October
We had mighty fun preparing for Halloween carving pumpkins.
We celebrated a very special 18th birthday this month.
Maeve from Dog's Trust came to visit with her lovely helper Penny. We learned lots about the work of Dog's Trust and also very important information on how to care for dogs. This is the start of our section on Caring for Animals short course.
Following our discussion on dogs we began learning about their life cycle.
Remember our visitors to class last month???
Well the changes we have seen were incredible! To watch a caterpillar form its chrysalis and then transform into a beautiful butterfly......WOW!
We had lots of visitors into the class to see the transformation.
Well the changes we have seen were incredible! To watch a caterpillar form its chrysalis and then transform into a beautiful butterfly......WOW!
We had lots of visitors into the class to see the transformation.
When the butterflies were fully formed, we released them and we all got to see their beautiful colours before they took off.
What amazing creatures!!!
Autumn is a beautiful time of year so we took to Colligan woods to see the changes that have taken place since our last visit.
Art this month was leaf printing with leaves we collected on our nature walk.
Below is a selection of other work done this month.
September
Welcome back to a new school year! Students from room 9 and Ms. Walsh are very excited for the year ahead.
Below is a selection of the work we have done so far. It is impossible to mention it all. Some activities include a quiz with Ms. Moore’s class, making our own bread and butter, art and learning about the Rugby World Cup.
We started horse riding and it has been the best experience! We are learning all about horses and ponies in Finisk Riding Centre and also in class. This is the start of a Junior Cycle short course on caring for animals. I think Ms. Walsh went a bit mad with the photos....
We have gotten some very exciting visitors to our classroom.
We have been watching them closely to see what happens......Watch this space......
We have been watching them closely to see what happens......Watch this space......
We took our school bus to Colligan Woods for a lovely walk. We had a scavenger hunt to find different plants and animals. We had great fun!
We began work on our STEM bins which is short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. We are given task cards to build different structures. It takes lots of teamwork, chatting and problem solving to figure them out.
