Ms. Cleary's Class

NOVEMBER

Science Week

We visited Leixlip Library on the 8th of November. We attended a Chemistry Workshop. We carried out experiments investigating mixtures and their separations and we examined the dyes used by sweet manufacturer Skittles. We also learned about the process of chromatography which is used for separating a mixture of chemical substances into its individual components.

G.A.A

We have started playing gaelic football with coach Michael again this year. We are learning lots of new skills!

OCTOBER

Hallowe'en

Maths Week

We did a maths trail around the school during Maths Week.

Jersey Day

We wore our favourite County Jersey into school on Friday to support the charity GOAL.

Papercopters Experiment

We really enjoyed ourselves this week during Science. We were experimenting with Papercopters. First we had to construct our Papercopters (which were a little bit tricky!). Then we predicted which way the Papercopters would spin:

A. = Clockwise
B. = Anti-clockwise

Results: The Papercopters spun both clockwise and anticlockwise. However, we discovered that in order to change the direction in which the Papercopter spun you had to change the direction of its wings.

Norah Patten

We were so lucky to have Astronaut Norah Patten visit our class. She showed us lots of pictures and videos of her training to go into space. Did you know it takes 9 months to travel to Mars? We are now going to design Mission Patches for Norah.