Third Class Blog

Midterm to Easter!

April 21, 2026

We were learning about capacity in Maths. We used various containers and measuring jugs to calculate half, quarter, three-quarter and whole litres and their equivalent measurements in millilitres. It was quite a fun (and wet!) lesson.

We worked with some materials to discover static electricity in Science and learn about positive and negative energy. It was showing how everyday items, once charged, can create a force and make your hair stand, move aluminum cans, attract paper and attract or repel balloons.

We moved on to learning about electrical circuits and built a simple closed circuit using wires, batteries, bulbs and paperclip switches. The girls also experimented to discover how the light could shine brighter.

We celebrated intercultural week and Seachtain na gaeilge with multiple activities. Here are the girls just before we head off on our St. Patrick’s day parade followed by an Céilí mór!

We worked with clay in Visual Arts and created some celtic design necklaces as well as coil pots to hold our jewellery in!

Christmas to Midterm break!

The New Year wouldn’t be the same without the Little Red Kettle theatre group paying a visit. The girls look forward to it every year, mostly because some lucky stars get picked to perform. You might recognise some people in these photos!!

In Science we were investigating light and how shadows are formed. It depends on where the light source is coming from and how high or low it is. We investigated using torches and toys!

In preparations for the start of Spring, we made connections with History, Religion and Art. While learning about St. Bridget’s day, we learned the skill of weaving rushes to create St. Bridget’s crosses.

We explored what is in soil in Geography class and there is no better way to find out than to get your hands dirty! We compared various soils and discovered leaves, stones, moisture, even some organisms both dead and alive! and some roots. We then went on to compare garden soil, sandy soil and rocky soil. We planted some cress seeds and observed over time which soil had the best conditions for growth.

In Maths class we were investigating 3D shapes and made lots of polyhedra using cocktail sticks and playdough. We discovered what 2D polygons are used, how many vertices, edges and faces on each shape. We also learned what creates a pyramid and a prism.

We investigated how heat travels in Science by using some camping equipment. With these simple utensils the girls learned what conduction, convection and radiation are.

We also learned about some new fractions in Maths class to build on their knowledge of halves and quarters, we added fifths, eighths and tenths too.

Fresh today did a really interesting talk on healthy eating and what exactly is in our food and how much we need to eat of each area of the food pyramid. They also shocked some of the girls about some of the unhealthy foods and drinks that are available on the market.

As it was pancake Tuesday in February, I treated the girls to some pancakes at the end of the day! They seemed to enjoy!

Midterm to Christmas highlights!

In Science the girls were learning about materials used in our homes. They investigated lots of materials and sorted them into venn diagrams showing hard/soft, flexible/rigid and transparent/opaque.

They were quite creative in Visual Arts designing and making soft toys using fabric and fibre.

We had a lovely SPHE lesson where the girls brought in some photos of their lives through time. We put these in a human/photo timeline and used this to discuss how we have all grown and changed in so many ways over time.

We continued learning about materials used to build houses in Ireland in Science class. We investigated lots of different materials such as wood, plastic, iron, glass, fabric. We tested how strong they were, how flexible, how waterproof, and recorded our findings on a table.

We spent a few weeks creating string prints using string, glue and card in Visual Arts, and when they were dried we used printing ink and rollers to print our images. We also continued with the printing strand and did some monoprints.

We created some family stories in History of what life was like in the past when our parents and grandparents were young and made these into a class book for our library.

In the lead up to Christmas we used lots of household materials in Visual Arts to invent a snow mobile. It was a lot of fun (and mess!), team work and very interesting creations.

We investigated a number of materials in Science to find out which materials were better conductors of heat and better insulators.

In Geography we learned about the lives of people living and working in Waterford and on the Aran Islands. The girls worked in teams and at the end of the few weeks they created posters comparing and contrasting life in both areas, and presented these to the class.

And to add to our Christmas trees, we designed and created a Christmas tree ornament out of clay in Art, which the girls will have as a little memorbilia of 3rd class in the years to come.

September to Halloween in 3rd Class

The girls rejoined their same old teacher and classroom and looked forward to new adventures in Third class. Here are a few snippets of just some of their activities.

In Geography we explored our school surroundings as well as looking at the environment around our school. The girls used some worksheets and worked in groups to discover the attractive and unattractive features of our environment.

The girls used some inspiration from their friends and created a life size image of three of their classmates in Visual Arts. They look great hanging in our corridor.

They also designed and created some clown collages using fabrics and fibres.

We created some patterns using matchsticks in Maths. The girls were able to predict, continue, represent and generate patterns.

We also enjoyed listening to a 6th class student reading a story to us for International languages day, translated by a 3rd class child.

The highlight of our first half-term was Mission Week. The girls were outstanding when they designed, created and advertised for their sales day during Mission week. They had an abundance of items for sales and worked tirelessly all day selling cakes, buns, books, toys, games, jewellery and lots more. They finished the week with the Talent show and a whole lot of smiles!