Category Archives: First Class

First Class-Term 1 2023/24

First class children have been very busy this term.

We have been very creative; drawing self portraits, making hedgehog mosaics and creating Eloise Renouf inspired trees. We had a Halloween crafts day where we created Colour Wheel Monsters, Skeletons, Haunted House Sunset Silhouettes and bats or ghosts.

As part of Maths week, we created shape monsters and used our problem solving skills to work out many tricky problems. We even got to complete some Dinosaur problems with Ms. Dolan.

We’ve been working hard as historians this term. We interviewed our parents or grandparents about their time in school. We got to go on a historic walk with Martin Curley to see the old schools and observe the changes in maps over time.

Term 3

First Class have been busy learning about sunflowers. We discussed the life cycle of the sunflower. We planted seeds and observed them growing. We learned all about the different parts of the plant and their functions. We explored paintings based on the sunflower and created our own works of art. 

We also were learning about materials. We explored how they felt, what they looked like and what they are used for. We used a variety of materials to create some magical creatures. 

We have been learning about the history of Athlone. Working as historians, we have been comparing photos from now and long ago.

Term 2 First Class

This term First Class have been learning all about South Africa. We explored South African culture, food, animals and history. We learned about Nelson Mandela and his life story. We created beautiful sunset silhouettes and tribal masks in Art.

We have been learning about writing instructions. We had lots of fun making rice krispie buns and writing the recipe.

We have been learning about lots of different artists and really enjoyed creating our own version of Heather Galler’s Hot Chocolate paintings. We used a variety of lines and patterns to create our artwork.

Term 1-First Class 23/24

First class children have been very busy this term.

We have been very creative; drawing self portraits, making hedgehog mosaics and creating Eloise Renouf inspired trees. We had a Halloween crafts day where we created Colour Wheel Monsters, Skeletons, Haunted House Sunset Silhouettes and bats or ghosts.

As part of Maths week, we created shape monsters and used our problem solving skills to work out many tricky problems. We even got to complete some Dinosaur problems with Ms. Dolan.

We’ve been working hard as historians this term. We interviewed our parents or grandparents about their time in school. We got to go on a historic walk with Martin Curley to see the old schools and observe the changes in maps over time.