This term we are reading a novel about a joey kangaroo so we have been learning lots about Australia. Today we found out about boomerangs. We learned what they are used for, and we looked at how they are decorated with Aboriginal art. Using this as our stimulus we created our own boomerangs. Unfortunately they don’t come back as well as the real ones!
We had great fun playing our new maths game in groups on Friday. It teaches us about tens and units and renaming. We had two winners at the end which meant we had two royals in the class!
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After lots and lots of practising we had our fantastic Music Generation performance today. The concert started with a performance from the school orchestra which featured solos from George and Áine. They were all brilliant and it’s hard to believe they are only playing together a few months!
Then first and second class took to the stage to show off all they have been learning this year. Lots of parents came in to watch the show and were very impressed by what they heard.
Craig Lynch form the Louth team visited the school this week with the division 4 trophy. Louth won the trophy a few weeks ago and are now promoted to division 3. All the children were very excited to get to hold the trophy. We may even have a few future All Stars in our midst.
Second class have been really busy getting ready for their First Communion and Ms. Corrigan’s mother Rose came in today to make rosary beads with all the children. They loved hearing the story behind the penal rosary beads and learning how to use them. Fr. Daly will bless them before First Communion on Saturday and the children will be able to keep them as a memento of the day.
