St. Peter's Primary Bray Blog

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... 

We love to integrate technology into the classroom whenever we can. Children are so adept at using IT now they are practically teaching us! We make regular use of the school tablets to enhance our learning, particularly during Math stations. We use the IWB daily in the class and children love to get a chance to play games in literacy and numeracy activities. We teach basic programming throughout the school and love to get a chance to use the Beebots to teach early programming skills and more computer based coding with senior classes.  

In November all classes in the school took part in Anti-Bullying Month. We engaged in cooperative games, completed lessons on bullying and discussed what bullying means. We loved playing Chinese Whispers and discussing how rumours start! We concluded bullying has 3 elements; Hurting Someone’s Body or FeelingsLots of TimesOn Purpose We finished the month by creating and discussing Anti-Bullying Posters.  

For Science week, we tested our senses. Did you know, about 70% of our taste is linked to our sense of smell? We investigated this using skittles and can confirm that it is true! We hope you like our video 🤩 https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/886858276  

6th class have been taking part in the Dare to Believe Programme, run by Team Ireland which aims to teach us about Olympic values, hard work and reaching our full potential! We loved taking part in the programme and learning about the following topics: Olympic and Paralympic GamesMaintaining a Healthy Mind and BodyFinding Joy in EffortRespect and Equality Striving for Excellence We took part in ‘Weekly Challenges’, including spreading kindness and getting active! We created art work based on the topics covered and to top it all off, we had a visit from a Team Ireland... 

November is anti-bullying month in school. We learned a lot about different types of bullying and how to deal with it this month. Bullying is behaviour that is … Repeatedhurtfuldeliberate We made some anti-bullying posters to stand up to bullying!  

In November, our class took part in our whole school Anti – Bullying month. We discussed why bullying happens, how to react if it does happen and who we can ask for help. We reminded ourselves that bullying is any behaviour that is: repeatedhurtful deliberate We learned more about the different types of bullying, including physical, emotional, verbal and cyber. We also recognised our role in preventing bullying across our school community as 6th class students. Check out the pledges we made below and some positive messages we want to spread in school. Spreading positivity!... 

This week in school, we celebrated science week. The theme we were looking at was ‘HUMAN?’. We have been learning about the respiratory system and exploring how our lungs work and help us to breathe. We made a model lung using balloons, plastic bottles and plastic bags. The bottle acted as our rib cage, the balloon was our lung and the bag worked as our diaphragm. Take a look at our lungs! Our model lungs We also looked at how humans have worked to make advances in medicine and helping humans. We created our own version of a bionic hand. We looked at how bones, tendons... 

This week we celebrated Science Week by looking at the theme ‘HUMAN?’. We looked at electricity and the developments humans have made with electricity over time. We made our own circuits and then decided to make our own light houses. These lighthouses had to; Stand on their own,light for 10 seconds, be 3D. Take a look at our lighthouses!  

Fourth class are taking part in Anti Bullying month this November. We have started the month by thinking about what bullying means to us. Take a look at what we wrote down; We have talked about many types of bullying such as; Physical bullying,Emotional bullying,Verbal Bullying,Cyber bullying. We also made some anti bullying posters to hang up to make people aware of anti bullying month in our school!