Newcastle National School

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.

Coding

3rd Class loved their first Lego Spike lesson. They designed and created an amusement park ride and fast track lane using lego. They then used the ipads and their coding skills to create a program which allowed the amusement park ride to spin. 3rd Class really enjoyed the challenge. They are looking forward to their next lesson!

Seachtain na Gaeilge

Bhí spórt agus spraoi againn go léir ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhí Tráth na gCeist, céilí, ceolchoirm, Lá Glas agus ciorcal comhrá ar siúl againn i rith na seachtaine.

Van Gogh

3rd Class were learning all about Van Gogh and they completed some wonderful paintings based on his Sunflower painting.

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.

STEAM Challenge

3rd class completed an exciting STEAM challenge. Their task was to design an Elf Trap that would catch a small elf. Once the traps were complete, 3rd Class students outlined the steps they had followed using procedural writing.

Vikings

3rd Class were learning about the Viking this month. We planned and constructed Longboats made out of recyclable material.

Friendship Week Fun, in 3rd Class

We celebrated friendship week and did lots of fun cooperative activities. We baked cookies and we made cards and for our mystery friends. On Friday we gave our cards to our mystery friends and we were extra nice to them all week. We sang friendship songs in class every day. We made friendship bracelets for our mystery friends too. Written by: Liam, Cathal and Igor.

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