Gorey Educate Together National School

Rang a dó visited Woodlands Falconry for their class trip.  We had a great time learning about the birds of prey and watching them in flight.  We enjoyed our picnic lunch and had a lovely nature walk in the woods with Fergal.

Thanks to Fergal and Eric’s mom Hannah for coming with us!

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We used clay to make some interesting creatures.   We shaped the clay with our hands and used pencils and other tools to decorate our pieces.  It took a couple of days for the clay to dry.  When it was dry, we painted our creatures to bring them to life! Ryan made a pig, Aran made a duck-billed platypus, Zofia and Donnacha made snakes while Kylah and Andrew made ladybirds.  Take a look below…

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Thursday  April 22nd was ‘Grandparents Day’ in second class.

Lots of grandparents came to visit our classroom for the afternoon.  While they enjoyed a cup of tea, we showed them our work, brought them on a tour of our new school and sang them some of our favourite songs.  It was a great afternoon! 

Bhaineamar an-taitneamh as Seachtain na Gaeilge i mbliana.  Bhí spórt agus spraoi againn go léir! Bhí  raidió SnaG á chraoladh gach lá.  Bhí an-chraic againn ag an céilí mór. Ghlacamar páirt i dtráth na gceist boird.  Rinneamar sár-iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt timpeall na scoile. 

Míle buíochas leis an chór Gaelach as na hamhráin deasa a chan siad.  Buíochas freisin le rang Suzanne as an gceol binn agus an dráma iontach!  Bhaineamar sult as an ‘mbodhránaíocht’ - go raibh míle maith agaibh, Elaine agus Edel!

Fergal took us all outside to do some planting.  We had great fun and cannot wait to see if they all grow! We planted some seeds in pots and put some into the raised flower beds.  The daffodil bulbs are already shooting and will be in flower soon!

One of the best ways to find out about the past is to interview someone who was actually there.  And that is exactly what second class did when they wanted to learn more about life in Ireland in the past.  

We were so happy to have Isabel’s grandmother Valerie visit our classroom last week.  We had prepared some interview questions to ask Valerie about her life as a child.  We learned an awful lot!  Míle buíochas for your help Valerie! 

Rang a dó have been learning more about length in Maths.  We spent lots of time measuring things! Some things we measured using our hands and feet. Others we measured using links and cubes.  We found that the best way to measure something is to use metres and centimetres! For small things in the classroom we used rulers. When we went outside to measure bigger objects in the courtyard, we needed to use metre-long measuring tapes.

We have been learning about growing and changing.  We were very lucky to have some visitors to our class who brought their beautiful babies to meet us.  We learned how much we have grown and changed since we were babies! Thanks Jackie and Ewan, Jacinta and Dillon!

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The pupils of 5th and 6th class have been exploring many different drawing and painting materials. 

We compared chalk and crayons and used each on different types of paper.  Chalk works best on black or dark coloured paper, while crayon looks much beter on white paper.  We found that chalk is great for smudging and blurring.  On the other hand, crayons can be used to make strong, well-defined lines as well as soft subtle lines.We used chalk and crayons to illustrate the poem ‘The Sea’ by James Reeves.  

We used paint to explore rhythm and movement.  We loked at paintings of the sea by others artists for inspiration! Swirling and circlular lines helped to bring our seas to life and make them look alive! 

Take a look at our work:

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We finished off our Green Week with some healthy “green grub”.  The parents worked hard all morning making us some delicious fruity snacks.  We loved the fruit kebabs and water melons.  Thank you so much!