In December we decided to create a Christmas Village as part of our art lessons. The original plan was to just create a village but when the Christmas Door competition was announced we decided to try and link the two projects. Our plan was to recreate Whoville with the Grinch looking on from his door.
The class divided into groups with each group having certain tasks. Groups were in charge of:
designing the landscape
painting backdrops
building a mountain
lighting the scene usin...
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Class News
December 2024
This December, 4th class have been very busy taking part in all their school Christmas activities. On Christmas jumper day, the children had a great time at the magician show. This week the class finished their Happy Maths programme, big congratulations to all the winners! Yesterday, 4th class also got the oppertunity to showcase their entrepreneurial skills at our class Christmas fair.
Today the children will be celebrating their Christmas Carol Service at 11am in St. Anne's Church.
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Science Week in 4th Class
November brought the excitement of Science Week to 4th Class! We had great fun experimenting, with some more successful than others - but that’s what science is all about: trial and error! Our most successful experiment was “Moving Colours”, where we explored capillary action. The class learned how water travels from the roots of plants up to the leaves, just as it moved up through kitchen paper to create a beautiful rainbow of colours. A colourful lesson in science and discovery!
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October Adventures in 4th Class
October was a busy and creative time for 4th Class! We had so much fun experimenting with shaving foam and paint to craft our mysterious marbled masterpieces - each one unique and full of colour. We also sharpened our chalk pastel skills while designing spooky silhouettes, perfect for the Halloween season. Creativity was definitely in the air this month!
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Trip to Dublinia.
Adding to our study of the Vikings, 6th class went on tour to Dublinia. We stepped back in time into Medieval Dublin, learning about the Vikings and Anglo-Normans. We saw ships, tools and clothing, experienced the sights and sounds of the streets at the time, and even tried out some costumes and games!
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Local History
During September and October, we researched a chosen aspect of our local community. Given the brief that pupils could research a local event or landmark in depth, or else look the history of an area of the community through a more broad lens, this is what some of the children came up with.
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Printing in Art Class
Over the last few weeks, Ms O'Connor's 6th Class have been experimenting with printing techniques to create wonderful pictures! We used paint, printing ink, brayers, brushes, and a variety of other materials (from bin bags to toilet roll inserts) to create abstract and representational art.
Here is a sample of our printing plates and some artwork.
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Student Council Elections 2024
In November, we held our Student Council Elections.
Children from every class from first to sixth made the brave decision to run in our elections and then they told their classes what they would do to help the class and school if elected.
On Friday 29th November, the same day as the General Election, we held our own elections. Children gave a number 1 to their favourite candidate, number 2 to their next favourite etc, just like in the General Election. At the end of the election, the...
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Activities from Term 1
Here are some of the things we got up to during the first term!
Role Plays
In September and October, we worked on creating role plays, setting up different scenarios and reacting to these in character. Below is just one example where our waiters are attempting to keep unhappy customers happy. Does it look like they are succeeding?!
Under 11 Football & Hurling Finals
We had tremendous success this year with our G.A.A. teams and almost every child in ou...
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November Activities 2024
This November 4th Class has really enjoyed taking part in their tag rugby lessons with the rugby player JP! 4th class has also been busy participating in the Happy Maths program with the inventor! Happy Maths raises awareness about Maths Anxiety and how digital game-based learning can mitigate its negative effect. Best of luck to all the canidates in our class who are running in the student council elections in school today!
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