History,Geography and SPHE site

Learning about the Water Cycle

2012-01-22T12:46:00.000-08:00

We had two visiting teachers in from Italy,Lara and Marcella,who did a lovely art lesson with the children on the water cycle.They showed them a cardboard montage of the cycle and then the children had to imagine the journey of a raindrop.Next they did raindrop pictures using oil colours and a printing technique.When they had done that,they got to pick out fabrics from a box and use them to make a rain collage.It was a lovely lesson!

Parcel from Uganda, Senior infants

2012-01-22T12:44:00.001-08:00

We got a parcel from our Link school in Uganda.They sent us a lovely handmade pot and also their work on helping the environment.We did a lesson recently on the same theme and we had things like switching off lights and computers as our way of saving energy.The school in Nyabbani,Uganda doesn't have electricity so their list was different.They said things like "cut down fewer trees" .It was interesting.

Tools galore in Senior infants

2012-01-09T07:19:00.001-08:00

Guzzler, saving energy and penpals in Uganda

2011-12-19T07:03:00.001-08:00

Kaye and Will came to our school recently to tell us all about Guzzler ,a monster who guzzles up energy.We learned ways of saving energy like cycling to school,turning off lights and computers,wearing more clothes instead of turning up the heat.The girls and boys had a competition to see who could get the most clothes on quickest!
When we got back to class,we drew pictures of Guzzler and ways of saving energy to send to our penpals in Uganda.They sent us pictures of how they help the environment.Where they live ,there is no electricity so their pictures were very different and very interesting.We saw videos of them singing and doing brilliant dances too.

Healthy Eating in Second class

2011-12-08T06:56:00.000-08:00

We have been learning about eating healthy and how important it is to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. We made smoothies using different fruits. They were very tasty and very good for you. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO EAT YOUR 5 A DAY! Also, Friday is treat day so healthy lunches every other day!

Handa's Surprise and fruit printing

2011-12-08T06:53:00.000-08:00

After hearing about life in Chad, we read a lovely story called Handa's Surprise where we saw pictures of delicious fruit that grows in Africa.Then we did prints with fruit like pineapple,bananas,apples and passion fruit.

A visit from Captain Tom

2011-12-08T06:51:00.001-08:00

A soldier called Captain Tom visited us recently.He spoke about army training and the work the army does in Ireland.Soldiers get to jump out of planes on parachutes!He also told us about the time he visited Chad in Africa and what life was like over there.He showed us great photographs.

He taught the children how to do an army salute.The children loved his visit!

Bird Watching in 2nd Class

2011-12-07T14:24:00.001-08:00

These are our drawings of birds. Tom from Birdwatch Ireland told us all about birds, and showed how to draw birds,and how to make a bird using paper folding- origami.

Russian Dolls

2011-12-07T14:22:00.001-08:00

We looked at Russian dolls today, Denis brought in his set of 5, and Ms.Keenan had a set of 7. We coloured our own Russian dolls.

Making Butter in senior infants

2011-12-06T11:11:00.001-08:00

We made butter!We put cream in a flask and shook the flask.We shook and shook and shook.....and shook(for ten minutes!).... and finally the cream turned into yummy butter!!

It was worth all the hard work when we tasted it!

We are Special: Junior Infants

2011-11-30T08:58:00.000-08:00

We made puppets and they are all different just like all of us. No one puppet is the same and that was our

aim :)

We have been talking about families and how we are all different. We named the people in our families and made prints of our families.

What I want to be when I grow up: Junior Infants

2011-11-30T08:56:00.001-08:00

We have been talking about all the different jobs people can have. We listed all the jobs and talked about what these people do in their day. We took a giant leap into the future....... here is what the children in prefab 4 want to be when they grow up;

Fireman

Garda

Teacher

The tooth fairy

A transformer

A rockstar

A monster truck driver

A postman ("just like my daddy")

A queen

A princess

A babysitter

A doctor

A dressmaker

A cowboy ( "just like woody")

Learning about New Zealand in Senior infants

2011-11-08T13:48:00.001-08:00

Learning about Germany in Senior infants

2011-10-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

Tanya came to visit our class today to tell us all about Germany. We had a wonderful time learning all about Germany.

We saw where Germany is on a map. We saw the German flag (can you guess from this teddy what colours are in the German flag?) We heard about castles, schools, cities, apartments and houses, and we were fascinated to hear that children in Germany don't start school until they are 6 years old (some of us wouldn't even be in school yet if we lived in Germany!) Those of us at school would have no uniform!!

We heard about Christmas and Halloween in Germany, and we even learned some German words. The words we heard were quite long compared with words in English. We think speaking German would be rather difficult, but after hearing all about Germany we would love to go there.

We are very much looking forward to visiting Germany some time in the future. It sounds like a lovely place in which to live or visit. Thank you so much Tanya for telling us all about your wonderful country!

Visit to the bottle bank: Senior infants

2011-10-14T06:20:00.001-07:00

SPHE Wash your hands video

2011-10-05T12:19:00.001-07:00

A florist in Senior infants

2011-10-05T12:08:00.001-07:00

Toy timeline: Senior infants

2011-10-04T11:08:00.001-07:00

Things we used when we were small: Senior infants

2011-09-26T10:33:00.001-07:00

The children brought in some items they used when they were very small.We tested to see if any of the clothes they used wear would still fit them...but they didn't!

Our Baby Things: Senior Infants

2011-09-07T10:14:00.001-07:00

Historical Artefacts in Second class

2011-06-11T01:35:00.001-07:00

Each group was given a really old object.
We had to decide what it is made of, who would have used it, where it was made, what shape it was and if it could talk what it would say!
Finally we had to guess what it was.We had some very interesting guesses!
At the end of the lesson teacher told us about each object:
an old hot water bottle,
a milk can,
an old brass blowtorch
and an inkwell!

Old pictures of trains and railway stations

2011-05-28T02:14:00.001-07:00

A trip to the beach - Junior Infants

2011-05-10T13:39:00.001-07:00

On Friday we enjoyed a lovely trip to the beach. We noticed how the trees now have lovely green leaves and there are lots of flowers to smell.

We had fun with our shadows also. We made lots of funny shapes.

Egypt with Senior Infants

2011-05-10T11:15:00.001-07:00

We are learning all about ancient Egypt at present and we had a great discussion today about Tutankhamun. It was hard to believe that he became king (or pharoh) of all of Egypt at only 8 years of age, especially considering that most of us are 6 now!!! Teacher showed us a slideshow of some pictures she had of all the real artifacts that were found in his pyramid a long time ago. We also had a look inside a tomb and we got to prepare a mummy for burial in one of the activities!! We looked at our alphabet and compared it with Egyptian hieroglyphics. We saw that the ancient Egyptians used pictures of objects, people and animals to write down their language. We also got a chance to crack an ancient Egyptian code (which we managed to do successfully!!). Please check out the top link called Egypt on Miss Flaherty's class page or the History & Geography page for some more wonderful activities about ancient Egypt.

Our drawings of Sydney Opera House

2011-05-08T13:30:00.001-07:00

Dinosaurs in Senior Infants

2011-05-08T13:12:00.001-07:00

We have been learning about dinosaurs - the different kinds of dinosaurs and what they liked to eat and the fact that they are now extinct .The children made clay dinosaurs and did a great job.

Vikings in Senior Infants

2011-05-08T13:08:00.001-07:00

We learned about Vikings recently - where they came from,the kind of ships they sailed,how they wrote.
We did freezeframes of different Viking activities -feasts,war,trading and farming.

Viking Runes in Senior Infants

2011-05-08T13:07:00.001-07:00

We collected stones on the beach ,and the children painted them and did their own Viking runes on them!

Visit from the Fire Brigade

2011-03-24T03:43:00.001-07:00

Learning about different countries: Second class

2011-03-15T12:46:00.000-07:00

We learned all about Australia and China. We found out what life is like for everyone living in these countries. When we are going to school, children in Australia are in bed. It takes 24 hours to get to Australia. We wrote facts about Australia and painted some Australian animals. This year is the year of the rabbit in China. Chinese New Year was in February. We learned that the Great Wall of China is the only thing that can be seen from outer space. Chinese people love to eat rice and drink tea. We made lovely Chinese Dragons for the Chinese New Year and looked at some Chinese writing.

Transport now and then - Junior Infants

2011-03-08T13:43:00.001-08:00

It was not always that easy to travel to places.

We know that people didnt always have cars and airplanes to get around. Journeys took much longer and they were not very comfortable.

We learned the name of this funny looking bike.

We compared this picture of one of the first cars ever made to the cars we have today.

We noticed some very interesting comparisons.

Ask us who these two brothers are.
They invented something very important. Ask us and we will tell you what it is.

Here is a hint

The Vin Fiz

Mapping and navigation: First class

2011-03-02T11:02:00.001-08:00

Learning about Australia

2011-02-21T13:22:00.001-08:00

We learned all about Australia.
We loved learning about all the unique animals such as the platypus, the crocodile, the koala, the kangaroo and the emu.
Ben went to Australia a few years ago.He brought in amazing pictures of the Great Barrier Reef, the outback, crocodiles, diving and kangaroos!!

Railway bridges and crossings near our school

2011-02-16T13:59:00.001-08:00

Look at the Google pictures of the Railway bridges and crossings near our school in Renmore.

Have a look at 80 great pictures of Galway Railway station on

http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/G/Galway/A&Bindex.html

Fabulous grandparents in Senior infants

2011-02-11T13:40:00.001-08:00

Keep on Track train project: Senior Infants

2011-02-09T11:55:00.001-08:00

A living history lesson: Senior Infants

2011-02-08T12:16:00.001-08:00

Anti-Litter calendar competition

2011-02-05T13:28:00.001-08:00

We had 2 prizewinners in this years Galway City Council Anti-Litter Calendar competition. Congratulations to Chloe from Ms Gillens . class and to Lucia from Ms Cunninghams class. Their pictures are in this years calendar. The Mayor presented them with their prizes. We had a lovely time at City Hall.

Dolls from around the world: Junior Infants

2011-02-01T14:06:00.001-08:00

Today teacher brought some very special toys to school. These dolls are from countries all around the world.

There are dolls from Netherlands, Denmark, England, Russia, Germany, France, Spain, Mexico, Sweden, The Basque Country and Scotland.

Life in our grandparents time: Senior infants

2011-02-01T14:04:00.001-08:00

Some of our toys: Junior Infants

2011-01-31T14:15:00.000-08:00

Here are four toys some of the children in junior infants brought to school to show the class. Three of these toys are around for a long time and one is a new toy. Ask us to spot the old toys, we are very good at it now.

Australia Day: Second Class

2011-01-29T13:20:00.001-08:00

This week we celebrated Australia Day.....we talked a lot about how people celebrate Australia Day and about the different Animals that we know that come from Australia. We looked at pictures of the different landmarks like Sydney Harbour bridge, The Sydney Opera House and Ayers Rock to name a few.

We then drew a picture of the Sydney Opera House and made it into a 2011 Calendar that we brought home to put up in our kitchens. Here we are making our calendars.

More houses data: Senior infants

2011-01-25T10:58:00.001-08:00

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Today we talked some more about houses. Today's data chart was about the type of house that each of us actually lives in. Here is what today's chart looks like.

Looking at houses: Senior Infants

2011-01-24T08:02:00.000-08:00

We are learning all about different kinds of houses. We talked about the advantages and disadvantages to living in different kinds of homes. Then we got to choose which type of house we would like to live in. We made a DataChart of the results. Looks like most of our Mammies and Daddies will have to move to a house boat or a three story house, because these are the types of houses we like the best!!

Teddy Bear Timeline: Junior Infants

2011-01-23T10:51:00.001-08:00

We made a teddy bear timeline.

This a new teddy bear

(we could own this one)

This is a teddy that Mum and Dad might have had when they were children

This is a very old teddy bear

(Our Granny's and Grandand's could have owned one like this)

If you have any old toys please bring them in and tell us about them , we are very interested in old things!!

Old and new toys: Junior Infants

2011-01-23T10:50:00.001-08:00

We have been talking about the new things we got for Christmas. We were all very lucky boys and girls and we all got something nice from Santa. We looked at old toys and compared them to the toys we have now. Some of them are very different but some have hardly changed. Here are a few of the toys we have looked at.

Experts from round the world: Senior infants

2010-12-03T14:11:00.000-08:00

Learning all about the Ukraine

A day in the life of a Ugandan child: Senior Infants

2010-11-28T06:43:00.001-08:00

The children performed a short show about Uganda last week.They were excellent -singing in English and Runyankole and dancing Ugandan dances! They showed how children in rural Uganda like the same games as us - hopskotch,football and playing with dolls and how they have to do lots more chores than we do - fetching water and firewood,minding goats and sweeping up at home and in school.We will send pictures of our play to our link school Nyabbani Primary School in Kamwenge,Uganda. Thanks to the parents who kindly lent us the beautiful,colourful fabrics -they brightened up the stage!

More pictures of the Ugandan show: Senior Infants

2010-11-28T06:42:00.000-08:00

Living in Uganda: Senior infants

2010-11-27T08:19:00.001-08:00

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Ms. Tierney invited us to the halla to see her class production of "A day in the life of a Ugandan child". It was a wonderful production, complete with Ugandan costumes, masks, footballs made from banana skins and dolls made from wood. We saw how Ugandan children often have to fetch water and firewood for cooking before they come to school, we saw pictures and heard sounds of some of the animals that are in Uganda, we heard the school children speak and sing songs in 2 languages, and we heard some Ugandan songs and saw an African dance. Well done to Ms. Tierney's class. We especially loved the last song, and we learned lots about living in Uganda.

Visit to the recycling bins: Senior Infants

2010-11-23T15:25:00.001-08:00

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

We went for a short walk to see where the recycling bins are. We found bins for clear glass, green glass, brown glass and old clothes beside the Kingfisher club near our school. Teacher had 2 clear vinegar bottles. We helped her recycle them in the correct bins. When glass bottles are recycled they are made into new bottles. This is much better for our planet than always making new ones. We are going to try and recycle as many bottles as we can.

A day in the life of a child from Uganda: Senior Infants

2010-11-23T11:12:00.001-08:00

We went to see Miss Tierney's Senior Infant class perform a play today in the halla. It was about a day in the life of a child from Uganda. It was very interesting. We saw how the children there begin the day with getting water from the well and collecting firewood to cook breakfast. The children then made their way to school and sang a lovely Good Morning song to the teacher. At break time the children had lots of fun playing together and they played with a ball made out of banana skins. We heard lions roaring and monkeys going wild. The children finished the play by singing and dancing to a lovely song about Africa. Well done to all the children in Miss Tierney's class. We really enjoyed your play.

The day I was born, Senior Infants

2010-10-29T15:18:00.001-07:00

We talked about what we were like when we were babies, what we could and couldn’t do and what we can do now. Everyone in the class with the help of their parents filled out a Birth form with the date and time they were born and what weight they were. They also stuck a baby picture on it and we put them up in our classroom so everyone could admire us and say how cute we were as babies! We also brought in toys and clothes we had when we were babies and one person even brought in a “Dodi”, it was really funny!!

Toys from long ago

2010-10-06T08:33:00.001-07:00

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Our baby toys

We have been talking about toys from the past. We brought in toys that we played with when we were babies, and some toys that we play with now.

Toys we play with now

Teacher showed us toys from long ago, on the whiteboard http://www.museumeducation.bedford.gov.uk/bedfordbytes/toys/images_toys/gallery_toy_photos/index.htm These are the kinds of toys that our grandparents played with long ago.

Some of our parents occupations in Senior Infants

2010-09-29T12:55:00.000-07:00

A Medtronic Scientist in our class: Monday, September 20th, 2010
A Nurse in our class: Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
A Software Technician in our class: Friday, October 8th, 2010
(Please click on an article to enlarge it). (Click twice for extra enlarging)

Safety First

2010-09-23T11:00:00.001-07:00

Thursday, September 22nd, 2010We have been talking about safety. We watched and sang some fun safety songs (you can see them in the links on the History and Geography page). Some of the safety tips we talked about were

playing away from roads, keeping our eyes and ears open when crossing roads
wearing bright clothes and reflectors so cars can see us
walking on paths, not on the road
wearing seat belts and travelling in car seats or booster seats in the car
not letting mum or dad talk on the phone when driving

We alway STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK before we cross the street.

Stop, look and listen

Before you cross the street

Use your eyes, use your ears

Then use your feet!

History: Baby clothes line

2010-09-14T12:25:00.001-07:00

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

We have been talking about when we were babies, what we looked like, what we were able to say/do/eat. We have brought some of our baby photos and our baby clothes and things to school so we could all have a look at the things we used when we were tiny babies. We have grown a lot since then, and can do so much more. The stories of us as babies are all history stories - stories of (not so) long ago.

Visit from a lifeguard

2010-05-23T16:04:00.000-07:00

Houses in Renmore

2010-05-17T10:03:00.001-07:00

Living History Lessons

2010-05-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

In Room 5 some of our grannies and grandads are coming to visit us, and to tell us about their lives when they were young.

Check out the history we learned from granny Mary on www.scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/05/living-history-lesson.html

and from granny Bridie and grandad John onwww.scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/05/great-history-lesson.html

and from grandad Johnny onwww.scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/05/childhood-in-40s.html

Learning about Different Countries

2009-12-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Room 5 were treated to a fascinating talk today about Pakistan. Read all about it, and see our pictures on http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/12/pakastani-presentation.html

Toy time line

2009-10-01T12:20:00.000-07:00

Thursday, October 1st, 2009
In our history lesson we have been talking about life now and long ago. We used the interactive whiteboard to travel through time and see a house from Victorian times. We also saw teddies, dolls and cars from different times. We looked at boats, trains and aeroplanes from different times too. Teacher showed us lots of toys that our grandparents might have played with. For homework we were asked to bring in toys that we played with as babies, and toys that we still play with. We saw books and a CD that someone used as a baby and lots of interesting toys that we still use. Lastly we saw an amazing dinosaur that was made from lego today - a new toy showing an animal that lived a very long time ago!

Proud of our Parents

2009-09-24T13:42:00.001-07:00

Visit from a scientist http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/scientist-in-our-class.html
Visit from a community care worker http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/visit-from-community-care-worker.htmlVisit from a care assistant http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/visit-from-nursing-home-care-assistant.htmlVisit from a beauty therapist http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/09/visit-from-beauty-therapist.html

Visit from a Boston Scientific Product Developer http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-from-product-developer-for-boston.html

Visit from a Web Developer http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-from-web-developer.html

Our Baby Things

2009-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Senior Infants, Room 5
We have been talking about how grown up we are getting. We tried to remember when we were babies. We asked our families about when we were born - how heavy we were, what time we were born, what we used to wear when we were young, and what we used to play with. We brought baby photos and some of our baby things in to school. Teacher hung our photos on the wall, and put our baby clothes on a clothes line in the class. It's amazing how quickly we have grown to the sizes we are now.

Africa Week

2009-06-04T15:36:00.000-07:00

Last week was Africa week. We went to the hall to see Ms. Tierney's Junior lnfant class show us a play about a day in the life of Uganda. It was so interesting. We even got to see some Ugandan dolls made from banana fibres and a ball, also made from banana fibres. In our class we are doing lots of things relating to Africa - we are painting masks, colouring an African village scene, hearing African stories and learning about some African countries. We also watched a really interesting video called Kirikou, about a small child in Africa.

Different Kinds of Houses

2009-03-22T13:00:00.000-07:00

On Friday the weather was lovely so the Senior Infants from Room 5 went for a walk to the beach. We dug holes, looked at marine life, and played in the sand. On the way back to school we had a good look at the various types of houses we could find. We saw bungalows, two story houses and three story houses. We saw apartments. We saw houses that are detached, semi-detached, and terraced. We even saw a thatched house. There is a huge variety of houses in Renmore. Here are some of the houses we saw. Can you figure out which is which?

Interesting Jobs that our Parents Do

2009-01-18T13:01:00.000-08:00

In Room 5 (Senior Infants) lots of our parents have interesting jobs.
We have invited them in to our classroom to tell us about our jobs.
Please take a look at the photos of their visits.
Well done to all the parents who helped to make learning so interesting.

Visit from the Army, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/army-visitors.html
Visit from a Garda, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/garda-visit.html
Visit from an Occupational Therapist, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/visit-from-occupational-therapist.html
Visit from a Chef, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/10/thursday-october-9th-2008-one-of-girls.html
Visit from a Computer Engineer, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-and-engineering-in-our.html
Visit from a Mobile Phone Executive, http://scoilchaitrionajnrscience.blogspot.com/2008/11/science-and-engineering-in-our.html

Indian display

2008-12-22T06:50:00.000-08:00

Indian Display

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Adi’s Mum and Dad are from India. They speak English and Bengali. They came to our class to tell us really interesting things aboutIndia…….
....Adi’s Dad had a great presentation to show us. He showed us the Indian flag and map, and told us that it would take us 8 hours to fly to India by aeroplane. He showed us photographs of the Himalayan mountains in the north, the desert in the west, the sea and beaches of the south, and the lovely bay and sea of the east. We saw pictures of peacocks, a tiger, lotus flower, cricket, Taj Mahal, traditional food, clothes, festivals, art andarchitecture, travel, and a really interesting piece from an Indian film. It was all so interesting.

Adi’s Mum showed us her everyday clothes, and also how to wear a sari. We were really surprised at how much material is in each sari. We saw Indian jewellery (it was lovely), spices, and home decorations. Adi and his mum and dad showed us how they say their prayers in Bengali, and they also let us try some traditional snacks. They were salty rather than sweet. They weredelicious. Thanks so much to Alok and Tanu for letting us experience India in such an interesting and fun way.

German Display

2008-12-16T06:47:00.000-08:00

German display

Tuesday, 16th December 2008

Jordan’s mum Anita came to tell us all about Germany today. She lived there for 8 years. She brought lots of toys, ornaments and clothes to show us. She also had a huge beer mug. Anita had a lovely jigsaw of Europe to show us the countries we are hearing about at the moment. We looked at lovely nutcracker dolls, German jellies and all sorts of Easter decorations. We learned some German words too, and saw the map and flag of Germany. It was all so interesting.

Algerian Display

2008-12-15T06:53:00.000-08:00

Algerian display

Monday, 15th December 2008

Lisa’s Dad, Mustapha is from Algeria.
He came to our class today and told us lots about Algeria. He showed us his flag, a map of his country, Algerian jewellery, dates (which we tried eating — they were delicious) and a traditional Algerian guitar. Mustapha sang us two Algerian songs. He is a great singer. We really enjoyed hearing all about Algeria today.

All about Poland

2008-12-12T07:02:00.001-08:00

Friday, December 12th, 2008
Marta in our class has parents and grandparents that come from Poland. Today her mum Joanna came to visit our class to tell us all about Poland.Joanna showed us the flag of Poland, and she taught us how to say Hello and Goodbye in Polish. She had a lot of lovely pictures of Polish scenery, winter in Poland (snow angels, bonfires, ice sculptures), Christmas in Poland (wafers, food, Santa), Easter in Poland (Easter eggs, baskets, hare hunts), handcrafts, pottery, traditional costumes and dancing, paper cut outs, Knights and Castles. Joanna brought sweets and biscuits from Poland, for us to try. They were delicious.A big Thank you to Marta and her mum for such a wonderful presentation, and for telling us so much about Poland. We had a great time, and we learned a lot. Now we all hope to visitPoland some day.

All About Vietnam

2008-12-10T06:14:00.000-08:00

All About Vietnam

Wednesday, 10th December, 2008

Lisa’s Mum Hau came to visit our class and tell us all about Vietnam. She wore a very pretty Vietnamese dress. Hau had a great presentation for us on the whiteboard. She showed us pictures of Vietnamese food, map, flag, clothes, instruments and festivals.

Hau sang us a Vietnamese children’s song, with her daughters Lisa and Laura. It was so different from the English and Irish songs that we know.
She showed us prawn crackers and let us taste them and she taught us some Vietnamese sayings and numbers. Vietnamese is very hard. Thank you so much Hau.

The Ukraine

2008-12-05T06:43:00.000-08:00

Room 5, Senior Infants
Friday, December 5th, 2008

One of the boys in our class has parents and grandparents that come from the Ukraine. He goes there on his holidays and knows lots about the Ukraine. Today his mum came to our class to tell us a little about his country.

We learned lots and lots about the Ukraine from Iryna. She showed us a map, the flag and symbol of her country, and also some money. She taught us some Ukrainian words and letters and showed us the alphabet.

She had a wonderful presentation which she showed us on the whiteboard about the food, countryside, festivals, clothes, toys, Easter and Christmas in the Ukraine.

Iryna brought lots of things to show us. She had clothes, toys, decorations, Easter Eggs and lots and lots more. We all got to taste Ukrainian biscuits. We really loved hearing about the Ukraine and now we all want to visit the Ukraine. Thanks to Iryna for such a wonderful presentation.

When I was a baby

2008-09-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Room 5, Senior Infants
Wednesday 10th September 2008
We asked at home about the day each of us was born. We found out about the day, date, time and place of our births. We even brought some baby toys, a baby bottle, baby clothes and photographs from when we were babies.

New Fish in Scoil Chaitriona Junior

2008-04-24T08:51:00.001-07:00

We have a new salt water Aquarium. It was given to us by the Atlantiquarium. Miss O'Connor will be looking after it. The kids just love looking at the fish. We have a Hermit crab, an Edible crab ,a Starfish, a Sea Anemone, a Plaice, a Blenny, and a Rock goby.It is near the Halla.

UGANDA

2008-04-24T08:41:00.000-07:00

Ms. Tierney's Junior Infants:
We watched videos of our link school in Uganda .We saw them singing a song in English and doing a traditional dance.

We looked at pictures of them in school and at pictures of Ugandan food.

Some of us tried on the skirts they wear for special ceremonies and tried dancing in them!Other people tried out the little drum and tried on the lovely bright fabrics they use for clothes.

We saw pictures of Ugandan food and held millet baskets that a teacher called Gertrude made for us.

Ugandan display

2008-02-22T03:27:00.001-08:00

Ms. Tierney was in Uganda last summer. She had a wonderful time. Now our school is twinned with the school she taught at last summer. Ms. Tierney brought pictures, videos and lovely things from Uganda. She showed them to us today. She let us try on the grass skirts and the Ugandan shawls. We even tried playing the Ugandan drum.

Ms. Tierney's friend Emer came to talk to us about our twinned school in Uganda. Her talk was very interesting too.

Archaeology in the Classroom

2007-11-20T08:17:00.001-08:00

In History we talked about 'Old and New' buildings and objects, things which last a long time and ones which soon rot away.

'How do we know it happened?': Evidence.

We know about the past through looking at evidence.

The children in Miss Costello's class asked their grandparents what it was like when they were growing up. They brought things to show the class (horse shoes, photographs, music records, toys, clothes, heirlooms etc.).
We set up a class museum/display and discussed the items:

What things were used for?

Do we still use them?

What are they made of and how were they made?

If you have any old items (artefacts) that you can bring to school could you please bring them to Miss Costells prefab? Thank you!

When I Was a Baby: History in Room 5

2007-10-22T12:56:00.000-07:00

We asked at home about the day each of us was born. We found out about the day, date, time and place of our births. We even brought some baby toys, baby clothes and even a gold bracelet from when we were babies.

Traffic Survey

2007-10-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

Many residential areas suffer from nuisance caused traffic travelling at speeds which are not only unfriendly to the residential environment, but are also dangerous and the cause of accidents.

Second class have completed traffic surveys, at different time of the day ad in different locations around the school, to see how many types of vehicles and how frequently they travel past our school.
We are recording the results in tables, charts and graphs.

This is part of our ongoing investigation into the local area, which falls within the geography lessons but has links to maths and literacy.

Different Types of Homes

2007-10-12T06:26:00.001-07:00

There are many different types of homes. This is a lovely website for you to learn more about different types of homes http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_narrative_page.do?page_id=4237

This is a photo of a tatched cottage that we saw on our school nature walk.

Miss Gilligans and Miss Cunninghams first classes went on a nature walk. We saw many different types of houses - Detactached, Semi-detached, terraced and even a tatched house. It was very exciting. We were lucky to meet some builders and they told us all about the house that they were building. We really enjoyed our walk!

This is a detached house:

Artefacts

2007-10-12T06:17:00.000-07:00

In Mrs Canney's second class, the children are learning about artefacts. We can learn a good deal about a society or culture by looking at the things or objects that people used in the past.

When we talk about man-made objects from the past, we call them artefacts.

The tactile, hands-on experience will suit children across the ability range and can leave a lasting impression.

Teaching History: Artefacts are primary sources of evidence for the past and can give a whole range of information: for example, about everyday life, materials available, technological skills, people's values, trade and communication, change and continuity over time.
They offer opportunites to develop investigative skills: for example, identification, detailed observation, classification, interpretation, recording and communicating.

Social, environmental and scientific education

2007-09-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Social, environmental and scientific education (SESE) provides opportuntities fo rthe child to explore, investigate and develop and understanding of the natural, human, social and cultural dimensions of local and wider environments, to learn and practise a wide range of skills, and to acquire open, critical and responsible attitudes. SESE enables the child to live as an informed and caring member of local and wider communities.