Well done to all the boys and girls who received their MS Readathon thank you gifts today. The boys and girls in Fifth Class who took part in the Readathon will receive their prizes on Monday. … [Read more...]
Hatch, Egg, Hatch!
May 18, 2012 By
Samantha, Malak and Ethan with their comics based on the story 'Hatch, Egg, Hatch' that they finished this week: They look super, well done guys … [Read more...]
Amazing Lego Sculptures
May 18, 2012 By
Sean Kenney is a full-time LEGO artist. He uses LEGO toys to build anything and everything you can imagine! He has made Polar bears and football stadiums out of Lego! Fun facts • Sean has over 1.5 million LEGO pieces. • The biggest LEGO sculpture Sean ever made was a polar bear, using 95,000 pieces! • He once built a 12-foot bridge on live TV in 2 hours. • His favorite piece is the "1x1 headlight brick". (You can use it three ways!) • Sean tells people he is really … [Read more...]
World War II Diary Entry
May 4, 2012 By
We have been learning about what life was like during World War II for evacuees. 3rd class have been working hard to write some very realistic diary entries and imagining how a child would feel been separated from their family. This is a sample from Oscar Kennedy's diary. World War II Diary Entry by Oscar Kennedy Day1: 24/5/1945 Dear Diary, I am leaving London tonight. I have been to say goodbye to my friends and family. I have to go now on the train to the countryside. I am an … [Read more...]
Cool Comics
May 4, 2012 By
Well done to boys and girls form 2nd and 3rd class who have been working very hard this week making their own comic. Ethan, Samantha and Malak from 3rd class read the story ‘Hatch Egg Hatch’ and decided to make their own comic strip based on the story. First we divided the story into six parts. Each part would be a scene in the comic. Next the children decided how they would tell their story. They could choose to add speech bubbles, thought bubbles and narrator boxes to help tell the … [Read more...]
Congratulations!
April 27, 2012 By
Firstly, congratulations to 3rd class for filling their jar full of marbles over the last few weeks. All you super hard work has paid off. The final reward was a party and we had a great party last week to celebrate. Secondly, a huge THANK YOU to all the thoughtful parents who baked and brought treats for the party. It really was quite a bash and it's all thanks to your generosity. So thank you so much. Check out the jar! There are 185 marbles in total…that’s a lot of hard … [Read more...]
Thank you
April 25, 2012 By
Sixth Class would like to thank everybody who has been helping us to fundraise for our trip to the Gaeltacht so far. We are completing a 5k walk with 5th this Friday and we are really looking forward to this... We are still fundraising but we would like to thank 3rd, 4th and 5th for helping us to reduce the cost of our trip to the Gaeltacht. So its never too late to sponsor us...! We will let you know on Friday how our walk went and how much we managed to fundraise.. Thanks again … [Read more...]
Forces
April 20, 2012 By
This week in science we have been learning about forces. A force can be a twist, a pull, a push, a catch, a stretch or a squeeze. We can't see a force but we can see the effects of force. A force can make an object speed up, slow down, change direction or change shape. We designed and made vehicles to put what we learned about forces into action. … [Read more...]
Garden Update
March 30, 2012 By
Its been another busy week and lots has been happening in the garden before the holidays! As 5th Class have been looking at The Great Famine in class, they planted some potatoes. We discussed where the potato came from and why people relied on it as a crop. 5th, 6th and 3rd class children all helped to plant some runner beans, carrots and leeks, whilst others also helped to build a new raised bed. I was very impressed by the teamwork everyone showed to help construct the raised bed and … [Read more...]
