World Book Day and Place Value in 2nd Class
We recently celebrated World Book Day throughout our school. The children had great fun dressing up and bringing in their favourite books. Checkout how 2nd Class have been learning about…
Explanatory Writing
5th and 6th class have been learning all about explanatory writing. They used all of the skills they learned to create mini projects based on a topic of their own…
European Countries
5th and 6th class students have been learning all about the countries in Europe, their capitals, main features, famous people and much more! They compiled fact sheets on various European…
Out and About
5th and 6th class paired up with Ms. Egan’s 2nd class to go on a lovely nature walk to explore their local environment. The children used their senses to observe…
Spring has arrived in 5th & 6th Class
5th and 6th class enjoyed various art activities as part of creative February. Firstly, they attended an online webinar with a local artist wherein the children created ‘One in a…
Creative February
Creative February has kicked off in 2nd class where the children have planted Crest Seeds – Let the growing begin!
Length in 2nd Class
Ms Egan’s 2nd class were recently learning all about Length and went outside with their measurement tools to test out their learnings……
Saint Brigid
Our older classes really enjoyed learning all about Saint Brigid and successfully created some beautiful Saint Brigid crosses to take home with them
Bubbly Science
5th and 6th class learned all about matter in science and by experimenting with bubbles, the students learned about surface tension, elasticity and how to blow really, really big bubbles!…
Buddy Reading
Buddy reading is still ongoing in SHNS with 5th and 6th class pairing up with students in Ms. Egan’s 2nd class to complete various activities! The 5th and 6th class…
Drama in 5th & 6th Class
5th and 6th class put their drama skills to the test in their local outdoor environment. The children were encouraged to use their imaginations and physical props from the local…
Catholic Schools Week
We recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week 🙂 5th and 6th class enjoyed making virtual hugs for their loved ones! The children also made thank you cards for their grandparents and/or…
Japanese in SHNS
2nd to 6th class thoroughly enjoyed learning Japanese with Meg over the duration of the month of January, the children picked up several phrases and really enjoyed the experience.
Christmas Movie Day and Hot Chocolates
All classes enjoyed a Christmas Movie Day this week and were treated to Hot Chocolates 🙂
Christmas Jumper Day
SHNS go festive with a Christmas Jumper Day – Check out our wonderful 2nd Class modelling the way 🙂
New Boardgames !!!
Huge thanks to our Parents Association for gifting Boardgames to our Senior Classes and fabulous Magnatiles to our Junior Classes – All classes enjoyed a fun and competitive games afternoon…
Getting energized in 5th & 6th Class
Over the past number of weeks Laura has delivered the Energize programme with the 5th and 6th class pupils and it is evident that the children’s involvement in the JA…
The Great Famine
5th and 6th class spent a number of weeks learning all about The Great Famine. The children researched The Great Famine using books from the library and iPads. They gathered…
Christmas in 3rd & 4th Class
Ms. Kinsella’s 3rd and 4th class are getting into the Christmas spirit in school this week with many Christmas themed activities 🎄
Science Week 2023
Wow – Science week was explosive in SHNS – Huge thanks to Ms Kehoe and Mr Molloy for coordinated all the fun activities and experiments……. From Slime to Lava Lamps…
Maths Week 2023
SHNS recently celebrated Maths Week, and as you can see by the pictures below, lots of fun was had throughout the school…… Classes participated in Maths Stations, where the older…
Amazing Artists
5th and 6th class have been busy creating masterpieces of art since the return to school! They have made ‘colour wheel eyes’ using their prior knowledge of colour mixing. They…
3rd & 4th Class Narrative Writing
3rd and 4th class are learning all about narrative writing. Today, we made our story settings using play-doh and described them using super adjectives. Active learning at its best!
Tim Burton Inspired Portraits
Miss Kinsella’s 3rd and 4th class are getting into the spooky spirit with their Tim Burton inspired portraits. Fantastic artists!!
Chromatography in 5th & 6th Class
5th and 6th class recently learned all about chromatography in science. They used different water soluble black markers and discovered through chromatography that even though all of the markers were…
DSPCA
Ms Egan’s 2nd Class recently enjoyed a zoom call with a member of the DSPCA (Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). They learned about the importance of showing…
Buddy Reading
Buddy Reading is in full swing throughout SHNS – Here’s our 1st Class pairing up with 3rd & 4th Class, enjoying their reading and making new friendships 🙂
Na Baill Bheatha
Junior Infants have been busy learning lots of Irish Words since they’ve started school. Here’s the boys and girls doing a fantastic job on a Listen & Draw activity, all…
Titanic
3rd and 4th class are busy completing flip-book projects based on the Titanic. We are learning all the interesting, historical facts about the ship, passengers and their voyage. Great work!!
Green School Scooter Workshop
What a lovely day the younger classes had for their scooter workshop. Thanks to Ms Egan and the Green School Committee for this lovely initiative prompting safe travel to school…….