Westport ETNS

6 days ago

We kicked the new term off with an African themed New Year's Market. The pupils made African masks and jewellery with string, beads, hoops and pasta. Our 1st classers set up and ran the market while our infants were the customers. They had to be very discerning with their purchases as they only had 1c, 2c, 5c, €1 and €2 coins. We had great fun creating the world of the market. Next week we will further develop this world with more arts and crafts and a chance for the classes to swap roles. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

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2 months ago

This week we learned all about the Hindu festival of lights Diwali (Deepavali). We made our own Rangoli patterns with different colours of dyed rice. We made designs and did handpainting. All classes worked on large Rangoli pattern made from crepe paper. We had a super creative week! #Diwali #deepavali #rangoli ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Some highlights from our 'Café' this week. The pupils opened a 5 star restaurant and made wonderdul sand and pasta pie. We made paint prints with vegetables. 1st class also went on a house hunt, finding all the different types of houses in our locality. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Thanks to the staff of @homelandretailstores34 for their support with this wonderful initiative. Planting 30k trees in 30 days. The families and staff of Westport Educate Together played their part planting over 20 trees. Well done everybody. The second picture shows the Silver Birch and Alder trees we planted. They don't look like much now but these trees will grow into mighty trees in the coming years. Well done everyone! ... See MoreSee Less