20/06/2021 – Caherleaheen National School

Our Outdoor School.

20/06/2021 schooladmin General

We have had the busiest Term 3 ever! Children returned after Easter for May and June, with energy curiosity and fun in mind. They completed arduous tests, renovated our garden, raised tadpoles, made lots of creams and potions, painted and created, baked, explored local beaches, surfed, hiked and played. They worked hard, but always with a smile and willingness to learn and to help others. It has been a wonderful few months! The young gardeners planted potatoes,onions, coriander, pumpkin, peas, courgettes, calendula, borage, lettuce, scallions,mallow, nasturtium, sunflowers, thyme, barley, hedge tomato. Well done especially to Rang 1, 2 , 3 agus 5. We held many classes outdoors and children enjoyed using natural resources to create wonderful art. Take a look at our outdoor learning….

A bug hotel…..
……4 star!
Weeding. (Does it ever end?)
Horse Chestnuts and Oaks

New Gravel Path

Fabulous Portraits!

Flower Seed Bombs

Dasy Cream cures ALL ailments

Writing all the words that they can think of!
Pattern
Sticks and Stones
Maths outdoors
Length

Gathering rocks for our tadpole aquariums in the stream nearby

We filled 7 aquariums with tadpoles. One for each class to observe the froglets as they developed

This nest was made by a few children during break-time. Isn’t it fabulous? Those Easter chicks were delighted to find a new home!

SESE Outings 2021

20/06/2021 schooladmin General

Huge thanks to all the teachers and assistants for arranging and planning such fun, interesting and exciting SESE outings for the children in June 2021. It’s a bonus that they managed to take lovely photos too! Thank you to all our amazingly patient and supportive parents for the drives hither and hither, at such short notice!

Third and Fourth Class:

Serrated seaweed, velvet crabs, anemones, sea snails, baby urchins, mussels, oarweed, common crabs……and ice-cream! Team sand art, long jump, rounders, wet socks, broken buckets, rock cuts and grazes and digging! All on the best and most wonderful beach in Kerry- Ballyheigue has it all!

First Class:

What a magical day on Fenit with Ms Gemma, Ms Ann L. and our young helpers Aoife and Denise. Games on the strand, discovery trails on the pebble beach, fun on the playground and spectaular ice-cream wafers to top it off! A dream day, with a fabulous group of children 🙂

Junior and Senior Infants went to Kennedy’s Farm. They had an excellent day and enjoyed getting up close and personal with furry and feathered friends!

Junior Infants:

Senior Infants:

Fourth and Fifth Classes hiked along the Sliabh Mish mountains, stopping off at the old Mill, Killelton Oratory and Famine Village before finishing their day on Derrymore beach.