Today we began our unit on division. This is the first time the boys will have formally come across division. 
They enjoyed getting familiar with the basic idea of division as sharing. 
They really enjoyed this activity and are off to a good start with this concept.

Amazing turnout today for Halloween! Well done to all 👏👏👏.

Have a lovely week off,

Ms Miller 

Today we went for a nature walk to observe some of the changes happing around us during Autumn. The boys ticked off their observations as we saw them.

Afterwards, we did sone autumn leaf rubbings in the classroom. 
 

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The boys had great fun playing “head, toes, cone” and “air hockey” during PE last Friday. We had some serious competition!  

Today we played some Maths games in pairs and small groups. 

We’ve been spending some time on drawing techniques recently during class. The boys have learned how to sketch and how to shade. 
They produced some lovely self-portraits. Well done boys!

The boys have been loving their PE classes on Thursdays. Always a firm favourite time of day! 

The boys completed this fun STEAM activity on their first day back this year. 
They needed to work together in order to stack the plates and cups as high as possible. Nail biting stuff! 

The boys deserved a well earned treat today! 
They finally reached their target of 50 marbles into the Kindness Jar. Just in time too! 

Bouncy Castles in school. What a treat!

The boys had fun during this practical activity last week! 

We just finished a very competitive chess tournament here in 3rd Class! 
 

Congratulations to Mill Murray who was our winner! Big congratulations also to Fint in 2nd place and Ethan in 3rd! 🎉

A few snaps from a hurling blitz we attended in Parc Uí Chaoimh recently.

The boys were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the stadium afterward. Great day had by all! 

Happy pizza faces all round! 
Big thanks to the student council for this treat. 🤗

The boys have loved getting to read with the small boys and girls from the preschool. We‘ve visited three times and the boys have impressed me with the level of maturity and patience they have shown. 
A very beneficial activity, for the big kids and the small ones!  

What a day we had at “Let’s Go!” The boys really enjoyed themselves! 

The boys made some fantastic creations using clay last week. 
They started by making a pinch pot and transformed this into a monster by adding extra detail. Scary! 

Our chess tournament is off to a flying start! 

The boys did a wonderful job on their Egyptians projects! 

Well done to them and thank you for the support you gave at home on this. 
 

Here they are pictured taking some time to appreciate each other‘s work. 

The boys were so excited to participate in an Easter Egg hunt on the last day of term. 
They were split into teams and needed to find eggs wrapped in their team‘s colour. 
To say they were delighted with the activity is ah understatement! 
 

Big thank you to the preschool for allowing us to do this in their lovely playground area. 🤗

A breathing exercise designed to show the boys how to destress by exhaling in a slow, controlled way. 

The boys were so proud of this piece of art. They started with bubble wrap prints and later folded paper to make colourful tulips. 
They we’re so happy with their work that they decided it would make a worthy Mother’s Day craft. I hope you enjoyed it! 

 Pancakes in school- a big hit!

The boys are well on the way with their Cycling  Course.

They are learning so much and having a great time while doing it! 
 

This is one of my favourite art projects of the year. It’s a long process but it’s fair to say that the boys produced a beautiful piece by the end. 

For this activity, the boys drew out their own fish, overlined it with marker and painted it with watercolours. They also prepared the background and learned to blend the colours to give an impression of the sea. 
They finished by adding some seaweed and some glitter to the scales. 

Here is the craft the boys made to celebrate Valentine’s Day. 
They learned how to cut hearts using folder paper and then layered them onto their card to give the effect of a bouquet. 
Hopefully most of them were delivered successfully on February 14th! 

Some basic map skills: always a popular activity with the boys! 
Here they were picking out mountain ranges and rivers of Ireland and categorising them by county.

Some simple addition and subtraction games to brush up on computation skills and to have some fun! 

We’ve been doing some gymnastics recently during PE time.

We worked on some travelling movements such as side and forward rolls, and some balances such as one foot stands, bridges and shoulder stands. 
 

The boys made some great progress in a short few lessons! 

Over the past few weeks, the boys have been working towards a class goal with our “kindness jar”. 
We introduced this jar after Christmas as a reminder to the boys to be kind, considerate, inclusive and understanding towards each other.
The goal was to reach 20 marbles and I’m delighted to report that the boys reached their goal last week. 
They were thrilled with themselves! 

Their reward was to have a popcorn party with a movie and homework off that day. Today is the day! No homework for the boys tonight- well done to them! 

We were treated to a music recital yesterday in class! Jeson and his brother Kieran brought their musical instruments to school to play for us. 
Fantastic work boys!! 
 

This was one of the most popular activities we‘ve done in a long while. No prizes for guessing why?! 
Traditional Rice Krispie buns, flipped over with some white chocolate and a red and green jelly- Christmas pudding! 

Another lovely Christmas craft! The boys had to cut, fold and decorate. Lots to think about in this one!