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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Class News
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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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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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!! It has been an exciting few weeks getting ready for Halloween. 3rd class have worked so hard, writing their own poem together, learning about bones and creating their own masks to celebrate Día de los Muertos! Have a safe and fun Halloween!
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October Halloween Art
This October 4th class have been busy creating spooky prints using lino and marbling inks. Inspired by the artist Edvard Munch we also created our own version of the painting 'The Scream'. Our 4th class creative arts committee also helped organise the whole school Halloween Art Competition. Well done to everyone who took part! On dress up day, we had lots of treats and fun painting pumpkins 🎃
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September Cycle Safety 4th Class 2024
This September 4th class had great fun taking part in the cycle right programme. A big thanks to Lance and Ritchie our cycling instructors for providing practical cycle safety and skills training. 4th class are now competent and confident cyclists! Check out our video of us doing the Limbo!
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Happy Hallowe’en from 2nd Class
We have had a busy but exciting few weeks since starting 2nd Class in September!
We love our new classroom and have gotten used to our new routines and schedule.
Some of our favourite activities over the past 2 months have been art projects, making comic strips as Gaeilge, running on the track, playing GAA with Kelly, learning the violin and playing 'Brain Challenge' games.
We are really looking forward to celebrating Hallowe'en over the midterm break!
Check out some of our spooky ar...
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