Ms. O'Connor's class

ADDING USING OUR CLASS!!

2011-12-06T14:09:00.000-08:00

WE USED 2 HOOPS AND OUR CLASS MADE UP DIFFERENT SUMS BY JUMPING IN AND OUT OF THE HOOPS........2+2 MAKES 4! 0+4 MAKES 4!

FELT ROCKETS

2011-12-06T14:00:00.000-08:00

SAMMY SKELETON

2011-12-06T13:56:00.000-08:00

SHAPES

2011-12-06T13:52:00.000-08:00

HALLOWEEN WALK

2011-12-06T13:48:00.000-08:00

HALLOWEEN ART

2011-12-06T13:32:00.000-08:00

TESTING FOR ACIDS

2011-12-06T13:28:00.000-08:00

WE TESTED DIFFERENT LIQUIDS AND BREAD SODA TO SEE IF THEY WERE ACIDIC OR NOT.
WE BOILED RED CABBAGE AND ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORANGE JUICE, APPLE JUICE, MILK, VINEGAR, BREAD SODA AND WATER TO THE CABBAGE JUICE.

WE FOUND OUT THAT APPLE JUICE, ORANGE JUICE AND VINEGAR TURNED THE PURPLE CABBAGE JUICE PINK.

WE FOUND OUT THAT BREAD SODA AND MILK TURNED THE CABBAGE JUICE BLUE OR A CLOUDY COLOUR.
WE KNOW WE MUST BRUSH OUR TEETH IF WE DRINK ACIDIC DRINK LIKE ORANGE JUICE AND APPLE JUICE!

OUR TRIP TO THE LIBRARY

2011-12-06T12:52:00.000-08:00

WE HEARD FANTASTIC STORIES FROM JONATHON GUNNING AT THE LIBRARY.

Hedgehogs

2011-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:00

Autumn prints

2011-12-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

Shoe sorting!

2011-12-06T12:32:00.000-08:00

We all took off our shoes and teacher mixed them up. Each team raced to see how long it took to put each pair together again!We loved this game!

Making new words

2011-12-05T15:18:00.000-08:00

We had great fun making new words ending in 'at'.

Making butter

2011-12-05T15:03:00.000-08:00

We made butter!We put cream in a flask and shook the flask.We shook and shook and shook.....and shook(for ten minutes!).... and finally the cream turned into yummy butter!!

It was worth all the hard work when we tasted it!

Planting cress seeds

2011-12-05T14:55:00.000-08:00

THE PIG IN THE POND

2011-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:00

We read the story 'The Pig in the Pond' and put the pictures in order.We retold the story to each other and acted the story out.

Prisms

2011-12-05T14:44:00.000-08:00

We looked at prisms on a sunny day.The light was split into all the colours of the rainbow!

Sorting activities

2011-12-05T14:20:00.000-08:00

We did lots of sorting activities!We sorted objects by colour and shape.We sorted clothes into winter and summer clothes.We also sorted insects into two sets:insects which have wings and those which have not.

Junior LEGO League at the Radisson Hotel

2011-06-10T04:49:00.000-07:00

We have spent many weeks working hard on our project.Yesterday we finally got to display our project at the Radisson Hotel.We displayed our robotics along with many other schools from all over Galway.We had a fantastic evening of show and tell, dancing, cheerleading and entertainment.

Mixing and dissolving

2011-06-10T04:39:00.000-07:00

We tested different substances to see if they would dissolve in water or not.We tested salt, sugar, sand, seeds etc.

Show and Tell

2011-06-10T03:56:00.000-07:00

We brought in our favourite object to show the class.We told the class why we liked it and what it meant to us.
The class brought in teddies, a judo outfit, a pantomime outfit, an old part of a train, a chain and many more.....

Historical Artefacts!

2011-06-10T02:48:00.000-07:00

Each group was given a really old object.
We had to decide what it is made of, who would have used it, where it was made, what shape it was and if it could talk what it would say!
Finally we had to guess what it was.We had some very interesting guesses!
At the end of the lesson teacher told us about each object:
an old hot water bottle,
a milk can,
an old brass blowtorch
and an inkwell!

Our Communion

2011-06-09T06:59:00.001-07:00

Contempo String Quartet

2011-06-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

We visited the Contempo String Quartet in the Education Centre. We listened to excerpts of classical music and looked out for varying pitch, rhythm and dynamics. Rosa was allowed to play the violin!!

Easter pots

2011-06-09T06:52:00.001-07:00

We created pots with clay, painted them all different colours and filled them with hay and yummy eggs!

Amazing 3-d shapes

2011-06-09T06:49:00.000-07:00

We constructed pyramids, cubes, cuboids and many other shapes using matchsticks and marla.

SOAK IT UP

2011-06-09T05:04:00.000-07:00

We tested various materials in water to see if they were absorbent or waterproof.

We tested cotton wool, cardboard, plastic, tin foil, kitchen roll, newspaper and a sponge.

Planting

2011-06-09T04:57:00.000-07:00

We planted nastertians and runner beans.

More Robotics

2011-06-09T04:53:00.001-07:00

We followed the tutorials and made many interesting things.It was challenging but we loved it.

We made two twirling birds that rotate, a crocodile who's mouth opens and closes and a boat which rocks back and forth!

A Visitor

2011-06-09T04:49:00.000-07:00

Tony Reidy is a secondary school teacher.His class do the First Lego League every year.Tony showed us how to program his LEGO robot. We found out that it is very similar to our Junior LEGO league!

Robotics

2011-06-09T04:40:00.000-07:00

We are getting very good at following the instructions,assembling the lego and programming it on the computer.

ROBOTICS

2011-05-08T14:35:00.000-07:00

Our school has been extremely lucky to have been chosen as one of the first ever schools in Ireland and the UK to have been introduced to the Lego WeDo robotics.We will be making lego structures and then programming them on the computer to perform different functions.We had our first lesson today with our kits. We could programme a motor to work.It was a lot of fun.We worked well in our teams.

CHARACTERS

2011-05-08T14:06:00.000-07:00

We studied characters from different stories and came up with many different characteristics.We loved drawing the pictures too!

Pancake Tuesday....Yummmmm!

2011-05-08T13:59:00.001-07:00

HOW TO WRITE A STORY

2011-05-08T13:57:00.000-07:00

An author and illustrator came in to talk to us about how to write your own story and draw the pictures too.

ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE

2011-05-08T13:52:00.001-07:00

CHINESE NEW YEAR

2011-05-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

ABORIGINAL DOT PAINTINGS

2011-05-08T12:19:00.000-07:00

OUR DRAWINGS OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

2011-05-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

HIP HOP WITH FABIENNE

2011-05-08T12:06:00.000-07:00

THE BOY EXPLORER

2011-02-21T13:27:00.000-08:00

We learned a song called We're Gonna Do Something! It was about........'building rockets, taking your Granny to the sea, planting flowers...'.
We all went out into the yard and placed our stones at the entrance so the boy explorer knew where to go.
When he appeared we all whooped and screamed!It was very exciting!! We sang our song for him and sent him on his fantastic adventure from Galway to Dublin!

THE BOY EXPLORER

2011-02-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

The boy explorer lost his imagination and second class had to help him find it again.We came up with many brilliant ideas to make this world a better place.
The class wanted to give more money to the poor, open toymaster again, have more childrens art on the street, open a childrens art museum, visit more castles and ruins, plant more flowers and give empty houses to people who are homeless and open a 'make your own teddy' shop!

We shared our ideas and painted inspiring words on stones to guide him on his way like Hansel and Gretel so he won't get lost!

AUSTRALIA

2011-02-21T12:53:00.000-08:00

We learned all about Australia.
We loved learning about all the unique animals such as the platypus, the crocodile, the koala, the kangaroo and the emu.
Ben went to Australia a few years ago.He brought in amazing pictures of the Great Barrier Reef, the outback, crocodiles, diving and kangaroos!!

MAKING INSTRUMENTS

2011-02-21T12:27:00.000-08:00

We made many different types of instruments.
We made drums, rainmakers, guitars, shakers and shakers with bells.
Now we have our own instruments and we can use them whenever we want!

Mixing colours

2011-02-10T06:51:00.001-08:00

Sound poems and Fairytales

2011-02-10T06:47:00.000-08:00

We made up sound poems based on sounds in school.
We also read many fairytales and created an alternative version of Cinderella!

Making harmonicas!

2011-02-01T08:14:00.000-08:00

We cut straws different lengths and placed them together in order of size.We cellotaped them together to make a little harmonica.The short straw made a high pitched sound and the long one made a low pitched sound!

Sound experiments

2011-02-01T07:58:00.000-08:00

We placed grains of rice on the tin and hit the side of the tin with a stick.The grains jumped!We learned how sound travels in waves and creates vibrations.

We also used a tuning fork to show that sound travels through air.We struck the tuning fork and then placed it against a plastic object.The object moved back and forth due to the sound waves!

We also struck the tuning fork and placed it into a basin of water.The water splashed proving that sound moves through water!

Literacy games!

2011-01-31T15:00:00.000-08:00

Symmetrical Prints

2011-01-31T14:47:00.001-08:00

Learning about quarters

2011-01-21T06:53:00.000-08:00

Halves

2011-01-20T15:33:00.000-08:00

We use different materials to practice splitting numbers in half.

Maths Games

2011-01-20T15:26:00.000-08:00

Every week we play different maths games.

Penguins

2011-01-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

We learned alot about penguins.penguins are flightless birds.they live in the antarctic.

Christmas Art

2011-01-20T14:55:00.000-08:00

We made clay decorations, fairies and snowmen.

Space by Malachy

2011-01-20T14:44:00.000-08:00

We learned about the milky way and various planets in our solar system.

Fun in the snow!

2011-01-20T14:41:00.000-08:00

We made the most of the snowy weather!

MATERIALS

2011-01-18T15:18:00.000-08:00

WE COLLECTED DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND STUDIED THE PROPERTIES OF THEM.
PROPERTIES SUCH AS BENDY,HARD,SOFT,TRANSPARENT,OPAQUE,SMOOTH,ROUGH,WATERPROOF,ABSORBENT ETC.
WE ALSO SHONE A TORCH THROUGH EACH MATERIAL TO SEE IF IT WAS TRANSPARENT OR OPAQUE.

Making pink and green playdough

2011-01-12T15:47:00.000-08:00

We made playdough by mixing together flour, oil, cornflour, salt and food dye.

Visit from Armagh Planetarium

2011-01-12T15:40:00.000-08:00

We found out about static electricity and how electricity travels through us to the ground.

Chromatography

2011-01-12T14:56:00.000-08:00

We marked the paper with 5 different marker dots and placed the paper into a plastic cup.Each cup contained an inch of water. Each dot separated into various colours as the water moved up the paper!

Dancing raisins!

2011-01-12T14:48:00.000-08:00

We added raisins to sparkling water and the raisins began to dance up and down! We found out that the carbon dioxide in the bubbles makes them float!

Shape and Space

2011-01-12T14:43:00.000-08:00

We used geoboards, lollipop sticks and 2-D shapes to make shape pictures.

Halloween Walk

2011-01-12T14:31:00.000-08:00

How to make an egg float

2011-01-12T11:57:00.000-08:00

We added a spoon of salt and continued to add more salt until the egg floated.

Halloween art

2011-01-12T11:53:00.000-08:00

Witches silhouettes and spider's webs!

Portraits

2011-01-12T11:48:00.000-08:00

We created self-portraits using various materials-chalk, lentils,wool,pasta,beads and colours.

Making rice krispie buns

2011-01-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

We made a tasty treat and had alot of fun doing it!

Our favourite fruits in second class

2011-01-12T11:35:00.001-08:00

Fruit bowls

2011-01-12T11:34:00.000-08:00

We collected pictures of many different fruits and created a fruit bowl collage.

Our Recipe Booklets

2011-01-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

We learned how to write our own recipes.Every recipe includes 'you will need' and the method. We added a witch stew recipe for Haloween!

Making smoothies!

2011-01-12T11:21:00.000-08:00

We are learning about healthy eating and the food pyramid.We created our own smoothies by blending apple juice,yoghurt, milk and fruit.The banana and strawberry smoothies tasted delicious!

'Umbrellas' inspired by Renoir

2011-01-12T11:11:00.000-08:00

We painted a rainy day and added our own colourful umbrella to brighten up the day!

Autumn Trees

2011-01-12T11:06:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Second Class!

Our School Tour to Coole Park

2010-06-29T11:06:00.001-07:00

We had a fantastic day at Coole Park.We visited the Visitor Centre and got an idea of life long ago at Lady Gregory's House.We visited the library,nursery and the wildlife section.We went on a nature walk and looked at many different kinds of trees.
Then we had a picnic and played games in the park!

Chemistry with Malachy

2010-06-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hip Hop with Fabienne

2010-06-29T10:52:00.003-07:00

Bouncing Castle

2010-06-29T10:46:00.001-07:00

Sports Day Fun!

2010-06-29T10:13:00.001-07:00

We had great fun on Sports Day.We did the potato and spoon race,the sack race,the three-legged race and loads of fun races like the monkey and wheelbarrow race!

Rainbow spinners

2010-06-28T15:40:00.001-07:00

We coloured our spinners red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo and violet..When they spin they turn white-all the colours of the rainbow make white!

Dancing raisins

2010-06-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

We added raisins to fizzy water and the carbon dioxide in the bubbles made the raisins dance up and down!

Rocket Propulsion!

2010-06-28T15:29:00.001-07:00

Pet World

2010-06-28T14:57:00.001-07:00

We saw guinea pigs,a rabbit,a bearded lizard and a python snake!

Australia

2010-06-28T10:43:00.000-07:00

We learned alot about Australia.We learned about the animals,the culture,the aborigines,the landmarks and much more.
We sketched the Sydney Opera House and made a frame for it.
We also created aboriginal dot paintings of various Australian animals.

Colourful clay pots

2010-06-28T10:41:00.000-07:00

Making electrical circuits

2010-06-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

We found out that electricity can flow when the battery,bulb and wires are connected together in a circle.
We used paper clips and nails to see if they would conduct electricity.
We also made a buzzer BUZZ by connecting it to the battery.

Experiments with Static Electricity!

2010-06-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

We brushed a pupils hair and then placed the brush near pieces of paper.They stuck to the brush!
We also rubbed a balloon against a woolly jumper and the balloon stuck to the wall!

Marbling

2010-06-28T10:21:00.001-07:00

Our trip to the beach

2010-06-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

We split up into groups and went in search of seaweed,shells,sea creatures and anything else we could find.
We used hoops and placed them along each part of the upper,middle and lower shore.
One person in the group recorded the results.
We found lots of interesting crustaceans,seaweeds and shells.

My house

2010-06-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

A poem about my house.

Our Block Graph-What is your favourite fruit?

2010-06-28T09:56:00.001-07:00

Fruit bowl collage

2010-06-28T09:52:00.001-07:00

Recipes for Smoothies

2010-06-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

We learned how to do instructional writing.We wrote instructions on 'How to make a cup of tea'.'How to make rice krispie buns' and 'How to make smoothies'.

Autumn Pencil Holder Hedgehogs and Squirrel Mobiles

2010-06-28T09:37:00.000-07:00

Clay spiders!

2010-06-28T09:28:00.001-07:00

Bark Rubbings

2010-06-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Smoothies!

2010-06-28T08:57:00.000-07:00

We made strawberry,banana and kiwi smoothies.We followed a recipe and mixed strawberries or bananas or kiwis,milk,apple juice and yoghurt together.We blended them together and enjoyed a yummy smoothie!

Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh and first class

2008-04-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

Paper helicopters

2008-04-10T08:13:00.000-07:00

We made small and large paper helicopters using cardboard and a paper clip.We found out that the shape of the helicopter rotor blades make it spin when dropped from a height.Adding more paper clips changes the spin!The small one reaches the ground first!

Spring is in the air!

2008-04-10T08:07:00.000-07:00

Our Spring display

Which is heavier?

2008-04-10T08:01:00.000-07:00

Maple syrup, water or oil-Which is heavier?We found out that maple syrup sinks to the bottom and oil floats above the water.