Rang 3 agus 4 2021 - 2022
We've all settled back into school for another new term in Rang 3 and 4 where we've been working hard by ourselves and with our friends in class. Here's a sample of some of the activities we've been doing recently.
Up and coming authors
Rang 3 agus 4 got the opportunity to participate in the Write a Book competition organised by Monaghan Education Centre at the beginning of 2022. This was quite a time consuming project, but one which brought the class a lot of satisfaction. The children put a huge effort into writing and illustrating their own books and the end result was something they were extremely proud of.
The books have now been forwarded to Monaghan Education Centre and we look forward to hearing who the winner is from our class after Easter.
Here's some photos taken recently of the children with their books.
Well done everyone!
The books have now been forwarded to Monaghan Education Centre and we look forward to hearing who the winner is from our class after Easter.
Here's some photos taken recently of the children with their books.
Well done everyone!
S.E.S.E lessons: History, Geography & Science
Rang 3 & 4 were learning about the history of farming recently in class. As part of the lesson they decided to sample various foods that they hadn't tried before.....with varying success rates. Suggestions from the children were wide ranging. These included granola, avocado, mango, olives, and fajitas. Most popular was granola and mango. A surprising hit was the fajitas with many coming back for second portions. Not so popular was avocado and none of the children liked the taste of olives which can be seen clearly from some of the photos below.
Full marks to everyone for at least attempting to taste something unfamiliar to them.
Full marks to everyone for at least attempting to taste something unfamiliar to them.
We were also learning about various types of soils and rocks samples common in Ireland in recent Geography lessons.
As part of Engineers week recently, the children were given the task of building a bridge with their partners in class. Engineering kits were provided by the local library for everyone to complete this task. With written instructions and diagrams, each pair had a limited number of straws and masking tape to do so. Spring scales were provided to each pair also to measure the weight their bridge could hold when it was finally built. The bridges were then positioned between two chairs and various weights placed on the bridges to see which bridge was the strongest and wouldn't collapse under the weight. Competition was fierce as bridges strained under the weights placed on them but we had four children whose bridges stayed firm despite the pressure. Possible future engineers in Rang 3 & 4 include Barry Toal, Kai Mc Donnell, Emily Connolly and Aaron Mc Donagh. Well done to everyone for all your efforts!
We took the opportunity in the New Year to try something a little different in our P.E. lessons. Yoga! We were also delighted to get the opportunity to complete swimming lessons again at Coral Leisure Swimming Pool in Monaghan. Now restrictions have lifted, hopefully we'll get to continue to practise with our families before summer holidays come along!
Although we weren't able to put on a Christmas performance for our families and friends face to face this year, we did have great fun working alongside Rang 5 & 6 on some Christmas carols together. We hope you enjoy them. Happy Christmas from Rang 3 & 4!
Celebrating Christmas in other countries.
We had great fun recently learning how other countries celebrate Christmas at this time of year.
Millie, Taja and Barry learnt lots about what the Spanish people like to do. Barry was even willing to taste our version of Roscon de Reyes, which is similar to a cake shaped like a doughnut filled with cream. Millie preferred it without the cream.
Leah, Donnacha and John learnt about Christmas in Italy. Leah dressed up as Befana, an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy. This happens on the night of January 5th, in a similar way to Santa Claus.
Jennifer, Gerard, Harry, Kai and Orlaigh learnt all about what the French people like to do at Christmas time. Visiting the church and spending time with family and friends is important in France. They also enjoyed sampling a traditional chocolate yule log, which is popular in France.
Aoibhínn, Chloe, Darragh and Calum learnt about some of the customs and traditions associated with Germany at Christmas time. They told us that the tradition of having a Christmas tree originated in Germany. Years later this tradition became common in England when Prince Albert of Germany married Queen Victoria of England. The advent calendar also originated in Germany. The children tasted marzipan for the first time which is a popular treat in Germany.
Sam, Paige, Emily and Aaron focused on how Christmas is celebrated in England. A lot of the customs and traditions in England are similar to our own. The children learnt that Christmas crackers originated in England and that Christmas pudding is very popular in English homes. It wasn't so popular with Aaron though when he tasted it for the first time!
Here's a sample of some pictures below of everyone working on their projects, tasting food, pulling crackers, wearing silly Christmas hats and telling jokes we found in the crackers.
A great day's craic altogether!
Millie, Taja and Barry learnt lots about what the Spanish people like to do. Barry was even willing to taste our version of Roscon de Reyes, which is similar to a cake shaped like a doughnut filled with cream. Millie preferred it without the cream.
Leah, Donnacha and John learnt about Christmas in Italy. Leah dressed up as Befana, an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy. This happens on the night of January 5th, in a similar way to Santa Claus.
Jennifer, Gerard, Harry, Kai and Orlaigh learnt all about what the French people like to do at Christmas time. Visiting the church and spending time with family and friends is important in France. They also enjoyed sampling a traditional chocolate yule log, which is popular in France.
Aoibhínn, Chloe, Darragh and Calum learnt about some of the customs and traditions associated with Germany at Christmas time. They told us that the tradition of having a Christmas tree originated in Germany. Years later this tradition became common in England when Prince Albert of Germany married Queen Victoria of England. The advent calendar also originated in Germany. The children tasted marzipan for the first time which is a popular treat in Germany.
Sam, Paige, Emily and Aaron focused on how Christmas is celebrated in England. A lot of the customs and traditions in England are similar to our own. The children learnt that Christmas crackers originated in England and that Christmas pudding is very popular in English homes. It wasn't so popular with Aaron though when he tasted it for the first time!
Here's a sample of some pictures below of everyone working on their projects, tasting food, pulling crackers, wearing silly Christmas hats and telling jokes we found in the crackers.
A great day's craic altogether!
Climate Change & Global Warming
Rang 3 and 4 have been very interested in the proceedings at COP26 recently where world leaders have come together to discuss how to prevent global warming. We have been completing projects with the others in our pod on what is global warming, the effects of climate change and how best we can prevent it.
Here's some photos below of the children in their pods working together on their project. These have been displayed in the classroom for others to read and observe.
Here's some photos below of the children in their pods working together on their project. These have been displayed in the classroom for others to read and observe.
Learning how to sew
Rang 3 and 4 were learning how to sew in Art this month. They had a piece of hessian material each with their name printed on it. They practised sewing stitches over their name with wool and a plastic sewing needle. This was a very relaxing activity for the class with a few orders possibly going to Santa this year for cross stitch kits.
Here's a sample of everyone hard at work below.
Here's a sample of everyone hard at work below.
History projects.
Rang 3 and 4 were learning about Famous People in History recently. They completed some pair work with the people sitting beside them in their pods on various famous people they found interesting. These included: Florence Nightingale, Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Marie Curie, Alexander Graham Bell and Neil Armstrong. Here's a sample of our work below.
Return to in-class learning after the Lockdown.
We were all very pleased to return to school to meet our friends and teachers after we had worked very hard with remote learning during Lockdown.
It was great to get back to learn and do fun things together with our friends in class.
Here's some pictures of some of the recent lessons we have been completing.
Below is a picture of us enjoying the beautiful weather at school and completing our lesson outside on the football pitch.
In group work with our pods we recently re-wrote some well known fairy tales again with our own unique take on the story. Here are some pictures of us brainstorming with our group on what we were going to write. When we were ready we wrote the story together and drew pictures to match. We then presented the story to the others in the class. Afterwards one person from each pod typed up the story and we put them on display outside the classroom with the illustrations matching the story for display.
Science lesson on electricity
We recently completed some experiments with our partners in our pods to understand how electricity works. We had to figure out how to get the bulb to light up using the bulb, batteries and some wires. We had great fun figuring this out.
Making pom-pom birds in Art
In the month of April we were working on the strand of Fabric and fibre in Art.
We learnt how to make our own pom-pom birds.
Here's a sample of a few below.
We learnt how to make our own pom-pom birds.
Here's a sample of a few below.
Sports Day!
We had great fun on our Sports Day on Wednesday the 28th of April, during Active Schools Week.
Here's a sample of pictures from Sports Day below.
Here's a sample of pictures from Sports Day below.
Rudolph an fia rua
,Rang 3 agus 4 were practising some of their favourite Christmas carols during December.
We learnt 'Rudolph the red nosed reindeer' in Irish.
We also chose another traditional favourite, 'Santa Claus is coming to town'. We accompanied it with Lámh sign language. Many thanks to Ashling, our SNA for helping us with the various signs associated with the song.
We learnt 'Rudolph the red nosed reindeer' in Irish.
We also chose another traditional favourite, 'Santa Claus is coming to town'. We accompanied it with Lámh sign language. Many thanks to Ashling, our SNA for helping us with the various signs associated with the song.
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Getting ready for Christmas.
We decided to take part in the rtenews2day art competition held in late November.
The theme was Celebrating Christmas 2020.
The winning entry gets to switch on the RTE Christmas Lights on news2day on November 27th
The theme was Celebrating Christmas 2020.
The winning entry gets to switch on the RTE Christmas Lights on news2day on November 27th
Halloween hols!
We had lots of fun celebrating Halloween this year.
We played some Halloween games with the others in our pods, participated in a table quiz, watched a scary movie and ate some treats.
What better way to start the holidays!
We played some Halloween games with the others in our pods, participated in a table quiz, watched a scary movie and ate some treats.
What better way to start the holidays!
Halloween Art
We spent a couple of weeks getting our scary masks ready for Halloween.
We had great fun making papier maché masks in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Check out some of our pictures below, see if you can recognise anyone??
We had great fun making papier maché masks in the weeks leading up to Halloween.
Check out some of our pictures below, see if you can recognise anyone??
