Early Start Class

We would like to welcome all the boys and girls who have started school in the Early Start Classroom, September 2020.   We are looking forward to a year of fun and learning through play.  This is where your children will start their journey through education.  AISTEAR ( meaning Journey )

Ms Karla Kelly (Class Teacher) and Mrs Karen Hoban

Activity Time

We have lots of activities in the classroom such as painting, sticking, colouring, fine manipulative activities, hand and eye co-ordination, jigsaws, construction play, Imagination/creativity, playdough, role play, water and sand.  The children are loving all activities and getting a wide variety of play experiences.  Click below on the slideshow and have a look !!

Here are some photos taken during the first week. The children are free playing and have the choice to move freely around the classroom, engaging in play, making friends, exploring, discovering, laughing, and most importantly......having fun !!!

Making friends and settling in.

The first few weeks can always be unsettling especially when children don't know their surroundings.  We set up the classroom with a variety of toys, small world, cars, sand, water, construction, home corner and different tabletop activities.  This gave the children lots to choose from and the freedom to choose what they liked and where they felt most comfortable.  Some children took a week to settle and there were a few tears so a big thank you to the parents for being patient and trusting that given some time, their children would settle and feel safe and happy.
​We begin with a WELCOME SONG each day with the help of TEDDY.  This is a great way for the children to learn each others names and for them to get to know one another. 

First Day At School 

SAY CHEESE !!!!
The children enjoyed holding our ' First Day At School ' picture frame and posed for a photo.  
We thought this would be a lovely keep sake and photos will be provided in the coming weeks.