This week in 4th class we had a serious and heated debate about the future of our country. Half of our class took on the role of Michael Collins and the pro-treaty side. The other half of the class took on the role of Eamon DeValera and the anti-treaty side. Once the facts had been dicussed in class....both sides were given time to prepare their arguements for their proposal. Then came the actual debate. We all dressed up in our best 1920s clothing making use of Dad's jacket, Mam's coat, etc. … [Read more...]
Electrical Energy in 4th Class
April 27, 2012 By
This week we are all about electricity with David and Bobby. To make a circuit you need 4 things. 1. A battery (power source) 2. Component (light bulb/motor/buzzer) 3. Wires (to connect everything) 4. You must make sure that everything is connected to make a complete circuit allowing the electrical energy to flow around without being stopped We also learned that metals are very conductors and that materials like timber and plastic and do not conduct electricity. They are … [Read more...]
Crannógs!!!
March 2, 2012 By
THE CRANNÓG This week in fourth class we have been learning about crannógs. We learned about the structure of a crannóg. We made it out of clay, sand, pebbles and sticks. First of all we got a cereal box, cut it up so it was flat and then we covered it with tinfoil. Then we put on pebbles with glue and next we put on clay and built it to look like a wall around it. After we put on the clay and the pebbles we put on some sand to cover the pebbles. Last but not least … [Read more...]
Taste Bud Test
February 24, 2012 By
Taste Bud Test Today we were doing a taste bud test. Firstly we learned that your sense of smell and taste are linked, but we couldn’t take Bobby’s word for it…we had to put it to the test. We held our noses and closed our eyes. Our partners gave us fruit and we had to guess what fruit it was. The idea was that it would be difficult to taste what fruit was what if we could not see or smell it. The fruits were mango, banana, apple, pear and pineapple. 3 quarters of our class had … [Read more...]
Pompeii
January 20, 2012 By
For the past two weeks in school we have been learning about Pompeii and the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79A.D. The town of Pompeii is located on the Italian island of Sicily. There are many facts about this eruption that people do not know… The eruption lasted 19hours It was an ash eruption and very little actual lava came out Mt. Vesuvius has erupted another 50times since 79A.D. The ash from the volcano spread as far as the African coastline It is 1281m … [Read more...]
Hey now!!!
December 16, 2011 By
HEY NOW!!! This week in fourth class we learned the song “All Star” from the movie Shrek. It’s a really catchy song and we loved singing it. We learned the words first and then Bobby and some of the students in the class brought in their guitars and played along while everyone was singing. It sounded really cool. Then we decided to go one step further. We decided that each of the five groups in our class would make up one verse of our new song. We put it all together and it sounded … [Read more...]
Egyptian Culture
December 9, 2011 By
ANCIENT EGYPT This week in 4th class, each table did a project on a different Egyptian thing. Here are the topics : 1.Tutankhamun 2.Pyramids 3.Sphinx 4.River Nile … [Read more...]
So Far This Week
November 25, 2011 By
So Far This Week This week we were doing charcoal. We got to do 2 pictures each. We did lots of different types of pictures. It was lots of fun. We did lots of amazing pictures to stick on the wall in the Classroom. We learned about healthy eating. You should eat your 5 a day everyday. You should not eat too much fast food and just eat it sometimes. It is really important to have some carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, fruit and veg, dairy, etc it is your diet everyday. We learned about … [Read more...]
