Christmas Performance Photographs

Hot Chocolate and Candy Cane treats

Dad's Club made us some lovely Hot Chocolate and had some Candy Cane treats for us too.

It was a lovely Christmas Treat.

1st class Christmas Performance 2015

Here are some photographs from our 1st Class Christmas Performance 2015.
We sang three songs during the show.

We composed our very own Christmas songs with our music teacher Eamonn. We used Christmas words to create the songs and Eamonn accompanied us with his guitar.

We played the chimes and shakers along with the songs. It all sounded wonderful.
We also sang Silent Night and Frosty the Snowman.

Frosty the Snowman

Silent Night

A Special Visit in Ravenswell...

Ravenswell received the Irish flag last Monday from members of the Irish Defence Force.
The Irish flag will be hung up outside our school next March in celebration of the 1916 Easter Rising.

The proclamation was read by some of the 6th class pupils and we learned all about looking after our National Flag.

Congratulations!

Big congratulations to all who took part in the BDA Art Competition.
We had a very deserving winner here in 1st class...
Meadbh was invited for lunch in the Barracuda restaurant and received a certificate and €20 cash prize.
Well Done Meadbh!

Floating and Sinking

Last week, as part of 'Science Week', First Class completed an experiment to see what type of materials sank and what type of materials floated.

 

We tested a variety of different thing to find out what type of material floats and what type of materials sink.

 

We worked in groups to test our predictions and we had so much fun!

1st class showing off their GAA skills

An Autumn Greeting

Froganna Beaga Glasa

Witch, Witch!

We learnt the poem 'Witch, Witch' for Halloween. Watch as we recite our poem and have a look at all our super Halloween costumes!

Maths Trail

Here are some pictures and videos of Ms. Mulcahy's First Class Maths Trail.

Before we had our Halloween mid-term we went on a Maths Trail around our school.

It was super and we love working together!

 

City Scapes

Ms. Keane's class created their own City Scapes as part of Maths week. We based our idea on the artist Wassily Kadinsky's "Streets of Munich".
We used lots of 2D Shapes and coloured our cities using Oil Pastels.
They are really bright and colourful.
We are learning all about cities around the world this week and we are creating some group projects on London, Beijing, Sydney and New York.

Trick or Treat

Ms. Keane's class all looked fantastic today in Fancy Dress.

Halloween Safety Talk

Garda Stephen came into school this morning to talk to 1st and 2nd class about staying safe at Halloween.
Here are 4 tips for staying safe this halloween night:

1. Carry a lantern, a torch or wear a Hi Viz arm strap when you are in your costume
2. Always have an adult with you or an older brother/sister (over 15) when going from house to house or when crossing roads.
3. Stay away from bangers, fireworks and Bonfires- they are Illegal!
4. Have fun, but safety comes first.

Nature Walks and Maths Trails

Pumpkin Life Cycle

In 1st class we have been learning all about how pumpkins grow.

Spaceship Maths

Alien Addition Maths Game

http://www.arcademics.com/games/alien/alien.html

Halloween Night

We are getting very spooky in 1st class this week before we finish up for Midterm.We are learning lots about Halloween traditions from the past in History. We are learning lots of new Irish words, songs, rhymes and have been learning the poem "Witch Witch" in English. We have been using our best "witch voices" in Drama to say our spooky poems.We really love this song. You can now sing it at home aswell.

Maths Week in 2nd Class!

Ms O'Brien's class had excellent maths eyes last week! We used the tablets to challenge ourselves on different tasks. We went on a maths trail to find regular and irregular shapes in the environment and we used shapes and patterns in our art class. Have you got good maths eyes? Come and test yourself on the display outside our classroom!

Nature Walk

In class this week Ms. Mulcahy's first class have been learning about the signs of Autumn and the different types of trees.
All the children learnt about the different parts of the trees and we felt it would be fun to go on a nature walk and see what all these things looked like in real life!

We went to see the old oak tree, the horse chestnut tree, the sycamore tree and the ash tree on the avenue.
We looked at the bark of each tree and took some bark rubbings. We also collected some leaves and some fruit from each tree.

 

When we got back to the classroom we used pastels, watercolours, paint and crayons to make some leaf rubbings using the leaves we collected. We have displayed what we collected on our nature table in our room!

Come have a look if you have time!



Is féidir liom!

Ms. Mulcahy's first class have been working hard learning some rhymes as Gaeilge!

ART WORK

Have a look at some of the amazing art work from Ms. Keane's 1st Class.

We painted ourselves as Ravenswell Minions and we learned about the artist Andy Warhol and painted some Pop Art.

We are also supporting the Irish Team in the Rugby World Cup. We put our own heads on some Irish Jerseys.

Spelling Bees

Well done 1st class on some great spelling this week.

FUNKY MUMMY MATHS GAME

The link below will allow you to play the Funky Mummy Game at home.
We love this game in 1st class and now you can play at home.

http://www.ictgames.com/funkymum.html

Celebrating Eid

Today was a very special day for the Muslim community in our school as they celebrated Eid - the end of Ramadan. Maysa and Afsa from 1st and 2nd class dropped in with their family to show us their traditional dress for the day. After this they would go home for a feast of biryani and a celebration with their families.

A Good Night's Sleep!

Second class have been learning about keeping healthy. Getting a good night's sleep is really important in staying healthy so we decided to make a list of tips to help us do this. We're going to try these at home and see if it makes a difference...

1. Eat healthy food.

2. Get plenty of exercise during the day.

3. Go to bed early (8.00 pm at the latest).

4. Have a good bedtime routine.

5. Turn off the TV/tablet if you have one in your room.

6. Have a clean and comfy bed. 

Extra tip from Ms O'Brien - a bed time story is always a good idea!

We hope you find these tips helpful!

2D Shape Walk

This week we have been learning about 2D shapes. We have learnt that a triangle has three sides and three corners and a rectangle and a square have four sides and four corners. We also learnt that a circle has only 1 side and no corners.

 

On Wednesday Ms. Mulcahy and her class went on a 2D shape walk. We walked all around the school in search of some triangles, squares, rectangles and circles.... and we found lots!

We even had a look in Ms. Breen's office!!!

Busy Bees in 1st Class

1st Class have had a busy week back in school. We have played lots of new Maths games online, played dice games during station time and have been making the Story of 10.

We also had lots of fun painting ourselves as Ravenswell Minions ;-)