February Blog

This month in school we have been doing Time in maths, The Titanic in history, wind turbines in geography, women in STEM in science, clay clocks in art. We are learning how to play the glockenspiel and are doing a bit of gymnastics.

In maths we have been learning about the clock and how to add ,subtract –[‘and multiply time correctly. We learned that we need to separate the numbers when we multiply time. We also had a test at the end of the chapter.

In history we have been doing the titanic. We did a comic strip as well. We have been making a project on Titanic in groups. We did a timeline on the sinking and important dates of the titanic.

In geography we have been doing the wind turbines.we made  a wind turbine out of paper and will be putting them outside to see how much wind there is.

We also looked at a few famous scientists and took a few notes on them.

We have started to make clay clock for the art expedition at the end of the year.

We are also learning the glockenspiel with miss tynan. We are learning the song wake me up on them.She comes every Thursday to help us learn the song on the glockenspiels.

December in Killian's room

Ellen, SHANNON & TOM’s BLOG

 

In maths this month we are learning to count, set and stick to our budget.

 

 In history we have been learning about WWI.

We have learned about the trenches, the battle of Gallipoli, no man’s land, the Christmas truce and the 2 teams that are called the ALLIES &they consisted of America, England and France. The CENTRAL POWERS consisted of Germany, Hungary and Italy.

 

ART

In art we have been making sunset soldier pictures, they are painted with the colours red, yellow and orange. Then we got black paper and cut it into the shapes we wanted it to be. Then we stuck it onto the painted paper.

 

IRISH

In Irish we have done SCROOGE A CHRISTMAS CAROL and grammar in past tense, future tense and present tense.

October Update

We learned about the Aztecs. The Aztecs came around in 1300.They arrived in Mexico building their capital Tenochtitlan. They settled there as they believed an eagle landed on a cactus marking it as a sign. The Aztecs were fierce warriors. The bravest took on the persona of an eagle or a jaguar. Boys became warriors at 17 years old. Warriors got food and land for victory in battle. They used precious metals and stones in their art. The Aztec empire fell in 1521 when Hernan Cortez invaded the empire taking the emperor as hostage.

We did art about the Aztec masks. First we got clay and made a circle with it. Next we made it into a face shape. After we put eyes on it. We got our scraps of clay and made a nose and lips. Finally, we painted it to make it colourful.

In maths we learned about symmetry. symmetry means it has to be the same on each side and same size.

We read the parable of the workers in the vineyard. the workers were promised one silver coin for their work. The owner hired more workers. He paid them the same as the first group. The lesson we learned here is about generosity and to be grateful for what we receive.

Sam in 4th Class.

Mr. Doyle is teaching our 4th and 5th class, this year. Keep an eye out for all the wonderful updates from the students! 

December Updates

This month has been a very busy month in 4th and 5th Class! It has been hectic practicing plays and getting ready for our very special visitor!

Our play was called “Lights, Camel, Action”, and we thoroughly enjoyed showing our friends and family all of our hijinks! From a star comedian, footballing camels and wise men, not to mention three fantastic judges, our play had it all!

From 4th and 5th class, we would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!