AD Busy Bee Montessori Ltd

☀️🍦 Summer Fun in Preschool! 🍦☀️

This week, our preschool children have been exploring the wonderful theme of Summer and all the exciting activities that come with it! We chatted about sunny days, trips to the beach, holidays, ice cream treats, and all the fun adventures we can enjoy during the summer months.

A highlight of the week was our very own Ice Cream Parlour, where the children immersed themselves in imaginative play. They loved taking on the roles of customers and ice cream servers, creating delicious pretend treats and enjoying lots of conversations and laughter with their friends.

We also got creative with a range of summer and ice cream-themed art activities. The children especially enjoyed exploring our ice cream Play-Doh, commenting on how soft and realistic it felt. The sensory experience encouraged curiosity, creativity, and lots of hands-on learning.

Through these fun activities, the children were developing important skills in communication, social interaction, imaginative thinking, and creativity while learning through play.

On Friday, May’s mummy joined us in The Beehive Room to discuss her very important job of helping airlines buy airplanes. Thank you to Julie-Ann for taking the time to come into us.

We had a fantastic week filled with smiles, laughter, and plenty of summer fun! ☀️

Have a lovely weekend! 🐝
Becca, Colette, Sharon, Grainne & Lauren!

🍦🍨 This Week in the Honey Bee Room 🍨🍦
This week, our Honey Bees explored early mathematics through a fun and engaging ice cream theme!
We began by developing our early maths skills through a sensory ice cream gloop activity. The children enjoyed pouring, scooping, spooning, and measuring the gloop, helping them explore concepts such as volume, quantity, and comparison in a hands-on and meaningful way. This sensory experience also encouraged fine motor development, language skills, and imaginative play.
As the week continued, we introduced number recognition and early counting through the song "5 Ice Creams in the Ice Cream Shop." The children used ice cream props while singing and counting, making the learning experience interactive and enjoyable. Together, we practised counting forwards and backwards, recognising numbers, and developing an understanding of how numbers change as items are added or taken away.
The children were fully engaged throughout the activities and had great fun learning through play. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they explored mathematical concepts in such a creative and exciting way!🍦
We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend
Shirley, Denise and Bronagh

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Girls only Summer Camp

Girls Only Summer Camp at Clones Town FC
Summer has arrived(yes despite what the sky tells us!)and we will have a number of camps running over the summer, with our first ever all girls football camp being the first.
3 Day Camp for girls aged 8-13 years taking place
Tuesday July 14th - Thursday 16th July in JD Park From 2.30PM-5pm each day.
Cost €25 per child and limited places available.
To register click link below
https://clonestownfc.clubzapevents.com/girls-only-soccer-camp-01krqz7cebb35tq32035r31bqt
Suitable for all abilities, learn new skills and make new friends while having fun!

Lots happening over the Summer

Happening next Tuesday

Starting Junior Infants is a big milestone, for both children and parents.

This practical and supportive course is designed to help families feel confident and prepared for the transition into school life.

Together, we’ll explore simple, effective strategies to build your child’s emotional readiness, strengthen social and communication skills, and encourage independence in everyday tasks.

We’ll also look at developing attention and listening, creating helpful routines, and understanding sensory needs that can impact your child’s school experience.

From physical skills to practical preparation, like recognising belongings and managing lunchboxes,
this course offers real-life tools you can use at home right away.

We’ll also focus on parent readiness, giving you the reassurance and guidance needed to support your child with confidence.

Whether you or your child is feeling excited, nervous, or somewhere in between, this course will help you both start the school journey feeling prepared, calm, and capable.

Online: Tuesday 9th June 7.00pm-8.30pm

To book your place email: [email protected]
Achieve Health and Well-Being

Magic has arrived in Clones Library:

We are thrilled to introduce our second Tovertafel Magic Table. This award-winning, interactive projector turns any table into a vibrant, sensory game space. Designed to bring joy, stimulate movement, and encourage connection, it’s perfect for seniors living with dementia, adults and children with neurodivergence or learning differences, or families looking for a unique, shared experience.

Come and see the lights, play the games, and make memories today!

Booking is required:
📞 047-74712

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🌟Congratulations to the girls and boys in after school who are celebrating their first holy communion this weekend 🌟

This week in the Honey Bee Room we had a roaring time exploring all things zoo animals! 🦁🐘🦒
The children enjoyed chatting about their favourite animals and discussing which animals we might see on a trip to the zoo. These conversations encouraged lots of language development, turn taking and communication skills in a fun and age-appropriate way.
We got very creative during our activities, making fantastic lions and using salt dough to create our own zoo animals. The children loved using their imaginations and developing their fine motor skills through hands-on play.
Each day we learned and sang a different zoo animal song, which brought lots of smiles, dancing and laughter to the room while helping to build confidence, listening skills and vocabulary. 🎶🐵
We hope everyone has a lovely and relaxing bank holiday weekend! ☀️
Shirley, Denise and Bronagh 💛