Cinquain Spring Poems

Writing poetry about Spring is a wonderful way to usher in the new season. Third class learned the skill of writing cinquain poems which are 5 line poems which do not rhyme. They are very enjoyable to write as they require you to use nouns, verbs and adjectives and follow a set pattern,

Third Class enjoyed exploring Spring nouns, verbs and adjectives. They wrote fantastic poems using the following rules:

Line 1: One word giving the title (Noun)
Line 2: Two words describing the title (adjectives)
Line 3: Three words that express the action (Verbs)
Line 4:Four words to describe the noun more
Line 5: One word that gives the title a different name (synonym)

The following are a selection of some of the children's poems:

                                                   Chicks

                                               Fluffy,cute

                                     Waddling, Discovering

                                    Always Moving Happily

                                               Baby Bird

                                                 By Kate Mullins

                                                  Chick

                                             Cute, Small

                                   Waddling, Chirping, Walking

                                     Pecking around the Farm

                                                Baby

                                                  By Mark Kenny

                                                  Lambs

                                              Soft, White

                                  Walking, leaping, bleating

                                          A soft woolly coat

                                                Animal.

                                          By Sophia Murphy

Our poems are displayed in our lovely 'Spring' window showing all the wonderful words we can use to describe Spring!

                                 


                                 
                               
                                           

The 'Skype's' the limit!

Pupils really enjoyed participating in a skype call with Moycullen N.S. Boys and girls sang to one another and compared their school experiences.

World Book Day 2017

Colourful  costumes on World Book Day.

Scoil Padraig Naofa was awash with colour and the excitement was palpable on World Book Day 2017. Every child deserves due credit for the tremendous effort that was made. Great enjoyment was had by all. Well done to both children and parents alike.

 

Excellent Ella!

Congratulations & well done to Ella Hannon who won 4 medals at the Special Olympics gymnastics competition on the 1^st March 2017. We are very proud of her achievement.

World Book Day 2017

World Book Day takes place on March 2^nd 2017. On this day pupils are invited to ‘dress up’ as their favourite book character. We hope that pupils enjoy creating their costumes with whatever clothing and materials that are available at home.  As usual, the more creative the better! We do not expect parents/pupils to purchase additional costumes/materials for this event.

Ash Wednesday - The Beginning of Lent

Fr. Des visited the school on Ash Wednesday, 1^st March 2017. Throughout this visit he discussed the season of Lent and distributed ashes to the pupils and teachers of the school. Many thanks to Fr. Des for his kindness and for helping us to create such a caring ethos throughout our school. It is very much appreciated.

Letter Writing

Pupils engaged in a letter writing task. This involved discussing, drafting & editing letters. They then posted the letters to Moycullen National School in Co. Galway. The pupils from Moycullen also wrote to the boys & girls in Cregmore. Wonderful fun was had stamping, sealing, opening and reading the letters in class. Many thanks to the pupils & teachers in Moycullen for engaging in this activity and we look forward to ‘skyping’ you in the near future!

Strictly Dance!

Pupils from all classes throughout the school enjoyed exploring the strand of dance.

Will it float or will it sink?

Boys and girls participated in an experiment which investigated whether an array of materials float or sink when immersed in water.