Ms. Julie Sinnott is the class teacher for our newest class addition. Ms. Sinnott, together with Ms. Natasha Hamilton and Mr. Bryan Barnes, members of our SNA team, welcomed six new pupils to Piercestown NS in September 2023. Ms. Sinnott’s class have settled in very well and are enjoying all their learning, the tranquility spaces and overall their school experience.

🎉 Lots of Fun for Lots of Socks Day 2025! 🧦

Today, we had an amazing time celebrating Lots of Socks Day 2025! Our class was busy with exciting activities to mark World Down Syndrome Awareness Day and show our support for our friends with Down Syndrome.

From designing colourful socks to rocking our odd socks, enjoying puppet shows, and sharing stories, we had so much fun while learning about inclusion and friendship.

Happy Lots of Socks Day 2025! 🧡💙💛

Book Cover Competition – World Book Week 2025

This week, our class has been amazed by the incredible book covers recreated by one of our talented classmates to celebrate World Book Week 2025! The attention to detail is fantastic, and we are so impressed with his creativity.

We loved reading Jonty the Gentoo, the latest book by one of our favourite authors, Julia Donaldson, during our special reading sessions in the hall this week. We were delighted to see it appear as a chosen cover! What a brilliant way to celebrate the joy of books! 📚✨

December 2024 – Santa Visit!

Just before our Christmas holidays, the students from the Le Chéile suite and their teachers had the most magical adventure – we were transported to the North Pole to visit someone very special!

We were welcomed by Santa’s busy elves, who painted our faces and helped us create Christmas cards for Santa Claus himself. Then, we met Mrs. Claus and even helped her make tea! The excitement didn’t stop there – we finally met Santa, who had our Christmas lists ready and reassured us that we were all on the good list.

As if that wasn’t enough, we received wonderful gifts and even met some of Santa’s animals. It truly was the Best. Day. Ever!

November 2024 – Science Week Fun!

Our classroom was bursting with excitement this month as we dove into the wonders of Science Week! The highlight? Planting daffodil bulbs, of course! We can’t wait to watch these little bulbs transform into beautiful blooms over the year. Even better, we’re planning to surprise some very special people with these flowers on Mother’s Day. Check out our amazing photos – we’ve been having so much fun!

Freaky Friday 2024 – Spooky Fun!

We had a spook-tacular time on the last day of school before our midterm break! Everyone loved dressing up in Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating around the school. We also had an amazing Halloween party and danced the day away at a spooky disco. What a frightfully fun day!

Lámh Day 2024

Happy Lámh Day 2024! A Special Celebration from Ms. Sinnott’s Class

Tomorrow is Lámh Day 2024, and Ms. Sinnott’s class have been busy celebrating in the best way! Using their Lámh signs and other forms of communication, they’ve created a wonderful video performance of ‘Walk with Me’ to mark this special day. The whole class worked hard to bring this project to life, showcasing the power of communication and connection. We’re so excited to share it with everyone and celebrate Lámh Day together. Check out our video and enjoy this fantastic display of how we communicate and learn!

October 2024: Superheroes Unite!

This month, we’ve been all about superheroes! In class, we explored the superhero theme in lots of exciting ways across different subjects. The best part? We became superheroes ourselves and went on a special ‘superhero’ walk to discover super signs of nature. It was so much fun, and we’re really proud of our work!

September 2024: Back to School Fun!

We’re back, and it’s been amazing! It’s so lovely to see our teachers and friends again. We’ve started the school year with lots of exciting activities and fun. The sunshine has made our days even brighter, and we’ve already learned so many new things. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead!

Food Glorious Food!

The boys in Miss Sinnott’s class are really enjoying our exciting new hot meals and Food Dudes project. They’re diving into them with so much enthusiasm, just like real champions! With yummy potato cubes, tasty ciabattas, and delicious pasta on offer, who wouldn’t be thrilled?!

A Flavour of Our Learning

Our classroom is full of activity and joy, with a sprinkle of hard work added in too! Check out our video for a taste of what we get up to at school:

World Autism Day 2024

Yesterday, the boys in Ms. Sinnott’s class had a fantastic time celebrating Blue Day in honour of World Autism Day alongside their friends at Piercestown NS. The day was filled with engaging activities, including a sensory disco and sensory play, which added vibrancy to our school environment all dressed in blue. They also enjoyed a captivating blue-themed story session led by their teacher and actively participated in a blue yoga session. Their enthusiasm and involvement truly showcased the spirit of acceptance and unity, making us all proud to embrace of diversity and inclusivity at our school!

Check out our video below!

Pancake Day

First Day in our New Classroom 7/2/24

Huge thanks to Mr Lehane, Bryan and Tash who ensured our first day in our new classroom was a great success. We can’t wait for more adventures to come and to write this next chapter!

Lámh Day 2023

Check our our class video celebrating Lámh Day 2023. Make sure to check our main blog for our whole- school video!

September 2023

Check out what we have been getting up to in our classroom during the month of September!

In September, our classroom was abuzz with excitement and learning. We embarked on a variety of engaging activities and made incredible progress in our schooling journey. September was a month filled with growth, discovery, and excitement in our classroom. Check out what we got up to:

Lámh Sign of the Week

In our classroom, the boys are discovering a special language called Lámh. It’s like our very own superpower that can help us to communicate with our teachers, friends, and others in our community! We’re even making awesome videos every week to show our families how to use Lámh.

This week’s sign is ‘eat’. Check out this amazing video below!

Swim Success!

A huge congratulations to the students in Miss Sinnott’s class who recently completed their swim lessons with instructor Sinead! This is our second year to swim with Sinead from ‘Sinead’s Swim School’. The boys and girl completed 18 swim lessons this year which we funded by our school Tractor Run.

Autism Awareness Day 2023

Miss Sinnott’s class officially turned blue on Thursday with blue balloons, artwork, music and (blue) foods galore! The boys and girls watched a special video, chatted about World Autism Day and our celebrations in previous years. Together with their teacher and SNAs, they made blue icecream, enjoyed blue treats and hosted a blue-themed party in their classroom. Check out our video below:

Chick Update:

We are delighted to announce that our four chicks have settled in well at at ‘the foothills of Mount Leinster’. While it is no Piercestown, and they miss the company, questioning and attention of our students, they have already made friends with calves, birds and the resident golden retriever! Check out some pictures below:

Mad About Chicks!

From Cluckingham Palace to Hensington Palace- new members arrived at our school community!

The month of March reached new heights of excitement in Piercestown National School! I doubt that the arrival of actual royalty would have even rivalled this event. Ms Sinnott and her class were home to an incubator and some eggs. The process was documented, recorded and experienced near and far throughout our school community!!!!

The incubator (Cluckingham Palace) was funded by the Tractor run and added the most wonderful teaching and learning experience for our entire school community. The four chicks soon moved to their new home, that of ‘Hensington Palace’ (also located in Ms. Sinnott’s room) and have recently ‘flown the nest’ to their forever farm in Ballindaggin! Check our video of the hatching process part 1!

Christmas Trip 2022

Our students had so much fun visiting Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the elves at Wheelocks Farm in Enniscorthy! Afterwards, they enjoyed delicious pancakes in the cafe!

Spring Time is here!

Take a glance at what we have been up to in our classroom this spring! The boys and girl have been very busy!

November 2020

We gave November a kick-start with ‘Messy Monday in class!’ Messy Mondays happen on the first Monday of each month and it’s something we all REALLY look forward to! Our day is filled with various messy play activities. We arrive to school in old clothes and explore various textures and sensations! We studied the theme of the ‘Restaurant’ in Aistear this month and enjoyed designing menus, creating starters, main courses and desserts in the kitchen along with many more activities! Take a look below!

October 2020

October was a ‘Spooky, Scary, Skeleton’ month in our classroom! We had lots of fun while learning new things. We explored many themes in class and absolutely loved our Stretch & Grow sessions with Nichola! We had a Covid-friendly Halloween disco at school whereby all our teachers and friends dressed up! Check out some snaps of our month below!

September 2020

Welcome back to school! September 2020 was another exciting month for our VIPs here at Piercestown National School. This month we explored the theme ‘Space’ together as a class, while navigating our way around the new measures put in place to keep us safe during these uncertain times. Check out our video from September 2020 below!

May 2020

Our class have worked so hard this month at home with their parents. Bryan, Fiona and Ms. Sinnott sent this ‘Happy’ message to our students.

Our Class at Home

Yesterday, this student went on an adventure with his mum! The explored the countryside in the sunshine and found this cool train track! Can you guess where this is?

Check out all of the learning that has been taking place at home this month! Well done everybody! Keep up the great work!

April 2020

As we all adjusted to our new normal of staying at home. Piercestown National School ensured to celebrate Autism Awareness Month from afar. Check out our main blog page for more detailed posts on this whole school initiative.

March 2020

Monthly Video

This month we celebrated SNAG at school. This was really exciting with lots of games and activities happening daily! We performed an Irish Dance for the students and staff of our school. This was really cool! We also learned about St. Patrick and participated in our own St. Patrick’s Day parade around our school building! Our school closed unexpectedly this month due the corona virus. This was to make sure that everyone would stay safe and healthy. This is Ok. We cannot wait until we are reunited as a class once more!

Social Story Video – School Is Closed

This month was a challenging month for people in Ireland and around the world. To help with our confusion around the recent school closure, our teachers made this video.

Class Trip(s)

Leisure Max

This month we returned to Leisure Max! We had to much fun there in January so we went back to play! Once again, we had a great time climbing, sliding and playing upstairs!

Wexford Garda Station

Our Aistear theme for March was ‘People who help us’. We learned all about the Gardaí and the Garda Station. We visited Wexford Garda Station and Garda Denis showed us around. This was really interesting. We met gardaí, and checked everything off our ‘eye-spy’ list. A big thank you to all involved.

February 2020

Monthly Video

This month our family and friends came to visit our class for Treasured Persons Day 2020! This was very exciting and surreal. We also celebrated Valentine’s Day in our class!

Music Video – Treasured Person Day: What I Am using Lámh & PECs

We learned the song ‘What I am’ by Will.I.Am. in the weeks leading up to Treasured Persons Day. On the day, Miss Sinnott played our video for our parents and we sang along! This was really fun to make!

Treasured Persons Day 6th February 2020

Class Trip(s)

SuperValu Wexford

This month we completed our study of ‘Food’ by visiting Pettit’s SuperValu in Wexford. We followed a shopping list to purchase ingredients that we needed for boaking! We also bought lollipops and visited Fiona’s mammy along the way!

Farm Visit

Our new theme this month was ‘The Farm’. We were extremely lucky to receive an invitation to visit a farm in our locality. Farmer Colin took us all around his farm. We met baby calves, cows, bulls, hens, dogs and more! Colin also showed us around his milking parlour. This was very interesting. Bryan, Fiona and Ms Sinnott took lots of pictures and we were able to learn about the journey of milk (from cow to glass) and even made butter in class!

January 2020

Monthly Video

This month was jam-packed for us! We took lots of class trips, learned many new skills, and enjoyed ourselves along the way.

Class Trip(s)

This month we visited Leisure Max, Kate’s Farm Shop AND Mc Donalds with our class! We began to explore the theme ‘food’ in Aistear. We created shopping lists in class and then purchased items on the list in Kate’s Farm Shop. We ordered and enjoyed our food in McDonalds and we had a wonderful adventure at Leisure Max!

December 2019

Monthly Video

Santa came to visit our classroom! This month we also joined Junior and Senior infants on our schools annual Christmas Trip. We visited Santa, his elves and Mrs. Claus at Wheelocks, Enniscorthy. This was great fun!

Music Video – Christmas Showcase

Let it Snow

Lámh at Piercestown National School

This year we didn’t put on a school play,

We were afraid we’d get too nervous, and forget on the day.

So instead we went digital to preform for our friends,

We wanted to show off our learning as Term 1 ends.

We hope you enjoy our song ‘Let It Snow’,

Have a very Merry Christmas, Ho Ho Ho.

Lots of love, From all in Miss Sinnott’s Class

Social Trip – Wexford Library

This month we took our first social trip to Wexford Library. This was very exciting for us all. We met the librarian, chose and read books, and then checked them out to borrow. We spent lots of time preparing for this visit with social stories and role play. We also explored the theme of ‘The Library’ in Aistear!

November 2019

Monthly Video

This month we had a guest teacher come work with us! Mr. Murphy completed a school placement in our classroom and taught us lots of new things!

October 2019

Monthly Video

October was a fa-BOOOOOOO-lous in our classroom. We enjoyed Freaky Friday among other exciting events!

September 2019

September 2019 was full of new adventures as we came together as a class group for the very first time!