Plastic Pollution Workshop

We were very lucky to have gotten the chance to participate in a pollution workshop run by Flossie and The Beach Cleaners.   Flossie and the Beach Cleaners are a registered marine environmental charity and an ever-growing group of marine enthusiasts. They are passionate about saving our seas and sea creatures from the ravages of plastic pollution. We had lots of fun learning about pollution, things that Flossie finds in oceans and beaches and ways that we can upcycle objects to encou...
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Heritage in Schools Visit

We were very lucky to have had Ciara Hinksman visiting us on Tuesday, 5th of October. Ciara runs Forest School Ireland and is very passionate about creating opportunities for learning in nature. Studies have shown that increased time in nature can increase productivity, builds group dynamics and can promote self-awareness. We learned lots of new information about the local area around the school, used clay, collected berries to make ink to design our wooden pendants, and got to play lots o...
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Genius Hour

Genius Hour We are currently working very hard on a project in class called 'Genius Hour'. We are very motivated to learn about concepts that we feel passionate about! The planning stage of Genius Hour was very important. We spent a few weeks looking for inspiration around us and seeing what inspired us. It is very much a work in progress, but one that we are committed to finish! “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou     Atta...
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Our Easter Gardens!

We had a few very busy weeks before the Easter break! 🐰🐣   We all worked very hard to make these lovely Easter Gardens. We painted some cardboard green for the grass, constructed our fences with lollipop sticks, pritt stick and some hot glue! We then made different types of flowers for our gardens.   Happy Easter to everybody from Mr O'Hanlon's Third Class!  
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