St Peter’s is proud to have students of different nationalities and cultures. Today, we have a recording of Ameesh saying a poem. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/119154332″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This is a book that my dad learned from when he was in school in India. The language is Tamil. The poem I say in the podcast is about a toy. My dad taught me the poem. The boys in the class asked me to teach them it too.
We had brilliant fun on Wednesday. To celebrate Science Week 2013, we made a human piano with 2nd, 5th and 6th class! We made it using a makey makey board and a scratch game. Check out our video! We’re so pleased with it. Archie, Patryk and Edward did a brilliant job presenting. The start of the video is an explanation and 2.38 is where the real music kicks in. A 35 person human piano… it’s possible! from St Peter’s, Bray on Vimeo.
This week, the news has been full of photos and stories of the terrible tragedy in the Philippines. For adults, this can be very distressing but children can find stories and photos in the news really confusing too. This week’s Wednesday for Parents deals with tips for talking about your child about the news. 1. There are a number of news sites and programmes that are specifically for children. They can help to explain events in child-friendly language and steer away from some of the more sensational headlines in adult newspapers. On the RTE player, you can find News2day – in Peter’s,...
This week, Ms Kane has been visiting 5th class. The theme we’re following in 5th class in November is ‘South America’. Oisín interviewed the rest of the class about what they’ve learned so far this week. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/119140161″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] We talked about the statues on Easter Island and watched this video about how the statues might have been moved on the island. We used what we know about forces to draw our own conclusions about the Easter Island statues. We...
This week, our ‘Wednesday for Parents’ post deals with an issue that worries many parents out there – Internet safety. Sometimes talking about technology with children can be like trying to speak a language that the adult is only learning and that the kids are already fluent in! It can be difficult to talk about keeping themselves safe online, when they seem to be the experts. The resources we’ve picked out this week will help you to open the discussion about what your child knows about keeping him/herself safe online! First, a website! Webwise is a fantastic resource....
2nd Class have been learning about maps, planet earth, the Arctic, Italy and Australia so far this year. We love exploring on the globe, on our computers, in our atlases and in our books. Today we loved back on all we know about Australia and Italy. Maybe you might learn something from us. Have a listen to see! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118664289″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118665173″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true”...
Myspace Message GeneratorsWe are just 9 weeks into term and already we’ve been so busy with the many activities and projects that is typical of the St. Peter’s school year. Hold onto your hats as we recap on the term so far, in numbers! 1: The amazing Open Day we held on the 28th September! 2: The number of brand new after-school clubs, to go with the existing four! 3: The number of weeks we have been dancing with our Irish Dancing teacher Sue! 4: The number of songs we performed at our school Open Day! 5: The number of times our different classes have baked or cooked up a storm in...
We are going to enter our blog in the Eircom Junior Spider Awards. We are going to enter the Mega Spider category for primary schools. Have you heard of the awards? The entry date is in December. Find out more about the awards here! Do you have any suggestions to improve our blog in the meanwhile? Let us know and leave a comment below!
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We were the Scoilnet Star Site for December 2013!
