Third Class Blog
Lá Sneachta
Good Morning Rang a Trí. As school is closed today I have listed some activities for you to complete.
• Create an acrostic poem entitled ‘Snow Day’ or ‘Storm Emma’ or Beast from the East e.g.
S
N
O
W
D
A
Y
• Create your very own ‘Active Schools’ poster. Try come up with a catchy slogan for our school e.g. ‘Stop snoozing and get moving’. I will collect your posters when we return to school.
• 6 Times Tables:
(a) Write 6 times tables in the snow (only if it’s safe to do so)
(b) Get a stopwatch, time yourself saying the 6 times tables (6 1’s 6….)
• Library Book:
(a) Read your library book aloud.
(b) Make/write a prediction (I think….).
(c) Make/write a connection (This reminds me of…).
(d) Draw your visualisation (see, hear, taste, touch, smell).
(e) Write down four/five ‘I wonder…’ questions.
• Peace Proms: Revise the words and actions to the songs.
Mind the Beast from the East. Enjoy the snow day and stay safe and warm!
Nuacht Rang a Trí
Peace Proms: On Thursday both 3rd and 4th class travelled to The Hub in Kilkenny for a rehearsal for our Peace Proms concert. We were singing and from 10:00am until 11.30. We were practicing and singing with other schools. The girls represented their school very well and paid great attention to Greg the conductor. Over the next 3 weeks we will be practicing very hard for the concert on Sunday 4th of March.
Art: Over the past few weeks we have been singing the song ‘Reach for the stars’ and this week we created colourful ‘Star Bursts’.
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Gaeilge: Táimid ag foghlaim scéal nua ‘Ag dul ar Scoil’ agus ag labhairt faoi scoil.
Maths: We had Maths Stations this Wednesday where we revised Decimals and played loop games.
English: We have started a new novel for term 2 ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. The girls have become experts in identifying witches.
Peace Proms: Since we came back we have been learning the Hairspray Medley which includes – ‘Good Morning Baltimore’, ‘Nicest Kids in Town’ and ‘You can’t stop the beat’.
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Art: We have been creating Lollipop Stick Snowmen and skating our way into the holidays.
Maths: We have been sharing/dividing items equally between 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 people. Writing division sentences. Putting lollipop sticks into equal sets/groups.
Gaeilge: Ag caint faoi am Nollag agus an Aimsir (An Geimhreadh)
We had the Little Sisters (tue) and Church (thurs) Performances. We really enjoyed the singing.
Nollag Shona ó Rang a Trí
Nuacht Rang a 3
Art: Third Class have been very busy working on their Lighthouse Scenes and Hands/Feet art.
Christmas Carols: We have been practicing ‘Away in a Manger’ and ‘How much further to Bethlehem’.
Maths: We had maths stations on Wednesday. Some stations involved Maths games, problem solving and skip counting.
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This week in 3rd class we have been practising our Peace Prom song ‘Reach’ and we have actions to accompany it. We have just started the ‘Earth’ song also.
Gaeilge: we have been learning our scéal ‘Tinn sa Leaba’.
Maths: we have been exploring and identifying fractions; halves, quarters, eights. We used fraction walls to look at equivalent fractions and geo-boards to look at breaking areas into equal parts.
History Story: we are learning about Oisín i dTír na nÓg
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We were swimming in Kingfisher on Monday and will be swimming for the next 5 weeks.
We are very lucky and excited to be taking part in Peace Proms. We will be singing with choirs from lots of different schools and with a full orchestra. The school concert will take place in Kilkenny on the 4th of March. We have just received our songs and we are beginning to practice.
Art: Currently we are in the process of making our lighthouse scenes.
Ag caint Gaeilge: We are learning about ‘Mo theach’ agus ‘Sa Bhaile’
History Story: We are learning about the story of Cúculainn and learning how to retell it in your own words.
Maths: We are using our Maths eyes and identifying vertical, horizontal, parallel lines inside and outside the classroom and school building. We are also recognising right angles
English: Comprehension Strategy – ‘Questioning’
