Fashion in Fifth!
5th class Red were busy designing and creating an outfit as part of a group last week! Their creativity shone through, making tops, bags, hats, shoes and more! Finishing off with their very own fashion show!
Well done 5th class!
1st Class STEM Workshop!
Last week 1st Class participated in a STEM workshop where they created a motorised LEGO Technic model of a Windmill.
They explored technology used by modern day wind turbines.
They also learned that wind turbines turn wind energy into electricity and how they impact our everyday life.
Most importantly they had great fun!
Well done 1st Class!
3rd Class Trojan Horses!
Third class, after learning all about the Horse of Troy, was tasked with creating a 3D Trojan horse at home over the holidays.
Everyone who completed the challenge really brought a lot of imagination, hard work and creativity to the task.
Have a look at our herd of Trojan Horses!
Well done everyone involved!
Mr Kortenhorst awarded the Padma Śrī!
Mr. Rutger Kortenhorst, Sanskrit enthusiast, researcher and teacher who developed and runs the Sanskrit program for us at JSNS, was awarded the Padma Śrī by the President of India, Ram Rao Kovindon on Monday 28th March 2022, in his palace in New Delhi with the Prime minister Narendra Modi and other ministers of India in attendance.
The Padma Śrī is one of the highest awards in India acknowledging a lifetime of commitment to any expertise to serve the country.
Congratulations Mr. Kortenhorst!
4th Class – Amhrán na gCupán!
4th Class put on a superb performance of Amhrán na gCupán, the Cups Song, as Gaeilge. Check it out here!
Íontach ar fad!
2nd Class Wildflowers!
2nd Class is continuing to learn about habitats in science this week, this time focusing on Irish wildflowers. The class is working on researching Irish wildflowers and finding 5 interesting facts about them.
They will be sharing their work next week!
#wildflowers #2ndclass #primaryschool
LAND PAWS with 1st Class!
1st Class made a big splash by completing their LAND PAWS water safety programme last week. The children now know basic water safety skills that can save lives.
Congratulations 1st Class!
5th Class-the Digestive Sytem!
Fifth Class Yellow are learning about the Digestive System and made their own diagrams!
Lovely work 5th Class!
Habitats with 2nd Class!
Second class was learning about habitats last week and began by exploring the Secret Garden for some mini-beasts. They found lots of different creatures and wrote the most interesting 5 facts they learned about the woodlouse.
Daffodil Day!
Happy Daffodil Day!
We had organised with our neighbours, the Irish Cancer Society, that we would mark Daffodil Day by wearing yellow at school today.
We would like to continue to support our neighbours so there will be buckets at the back gate if you wish to donate something.