In our maths this week, first class have been busy measuring the length and width of lots of things around school and at home.  We used many different non standard units of measurement like straws, spoons, our span and our stride. We then went on to learn about metres and using using metre sticks, we measured the length and width of many items in school.  We also measured and cut a metre string that we brought home to measure the length of lots of things there.

Having learned all about electricity and its uses at home and school last week, we moved on to investigate static electricity. We had great fun carrying out experiments with balloons, combs, paper and our hair!

It was great to see everyone back after the break and hear all the wonderful stories from the Christmas holidays. Santa Claus was very busy visiting all the boys and girls and everyone had a lovely time. This week we got straight back into what we do best in first and second class, our usual fun and learning! We have been learning all about the sun and how important it is to us, as well as discovering all about electricity. On Tuesday we went to mass to celebrate Little Christmas and at choir, we’ve starting working on a new exciting song ‘Best Day of My Life’. This week we’ve also been learning about Pablo Picasso and looking at some of his work. As you can see, we were so inspired by his masterpieces that we created some of our own.

This week we have been learning all about life in the past. We worked as historians and examined some old artefacts that Ms. Corrigan brought in for us. It was great fun getting to handle and use the old objects and guess what they were used for. We learned a lot about life in Ireland long ago from these artefacts.

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