Gymnastics at home
There's great gymnastic skills on display here #stayathome #exercise #wellbeing
There's great gymnastic skills on display here #stayathome #exercise #wellbeing
While they are at home during the Covid19 school closure, some children have been busy doing science investigations at home and have sent in these excellent articles documenting their work. Well done all!
John Boyne hosted a creative writing competition during the Corona Virus school closure. The story had a word-count limit of 300 words. This entry was written by Catherine in 3rd class.
School Guest Speaker and Showcase: Birds of Prey. Habitats, Life cycles of Animals
Juniors-6th Class enjoyed having a guest speaker to showcase birds of prey and animals which live in our environment. The guest speaker used real taxonomy animals which gave the children a great insight into how these animals look, feel, their size and other physical features like claws, beaks, tails, wings etc. The children could see how these physical features are important for these animals in order to survive and adapt in their envrionment and how they are needed for catching food.
The children got an insight into habitats, food sources and life cycles of animals in our local envrionment. The children learned the importance of preserving the envrionment and habitats so thesee animals can thrive natrually and maintain a healthy ecosystem.
Animals inlcuded: Stoat, peregrine falcon, hawks and more
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Seniors+1st: Materials: What material makes the best tea bag?
Seniors and 1st discussed and explored various materials that they could use to make a tea bag. The children experimented with tin foil, paper, kitchen towel and cloth. The material which lets the most liquid through makes the best tea bag.
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Seniors+1st Class: Effect of Coke on Teeth
Seniors and 1st class discussed healthy and unhealthy food. They investigated the effects of coke on teeth. They used eggs as an egg enamel resembles properties of tooth enamel. The children left the eggs in water and in coke over a few days. They noticed differences every day. Result:The egg submerged in coke was black in colour and the enamel had almost decayed away. Coke contains huge amounts of sugar and acid which is bad for your teeth. The egg submereged in water remained clean and unchanged.
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Engineers Week Seniors+1st Class: Building Structures to Safely hold an Egg
Seniors and 1st class enjoyed designing and making structures that would safely hold an egg. The children worked in groups. developing communication and problem solving skills. The children drew their idea and began to build their structures using marshmellows and match sized sticks.
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Engineers Week 5th Class: Design and Make a Boat
5th class enjoyed designing and making a boat. They disucssed boats and materials they are made of. The children could use any materials of choice esnruing to resuse and recycle material where possible.
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Our school was informed on Tuesday 17th March that we have been awarded the eTwinning label for the 2020-2021 school year. This is a great achievement for the school. Teachers from 3rd - 6th classes are involved in a collaborative eTwinning project with a school in Spain for the 2019-2020 school year. Many projects have been undertaken by classes in the school in the past three-four years. eTwinning provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers to work collaboratively both in the school and with colleagues throughout Europe and beyone. It also provides a wealth of opportunities for children involved to have an audience for their work and to engage with peers from around the continent.
