Here in Threen N.S we celebrated Seachtain Na Gaeilge by participating in a number of fun activities. A local dance teacher called to the school to teach some Irish dancing to both the pupils and the adults. The children really enjoyed the dancing lessons and some of the children who attend dancing lesson showed us some of their fantastic skills as they performed a couple of jigs and reels.

We also had jelly and ice-cream to help celebrate seachtain na Gaeilge. Some of the children along with Mary made green and gold jelly and this was accompanied with some vanilla ice-cream which helped to create the Irish tricolour. The jelly and ice-cream was delicious and all the children really enjoyed it.

Finally to complete our Seachtain na Gaeilge activities the children took part in a Tráth na gceist. Every child in the school took part with the teams consisting of a mixture of both older and younger pupils. There were four rounds of ceisteanna and two teams finished level at the end of the quiz. Well done to both teams.

Third, fourth, fifth and sixth class were learning about The Celts in history. The children were split up into groups and each group did some research on The Celts. The children learnt about their homes and houses, their farming methods, their pastimes, the clothes they wore, the festivals they celebrated, the weapons they used and other interesting facts about the Celts. The children really enjoyed researching about the Celts and working in groups to complete their projects.

Mrs Callaghan’s room learnt how to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. The children had great fun mixing and putting all the ingredients together.

Below is the recipe on how to make pancakes which has been written by Megan Flanagan:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Crack the egg into the bowl.
3. Whisk the egg.
4. Sieve the flour into the bowl.
5. Add the egg to the flour and whisk.
6. Add milk and water to the mixture and blend.
7. Add a drop of olive oil.
8. Add sugar.
9. Cook the pancakes.
10. Now they’re ready to eat.

Third, fourth, fifth and sixth class were learning about Irish Bogs in Geography. The children were split up into groups and each group did some research on a different aspect of Irish bogs. The children learnt lots of interesting facts about the history of Irish bogs, the different birds and animals that are found in Irish bogs, the different plants that are found in Irish bogs and they also learnt about bog pools. After the children put their projects together, they presented them to Mrs Callaghan’s room.

On Tuesday the 13^th of February the children took part in the annual tradition of Pancake Tuesday. The 6^th class children helped Mary and Mrs Callaghan to prepare the pancakes for everybody in the school. Strawberry syrup, nutella, lemon juice, chocolate sauce and sugar were just some of the toppings the children put on their pancakes. The pancakes were delicious and everyone really enjoyed them. The 6^th class children even got time to practice flipping some pancakes.

On Wednesday the 20^th of December we held our Christmas show in the Trinity Arts Centre in Castlerea. The children performed a drama called ‘The Apprentice’ during the first half of the show. ‘The Apprentice’ is a story based around the nativity and the children loved taking on the roles of all the different characters. During the second half of the show, the children performed a variety of songs and instrumentals that they had learnt with their music teacher Martina Walshe. We are very lucky to have such talented children in our school.