Our visit to DIT Grangegorman

By Ryan

On November 26th, my class and I went to DIT Grangegorman to do lots of exercise. First we got our high-vis vests on then our jackets and we were off.

On our way down we saw a bike shop. It was very big. After that, my friend Klajvis and my teacher Mr Smyth talked about football.

Then we were finally in Grangegorman. First we had to sign in by name and age. Next Jim and Colin brought us upstairs to a room to play musical statues. I danced funny. After that we went to the gym.

I ran on the treadmill.My speed was 9.1 km/hour. Next I went on the bike machine. I kept going fast and slow. Time was nearly up but before we left we got on our high-vis vests. Eventually we were on our way home. But before that we took a sneak peak at the Art Competition in the Students Union. My friend Klajvis, Lavinia and AJs posters were amazing! Last we took a photo and went home.

Our Trip to DIT Grangegorman

By Ajay

Today our class walked up to the DIT at Grangegorman for College Awareness Week. When we arrived we waited awhile at the door of the gym. Finally it opened and we went in.

The people were called Colin and Jim. First we wrote out name and age on a piece of paper. Finally we went upstairs. First we played musical statues for about 10 minutes.

Soon after that, we went into the gym. I went on the rowing machine. Then I changed to the fish game. It was also my favourite. Then I went on the arm exercise machine. The most score I made on the machine was 89. Soon after all of our class went to the Students Union to see the entries for the College Awareness Week. I really liked our trip and I hope we can return soon.

By: Elena

Today we were in school. It was 12 o’clock and Mr.Smyth told us that our German visitor would arrive at 1 o’clock .Our questions were all ready to ask.

Soon it was lunch time and we headed off to the yard. After it was over, we walked up stairs.

Surprise! Our German visitor was waiting for us in the middle of the class room. First Mr.Smyth asked us if we remembered his name. No one answered. Mr.Smyth said his name was Dirk Hutterman- a pretty nice name but hard to pronounce.

The first question was asked by myself. I asked him where was he born? He was born in Marback Am Neckar.

I asked him if he was there when the Berlin wall fell? He was not there but he saw it on TV. He saw people taking bits of the wall home with them at that time and he felt happy, excited and free.

We asked many other questions. He said they don’t have Halloween and that Christmas is different. How? Because when he was younger his dad used to put real candles in the Christmas tree and used to have a big pot of cold water in case of an accident.

In Germany they like to taste different types of bread. Dirk taught us how to say good day in Germany. You say “Guten Tag”

He said he was so happy when Germany won the world cup and that was the end of the day. We said thank you and good bye in German. I will never forget this day.

By Lavinia

Today at school we did a trail. In my group were Calvin, Ajay and I. We were called the “Funky Monkeys”.

We first started at the porch. Me,Ajay and Calvin took turns writing. We had to find Panda’s phone number and what colour was on Pinocchio’s bow and other stuff.

After we went into the yard we had to draw some stuff like benches,flower,lines and a metal bin. We also had to count the benches.

Finally we went to the P.E hall. We had to count the radiators and benches then add them together. We also had to count the electrical sockets and the blue notice boards.

Last we went back to the class and corrected them. I had a really great time.

Today in Mr Smyth’s Class we began our research on Vikings.

Here are some wonderful websites where you can find out lots of information about Vikings. For Homework we are continuing our research by looking through these websites!

http://www.botanicgardens.ie/viking/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

http://www.museum.ie/en/exhibition/info/viking-ireland-videos.aspx

http://www.babbel.com/magazine/139-norse-words?slc=engmag-a17-info-139norsewords-ob

http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vikings-history/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-vikings

This week we looked back at the rules for capital letters. We also looked at other rules- our classroom charter. In P.E we did an obstacle course. In drama we performed the Tricky Most Show.

Today we started our viking project. We are very excited about the project.

Check back next week to find out more!

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