Rang a trí had a wonderful build up to Christmas. We wrote and performed our own Christmas dramas and performed them in front of the other classes. We also practiced and performed this song ‘Nearly Christmas’. We would like to share the video with you. We wish all your families a very happy and healthy Christmas. Nollaig shona daoibh!
Our lunchtime book club has resumed on Wednesdays and we couldn’t “bee” happier to be back! A warm welcome to our new members from Third Class and a cheerful welcome back to our returning book lovers.
In September, we had a fun vote to choose the name for our club this year, and the winning choice was “The Book-Loving Bumble Bees.” To celebrate, we let Chat GPT design our very own bee-themed mascot, and we think it’s absolutely adorable! Now, our hive is all abuzz with excitement for the reading adventures ahead.
This October, our busy bees dived into Grimwood: Five Freakishly Funny Fables by Nadia Shireen. The story follows fox siblings Ted and Nancy, who flee the city for the woods — only to discover it’s full of weird and wonderful animals. We watched a video of the author and illustrator herself talking about her quirky characters, and even took part in a draw-along of the adorable Ted. It was a hive of creativity and fun!
November’s Nectar of New Reads
For November, we’ve started Mary’s Hair by Eoin Colfer — a short and funny story about a little girl who decides to cut her own hair! After that, we’ll be listening to the audiobook of This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo, a beautiful story about a young boy named Michael who discovers a talking whale in the River Thames. The whale asks Michael to deliver a powerful message to the world about protecting our planet — a theme that’s sure to get us all thinking.
It’s shaping up to be another ‘bee-lightful’ month of reading, friendship, and fun discussions and activities. Just like last year, we’ll also be making some submissions to Moycullen Matters magazine, giving our Book-Loving Bumble Bees their first taste of being published writers — how exciting! Everyone from Third to Sixth Class is welcome to join — just pop into Room 14 and the hive will welcome you! 🐝📚
Happy reading,
Mrs E Walsh
This year, our pupils have achieved something truly remarkable through the Accelerated Reader programme — together, they read an astonishing 148 million words!
That’s an incredible increase of 50 million words compared to last year, showing that our school’s reading culture is stronger than ever.
(Over 1 Million Words Read)
Congratulations to the 35 dedicated pupils who each read over one million words this year — what an amazing achievement!
Aedan O’Reilly, Allie Collins, Ameya Dipin, Aoibhí Ní Fhatharta, Ben Kelly, Charlie Byrne, Charlie McDonough, Danny Coyle, David Barry, Éabha Mitchell, Elsa Flood, Ferdinand Kosak, Finn Woodman, Hannah Daly, Harry Walsh, Henry Walshe, Iarla Mulligan, Jamie Grant, Joseph Mulkerrins, Kaia Griffin, Katie Dixon, Laoise Ní Ghríofa, Leila Smith, Liam Rodgers, Lua Collins, Luke Hosty, Máiria Murphy, Nathan Noonan, Oliver Bohan, Oran Griffin, Reiltine Valla, Robyn Walsh, Róisín Cleary, Siún Monaghan, Teddy McCann
(Over 2 Million Words Read)
A special round of applause for these 14 exceptional readers who didn’t just reach the million mark — they soared past two million words and beyond!
Caitlin Walsh, Cara Hegarty, Chloe Daly, Conor Hegarty, Donnacha Clancy, Finn Kelly, Keelin Hall, Keelyn Seuferer, Laura Palmer, Lena Lewandowska, Maya Ferguson, Sadhbh Mitchell, Sienna Curtin, Siofra Mitchell
As part of our Accelerate Your Summer initiative, we’re encouraging all pupils to keep up their reading over the summer holidays. Children can continue to log in and quiz on the books they read by following the link on the school website under School initiatives.
📌 Pupils who show dedication over the summer will be rewarded in September — and could even start the year with a homework pass!
Parents can also use AR BookFinder to:
Let’s keep the reading momentum going — here’s to even more words next year! 📚✨
