Junior and Senior Infants - February 2026 

In Aistear our theme was The Cafe. We had lots of fun making chicken and burgers, taking orders, making coffees and serving donuts to our customers. We started Gymnastics last week and we had a fantastic first session. We are so lucky that we have another 4 more as it is so much fun! 

Pancake Tuesday in Junior and Senior infants 

Junior and Senior Infants January 2026 

Our Aistear theme for the month of January was "Space" - We had a Space Travel agents and lots of trips to Space in our rocket ship. We explored the different planets in our Solar System using the BEEBOTS. We had fun playing Space themed games on the I-pads. We did lots of arts and crafts on the theme of Space and we used recycled materials to design and make our very own rocket ships. We had so much fun and we were sad to see the Space corner go but excited to see what role-play area is up next. 

One of our favourite times of the week is Library time - The children love coming to the Library and doing some shared reading and then we do a class story to develop our Building Bridges skills of predicting, visualising and making connections - We enjoyed the new comfy bean bags this month. 

Josie from Music Generation has been doing her weekly music lessons with the infants every Thursday. We have been learning new songs and rhymes, even learning a rap or two and about how to follow musical instructions and working together as a team. 

Junior and Senior Infants December 2025 

Our Aistear theme for this month was "The Christmas Post Office". The children had great fun working in the post office and sending cards and parcels. We also played Christmas themed board games and helped get Santa to his workshop using our BeeBots. We did lots of arts and crafts based on the theme of Christmas 

 abIn SESE we we learning all about Magnets - We investigated different materials to see if they were magnetic and recorded our results. There was great interest in the class and lots of fun was had experimenting with the different magnets. We also explored the theme of heating and cooling and made predictions about what would happen if we heated different materials. 

We really got into the spirit of Christmas with lots of different activities - Reading T'was the Night before Christmas in our school library and enjoying some yummy hot chocolate and cookies after our turning on of the school Christmas Tree lights 

And last but not least we performed our school Nativity Play "Hey Ewe" which was absolutely amazing. The children worked so hard and made me very proud. Looking forward to showing you all what we get up to in 2026! 

Junior and Senior Infants November 2025 

Our theme for Aistear this month was the Building site. The children had lots of fun using the foam blocks to make constructions. They took on the role of builders and site managers. We also engaged in some arts and crafts based on the theme of Homes - creating their own homes with materials such as lollipop sticks, fabric, sugar paper. They played some lego building games on the i-pads and used the Bee bots to make their way around different rooms in the house 

In SESE we were learning all about people who help us in our school. Deirdre our school secretary came into our room and we interviewed her on the job she does in St.Peter's. We have been enjoying an online interactive workshop in Drama provided by All Abilities over the past few weeks. We have been learning lots of new drama games like Magic Rock which is so much fun! We love pur weekly trips to the library. We have read the books "Can't you sleep little bear" "The smartest Giant in town" and "PEEPO" and we have been developing our skills of predicting and visualising. 

We are currently getting organised four our school Christmas Fair - We are making something with clay which we hope to sell at the Fair. We hope you will like it once it is finsihed! 

Junior and Senior Infants October 2025 

We took part in Maths week. We were learning all about 2D shapes. We did some sorting of colour and shape. We played some interactive shape games and we engaged in some shape activity stations. 

In SESE we went on a nature walk and we were learning about the names of different trees. We also did the life-cycle of a pumpkin 

It was all things spooky in our Aistear corner as we made potion in the witch's lab, made witch paper plate crafts, explored a haunted house using the bee bots and did some Halloween playdough activities. We had great fun! 

On our last day before mid-term we had a very fun spooky Friday. We had our parade, spooky walk and teacher tarantula dare. We also had lots of fun with Halloween games in our classroom! 

Junior and Senior Infants September 2025 

Junior and Senior Infants have had a very busy first month at school. We have all settled in well to our new class and we have been working super hard! Check out our gallery below to see what we have been up to! 
Our Aistear theme was the Doctor's surgery and we had great fun taking on the role of doctor and patient! We engaged in sand play, arts and crafts, guess who and doctor themed play dough activities
Josie from Music Generation has been in teaching us new songs!
We have been doing lots of station work on sorting, colours and numbers 1-10 
In SESE we were learning about our senses and we did a walk around our school exploring sound, touch, smell and sight and we recorded our findings 
We are loving our weekly visits to our library and story time - Some of the books we have read include Brown Bear Brown Bear, The Kissing Hand and Where's my Ted? 
In Art we did activities based on the theme of Myself where we painted self-portraits. We also did activities based on the story of Brown Bear Brown Bear and explored a bit of Pop Art - Looking forward to getting stuck into all things Autumn and Halloween for October - Stay tuned!!!

We have been busy!

Stay connected with all the fun activities of our Junior and Senior Infant classes below.

June 2025

What a busy and exciting month we've had in Junior and Senior Infants!
We had a very special visit from some scaly and fascinating creatures during our Reptile Encounter! The children absolutely loved feeding the tortoise, bravely holding snakes, and learning lots of fun facts about lizards. It was a day full of wide eyes, curious questions, and big smiles! Our school tour to Causey Farm was a big highlight of the month. From making giant bubbles to exploring the mineshaft tunnels, there was never a dull moment. The children had so much fun meeting all the animals and experiencing everything the farm had to offer. A day to remember! June also marked a special milestone as we celebrated the official opening of our school building. It was a proud and joyful occasion for everyone at St. Peter’s. Another day filled with excitement was our Sports Day! The sun was shining and spirits were high as the children enjoyed a full day of games and activities. Don’t forget to check out the Sports Day page on our website to see all the great photos!
In Maths, we’ve been learning all about capacity. With the warm weather, water play made learning even more fun! The children enjoyed measuring, pouring, and experimenting with different containers while cooling off. Perhaps the most exciting news of all--we welcomed Kelsey, our new school therapy dog, to St. Peter’s! The children have absolutely loved getting to know her. We even created our own drawings of Kelsey, which are proudly displayed in our classroom.
It’s been a joyful and activity-packed month as we wrap up a wonderful school year. Wishing all our families a happy and safe summer break!

May 2025

​May was another wonderful month of learning, laughter, and creativity for our Junior and Senior Infants! The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming, and we were busy from start to finish with lots of hands-on experiences and exciting activities.
We continued our gymnastics workshops this month, and the children showed amazing confidence and coordination as they explored the bars, tried out the pommel horse, and practiced their balance on the beam. It’s been fantastic to see their strength and skills grow each week!
To mark the end of Book Week, the children had the chance to dress up as their favourite book characters, and what a colourful and imaginative day it was! From superheroes to fairytale friends, the classrooms were filled with the magic of stories brought to life.
A big highlight this month was starting our new Socio-Dramatic Play Area – The Garden Centre! The children loved taking on different roles such as customers, shopkeepers, and gardeners. They practiced making orders, serving customers, and even paying for items using play money. It was a brilliant way to combine imaginative play with real-life skills.
We also had a very special visitor – a pet chicken! The children were fascinated to learn all about how to care for chickens, what they eat, and where eggs come from. It was a great opportunity to connect with nature in a fun and memorable way.
Speaking of nature, we got green-fingered this month by planting our own cress seeds. The children learned all about the parts of a plant, how plants grow, and what they need to survive. They also got creative decorating their own plant pots, making each one unique and colourful. Watching their seeds sprout was such a joyful experience and gave everyone a real sense of pride.
May has been full of discovery, imagination, and growth – both in the classroom and in our little pots of cress! Well done to all our brilliant boys and girls for another amazing month.

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April 2025

What a busy and exciting month April has been for our Junior and Senior Infants! With the arrival of spring, we’ve been making the most of the brighter days and diving into lots of fun learning and activities.
We began the month by heading off on a Spring Nature Walk, where we explored the signs of the new season and learned all about swallows. The children loved discovering more about these fascinating birds and even got to learn the parts of a bird, like feathers, beaks, and wings! To get ready for Easter, we got creative with some Easter-themed art. The children made their very own Easter baskets and took part in an exciting Easter egg hunt in the school garden – there were smiles all around as they searched for chocolatey surprises!
A special highlight was our walk to the church to attend our lovely Easter Service, which the children really enjoyed. We also had great fun with an Easter Bonnet Parade – thank you to all the families who helped make such beautiful and creative bonnets!Back at school, we added a twist to our Easter celebrations with an orienteering-style Easter egg hunt, which had us searching high and low and putting our teamwork and map skills to the test! And yes – we enjoyed a few delicious chocolate Easter eggs too! After the Easter break, we jumped right back into action with the start of our Tag Rugby sessions – a big hit with everyone! We also continued our Gymnastics workshops, where the children are developing their balance, coordination, and confidence. April also brought a celebration of reading with Book Week. We loved visiting the Book Fair, and a special trip to our local library in Dunboyne was a big adventure. The children were thrilled to explore the shelves, listen to stories, and learn how libraries work.
It’s been a month full of fun, learning, and springtime joy. We’re so proud of how curious, creative, and energetic our Junior and Senior Infants have been throughout April. Here’s to more exciting adventures ahead in May! 

March 2025

March Highlights for Junior and Senior Infants: A Month of Fun, Learning, and Celebration!
March was an exciting and eventful month for our Junior and Senior Infants, filled with hands-on activities, celebrations, and learning opportunities that sparked creativity and curiosity.

To celebrate Pancake Day, our Junior and Senior Infants were treated to a delicious Pancake Day Party! The children dressed up as chefs, donning chef hats and aprons, ready to cook up a storm. The excitement was palpable as they read menus and got to order their favorite pancake toppings. Ms. Crowe was the waitress, taking orders and serving up some sweet treats. From classic chocolate spread to fruit toppings, every child enjoyed personalizing their pancakes. It was a wonderful morning of fun and teamwork!
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During Engineers Week, our little engineers put on their thinking caps and engaged in a fantastic design challenge! The children worked in teams to design and build houses using cocktail sticks and marshmallows. With a little imagination and problem-solving skills, they created some incredible structures, exploring the principles of engineering in a hands-on way. The children earned their Engineers Week Certificates, a proud moment for their efforts and creativity!

As part of our STEM learning, the children had an amazing time during the Junior Einsteins Workshop, where they investigated the world of acids and bases by making their very own bath bombs! With the help of their expert instructor, they mixed ingredients, watched chemical reactions, and saw their bath bombs fizz and bubble in action. It was a fun and engaging way for the children to explore science, and they couldn’t wait to try out their homemade bath bombs at home!

Seachtain na Gaeilge was a highlight of March, with our Junior and Senior Infants immersing themselves in Irish culture and language. The children took part in a Tráth na gCeist (quiz), testing their knowledge of all things Irish in a fun and friendly competition. They also brought the classic tale of The Gingerbread Man to life by acting out the story in Irish, a brilliant way to develop language skills while having fun! The children enjoyed a visit from The Music Band from Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg. The children really enjoyed an Irish Dancing workshop and even performed a beautiful song in Irish during assembly. 

As part of their Curious Minds Project, the children explored the properties of different materials. They investigated, sorted, and categorized a variety of items, learning about textures, shapes, and functions. This activity encouraged their scientific thinking and curiosity as they developed a deeper understanding of the world around them.

February 2025

We had a great month this February. Check out what we did below!

This month we were continuing our theme of animals. On our Nature Walk, we were searching for different Habitats in our school grounds. Some of the habitats we found were nests, grass and trees. Once we had found them, we had to figure out what kinds of living things live in the different habitats. We also continued our theme during Aistear, where we played in The Vets socio dramatic area. 

In maths, we have been learning about the topic of weight. We explored different equipment for weighing, such as balance scales and kitchen scales. We use non standard units (cubes) to measure the weight of different classroom objects such as pencils, water bottles, books and even some of our shoes! We finished off the topic of weight by weighing out some ingredients to make a biscuit cake! We enjoyed eating the fruits of our labour afterwards!!

Finally, this month we had a visit from the local Gardaí. They came to our class and told us about the work that they do in our local area and how they keep us safe. They taught us about the different units and some of the equipment that they used. We even got to have some Q&A time and the children had really interesting questions.

January 2025

We are all back to school after a wonderful Christmas break. Here's a few of the things that we have been up to!

To start off the month, we went on a Winter Nature walk during the first week back. The weather was cold so we had to wrap up in our warm coats before heading out! We were searching for signs of Winter, such bare trees, robins, icicles and frost. We were lucky to have found most of the things on our checklist!

In PE, we have been enjoying learning some new playground games, such as Cups and Saucers and Red Rover. This month, we have also been focusing on promoting Anti-Bullying in our school as part of 'Bí Cinealta'. The children have designed anti bullying posters as part of their homework, and have had circle time discussions on how we can be kind and friendly to one another. We also worked in groups to sort friendly and unfriendly traits. In art, we explored 'Blow Painting' and created some really cool blob aliens. 

As part of our Aistear theme, we have loved exploring 'the vets surgery' as part of our socio dramatic play. We have been learning lots about different animals, and how to care for them. We have also been learning about animal lifecycles. 

We were sure to have lots of fun this month too, making friendship bracelets and having a workshop from the famous storyteller, Niall de Burca!

December 2024

There has been great excitement in Junior and Senior Infants this month in the run up to Christmas. 

This month we made lots of Christmas themed art. We 'elfed' ourselves by making elves with our faces on, we drew Santa Claus, did Kandinsky themed art and made lots of crafts.

This month we also had lots of fun baking Chocolate Rice Crispy Buns. First, we wrote the recipe together on the whiteboard. The we read and followed the recipe. First we melted the chocolate in the microwave. Then we stirred in the cereal. Then we put the mixture into bun cases. After, we decorated the buns with sprinkles. When they had set, we ate them and they were so yummy!

We also have been preparing our fantastic Nativity Play, "Sleepy Shepherd".

November 2024

We have had a great month this month in Junior and Senior Infants.

Since returning to school from Halloween Break, we have gotten straight to work preparing for our Christmas Nativity Play which will take place one the last day of this term. This year our Nativity Play is called "The Sleepy Shepherd".

This month, we were very lucky take part in planting some bulbs surrounding our new school Oak Tree. The boys and girls had great fun digging drills, examining the bulbs and planting them in the ground. We can't wait to watch them grow. 

October 2024

Junior and Senior infants have really settled into the new school year. October has been packed with lots of fun activities that the class have enjoyed taking part in.

We have continued to enjoy PE lessons in our school hall. We have been focusing on skills of throwing and hopping. The class have enjoyed playing various games to practice these skills. We have also been learning about the signs of Autumn. We went on a nature walk around our school where we found things like leaves and helicopter seeds. We also learned about trees, such as the oak tree and about hedgehogs and hibernation.

There have been many exciting events in school this term, one of which was the GOAL jersey day. We got the chance to wear our favourite jerseys in to school, all while raising money for the charity GOAL. GOAL is a charity that helps people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict, disease and climate change. We also had Maths Week this month. Maths Week is and Irish initiative promoting positive attitudes towards maths and highlighting the importance of maths in our lives. This year, St. Peters NS organised a range of Maths Play activities for the children to explore. Our class engaged in Maths Activities with Ten Frames, played Numbots in a National Schools Tournament, created Shape Monsters with their buddies and took part in a Maths Quiz.

We also celebrated Halloween this month with many school traditions. The children came to school dressed up in their costumes, and we started the day with a Halloween Parade. Then, the results of the Pumpkin Carving Competition were announced. We then had the Creepy Crawly Challenge and finished the day by visiting the Spooky Walk and Spooky Room, where we even had the chance to hold a snake!

We also have continued with all of our other important learning activities, such as phonics, number work, Gaeilge and reading. The children are working so hard and have earned a well deserved mid term break!!

September 2024

Welcome to a new school year. This year is extra special as we began the year in our brand new school building on the Rooske Road. We have also welcomed 8 new Junior Infants to St. Peters National School. It has been an exciting month getting to know one another, and getting familiar with our new school.

This month, we have been focusing on the theme of 'Myself'. We have also been doing lots of different activities to help strengthen our fine motor skills, including threading beads, construction, jigsaws, learning to use scissors, tracing with pencils and art. We also began our Music Generation workshops this month, and welcomed Josie back to our class. Our favourite song so far is "A Little Seed".

We have really enjoyed exploring our new school space. We have had PE lessons and Assemblies in our new School Hall, we have chosen books and listened to stories in the library and we have played and had fun on the balance beams in the soft play yard. 

April 2024

It has been a busy time in St. Peter's since we returned from our Easter Holidays. With lots of fun activities and nice weather, its been a great start to Term 3.

We had our final gymnastics workshops this month. It has been great to see the children's progression over the 6 weeks. They ever managed to master hand stands by the final week. 

Our theme in Aistear this month has been the Post Office. We have been learning about the people in our community that help us, and in particular, those in the postal service. We are having lots of fun learning how to write letters, use envelopes and stamps, bring letters to the post office and serve customers! Once we have lots of practice in the classroom with this, we are planning a trip to our local post office in Dunboyne to post some real letters. Stay tuned!

This month, we celebrated Book Week. We enjoyed dressing up as our favourite characters from books, visiting the book fair, writing book reviews, reading lots of books with our torches and blankets on PJ day and listening to an amazing storyteller who told us some fairytales from the view of the Big Bad (Good!) Wolf. Check out more pictures in the Initiatives Tab on this website. 

We also celebrated Lots of Socks Day, in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day. This month we also performed in assembly, telling the school about some art we made and a song we learned about Jack and the Beanstalk. We also had an amazing Science workshop with Junior Einsteins, where we got the chance to make our own slime!!

March 2024

We have had a lot of fun this March in Junior and Senior Infants.

We have been continuing our Gymnastics workshops. We have learned parts of a gymnastics sequence, such as motorbike, star, rocket and tuck. We have being hanging on the bars and rings, jumping from the spring board, practicing tumbles and loads more. It has been a lot of fun.

Our theme this month has been The Vets. We have been learning lots about animals and how to take care of them. We are having lots of fun in our Aistear stations, including Small World Vets, Role Play, Animal Games and construction. We also had the chance to speak with a real Vet, Dr. Tara on a Zoom Call. She told us all about her job and showed us some of the different things she uses in her job. She also showed us how to put a bandage on Spud the cat! We asked her lots of questions too.

We had an amazing engineers week with lots of experiments and investigations. We made string telephones, investigated helicopter propellors by making spinners, carried out the Rainbow Skittles Diffusion experiment and the Dancing Raisins Experiment. We also had an Electrical Engineer visit our school who taught us about his job, and showed us lots of cool things like circuits and micro chips.

During Seachtain na Gaeilge, the children were practicing their Gaeilge. We had a  seanfhocail poster competition, enjoyed dancing in a céilí to traditional Irish music, performing songs as Gaeilge and acting out 'Na Trí Mhuc'. We finished off the week with the whole school Lá Glas Parade. 

We were learning all about the story of Easter. We had magical Easter Eggs on our chairs, that hatched on the last day of the term! We also had an Easter Egg hunt, where we had to use our map reading and orienteering skills to complete the hunt. We all brought in our Easter Bonnets that had been made as part of our homework and proudly wore them in the Easter Parade. 

February 2024

This month has been very busy in Junior and Senior Infants, with lots of learning and also some celebrations!

We celebrated St Brigid’s Day, by participating in the Brigid 1500 Celebrations and taking part in the “pause for a minute's silence”. On the 13th of February, before the beginning of Lent, we celebrated Pancake Tuesday by having a Pancake Party! We flipped pancakes, chose our toppings and dug in! They were so yummy- we would like to say a big thank you to the PTA for organizing this, it was such a treat. We also celebrated Valentine's Day by making lots of cards and Valentines themed crafts. We took part in Friendship Week this month, by showing acts of kindness towards one another. 

Our theme this month in Aistear has been the supermarket, and we are really enjoying practicing being customers and shopkeepers. We have been writing shopping lists, choosing items in the shop and practicing paying for them in the Role Play. We have also taken part in many food themed activities, such as playing Food Bingo, Fruit Matching Games and the Shopping List Game. We have also read food themed stories together, such as Handa’s Surprise. We are also learning about where our food comes from, and people in our community that help this happen, such as farmers, lorry drivers, factory workers and shop keepers.

​We have also really been enjoying our Music Generation workshops, where we have been singing and trying out new instruments such as the concertina and the bodhrán. We have also started Gymnastics on Mondays, which is so much fun!

January 2024

Junior and Senior Infants have had a great start to the new year. This month, we have been learning all about minibeasts. We also welcomed Ms. Lee to our class while she completed her Teaching Placement.
During the month of January, the children went on many nature walks and scavenger hunts. The children looked for different plants and minibeasts in the grass environment. They brought checklists to record their findings. The children have also been learning orienteering and developing their map reading skills. The children learned about the life cycle of a frog and the life cycle of a butterfly, and we recalled the caterpillars and butterflies that we had had in our classroom as part of our science investigation last year. 
During Aistear, the children have been playing in the minibeast investigation lab. The children have enjoyed going into role as scientists and exploring the various insects. They have also enjoyed junk art, where recycled materials are used and turned into something new. We have also continued the minibeast theme in art, where the children were learning about print, and they printed caterpillars and butterflies. The children also designed their own Bug Hotels. 
​This month, we also had Mindfulness Workshops with Úna Curran and Music Generation Workshops with Josie.

December 2023

This month has been a very busy one as we celebrated with lots of festivities and prepared for our much anticipated Christmas Play!
We started off the month with the lighting of our school Christmas Tree. We were so excited when Christmas FM gave us a shout out live on the radio! We enjoyed listening to the school choir perform some Christmas carols for us- the Christmas Spirit in St Peters was magical that morning. We then came back to our classroom where the PTA had kindly brought us some hot chocolate- yummy!  
We enjoyed doing lots of art this month, including painting and clay. We made Christmas tree decorations, keyrings and paintings of Rudolf. We also enjoyed playing in Santa's Workshop as part of our Aistear Role Play. 
​We have been putting in lots of work to our Christmas Play called The Christmas Jigsaw. We have been doing lots of drama and music lessons in preparation for our big performance. 

November 2023

This November we have blasted off to outer space in Junior and Senior Infants! During Aistear, we have been busy going into role as astronauts in the space station. We have been learning about the planets and we painted the planets in art. We also made some space ships in art. We have been learning about the famous astronaut, Neil Armstrong, who was the first person to land on the moon on flight Apollo 11. 
Frankie, an archaeologist from Heritage in Schools visited our school and showed our class many old artefacts. Check it out on our 'Special Visitors' tab!
As part of PE this month, we have been practicing our soccer skills. The FAI came to our class and we did a Futsal workshop. It was lots of fun learning to strike, kick and shoot. Our favourite part was shooting towards the goals!
We are busy practicing our Christmas play, “The Christmas Jigsaw”, which will take place on the 22nd of December. There are some fantastic actors, dancers and singers in our class!

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October 2023

October has been a great month in Junior and Senior infants as we celebrated autumn and halloween in style! This month, we also took part in Maths week with lots of fun, interactive hands on learning! We made shape monsters, found and counted dinosaurs and played maths board games. We also welcomed Úna to our class who carried ot mindfulness workshops with us. We celebrated jersey day and showed off our favourite team colours, all while raising money for the amazing charity GOAL. We ended the month on a high with a fantastic Spooky Walk< Pumpkin carving competition and Parade. We even met a REAL tarantula along the way.

September 2023

This year we welcomed 15 new faces into Junior and Senior Infants, as well as welcoming back 7 old faces into Senior Infants. The Senior Infants were so excited to see one another after the Summer Break, and so excited to meet their new friends and help them settle into school. We have all settled in really well and are getting to know one another. We have also started lots of learning, new activities and welcomed some visitors to our classroom for some amazing workshops and fun!

In Aistear, we have been learning all about houses and homes. We have been playing in the kitchen in the role play area, and have been going into roll as mums, dads, children and even pets! We have also been learning new programming skills using the Beebots, created houses using play dough and lego, played Lego Duplo on the iPads and played with doll houses. We also read the story of the Three Little Pigs and made the houses in Junk Art.

Of course, we have also started number work, learning our letters, practicing using scissors and glue and holding our pencils correctly. 

We had a visit this month from Nicola from the RSA (Road Safety Authority). Nicola told us all about how to stay safe while using the roads and footpaths. This is particularly important as we begin to walk, cycle or scoot to school. We learned about how to cross roads safely, the importance of holding hands with an adult while walking, and that we should always wear a helmet when walking or scooting to school. 

​We also began Music Generation this month with Josephine. So far we have been having so much fun learning different songs, and the solfa. We have also learned our first rhythm note, the crotchet. Josephine also brought in her Ukulele and guitar and we love hearing her play these instruments and singing along to the songs! We also got a chance to play the electric drums and made some really interesting beats.

June 2023

The last month of the term has been a busy one in Junior and Senior Infants! This month, we celebrated Active Week. All throughout the year, we have been working towards our Active Schools Flag. We have been developing our fundamental movement skills such as skipping, hopping, jumping and throwing. Active Week gave us a fantastic opportunity to put some of these skills into practice. During Active Week, we played table tennis, went to the park to learn orienteering, took part in a drumming workshop, played frisbee and took part in a skipping workshop. This month, we also enjoyed PE stations- thank you to the 5th and 6th class boys who helped us learn new skills in our PE stations. 

This month in Aistear, we have been playing in the Ice Cream parlour. As an end of year treat, we also enjoyed hvaing our own Ice Cream Party!

We had an amazing time on our School Tour to Lullymore Heritage Park. We visited the animals in the Pet Farm and even met Toggles the movie star goat! We took a train tour around the boglands. We took a historical tour to learn about different dwellings in the past. We went searching for fairies in the amazing fairy village. To finish of our tour, we had lots of fun playing in the indoor forest adventure centre and the outdoor playground. Despite the rain, we still managed to have a great time!

We had a lovely visit from Tom and his animals from the Agri Aware Mobile Farm. Tom brought a goat, a pig, a calf, a ewe and her lamb and some hens and ducks to our school yard. We enjoyed petting them and we even got to feed them some hay! We also learned about how we can stay safe if we ever visit a farm.

May 2023

The weather has been fantastic this month which means that we have spent lots of time outdoors. In PE, we have been doing skills stations and we have also been practicing for Sports Day. Check out the sports day tab for more pictures! We also went on a scavenger hunt to find natural things in our environment. We sorted them by their colours- we even found some wild flowers!
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This month we have been learning all about plants. We were so excited to see that the potatoes and onions that we planted back in March are growing so well. During Aistear, we have been playing in the Garden Centre role play. We have learned about different flowers and made our own junk art flowers too. We designed our own garden centres and made them out of lego!

April 2023

Despite only having spent two weeks of the month of April in school, we managed to pack a lot in. During the first two weeks of April, the children were on their Easter holidays. The children were so excited to come back and tell their friends about everything they got up to over Easter, and so we shared and wrote Our News. 
Our Aistear theme this month was ‘The Restaurant’. The children have enjoyed learning about how a restaurant works, and the different roles including chefs, waiters and customers. There has been lots of fun in the Role Play restaurant, the children have been learning about how to write menus, we have made some restaurant meals in junk art and played lots of games to learn all about the restaurant and food!
We also had our last gymnastics workshop. We have really improved our skills, balance and coordination over the six weeks. Check out our pictures below!
During the month of April, we had a book fair in our class. The children really enjoyed looking at the selection of books. This inspired us to draw our own book covers- one of us even won a prize for our design!
We have also been learning lots about water. We have learned about how water makes things dissolve, where water comes from and how to save water. As part of our Active Flag, we have also been completing the PAWS water safety programme and are learning how to stay safe around water. We read some fantastic stories about water including The Rainbow Fish where we learned about kindness, The Undersea Cleaning Spree which taught us about the importance of keeping our oceans and seas clean and The Water Princess which told us the story of a young girls dream to bring clean drinking water to her African Village.

March 2023

During the month of March, we had lots of fun in Junior and Senior Infants. Our theme this month was The Farm. During Aistear time, we played in our role play area as farmers and vets. We really enjoyed milking the cow and also looking after the animals. We played with small world farm animals, we learned more about using the BeeBots and compiled mini- projects about farm animals. We also had a chance to plant some vegetables in our school garden. Junior Infants planted seed potatoes and Senior Infants planted onions. While out in our school garden, we looked out for some signs of Spring and found buds, birds nests and even saw some daffodils in the distance. We also made some lambs during art which we got to display in our classroom with some daffodils that we made for spring.  In PE, we have started Gymnastics and are really enjoying all of the different stations and learning new gymnastics poses such as tuck, rocket and motorbike. Check out some of our skills in the pictures below!

We also celebrated World Down Syndrome Day on the 21st of March and rocked our socks! We showed so much care and kindness when we made cards for Mother’s Day. I rith Seachtain na Gaeilge, tháinig scéalaí Niall de Búrca chuig ár rang agus d’inis sé scéalta grinn dúinn as gaeilge. D'imríomar cluiche biongó agus d'fhoghlaimíomar an haka gaelach. On Friday the 24th of February we welcomed our families and friends to our classroom for the annual ‘Come and See Day’ and also put on a great show with the whole school in the Oak Centre. On the last day of Term, we were so excited to bring in our Easter Bonnets that we had made at home. We also made Chocolate Easter Nests and got to eat them too! We are looking forward to celebrating Easter over the school break.

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February 2023

Despite February being the shortest month of the year, we managed to pack in lots of fun and learning in Junior and Senior Infants. Our theme this month was ‘Houses and Homes’. This meant that we learned lots about Houses through Aistear, playing in the Home Corner, with the Sylvanian Small World Houses, on the Duplo House game on the iPads and making houses with Junk Art. We also learned lots about houses and household electricity in SESE. In Irish, we are learning about ‘Sa Bhaile’, and learned a new song called ‘Cúigear Fear’ which we got to perform during Assembly. 

This month, we also celebrated St. Brigid’s Day, Valentine's Day and Pancake Tuesday. On Valentine's Day, we dressed in red for the Red Cross Appeal and did some Valentine’s Day arts and crafts. On Pancake Tuesday, we learned about why we celebrate pancake tuesday, Lent and how Shrove Tuesday is celebrated all around the world. 
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We have also been enjoying Music Generation classes with Cathriona. This month she introduced us to the tuned chime bars, and we learned how to play ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on them

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January 2023

The New Year brought many new learning opportunities in Junior and Senior Infants. We have been learning all about the Supermarket in Aistear. We played in the Supermarket Role Play and learned about the names of different foods in games of Bingo. We wrote various different shopping lists and some of us even invented crazy recipes from our shopping lists!

​We also completed lots of different art activities, like painting self portraits and making Chinese Lanterns, penguins and rainbows. We have also been really enjoying Music in school, with Music Generation on Wednesdays. We have also been learning a new song called The Green Machine. In PE we are practicing our skipping and we hope to ‘Climb to Great Heights’ with our skipping as we progress towards our Active School Flag goals.

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December 2022

December has been a busy but exciting month in Junior and Senior infants with lots of celebrations, learning and fun! We spent lots of time this month preparing for the Carol Service and Nativity Play. We spent many mornings practicing our lines, trying on costumes for our dress rehearsals and learning to sing the Christmas Carols ‘Come and Join the Celebration’, ‘Let me Tell you About a Baby’, ‘Away in a Manger’, ‘In the Bleak Mid Winter’ and ‘Oh Come all Ye Faithful’! All of the hard work and practice paid off when we put on a fabulous show for all our parents, families and friends at the Christmas Carol Service.

In Aistear, we have been learning all about Celebrations and the Festive Season, by playing in the Elves Workshop. In Art, we have been using lots of different fabric and fibers to make Winter Gloves, snowflakes and santa’s!

In our classroom we had some celebrations ourselves- we had a whole school pizza party to thank all of the children for their help and patience with moving classrooms this term. We also celebrated Christmas by having movie time and baking Reindeer Rice Crispy buns on the last day of term before the school break. 

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November 2022

We have had lots of fun in Junior and Senior Infants this November. As soon as we came back from our Halloween break, we were delighted to see that our cocoons had turned into 25 butterflies! We really enjoyed watching the butterflies' life cycle in real life in our classroom and loved watching our caterpillars turn into cocoons and then butterflies. We released all 25 butterflies into our school garden and watched them fly away. 
This month, we have also been learning lots about Transport and Travel! During Aistear, we enjoyed exploring the Travel Agents in the Role Play corner, playing with our train sets, using lego, making our own passports and playing BINGO! In Art, we also got to make Hot Air Balloons and Airplanes which we showed in Assembly, check out the pictures in the Assembly Tab!

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October 2022

October has been an exciting month in Junior and Senior Infants. 

In Aistear, we started of with the theme of The School and really enjoyed our Role Play area of the school, where roles were reversed and the children were the teachers, principals, office staff and SNA's. Towards the end of the month, our Aistear theme was Halloween and we had lots of fun in our Witches and Wizards Potion lab!!

This month we were also delighted to welcome 33 caterpillars to our classroom. We have enjoyed watching them build their cocoons. We are waiting patiently for them to turn into butterflies, and hopefully after mid term we can release them into our school garden! We also enjoyed learning about hedgehogs and hibernation and even made our own hedgehogs in Art!

This month we also enjoyed having a mindfulness workshop with Úna Curran, a visit from Reptile Haven, continuing with our Music Generation classes, celebrating Maths Week and the Halloween Spooky Walk and Parade. 

 September 2022

Welcome back to school everyone! We were delighted to welcome eight new Junior Infants to our class this year. We have had great fun this month getting to know one another and exploring the theme of ‘Myself!’

In Aistear, we were playing in the Doctor’s Surgery. We loved dressing up as Doctor’s, Nurses and Patients in our Role Play area. We made Doctor’s equipment, such as stethoscopes and bandages using playdough. We built a Hospital for our sick teddy Ginger using Lego. We wrote Get Well Soon cards for all of the sick patients in our Doctor’s Surgery. We even learned about some of the bones in our body and made skeletons in Junk Art! 

In Maths, we have been learning lots about Sorting in Matching. We really enjoyed doing different activities in our Maths Stations, such as sorting Pom Poms with tweezers, matching socks into pairs and matching pegs. We also loved using the iPads to play the fruit sorting game!

We learned lots about ourselves and the parts of our body as Gaeilge agus as Bearla. We made Potato Head faces, learned the names for our different fingers and learned lots of new songs- our favourite was ‘Seasagí Suas!’.

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School Tour 2022!

On Friday the whole school went on our tour to Tayto park. We had a tour of the zoo first and then we went on some of the rides! It was so much fun we wish we could have stayed all day long. There were some very happy but tired faces at home time!

Drum Workshop 

Last week our class took part in a Drum workshop that took place in the school. We were able to make sounds with a variety of different drums with vibrant colours. We made tapping rhythms and learned about tempo and the different beats of music and we composed our own rhythms using the different drums. Great fun was had by all! 

Capacity 

​Maths - Capacity. This month we were learning all about Capacity in Numeracy. We we were learning about the language of full, empty, nearly full and nearly empty. We also learned about the litre and filled and emptied different sized measuring jugs. We made estimates about how much it would take to fill different containers and recorded our reults. When all the hard work was done we enjoyed some free play with the water and containers! 

June Aistear 

Aistear Theme - The Ice cream Parlour - We had lots of fun doing summer elated activities this month. We were serving ice - cream at our parlour, we were making ice-cream cones with the playdough and Kinetic sand, we were playing summer themed Bingo, and were doing cutting and sticking activities and arts and crafts based on the theme of summer. 

Ball Jar Treat!!!

We finally filled our ball jar last week and there were lots of different ideas about what we would have as a treat. A Teddy Bear's picnic proved most popular but we had to postpone as the weather wasn't nice enough so we are going to have it next month so our next choice was to have a movie day! Our classroom was turned into a cinema with a cinema treat shop, designated seats and tickets. We had so much fun! 

S.E.S.E 

We have been making the most of the nice weather and doing some of our work outside in the sunshine. We went on a nature walk and explored all the signs of Spring we could see in our school garden and surrounding area and recorded what we saw through pictures. 

Gaelic Football 

We are very lucky to have Theresa in again from the Meath Sports Partnership. She will be here for 6 weeks teaching Gaelic football to all the classes and she is a firm favourite with the kids! 

Aistear - April 

We had student teacher Miss Crowe in with our class for three weeks and she did lots of wonderful things with us for Aistear. Our role play was the Science lab. We got to explore and study various different mini beasts using magnifying glasses. In our Lego corner we worked in pairs to build bug hotels. In our Art station we made bees and in our writing stations we made fact files on different mini beasts. 

March Fun! 

Road Safety Awareness 
A member of RSA came into our class to give us a talk about ways in which we can keep safe when we are on the road. It was very interesting and it was great to be reminded of the dangers on our roads and what we can do to avoid them. 

Science Fun! 

Our topic for Science was all about sound. We listened to sounds in and outside the classroom. We distinguished between high and low sounds and loud and soft sounds. As part of our Green schools initiative to reduce the amount of waste we use, we decided to use recycled bottles to make maracas. We used rice, salt, dried peas and pasta for each maraca and then tested to see which instrument made the loudest/softest sound. The pasta made the loudest sound and the salt made the softest sound

Pancake Treats!

We celebrated Pancake Tuesday on March 1st. We learned all about where the name Pancake Tuesday or "Shrove Tuesday" came from and we learned about the steps in making pancakes by completing a cutting and sticking activity. The fun part was decorating our pancakes with lemon, sugar and chocolate spread. They tasted yummy!

Aistear Theme - The Supermarket 

Our theme for this month was all about the Supermarket. In our role-play we had the cashiers desk and the supermarket and we had to go shopping with our shopping list, our shopping bag and our money. We played food related matching pairs game son our I-pads. In our writing station we wrote out our shopping lists. We made lots of food using our playdough tools and mats and we did some cutting and sticking activities. We loved playing the shopping list game in our group and the pupils also enjoyed working in small groups and using the lego to create new shops to put into a shopping centre. 

SESE Topic - Space 

This month we have been learning all about Space. We explored the first landing of the moon and did a fact file on Neil Armstrong. We came up with some questions we would ask him in an interview. We created rockets using recycled material from our homes and we created 2D shape pictures of aliens. The pupils loved doing this theme! 

Winter Topic - Penguins 

We have been learning lots of different facts about penguins throughout the month of January. For Art we painted Penguins for our classroom display and we also did some cutting using 2D shapes to make penguins. 

January Aistear - Space Travel Agents 

We had such fun with Aistear this month as we were doing all things Space related. In our Aistear corner we were booking holidays to space through our Space travel agents. We were using our giant block links to create rockets - some were nearly as tall as me!! In our art corner we were using our recycled objects to make our very own rockets. We were doing some spray art and matching with our I-pads  and we were directing our BEEBOTS to the stars while also improving our counting to 20. 

Winter Nature Walk 

Junior, Senior and First class went on a lovely Winter Walk around the school grounds. We had a checklist of all the Winter things we wanted to see. Our list included frost, icy leaves and snow drops. We were very excited to spot the snow drops but we weren't so lucky in finding icicles as it wasn't cold enough but we were very happy with what we did see. It was nice to be out in the cold crisp air and wrapped up in our winter woollies! 

Christmas Aistear 

The theme in our role play corner this month was "The Christmas Post Office." The pupils had great fun delivering parcels and posting Christmas Cards. We were also very busy at our different stations  - We played Christmas matching games and jigsaws on the I-pads and we directed our BEEBOTS on the North Pole mat. We did some cutting and sticking using different Christmas templates and we created objects on the theme of Christmas with our playdough. In our writing station we wrote letters to Santa. In our lego corner we constructed Santa's workshop - The kids had some great ideas - some even adding in an ice rink for Santa and the elves. Lastly we had our wrapping station where the pupils perfected their skills in wrapping presents using ribbons, paper and bows! 

Christmas Panto and Hot Chocolate and Cookies!!

Junior, Senior and 1st have been working hard to fill their ball jar over the past few weeks. We have been working on following our yard rules - kind words and gentle hands and feet. We finally got it filled yesterday and today we watched the Christmas Panto "Little Red Hood" and had cookies with cream and marshmallows and chocolate chip cookies. It was a yummy treat and we had a lovely day! Well done everyone! 

Numeracy - Topic - 3D Shapes 

Last week we were learning all about 3D shapes. We explored the properties of 3D shapes e.g how many sides/faces?,  can they roll? Can they stack? We did some station work on 3D shapes including making 3D shapes using marla and match sticks, playing 3D shape Bingo, making and constructing using 3D shapes and shape colouring activities! 

Aistear Theme for November - Homes/Building 

This month in Aistear our theme was all about Homes. Our group stations included building Lego mazes, making objects for rooms in the house using lego, using the BEEBOTS on Three Little pigs story mats and using a variety of different materials to make the Three Little Pigs houses. In our Role-Play corner we did the Traditional Fairy-Tales - Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood 

P.E - Topic - Creative Dance 

Junior, Senior and 1st Class have been covering the topic of dance in P.E for the month of November. This week we were working in pairs to perform a mirror dance where one child made up 5 dance moves to music and the partner had to mirror the moves. We performed these dances in front of the rest of the class and we did 2 stars and a wish peer assessment. This involved the children saying 2 things they liked about the dance and something they would like to add or change to improve the dance. The pupils responded to this really well and all the children were so chuffed with the positive comments about their dancing. 

Meeting the kittens!

One of the children in Junior Infants brought his new kittens in for a visit. We met the mother Boo and the 3 new little kittens Marvel, Boo Junior and Ella Eile! They were so cute!

October Fun - Aistear!

We are having lots of fun this month with our Aistear theme! For the first part of the month our theme was the farm and we had a Farmer's Market role play and then for the second half of the month we have had a Halloween themed Aistear and the children have been busy making lots of potions in our potions lab !

Junior, Senior and 1st Class Art !
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September Fun with Aistear!
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Junior, Senior and 1st Class had lots of fun with Aistear this month. Our theme was the Doctor's surgery!

We have been busy!

Stay connected with all the fun activities of Junior Infants, Senior Infants, and First Class below.

A Big Welcome to JI, SI and 1st Class!

Look at all the wonderful children in the Junior room this year! They are ready and excited to learn so much! We can't wait for this year ahead!

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ACTIVE CAMP

4th June 2021

Active Camp came to St. Peter's on Friday 4th June. The sun was shining and the kids had an absolute blast. We made trophies in the Art Station, Played with the Parachute, Played the running and rock, paper, scissors game and the most fun of all was had in the water play area. The kids were absolutely drenched but loved every minute of it.
​Happy Faces all round!