The Story of a River

We work geographically to become familiar with a natural feature in our local environment.
Floodplain information click here and click here.
TES iBoard Rivers Activity is part of a Geography Read Alone Information Book.
To do the
Jigsaw activity on Crickweb click here.
Rivers of the world interactive puzzle click here.
BBC Schools Rivers and Coasts activity click here.

About Our School

About Our School from Leckaun National School on Vimeo.
This movie trailer was made on iMovie for iPad.

Colourful Creatures Animation

Colourful Creatures Animation from Leckaun National School on Vimeo.

Junior Spiders

What do spiders eat in Paris?
French flies!

What kind of doctors like spiders?
Spin doctors!

Why did the spider buy a computer?
She wanted a website!

What did one spider say to another?
"Time's fun when you're having flies!"

Why do spiders spin webs?
Because they can't knit!

Why did the fly fly?
Because the spider spied 'er!

Why did the spider buy a car?
So he could take it out for a spin!

What does a spider do when he gets angry?
He goes up the wall!

Why are spiders good swimmers?
They have webbed feet!

How do spiders communicate?
Through the World Wide Web.

What do you get if you cross a tarantula with a rose?
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't try smelling it!

Why are spiders like tops?
They are always spinning!

What do you call a 100 spiders on a tyre? A spinning wheel!

How do you spot a 21st Century spider?
He doesn't have a web- he has a website!

Pancake Tuesday

Happy Pancake Tuesday!
What can you tell us about Pancake Tuesday?
Learn about Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday here on Topmarks.co.uk and Woodlands Junior.
If you would like to view the post on Pancake Tuesday from last year in our school click here and here.
Make a pancake presentation on TES iBoard

Expect the Unexpected!

The No.14 Donegal jersey signed by Michael Murphy got quite a reception at school today. Photographs include Leitrim and Leckaun N.S. colours.
GAA - "Expect the unexpected!"

St. Brigid's Cross

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Message from Parents' Association

Please remember to bring your shoe box to the school on Wed morning 7th Nov, from where they will be collected. 



Thanks to all who helped in any way at the Halloween party which was a great success.

Upper and Lower Case Letters

We are working on letter formation. It is important to remember where each letter is on the line. We use 'Ground, Grass, Sky' to help us remember where to put our letters. This is part of Jolly Grammar work in 1st and 2nd class.

Hurling at Leckaun N.S.

Weather Reporter

We can report the weather on our interactive whiteboard. We use the Daily Calendar and Weather Reporter. This is today's Daily Calendar we completed at school this morning.

Scoilnet Star Site

Leckaun National School has been named Scoilnet Star Site. 

"Fantastic school information, links, use of Twitter and news archive. Gives a great sense of the school."


Many congrats to pupils, teachers and all involved in Leckaun School Community.
Star Site Archive can be viewed here.

The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle

Visit the Eric Carle Website here to find out more about his other books. Which ones did we read this year in Leckaun National School.

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

Here are some links to the Gruffalo Games available on Gruffalo.com.
Gruffalo Chorus click here
Pick a Pair click here
Spot the mouse click here
Witch words click here

Gruffalo song clips click here
Gruffalo Gallery click here
Information about Julia Donaldson the Author of the Gruffalo.
Information about Axel Sheffler Illustrator of the the Gruffalo.

Where is Jessie?

Jessie went to Calry AstroTurf pitch some weeks ago. He was sad because the sign said "No Dogs Allowed".

Best of luck to the children on their match tomorrow!

What is Spring?

We are learning about Spring in School. The Senior Room read their Spring Poems for us. We really liked them. We liked them because everybody had their own story to tell about spring. 

In the Junior Room we are learning about the life cycle of the frog and the butterfly. In our Daily News we hear about the lambs and calves being born. 

Junior Room information about spring click here. 

Senior Room information about spring click here.

It is a busy time on the farm but it nice work too especially when the weather is dry and mild.

We are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. Jessie likes books written by Eric Carle. We like the illustrations too.

We will be doing some spring planting in school soon. Senior Infants had 'sow' as one of their spellings this week. The sunflower seeds packet says 'Sow March - May' which means to plant them in either March, April or May.

• We will sow the sunflower seeds in March.
• Teacher will sew up the rip in the the Bee puppet's wing.
• We can sing 'doh, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, doh'.
• I was sick so I didn't go to school.

Senior Title for Dromahair Ladies

The Dromahair Ladies Senior Team came to visit our school today

The Ladies Team brought some surprise treats in the cup! 
Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

The Smartboard joined in the celebrations.

The students of Leckaun NS join the Dromahair Ladies team for a group photo. 

Hip hip hooray!