Clontibret N.S. Newsletter
April 2023
Swimming
Swimming lessons will commence for all pupils after Easter on Monday 17th April for 8 weeks. The lesson is from 11.50-12.50pm. P.E. clothes should be worn. Staff are not permitted to assist children getting dried, therefore children in junior classes who are unable to dry/dress themselves must have an adult to help them. If you wish you may come to the pool at 12.50pm to help your child. Junior and Senior Infants may go home from the pool after swimming. Please let Miss Hall know in advance so school bags can be brought to the pool.
Lessons/bus cost €7 per child – €56 in total, which must be paid in advance. Swimming money in full needs to be paid before this Friday. Swimmers must have hats and bring appropriate swim wear to the swimming lessons. Anyone with a verruca cannot participate unless they have verruca socks on. All children’s feet will be checked on the first day.
Dates for your diary:
Friday 31st March 12 noon Easter Closing
Monday 17th April Reopening after Easter Holidays
Monday 1st May Bank Holiday school closed
Monday 5th June Bank Holiday school closed
Friday 23rd June Summer Holidays school closing at 12 noon
Lego Challenges
We had to make some Lego challenges. We could make a robot, an igloo or a landmark like the Eiffel Tower. We had to find the Lego box and think about what we wanted to build. We had to take it into school and talk about what we had made. I made a robot and Lenex built the London Eye. Abigail built the Louvre Museum and Danielle built a . Reuben made a robot fuel machine and Nathan and Joel created the Eiffel Tower. Daniel made a robot. Noah made a posh robot. Aaron made an igloo. Holly built a robot and Joshua built an alien. Adam made a robot. Lexie and Alex both made igloos. We liked Zac’s Eiffel tower best.
By Lenex and Joseph McC
P.E. with Paddy
We did 6 weeks of Gaelic with Paddy. On the first week we learnt how to hand pass and played a game called Temple Run. There was a path down the yard and some of us ran in the middle of 14 cones trying not to get hit by the balls that were thrown from either side. On the second week we learnt hand passing. It was hard at the start but got easier with practice. On week three we did some kicking and some matches. During the matches some of us forgot to fist pass the ball and instead we just threw the ball but we got there in the end. The fourth week we learnt both kicking and passing. On the fifth week we played matches and dodge ball. We played girls against the boys. Paddy was on the girls’ team and they won. ON the sixth week we played more dodge ball and matches. We were split into four teams and we drew. Paddy is the best coach ever and taught us so much.
By Daniel, Alex, Reuben and Nathan
First Aid
On Monday 5th and 6th class got the news that we were doing First Aid with Sheila Linden. We were so glad we got to skip class and do this activity. We went into the hall where there were 7 chairs placed in a circle. We started off by introducing ourselves to Sheila. Then we did a skill on each other practising what we would do if someone fainted. We learned how to clear their airways so they could breathe again if they fainted. Then she talked to us about what we would do if we saw someone on their belly in a lake. Or if we smelt gas coming from a house and someone was inside it. We did a lesson on CPR. She only had 4 mannequins so we split into 2 groups. Mrs Cosgrove joined one of the groups. It was very interesting to learn some First Aid.
By Abigail and Danielle
Leprechaun Traps
For homework we had to design a trap to catch a leprechaun. We had to plan and gather our materials to complete the challenge. We brought the materials into school. One afternoon we put the plan into place. We made the leprechaun trap step by step. Everyone’s design was unique. They were very colourful. There were lots of rainbows and gold. It took a while to do but it was good fun.
By Adam
Gosford Forest – Shared Education
We went back to Gosford Forest with Derrynoose P.S. We went to see if our dens were still in the forest park. Everyone had to complete challenges. We had to build a swing, build bridges and make a tent with sticks. We had lunch in the forest. We walked up to the play park and played tag. Stephanie took us home on the bus. We had a great day out with Derrynoose P.S.
By by Lexie and Joseph B
Wooden Spoons
For World Book Day we were given a challenge to make wooden spoon book characters. We had to make them at home. Everybody had to make one. I made an oompaloompa. Noah made Hetty Feather. Daniel made Daddy Bear, Reuben made Tom Gates. Joshua made Fredrick, Joseph made Greg. Adam made a baby purple monster. Lexie made Herminie Granger. Alex made Eric. Nathan, Leah and Danielle made the three blind mice. Joseph made Iron Man. Lenex made a minion and Abigail made Jack and the Beanstalk. Holly made Amanda Thrip and Bella made Winnie the Pooh. There was a great variety of wooden spoons and we all enjoyed making them.
By Aaron
Ballyjamesduff Museum – World War 1
On the 23rd March we went to Ballyjamesduff Museum in co. Cavan. When we arrived we walked in to meet our guide. We went into a room and had a snack. Our guide was a lovely lady. She gave us clothes that the soldiers wore to try on. She told us how the soldiers had to wear big baggy trousers, puttys, to put on over their trousers to stop them dragging on the ground, a shirt and a jacket with lots of pockets. We found out that chats (lice) lived in the seams of their clothes. The soldiers got rid of them by using a fire lighter to burn them off. We went upstairs to see all the WW1 artefacts. We did a challenge to see who could hold a gun in one hand for the longest. After lunch we matched up words with hints. We stacked sandbags to make a wall. We went outside to see what rooms in houses looked like in 1916. They looked abandoned, broken down, rotten and old. We got to look at famous people in WW1. We learnt about Frenz Fernoid and a boy from Wexford who went to war at the age of 12.
By Bella, Holly and Joshua
Poetry – Heather Brett
On the 28th March 2023 we were taught about poetry by Heather Brett. First she showed us what some pupils in other school wrote for their poems. There was one girl who didi something called a haiku. So we did some haikus too. We started by doing one about the weather but we did it together. Next we did another one about the weather but this time we did it ourselves. Then we got to write our own type of haiku. We were taught about a man who went around different cities in China and Japan writing haikus about the wonder of nature. Then we said goodbye to Heather and we will practise writing more poems over the coming weeks.
By Noah