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.
The parents who attend Paula’s Cookery and Baking Class on Friday mornings finished the term off with a delicious feast of food from around the world. Paula prepared both traditional and other foods, and the parents brought dishes they had cooked at home. There was enough food to feed the whole school.
Great fun was had with Christmas crackers, paper hats and silly jokes, sharing stories and festive cheer. Many thanks to Paula for always providing such an enjoyable class.
The cookery class resumes on Friday 18th January, and is free and open to new people to join.
A group of parents visited the National Museum at Collins Barracks on Tuesday to take part in the Family Christmas Trails. There are two trails in the museum suitable for all the family – the Angel Trail and the 12 Days of Christmas Trail. Both trails are fun, interactive and finish with an art activity.
Helen and Hollie in the museum were excellent tour guides, as they always are. The museum is open through the Christmas holidays and the trails would make a fantastic, fun and free family day out.
Other events in the museum over Christmas:
Christmas Family Trails – running until 6th January 2016
Sunday 13th December, 3 – 4 pm – FREE “Hands on History” drop in activity.
Saturday 28th November, 3:30 – 4:30pm – FREE Family Storytelling with storyteller, Jack Lynch
Sunday 3rd January, 2pm – The Mummers’ Play with Armagh Rhymers – traditional storytelling, folk theatre, music, singing, dance and drama and guaranteed to be a great laugh!
The second of two Nutrition Workshops for parents took place in the Parents’ Room on Monday. Participants learned about portion sizes, sugary drinks, dealing with fussy eaters, and even tried some simple and healthy treats that children can get involved with cooking.
The workshop was very informative, interesting, interactive, and most of all helpful for parents of young children, whether they are fussy eaters or not.
Huge thanks to the DCU Nutrition and Dietetics students who facilitated the workshops.
More information and the recipes are available from Anna – just drop in and ask for them.
The children from 3rd Class were invited to visit the Museum of Decorative Arts and History at Collins Barracks this week. They took part in a workshop called “If Things Could Talk” where they got to handle and examine different artifacts. The children discussed who they thought each artifact may have belonged to and what it was used for. Each group then gave a small presentation to the rest of the class. We had a really enjoyable trip and hope to visit the museum again very soon.
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The children in Miss O’Leary’s class used their imaginations and a variety of materials to make some interesting constructions. Here are some photos of them hard at work!
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We were delighted to be invited by Cabra Library to participate in Story Time. Two lovely librarians visited our Junior Infants in our own school library and as you can see the children were a captive audience!!