Some Science Experiments

Using magnets, making our fingerprints, designing bridges, balancing, making boats that float, mixing diferent liquids. We love science!

Africa

We're learning all about Africa for the month of April. We learned many interesting facts about animals... Did you know that a giraffe has seven bones in its neck, the same number as a human?
Did you know that all tigers have different patterns of stripes?
We mixed red and yellow paint to make nice sunset pictures. We cut out black silhouettes of African animals and stuck them on when the paint dried. Ms. Tierney told us all about the time she spent teaching in Uganda last summer. She dressed up some children in grass skirts and showed us some toys made from banana leaves.

Drum Lessons

First class are lucky enough to be taking drum lessons for the next 6 weeks. Alan Preims from Coole Music is the teacher. He'll cover rhythm and movement using drums as the teaching tool. The children will benefit greatly in the areas of co-ordination, teamwork and how to follow non-verbal commands.

New teachers in 1st class!

Ms. Sugrue and Ms. Rushe have been teaching us for the past week. They are first year trainee teachers. We had lots of fun making musical instuments, playing games and learning new songs!