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Artigarvan Primary School, Strabane

Latest News - Year 1/2

24th Oct 2025
We had so much fun today at school; dressing up, making chocolate apples and disco to end the day! 🪩 Happy half-term everyone, we are so proud of your super start to school! 
 
 
 
 
24th Oct 2025
All the boys and girls had so much fun at our Halloween disco this afternoon!
Everyone looks so well!
 
 
 
 
1st Oct 2025

We have been doing lots of sorting in class. Questions we think about are: what’s the same, what’s different? This helps us to choose a way to sort the items. The children have been sorting by shape, size and colour. 

 
 
 
 
30th Sep 2025

This week we’ve been learning the rhyme ‘Humpty dumpty’. We decided to think of a rescue plan to prevent any more eggs from smashing. The children came up with some ideas as to how we could protect Humpty Dumpty. Some of the ideas were quite elaborate, using bouncy castles for the egg to bounce off. As we couldn’t get our hands on a bouncy castle, we thought of materials we could wrap the end in. The children came up with water, cotton wool, pasta and sponges. We took the eggs outside and predicted which material we thought would be best. Finally Mrs Kane dropped the eggs and the children decided wether it would a good material to use or not. We had so much fun!

 
 
 
 
23rd Sep 2025

Our topic this term is 'A time to rhyme'. To begin, we have been learning the nursery rhyme Miss Polly had a dolly. The children have enjoyed reciting the rhyme and sequencing the pictures. In class our play activities have been based around the nursery rhyme to extend our learning and knowledge. The children have a fantastic understanding of how to look after children who are feeling unwell, they have been sharing their own experiences of when they've felt sick and have used this to play doctors and nurses in our role-play area. Our school nurse paid our class a visit to explain how hospitals and doctors can help us when we are sick. The children brought a doll or teddy to school to care for it, they applied bandages and plasters and some 'doctors' were on hand to make important notes and administer medicine if needed. What a busy time we've had!

 
 
 
 
17th Sep 2025
We are very fortunate to have the library van visit our school every two weeks. Children from Year 2-4 can borrow a book to read, what a special treat this is to go onto the van and choose a book. Here is a picture of our Year 2 children borrowing their first book from Denis. 
 
 
 
 
 
17th Sep 2025
Throughout the year we will be joining together to enjoy outdoor play. Take a look at how much fun we've been having! 
 
 
 
 
12th Sep 2025
We've been busy welcoming our new Year 1 children to school. The children have been familiarising themselves with the different classrooms, staff and knowing the names of the people who can help them in and around school. In class, they have been busy playing together. What a busy September it's been so far! Stay tuned for some further updates of our learning journey this year. 😊👍