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Happy Halloween from the Senior Classroom!
Date posted: 27th October 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, History, Irish, Music, Our Work on Display, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts
By now we are well settled back to life in school. During October the Senior Classroom worked very hard and produced some great work!
In Music, the children have been focusing on musical theory and have learned the names for musical notes as well as other Italian musical terms used in Music. They also engaged in some listening and responding activities in Music and used their knowledge of musical theory learned.
The children took a “Line for a Walk” in Art and explored the work of the artist, Paul Klee.
In Gaeilge, the children continue to learn lots of new vocabulary and are learning lots of new phrases too. They learned the phrase “Nuair a fhásaim suas, ba mhaith liom a bheith i mo…” which means “When I grow up, I would like to be a …” and they drew illustrations of their future career path!
During the month, we explored the topic of Ancient China in SESE and learned lots of interesting facts about the various dynasties that ruled China. The Han Dynasty was one such dynasty and we designed our own vases in support of all they did for arts and culture in China.
In English, we looked at the poem, The Marrog by R.C Scriven and identified its effective use of adjectives. The children then drew pictures of what they imagined the “Marrog” looked like from this descriptive poem.
In preparation for Halloween, the children wrote their own Halloween Acrostic Poem
They also wrote their own Spooky Stories which were quite terrifying to listen to!!
In Art, the children created their own Haunted House Scene using oil pastels. Didn’t they do a great job!
They also designed their own Halloween costume for the Folens Halloween Competition
Finally on the day of our Halloween Holidays, the children dressed up in their Halloween costumes and had a mini party/disco with their classmates to mark the start of our Mid Term Break!
Well done 5th & 6th Class on a great month’s work. Enjoy your Mid Term Break and be sure to have a Happy Halloween Everybody!
Date posted: 27th October 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Geography, Hallowe'en, History, Irish, Music, Our Work on Display, Senior Classroom, Visual Arts
A Warm Welcome Back From the Senior Classroom
Date posted: 11th October 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Hurling, Irish, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
The first 6 weeks have flown by and the Senior Classroom have settled back very well to life in school with all its new practices and procedures!
In SPHE, we have been learning about Covid 19 and how we can help control its spread. We designed our own face masks in response to all that we learned
In Art, the children enjoyed creating their own Autumn Leaf Mosaics using coloured card and leaf cut outs.
We explored the theme of Autumn some more and wrote our own Autumn Sensory Poems in English!
The children enjoyed learning about the life and work of an American Street Artist called Thank You X in Art. In response to his work, they each designed their own cubes with pictures, shapes and patterns which we put together to create our own Collaborative Cube Mural
During September, we discussed the topic of Harvest in Religion and following this we drew our own Harvest Pictures to celebrate this very important time of year 🙂
We also got active in P.E. each week learning both hockey and hurling skills. We were fortunate to have GAA Coach, Brian Riain, back for 2 weeks to teach us some hurling drills 🙂
The children have been learning lots of new phrases and vocabulary in Gaeilge since returning to school. They drew their own pictures in response to some common phrases we met.
In Science, we studied the Reproductive Parts of a Flower and Plant and labelled the parts on our worksheets.
In History, we studied buildings and monuments in our local area. The children learned about the 1798 Monument just outside our school grounds which was erected to commemorate the Battle of Castlecomer, the last battle of the 1798 Rebellion
They also learned about the history of the Creamery House which dates back to 1750 and was unfortunately damaged during the 1798 Rebellion. Did you know that the Creamery House was once a Perambulator Factory where baby prams were made?!
In Art, the children expanded a small cut out scene to create their own imaginative landscapes
Finally on Friday, 9th October, the whole school participated in GOAL Jersey Day to support Goal’s work with vulnerable communities around the world.
We took out our hurls and practised our hurling skills in our jerseys!
Well done Senior Classes on a great start back to school after all our time apart 🙂
Date posted: 11th October 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Hurling, Irish, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
Welcome Back To School From 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class!
Date posted: 6th October 2020
Category Blog, English, History, Irish, Middle Classroom, Science, Visual Arts
It is great to be back in school after almost 6 months off! We have been getting to know each other once again and getting back into school life with lots of revision and catching up… The children told me all about what has been a strange Summer break in a writing exercise…
We also wrote about ourselves in English in these hot air balloons…
In History, we created “Personal Timelines” with details of key milestones in our lives and our hopes for various personal events in the future…
We also read about “The Brown Bull of Cooley” and depicted our understanding of the story in cartoon format….
In Science, we learned about “The Body: The Inside” and learned all about organs, their functions, bones, our senses and our teeth. We had fun completing an experiment using eggs. Egg shells are made from the same material that teeth are so we investigated which drinks were best for our teeth. We hard-boiled 5 eggs and placed them in various cups filled with water, milk, orange juice, cola and diet cola. We left the eggs for a week and predicted what would happen…Our experiment concluded that water was the best option for our teeth! Most of the other drinks, stained the egg or eroded the surface of the egg because of the sugar content in the drinks. Here are some pictures of our experiment…
In Gaeilge, we focused on the topic of “Mé Féin” and made bunting with details of our favourite food, subjects and hobbies…
In Visual Arts, we created “Silhouettes” filled with pictures that show that we are all unique and special in our own way…
We also painted some pictures…….
We have also been busy discussing the topic of “Autumn” in most subject areas. We wrote acrostic poems…
We also created “An Autumnal Scene” using paint and glittery sequins…
We also created Autumn Scenes using warm and cool colours….
Well done on a great month’s work boys and girls!
Date posted: 6th October 2020
Category Blog, English, History, Irish, Middle Classroom, Science, Visual Arts
January & February in the Senior Classroom!
Date posted: 1st March 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Irish, Local Visits, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
The past 2 months have been very busy in the Senior Classroom! To celebrate the New Year, the children made their own 2020 Resolution Mobiles.
In English, they also wrote an Acrostic Poem on words to do with the New Year!
The children studied many areas in the SESE subjects. They explored the topic of the Vikings and practised their letter writing skills when they wrote letters back to their families in Scandinavia!
They also designed their own Viking Rune Stones!
The children continue to engage in song-singing lessons with Clare in Music Generation.
In English, the children studied the poem “The Spider and the Fly” by Mary Howitt and wrote their own summary of the poem.
8 members of our class participated in the Credit Union Quiz. Congratulations to the Under 13 team above, who came 3rd in their age category!
Our Under 11 Team above came 2nd in the competition and received a plaque as well as monetary vouchers for all their hard work! Big congratulations to you all!
The children have been learning about Proverbs in English. They designed their own pictures to illustrate some much-used proverbs!
Didn’t they do a fantastic job!
In SPHE, the children explored the topic of Healthy Eating and created their own Food Pyramids with foods they enjoy eating 🙂
We welcomed 3 baby chicks at Wandesforde with the Nore Valley Incubation Project!
All classrooms had to name a chick. Their names are Rosie, Bubbles and Chirpy!
In Gaeilge, the children have been working tirelessly on the Aimsir Fháistineach and in support of this, they wrote their own sentences on various verbs they have been learning.
The class enjoyed participating in the History workshop conducted by Heritage Expert, Michael Moylan, on the 1916 Rising, The Irish Civil War and World War 1. Below are some photographs to give you a taste of their history workshop!
In Art, the children constructed their own type of home using cereal boxes and other recyclable materials.
The whole school enjoyed the Pancake Party on Tuesday, 25th February. Thank you to Mrs Dooley, who once again prepared all the pancakes and to 6th Class for waiting the tables!
In Maths, the children have been learning lots of interesting details about lines and angles. In support of all this work, the children made their own lines and angles using lollipop sticks!
In Art, the children created their own pictures for the Texaco Art Competition. Below are photos of some of their entries!
Finally, we celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th February. The children designed their own Valentine’s Day Cards and created their own “Warm Hearts” too 🙂
Well done to all the children for all their hard work during the first 2 months of 2020!
Date posted: 1st March 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, History, Irish, Local Visits, Mathematics, Music, Our Work on Display, Senior Classroom, SPHE, Visual Arts
Winter Wonders in the Middle Room!
Date posted: 5th February 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Irish, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Science, SPHE, Visual Arts
Since our return from our enjoyable Christmas break, the children have been very busy in 1st, 2nd and 3rd class in all subject areas! In English, we wrote about what we got up to over the festive season!
In Gaeilge we are learning all about “Caitheamh Aimsire” or hobbies that we like to partake in. The children drew pictures and wrote sentences as Gaeilge!
In SPHE, we are looking at the theme of friendship as we are reading “Charlotte’s Web”. The children discussed various qualities a friend should have and wrote them on leaves. We displayed them on our “Friendship Tree”.
In Maths, the children were given the challenge of creating pictures using a number of squares. The results included robots, planes, rainbows and snowmen!
In Science, we completed an experiment to see which material was the best insulator, cling film or a cotton tea towel, when place around a cup of warm water. The children had to predict the result and take the temperature at various intervals. The cling film was the winner!
In Art, the children created “Winter Woodland” scenes…
We also created “Under the Sea” scenes on paper plates….
Well done on all your hard work over the past month!
Date posted: 5th February 2020
Category Blog, Class Work, English, Irish, Mathematics, Middle Classroom, Science, SPHE, Visual Arts