We all had great fun today at our very own Science fair. Declan Holmes from Science Ireland set up ten experiments in the hall. 5th and 6th class were shown all the experiments and were given the task of demonstrating them to the whole school. Each class went to the hall and, in small groups, […]
Maths week is in full flow and all the children have been exploring Maths in really active, interesting ways. Ms. Donoghue organised a maths trail around the school grounds for 3rd to 6th class. The children had tasks such as measuring the length of the school playground, taking a tally of cars passing within 2 […]
This week 3rd and 4th class have been exploring 3D shapes as part of their Maths lessons. In order to consolidate their new found knowledge, they were set the task of creating 3D shapes using marshmallows and cocktail sticks. What a delicious way to learn about Maths! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Following multiple visits from I.T experts, the wifi connection in Ms. McWalter’s room has finally been solved! 3rd and 4th class have been studying space through hands on activities and decided to research the topic online in pairs. The children used the European Space Agency for Kids website to broaden their knowledge of space themed […]
3rd and 4th class explored life as an astronaut ahead of Space Week 2017. They experienced how astronauts keep clean, how they eat and how they manage simple tasks while wearing enormous space suits. Astronauts need to have excellent fine motor skills so they can fix delicate pieces of apparatus in the International Space Station. […]