September in 2nd and 3rd class

                                             

2nd and 3rd class had a busy start to the new school year. They all been working very hard and have been having a great time learning and discovering together. In Science this month we were learning about friction. We ran toy cars off ramps and measured how far the cars travelled on different surfaces. We were surprised with some of our finding about surfaces that had higher and lower friction. 

                                           

We have been exploring the theme of Autumn also this month. 2nd and 3rd class had great fun using bubble wrap to create autumn leaves on their trees.

During Friendship Fortnight we talked and discussed alot about the qualities of a good friend. We also came up with lots of different ways we can show respect and kindness to everybody in our school.

2nd and 3rd class had great fun creating tin foil art. Everyone got a cardboard square, they drew a simple picture on it and then glued string along the lines. They then covered the cardboard and string with tin foil and coloured the tin foil pictures using permanent markers. Everyone did a super job and we think they look really cool!!

                                                 

September in the middle room

We have been very busy in 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th class this month. We are enjoying being back at school, learning and having fun with our friends.

We were busy bees during Friendship Fortnight. We made colorful friendship bracelets and thought of slogans to write on them like ‘be kind’ and ‘sharing is caring’. We also talked to our partner about ways to be a good friend at break time, on the yard and in class. We also enjoyed guessing who our ‘secret friend’ was at the end of the week and giving each other lots of compliments.

In Art we were working on the theme ‘Autumn’. We made some autumnal trees. First we traced around our arms to make the branches. We then created the leaves using our fingers and cotton buds. Everyone did an amazing job!

In Gaeilge, we were working on the theme Mé Féin. Here are some wonderful examples of what we have learned to say about ourselves from Aaron, Eve and Anna. Sár – obair.

In English, we have been working on writing Recounts. Here are some super examples of ‘My Most Recent Birthday’ from Finn, Alex, Aveen, Pádraig, Manus and Méabh.