Well, 3rd class have been having a great time since our return to school on March 15th. Every day the children have been working together in solving maths problems, conversing as Gaeilge, reading and writing, singing, dancing, improvising in drama, and designing patterns for jumpers and t-shirts! We even managed to squeeze in a visit …
We had a very busy but fun month this December. We wrote our own Christmas stories and then made them into lovely books to share with our friends and families. In Gaeilge, we learned lots of new vocabulary and phrases relating to Christmas and we are still working hard on reading and writing the 200 …
We had a very busy month in November and have been working really hard in all of our subjects! Here is an outline of what we covered in each subject: Maths: Division of 2s, 5s, and 10s and reading and interpreting bar charts and pictograms. We are also very busy working on our times tables …
Dear Parents/Guardians, Your child will have been sent home with a scheme of work and work pack for 3rd class for the coming two weeks was sent via Aladdin. There is also a sample timetable attached to the scheme of work which may help you structure the work. We encourage the children to continue reading …
As well as working hard at our core subjects, making mighty progress in multiplication, leaping through literacy and growing our grá for Gaeilge, we have been knees deep in creative projects this month. Using shoe boxes and found materials we created imaginary worlds in diorama format. These 3D art works have been guided completely by …
A strong start is half the work as they say and we in 3rd class have certainly hit the ground running. We have been busy learning about addition and problem solving in maths, writing recounts and using proper nouns in English. We have enjoyed learning about the past through interviewing our older family members and …
This month we have been busy learning about traditional Islamic art from around the world. We like the geometric designs and all of the fancy colours and patterns. We looked at examples of these patterns found in mosques in Iran, Morocco, Turkey and even Russia. We took inspiration from a design from the Green Mosque …
Recently we have been learning about the Rainforests and the importance of protecting these rich habitats. We admired the diversity of birds, animals, flowers and trees found in the Rainforest and we learned how to identify the layers of tree growth found within. We looked at and talked about the famous painting ‘Tiger in a …
In 3rd class we have been very busy designing and making dioramas. We used a variety of recycled materials, paint, toys and craft materials to create our imaginative inventions. The children engaged very well in experimenting with the materials to explore possibilities in constructing these dioramas and I think the results speak for themselves. Well …
