Spring is the time for knitting. Our friends the knitting ladies are back again this year to work with us and help us learn to knit. Bridie, Mary, Ann D, Anne M, Joan and Phyllis join us on Wedensday afternoon to knit. We are starting with tin whistle covers. Then we will knit our teddies. Here are some photos …
February
In Geography this month we turned our attention to the west coast of Ireland and learned about people living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland – Ballina, Co. Mayo. We saw a slideshow of the town and the famous River Moy and The Ridge Pool. Also Beleek Castle and woods. We read brochures ,tourist maps and studied a road map of the area. Here we are at work ……
We were very busy in Science this week and we made our own hovercrafts. We used balloons and old CD’s. Our crafts hovered on a cushion of air from the balloons. We were able to play air hockey on our tables with the crafts. The trick was to make the connection between the bottle top and the CD airtight. Some groups did not manage this and had to repair their craft. We used lots of sellotape ! The trick was to put it in the right place too ! We used water bottle valves to control the flow of air from the balloon. The craft hovered really well and they were good fun to make.
Third and fourth class were busy making St. Brigid’s crosses for all the pupils in the school. We got lots of help from Ann D, Ann C , Vera, Valerie and Colin who come to us every year to show us how to make the crosses. We started at 11 o’ clock and by 12 0′ clock we had 120 crosses made. This was enough for all the pupils, teachers and classrooms . We treated our helpers to a well earned cup of tea afterwards. Fr. Daly came to assembly on Friday and told us some stories associated with St. Brigid and then he blessed the crosses for us. Here we are at work …