Seachtaine na Gaeilge

During Seachtaine na Gaeilge, we performed in a 'ceolchoirm' in the school hall. We sang a song called 'Tá Mé i mo Shuí ar an gCathaoir'' and we had special actions for each line. We also performed a rhyme called 'Dhá Éinín Deasa'. We love this rhyme and even recite it in the yard at play time :)The concert was lots of fun and we listened to all the other classes perform to songs and rhymes. We all sang together at the end to the Irish rugby anthem 'Glaoch na hEireann'.

Room 1 has got talent......

We designed headbands for St. Patrick's Day.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Mother's Day

We would like to wish all the mammies in 'Room 1' a very Happy Mother's Day. We visited 'Newlands Garden Centre' to make flower baskets for Mother's Day. First we were handed a basket each filled with soil. We were instructed to make two holes in the soil to fill with flowers. It is very important to look after our flowers by giving them plenty of water and sun. Mammies were very happy with their gift. We also made special cards for mammies and we are getting very good at writing our own name.

                               

 

 

A Little Taste of Winter......

A Little Taste of Winter.......

We have had a very cold January-it was a good time to discuss all those winter words in Room 1-cold, snow, raining, freezing, frost, bitter, winter woollies, snowflakes, snowmen, ice, short days, dark nights etc.

One cold day in January, we set out on a 'Winter Walk' around the school. We made sure to wrap up that day. We put on our coats, jackets, woolly hats, gloves and scarves to keep warm. We hope you enjoy the pictures-you will see that there are no leaves on the trees, plenty of sticks on the ground and some snowdrops under the beech tree.

We could see our own breaths it was that cold..........

We had so much fun crunching the ice with our feet...

Check out our very own snowmen.....made from clay and painted once dried. 

It is important to keep warm in Winter so we brainstormed on all the ways to wrap up in the cold weather....

Winter art in Room 1.....

Grandparents Day

We had some very special visitors arrive at our school this month-our grandparents. Some grannies and grandads came to visit our classroom-they played games with us and we were proud to show them what goes on behind the red door. We listed some of the things we have learned in school so far! Children had the opportunity to show grandparents some of the hard work that goes on each day.

Happy holidays

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Christmas! All the best for 2018!

Lots of love,

Room 1

Darkness into Light

Darkness into light

It was Tuesday, 21st November, 2017 and all the children arrived in school at 8.50. Something was different.....all the lights were off. Children were asking lots of questions..."why is it so dark?", another child spoke out "I can't see". I explained to the children that today we were having a 'low energy day'. We were going to use natural light as electricity costs money. I opened the blinds and children realised that the sun provides us with lots of light. We brainstormed and came up with lots of alternatives that provide light and cost less money. We also decided not to use any electricity that day....no computer, no whiteboard, no CD player....there was panic around the classroom!!!!

 Guess what???? We managed just fine :)

Here are some pictures of us reading in the dark....we used torches!

We recorded our results on paper.....sources of light!

Yummy Butter

Butter making.......

We were little scientists during Aistear this week. We were busy making butter-all we needed was a glass jar (with the lid tightly screwed on), pouring cream and a marble (helps the cream to move around the jar). all we had to do was...."SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE"

Here are our results.......

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The liquid (cream) turned to a solid (butter)......the colour also changed to yellow. It tasted yummy.