Today we tried a new game. We found a reason (or lots of reasons!) why each one doesn’t belong.
For the top two games, we used Maths language like acute angle, obtuse angle, right angle, hexagon, triangle, odd, even, square number, digit.
Can you find any more reasons? Now try the two games below!
Before the mid-term break, our class did a Nature Walk along Seafield Road, to investigate Sycamore and Ash trees near the school. We collected leaves and seeds. The class also did bark and leaf rubbings.
We watched these useful videos:
The class used the school laptops to research the Ash tree, using the website https://treecouncil.ie/project/ash/
In November, we will continue our tree study by researching the Ash, using http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/1st-2nd-class-environment/leafy-lovelies/trees/native-trees/ash/index.xml
We’ll study the Sycamore on http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/5th-+-6th-class-environme/leafy-lovelies/trees/non-native-trees/sycamore/index.xml
The class dressed up in fabulously frightening costumes on Friday 25th October. Unfortunately the weather was too wet for our annual Sponsored Walk, but the girls paraded their outfits in the halla in front of the whole school.
We have been talking, this week, about Fire Safety. In particular how to stay safe at Hallowe’en, how to prevent fires, and how we can prepare to be safe if ever there was a fire.
For homework, the girls were asked to chat about the Fire Safety Checklist with an adult at home. 
We also watched this video about Fire Safety at home.
During Maths week, we paired up with 6th Class Tables Buddies from Ms O’Connell’s class. We did alternate skip counting, and taught the 6th Class girls our game, ‘Grab a Cube’. We also practised our addition and subtraction tables together, and created word problems.
We competed in the 3rd Class Queen of the Tables competition. Congratulations to Ruth, Teaghan, Lexi and Eabha who represented our class in the final.
We worked together to produce a marvellous Maths door. We used Maths Language to write word problems in pairs. We demonstrated how to work out the answer using cubes and matchsticks, and drew pictures to illustrate the story. Even though Maths Week is over, our creation is so fabulous, we want to leave it up for the whole year!
At the school’s Maths Week assembly, the class also sang two of our favourite skip counting songs in front of the entire school. Caireann was awarded a prize for her hard work during Maths Week – congratulations!
Keep practising your + and – tables with these cool online games:
https://www.arcademics.com/games/alien
https://www.arcademics.com/games/tugboat-addition
https://www.arcademics.com/games/ducky-race
https://www.arcademics.com/games/mission
We studied our local area in our Geography and History lessons.
We went for a walk around Clontarf, and took note of services in the area. We looked for services that build/repair, services that sell us things, services that keep us healthy and safe and services that teach us. We looked at a map of Clontarf to help us to find local services.
We brainstormed about people who help us in the community, and interviewed people we know. Thanks to everyone who answered our questions!
Ms Mohan’s class visited Nolan’s Supermarket, then taught our class about all the ways that Nolan’s helps the local community. 
We looked at photos of Clontarf from before the pupils were born, way back in 2005.
The class created fabulous group projects about Clontarf.
Our Clontarf Projects
We also depicted local scenes with our Clontarf
Collages.
Our class has started to read ‘The Twits’, by Road Dahl.
Mr Twit has a beard. We would like to find out about other people who have beards.
Our class worked together to compose these questions. We would love if you could answer the questions on this page, or you may email the answers to our teacher at anita.walshe@belgroveseniorgirls.ie. You may also email a photo of your beard.
Thank you for helping us with our research.
From Ms Walshe’s Third Class
We used the school laptops today to practise our tables. Click on the image to open the game.
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí!
