Art - Snails using clay and paint

The children created some beautiful snail creatures out of clay & have painted them. They also created some silvery trails to display them on. They look just like the real thing now!!

Science week

This week is the Science and technology week and we have been learning lots of fun & exciting things through science investigations at school.
We have watched our cress seeds growing, they've gotten really tall lately! To see if the plants need sunlight as well as water we've placed one well watered plant in a dark cupboard. We will check it in a few days to see if it has changed.

We have also continued to measure & record the rainfall this week using the rain gauge, as well as using symbols on our class calendar.

The celery sticks that were placed in the red, orange and clear water have all turned the colour of the water! This proves that plants take up water through the stalk to the leaves & we have looked at the little capillaries that carry it.

Bubble show

We attended a bubble show in the Education centre too..we learnt all about the colours of the rainbow and how they are present in a bubble. The children got really got at predicting when the bubble was goign to pop based on the colours they could see.
We learnt that a bubble always takes the 3D shape of a sphere. It was really amazing to see such big bubbles filled with smoke!
The walk to and from the centre was also great as it helped us to see & talk about all the buildings & nature that is near our school in Renmore. Hopefully we can do this again sometime!!

Rain gauge

We are measuring the amount of rainfall for the month of November using a rain gauge which we have placed outside our classroom.

So far we have collected 25mm! We have predicted that we will collect a lot more in the coming weeks!!

Growing plants

The children are trying to grow their own plants in the classroom. Each group has a cress seed jar where they must ensure that the seeds are kept moist and cared for.

We cant wait to see the cress seeds grow!

Water week

The children know that all living things need water and since it rains a lot in Ireland we could be said to be quite lucky! :)

The children are investigating the way in which plants take up water into their leaves.

We are using celery and some red and yellow dyed water to do so. We cant wait to see the celery in a few days. Some think that it might turn red!!

Winter is here!!

We have a "Winter table" set up in our classroom which helps us to remember all the things that happen in this season. The children are wearing warmer clothes. They are going to try to feed the animals that did not go into hibernation, especially the birds.

Sense of Taste

The children explored their sense of taste. We looked at our tongues and tried to find our taste buds! Then we tasted some bitter, salty, sweet and sour foods. It was great fun!!