Monthly Archives: June 2013

We tasted sausage , bread , crackers and chocolate from Latvia.  

Molly , Mia and their mum spoke to our class about China – the flag , the culture , Chinese writing and they taught us some Chinese words. We listened to a beautiful Chinese fairy tale told by Molly , … Continue reading →

Look at our wonderful creations. We made them with everything we could find….cardboard, egg-cartons, cereal boxes, kitchen rolls …..and anything else we could re-use !! We all had great fun !

The girls and boys in St Mary’s Computer Club recently completed a course on how to use Scratch.  Look at the fantastic projects they completed. Scratch is free to use online @ www.scratch.mit.edu If you would like your son or … Continue reading →

St Mary’s secured another award today in the Solstice Theatre as part of the Pride of Place competition. Mr Dale Threadwell, aided by his assistant, Dustin the Turkey, presided over the ceremony.  This time, our gardening initiatives were rewarded. The herb … Continue reading →

Today in Room 1 the children made amazing things from recycled materials such as cardboard boxes, bottles, toilet rolls, bottle tops, lids, egg cartons and various other interesting things. The boys and girls came up with very clever ideas and … Continue reading →

Jeffrey’s dad Tony came to visit our class this week for Intercultural Week.  He told us all about India – the area he is from, the food they eat, the coconut juice that they drink and lots of information about … Continue reading →

We have been learning all week about different countries . First Martyna’s mum came to visit on Monday. She showed us how to felt soaps . We all made one and they are all different. She is from Lithuania. Simona … Continue reading →

The children in Room 8 have been very busy this week enjoying different Intercultural activities. On Monday we read a book called An Leabhar Mór Buí and watched a video clip of Riverdance, a very famous group of Irish dancers. … Continue reading →

Mrs O’Brien came in to talk to all the boys and girls about her visit to China.  She brought in some miniature terracotta warriors to show us, a beautiful jewellery box and a lovely miniature costume.  She taught us that … Continue reading →