Enjoying station teaching in the sunshine with Ms. Walsh!

 

Talk & Discussion based on houses for Oral Language 🏡

The Green Classroom enjoyed watching some clips from Harry Potter and discussing the contrast between  ‘The Burrow’, the house the Weasleys lived in and number 4 Privet Drive

where Harry Potter lived in.

 

Barrier games in the yellow classroom

Playing barrier games in #literacy this morning! pic.twitter.com/fGoPfHkcda

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) March 11, 2020

Procedural writing - how to make a pancake!

Making potions for turning people into frogs!

Senior infants are learning about the magic e!

Matching our ‘magic e’ words to the pictures! #phonics #literacy pic.twitter.com/IfUogHetWO

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) October 18, 2019

1st and 2nd Class: How to make jelly 😀

We have been learning lots about different materials and how they change when mixed with other materials . Last week we wrote instructions on how to make jelly , we then made jelly and saw how hot water dissolved the jelly cubes. 

Have a look below at our work. 

Writer of the month

Literacy Orienteering 🌈⛅

1st and 2nd Class enjoying the spring weather doing some literacy orienteering today.

Great writing in senior infants!

Fantastic writing in senior infants! #literacy #phonics #seniorinfants pic.twitter.com/fO9mya8bqi

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) January 15, 2019

1st and 2nd Class : We Can Write Our Own OPINIONS!

This month we are working on persuasive writing . The children are writing their own opinions and giving reasons for their opinions. Have a look below ! 

Handwriter of the month

Congrats to our September hand writer of the month!! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/HAa8EBxXhg

— Miss Blake (@BurncourtnsMiss) October 3, 2018

Oral Language Games - First and Second

Enjoying some of our new oral language games in 1st and 2nd. 

Free writing Friday!

Great writing! pic.twitter.com/JSw2T6y9Er

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) November 24, 2017

Busy junior and senior infants! pic.twitter.com/hxhKaDPHQl

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) November 24, 2017

Free writing time! pic.twitter.com/9JLSPBAdS8

— Burncourt N.S (@burncourtns) November 24, 2017

Beginning our letter sounds in infants!

Eason Spelling Bee

Best of luck to Róisín (6th class) who is representing our school in the Eason Spelling Bee today in Cashel!

Handwriters of the month - December & January!

Buddy reading

Today buddy reading began, each child in the senior room has a buddy in the middle room that they will listen to reading everyday!

Eason Spelling Bee

Well done to our sixth class student who represented Burncourt NS in the Eason Spelling Bee competition that took place in Thurles yesterday!

Graded readers

Our fifth and sixth class are enjoying reading Guns of Easter, Nelson Mandella - an easy walk to freedom and The White Horse.