We had a great time exploring the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ through play!
We designed buildings in the architect’s office and made lists of the materials we would need. We built buildings out of boxes on the construction site. We played with the pig and wolf puppets in the small world area. We made pig masks and acted out the story in the drama corner. And we made ‘Wanted’ posters for the big bad wolf in the Garda Station. Check out our photos!
We planted some mange tout in pots. We put them on the windowsill. We will check them every day to make sure they have enough water, light and heat.
Today is Pancake Tuesday and to celebrate, we learned how to make pancakes at school! We learned that Pancake Tuesday occurs on the day before Ash Wednesday. People long ago would use up all their eggs, milk and sugar before Lent and making pancakes was a simple way to do this.
We got all our utensils and ingredients ready. Clodagh could even name the spatula! We weighed the flour and sieved it into the bowl with a pinch of salt. Then, we added the eggs and gradually added the milk as we whisked the mixture. We mixed it really well with a whisk. We added a little bit of melted butter and finally our pancake mixture was ready. Adam even remembered that the pancake mixture is called batter!
We cooked some pancakes, making sure they were golden brown on both sides. Ms Lambe flipped the pancake and caught it in the pan! We got to choose our topping – most people wanted Nutella! Only one person wanted lemon and sugar!
Now we know how to make pancakes. We can also sequence the steps for Maths and History.
St. Valentine’s Day is on the 14th of February every year. It is a special day when we tell special people in our lives how much we love them. We enjoyed making Valentine cards for our Mums and Dads!
We had great fun in November playing maths games. We matched up the socks and gloves; we matched the mammy animals to their babies; we matched pictures that are the same colour; we made colour patterns using the links and beads; we played the ladybird counting game; we made pictures using shapes; we played the Knickerbocker Glory counting game; and we played the Incy Wincy Spider counting game.
We had such good fun dressing up for Halloween. There were many spooky creatures roaming the halls of St. Finian’s – and even Ms. Lambe dressed up as a skeleton! Well done and thank you to all the children and parents who put so much thought and effort into the costumes.
