St Joseph's N.S.

Inspired by a recent TV advert the children of the Middle Room have decided to keep track of their comings and goings using a roadmap of Ireland and a highlighter. Everytime a student travels somewhere new they are allowed to highlight the road they took on the map in orange marker. It is an interesting way to improve the childrens map reading skills while at the same time giving them a better understanding of the position of Ballingarry in relation to the rest of the country. We will update the photo of the map at the end of each term so stay tuned.

28th. August 2007
The map before the start of the project showing only the road taken by Mr. Gleeson to get to school.

24th. October 2008
Counties visited: Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Offaly, Laois, Kildare
Total Counties: 10
Total Provinces: 2

23rd. December 2008
Counties Visited: Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Kerry, Clare, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway.
Total Counties: 15
Provinces Visited: 3
Provinces Completed: 1 (Munster - All 6 counties visited)

3rd. April, 2009
Counties Visited: Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Offaly, Laois, Kildare, Kerry, Clare, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway, Meath, Louth, Down, Antrim.
Total Counties: 19
Provinces Visited: 4
Provinces Completed: 1 (Munster - All 6 counties visited)