The children are very busy this term.
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Category Archives: First Class
Educational websites for Home-based Learning-First Class
Here are some websites recommended by Miss Ryan and Miss Kilmartin.
English:
Encourage your child to read as much as possible and read to them. Read stories, rhymes, poems etc. Discuss the characters in the books, poems etc. Ask questions based on the book/story/poem to develop comprehension.
Gaeilge:
https://www.folensonline.ie/try-abair-liom#tab-2d7555c5-f417-45e4-84fe-015da86b04cc
Continue to expose children to Irish in the environment e.g. Cúla 4 agus ag labhairt Gaeilge i rith an lae.
Maths:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
In particular check out the Place Value category for a number of games about tens and units.
Tables: Recap over tables completed so far this year.
P.E.
Try to encourage at least 60 minutes of exercise/active play each day (outdoor if possible). https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ or www.gonoodle.com for indoor activities. Try www.youtube.com and the Cosmic Kids Yoga channel for lots of fun yoga, relaxation and guided mediations for kids.
Art:
Easter Art ideas on www.pinterest.ie and www.twinkl.ie
Free play:
Board games, jigsaws, play-doh, sand, water, cutting activities, lego, blocks, dress-up, bake with your child, plant some seeds etc.
December First Class
First Class have been very busy this term.
In History, we learned all about Toys in the Past. We wrote about toys like the spinning top, cup and ball and the rag doll. We also learned about Christmas traditions around the world. We learned all about Christmas in other countries like Brazil, Australia and Germany. In Australia, they have a barbecue on the beach on Christmas Day! We even sang about it in our Christmas play J
In Geography and Science, we learned all about the Solar System. We wrote about the sun, the moon, the planets and constellations. Did you know that the sun is actually a star?
In art, we made beautiful Christmas stockings and baubles to decorate our classroom. We also made some winter snowmen. They were very festive!
First Class Term 1
We were very busy this term !
Summer Term 1st class
First Class has been very busy in our last term. As our local history study, we visited Derryglad Folk Museum. We met Charlie who showed us lots of artefacts from the past. We also learned all about Athlone in the Past and compared it with all we know about Athlone today.
In PE, we were covering the orienteering strand. Our teachers made maps of the school for us to follow. We then had to use the maps to find different letters around the school to spell a word. It was a great team effort, and great fun!
In art we learned about Vincent Van Gogh. We made our own version of his painting Sunflowers. We also made lots of summer art to decorate our door!
We went on our school tour to Turoe Pet Farm. We played in Jungle Town, Inflatable City and had a tour of the pet farm to learn all about the animals with our guide, Seán.
Our final writing genre was report writing. We composed our own reports about animals like snakes, panda bears, camels, tigers and elephants. We worked in pairs to research our reports. We then presented our reports to the class and even brought home a book of class reports to show our parents.
Term 1 First Class
First Class has been very busy this term.
In History, we learned all about Toys in the Past. We surveyed our parents about all of the toys they played with when they were in first class. Then we wrote all about toys like the spinning top, cup and ball and the rag doll. We also learned about Christmas traditions around the world. We learned all about Christmas in other countries like Brazil, Australia and Italy. In Australia, they have a barbecue on the beach on Christmas Day!
In Geography and Science, we learned all about the Solar System. We wrote about the sun, the moon, the planets and constellations. Did you know that the sun is actually a star?
In art, we made beautiful Christmas trees and baubles to decorate our classroom. We also made some winter snowmen. They were very festive!
Summer Term
First Class have been very busy in our last term. In April, we took part in the Discover Primary Science Showcase. All of the parents were invited to watch us showcasing our experiments. We demonstrated experiments on gravity and slopes, making lava lamps, magnets, transparent and opaque and friction. We had a great day and even taught our parents some interesting facts!
We had great fun using Skype in First Class this term. Both Ms Fallon and Ms Kilmartin’s classes set up Skype accounts. We presented our projects to the class using the interactive whiteboard. We could even ask our friend’s in the next room questions! We also had great fun presenting our Show and Tell using the class microphone.
First Class have been very busy with SESE this term. In science, we learned all about the life cycle of the sunflower. We learned about the things plants need to grow, and even planted our own sunflowers. We let them grow in school for two weeks before taking them home to plant them.
For our history lesson, we were very lucky to have Mrs. O’Rourke come to visit our classroom. We interviewed her about Cloonakilla in the past. She brought along an old school roll book, and we found both of our teacher’s names from years ago!
We also visited Derryglad Folk Museum as part of our local history study. We met Charlie who showed us lots of artefacts from the past.
In PE, we were covering the orienteering strand. Our teachers made maps of the school for us to follow. We then had to use the maps to find different letters around the school to spell a word. It was a great team effort, and great fun!
Active Schools Week took place in May. Ms. Fallon’s class were visited by a Zumba dance teacher, while Ms Kilmartin’s class completed a very active lesson with Brian from Hodson Bay. We were worn out but really enjoyed the day!
Spring Term
St. Patrick’s Day Art.
For our Discover Primary Science, we have been investigating slopes. We made slopes using cardboard and investigated how far a toy car would travel, depending on the height of the slope. We found out that the higher the slope is, the further it will travel. We loved making different height slopes and doing the experiment with our friends.
In English, we have been working hard on our writing genres. This term we were learning about Procedural writing which tells us how to do something. We wrote about ‘How to make Jam Sandwiches’ and ‘How to make Rice Crispie Buns’. It was lots of fun making both of those with our friends in our classroom.
In art, we learned about the artist Vincent Van Gogh. We then painted one of his most famous paintings ‘Sunflowers’
Gaeilge
In SESE we have been learning about two different countries; South Africa and India. We created a display full of interesting facts and pictures about South Africa in our classroom. We also painted a beautiful African sunset scene with a picture of a Mammy and baby elephant in the background. We loved blending the red, orange and yellow paints together!
This month we have been working very hard to create projects about India. Everybody had different pieces of information and pictures on our projects. Each of us presented our project to our class and invited our friends to ask us questions about our work.
First Class- Christmas
In First Class, our Christmas concert was called ‘Christmas Around the World’. We learned all about Christmas in other countries like Brazil, China, Australia, Spain and Italy. In Australia, they have a barbecue on the beach on Christmas Day!
In art, we made beautiful Christmas stockings and baubles to decorate our Christmas trees. We also made some winter snowmen. We wish all our families a Happy Christmas!
Farm Safety Talk
First Class were learning all about the Farmer in Geography. We focussed on Farm Safety in particular.
John Hanley and Maura Canning from the Irish Famers Association visited our classes last Friday to give us a talk about the importance of farm safety.
We watched some videos and completed activities with Maura. We learned never to go near farm animals or machinery without adult supervision. We saw the dangers of electric fences, slurry tanks and PTO shafts.
Afterwards they gave us Farm Safety pens and wrist bands. Thank you to Maura and John for visiting Cloonakilla National School.
First Class: Sept & Oct 2017
First Class
We have been having lots of fun in First Class.
In English Ms. Fallon and Ms. Kilmartin’s class are taking part in Literacy Lift Off. Each day we get a new book to read and do some reading and writing activities. It is lots of fun working with Mrs. McCullagh, Mrs. McCabe, Mrs. Cronnolly and Mrs. Kennelly.
In History we have been learning about toys in the past. Our class have made a museum of toys that our parents played with when they were children. We have also been making our own class timeline. We sequenced events in our lives from when we were babies to today.
In Geography we have been learning about the Solar System. We have been finding out some interesting facts about the sun and the moon.
Did you know footprints and tyre tracks left behind by astronauts on the moon will stay there forever as there is no wind to blow them away.
During Science week Ms. Hayes came into our classroom to do some science experiments with us.
We made Lava lamps using vegetable oil, food colouring, glitter, alka seltzer and water. Oil and water do not mix. Oil is lighter than water so it sits on top of the water when it is added. When you drop the Alka- Seltzer into the liquid it makes a gas and bubbles are created.
In Art we have had lots of fun creating an etching from outer space, completing our self- portraits, creating 2-D shape pictures and deigning a pattern on our hot air balloons.
When it was Maths week Ms. Cuniffe hosted our class to Maths games in her classroom. The students in 5th class made different Maths games for us to play. We even won some prizes!