Back to School Tuesday August 31st
Welcome back Senior Infants 2021/2022
Senior Infants 2020/2021 Some Snapshots of the year
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Halloween
Art time
Fun day
Teddy Bear Picnic
Fun in the school garden
School Sports Day June 2021 |
First Class: Teddy Bear Picnic
Graduation 2021
Congratulations to our 6th class pupils who had their Graduation Ceremony today. ( Cillian, we all missed you this morning and we are looking forward to seeing you soon).
Well done to our singers ; Jessica, Aoibhinn, Saoirse, Sarah Carter, Rosaleen, Niamh, Grace and Alex. Thanks to Mr. McDonnell and Mr. O'Sullivan for presenting the pupils with their graduation certificates and a big thanks to the parents council for providing the lovely treats for our party. We wish all our graduates all the very best in their future endeavours and thanks to Mrs O Hanlon for the wonderful year.
Well done to our singers ; Jessica, Aoibhinn, Saoirse, Sarah Carter, Rosaleen, Niamh, Grace and Alex. Thanks to Mr. McDonnell and Mr. O'Sullivan for presenting the pupils with their graduation certificates and a big thanks to the parents council for providing the lovely treats for our party. We wish all our graduates all the very best in their future endeavours and thanks to Mrs O Hanlon for the wonderful year.
Lámh
We had great fun learning lámh signs with the song "Dance Monkey". We hope you enjoy our whole school video.
Thankful Tuesday: 1st June 2021
On Tuesday 1st June 2021 we had a very special celebration to say Thank You to everybody who supported the pupils of the school during the past year. We also wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU and WELL DONE to the Pupils for their great efforts and so they got a day off from school-work and enjoyed a mixture of fun activities.
5th Class started the day with an amazing Thank You speech which you can read here.
Below are some photos of the day and a very important Homework Off Voucher for Parents!!!
First Confession
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May 20th may have been a blustery and stormy day but it did not dampen the spirits of the pupils who made their First Confession in Saint Lachteens Church. Thanks to both Fr. Mort and Fr.Jerry for concelebrating this special event.
Camogie
Pupils from 1st- 6th are thoroughly enjoying their camogie/ hurling lessons with Esther. A huge thank you to Esther for facilitating this.
Earth Day 2021
St.Lachteen's raised awareness for environmental issues and celebrated the Earth on the 22nd April.
Making Parachutes
3rd and 4th class had great fun making parachutes in April. They enjoyed testing them out outside on yard.
Outside Learning
We are very lucky to have access to such amazing facilities near our school- from the astro turf, to the nearby pitch and walkaway. Since we returned in September all classes have enjoyed these facilities. Junior and Senior Infants have been lucky enough to spend some time in our outside garden, on a hunt for mini beasts and even planting some flowers.
3rd and 4th Class National Spring Clean
Building Bridges
First Class were busy building bridges this week - and to make it more challenging they had limited resources, a short amount of time and their bridge had to be able to support a toy! Look at some of our Beam and Truss bridges here.
Nature walk
Senior infants went on a nature walk.
Happy Easter
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for the Easter Egg Raffle.
Over €600 raised for the Parent's Council and some Very Happy Winners!!!
Over €600 raised for the Parent's Council and some Very Happy Winners!!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Here are just a few photos from Junior Infants. They thoroughly enjoyed wearing green to school and created some beautiful art work for St. Patrick's Day.
A Christmas Message from St. Lachteen's N.S.
We have loved learning lámh sign language over the last term in every class. All classes and staff really enjoyed learning the lámh signs for "All I Want For Christmas". We hope you enjoy our video compilation of all the children in our school performing with lámh signs. Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh!
Fun in Rang 2
Rang 2 have been working extremely hard during the first term in school. The children have engaged in so many fun and meaningful activities. They have truly become active agents in their own learning. Have a look at a selection of the photos below to see what they have been getting up to.
CHRISTMAS Cake Decorating Rang 6
6th class thoroughly enjoyed the annual cake decorating challenge , the imagination of each pupil was amazing and the effort truly fantastic. Thanks Mrs O Hanlon :)
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There were 10 prizes up for grabs, here were the top 4 chosen by staff. Staff had some very difficult decisions to make and complimented all the children for their work.
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Creative Construction
It was great to see various children in the school participate in the Cork County Council Library and Arts Service competition where they had to construct a piece based on a fictitious character. Well done to all who participated and congrats to the pupils who won prizes. Here is Olaf :) .
Fifth Class Flower Arranging
Senior Infants: Bird Feeders
Senior Infants had great fun making bird feeders. We are keeping an eye out for all the birds who will come to visit our school yard for food.
Weaving Wellbeing Programme
St. Lachteen's are implementing the Weaving Wellbeing programme from 2nd to 6th class. Here are some examples of the artwork completed.
Fine Motor Work
Here is just a snapshot of some of the activities Junior Infants have been up to recently. They have been doing lots of work on their fine motor skills through popping bubble wrap, using a tweezers to pick up pom poms, peeling off stickers to decorate Christmas trees.
Ancient Romans Project 3rd and 4th
Children in third and fourth class completed projects on Ancient Rome. The standard of projects was incredibly high and Mrs. O' Sullivan was so proud of all their creative efforts. Have a look below at some of these fantastic projects.
Third and Fourth Class Art
Science Week First Class
Science Week in Junior Infants
Junior Infants had great fun being scientists this week. They did some experiments. They put a gummy bear in some water and later checked to see what had happened the gummy bear. They also did an experiment with skittles and water. Have a look below at the photos to see what happened.
Lámh Day 2020
Our school celebrated Lámh day today. Juniors- 2nd class coloured a picture of Lulu and Larry who regularly use Lámh. 3rd- 6th class chose their favourite Lámh sign they have learnt so far and designed a picture around it. Juniors listened to the story Brown Bear Brown Bear. All classes enjoyed signing the song 'Perfect' and we sang along and used Lámh.
Nature Walk
Junior Infants took advantage of the sunny weather and went off on a nature walk. We have been learning lots about autumn so we were looking at trees, berries, and leaf colours. We collected some fallen leaves and used these to decorate our hedgehogs.
Autumn Signs
Junior Infants are really enjoying learning all about autumn. A huge thank you to those that brought in some horse chestnuts to us. We enjoyed looking at and talking about them.
Marymount Hospice
Thanks to all the generous donations from our non-uniform day for Marymount Hospice, St. Lachteen's National School raised €600 for a very worthy cause. Many thanks to all families who donated.
Drawing with Chalk
We took advantage of the beautiful sunshine and went outside. We had great fun drawing on the ground with chalk.
Subtraction with Renaming
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3rd class are working on subtraction with renaming in school at the moment. Parents may have used the 'borrow, pay back' method and this might cause some confusion with homework. Here is a link to a short tutorial on this topic.
www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/subtraction-regrouping.html PDF information sheet here |
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Bird Feeders
We took a trip around the school to look at some of the bird feeders around the grounds.
Seesaw
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Parents you would have received information by now in relation to SeeSaw. We will continue to utilise this online platform for teaching and learning this year as part of our approach to blended learning. The feedback from parents and children in relation to the SeeSaw activities last year was extremely positive and we look forward to using it again this year. Each pupil will get an activity each week to complete.
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Beading
A Very Special First Holy Communion
Our third class celebrated a very special First Holy Communion on the 19th of September. Due to Covid restrictions on the original date, their First Holy Communion was postponed until their return to school. The children put in a huge effort to learn their prayers, navigate how to receive their communion in their hands and complete lovely artwork in the short lead-up time for their ceremony. God's blessings shone down on them through the beautiful sunshine that came out just after the ceremony ended and the parents' association very kindly provided lovely goody-bags for each child.
Thank you to Fr. Riordan for a lovely ceremony and to all the staff who played a role in preparing the children.
Thank you to Fr. Riordan for a lovely ceremony and to all the staff who played a role in preparing the children.
Peg boards
We really enjoyed using our peg boards today to make different shapes.
First day in Junior Infants
A huge warm welcome to our new Junior Infant class. We had a fantastic morning in school. Have a look below at some photos from their first day.
' Thank You' Mrs. McCarthy
1st September, 2020. Today marks a very special date in the St. Lachteen’s calendar. Not only is it the long awaited day for returning to school after our unexpected closure due to Covid-19, but also the day that Mrs. McCarthy steps down from her role as Principal of our school. In her over 8 years’ tenure, Mrs. McCarthy has shown outstanding leadership in teaching and learning in our school.
During her time as principal, Deirdre has taught in the classroom and she has also been a fighting voice for children with special educational needs. She ensured that each and every child that came through the door of our school was given an equal opportunity and enabled them all reach their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Today, our school is a happy and welcoming place and that is in no small part to the inclusive ethos that Mrs. McCarthy instilled in all of us.
Mrs. McCarthy has overseen some wonderful renovations to the school, saw the staff and pupil numbers expand and put in to motion many new policies and positive changes to the school that we are all reaping the benefits of today. Mrs. McCarthy’s commitment to her role knew no bounds and we are so lucky to still have her expertise on staff.
Mrs McCarthy’s talents were not limited to the classroom, however. Deirdre is a fantastic orator, as seen at religious ceremonies and graduations over the years, but more impressively, she is no stranger to a shovel and brush on mornings of heavy snowfall in Donoughmore. On these mornings, Mrs. McCarthy is known to have arrived at school in the early hours – even by tractor, to clear pathways to ensure the safety of all children and staff. Mrs. McCarthy’s dedication to St. Lachteen’s was, and still is, unquestionable.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann – Míle buíochas a chara.
During her time as principal, Deirdre has taught in the classroom and she has also been a fighting voice for children with special educational needs. She ensured that each and every child that came through the door of our school was given an equal opportunity and enabled them all reach their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Today, our school is a happy and welcoming place and that is in no small part to the inclusive ethos that Mrs. McCarthy instilled in all of us.
Mrs. McCarthy has overseen some wonderful renovations to the school, saw the staff and pupil numbers expand and put in to motion many new policies and positive changes to the school that we are all reaping the benefits of today. Mrs. McCarthy’s commitment to her role knew no bounds and we are so lucky to still have her expertise on staff.
Mrs McCarthy’s talents were not limited to the classroom, however. Deirdre is a fantastic orator, as seen at religious ceremonies and graduations over the years, but more impressively, she is no stranger to a shovel and brush on mornings of heavy snowfall in Donoughmore. On these mornings, Mrs. McCarthy is known to have arrived at school in the early hours – even by tractor, to clear pathways to ensure the safety of all children and staff. Mrs. McCarthy’s dedication to St. Lachteen’s was, and still is, unquestionable.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann – Míle buíochas a chara.