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Maths activities/practice at home

We have covered a wide range of topics so far this year. Here are some optional activities/suggestions on some of the key topics your child can practise at home. Time; you can use the handmade clocks we made during the year Talk to your child about forthcoming events...

Life Cycle of the butterfly

Our caterpillars arrived to our class last week with all the nutritious food they need in their containers. They were tiny when they arrived and we have been very excited watching them grow big and strong. We are looking forward to the next phase of the cycle. Please...

Floating and sinking experiment

Last week we were busy carrying out a science experiment on floating and sinking. We investigated which fruits/peels floated and why. We then went on to investigate how boats and ships float, even when they might be big and very heavy. In pairs, we designed our own...

Project on China

Project title: China Due date: Tuesday, January 16th  Length: 2-3 A4 pages (can be hand written or typed and can include photos) Topics which may be included: Map, flag, food, weather, animals, tourist attractions and Chinese New Year. (Choose 2-4 topics but 1 must be...

Christmas around the world

The girls have a mini project on ‘Christmas in another country’ where they choose 1 country other than Ireland to do a fact file on. They have until Friday 15th or Monday 18th to complete it. Approximately 1 page of their small world copies. Include a picture/diagram...

Science week in room 3, Ms. McManus

All week the girls have been very busy being young scientists. They have done terrific work gathering materials and equipment, making things, asking questions, investigating and recording their results. On Thursday they all brought in their experiments and results and...