March in the Cherry Room
We have had great fun learning about this month’s theme of The Farm. We have been working hard at our work stations and enjoying trips to the library and Min Ryan Park.
We also had a lovely visit to Curracloe Beach.
February in the Cherry Room
This month, we did some lovely Valentine’s Day art, and worked lots on the theme of the Zoo. We loved looking at the different animals and making some art. We had great fun visiting PlayZone with our friends and looking at instruments with Siobhán.
Oak Room February Blog Post
February seems to have flown by in the blink of an eye! We have squeezed so much into the shortest month of the year as well as enjoying our few days off for mid-term break.
In the Oak Room we have focussed on learning all about the Zoo. We have learned about all of the different animals that you would find at a Zoo. Some of us have also continued to learn our phonics and numeracy with our peers in Junior Infants and some of us have also done some really great individual work in our own classroom. We also planted some vegetables and can’t wait to see how they grow over the next few weeks. At the start of the month, it was Global Goals week so our main goal in the Oak room was to make sure that we were switching off the lights when we didn’t need them.
We have also visited Playzone a couple of times with our peers in the Cherry Room which we all thoroughly enjoyed.
We look forward to seeing what March will bring for us.
January in the Cherry Room
This month was all about food in the Cherry Room. We used a balance in our tuff tray to play with different foods and their weights, we did printmaking using different types of food.
We painted some pictures for our Global Goals – Zero Hunger Week in school.
We had Grandparents Day and had some visitors to our room. We have also been doing some music with Siobhán.
We visited the library in Wexford Town to use some of their Star Collection, and everyone enjoyed all of the wonderful toys available.
January Blog Post for Oak Room
January has brought loads of new learning opportunities for us in the Oak Room. We have settled back into school well after the Christmas break. This month we have learned loads about Space and the Arctic with our peers in Junior Infants and we have focussed on learning all about different types of foods in our own classroom. We even had a tasting table full of delicious fruits. Some of us have started using some new learning apps on the iPad’s which we really enjoy.
Our music teacher Siobhán is now coming into us every Thursday to teach us the Glockenspiel and also some of the songs that will be in our summer school play. This is something that we really enjoy.
During January, Global Goals week took place also . Our task in the Oak Room was to make sure all of our lights were turned off when we did not need them. We did a great job at this.
Our Grandparents came to visit us on grandparents day. This was a great day and we loved showing them all of the amazing artwork and school work we have completed this year so far.
We had our first trip of the new year on the last Friday of the month. We went to the library in Wexford town and tried out some of their STAR sensory toy collection which we thoroughly enjoyed.
We hope February will bring just as much fun and learning as January has.
December in the Oak Room
December has been a busy month for us in the Oak Room! It started out magically when we decorated our classroom Christmas tree. We also hung up and made some lovely decorations for around the room. We practiced our cooking skills and made some Grinch fruit skewers. We also practiced our gift wrapping skills.
The start of December also signals the start of Christmas songs in the school so we took the opportunity with both hands and danced and sang to many Christmas songs throughout the month.
We really enjoyed practicing for the school Carol Service with Junior Infants and the children were absolutely amazing on the night. We were so proud of each of them.
In the week leading up to our Christmas break, we were very lucky that we got to go and visit Sensory Santa. We played with loads of new sensory toys and one by one the children got to meet with Santa. Then to our surprise, Santa came to visit us in school the following day again.
We made some beautiful art during the month and on the final day, Junior Infants and the Cherry Room came to our room to watch a movie and have some hot chocolate.
What a great month we’ve had.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
November in the Cherry Room
We had a busy month – all about Transport! We enjoyed reading/singing Car Car Truck Jeep and lots of other stories about vehicles.
We focused on the Lámh song The Wheels on The Bus. We enjoyed some messy play, painting with our toy vehicles and then giving them a car wash.
We especially enjoyed our special visits to Aerial Fitness and Leisuremax with The Oak Room.
November in Oak Room
November in the Oak Room has been filled with loads of new learning and fun. This month some of us have started our Jolly Phonics in Junior Infants. During science week, we part-took in some cool science experiments as well as using the Beebots in our classroom. It was very exciting to see how they can move around the room by pressing different buttons.
We were also very lucky this month as we went on a few outings with the Cherry Room. We went to Aerial fitness which was amazing and we had so much fun swinging in the hammocks and learning some cool tricks. We also went to Leisure Max where we got to run, jump and skip to our hearts content. We also celebrated Amanda’s birthday while we were there.
We cannot wait to see what December is going to bring for us!
The Oak Room Blog Post – October ‘24
October has been a great month in the Oak Room. We have done loads of Halloween related activities to get us all in the spooky spirit.
In art we created some bubble paint witches’ cauldrons and x-ray skeleton hands.
For sensory play we made some potions and also explored the reaction between vinegar and baking soda. We discovered that it makes a fizzy sound.
We dressed up in Halloween costumes in Mairéad’s class and we made some playdough with our peers in Junior Infants.
November will be a busy month for us and we are excited to start some of our social trips during this month.
The Oak Room and Cherry Room – September ‘24
We have had a fantastic start to the school year. Each one of us have settled in well and we are happy to be back to the routine of school.
We have done some fun activities each week since we have come back to school. We do sensory play every day which consists of a variety of sensory experiences. For example, we have played with kinetic sand, ooblek, water, chia seeds, spaghetti, shaving foam and many more.
We were very lucky this month because we got some new OT equipment. We have a new trampoline, new scooters, bikes, trikes and a few other bits that we love to use.
Last week we took part in some cooking. We made mini pizzas. We cut up some peppers and onions and assembled our pizzas using whatever ingredients we chose. We then waited patiently for them to cook. They were delicious!!
We have also made use of the Autumn leaves outside. We collected up a variety of leaves and use them to make some lovely Autumn art.
We look forward to seeing what October brings for us.
