February in Room 2
Here is a taste of what we got up to this month.
Read More February in Room 2Tag Rugby
6th classes have just begun weekly tag rugby sessions with Stephen Maher of Leinster Rugby and they have already learned lots of new skills. When they are finished the programme, 5th classes will be participating in the sessions.
Read More Tag RugbyBeing active!
For the past few months, we have enjoyed our Friday GAA sessions! We know that being active and getting involved in sports is good for the mind and body. We love doing the daily mile every day too, which not only gives us extra energy and helps us to focus in the classroom, but also […]
Read More Being active!Books and Buddy Reading
The children in Maria’s first class have been focusing on reading for enjoyment this year. Together we have read the first Famous Five novel, Five on a Treasure Island, which was a huge hit! The children also presented some of their favourite books during ‘Show and Tell’, choosing particularly funny or interesting pages to share […]
Read More Books and Buddy ReadingCo-operation!
The school’s core value for February is co-operation and the children of D7ET have been busy working collaboratively and learning about the value of teamwork. This week, classes grouped together for co-operation assemblies to share the wonderful work they have been doing. There has been a very varied and interesting range of work done throughout […]
Read More Co-operation!Co-operative Games
Our school’s core value for February is co-operation. Many classes used the whole school focus on co-operation as an opportunity to participate in a wide variety of co-operative games (and Michael’s class even did co-operative yoga!), which tied in nicely with our renewal of the Active School Flag. Have a look!
Read More Co-operative GamesYard Games in D7ET
Every Wednesday, our Active Committee have been co-coordinating and leading games with the younger classes. This encourages everyone to have an active break and introduces new games to try out. We have had lots of fun with ‘Bandaid Tag’, ‘Dance Freeze’ and ‘Where is the bunny’?
Read More Yard Games in D7ETJunior Infants Nature Hunt in Grangegorman
The sun shone on the three Junior Infant classes as they went on a nature hunt last Wednesday to Grangegorman looking for signs of the changing seasons. The children used their senses of sight, smell, touch and hearing to identify elements of nature around them indicating the end of winter and the arrival of spring. […]
Read More Junior Infants Nature Hunt in GrangegormanDaily Mile in D7ET
The whole school from Junior Infants to 6th Class have been taking part in running our ‘Daily Mile’ each school day. It has improved our fitness, energy levels and sometimes even our mood! Here is a snapshot of our efforts.
Read More Daily Mile in D7ET