GAA Skills

GAA Skills training has resumed again on Tuesdays. Today was our first session. We are continuing to build on the skills we learned last year and having lots of fun.

Star of the Week

Saftey Awareness Week Safe Cross Code Montage

Visit by Garda Don Davis

Today we had a visit from Garda Don Davis. He told us all about the role of the Gardaí in keeping us safe. We also got a chance to ask him lots of questions.

Safety on the Road

This week is Safety Week in school

 

 Today we learnt about safety on the road. We did the Safe Cross Code Song and added in the actions.

Safe Cross Code

Look for a safe place

Don't hurry, stop and wait

Look all around...

and listen..

before you cross the road.

Safe place, STOP.....

and wait..

We know the code!!!

We played the game of roads and arrows .

 We received Hi Glo Silver certificates and took the pledge to wear reflective clothing and to make sure others do the same.

Be Safe Be Seen

We got lots of road safety treats because we know the code.

Science experiment- Fun with Marbles

The theme of Science Week 2013 was exploring the XTRA-ordinary.We were invited  to explore, investigate and learn more about the amazing scientific things happening around us in our everyday lives.

We carried out the experiment from the Science Week website called Fun with Marbles  http://www.scienceweek.ie/assets/media/Resources/Primary%20Schools/activity%20sheets%20Fun%20with%20Marbles.pdf 

We investigated what do you think will happen if you roll a marble along a flat surface so that it hits a second stationary marble?

Star of the Week

Science Week

On Wednesday, as part of Science Week we were treated to a visit by Micheal Burke. He taught us about decidious and evergreen trees. We also learnt some weather lore signs and dates to watch out for.

14th December- shortest afternoon

21st December- shortest day

6th January- Cock's step (each day gets longer y the amount of time it takes a cock to take a step)

1st February- First day of spring

Finding out how old we are on the tree trunk

Working out the spirals on a pine cone

Taking note of some weather lore facts

Examining a piece of bog oak

Seeing the difference in the weight of timber from the rainforest and from here

Star of the week

Counties of Ireland

Do you know the 32 counties of Ireland?

Click on this link for some practice
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/3rd-+-4th-class/geography/map-work/counties-of-ireland/