Mr Smyth’s 4th/5th Class have been examining the properties of 3-D shape. Check out some of the shapes they have tried to recreate using printable nets which they cut out and glued. Here is a fun 3-D shape game you can play at home: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/shape_space/3d_shapes/play/
This month our focus in Literacy Hour in writing is on Narrative Writing. We have studied the character Mr. Twit from Roald Dahl’s classic story.
The pupils have created their own imaginative “nasty” character and are writing their own creative story around the character.
Check out the wonderful characters they have created Literacy Hour and brought to life with fabric and fibre in Art Class. Well done!
Mr Smyth’s Class are studying the Human Body. Try out the Human Skeleton game on this website:
Mr Smyth’s 4th and 5th Class have been learning about the counties, rivers and mountains of Ireland.
Check out this cool game on the counties of Ireland:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/subjects/geography/geography-full-story/ireland-my-home/the-counties-of-ireland-g/
Mr Smyth’s Class recently visited the Design Hub in Dublin Castle for a special tour of the exhibition and a workshop in construction. Check out the pictures below.
Christmas
By Luke
Click your fingers Santa’s coming,
Here’s the time for Christmas humming,
Reindeer through the snow are running,
Its the Christmas joy,
Tonight we get a Christmas toy,
Santa Claus is filled with joy,
Mums and Dads are happy tonight,
All of us cheer tonight,
Santa Claus is coming tonight!
This month 4th/5th Class have been learning about Wind: Where wind comes from and how wind is measured.
We have studied the work of Francis Beaufort from County Meath who invented the Beaufort Scale for measuring wind speed. 
We have built our own Wind Gauges or Anemometers. We are collecting our results over a few days to see how the wind speed changes.