Ms. Hilary Edghill comes on Mondays and the children from all classes are learning some knitting and sewing skills.
Sep 272016
Sep 202016
The children from 4th, 5th and 6th class travelled across the Sally Gap to Glencree for a collaborative session of creative writing. The journey that morning was very exciting as there was lots of fog, which added to the mystical ambiance high up in the mountains. Together the children wrote the beginning of their story but illustrated their own characters and composed their own individual story endings. The leaders were very helpful and enthusiastic and even told us where to find a nearby Leprechaun graveyard!!
Sep 152016
The effect of one drop of liquid into a tray of milk and food colouring
Sep 152016
We now have a little Fairy Garden organised by the Fenton family with help from Ella Quinn. We also took delivery of a new shop. This was purchased with the money we received from Toomey’s Tractor Run in Donard. The children will enjoy lots of imaginary games in our lovely playground.
Sep 062016
Don’t they look yummy?
Jun 302016
On Monday 27th June 2016, as an end of school year treat, Ellen from Junior Einsteins came to the school. This visit included a whole school science show and group workshops. The children experimented with ‘Elephant Toothpaste’, ‘Coke geysers’, ‘Smoke Canons’, ‘Fossils’, ‘Model Frogs’… to name just a few. They also experimented with friction by making towers for marbles to roll-down at different speeds. These activities lasted the entire day and all the children made and brought home their own ‘Slime’.
Jun 302016
On Friday 24th June 2016 the whole school went to Castlecomer Discovery Park. The children enjoyed a nature trail, a scavenger hunt, a water investigation and some climbing. The Senior room also participated in abseiling and the leap of faith. They also had fun in the playground where the zip line was really popular.
Jun 302016
On Wednesday 28th June 2016 the Junior Room revised 3-D shapes by constructing cubes, cuboids, pyramids and triangular prisms out of cocktail sticks and Jelly Tots. As an added bonus the children got to eat the finished products!
Jun 282016
Friday 10th June this year, Blessington No 1 School hosted the Children’s Festival. This is an annual event where 4 local schools come together for the West Glendalough Children’s Choral Festival.
There was a beautiful Church Service and afterwards lots of treats in the GAA pitch before the races. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t great but that didn’t dampen spirits. Athy school won the cups for the girls and boys’ Championships and Blessington school won the overall cup. We had some winners too:
- Senior class Relay team (Willie, Jack and Claudia) won 2nd place.
- Three legged race (Owen and Willie) won 1st place.
- Fifth class race (Claudia) 1st place.
- Girls’ Championship (Claudia) 2nd place.
- Sack race (Ben) 3rd place.
- 3rd class race (Leah) 1st place.
- 3rd class race (Aran) 3rd place.
- 1st class race (Oren) 3rd. place.
- Junior Infants race (Reece) 1st place.
Well done to all!! Next year Jonathan Swift N.S., Dunlavin will be hosting it on the 9th of June.
Jun 272016
On 3rd June 2016 the Junior Room learned how to arrange flowers with Ms. Case.