School News 2020 - 2021
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!
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.