We had a wonderful week last week celebrating all things art! The children participated in workshops with local artist Catherine. They thoroughly enjoyed this session. Drumadore also came to carry out some drumming workshops, this was a massive hit with all!! A visit to the library topped off the week. The children had time to curl up and explore some of their favourite topics as well as play some games and get creatives with Lego.
Celebrating our patron saint in style!
We had a surprise visit on Tuesday from Branar, one of Ireland's leading theatre companies, performing "Ballad of a Bandit." What a wonderful theatre experience brought to the classroom. The children's faces say it all!!
"Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body." - Richard Steele
Celebrating World Book Day! We had a lovely day celebrating all things books. We read stories with the Junior Infants from Ms. Farrell's room before cosying up for Meditation and some D.E.A.R. time.
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"The key to a healthy life is having a healthy mind." - Richard Davidson
Promoting wellbeing in our classrooms using mindful movement, breathwork and meditation.
Children from third and fourth class enjoying a friendly game of chess. We look forward to taking part in some competitions in the future. Watch this space!
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What a wonderful morning celebrating with our grandparents. We also took some to time to think of those grandparents that are not with us. "Being a grandparent isn't a BIG thing, it's a million little things! "
We celebrated World Book Day on March 3rd. We brought our favourite books to school and each pupil had an opportunity to tell the class about their chosen book. We were exposed to a wide variety of genres and the children really enjoyed showcasing their own personal interests.
We've been very busy here in fourth class over the last few weeks. The children completed some wonderful projects and art on Ancient Egypt, Saint Brigid and Chinese New Year.
More from November:
We integrated Maths (lines and angles) and Art to create these Piet Mondrian masterpieces!
Our Winter Silhouttes are very fitting for the current weather.❄❄
November:
Check out some of our fantastic work from November! Science week was a great hit with the children. We learned about energy and forces, paying particular attention to buoyancy. The children worked in pairs to construct boats using only three sheets of paper. We put the boats to the test, investigating firstly, if they would float and secondly to test which boat would hold the most cargo. The winning boat stayed afloat whilst carrying 100 markers!!
Lots of activity this week for Active Week. We've enjoyed dodgeball, hula hoops, basketball, rounders to name a few. Well done to everyone for participating in Active Homework too! The children are particularly enjoying Mr. Cronin's challenges! 😬💪🏻
Active week was kicked off in style last week as Shane Walsh joined us for a meet and greet with the pupils. We had a questions and answers session with him and Shane gave some great advice on healthy eating and staying active. Shane also presented the winner of our poster competition (3rd-6th) with a signed Galway jersey! Well done to Daragh Keane in fifth class.
The boys and girls in fourth class worked really hard on their posters and they were all fantastic.
"My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse." (August Pullmam, Wonder)
We have just finished our first novel, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. A tremendously moving and inspirational read!📖😢😊
OCTOBER:
October was a very busy month in fourth class! We started football training with Jack Hynes, our coach from Galway GAA. This will run for five weeks and gives us a great opportunity to brush up on our skills!🏐😁
Maths week took place October 16th-24th. We played some maths games in class and made great use of our Active Flag walkway. ✏📋
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We have been very busy this term in fourth class. Have a look at some of our fantastic artwork!
