The children all looked fantastic for Halloween. It was a very spooky classroom!!

We had great fun mixing colours, cutting and sticking to create our pumpkins and spiders for Halloween.

Junior and Senior Infants are really enjoying gymnastics!

We are participating in short, PDST visualisations each day in class. It is a calming and  relaxing way to end our busy school day! We are mindful and considerate of others during this time as we are all entitled to some quiet time! Keep up the great work!

So far we have participated in:

• "Sport Visualisation"
• "Seaside Visualisation"
• "Being Happy"
• "Listen to the Wind"
• "The Parachute"
• "The Treehouse"
• "The Sleepy Train"
• "Sound of the Countryside"
• "Decisions have Consequences"

Dear parents and guardians,
We will begin using Seesaw from the 5th May with all classes. Your individual login password, and information leaflet and a video tutorial have already been emailed to you.
If you are experiencing difficulties with the app please contact your class teacher by email and we will do our best to help.
Please find the login steps below:


Quick Start Guide for Students

1. Students should download the Seesaw Class app (free) or visit Seesaw.me
   
2. Choose I’m a Student.
   
3. Enter the home learning code received from the teacher into the Text Code box at the bottom of the screen.
   
4. Once logged in, check the Journal view on the left hand side of your screen to see if your teacher has assigned work to you. If the work you have been assigned doesn’t show up here, click the Activities tab. Click +Add Response to work on the activity. Press the green tick to submit your work when you are finished. 
   
5. If your teacher hasn’t assigned a task within Seesaw but has asked you to take a photo of some work you have complete for example press +Add button. Choose which format of work you want to add. 
   
6. Check the Inbox to see if you have any announcements from your teacher. 
   
7. Students sign out by clicking on their name/avatar in the top left hand corner of the screen, then click the cog and then sign out. 
   

Dear parents and guardians,

Please do not hesitate to contact your class teacher by email if you have any questions about school work or are having difficulties with topics being covered.
We will all do our best to help and can assign extra resources if needed.
Please feel free to email photographs of your children's completed project work or work you would like feedback on to your class teacher. We are excited to begin using the SEESAW app soon which will make uploading photos and getting feedback much easier.

Remember you are not alone and we are here to help!
We hope to see you all soon.
Warm Regards,
Garrafrauns N.S Staff

Station 1: Fractions, decimals and Percentages
Station 2: Tables Champion and equations
Station 3: Number Theory, squared numbers, exponents

Literacy Powerhour has started in 3rd and 4th class this month. This takes place each morning from 10am until 11am. The children will be focusing on the areas of comprehension, oral language, reading fluency, vocabulary expansion and punctuation.