We have been learning about our senses in school this week. We learned about the different types of sounds (loud and quiet) around us. We also learned about the parts of our ear and how our ears work to hear sounds. We did an experiment to show how sound waves are made when objects vibrate. We made rice move by using instruments to make vibrations! The children could SEE SOUND at work! The rice moved when instruments were played and they made vibrations. The vibrations then made the rice move. This is the same thing that happens when vibrations make our ear drum move, sending a message to our brain telling us to hear.

Love was definitely in the air in our classroom on Valentine’s Day! The children sang a song about love called ‘Love is in the air’ by Paul Young, and learned about the history and traditions of Valentine’s Day here and around the world. We also discussed some superstitions to do with Valentine’s Day. The children explained  about someone special in their lives and what it is about them that they love so much. 

For English we wrote Valentine’s Poems and completed a Valentine’s word-search. We also played Valentine’s maths games – we did an outdoor maths trail and played Valentine’s P.E. games. Children also made some lovely Valentine’s pictures and Irish Valentine’s cards for their loved ones. After our days work, we still managed to have time for a little chocolate Valentine’s Treat. 

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!

Some of our Valentine’s Day Art!

Some photos from our Valentine’s Maths Trail!

Some photos from our Valentine’s themed day!

Chinese New Year or ‘Spring Festival’ is China’s most important festival and holiday time. Chinese New Year 2019 falls on Tuesday February 5th 2019, beginning the year of the Pig. China’s public holiday will be February 4th 2019. 

The children have been busy learning about the Chinese New Year at school.  They have been learning about the history of the Chinese New Year, the traditions and how it is celebrated. They also learned about what animal year they were born in and how that animal is supposed to mean certain things about their personality.  The children put all their knowledge on paper when they did some co-operative group work and created some fantastic projects!

Have a look below at a sample of some of the work the children got up to!

We have been busy this week learning about the history of Saint Brigid.  We learned about where she was born and where she died and also lots of things about her great work throughout her life.  We learned about the reasons we make and use Saint Brigid’s  crosses.  We sang ‘We Sing a Song to Brigid’ throughout the week also.  We made Saint Brigid’s Day cards and some lovely posters were we decorated her famous cloak.  Happy Saint Brigid’s Day everyone!

In Mrs McGuirk’s room we put our construction skills to great use. We played a game where the children had to take turns to roll a dice, take that number of pieces of lego, and then build a wall for Humpty Dumpty. The player with the highest wall was the winner!