On Monday the children from 1st and 2nd Class went on a trip to the Draíocht theatre to take part in a clay workshop.  We left school straight away in the morning and caught the 39A bus all the way to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.  We even brought Freddy the Teddy with us!

Deirdre and Andrew were the artists who helped us to create some beautiful Christmas decorations from clay.  We used rolling pins, moulds and tools to shape the clay and different techniques such as pinching, cross hatching and rolling.  We made some fantastic decorations that we are now painting in our classes!

Congratulations and well done to all the children from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class who made it to the final of the annual Maths Week Tables Championship.  The fifteen finalists showed nerves of steel when they competed in front of an enthralled audence, and it took a number of rounds to whittle the fifteen down to the final three.  In 1st place we had Alistair, with Alex in 2nd place and Nicoleta in 3rd, all deserving winners.