January - the start of a new year and a new term in the Naíonra. The children are calm and happy and the skills of listening, speaking and questioning are coming to the fore. The children are now starting to use more words as Gaeilge naturally in their day-to-day life, and their play is becoming more sophisticated. Fun, play and song continues to be at heart of what happens in the busy life of the naíonra – love on Valentines Day, marching behind Múinteoir Máire in their own Patrick's Day parade, dressing up as their favourite book characters, and leaving the naíonra in a bus on an exciting trip for the very first time.