The children were busy practicing their cycling skills with Cycle Sense this week. The children learned about
The children were very busy during the week getting their cards ready for Mother’s Day.
The children in the Junior Room got ready for St. Patrick’s Day by creating some beautiful shamrock themed artwork.
The theme for this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Dunmanway was Irish Folklore. Our inspiration for this year’s parade was an Táin Bó Cúailnge also known as The Táin or The Cattle Raid of Cooley. The Táin is an epic from Irish mythology which tells of a war against Ulster by Queen Medb of Connacht and her husband King Ailill who want to steal The Brown Bull of Cooley from Ulster. We imagined the warriors of Ulster and their Druid gathering to defend The Brown Bull from the army of Connacht. The children were soon busy with the cardboard, paper mache and paint needed to create our props. Many thanks to the parents who sent in pictures and footage of the parade.
The children in Togher N.S. have been developing their cycling skills with Cycle Sense this week. Cycle Sense will be working with the children one day a week over six weeks. Cycle Sense aim to
The children are learning to :
Everyone in the school was treated to pancakes this week. We had various toppings such as chocolate, lemons, lime, blueberries and strawberries. Thanks to Lisa for all her help. They were delicious!
The children in the Junior Room had great fun playing Capture the Flag on the Sports Field.
Baking with Karen is always popular here at Togher N.S. The children enjoyed making and of course eating beautiful baked treats this week.
“Love is all you need” has been the theme here at Togher N.S. this week. The children in the Junior Room were very busy creating beautiful St. Valentine’s Day Gifts.
Imbolc or Imbolg also known as Saint Brigid’s Day is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland’s patroness saint. It is held on 1 February, which is about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Imbolc is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with: Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain. The customs of St Brigid’s Day include weaving St. Brigid’s crosses. We were delighted to keep this custom alive and the children enjoyed creating these beautiful St. Brigid’s Day crosses today.
