Yesterday, we had a very exciting afternoon! Two archaeologists came to visit the school with 'The Big Dig' workshop. The class got to learn about the work of an archaeologist and they got to ask lots of questions. They then got the opportunity to excavate a replica Viking house in a simulated archaeological dig. They had great fun and they found lots of interesting replica Viking artefacts.
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Today, three parents came in to do maths games with the class. We worked at stations and rotated to play all of the games. We really enjoyed playing them! In history, we have been learning about Ireland in the 19th Century. As part of this, we have been learning about Georgian Dublin and the types of houses that people lived in. We learned that in the late 1700s and early 1800s, Georgian houses were homes for the wealthy. However, over time, these houses became tenement building where very poor people lived. Many families lived in one room. To link to our learning in history, we have started an art project where we design a room in a Georgian House. We can choose to create a room for a rich family or a poor family. We started the project last week and here are some photos to show how we are doing so far. Over the past month, Darren from Leinster Rugby has been coming in every Thursday to do rugby training with us. It was a great introduction to the sport and we played some fun rugby games. Here are some photos from our last lesson. We have been learning lots of Gaeilge poems and songs this year. Here are 4th Class reciting a poem called 'Mo Phóca' (translation below!)
Mo Phóca Cad atá agamsa i mo phóca? Dhá ubh agus subh agus feadóg. Milseán is luch bheag Agus úll agus frog Agus lámhainní beaga gan ordóg. Cad atá agamsa i mo phóca? Pictiúr agus cnaipe geal glé. Cnámh 's mirlín Agus cloigín bog binn A thug mo Mham domsa inné. My Pocket What do I have in my pocket? Two eggs and jam and a whistle. A sweet and a small mouse And an apple and a frog And small gloves without a thumb. What do I have in my pocket? A picture and a bright button. A bone and a marble And a sweet soft bell That my mum gave me yesterday. Last Tuesday, Judith from Biodiversity in Schools came to visit our class for a biodiversity workshop. We learned a lot about biodiversity in Ireland and we also explored some biodiversity on our school campus. It was really interesting and informative. Check out some photos below! Collaborative colouring project; spooky pictures; autumnal birch trees; Day of the Dead skeletons; rainy day pictures.
We created some lovely artwork this week using leaves. We used sponges and paint to get the outline of the leaf shapes and we also painted the leaves themselves to get the leaf pattern. Here are some photos of us busy at work! Scroll down to see posts from the 2021/22 school year!
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