My first trip to space!

First class had lots of fun exploring space and pretending we were astronauts.We wrote stories about our own trip to space.

Volcano

We filled our volcano with vinegar and added a teaspoon of bread soda……stand back……………………………..Kabooooooommmm!!!!!

Rocket Launch!!!

All you need is a pump,water, a bottle and a lot of space!We launched our rocket by pumping air into the plastic bottle. The air pushes the rocket forward!

ROBOTS

We made robots using cereal boxes, yoghurt cartons, feathers, lollipop sticks, smarties boxes, toilet rolls and various other things.

Space and the Planets

We learned about the stars and planets in the Milky Way. We created our own planets with marbling inks and water.

We cooked noodles and tried to pick them up using chopsticks! Jasmine brought in sweets all the way from China!

Happy Chinese New Year!

We made Chinese dragons on the 7th of February. The dragon is a symbol of the New Year’s celebration. During the holiday a long paper dragon dances down the streets. We tried on a Chinese hat and looked at a Chinese prayer flag.

We made snowmen

Let it snow,let it snow,let it snow!!

We created snowmen by filling a white sock with rice and wadding.We tied a felt scarf around its neck and put a bobble on top of its hat!

Science Week

As part of Science week we learned about electricity. We learned how to create static electricity by rubbing a balloon against our hair. The electricity created can repel objects.When Anna touched the surface of the Plasma Ball the electricity flowed from the Plasma Ball through her body, down to the ground (earth)!

Planetarium

The Armagh Planetarium came to our school as part of Science week. We found out about the sun, the moon and the stars. We also saw pictures of astronauts landing on the moon.

Sinbad the Sailor

The pantomime 'Sinbad the Sailor' came to our school on Wednesday 28th November. We really enjoyed it!

Magnetism

We learned about magnets this week.We tested various objects such as pencils, paper clips, cloth, money,thumb tacks,nails,steel balls and observed whether the magnet stuck to them or not.We found out that magnets are attracted to things that have iron in them.We also played the fishing game.We made fishing rods which had a magnet attached to it.Each fish had a paper clip attached to it.We fished for all sorts of fish in the pond!