We really enjoyed the recent lovely sunny weather and it was fun to take some of our classwork (eg. Science) outdoors. One afternoon, we also took pencil and paper with us and we headed outside to do some sketching. First of all, we looked for interesting things to draw, eg. leaf, flower, bark, twig, stone,…

Earlier this month, we visited our classmate, James’ farm. We had an amazing time there and James was a wonderful host. Listening to James speak and observing everything he showed us really helped to give us an understanding of farming life and the responsibilities associated with it. James showed us and he even allowed us to…

In 3rd Class, we have been busy exploring “Weight”. We collected lots of items and we weighed them using our kitchen scales. Before weighing items, we guessed their weight and we got better at estimating the more we practised. We discovered that most of the objects we gathered weighed 1kg or less. We also did a…

Recently while exploring the food pyramid, we learned about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet. Carbohydrates, fruit & vegetables, milk & dairy and protein which are all essential for good health are on the bottom four shelves of the food pyramid while fats & oils (which are essential but only in small amounts)…

Over the past few weeks, we have been busy working on our European Country Project. We were divided into three groups and each group was assigned a different country, ie. France, Italy and Great Britain. Using the Internet, reference books and textbooks we researched lots of information, eg. location, culture, population, food, sport, physical features,…

Having previously completed woven raffia baskets, we decided to give them a practical purpose and turn them into Easter Gift Baskets. We used shredded coloured paper and crepe paper in the base of our baskets. Then we decorated large and medium-sized foam eggs and we placed these in our baskets along with Easter chicks. This…

This week, we busied ourselves planting the seeds which were forwarded to us as part of the “Incredible Edibles” programme. First we watched some videos which explained all about planting and growing different types of fruit, vegetables and herbs. Then using the compost which was included in the pack, we planted turnip, chive and lettuce indoors…

Recently, as part of the Primary Colours Arts Education Programme, we participated in a very enjoyable art workshop. Two artists named Jo and Kiera visited our school and with them we looked at the work of Heidi Wickham who is a visual artist based in County Sligo. Heidi specialises in charcoal and her work entitled “The Whisper of…

This week, during English class we have been working on our debating skills. Over the course of three days, we were divided daily into different teams and we debated a range of topics such as “Homework is a waste of time”, “Animal testing is necessary”, “School holidays are too long”, “School uniforms should not be compulsory”,…

Last week, we visited Country Life Museum in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. We were first guided around the various exhibitions and then we explored the museum further by ourselves. From viewing the exhibitions and interactive displays and reading the fact cards, we learned so much about life in Ireland throughout the last two centuries. We observed examples…