Archive for First Class
Science Fun in First Class
First Class had lots of fun carrying out some experiments about Sound this week.
Space Week
First and Second Class enjoyed a Science workshop this morning in Birr library. They designed and built a rocket and enjoyed sending it into space!!! Great excitement celebrating Space Week. 🚀 🚀 🚀
Materials and Water ⛵️
First and Second Class tested different materials to create sail boats that would float when tried out! We decided on tinfoil, baking paper, straws, and sellotape and put our theory to the test 😉🛶🌊
Planting with 1st and 2nd
This term we have been learning g about all of the things plants need in order to grow! We conducted an experiment, with each girl growing their own cress seeds! We had test pots, one of which got no water, one got no soil, and one got no sunlight, to see how they would grow […]
The things we love ❤️🥰
First and Second Class recently read the book “The Heart and the Bottle” by Oliver Jeffers and were inspired to think of all of the things that we love ❤️🥰 We decorated jars filled with notes of the things we love the most, like our families, friends, pets, playing outside, cosy pyjamas and movie nights, […]
Report Writing ✏️📝
First and Second class have been learning about the different features of report writing, so today we put our skills to the test to find facts about Arctic animals and Farm animals using mentor texts✏️ Each group will share what they found, and use their facts to complete a report on their chosen animal!
Space Exploration
First and Second class loved learning g all about Space! We learned the order and features of the planets (with the help of a very catchy song ), read about the moon landings, and designed our own rockets using Lego! We also examined the phases of the moon and put our knowledge to the test […]
The Magic of Christmas 🎶🎤🎅🏼🎄
First and Second class loved every minute of our preparation for our Christmas concert in St. Brendan’s Church last week! We practiced so hard, and had lots of help from Ms Treacy and Mrs Kennedy also! We narrated the story of the nativity, sang songs on the altar, and joined in with some Christmas Carols […]
Christmas Time 🎄🎅🏼
First and Second class have been getting ready for our Christmas holidays! We had a very special visitor last week, and a wonderful treat from Sabrina and Richie who brought us candy floss and popcorn! ❤️🎄🎅🏼
Halloween Fun 🎃👻
First and Second class had a great end to the term, finishing our work on celebrations around the world with some traditional Halloween games! We also learned about Diwali and El Dia de Los Muertos, creating our own Sugar Skulls and Rangolis 😍