First Class were inspired by the Great Wall of China and decided to complete a class challenge to build their own wall out of jenga blocks. They worked well collaboratively and enjoyed the task!
Merrion Square Literature Festival
First Class enjoyed their trip to the Literature Festival today at Merrion Square. Author Peter Donnelly read them two of his books about The Dead Zoo (Natural History Museum). We then enjoyed a picnic in the sun followed by a trip to playground.
World Book Day
World Book Day took place on 6th March this year. First Class brought in their favourite books and shared why they enjoyed them during circle time.
They completed a quiz about familiar stories and partook in paired reading with 4th Class. The teachers also put together a masked reader activity to the story “The Day the Crayons Came Home” which was enjoyed by all.
The weather was beautiful so we took the opportunity to have some D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) time on the hill.
Picker Pals
First Class are enjoying the Picker Pal initiative. We have had some zoom calls with interactive lessons about recycling and biodiversity which included kahoot quizzes to test their listening skills! First Class planned and completed a collaborative entry for the Picker Pal competition.
Australia Day
1st Class celebrated Australia Day in January. They learned about Australian animals and landmarks and made some fairy bread. They enjoyed listening to Australian music and painting using the pointilism technique.
National Tree Day
First Class celebrated National Tree Day on 3rd October. They did a STEM challenge collaboratively and created trees that could stand using a variety of materials. They then took photgraphs of their projects using the ipads and created i movies.
In the afternoon we went out to the yard to collect various nature items to create pictures during art. Check out their wonderful creations!
Leaf Hunt
As part of Science this week First Class went on a leaf hunt to find and identify leaves and seeds from native Irish trees. They sketched and labelled their findings.
