Room 8

Paper Planes, Mini-Explosions and Oobleck

Paper Planes, Mini-Explosions and Oobleck

Later on in Science Week, we had even more fun activities and experiments planned. We made some super fast paper aeroplanes and had a paper plane competition to see which would go the furthest. Congratulations to Logan from our class who came 3rd in the 1st class...

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Dancing Raisins and Rainbow Skittles

Dancing Raisins and Rainbow Skittles

We had a blast during Science Week. It was so much fun becoming scientists for the week and trying different experiments everyday. First, we experimented with raisins. We learned about density and learned why the raisins sink in normal water and 'dance' in fizzy...

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Maths fun

Maths fun

We have been enjoying so many fun and different Maths activities the past few weeks. We have been learning how to read and use a hundred square and a measuring tape with Ms Bouzzah every Thursday. We have also been playing dice games, playdough smash subtraction, card...

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We were in complete spooky spirits in the lead up to Halloween in Room 8. We did lots of Halloween art, including painting and creating our very own Pumpkin Person. We also used different 2D shapes to create a Freaky Frankenstein. We ended the week by dressing up in...

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Hurdles, Hoops and Skipping

Hurdles, Hoops and Skipping

For P.E, we have been practising our running, jumping and throwing skills. We really enjoyed using the skipping ropes for the first time this year and we were excellent at jumping. We also practised throwing bean bags into hula hoops with an underarm throw. We scored...

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Green for Ireland

Green for Ireland

On the 13th of October, the whole school wore green to support Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final. The result of the match was unfortunate, however, we still had a blast supporting our country in the World Cup!  

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Light experiments

Light experiments

Last month we explored light. We learned all about sources of light and even got to experiment with torches. We made predictions and learned all about translucent, transparent and opaque materials and objects. It was so exciting using torches, look at how much fun we...

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Football with Aoife

Football with Aoife

Last week, we started football with Aoife. We have been learning so many new and cool football skills, such as dribbling and shooting. We are enjoying all of the fun activities Aoife has been doing with us. Look at how good our football skills are!   ...

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Road Safety Week

Road Safety Week

Last week was Road Safety week. We were so lucky to have Garda Robbie and Garda Áine in to chat to us. They talked to us about how we can stay safe on and around the roads. They even let Garda Wiktoria arrest Robber Logan... with real handcuffs!!    [FinalTilesGallery...

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