Last Friday, we were delighted to have Zoe’s dad, Brian, in with us to tell us all about how the Internet works. He explained how the Internet is connected throughout the world. He used a Lego construction with torches and mirrors to explain how the light (Internet) connects to each device. We learned the language […]

On Monday, our class got to go to a Fighting Words Workshop. We heard all about ‘Silent Books’ which are picture books that have no words. Therefore, they can be understood by anyone in the world. We all noticed different things while looking through the silent book ‘The Farmer and the Clown’. After, we got […]

We have been learning all about Electricity in SESE recently. We’ve learned about the uses of Electricity and spoke about the dangers. We made up some rules about Electricity and how we can be careful while using it. We made our own circuits to light up a bulb and to make a buzzer ring. They […]

We enjoyed celebrating St Brigid’s Day in Room 20 by learning all about her. We made cloaks using crepe paper in Art. On Thursday we made St Brigid crosses with the help of our 6th class buddies. They turned out really well and we were proud of our efforts! Have a look at the pictures […]

The girls in Room 20 welcomed the junior infants from Room 5 to our class today for some buddy reading. It was a great success with lots of books read! Here are some pictures!

As this week is Maths Week, we used our iPad time to look at some real life maths in our classroom. It turns out we have great Maths eyes in Room 20! Have a look at some of our pictures!

On Friday 5th October we headed off to the Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun. We learned lots about waste, how to cut back on what we send to landfill and about recycling. We also used leftover fabric to make beautiful pictures and frames. We had a lovely day!

We have been working on the new school iPads every Thursday afternoon and are really enjoying learning how to use them!