Fáilte go dtí Rang a Trí
Engineering Week
For Engineers week Dara's dad in fourth class came into our class to talk to us about engineering with two of his colleagues. It was really interesting and we also had to make towers out of marshmallows and matchsticks. We worked in groups and had to use our engineering skills. It was really fun!
Science - The Bending of Light!
We conducted some experiments in class as we were learning about light and the 'bending of light'
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Tessellation Fun!
SPHE - How my classmates describe me
We did a lovely activity in class where everybody in third class wrote a nice adjective about everybody. They are on display on our SPHE wall in the classroom!
Down Syndrome Day
Ruby and Max's Mom, Maeve and Susan came into talk to all the classes about Down Syndrome for Down Syndrome Day. It was really interesting and we really enjoyed it. Thank you very much Maeve, Suzanne, Max and Ruby.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
We got up to a lot of activities for Seachtain na Gaeilge. We had an art competition where we had to draw pictures and design poster based on different seanfhocail. It was really fun! Bhain muid an taitneamh as!
We also dressed up and had a fashion show. Children wore traditional Irish clothes! It was great fun! Well done to Oisin who won!
We also had a Tráth na gCeist with Rang a Dó! Bhí sé go hiontach!
We also did a performance for first and second class where we sang the song Báidín Fhéilimí and Ruairí accompanied us on the guitar! Ruairí was great on the guitar and the children sang beautifully.
Maths Week Fun!
For Maths Week Third Class got involved in a number of maths activities. We played maths games in the classroom and we also had a maths challenge. The children had to estimate how many jelly beans were in a jar, the person who came closest to guessing the correct amount won the jar of sweets! It was a lot of fun estimating how many sweets were in the jar.
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Walking in the Woods
We decided to take a winter walk through the woods near our school. We had a lovely time and we were looking out for all the signs of winter in the woods.
We decided to take a winter walk through the woods near our school. We had a lovely time and we were looking out for all the signs of winter in the woods.
Hallowe'en Fun!
Some of the boys and girls dressed up for Hallowe'en! We had a great day in the class with everyone dressed up in different costumes!.
Some of the boys and girls dressed up for Hallowe'en! We had a great day in the class with everyone dressed up in different costumes!.
A Good Egg!
In science we conducted an experiment with fresh water and salty water.
We used eggs and we predicted in which water would the egg float in, salty water or freshwater.
We worked in groups and put water into a glass jar and put water and salt into another glass jar and stirred it.
In science we conducted an experiment with fresh water and salty water.
We used eggs and we predicted in which water would the egg float in, salty water or freshwater.
We worked in groups and put water into a glass jar and put water and salt into another glass jar and stirred it.
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Lyndsay Hughes from Galway Bay FM interviewed the children about their experience taking part in the Write a Book competition. We were broadcast on Monday at 5pm on Galway Bay Fm!
Practicing G.A.A skills with Darren a local coach.
We had a visit from Tony, a dental technician. He showed us dentures and we used plaque tablets to see plaque on our teeth!
We celebrated Burns Night on the 26th January. We acted out a Robert Burns poem, sang a Scottish song and made our own tartan patterns. Thank you to Avatal for sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with the class.
The children engages in map work and then drew aerial view maps of our school!
Testing our reaction speed to a falling weighted scale.
The children play soccer with a twist!
Rinne na páistí pictúirí a thaispeáint na héadaí is fearr leo.
Bhí na paistí ag foghlaim faoi éadaí- Féach ar na héadaí sin!
Firefighters from Gort fire station talked to the class about fire safety.
Planting spring bulbs.
Taking part in a maths trail with senior infants.
Practising our balance in Science!
We designed our Winter cards, we can't wait to see them printed with our names on them. A big thank you to Sue who helped us with our designs, we love having visitors!
Making butter in Science. We are learning about materials and change. When a force is applied to a liquid cream, it can be turned into a smooth butter. We ate the butter on crackers, yum!
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Fáilte Romhaibh chuig Rang a Trí!
We had a great time at Babaró. We attended Paper World in "The Black Box" in Galway. |
We also had a stop off at Doughiska playground!
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The show was great!
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We also visited Galway City Library.
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