Today, Mr Smyth’s 3rd Class took out the student laptops and started to type some of their great writing work.They started to learn how to create paragraphs (which they were learning about in Jolly Grammar recently) in a word document, to spell check and to edit their own work, which they have been writing in their writing workbooks. They are working on their recount and narrative stories and soon will start on their explanation writing! We’re very proud of our budding authors! Well done 3rd Class!

Today, Andy, a local artist, who works with fabric and fibre visited the class. She showed the children some of her work using a loom. She taught the children how to create their very own cardboard loom for weaving which they will begin next week.

The children also created their own macrame keychain decoration in their favourite colour using macrame cord and by weaving a twisted macrame pattern.

Check out the pictures below!

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, Rang a Trí (Third Class) visited the leabharlann (library) for scéal (story) as Gaeilge, rince (dance) deas (lovely) agus ceol (music). Féach (Look) ar na pictiúrí (pictures). Bhí an craic agus spraoi againn!

The pupils in Mr Smyth’s 3rd Class got their World Book Day books today and headed off to Cabra Library for an event. The class LOVE to read and are flying through their second novel of the year, “Bumpfizzle – The Best on Planet Earth”. They are also having lots of fun doing their novel study activities.

Every week, the class visit our school library to take out new books for DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time in class.

Happy World Book Day everyone!

Today for Pancake Tuesday, 3rd Class had some scrumptious warm pancakes with butter and honey as a treat!

Today, Mr Smyth’s 3rd Class turned their classroom into a mini-cinema with popcorn and watched the movie adaptation of “James and the Giant Peach”, which we compared and contrasted with the book.

Over the last few months, the children have read the book together. They worked hard writing chapter summaries, character profiles, story profiles, book reviews, advertisements for a peach visit and much more. They also created clay creations of characters from the book.

On Monday, we had a Bank Holiday in recognition of St Brigid’s Day. This week and last, the children read the story of “St. Brigid’s Cloak”.

Today, the children in 3rd Class made St Brigid’s crosses with the help of Ms Leonard (Thank you Ms Leonard!) who popped in to demonstrate the art lesson.

The children had great fun learning the weaving skill involved in making them. Check out the pictures below.