3rd and 4th Class – November News

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It has been a busy month in 3rd and 4th class.

In Maths we have been learning about fractions, decimals, multiplication and division. The children faced these challenging concepts will determination and should be really proud of their hard work.

In English, we started our Class Novel – ‘An Eagle in the Snow’. We know already that it is going to be a very interesting read.

We have been looking at the Aimsir Chaite in Irish and the children have been learning Na Briathra Rialta – An Chéad Réimniú agus An Dara Réimniú. We have now moved on to Na Briathra Neamhrialta and the children have even learned a song to help them remember these.

We explore the Vikings and made our very own Viking Brooch using paint, cardboard and pasta.

The children used the brand new tablets to research some artic animals including polar bear, the artic fox, the artic hare, the walrus and even reindeer.

Finally, we created some amazing art work based on The Starry Night by Van Gogh – these turned out to be simply spectacular.

As we approach the most wonderful time of year, we have lots of fun activities ahead for December!

Halloween 2021 in 1st and 2nd Class

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We had so much fun dressing up for Halloween, just look at our costumes! Don’t we all look fabulous?

What a great way to end our first eight weeks in 1st and 2nd Class. We have worked so hard and look forward to being back at school after our break for more learning and fun-filled activities.

Happy Halloween from all the boys and girls in 1st and 2nd Class!

October Mask Designing in 1st and 2nd Class

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We had so much fun drawing and designing our very own masks. We were all going to do Halloween masks but since we only use them once a year, we thought it would be an even better idea to pick our own theme and design our masks based on the theme. Some of us still chose a Halloween theme while others chose, Spring, Summer, Egypt, the moon and many other themes.

It took us two weeks to complete this art as we had to paint first and let that dry and then add colour to our drawings.

Our masks are something we will be able to keep forever. They are on display in our school corridor at the moment for everyone to see because we are so proud of them.

October Science in 1st and 2nd Class

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For a few weeks in October we learned all about teeth as part of our science lessons. We learned the different names for our teeth and what each tooth is used for. We know that we have 20 baby teeth and these are the teeth t the tooth fairy comes to collect before we get our permanent teeth. Here is a look at some of us doing a worksheet at the end of one of our lessons. We had to stick all the teeth into the correct places.

It was so much fun!

Halloween Art in 1st and 2nd Class

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Our Halloween Art this year was all about focusing on bright and dark colours. We painted first and then we drew Halloween themed pictures and painted them black to create the most SPOOKtacular Silhouettes!

Maths Focus in October in 1st and 2nd Class

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We were busy during the month of October doing our maths. Our focus in 1st Class was combining and partitioning sets. We loved active learning in pairs and enjoyed all the games we played. We also did so many maths challenges as part of Maths Week which also took place this month.

News Reporting in 1st and 2nd Class

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During the month of October we were busy working on our Oral Language skills. We loved news time each week as we had the opportunity to use the RTE Microphone. We felt like real news reporters.

Maybe some day in the future you will see some of us reporting on the Six One News!

 

September in 1st and 2nd Class: Pop Art

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We really enjoyed our Pop Art lesson inspired by the work of Andy Warhol. Teacher took pictures of us and printed them in black and white. We added colour by using oil pastels for the first time. We added some really cool and funky hair colours and designs that we thought best suited our personalities.

How cool is our work?