The girls have had a very busy month preparing for Christmas. First, we turned into elves for our school door decorating competition. Next, we went to the school Christmas Bake Sale where we got to buy ourselves a treat! We also had a very cheeky elf visit our class. Before she left we wrote letters to her so she would always remember her time in Room 2. We created beautiful Christmas baubles with Ms. Costello’s Senior Infants to decorate our Christmas trees at home. Furthermore, we had “Polar Express day” where we wore our dressing gowns and boarded the train around the downstairs classrooms before arriving in Room 1 to watch the movie with some treats. We learned some Christmas carols throughout the month also. To finish up the week, we had a visit from Santa and we also got some hot chocolate as a treat for all our hard work so far this year!

The girls have been enjoying learning one of their November nursery rhymes; Two Little Dickie Birds. They really enjoyed making bird puppets to help them recreate the rhyme. Check out the video of the girls performing the rhyme below!

The girls were so excited to meet Noel Hendrick, a slalom canoer who represented Ireland in the semi-finals of the Olympics this year. They dressed in green to mark the occasion and made signs and banners to welcome him to our school!

This week, the girls have been learning about data in Maths. They have explored the different types of graphs and how graphs are useful to us. The girls have practiced collecting data and sorting them into graphs. Have a look at the girls making a real life pictogram using classroom items!

The girls have been busy exploring Winter and the changes it brings to our environment. We have been learning about ways in which we adapt to the cold weather. The girls helped prepare our classroom teddies for Winter, deliberating which clothes are suitable for Winter weather to make sure they survive. Some of the girls even let the teddies borrow their shoes to ensure their feet stayed warm and dry!

The girls were very busy this week for science week! First, we explored sounds in class, using our investigation skills to looks at different sounds. The girls created megaphones to amplify their voices and played musical instruments to explore various sounds. On Friday, the girls also got to go down to the hall to visit the Science Fair where they observed cool experiments set up by older classes!

The girls loved dressing up today for Halloween. We went on a spooky walk through Rathangan, we explored Halloween games and traditions of the past and present, and we sang “I Put a Spell on You” for our October Assembly!

The girls had so much fun this week! First, we explored 2D shapes and used them to make robots, mermaids and lots more! We also went down to the halla to play some fun maths activities with Ms. Marrinan’s sixth class!

The girls went on a trail of the school ground using their senses to learn more about Autumn!

The girls enjoyed some yoga today as part of our Wellbeing Wednesday!