Strand: Living Things (Myself)
The Junior and Senior Infants had great fun making and examining their fingerprints using paper, pencils and tape.
They used magnifying glasses to look at all of the lines and curves.
Everybody had a different fingerprint. It was great fun!
The Junior and Senior Infants had great fun making and examining their fingerprints using paper, pencils and tape.
They used magnifying glasses to look at all of the lines and curves.
Everybody had a different fingerprint. It was great fun!
Strand: Environmental Awareness and Care
2nd and 3rd class decided to make our school look more colourful by planting some beautiful flowers at the front of our school.
They made sure the plants had water, light and food to keep them happy.
We hope the bees and butterflies like them too!
2nd and 3rd class decided to make our school look more colourful by planting some beautiful flowers at the front of our school.
They made sure the plants had water, light and food to keep them happy.
We hope the bees and butterflies like them too!
Strand: Energy and Forces
The senior classes having fun exploring magnetism and electricity.
The senior classes having fun exploring magnetism and electricity.
Strand: Energy and Forces
Investigating air resistance in the senior classes.
Investigating air resistance in the senior classes.
Strand: Materials
Disco dancing with raisins!! We had great fun popping our raisins into the 7up and watching them boogie!
Disco dancing with raisins!! We had great fun popping our raisins into the 7up and watching them boogie!
Strand: Living Things
The Junior and Senior Infants had great fun on their Autumn Sensory Hunt in the school yard.
The Junior and Senior Infants had great fun on their Autumn Sensory Hunt in the school yard.
Science Speaker Visit
Today we had two visitors in our classroom - Will and Guzzler. They told us all about energy and how to use it without wasting it. We learnt about the renewable energy chain and all about the great energy that the sun gives the earth.
We need to look after the planet and we are now trained energy detectives!!
We need to look after the planet and we are now trained energy detectives!!
Science Speaker Visit 2
We were really excited today to have a visit from Marina Levitina. Marina is a local artist and nature advocate. We met her friends, the sleeping Meadowsweet, the Lady's Mantle with a water jewel, and StJohnswort (who has no warts!)
Marina asked us about our favourite plants or trees, and we had a huge variety to tell her! We looked at some local plants on her slideshow, and talked about times we had seen these plants ourselves. She also told us a story about Cú Chulainn and the Meadowsweet fairy!
We got some sugar paper and chalk, and drew some of our own pictures of flowers.
On her second visit Marina then made us tea with the Dog Rose petals! Most of us thought it was very mild, or soothing, and Marina fed the few cups we couldn't finish back to the plant when we were done. After our meditation and tea, we drew some pictures of the dog rose with chalk and pastels. Today we got to use glitter glue as well, and it was very exciting! Marina also told us a story of the Dog Rose that comes from Native American folklore. We really love to hear these new stories!
To finish off our workshop, we had one of the most unusual experiences - we listened to the plants! Marina has a special machine that can pick up electromagnetic signals from the plant and convert it into sounds we can hear. It is AMAZING. What's more, Dog Rose wasn't particularly in the mood for singing, and only gave us a little burble once. Her friend, Dandelion, was feeling a lot more chatty, and as soon as Marina connected him, we heard the most beautiful sounds coming through the speakers!
We were really excited today to have a visit from Marina Levitina. Marina is a local artist and nature advocate. We met her friends, the sleeping Meadowsweet, the Lady's Mantle with a water jewel, and StJohnswort (who has no warts!)
Marina asked us about our favourite plants or trees, and we had a huge variety to tell her! We looked at some local plants on her slideshow, and talked about times we had seen these plants ourselves. She also told us a story about Cú Chulainn and the Meadowsweet fairy!
We got some sugar paper and chalk, and drew some of our own pictures of flowers.
On her second visit Marina then made us tea with the Dog Rose petals! Most of us thought it was very mild, or soothing, and Marina fed the few cups we couldn't finish back to the plant when we were done. After our meditation and tea, we drew some pictures of the dog rose with chalk and pastels. Today we got to use glitter glue as well, and it was very exciting! Marina also told us a story of the Dog Rose that comes from Native American folklore. We really love to hear these new stories!
To finish off our workshop, we had one of the most unusual experiences - we listened to the plants! Marina has a special machine that can pick up electromagnetic signals from the plant and convert it into sounds we can hear. It is AMAZING. What's more, Dog Rose wasn't particularly in the mood for singing, and only gave us a little burble once. Her friend, Dandelion, was feeling a lot more chatty, and as soon as Marina connected him, we heard the most beautiful sounds coming through the speakers!
