Citywest & Saggart

Community National School

Senior Infants Room 3: My Story Book

Room 3 are learning about story writing at the moment as part of the narrative genre. We have been using a great website called My Story Book to create our own online books. One of our students has created a wonderful story that even includes a character, a setting, a problem and a solution! Click here to have a read of his...

Second Class Room 11: Grandparents’ Day

A big thank you to all the grandparents who visited Room 11 last Friday in helping make Grandparents’ Day so special. Our class was delighted to hear stories from the grandparents’ own school days, especially the clothes they wore and the games they played. We also got to show our visitors all the work we have been doing lately, particularly learning about Space, and even got to discuss the Moon Landing with those who remembered watching it live!  ...

First Class Room 9: Change and Continuity in Saggart

Room 9 have been looking at change and continuity this week in Saggart Village for History. We learned that change is change and means that something different happens. We learned that when there is continuity in something it means that it stays the same. As historians we examined an old photo of Main Street in Saggart. We then went to visit the same scene and took a photograph with our eyes. We discovered that there was some continuity in the village and that some things had stayed the same. For example the walls, trees and church were present now and also 3 years ago when the old photo was take. We also discovered that some things had changed in the villages, in particular the foot bridge in the photo below. We are now going to try to discover why this bridge was removed. For photos of us working as historians, please click...

Senior Infants Room 4: The Post Office

We loved learning all about the Post Office. We had great fun writing and delivering  letters, all around the school, during playtime. In maths, we learned about heavy and light parcels. We learned how to use a balance weighing scales, it reminded us of a see-saw. We read a story called the Jolly Postman and learned about all the different Fairytales in the story. We enjoyed listening to some Fairytale songs by “Debbie and Friends” during lunchtime. Here is a link to the channel.  Our trip to the Post Office was amazing! We had so much fun walking down to the shopping centre, seeing the postbox and handing in our letters. Then we got to go underground and into the secret room with all the security Guards. They allowed each of us have a turn controlling the cameras. A big thank you to Edelle’s Mother and Grandmother for coming on the trip with us. Have a look at our pictures...