Junior Infants

September 28, 2023All School News, Junior Infants, Senior Infants, Uncategorizedby Orla McCarthy

Infant Singing

Every Wednesday Junior and Senior Infants come together in the hall for Infant Singing. Some of our favourite songs include Icky Sticky Bubblegum, Boa Constrictor and the Horrible House!

October 24, 2022Junior Infantsby Ballinteer Teacher

The children are really enjoying the theme of “Home” for Aistear the last couple of weeks. They particularly love the Home Corner, with the kitchen, dining and living room. They have taken on the roles of parents and children, chefs and baby sitters. They have …

October 10, 2022Junior Infantsby Ballinteer Teacher

Ready Set Go Maths! Sorting

Junior Infants have been busy sorting ! We can now sort objects into sets according to their colour, size and shape. We even sorted objects into living and non living sets. We can sort into tubs , using Venn diagrams, Carroll diagrams and sorting trays. …

October 6, 2022Junior Infantsby Ballinteer Teacher

At the Doctor’s Surgery

Junior Infants have been really enjoying their first Aistear theme of “The Doctor’s Surgery”. They particularly love the Role Play area. The receptionists are extremely busy at their desks taking calls, making appointments and greeting patients as they arrive. The doctors and nurses have been …

September 24, 2022Junior Infantsby Ballinteer Teacher

Junior Infants – Off to a great start!

Junior Infants have settled in really well to the routines and daily life of school. They have been busy learning about rhyme and syllables in English, learning about 2-D shapes and also about sorting items by various properties (size, shape, colour etc.) in Maths, and …

September 16, 2020Fifth Class, First Class, Fourth Class, Junior Infants, Second Class, Senior Infants, Sixth Class, Third Classby Ballinteer Teacher

Back to School!

Our classrooms and corridors came alive again this September. 6th Class were learning about the Feast of Mabon during this time of the Autumn Equinox. That lead us on to explore the pagan ‘Wheel of the Year’ and all the festivals associated with it. It happens …

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