Maths week celebrates the fun in maths and helps us see that maths is all around us. We enjoyed taking part in our class maths week activities. We worked individually and in pairs solving tangram puzzles. We made 3D shapes - this is trickier than you might think to get right! We worked in groups on problem solving. We chose equipment we would bring on a camping trip bearing in mind a 15kg weight limit.
Unseen Portrait
While blindfolded we felt our face and drew what we felt, being mindful of the boundaries of the page. When we took off the blindfold we closed the shapes and used bold colours to colour the shapes.
Óiche Shamhna - Spórt agus Spraoi
Science Week
On Friday the 13th of November 2015 we attended a Science Week Physics Workshop in Monaghan County Museum. We observed and took part in several experiments and investigations which show that physics is at work all around us. We solved the following puzzle; You are locked in a room and the key is too high for you to reach. How will you get out using a balloon, some string and a tray? The answer lies in physics – the wider a surface area the more evenly weight can be distributed We investigated the force of a person. A heavier person exerts more force than a lighter person. The surface area influences the force of a weight. If a person stands on your foot wearing a high heel (ouch!) it will exert more pressure than the same person standing on your foot wearing a flat shoe. We looked at many other aspects of physics including floating and sinking, the push and pull of magnets, electricity and gravity. The physics workshop was a lot of fun and really informative.
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. His father and grandfather were ministers, but others in his family worked in the art world. Although he enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, Vincent had a number of other jobs before he decided to work as an artist full time. He worked as a teacher in London and then as a minister. He also worked in a book store, an art gallery, and as a missionary. At around the age of 27, van Gogh decided to devote himself completely to art.
When Vincent first started drawing he sketched pictures using pencils or charcoal sticks. He used some watercolors as well. He liked to draw pictures of poor hardworking people. Eventually he began to paint using oil paints. In this early part of his career, van Gogh used a lot of dark colors such as browns and dark greens. His pictures were often somber or sad. When Vincent moved to Paris he began to use brighter colors. His brushwork also became more broken. He painted subjects from the streets and cafes of Paris as well as the countryside. Van Gogh also became interested in painting portraits of people. When he couldn't find models, he would paint himself for practice. He painted over twenty self portraits during this time.
The cutest snowmen ever!
Quiz Time
We recently took part in the Credit Union Quiz and the Cumann na MBunscol Quiz. We worked hard preparing and learning quiz questions and were very proud to represent our school. The questions were challenging and the competition was fierce and still we scored extremely well, with one of our teams narrowly missing out in the Credit Union Quiz.
Printing - Aboriginal inspired artwork
Aboriginal Art has survived for over thousands of years and continues to be one of the oldest art forms practiced today. Aboriginal Art consists of symbols. These symbols were used by the Aboriginal people to communicate their lives on earth, their rituals, food, customs and also to show constellations and for ritual decorations. Symbols were used in order to show the presence of different things or objects that existed around them. Aboriginal artists created their works based on how the land was created, basing their subject matter mainly on patterns and animals. Thousands of years ago, Aboriginals would create their works using only the natural materials left around them, (such as bark, clay, logs, trees, burnt sticks, rocks, etc....
The backgrounds of these art works were never blank. There is always a continuous use of dotting, patterns, lines or hatching to create a sense of movement within the work. These works of art could be labelled as Abstract.
Dioramas based on children's stories
Ag Déanamh Pancóga
Comhábhair 100g plúr Salann ubh amháin 300 ml bainne spúnóg im te Modh 1. Criathraigh an plúr agus salann i mbabhla. Bris an ubh i mbabhla. Cuir leath an bainne agus an im te sa mheascán freisin. Cuir an meascán le chéile le spúnóg. 2. Cuir an bainne eile sa mheascán agus cuir é le chéile le spúnóg. 3. Cuir friochtán ar an teas. Nuair a bhíonn an friochtán an-te, cuir an mheascán sa fhriochtán. Tar éis cúpla nóiméad, tóg an pancóga amach agus cuir ar bpláta é. Bí cúramach – beidh sé te! 4. Ith é agus bain taitneamh as.
Internet Safety
Thursday the 9th of February was Internet Safety Day. Laura Carey from Monaghan County Library gave us a talk on choosing safe usernames and passwords. Usernames
