Integrated Integrated Education Week Education Week

20122012

Nursery : The journey of Nursery : The journey of a lettera letter

We learned We learned about writing about writing and posting and posting letters. Then letters. Then we walked to we walked to the post box to the post box to post the post the letters.letters.

Oakgrove Nursery Post Oakgrove Nursery Post Office Office

We set up our graphics area as a We set up our graphics area as a post office and had fun post office and had fun writing ,posting and delivering writing ,posting and delivering letters.letters.

Nursery snack timeNursery snack time

We enjoyed eating fruits and We enjoyed eating fruits and different foods from around the different foods from around the world.world.

Primary 1 went bananas!Primary 1 went bananas!

Our Parents and Our Parents and Grandparents came to play!Grandparents came to play!

Primary 1A share Primary 1A share Integration weekIntegration week

We walked over the Peace Bridge.We walked over the Peace Bridge.

We walked across the peace We walked across the peace bridge!bridge!

Granny and Granda taught Granny and Granda taught us about life in Ghanaus about life in Ghana

P2, Bananas with Groarty P2, Bananas with Groarty IPSIPS

Walking the Peace Walking the Peace BridgeBridge

P3. We talked about why we make journeys P3. We talked about why we make journeys and planned a journey around the park. We and planned a journey around the park. We

worked in pairs and drew a map/route.worked in pairs and drew a map/route.

P3. The children swapped rooms and P3. The children swapped rooms and teachers for an afternoon and did music teachers for an afternoon and did music

and circle time activities.and circle time activities.

P3. We wrote on labels about our P3. We wrote on labels about our wonderful school and attached them to wonderful school and attached them to balloons. We let them go on the Peace balloons. We let them go on the Peace

Bridge and now our balloons are on Bridge and now our balloons are on their own “Journey!”their own “Journey!”

P4. We talked about people making journeys P4. We talked about people making journeys to new countries and how we can make them to new countries and how we can make them

feel welcome. My dad came to our class to tell feel welcome. My dad came to our class to tell us about his journey to Northern Ireland from us about his journey to Northern Ireland from

Bulgaria.Bulgaria.

P4. We invited Ebrington PS to visit us. We P4. We invited Ebrington PS to visit us. We played games in the hall to get to know each played games in the hall to get to know each other and then we shared our ideas on where other and then we shared our ideas on where

we would like to go on a journey.we would like to go on a journey.

P4. P4. We walked to the Peace Bridge with We walked to the Peace Bridge with Primary 3 to release our balloons. We got to Primary 3 to release our balloons. We got to

meet some people including a sailor, an meet some people including a sailor, an American GI and Amelia Earhart. They told us American GI and Amelia Earhart. They told us

of their journeys.of their journeys.

P5 Church VisitsP5 Church Visits Minister Minister

Paul Linkens Paul Linkens at Ebrington at Ebrington Presbyterian Presbyterian ChurchChurch

St Columb’s Roman Catholic Church

Clooney Methodist Hall

P5 Church VisitsP5 Church Visits

Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints

P5 JourneysP5 Journeys

Mr Hudson (Eava’s Dad) came into P5A and talked about his journeys all over the world.

Primary 6Primary 6

Leah McLaughlin

Katherine Duncan

Rhys O’Kane

Tara Garfield

Emma Louise Hogan

We travelled across the Peace We travelled across the Peace bridge to make bridge to make

‘ Thumb Pianos’ at the Context ‘ Thumb Pianos’ at the Context GalleryGallery

Maori Maori

We learned a Maori Song and We learned a Maori Song and enjoyed performing it with Ms enjoyed performing it with Ms Pender for Multicultural Night.Pender for Multicultural Night.

Verbal Arts Centre facilitated an Verbal Arts Centre facilitated an Ulster – Scots / Irish / English Ulster – Scots / Irish / English

workshopworkshop