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A Busy Build Up to Easter in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 22nd April 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, SPHE, Visual Arts
We have had a very busy few weeks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class in our school! To celebrate Mothering Sunday on 31st March, the children created bouquets for a special lady in their lives…
We also created treat boxes with some roses inside! We hope they made it home!
In SPHE we learned all about fire safety in the home. We were delighted to have members of the Kilkenny Fire and Rescue Service with us to talk about how we can all stay extra safe in our homes.
In Maths, the 3rd class were learning all about shapes that tessellate. They coloured in some impressive designs to illustrate this concept.
In SESE, we discussed our 5 senses and wrote poems in English to show that Spring can be experienced in a sensory way!
We also read a story called “The Willow Pattern” by Alan Drummond. It is a story about Koong Shee and Chang, who fell in love but could never be together because of a wicked merchant. Their story is depicted on the Willow Pattern plates in many of our houses. Have a look and see if you can see a pagoda, a boat and two turtle doves on your bowls or plates at home! We then created our own Willow Pattern plates using blue paint…
In SESE, we talked about the many people in our community who help us. We each wrote about one person and drew their picture….
In Religion, we read “The Easter Story” and sequenced the events on the wall, surrounded by palm leaves which were waved along the streets of Jerusalem as Jesus entered on a donkey…
We also wrote Easter Acrostic Poems in English…
We designed very cool Easter Eggs!
And finally, we created Easter Wreaths using lots of colourful paper!
We hope you all are having a restful break and enjoying this lovely time of year!
Date posted: 22nd April 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, Easter, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, SPHE, Visual Arts
Spring Fun and Games in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class!
Date posted: 14th March 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Local Visits, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
February has flown in the Middle Room! We have been very busy learning lots of new things and now you can have a look at all our work!
To mark the start of February, we read about St. Brigid and her life as a Christian. We coloured in pictures of her cloak…..
Chinese new Year was on the 5th February and this year is the year of the pig! We read a story about how all the animals were picked to be part of Chinese New Year and made dragons, as these are a huge symbol in Chinese culture.
We read a poem called “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth. We discussed the many verbs, adjectives and nouns in it and then decorated it!
In Maths, the 2nd class are learning all about 3D shapes and had to design hotels using all the shapes that we learned about!
We created colourful peacocks in art using metallic colours…
The children in all classes completed projects based on topics of their choice. They did a wonderful job presenting them to the class. Here are some pictures of their work!
To mark Pancake Tuesday, we enjoyed a few pancakes with our favourite toppings, kindly made by Mrs. Dooley and distributed by the Senior pupils. Thank you all very much! They were delicious!
We also welcomed Eileen Canny to the school to do a River Study Workshop with the children last week. The children explored the river bank and woodland area at the end of the school property and despite the rain, had lots of fun!
Well done on all your hard work boys and girls!
Date posted: 14th March 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Local Visits, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Religious Education, Science, Visual Arts
A Great Start to 2019 in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 6th February 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Science, Visual Arts
Welcome back after the Christmas break from all in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class! We had a great break and wrote about what we got up to in the first week back!
We drew lovely pictures and coloured them in with our silky pastels!
We wrote new year’s resolutions in English and designed party hats to celebrate the new year!
In Visual Arts, we created Fabric and Fibre pictures from various scraps of material…
In SESE, we learned all about water and ways of conserving water in our everyday lives. The children designed posters to promote water conservation.
We also discussed floating and sinking, made our own boats, tested them out and then adapted them to try to make them float!
We created colourful aquariums with brightly coloured fish…
We created colourful parrots using our handprints….
We learned all about China in Geography and created our own mini-project on this huge country!
We wrote acrostic poems in English entitled “WINTER”…
We are enjoying dance lessons with Michelle from Dancewise Academy every Wednesday!
We recently purchased new magnets in the school and the children had great fun creating their own animals with the magnets in groups!
Well done on a great month’s work boys and girls!
Date posted: 6th February 2019
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Physical Education, Science, Visual Arts
A Merry Christmas from the Middle Room!
Date posted: 21st December 2018
Category Blog, Christmas, Class Work, English, Local Visits, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Visual Arts
We have had a very busy month in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class in Wandesforde National School. Have a look at all the wonderful things the boys and girls have been up to….
We had a visit from Niamh, a scientist with Anyone 4 Science and she talked about electricity with the children….
In English, we wrote Acrostic Poems entitled “Christmas”.
In Visual Arts, the children enjoyed making Christmas Stockings and decorating them…
We also decorated Christmas Jumpers. Don’t they look very festive?!
The children enjoyed creating colourful Christmas trees using bright colours on a snowy background…
On Thursday, 20th December, we had the pleasure of welcoming Santa Claus into our classroom. Although he is very busy at this time of the year, he still managed to get his photo taken with the children in our class and gave us all a treat too!
The children in 2nd Class learned about symmetry in Maths and created Christmas symmetry pictures…
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Date posted: 21st December 2018
Category Blog, Christmas, Class Work, English, Local Visits, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Visual Arts
November News in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 6th December 2018
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Middle Classroom, Visual Arts
November has come and gone and we are very busy preparing for Christmas in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class! Have a look at what we have been up to over the past few weeks!
In English, we wrote about our mid term break and what we got up to with our friends and families:
We have also been reading “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl. The children learned all about the life of Roald Dahl, how many books he has written and where he came from. The children wrote brilliant book reviews in 1st and 2nd class and the 3rd class wrote about cause and effect, characters and the plot. Each child scored the book out of 5 stars. Didn’t they do a great job?
In Geography, we learned about buildings, designing buildings and what materials are used and why in the construction of homes. The children then designed their own dream houses!
In Visual Arts, we learned all about Vincent Van Gogh, his very famous works of art and his use of colour. We coloured in some pictures inspired by his work. Did you know that one of his paintings sold for almost €66 million?
In Art, we also designed stylish umbrellas!
We also created pictures by printing with various things from around the school.
As Christmas is approaching soon, we thought we would be very organised and send our letters to Santa Claus! The children enjoyed writing them and going to the post office to post them this week!
Well done on a great month’s work boys and girls!
Date posted: 6th December 2018
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Middle Classroom, Visual Arts