch, and we even got to perform on the stage in the main auditorium!

Rory’s Second class and Aisling Second Class visited Draíocht Arts Center in Blanchardstown in November. We had a great time exploring the stage and backstage areas. We did some fun activities and had a nice look around the gallery too.

Amy's class had a fantastic Term 1 in 3rd Class! We enjoyed our nature walk around the school, visits to the mobile library, conducting science experiments, taking part in Drama lessons about the Stone Age, project work and our weekly problem solving activities. We are currently working really hard on our projects about Ancient Egypt and have learned so much! We also had a lot of fun performing our Winter Show with Rang Puifín!

Ríanne’s 3rd Class had an amazing time at Dublin Port Cultural Centre learning about the bridges of Dublin and the River Liffey. We even got to see an original piece of the East Wall! 3rd Class enjoyed taking part in a map-based treasure hunt about Dublin’s bridges and even building their own bridges from Lego.

Grace F's 4th had a great first term with many class trips on the train. We visited the Dáil, The Archaeology Museum and The National Botanic Gardens. The boys and girls were delighted with both their wins in GAA. We celebrated many of our themed weeks, including Maths week, Science week and Lámh day. We participated in a Lego Stem workshop and had GAA lessons with Ferghal. We took many walks down the canal, baked bread and made Viking longships out of clay. It has been a term filled with lots of fun and activities!

Darragh's class have had a fantastically busy term. We took a trip to the EPIC Museum to extend our learning on the Great Irish Famine, and we visited Paradise Place ETNS to practice for the National Children’s Choir. We also have taken our buddy class to the community garden. Between all that, we’ve participated in Maths week, Science week, coding workshops, chess tournaments, and GAA competitions.

Joanna's class have had a fantastic term with a strong focus on learning about Irish history, specifically Ireland’s fight for independence. The highlight for all of us was the trip to and guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery. We heard fascinating stories about such people as Daniel O’Connell, the leaders of the 1916 Rising and the participants of the War of Independence and the Civil War. In the photo you can see the children listening to stories about the life and death of Michael Collins

Claire's 6th Class visited the GPO and Kilmainham Gaol as part of their learning about the 1916 Easter Rising. They saw the jail cells of the leaders of the rising including Éamon de Valera, Pádraig Pearse and Countess Markievicz and the chapel where Joseph Plunkett married Grace Gifford. The best part was seeing the bullet holes in the walls of the GPO.