4th class have been working on local history recently. Following some research, they were accompanied by Neal Farry on a field trip around the town. This resulted in the pupils developing their Ballymote timeline which is proudly displayed in the […]

People Who Help Us
Sincere thanks to the parents who came into talk to the Junior Infants about their jobs. Our theme over the last while in Aistear has been People Who Help Us and it was great for the children to be visited […]

Butterflies
If anyone wants to know what gets Junior Infants excited? The answer is nature. We have been glued to observing the metamorphis of our caterpillars to butterflies over the last month. We began with very tiny caterpillars and watched them […]

Spring has Sprung !!!!
We had great fun today in Junior Infants looking for signs of Spring.

Butterflies in Junior Infants
A few weeks ago Ms. Collis brought caterpillars into the Junior Infant classroom and they have been observing them ever since. There was great excitement last week when two butterflies emerged from their chrysalis. We watched them, fed them, painted […]
How is snow formed?
As we hear more and more about the ‘Beast from the East’, have you ever wondered how snow is formed?

Bird Houses
Senior Infants were busy making bird houses and have them displayed outside their classroom. They are certainly very attractive for the birds to stop and eat their food and get shelter from this bad weather. Well done children!

Planting in the classroom
2nd class were planting spinach, cress and peas in the last few days. We will be keeping an eye to see how they grow!

Postman visits Junior Infants!
Last week Junior Infants had a special visitor. Conor’s dad came to talk to them about his job as a postman. They asked him lots of questions and found out that he starts work at 6 o’clock in the morning. […]