We had a wonderful time celebrating Book Week in our school. As part of the One Book, One Community initiative, the whole school read and enjoyed the book Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña. It was fantastic to know that everyone across the school was sharing the same story and discussing Milo’s imaginative journey together.

Throughout the week, pupils took part in a variety of fun reading challenges. From reading under a table to reading by flashlight, the children showed great enthusiasm and creativity while celebrating their love of books. Well done to everyone who took part!

We also celebrated World Book Day and the infants certainly did not disappoint. The classrooms were full of wonderful costumes and we were surrounded by so many famous characters and literacy greats.

We are now all looking forward to welcoming the Book Fair to our school in mid-March, where pupils will have the chance to explore and discover even more exciting books.

"When you read books, you feel like you’re out there in the world, going on an adventure with the character." – Matt de la Peña

During Engineers Week, the junior and senior Infants were inspired by the book Milo Imagines the World. Using Milo’s imagination as our starting point, we decided to design and build our very own electric trains.

After researching how trains work, we began creating our first prototype. A big thank you to the infants and Ms. Moroney who brought in lots of milk cartons, which we used to form the body of the trains. Anita helped design the train template and soon our unique creations began to take shape.

Using insulation board, straws and tinfoil, we built our railway tracks. We also explored how steel is made using coal, limestone and iron ore. One of the highlights of the project was collaborating with Ms. Moroney’s First and Second Class, who were busy building bridges. By joining forces and sharing ideas, we created an impressive transportation system.

To finish the week, all pupils from juniors to second presented our work to the Middle and Senior classes, explaining how we designed and built the trains and bridges, as well as the challenges we faced along the way. It was a wonderful example of creativity, teamwork and problem-solving in action.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller 

We had great fun celebrating Shrove Tuesday! The children learned about the ingredients needed to make pancakes — flour, eggs and milk — before mixing our batter and cooking them in the staffroom.

Once ready, everyone added their favourite toppings from home. Simply delicious!

To celebrate Science Week, our junior and senior Infants took part in a wonderful series of enjoyable and hands-on experiments.

We began with a rainbow bridge investigation, using paper towels to connect containers of coloured water. The children were amazed as they watched the colours travel across the bridges and mix to form a beautiful rainbow.

Next, with the help of some of our senior students, the children carried out an exciting reaction experiment using bread soda and vinegar. They learned that when these two materials are combined, they create a gas called carbon dioxide. Even more exciting was discovering that this gas can be trapped inside balloons! Of course, everyone wore their protective goggles—just in case!

We finished the week with an integrated STEM challenge: Could the infants build a house for the Three Little Pigs that Ms. Lalor couldn’t blow down? With a hairdryer acting as the Big Bad Wolf, the children worked together to design and test their structures. There was lots of teamwork, problem-solving, laughter, and cheering.

The infants learned so many new things, collaborated wonderfully, and—best of all—had an absolute blast during Science Week!

Junior and Senior Infants had a fantastic time celebrating Maths Week! We explored patterns through art and play and had lots of hands-on fun creating 3D shapes. Midweek, we joined First and Second Class for a special outdoor "Where’s Wally?" Maths Trail — a great chance to use our maths eyes out in the fresh air!

We wrapped up the week with puzzles and games on Friday afternoon, using our problem-solving skills while having plenty of fun. Maths really is everywhere — and we loved every minute of discovering it!