We really enjoyed learning about “Pointillism” over the last few weeks. Georges Seurat produced many wonderful paintings and here are samples of Christmas pointillism from 4th/5th class.
After a week of hard work and tests, 4th/5th Class had great fun watching “The Sword in the Stone” pantomime
4th and 5th Class were very busy this week. We continued to explore the topic of “The Great Irish Famine” and we created freeze frames in drama. We then added dialogue to our freeze frames. We also continued with orienteering in P.E. The pupils really enjoyed completing a mathematical scavenger hunt outdoors and participating in a variety of Christmas themed movement breaks throughout the week!
Other examples of fantastic art and Irish work in 4th and 5th Class
4th and 5th Class have really enjoyed a variety of Advent and Christmas based activities this week. We opened our Advent calendar each day. We “rolled an elf” and watched a variety of Christmas advertisements. We really enjoyed the special messages from each of the advertisements ⭐️
We learned all about Thanksgiving and the traditions around it in history this week. Each pupil created a “thankful feather” listing the many things they are thankful for. Ms.Furney is very thankful for her 4th and 5th class pupils ⭐️
What a wonderful display of 3D animals made from egg cartons and cardboard boxes. There are many different types of animals on display. Ms. Furney’s classes have been very creative indeed!
4th and 5th class have been working extremely hard on their oral Irish. We are also on Day 59 on Duolingo! Ar fheabhas!
4th and 5th class were introduced to a poem in Irish this week. This poem will help us to learn irregular verbs as Gaeilge.
5th class have been covering the theme of “The Aztecs” over the last few weeks. Here are written pieces entitled “A Day In The Life Of An Aztec”
4th class have been working on the topic of “The Celts” over the last few weeks. Here are a variety of interesting facts about them!
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/eggs-periments-squishy-egg/
4th and 5th Class started dance in PE this week. Here we are dancing to the ‘Cha Cha Slide’ and we all had great fun!
Here are examples of 3D drainage basins created during geography this week! We were learning lots about rivers in 4th and 5th class.
We got to enjoy some beautiful music today as two of the pupils played pieces on the piano as part of their Show and Tell today. They were magnificent!!
Spooktacular Samples of Hallowe’en Art from 4th and 5th Class!
4th and 5th class read a poem called ‘Hallowe’en Night When The Witches Run’ this week and created both vocal sounds and body percussion to accompany it. It was great fun!
4th/5th enjoyed a ‘mindful moment’ in the midst of all of their tests this week. Ms.Furney is so proud of 4th and 5th class for all of their hard work, productivity and positivity!
4th/5th class have been working very hard on their Gaeilge through “Duolingo”. We are thrilled that they have been working on it for 24 days in a row! They are really enjoying it!
This week was ‘Maths Week’ in school. 4th class worked on the topic of time and 5th class worked on the topic of long division. We played interactive multiplication games and oral language games in our classroom too. We learned lots and had fun while doing it 😊
Ms.Furney’s 4th and 5th class were having great fun in PE this week:)
These are four examples of our Micrography in art. Micrography is the art or practice of writing in very small characters.
