Junior infants have had great fun experimenting with magnets in science. Firstly we discovered how magnets work and then we experimented with magnets of all sizes to see what was magnetic and what was not.
Senior Infants have spent a lot of time learning about Space last month.
One of our lesson was making a rocket from paper, a straw and sellotape. We wanted to see if we cold blow the rocket off the straw using air from our mouths.
We had to investigate to see which position to place the straw and how much breath to use to ‘launch’ the rocket.
Once we found the best way to blow the rocket we wanted to see who could blow it the furthest.
We all went into the hall and in small groups, stood at the one point to make it fair. Then we launched our rockets on the count of 3, and whoever had the rocket that flew the furthest went to one side.
Finally, the finalist all went up against each other and there was one over all winner. We had lots of fun investigating forces through rocket launching.
With Spring upon us we have been learning about nature and the environment. Linking in with our work on recycling before Christmas we have been discussing the impact plants and trees have on us and the earth.
We took a nature walk to look for signs of Spring. We learning all about parts of a plant. How trees create oxygen for us to breath and have planted our own seeds which we will watch sprout and grow over the coming weeks.
Fáilte ar ais chuig Frása na Seachtaine!
Tá frása na seachtaine seo an – tábhachtach mar a cheiliúrann muid ‘Seachtaine na Gaeilge!’
Is é frása na seachtaine seo…
Fourth Class had a great time bringing in our favourite books and sharing our favourite images and scenes with each other in the classroom.
We also loved getting the chance to read to Senior Infants and listening to them read to us too!
The best part was getting to be in our cosy pajamas while we did all of it!
Fáilte ar ais chuig Frása na Seachtaine!
Mar cheiliúradh ar Lá Domhanda na Leabhar is é ár bhfrása an tseachtain seo ná…
Is é an leabhar is fearr liom le léamh ná __________!
Bain sult as a bheith ag léamh ar scoil agus sa bhaile gach lá más féidir leat!
Fáilte ar ais chuig Frása na Seachtaine!
Táimid fós ag foghlaim faoin éadaí.
Déan iarracht do chuid Gaeilge a chleachtadh gach lá ar scoil agus sa bhaile.
Anois, is é frása na seachtaine seo:
Tá dath glas ar mo chóta.
Tá dath dearg ar mo hata.
Tá dath gorm ar mo scairf.
We have been learning about the environment and climate change in 6th class and are busy working on our Science Blast submission.
As part of our research into climate change, we studied some shocking facts about the way it affects different countries. We have been learning about Malawi and the economy there. We watched some great Donal Skehan clips about a visit he took there and heard some interviews with locals regarding the changing climate over the past number of years.
We saw how drought affects crop yields and how heavy rain can also be responsible for destroying products. We also learned about how access to clean drinking water can affect people in developing countries. Access to clean water is not something we should take for granted.
We decided to carry out an investigation into water filtration and tried our best to filter water to make it cleaner ourselves. Here’s how we got on:
Materials:
- Bucket of mud to add to water
- Clear plastic cups
- Coffee filters, plastic bags, tissues
- Elastic bands
Method:
- Collect some mud/ muck from outside to add to clean water.
- Mix the mud into the water until it’s cloudy.
- Use 1 clear cup to test possible filters: cover the top of the cup with a choice of coffee filters/ tissue or plastic (or a combination of all) and use an elastic band to keep in place.
- Pour the water in the cup through the ‘filter’ into another clear sup.
- Assess the cloudiness of the water after passing through the filter; is it less cloudy? Do you have you to pass it through more than one time?
- Determine what material works best to filter water.
We were impressed by some of the teams ability to filter the mud out of the water – or so it seemed! We still knew that the water was contaminated and couldn’t be used by humans to drink or wash or cook.
It was apparent that filtering water using a home – made system was extremely time – consuming. We think that everyone should have access to clean drinking water, no matter where they live.
Fáilte ar ais chuig Frása na Seachtaine!
An mhí seo, beimid ag foghaim faoin ‘eadaí’!
Anois, is é frása na seachtaine seo:
Caithim m’éide scoile gach lá ar scoil.
Tá sé an – fhuar inniu, b’fhéidir go bhfeicfimid roinnt sneachta go luath!
Má thosaíonn sé ag cur sneachta, is feidir linn an frása seo a rá…