As a class, we love doing drama and we’ve been working on a great project for the last couple of weeks. We’ve been working in groups to create a short drama based around a setting given to us and using only two props from the classroom. It has been brilliant for our imagination and for getting us to work together as a team.
First Class
This week we received some information about a new mental health awareness and educational campaign. It’s called ‘Walk in My Shoes’ and is run by St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services Dublin.
We are a very healthy bunch in St. Finian’s N.S. We eat lots of fruit and veg, drink lots of water and do lots of exercise. We take great care of our bodies.
But it is also very important to look after our minds and our feelings. Some days we feel really good and really happy. Other days we might feel a bit sad or lonely. It is okay to have those feelings. It is important to understand that feeling sad sometimes is a normal part of life.
Sometimes we fall and break a bone. When that happens, we go to the hospital so that the doctors and nurses can help make us better. Our minds can get hurt too and when that happens, we can do things to help make it better, just like fixing any other part of our bodies.
If you are feeling sad or worried about something, sometimes talking to someone about it can help. You could talk to your mum or dad or a teacher. We will always try to help you.
To take part in this campaign, we were asked to take a ‘school selfie’ on Friday 8th April, upload it onto our website and display the link to the Walk in My Shoes campaign. Here are our selfies:
#MindYourSelfie
www.walkinmyshoes.ie
Yesterday, along without hundreds of other schools across the country, we raised our tricolour outside the school as part of the 1916 commemorations. We have been learning all about the Easter Rising and how important it is in our country’s history.
Every Monday morning the whole school stops for Buddy Reading. This is when children from younger classes are paired up with the children in older classes and they read to each other. This allows everyone to read aloud to their and also to enjoy being read to. It’s been very successful and very popular!
To celebrate today being world book day, children had the chance to dress up as their favourite character from a book. They were also invited to bring in their favourite book for a special DEAR time. Each child had the opportunity to talk about their book or character in front of the class. It is a great way to encourage children to discuss the stories and characters in a range of books.
In our science lessons we have been leaning about sound. We went on a sound hunt to explore and identify sounds in the environment. Then we thought about musical instruments that we could make ourselves. We designed our instruments and then made them in class using everyday items. We had great fun playing them together in our class orchestra!