World Book Day in Rang 3
This year on the seventh of March, the whole school celebrated World Book Day with a Quiz in the halla. The students in R3 dressed up as some of their favourite characters from books. We had characters from JK Rowling's Harry Potter Series, Roald Dahl's creations, like Matilda and Mr. Twit. And some of Enid Blyton's spooky characters.
R3 had great fun and enjoyed sharing with each other the amazing worlds they become part of when the read these books.
A Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most famous paintings in history when he created The Starry Night. The painting uses a powerfully vibrant colour scheme, includes swirling stars and demonstrates a Post-Impressionist style.
The Artists of Rang 4 examined and discussed the painting together and noticed the techniques Van Gogh used to create his painting: bold brush strokes, swirling movements, thick layers of paint.
Next, the pupils put on their Artist Caps and recreated their own version of Van Goghs 'A Starry Night'.
Check out their incredible art pieces below!
Monster Science
The Scientists of Rang 4 were also busy learning all about ‘Air’ this year.
The pupils had great fun completing a range of experiments, investigating how air can lift and move objects. The pupils recorded their results in their Science journal (top secret of course!).
The pupils were set a challenge and worked in pairs to complete this task.
Each group were given the following objects: a plastic pocket, a scissors, variety of colored paper, colours and a cardboard shoebox.
The pupils had to create a monster and wait for it... “the monsters mouth must open through air compression!”
Just like that, off they went, designing and making a monster whose mouth opens through the compression of air.
Take a look at their end results, but be careful... Monster Science is not for the faint hearted!
The Normans & Medieval Castles
Rang 4 have been busy learning all about the Norman's and the Middle Ages in History this month. The pupils read all about the Norman's and the different jobs of those living and working in a Medieval Castle. They particularly enjoyed looking at the different features of a typical Medieval Castle.
The pupils worked in small groups, using the school laptops to research different Medieval Castles which exist in Ireland today, such as: The Dublin, Trim, Blarney and Bunratty Castle.
Check out their fantastic group work!
The pupils then had fun constructing Medieval Castles in their Visual Arts lesson. They used recycled material and paint to create these Middle Aged Castles.
Super work by a super class!
Horse Riding
Back in the first term we had four fabulous weeks of horse riding lessons. We went on the bus all the way to Equisteps near Redcross. We met Essie our teacher and Nemo, Trigger and Louis the most wonderful horses!
We went out on trails exploring and had the most fantastic time. We hope we can go again soon!
