In the past few weeks First Class have looked at experiments to see what plants need to grow. We planted seeds in pots and took away one important thing from each pot to see what happened to each one. We didn’t give water to one pot, we covered another pot so it didn’t have light and we […]
Project Work
Local Trail Tomorrow!!
Just a reminder that we will be going on our Local Trail to the Curragh tomorrow (Wednesday, 16th March) Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate warm and waterproof clothing and footwear (old runners/old boots/wellies) Many thanks and fingers crossed that the weather remains kind to us!! Orla
Tráth na gCeist
Lá Glas ar siúl amárach!
Book Week 2011
What an exciting week we had last week here in NETNS celebrating books and reading! A HUGE Thank you to the parents and guardians who visited to read to the classes during the week, to the writers Mary, Debbie and Hazel and to all the children, staff, parents and guardians who took part in and supported Book […]
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2011
Tá sceitimíní orainn go léir i NETNS mar tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ó 5ú – 17ú Márta. Beidh go leor , leor rudaí ar síul againn chun an seachtain speisialta sin a cheiliúradh! We are very excited in NETNS because Seachtain na Gaeilge is taking place from March 5th – 17th 2011. There will be […]
Book Week Dress-up Day
To mark the end of Book Week we are inviting everyone to dress up as a character from a book this Friday 4th March. It could be anything from Snow White to Denis the Menace from Inky Mouse to Shrek, use your imagination! For some clever dress-up ideas this page has lots of ideas: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/costumes_for_kids.htm Looking […]
Permission Slips for trips to The Curragh
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), As spring has finally sprung, we are very eager to avail of a wonderful natural resource that is right on our doorstep. The Curragh offers many beneficial learning opportunities for all the children and we would like to bring children there on fieldtrips from time to time. We are currently compiling a permission […]
No Homework for First Class!
Book Fair 2011
First Class in Space
Float or Sink?
First Class had to put on their thinking caps yesterday during our latest science experiment; we had to decide what objects in our classroom would float in water and what would sink in water. First we collected our objects: paperclips, rubbers, crayons, lollipop sticks and cubes. Then we looked at what material the objects were […]