5th Class have been really busy since the last time we gave you an update on what we were up to!
A month ago we marked International Women’s Day by recording a podcast about inspirational women who we look up to.
We have recorded a podcast for #IWD2017! #5thClass
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 8, 2017
#5thClass celebrated International Women’s Day with a podcast! #edchatie #IWD2017 #internationalwomensday https://t.co/MuWBIPOesF @audioBoom
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 8, 2017
Cause I Like It! Sharing our #IWD2017 message for all to hear! @PDST_TechinEd #5thClass https://t.co/saGYWTj5em
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 21, 2017
We also read about some inspiring women too!
Our two inspirational books for #IWD2017! Matilda and Rosie (thanks for the loan Ms S!) are amazing and inspire us all! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/zNznGdFWa8
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 8, 2017
We did lots of other reading too – our reading workshops were very busy!
Reading workshop in full flow in #5thClass! pic.twitter.com/RzaKS7SzwF
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 13, 2017
Choral reading, echo reading, paired reading, silent reading, shared reading models and timed rereads in #5thClass reading workshops today! pic.twitter.com/fBHamFPqF7
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 23, 2017
Our focus this morning in our reading workshop is on rereading strategies. First we read to decode. Then we read with expression! #5thClass
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 24, 2017
One of the books we read was our novel ‘Trash’, which we read as part of the One Book, One Community project.
Designing our One Book, One Community project books. We are reading Trash. Great work in progress Bridget! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/PRHPvNHWtY
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 14, 2017
We’re doing our reading workshop outside as we await our skills test. Books and sunshine, nothing better! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/FoAJFYPMI8
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 27, 2017
We’re at the #onebookonecommunity quiz! The quiz is based on our novel, Trash. #5thClass pic.twitter.com/595zzruSrn
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 31, 2017
We added a new book to our library too!
We added a new book into our library today! We loved Patrick And The President by @RyanTubridyShow. Our book is signed too! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/LxkDahQ3Sy
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 31, 2017
As part of our reading we also went a step further – and wrote a film!
We’re making a film in #5thClass this morning! D&R have written a script with Ms. W and we’re recording it now! pic.twitter.com/FjiHP1m7du
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 28, 2017
Hard at work on our film! #5thClass #literacy #ICT pic.twitter.com/R76Mc3pHvx
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 28, 2017
We worked on our maths in the last few months too – we’ve been studying decimals and fractions!
Hard at work reviewing our IWB videos and games in Maths! #teamwork #5thClass pic.twitter.com/xqYAmVO2wa
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 21, 2017
We’ve been making lots of music in the last few weeks too – we’ve been learning how to play the Ukulele as part of the Music Generation programme!
We’re learning ‘Wavin’ Flag’ with Frankie @mus_gen today! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/uWkniWey6M
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 23, 2017
Making musical memories! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/xfJJv2uu7k
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 23, 2017
Yeeeeeehaw! It’s a hoedown with Frankie during today’s @mus_gen lesson! #5thClass 🎼 https://t.co/YRa3q4lSTP
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 28, 2017
Rocking out with Frankie! #5thClass 🎼 @mus_gen https://t.co/EEFxrzNoWw
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) April 4, 2017
But not all our music involved ukuleles!
‘Óró sé do bheatha ‘bhaile!’ i Rang 5. Is aoibhinn linn amhráin agus dánta! #5thClass https://t.co/dTKmIZqeU9
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 23, 2017
We’ve also been hanging out with Baby E for Roots of Empathy and learning more about the needs of babies!
Good morning! It’s time for @RootsofEmpathy in #5thClass! pic.twitter.com/qJFYIB6Fld
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 9, 2017
Baby E has a new favourite video! https://t.co/DBevM1f6OU #5thClass
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 9, 2017
It’s our post-baby visit session with Paddy for @RootsofEmpathy. Our latest theme is all about safety for the baby and for us. #5thClass
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 16, 2017
It’s @RootsofEmpathy time in #5thClass! We’re starting our new theme on Communication. pic.twitter.com/AMpgIiqobT
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 23, 2017
We also kept our eye on what was happening elsewhere in the world. Before St Patrick’s Day we heard about the Taoiseach’s visit to The White House!
We’re watching a video @gavreilly made for us from Washington DC! We’re learning about St. Patrick’s Day all over the world. #5thClass ☘️ pic.twitter.com/0QD9qsDpLK
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 16, 2017
Gav recorded footage outside The White House for us and explained the history of the shamrock ceremony in the Oval Office. #5thClass ☘️
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 16, 2017
We recorded a podcast afterwards about what we had learned!
Today’s oral language challenge – prepare & record a podcast in 5 minutes! Listen to ‘St Patrick’s Day’ #5thClass https://t.co/U8Ajkl80Kw
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 16, 2017
And we also learned about the recent history of Northern Ireland at the end of March, after the death of Martin McGuinness.
We walk slowly but never backwards. #5thClass viewing Good Friday Agreement signatures, including the name of the late Martin McGuinness. pic.twitter.com/2FzbFIGnXu
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 21, 2017
In Art we studied the intricate design of Celtic knots and crosses.
Celtic knots and meditative art this afternoon in #5thClass. #creativeschools ☘️ https://t.co/PzxMNlODCM
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 9, 2017
Concentration as we work in silence like silent monks! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/4jQosTmrYX
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 9, 2017
But not only that, we also learned about the work of Normal Rockwell!
Norman Rockwell inspired Art in #5thClass today. All is not what it seems in our pictures! pic.twitter.com/mxjs15NKPX
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 21, 2017
Some weird and wacky art inspired by Norman Rockwell this afternoon! Deliberate mistakes and crazy choices! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/tYf2NsAtSU
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 21, 2017
We were also out and about on the playing pitches working on our fitness!
We are having a brilliant morning @BrayEmmets! #5thClass #GAA pic.twitter.com/qGzzjS2YzB
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 10, 2017
We had a ball in @BrayEmmets yesterday! @wicklowgaa #5thClass #6thClass pic.twitter.com/lJVDjRLNpJ
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 16, 2017
Football training and agility skills for PE today. Some hilarious and brilliant teamwork on display! #5thClass https://t.co/eWWJmidmKT
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 13, 2017
It the annual GAA skills test with Paddy! It’s a beautiful day for it. #5thClass pic.twitter.com/EE1EHtVlu6
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 27, 2017
We were very proud of some of our girls who made the paper for their exploits on the field!
We’re so proud of our girls, they are in the newspaper after their win last week! #4thClass #5thClass #6thClass pic.twitter.com/am6OdnBdY2
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 28, 2017
Multiple skills development with staged obstacle courses! #5thClass #activeschools pic.twitter.com/fK2UN0OvSy
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 13, 2017
We mentioned in our last update that we were given some fish by Bray Sea Life – we learned more about them in the last few weeks!
We’re designing our ‘seaside guides’ to store all of our ‘Explorers Aquarium in the Classroom’ work. #5thClass @braysealife pic.twitter.com/pyXEmDJsUX
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 14, 2017
We spent lots of time working on decorations for the wall behind the tank!
Just some of our work for the ‘Explorers Aquarium in the Classroom’ project. #5thClass @braysealife pic.twitter.com/tcPekxJDaS
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 14, 2017
Some more artwork for our project. #5thClass @braysealife pic.twitter.com/0Iis14UqEZ
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 14, 2017
Eventually we had to give the fish back – goodbye Gobe Bryant, Pancake the flatfish and Patrick Fitzpatrick the starfish!
Saying goodbye to our fish! Thank you so much for this opportunity @braysealife! #5thClass pic.twitter.com/nDiadI7vCW
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 28, 2017
But we did also have some new visitors to our classroom too – we said hello to a slithery visitor!
You never know what to expect in #5thClass! The day the leopard gecko came to school! pic.twitter.com/6K4yb88fcs
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) April 4, 2017
Even though we were so busy, we did also take time to look after our mental health.
We recorded a video for @PDST_Hwellbeing! We shared some tips on dealing with stress and we also shared relaxation techniques! #5thClass
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) March 30, 2017
It was no wonder that we were so eager to get away for our Easter Break!
Happy Easter from our crazy hat day competitors in #5thClass! Have a wonderful break! #schoolspirit pic.twitter.com/Pk8Sj6RFxI
— St. Peter’s Primary (@StPetersBray) April 7, 2017
We hope you enjoyed our post! We’re excited to start Term 3!
