1st Class

Fantastic fossils!

Fantastic fossils!

In history, First Class have been learning about Mary Anning, who was a famous fossil hunter that lived in England over 200 years ago. She discovered the first ichthyosaur skeleton when she was just 12 years of age (bonus points if you can pronounce it properly!). In...

A look at literacy

A look at literacy

Every week in first class we take part in literacy stations with Ms. O' Brien. Station activities include reading and spelling words with our new spelling pattern from weekly UFLI lessons, roll and read activities, decodable passages, cloze activities and literacy...

Coaching with Kiltale Hurling and Camogie Club

Coaching with Kiltale Hurling and Camogie Club

First Class have been enjoying coaching sessions with Jamie and Eoghan from Kiltale Hurling and Camogie Club and have been showcasing their amazing skills with a hurl and sliotar!  

Dangan Minor World Cup

Dangan Minor World Cup

Well done to Brazil, who were the eventual winners of our Minor World Cup today. After a total of 15 games throughout the competition, they came out on top and went through the competition undefeated. Hard luck to Belgium, who narrowly lost the final on a scoreline of...

Lego in First Class

Lego in First Class

First Class have been developing their STEAM skills through Lego lessons. We have looked at functional elements and building ramps, understanding concepts like energy, forces and gravity. This is all done through the playful themes and stories of the Lego League...

Active Week with First Class

Active Week with First Class

First Class are enjoying all the activities organised as part of Active Week 2026 so far! We started off the week on Monday with rugby coaching with Navan Rugby Club and Sports and Games stations. On Tuesday we did athletics with Niall from Mix it Up Sports and had a...

Easter hunt and Raffle Winners

Easter hunt and Raffle Winners

We had great fun searching for chocolate eggs and bunnies in Mr. Brennan's garden before the Easter holidays! Congratulations to our lucky Easter raffle winners too and thanks to all who supported.  

Beebots in First Class

Beebots in First Class

We had great fun learning about directional language, sequencing and foundational coding with Beebots as part of our Maths lessons.

Lá Glas & Céilí Mór

Lá Glas & Céilí Mór

We had great fun today wearing green for St. Patrick's Day and taking part in the Céilí Mór. Wishing all our families a Happy St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday and a Happy Mother's Day to all our wonderful Mammy's on Sunday. Thanks for all you do for us and we hope you...

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