Science:
In science
we tie-dyed some white material. First we folded the material in different ways
and then we put elastic bands over the material to secure it. We used warm
water, salt and blue and red fabric dye powder. We put the fabric into the dye and
waited ten minutes. When we took the elastic band off, there was a pattern on
the fabric. We had so much fun!
Art:
In art we explored
the work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. We learned about his style of painting and
looked at some pictures of his work – faces painted with shapes of fruit and
vegetables.
We also did sewing
using our tie-dyed material. We made our own accessories and they came out
brilliant.
English:
In English we
wrote review on our favourite restaurant. First we did a brainstorm and then drafted
our review in our copies. We edited our own work and corrected punctuation and
spelling mistakes using a dictionary. Then we wrote it on a nice page which we decorated
with colours.
Geography:
Over the
past two weeks we learned all about fashion and fads and types of clothing from
all around the world. In geography we looked at hats from different countries
around the world. Scotland and France have similar hats. Lots of countries also
have their own traditional clothes like Africa, Scotland and Spain. Africa has
long colourful dresses, Spain has puffy dresses with polka dots on them and in
Scotland the men wear kilts.
We also
learned about the history of fashion from 1900s-1990s. Dresses changed in
length and style, miniskirts came in and out of fashion and jeans were only
acceptable from the 1970s!
Music:
In music, we
listened to African music. We learned a call and response song called Che Che
Koolay. We also learned the dance to it and wore grass skirts while we
performed it. In Africa this song was passed down from generation to
generation. Graziella brought in an African drum and showed us how to play it.
She played along to Che Che Koolay while we sang – it sounded great!
Irish:
In Irish we
played “Feicim rud éigin le mo shúilín beag a thosaíonn leis an litir…” which
is “I spy with my little eye”. Everybody got a turn and it was really fun. We
also played a guessing game which helped us learn about Bia agus Éadaí.
We created
picture boards together about going to a restaurant with our family and friends
and ordering food.
We put together a photo story about shopping.
Chuaigh mé go dtí an siopa agus cheannaigh mé...
Maths:
We learned
about 2D shapes using pentominoes. Pentominoes are made up of 5 squares. We cut
patterns out and coloured them in. We were all given a shape to make eg: love
heart, smiley face, castle and a swan. We created the shape and made a poster
out of it. They look great!
We also
learned about lines of symmetry and designed symmetrical butterflies and
clothes.
Religion
On 21st
of November, it was Presentation day and we went to mass. We learned lots about
Nano Nagle - her name is Honora, she lived in the beautiful valley of the
Blackwater, she studied in Paris and she set up schools for the poor when it
was dangerous to do so because of the Penal Laws. We wrote a poem all about her
and presented it to Sr. Mary. On 31st of October, Pope Francis bestowed
the title Venerable on her.
Science
The
Digestive System:
We thought
the digestive system was very interesting. We did an experiment to see how it
works:
1. We put
crackers into a bag and sealed the bag – the mouth
2. Then we
put water into the bag and mashed it up – chewing 3. We added orange juice and oat meal – acids in the stomach
4. Then we
put it all into tights – small intestine
5. We put a
bowl under the tights and squeezed the juice out and that is how the digestive
system works – large intestine
S.P.H.E.
In S.P.H.E.
we did an advertisement and a brands quiz. We had to name the logos , the names
and match them together. In the brand quiz we had to guess how the brand got
its name – it was tricky. We also got to make up our own product with a logo
and a slogan. We made our own products in teams of six. We had fun and made
great products.
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