Third Class 2017-2018
SPORTS DAY FUN!
We had such a great day at sports day in Scoil Mhuire. It was our first time in the Senior sports and we really enjoyed all the new activities. We especially enjoyed rounders, the races, soccer, basketball and the bouncy castle. Check out the main school page for some pictures of the day. Here is a picture of us enjoying our ice creams after all the fun!
ATTENDANCE
Well done to the following students who achieved full attendance from Easter to the May break!
ACTIVE SCHOOLS WEEK
We had Active School's Week during the last week of April. To promote activity and exercise in our class and in our school, we had a variety of really fun things to do during the week. On Monday, we ran a marathon would you believe! We each ran approximately 10 laps that when added together made 272 laps which is way over 42 km which is the actual length of a marathon. On Tuesday, we had GNS training which involved circuits and was really good for our muscles and movement. On Wednesday, we played basketball and we loved that! On Thursday, we all went up to the GAA club and participated in a Gaelic football blitz with all the local schools. Thanks to coach Michael who organised it. We buddied up with Junior Infants and played ball skills with them. On Friday, we had a whole school rounders game which was very exciting. Also each day we did Wake Up Shake Up in the yard and the 10 at 10 which is on RTE junior. We did our favourite GoNoodle dances as well. Altogether we had a brilliant active week. It shows how important being active is in our daily lives. Keep moving!!!
INTERCULTURAL DAY
On Friday April 20th in Scoil Mhuire, we celebrated Intercultural Day in our school. We had a great day and enjoyed all of the activities immensely. In the morning, we had a whole school assembly where we enjoyed the parade and all of the different songs from around the world. We sang "This Land is Your Land", an American folk song. We learned all about the USA in our classroom and all about the landmarks. We also learned about previous American presidents and Mount Rushmore where four American presidents are sculpted into the mountain - Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln and Washington. They are over 18m high each! We drew the Golden Gate Bridge, The Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Chloe even dressed up as the Statue of Liberty. Check out the main school page for all the pictures.
IN THE GARDEN IN SPRINGTIME
We went out to weed and tidy up our plot in the school garden. We planted garlic in the autumn and it is growing very nicely. We dug out all the weeds using a trowel and took out all the stones. We freshened up the soil and levelled it out again. We also collected the weeds and stones in a wheelbarrow and put them into the compost. The sun was shining and we enjoyed a great mornings' work.
FULL ATTENDANCE
Well done to the children who achieved full attendance from February mid-term to Easter. Our class also won the overall best attendance in the whole school for that period with 97.6 per cent. A big well done and keep up the great work!
LÁ GLAS I SCOIL MHUIRE
We celebrated everything Irish in our class during the month of March. We learned 3 lovely Irish songs - Oró Sé Do Bheatha Bhaile, Peigín Litir Mór agus Amhrán na bhFiann. We also learned Ireland's Call, the national song of the Irish rugby team. We loved it and we think it really helped Ireland to win the Grand Slam on St. Patrick's Day! We were so excited that they won.
We all participated in a Céilí Mór in the hall last Friday and really enjoyed that. We performed many dances - Shoe the Donkey, Damhsa Mór, Staicín Eorna, The Peeler and the Goat, Ballaí Luimní agus Ionsaí na hInse. Míle buíochas to Ms. O'Sullivan for all help. Earlier in March we had a Tráth na gCeist for 3rd to 6th. We had great fun and enjoyed speaking and listening to lots of Gaeilge.
We all participated in a Céilí Mór in the hall last Friday and really enjoyed that. We performed many dances - Shoe the Donkey, Damhsa Mór, Staicín Eorna, The Peeler and the Goat, Ballaí Luimní agus Ionsaí na hInse. Míle buíochas to Ms. O'Sullivan for all help. Earlier in March we had a Tráth na gCeist for 3rd to 6th. We had great fun and enjoyed speaking and listening to lots of Gaeilge.
Counties of Ireland
We are revising the counties of Ireland in Geography. We are practising at home on our maps. Hopefully we will be able to name them all on a blank map without looking soon! Here is poem and map to help us to learn them.
Counties of Ireland
We are Munster’s counties fair.
Cork, Kerry, Limerick Clare,
Waterford, Tipperary here we are,
Welcoming you from near and far.
Leinster is beyond compare,
Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Kildare,
Wexford, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Longford and Louth are as good as any.
Meath, Westmeath and that is all. over now to province small.
Connaught is the smallest oh,
Galway, Leitrim and Mayo,
Roscommon, Sligo that’s the lot,
Just one more verse for you I’ve got.
We are Ulster’s counties nine,
Let’s forget the dividing line,
Donegal, Derry, Antrim, Down, all our counties of renown.
Armagh, Monaghan and Tyrone, Cavan, Fermanagh now all are known.
Author Unknown
Counties of Ireland
We are Munster’s counties fair.
Cork, Kerry, Limerick Clare,
Waterford, Tipperary here we are,
Welcoming you from near and far.
Leinster is beyond compare,
Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Kildare,
Wexford, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny, Longford and Louth are as good as any.
Meath, Westmeath and that is all. over now to province small.
Connaught is the smallest oh,
Galway, Leitrim and Mayo,
Roscommon, Sligo that’s the lot,
Just one more verse for you I’ve got.
We are Ulster’s counties nine,
Let’s forget the dividing line,
Donegal, Derry, Antrim, Down, all our counties of renown.
Armagh, Monaghan and Tyrone, Cavan, Fermanagh now all are known.
Author Unknown
The Big Grow!
Look how our peas, cress and spinach have grown over the last 5 weeks. We have minded them very well!
TIMES TABLES AUDIO
We have been learning Tables all year in Third Class and we know them really well! Here is an audio clip of the Third Classes singing the times tables. Hopefully it will help you to learn and revise the multiples. Remember to keep practising your tables, multiplication and division!
FULL ATTENDANCE
Well done to the children who achieved full attendance from Christmas to February mid-term! As a class, we achieved 95. 7 per cent, second place in the senior classes. Keep up the great work Third Class!
THE BIG GROW!
We are taking part in the Big Grow Challenge this Spring. We are growing cress, peas and spinach. We began by putting the compost into the cups and levelling it out. Then we placed the seeds in evenly spaced apart and covered them with more compost. We placed them on the window sill as plants need sunlight, warmth and moisture to germinate. We will wait to see if our seedlings grow over the next few weeks.
FRIENDSHIP WEEK IN THIRD CLASS
We were paired with Mr. Lynch's Junior Infants last week for Friendship Week. We had a buddy that we played with on the yard and we visited their classroom for many activities including paired reading, art class and jigsaws/games. We loved helping the younger students to learn and to have fun.
PROCEDURAL WRITING
We made Rice Krispie buns in Third Class this week. We wrote up the ingredients and the method in our hardbacks. We got to go into the staffroom and sit in the teachers' chairs! We left the buns to set in the fridge and enjoyed them in the afternoon on Friday. We also wrote up a recipe as Gaeilge le haghaidh Máirt na bPancóg le plúr, uibheacha, bainne, anlann seacláide agus sú liomóidí. D'itheamar pancóga beaga ar scoil freisin. Bhaineamar taitneamh astu. Bhí siad go deas!
BUDDING ARTISTS!
Laurentiu made this beautiful house out of bark and twigs. With help from his father, they made this wonderful structure and showed off their fantastic skills. Well done! We may put it in the garden for all to admire.
GRANDPARENT'S DAY
Last Friday the 2nd February was Grandparent's Day. We had several visitors to our classroom and we thank all the grannies and grandads for coming and sharing some stories with us. We asked them about life when they were growing up, about the games they played, about school and about things that have changed for them nowadays. They brought in photographs from their childhood. Faye's granny Nuala told us about growing up in rural Leitrim and how she went to a two-teacher school with 3rd-6th all in her class. They had to walk a long way to and from school each day and sit in rows on benches.
We told the Grandparents about St. Brigid and sang a few Irish songs for them. They loved looking around the classroom and at our colourful work displays.
We told the Grandparents about St. Brigid and sang a few Irish songs for them. They loved looking around the classroom and at our colourful work displays.
THE VIKINGS
We are learning about the Vikings in History this term and about Denmark in Geography. We learned all about the origins of the Vikings - about their weapons, their clothes, their homes, their artefacts, longboats, myths and legends, and much much more. We found it such an interesting topic as Leixlip, our own home town, is steeped in Viking history. The crest, as seen below, is full of Viking origin. We also completed Viking booklets and made brooches. We have an investigation table and have been actively researching individually and in groups. Here are some pictures of our work and of the Leixlip crest with the accompanying explanation. This crest is displayed in our school just inside the main door on the left hand side, hanging on the wall. You should all take a look!
Here is the Leixlip Crest and the origins of it. It is very interesting to read! Our school crest has similarities to the Leixlip crest as well, so look out for the two crests in our school as you walk around and on our website.
The colours of the crest are blue and yellow. They suggest the Viking origins of the town, these being the colours used in the Scandinavian flags. The 2 wavy lines symbolise the rivers Liffey and Rye. In the centre is a Viking longship and the 2 leaping salmon recall the origins of the town's name. The black harp is the symbol of Arthur Guinness & Sons whose brewery was founded in Leixlip. The crown symbolises the Kingdom of Meath from which Leinster was divided in pre-Christian times by the river Rye (Abhann na Rí). The crimson rose is from the Whyte coat of arms; Sir Nicholas Whyte, Master of the Rolls, being a resident of Leixlip Castle in the 16th century. The motto "Léim ar Aghaidh" looks forward to the future development and growth of Leixlip.
The colours of the crest are blue and yellow. They suggest the Viking origins of the town, these being the colours used in the Scandinavian flags. The 2 wavy lines symbolise the rivers Liffey and Rye. In the centre is a Viking longship and the 2 leaping salmon recall the origins of the town's name. The black harp is the symbol of Arthur Guinness & Sons whose brewery was founded in Leixlip. The crown symbolises the Kingdom of Meath from which Leinster was divided in pre-Christian times by the river Rye (Abhann na Rí). The crimson rose is from the Whyte coat of arms; Sir Nicholas Whyte, Master of the Rolls, being a resident of Leixlip Castle in the 16th century. The motto "Léim ar Aghaidh" looks forward to the future development and growth of Leixlip.
ATTENDANCE
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Well done to the students who missed no day from September to Christmas. That's a great achievement!
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Well done to the students who missed no day from Halloween to Christmas.
Happy New Year! Here is a picture of our class in our Christmas jumpers. We had a great time over the holidays and are ready for 2018!
Ancient Egypt
We have been learning about Ancient Egypt in History and Geography. We created projects in groups. We researched online, from our textbook and from books we found in the library. We also studied the topic in Art and created portraits of Tutankhamen and wrote our name in hieroglyphics. We had great fun trying to decode the names.
We learned lots about the Sahara desert. The average temperature is 40 degrees Celsius and it is bright for twenty hours a day. It is almost as big as China or the USA, imagine! The River Nile is 6853km long. Ireland is 486km long. That means the Nile is fourteen times longer than Ireland! Below are some pictures and facts from our research.
We learned lots about the Sahara desert. The average temperature is 40 degrees Celsius and it is bright for twenty hours a day. It is almost as big as China or the USA, imagine! The River Nile is 6853km long. Ireland is 486km long. That means the Nile is fourteen times longer than Ireland! Below are some pictures and facts from our research.
Meet Billy - Our Fabulous New Friend!
Third Class want to introduce you to a very important person....meet Billy! He is our scarecrow and he lives in the school garden. The other Third Class made a scarecrow too so he has a new friend! We were very busy before midterm making him. We used a wooden cross frame to begin with, out of two long poles.
Then we began to dress Billy. We used a lovely check shirt and jeans for his body. Then we stuffed him with straw and tied his arms, waist and legs. Next we added the wellies. Then we made the head using a pillow case stuffed with straw and added a face and moustache using felt strips.
We added a straw hat and a yellow felt scarf to finish off our look. We think Billy looks great and will make a brilliant scarecrow! His job is very important. He will keep away the crows and help to mind all the lovely flowers and vegetables that we have growing in our new school garden. We would like to thank Pat for all his help. He is delighted with the new additions to our school!
Then we began to dress Billy. We used a lovely check shirt and jeans for his body. Then we stuffed him with straw and tied his arms, waist and legs. Next we added the wellies. Then we made the head using a pillow case stuffed with straw and added a face and moustache using felt strips.
We added a straw hat and a yellow felt scarf to finish off our look. We think Billy looks great and will make a brilliant scarecrow! His job is very important. He will keep away the crows and help to mind all the lovely flowers and vegetables that we have growing in our new school garden. We would like to thank Pat for all his help. He is delighted with the new additions to our school!
Halloween Fun in 3rd Class. We had a "spook-tacular" time!
We loved getting dressed up for Halloween and had great fun showing off our costumes!
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Here is some of our Halloween art. We made sunset silhouettes and ghost pictures.
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Jersey Day Fun!
For jersey day on October 13th, we each wore our favourite jerseys to school. We donated two euro each in aid of the charity Goal. Our school so far raised over 400 euro. Our class wore lots of different colours - the most popular ones were Dublin, Barcelona and Ireland. We even had a Man City jersey courtesy of Chloe!
Welcome to our Classroom
In Third Class, we are very busy learning about lots of interesting things. We are learning how to tell the time and to convert it to digital time. We are are learning about Autumn and reading two brilliant Roald Dahl books, Matilda and Fantastic Mr. Fox. Roald Dahl is definitely one of our favourite authors! His books are so funny and entertaining. In Third Class, we start the recorder and we really love this as we are learning new notes, how to read music and some basic tunes. In no time at all and with practice, we will be playing lots of music on the recorder!
We love PE and we love working together in groups at stations. We had penalty shoot outs using the new goals, skip offs using the new ropes, a basketball station, a throwing station and a racket station. We are showing some great talent and will be brilliant athletes and team players. Lots of our class are participating in the after school sports activities too, which is great for our GAA and team skills. Long may the good weather last!
Planting in the New School Garden October 2017
This week we planted garlic with Mrs. Daly. It was great fun and we learned so much about gardening and planting. First we dug up the soil with trowels and prepared the soil for planting. Each of us had a turn at this. We collected all the stones and made the soil lovely and level.
Next, we used rakes to dig small holes for the cloves of garlic. Each of us got one clove of garlic to plant. It is important to plant the cloves in rows, evenly spaced with the point facing down into the soil. Then we covered the garlic with the soil. We then filled in the holes with compost. Every week, we have to check the garlic and weed our plot. Hopefully we will have lovely garlic to harvest soon and to use in our cooking. It is very good for you and so easy to add to your dinners!
We also took a tour around the other plots in the new school garden. We saw the strawberries we planted last year, the rhubarb and the pumpkins that are already starting to show. We took a group picture on the log as we rested ourselves after all the hard work!
