This page is one of a suite of pages to support families learning at home during Covid-19. We hope this page helps you to stay motivated.
Home Learning Showcase
With schools closed for the next little while, our teachers have suggested activities for pupils to keep engaged and continue your learning at home.
As we are all now working at home, we would love to see and share some of the work being done by our pupils. If you have something you are working on - stories, pictures, projects, learning a new skill, exercising, building, dancing, writing, playing games, creating something etc., we would love to see it! Use the form below to send us some information of what you have been up to and we can display it here for others to see.
Remember, class teachers are asking to see one piece of work each week. This work should be submitted on your child's class website, or through their Seesaw account. This showcase page will continue to display and celebrate any additional activities being done by our pupils!
Please be aware that the maximum size of the file permitted is 20MB, so please check your file is under this. Images, short videos, audio files, Word documents and PDFs should all work fine.
We are so looking forward to seeing some wonderful work and keeping our community connected during this time. Scroll down to see some examples which have been sent in to us so far!
As we are all now working at home, we would love to see and share some of the work being done by our pupils. If you have something you are working on - stories, pictures, projects, learning a new skill, exercising, building, dancing, writing, playing games, creating something etc., we would love to see it! Use the form below to send us some information of what you have been up to and we can display it here for others to see.
Remember, class teachers are asking to see one piece of work each week. This work should be submitted on your child's class website, or through their Seesaw account. This showcase page will continue to display and celebrate any additional activities being done by our pupils!
Please be aware that the maximum size of the file permitted is 20MB, so please check your file is under this. Images, short videos, audio files, Word documents and PDFs should all work fine.
We are so looking forward to seeing some wonderful work and keeping our community connected during this time. Scroll down to see some examples which have been sent in to us so far!
Check out some of the work by our wonderful pupils!
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Grace was inspired by some of the Active Fortnight ideas and decided to run 1k every day for the whole month of June - what an amazing achievement!
Well done, Grace! |
Zaki has been busy creating and designing his very own vacation home! It looks wonderful, Zaki, well done!
Prithiv sowed mung beans seed in a glass pot to see how it sprouts and grows into a plant.
Well done, Prithiv!
Well done, Prithiv!
Message from Aine:
Today I drew a picture of my favourite activity. It is walking in saggart woods with my family and dog . We do it three times a week. It makes me feel happy and free. After I drew my picture we went for a walk in the woods and took this photo.
What a wonderful activity, for your body and for your mind. It sounds like a very happy part of your week. Well done, Aine!
Today I drew a picture of my favourite activity. It is walking in saggart woods with my family and dog . We do it three times a week. It makes me feel happy and free. After I drew my picture we went for a walk in the woods and took this photo.
What a wonderful activity, for your body and for your mind. It sounds like a very happy part of your week. Well done, Aine!
Well done to Varshith who made a clock!
Super work, Varshith!
Super work, Varshith!
Alison decided to create some notes to share with the elderly people in her community and let them know they are thought of. She went around and put these in the letterboxes of people living alone in our neighbourhood to help lift their spirits.
Her note reads:
"Dear Neighbour,
Hope you're doing well.
Stay safe, healthy and most importantly stay happy.
Wishing you all the best.
- Your Neighbour Alison."
Wow, Alison. That is such a wonderful thing to do. We are so proud of you!
Her note reads:
"Dear Neighbour,
Hope you're doing well.
Stay safe, healthy and most importantly stay happy.
Wishing you all the best.
- Your Neighbour Alison."
Wow, Alison. That is such a wonderful thing to do. We are so proud of you!
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Sophia sent us this heart-warming, inspiring message. Thank you Sophia!
I miss all my friends and Shane. I do some school work but mostly I go for walks and play. I am just happy we are all safe and my Mom said it’s all that matters. |
We also got this lovely note from Fatima. Thank you for cheering us up, Fatima!
Hi I’m missing u and the whole school but I,m enjoying the home learning work thank u to you and teachers for their hard work Can’t wait to go back to school |
Look at these amazing bird feeders that Aine and her brother Aidan made. Fabulous work. Well done!
Ava drew a comic book style timeline of Tom Crean's life. So much detail!
She also put together a poster, reminding everybody about three important words for online safety. What great work, Ava. Well done. |
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Camilla sent a lovely message to Caitriona. Thank you, Camilla. It really cheered me up!
Camilla wrote that she can't wait to go back to school.
In a meantime, she and her family are having a great time at home. Camilla is doing her best with the home learning and enjoying time with her little brother.
Well done on all of your activities, Camilla!
Camilla wrote that she can't wait to go back to school.
In a meantime, she and her family are having a great time at home. Camilla is doing her best with the home learning and enjoying time with her little brother.
Well done on all of your activities, Camilla!
Sebastian had been reading about Fastest planes in the air and decided to build his own model of Concorde, the fastest passenger airplane, Fastest speed 2,200 km/h.
Wow, Sebastian. That looks complicated! Great skill. |
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Luca made sausage rolls out of puff pastry sheets. He said it was very fun and they were delicious!
Sounds delicious, Luca. Well done!
Sounds delicious, Luca. Well done!
Susie came up with lots of suggestions for her Spring mindmap, and learned about how to group these ideas by joining lines and choosing different colours.
Super work, Susie. Well done!
Super work, Susie. Well done!
As Callie has been enjoying Facebook Live story times with some of her favourite authors, she decided that she would like to do one for her friends. She did a great job, especially reading upside down! She has written out a weekly schedule of some books that she thinks other children might like to listen to, decided on props to use, so some planning and timeline work there too.
Wow! That is amazing, Callie! Massive well done.
Wow! That is amazing, Callie! Massive well done.
How amazing is this!? Alison, one of our 3rd class pupils, decided to create this chalk drawing outside her house... we love it! Such a lovely message to help spread some love in your neighbourhood. Well done, Alison, what a caring thing to do!
Well done to Ollie for this lovely colouring and cutting activity... while also practicing his Gaeilge! Maith thú, Ollie, tá sé go hálainn!
Amelia made a healthy snack this morning - strawberries, raspberries and an orange. Looks lovely, Amelia!
Some families are spending time teaching and learning new skills around the home - why not take a look at our new Life Skills page on the website and try some of the ideas there!
Some families are spending time teaching and learning new skills around the home - why not take a look at our new Life Skills page on the website and try some of the ideas there!
Olivia enjoyed some Lego today - making a hairdresser and vet surgery. Looks like great fun, Olivia!
Lucas enjoyed his morning activity today - creating a picture of a house. Well done, Lucas!
Holly had a busy day - first she made some pierogi from scratch, reading and measuring the ingredients and following the steps - well done!
Holly and her family have been making sure to try and get some fresh air, keeping up the Daily Mile which we had started to do in school. Great job, you guys!
Holly and her family have been making sure to try and get some fresh air, keeping up the Daily Mile which we had started to do in school. Great job, you guys!
Aiden, one of our 4th class pupils, decided to create his own game in his garden today! He even wrote out the instructions, in case anyone would like to give it a go:
1. Get a football.
2. Get 2 or more players.
3. Choose a player to pick a number between 1-100, but don't tell the others.
4. Players pass the ball to each other and count to 100 with each pass.
5. When you get to the number that was chosen, the player who last touched the ball is knocked out.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 until only 1 player is left - they are the winner!
Well done Aiden, what a super idea! What a great way to practice your kicking and counting skills all at once!
1. Get a football.
2. Get 2 or more players.
3. Choose a player to pick a number between 1-100, but don't tell the others.
4. Players pass the ball to each other and count to 100 with each pass.
5. When you get to the number that was chosen, the player who last touched the ball is knocked out.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 until only 1 player is left - they are the winner!
Well done Aiden, what a super idea! What a great way to practice your kicking and counting skills all at once!
Malcolm and Cecilia have been learning about Ogham writing. They visited a tree trail in a local park, where each tree has a stone marker showing the name of the tree in Ogham.
At home they looked up the Ogham alphabet and wrote their names in Ogham - what a great idea! Well done!
At home they looked up the Ogham alphabet and wrote their names in Ogham - what a great idea! Well done!
Well done to Veronica, one of our 6th Class pupils. Her favourite book series are the Harry Potter books, so she decided to write a report on the book 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'. Great job, Veronica - why not join the new Citywest Book Club!
Zoe and Sarah decided to practice their Maths skills today. They used Topmarks to choose some games to play together. Well done to you both, looks like great fun!
Some more great teamwork!
Aoife and Lucas worked on a jigsaw together today... smiles all round!
Aoife and Lucas worked on a jigsaw together today... smiles all round!
We have lots of great gardeners in Citywest! Nelly has been doing some planting - she planted strawberries, carrots and tomatoes. Well done, Nelly!
Cooperation, cooperation, cooperation! Diane and Jessica have been working together again - this time they have been planting flowers, vegetables and herbs. It is their family's first time to plant... we cannot wait to see what sprouts!
Check it out - Ava is making fantastic progress with her animation project as she has been building a design for her main character. We can't wait to see the next step of this project - well done, Ava!
Well done to Susie, one of our Junior Infant pupils, who made soda bread this week! It took a lot of work, between measuring, weighing and mixing... but it looks just delicious! We would love to try some, Susie!
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Callie and Susie have been learning about 2-D shapes. They created these bunnies using some of the shapes they have been learning. They also practiced their cutting and colouring skills along the way! What a super job!
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Cara and Corey have been keeping busy at home. The have created a Lego space in their house, keeping up the After-School activity which they are missing at the moment!
They also got creative with their Maths work - they invented a dice game, where they have to hop around the house, based on the number they rolled... exercise and Maths combining! Well done to you both!
They also got creative with their Maths work - they invented a dice game, where they have to hop around the house, based on the number they rolled... exercise and Maths combining! Well done to you both!
Lucas has been enjoying listening to stories on Storyline Online. He is working in his copy, answering questions based on each story. Super idea, Lucas - well done!
Lexie spent some time doing Maths work today. She focused on 'Greater than' and 'Less than' sums. She even printing a worksheet to reinforce her learning. Well done, Lexie!
Aoife, one of our 5th Class pupils, wrote this book review based on the book 'The Boy at the Back of the Class'. She gave it 5 stars and identified the main events of the book in her review. Well done, Aoife - we can't wait to see your next book review!
Book reviews are a great written task to complete after reading a book. You could try one, using templates such as this one on Twinkl.
Book reviews are a great written task to complete after reading a book. You could try one, using templates such as this one on Twinkl.
We really have some fabulous bakers in Citywest!
Check out this great cooperation from Diane and Jessica, as they worked together to make some banana bread... they even followed the recipe and instructions all by themselves. Well done, we hope you enjoyed it!
Check out this great cooperation from Diane and Jessica, as they worked together to make some banana bread... they even followed the recipe and instructions all by themselves. Well done, we hope you enjoyed it!
Mimi has been revising her Tricky Words and decided to look for them in her reader.
She has been learning about weight, ordering objects from heaviest to lightest.
She has also been doing some beautiful writing in her copy - keep up the great work, Mimi!
She has been learning about weight, ordering objects from heaviest to lightest.
She has also been doing some beautiful writing in her copy - keep up the great work, Mimi!
Well done to Ethan, who learned how to draw a 'Puppy Surprise' today. He followed along to a video, which showed him how to do it. Great listening skills, Ethan - it looks super!
Vytis has been helping out at home and has been learning how to make a type of Lithuanian soup. He has also been working on his drawing skills, following along to some videos. Well done Vytis and thank you for sharing your work with us!
Corey and Cara decided to use this time to teach their parents some of the songs they know from school. They also conducted a Morning Meeting last Tuesday with their family. Well done to you both - keep up the great work!
Veronica in 6th Class took the time yesterday to prepare dinner for Mother's Day. She worked hard and made a delicious risotto - well done Veronica!
Some great gardening has been happening! Cecilia and Malcolm planted some seeds over the weekend. They planted cress, peppers, panseys and violas. They will water them over the coming weeks and watch them grow, before planting them in bigger pots for the summer.
We can't wait to see them grow and blossom - well done Malcolm and Cecilia!
We can't wait to see them grow and blossom - well done Malcolm and Cecilia!
Harini decided to surprise her mom with a card for Mother's Day. She also learned how to make cupcakes and baked some for her family, with a little help. Well done Harini, such kindness!
Well done to Aadarsh, getting some fresh air and playing cricket with his Dad!
We are so proud of our students and we love to see such fantastic cooperation and kindness in our community.
Check this out... Shane has been helping out at home, painting the walls in his back garden to brighten up his outdoor space. Great job, Shane, it looks wonderful!
Check this out... Shane has been helping out at home, painting the walls in his back garden to brighten up his outdoor space. Great job, Shane, it looks wonderful!
Susie was learning about money today. She played some money games on Topmarks and then decided to put her learning to good use and sort her own coins. Well done, Susie!
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Callie and Susie took a break from their learning to do some exercise, using Go Noodle and Cosmic Kids Yoga. Super job! |
Tommy and his brother have been working on some Easter decorations - they turned out brilliantly!
Well done, keep up the great work!
Well done, keep up the great work!
We are very proud of Oscar and Holly today!
They decided to lead a family assembly, following the Friday morning routine they know from school. They practiced some mindfulness through snake breathing, they celebrated moments of kindness throughout the week, they worked on their sign language and even practiced the fundamental movement skill of balancing. They finished off their assembly by singing 'All You Need is Love'. What a lovely thing to do with family, spreading peace and happiness as we move towards the weekend. Well done to you both!
They decided to lead a family assembly, following the Friday morning routine they know from school. They practiced some mindfulness through snake breathing, they celebrated moments of kindness throughout the week, they worked on their sign language and even practiced the fundamental movement skill of balancing. They finished off their assembly by singing 'All You Need is Love'. What a lovely thing to do with family, spreading peace and happiness as we move towards the weekend. Well done to you both!
Well done to Ava on her great achievements this week. Ava has been planting seeds, walking her dog Oaki, drawing and baking lots in the kitchen. She has also been learning to create storyboards and characters using 'Pencil 2D' animation software - well done, Ava!
Great work by this Senior Infant pupil finding tricky words in a book!
One family enjoyed this short video all about the benefits of cooperation, the school's value for March!
Diane and her family decided to get some exercise in Rathcoole, taking their 3 dogs along. Exercise and fresh air are so important for us all and we love to see this! Well done, Diane!
In school, our value for the month of March is cooperation, so we love to see that so many of our pupils are being kind and cooperative at home.
Well done to Pranav for helping his family in the kitchen. He has been learning how to make chapati (a type of Indian bread) and is becoming more independent at doing so. It looks fantastic!
Well done to Pranav for helping his family in the kitchen. He has been learning how to make chapati (a type of Indian bread) and is becoming more independent at doing so. It looks fantastic!
Well done to one of our 2nd Class pupils, Camilla, who has been working on her Maths skills at home. She had a look at the list of educational sites on our webpage and decided to try the Khan Academy. Keep up the great work, Camilla!
It makes us very happy to see pictures of children getting active and taking care of themselves during this time.
Ben and Joaquin made time for some yoga this morning, before they moved on to some English and Maths work. They used Cosmic Kids Yoga, which is a great website with lots of yoga videos. Well done to you both!
Ben and Joaquin made time for some yoga this morning, before they moved on to some English and Maths work. They used Cosmic Kids Yoga, which is a great website with lots of yoga videos. Well done to you both!
Check out this idea - Oisín used weighing scales to play a guessing game. He chose items from around his house, guessed how much they would weigh and then checked them on the scales. Such a great idea - weight is one of the strand units of our Maths curriculum and estimating is a great skill to develop. Well done, Oisín!
How nice do these cupcakes look!? Avril in 5th Class has been busy baking at home and made these delicious-looking cupcakes, complete with butter icing and sprinkles! Well done Avril, lots of great learning in the kitchen!
Lulwa sent us a picture of her new notebook, where she is recording everything she gets up to... she has been reading, colouring, doing Maths and lots more. She has also been practicing her dancing.
Well done Lulwa, keep up the great work!
Well done Lulwa, keep up the great work!
We love this! Cathal read 'The Hobbit' and decided to write a review on Goodreads, so that others might take his recommendation and read it too.
He gave it 5 stars, so it definitely comes highly rated... well done Cathal!
He gave it 5 stars, so it definitely comes highly rated... well done Cathal!
We love to see siblings and families working and learning together - this time it's Adam and Zach who are giving us lots of ideas! They went scooting on their road, planted seeds in their garden and then relaxed with some yoga. We are so thrilled to see such great learning and relaxing going on - well done!
Another of our Senior Infant pupils has been working on the story of 10 - well done Rachel, and what a beautiful visual to accompany it!
How amazing is this!? Declan and Dylan spent the day learning about gravity. Then they decided to finish off their learning by making a gravity-defying cake... it looks absolutely fantastic and we're sure there won't be much left by tomorrow!!
Rachel has been spreading kindness and happiness in her home, creating this gorgeous picture for her family.
She also created an 'Alphabet Shamrock', combining literacy and Art - great idea, Rachel!
She also created an 'Alphabet Shamrock', combining literacy and Art - great idea, Rachel!
Mimi has certainly been busy! Today she baked some St. Patrick's Day cookies, which look fantastic! She did some writing, making lists of foods she likes and dislikes. She also learned how plants drink water... so many great ideas for others - well done Mimi, keep it up!
Susie and her family created a Lá Glas display for St. Patrick's Day today.
Susie practiced her fine motor skills through some colouring and cutting activities. Well done, Susie!
Susie practiced her fine motor skills through some colouring and cutting activities. Well done, Susie!
There was some baking going on today...
Callie learned how to make rhubarb and apple crumble - such great learning with measuring, weighing, timing, cutting, reading and following instructions. Well done Callie, it looks absolutely delicious!
Callie learned how to make rhubarb and apple crumble - such great learning with measuring, weighing, timing, cutting, reading and following instructions. Well done Callie, it looks absolutely delicious!
Lucas was spreading some St. Patrick's Day cheer today - check out the super picture he made! Well done Lucas!
What super learning by Tomasz in Deirdre's 1st Class!
We love this visual - so clear and helpful in learning to tell the time - great work Tomasz! This online game might be useful too.
We love this visual - so clear and helpful in learning to tell the time - great work Tomasz! This online game might be useful too.
Amelia and Olivia followed along with Christine of Anyone4Science this morning and they learned how to make ice-cream.
Looks fantastic - well done! We would love to try some!!
Looks fantastic - well done! We would love to try some!!
One of our 1st Class pupils has been very busy using Lego and also doing some brilliant colouring.
We are very impressed with his Lego creations - a shamrock, a rainbow, an Irish flag, a leprechaun hat, a snake..and lots more!
We can guess that his work today is themed around Ireland and St. Patrick's Day - well done!
We are very impressed with his Lego creations - a shamrock, a rainbow, an Irish flag, a leprechaun hat, a snake..and lots more!
We can guess that his work today is themed around Ireland and St. Patrick's Day - well done!
Another lovely picture for St. Patrick's Day, this time sent to us from one of our 3rd class pupils. She created this in between doing some of her lessons at home - well done!
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Well done to Aryan on his gorgeous posters, which are for his St. Patrick's Day celebrations at home this week.
Well done Aryan - what fabulous work and beautiful colouring! |
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Another of our Senior Infant pupils has been very busy. She decided to be kind to our planet and went litter picking. What a fabulous idea; caring for others, caring for the environment and also getting some fresh air!
She has been practicing her reading and learned how to make play doh, in lots of different colours. We're very impressed!
She has been practicing her reading and learned how to make play doh, in lots of different colours. We're very impressed!
Another artist learning new skills - this time with the medium of wool. This child in Senior Infants learned how to make pompoms while at home today. Nice choice of colours!
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Check out the front page of this comic book by one of our pupils in Sarah O'T's 3rd Class! She is also working on a project about the UK - we can't wait to see more.
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Take a look at this fabulous rabbit, created by one of our Junior Infants! Well done and keep up the great work!
We shared this drawing challenge on Facebook and one of our Senior Infant pupils decided to complete Days 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 all in one day... And then continued to colour lots of pages and decorate their sitting room wall with all the creations - with frames made of left-over wrapping paper! So simple and a great sense of achievement!
One pupil in 5th class has been practicing washing dishes for their family - this time at home is a great chance to learn and practice these basic life skills. It gives a great sense of achievement, helps your family out AND, if you have a sibling dry the dishes, shows cooperation - our value for the month of March. Keep up the good work.
A pupil in Junior Infants set themselves the challenge of counting to 100 as quickly as possible - and finished in two and a half minutes! They are going to try to get faster over the coming weeks. We love seeing children lead their own learning with simple fun activities!
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Check this out! One of our 1st class pupils has been working on his Art skills and has been following along to some 'Art for Kids Hub' Youtube videos. His latest challenge was to complete this folding art for St. Patrick's Day! Just brilliant!
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Well done to one of our Senior Infant pupils, who has been working on ways to make the number 10! This is something our Senior Infants spend a lot of time working on in school - we're thrilled to see this!
Well done to Ollie for getting his family's day off to a great start with a Morning Meeting, just as every Infant class does every morning at school!