The Brass Cats

The Brass Cats

On 6^th December we had a visit from five members of the RTE band. This quintet are commonly known as 'The Brass Cats'. One member is a parent in the school. The instruments they played were the Tuba, Trombone, French horn and two trumpets. It was a lively show with lots of audience participation. We were shown how each instrument is played. The children really enjoyed the show. A far cry from looking at these instruments in books.

Caroline Senior

6th Dec 2011

European Food Day

European Food Day

On 16^th November 6^th class who have been studying various European Countries had a European Food Day. Each child brought in food from a different country. They were then allowed to try the foods and get a real taste for being European. Well done Ms. Ferris!

Caroline Senior

2nd Dec 2011

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

This is the topic for our new flag. The children are working on this. We want the children to realise the importance of both the very small (insects, fungi) and the very large (whales) in our world. How they all are connected and how if one is disturbed it affects another.

Junior Infants have just built a hedgehog hibernaculum in our school garden. This all helps with our topic of biodiversity. By protecting and looking after our hedgehogs, our slugs will be kept at bay!

The recent themes in the Aistear programme for Junior Infants, Sealife and Habitats, help promote this also. Please have a look at our Green School section on our website. www.rathmichaelschool.com

Caroline Senior

2nd Dec 2011

St Vincent de Paul

St Vincent de Paul

We like to include charity work as part of our year's work. The children collect 50c towards Yunuso and Sandra our African correspondents every month. This money goes towards their education. As part of this we had a Dress Up day where funds collected (€2 per child) were given towards Yunuso's Education.

This year the staff thought about which charity we should support and it was generally felt that our own country had plenty of people who needed help. As such we have decided to support St. Vincent de Paul, following on from the efforts made last year when we collected hampers.

St Vincent de Paul help those in need, those suffering from loneliness, poverty and sickness. Each child brought in a present up to a value of €10 which were then delivered to the charity. They were extremely grateful and the children enjoyed the exercise. Over 160 presents were collected. Many thanks to all who contributed.

Caroline Senior

2nd Dec 2011