Powerstown Parents Gardening Club
Redwood Class have fun at the Winter Disco
Redwood class enjoyed showing off their dance moves during the Winter Disco which the PTA kindly organized. Check out our moves!
Learning about different qualities of materials and Light.
Rowan class were busy learning about different materials and important words associated with them, transparent, translucent and opaque. We used Padlet an online resource that allowed us to post our understandings of the words onto a "digital wall". The children got to practise their online dictionary skills as well as learning about these key words. We then carried out an investigation, choosing different classroom objects and materials and predicting, would light pass through this object or not. The children also got an oppurtunity to explore a prism and light refracting and reflecting through it. The children got to investiagte their classroom and become light researchers!
Aurora Australis spotted in Powerstown!
The Aurora Australis or 'dawn of the south' or 'southern lights' can be seen from long distances, stretching in the sky and is very beautiful. We learned about how they are made and even watched a time lapse of them occuring. They were amazing. Rowan class used chalk to blend on black paper to give an amazing effect that captures the Aurora Australis, they even included the reflections in the Antarctic water too.
Athletics
3rd class are receiving Athletic's (Running, Throwing and Jumping) training every Wednesday until December 15th approx. The two classes loved it today, here is what some of the children had to say about it today: "Amazing" - Octavious, "Brilliant" - Fatima.
In case Athletics is being done on the grass, children should wear old runners and clothes.
This week children explored different ways to run with various movements and practised relay races. Next week children will be exploring throwing the javelin.
Big thanks to Ciarán from AAI from coming into 3rd class.
In case Athletics is being done on the grass, children should wear old runners and clothes.
This week children explored different ways to run with various movements and practised relay races. Next week children will be exploring throwing the javelin.
Big thanks to Ciarán from AAI from coming into 3rd class.
Rowan and Redwood go outside for Outdoor Learning Day and Science Week
Last week was Outdoor Learning Day on November 4th and this week is Science week. The two classes were busy using the natural enviroment around the school as a perfect learning stimulus. The outdoor Science trail was a success and got the children engaged with the school, relating learning to real life examples. You can see from all the amazing pictures below the engagment was fantastic and the children really enjoyed changing the classroom for the outdoors!
3..2..1... BLAST OFF!!
Redwood class tested out our magnificent rockets today. We put coca cola and mento sweets in the container part of our rockets and watched as the bubbles formed and exploded out of the bottle. However, we discovered that the rocket that worked best was the coca cola bottle, as we concluded that there must be more carbon dioxide in the coca cola bottle. This one spurted almost a meter high! Perhaps, the coca cola loses carbon dioxide into the air as it is poured into the rockets.
Dress Up Day
Well done to the boys and girls in the Redwood and Rowan classes who dressed up for dress up day. We had some really creative costumes!
Tesselating Shapes
Redwood class learned about shapes and space this week. In particular, we investigated which shapes can tesselate. We made a collaborative display to show tessellating drawings.
Riveting Rockets
We loved learning about Space and rockets this month! We investigated how rockets launch into space and learned new vocabulary like rocket stages, launch pad, hydrogen, oxygen, and capsule. Each group planned their rocket by labelling a diagram and writing their experiment plan. We used different recyclable materials to mirror the parts of a rocket. We used Maths language to label the types of lines and shapes in our plans! We will test our rockets outside using mentos and coca cola. Check them out!
Giant Pumpkin!!
This week, every class in the school guessed the weight of the giant pumpkin growing in the Geodome. Redwood class visited the Geodome to estimate the weight of the pumpkin. We all held the smallest pumpkin which was 1kg and the medium sized one which was 3.5kg. We talked about weight and kilograms and making estimates.
Papier Mache fun!
The Redwood class loved making Papier Mache planets this week. As we are learning about Space, each pair made a different planet from our Solar System. We have been watching lots of videos about astronaut Chris Hadfield, reading lots of books about Outer Space, and even investigating newspaper artefacts from the Space Race in 1957!
Redwood class loved getting messy creating their planets, which was great fun. Well done guys!
Redwood class loved getting messy creating their planets, which was great fun. Well done guys!
Redwood class artwork is out of this world!
The Redwood class created some fantastic art pieces this week. We incorporated our portrait drawings and Outer Space nebulae scenes to create our mixed media pieces. The children enjoyed experimenting with acrylic paint to dab, rub and splash paint on their Outer Space nebulae backgrounds. They look amazing and are hanging proudly in the hallway!
Special shout out for an amazing poem !
Here is a special shout out to an amazing budding poet. Hamda used her free writing time to create a poem about her teacher , incorporated Gaeilge into it and conveyed her emotions excellently. Helena gave Hamda a special award and a copy of the poem is hanging in Helena's wall of fame. Keep up the thoughtful fantastic work!
Rowan Class is inspired by Amedeo Modigliani.
Last week we were working really hard on a self-portrait inspired by Amedeo Modigliani. These portraits have a very unique feature that was controversial in our class, the striking elongated knecks. I really love how all the children extended their imagination to themselves and to their own body. Maith sibh!
School PJ Day - Friday 24th - In aid of Afghan Relief Fund
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Redwood Class student elections September 17th
The Redwood class were working hard this week on their election speeches and posters. Well done to Rory (Student Council), Vanessa (Active Schools), Amal (Forest School) and LJ (Green Schools). The boys and girls enjoyed learning about voting and democracy.
Redwood Class - Exploring line and colour through printing
The Redwood class showed off their artistic flare this week through exploring line and colour. They began their pieces by discussing and drawing different types of lines - wavy, geometric, spirals and chevrons to name a few. They then coloured water based markers on resistant tinfoil and sprayed it. This created watercolour paint which they then pressed the paper on. Check out the results!
Elections Sept 19th
Today we had our class elections for Student Council, Active School, Green School and Forest School. All the boys and girls had a chance to present their posters and prepared speech on why they are the best person for the role. The children voted anonymously in each category and the votes were tallied.
Congratulations to Cailyn who was voted in for Student Council, Hamda for Active School, Evan for Green School and Alannah for Forest School. Well done again.
Rowan class explore self-portraits through print
Rowan class continued to work on self-portaits this week. We used washable markers to cover tin foil in different colours and drew a self-portrait of ourselves with a black marker. We sprayed the tinfoil and then printed our sheet down for the colours to transfer onto the page. It gave an amazing tie-die effect and the colours blended together to make our self-portraits vibrant and unique.
Rowan class visit the pop-up library
Rowan class had a fantastic visit to the pop-up library today. The class got a chance to read, relax and experience the world through words and some amazing illustrations. Here are a few pictures of the girls and boys enjoying all the brilliant new books the school got last year.
Rowan Class Self-Portraits
For the month of September our theme is "Myself" and in art this week we were working on realistic self-portraits. Look at all the amazing pencil control, use of colour and realistic self-portraits. Well done Rowan class, budding artists.
