Branar: Ballad of a Bandit Part 2

Tráth na gCeist

Seachtain na Gaeilge a bhí ann i Mí na Márta agus bhí Tráth na gCeist againn le Rang a Ceathair. Bhí ceathrar nó cúigear i ngach grúpa agus d'oibríomar go mór le chéile. Bhaineamar an sult as an Tráth na gCeist.

St. Valentine's Day Printing

For Valentine's Day we printed some heart designs. We scored our designs using A4 polystyrene sheets with our pencils. We used red lino block printing ink and rollers and printed our designs out on to white paper. We were very pleased with how they turned out.

Field Trip

Recently, we went on a Field Trip to the Templemoyle Graveyard. It is enriched in history and culture as well as memories and stories. We walked down to the graveyard, passing streams, fields, flora and fauna. 

We learned how the Templemoyle Bell was discovered in a  nearby sandpit by a young boy and were surprised to hear the there is a secret tunnel running under the graveyard. It was used as an escape route and to store precious valuables from raiders. 

Leprechaun Fridge Magnets ☘️

On Lá Glas we enjoyed making some Leprechaun Fridge Magnets. The materials we used were lollipop sticks, card, glue, paint, googly eyes, sharpies and magnetic tape. 

We liked how no two leprechauns were exactly the same and how their facial features were all different. We left them out in the sunshine to dry.

World Book Day

On Thursday 6th March we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite characters from various books and novels that we like to read. We even got into role!

We worked with a Reading Buddy from 1st Class to do some shared reading together. We thoroughly enjoyed reading to a younger child and for a younger audience.

Pancake Tuesday

We had great fun eating pancakes and tasting lots of different toppings on Pancake Tuesday, as you can tell be the grins on our faces! 

Christmas Clay

We used air dry clay to make Christmas gonks/gnomes. We moulded and shaped the clay and added features to individualise our gnomes.

Upon drying we painted them with pretty colours. A lovely Christmas decoration to have as a keepsake.

Science Week

For Science Week we worked in groups to make lava lamps. The materials we used were plastic bottles, oil, food colouring, effervescent tablets and pipettes. It was fascinating to watch and observe how these materials changed. We really enjoyed doing this activity.

Lego Spike

Here we are using the Lego Spike kits to work collaboratively to build various projects. The ones we've done to date are Boat Trip and Arctic Ride.

We followed the building instructions on the iPads and upon completion did some coding to get our constructions to move. We loved adding sound effects to our code! We look forward to building again soon. 

Marine Institute Explorer's Programme

3rd Class enjoyed a brilliant trip to Grattan Beach in Salthill as part of the Explorers Programme. The theme of the project this year is Seashore Safari.  

We really enjoyed our excursion which involved rock-pooling. We found many crabs, fish, barnacles and many other interesting creatures.  We also searched for 'Mermaid's Purses' (Shark and Ray eggs) in the seaweed on the beach. We even found one with a live baby shark inside! It was an incredible experience! 

Happy Halloween from 3rd Class!

Hockey

Here we are trying out some hockey during a hockey taster session. We learned how to hold the stick properly and use the correct posture.

We played bowling, protect the nest and did a penalty shoot out. We thoroughly enjoyed the session. A big thank you to the coach for giving up her time to teach us. 

Road Safety Authority

We had a visit from the RSA recently. During the workshop we discussed the importance of hi vis vests, wearing a seat belt, using a car seat and double checking the road when crossing.

We then took turns at role-playing a pedestrian, cyclist and driver, checking carefully when we came to junctions or crossings. If there was an accident we were sent to the hospital.

Exploring the School Garden

Lots of changes have been happening over the summer holidays. The garden is bursting with new growth and activity. 

The hens have gotten a new 5 Star chicken coop. All of the old fencing has been taken away and the ground leveled. Many thanks to our caretaker who has been working extremely hard. We even got our new classroom freshly painted!

We used all of our senses when exploring the garden and spotted some huge runner beans, onions, raspberries and brussel sprout plants that had grown over the summer. They sure got plenty of watering!

Easter

To celebrate Easter we decorated some Easter Bunny Cupcakes and we even designed some surprise Easter Chick's during art.   

Pointillism

3rd Class welcomed Spring during art this month. Showing amazing team work, they worked together to create beautiful, colourful pictures using the pointillism technique.  

Pancakes

We celebrated Pancake Tuesday and Fat Thursday in 3rd Class. We learned about Tlusty Czwartek which is a celebration in Poland, very similar to Pancake Tuesday and we enjoyed some tasty treats.