Planting

Sow and Grow Plants- Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class.

We were learning about different plants and animals in our area. Our teacher signed up to Sow and Grow Ireland and they sent us a lovely planting pack.
We planted runner beans, carrots and cress. We used planting pots and compost.
We left our plants on the window sill so they could get some sun. We also gave them water everyday.
Plants need water, sun and love to grow. We really looked after them.
Cress grew the quickest and got really tall. After a while the runner beans started to grow. They got huge. Emilia's runner bean was halfway up the window!
Carrots were slower to grow but we could see them growing after three weeks.
We also planted some flowers and plants outside and it was great fun! We love planting!
Here are some of our favourite pictures of our plants.

Yummy Cress sandwiches!

Spring Walk- Bar Graph

Here is the bar graph that we used to record Senior Infants Spring walk. We used the information that Senior Infants gave us to calculate our measurements. It was fun working with Senior Infants and we got to use our Mathematical skills to help them.

Investigating Materials

First Class investigated their coats to explore what materials they are made from. They worked together and explored what material is most popular. They also designed their own coats and came up with the different materials that they would use. They made the decision to leave it waterproof or not. The most popular choice was to design a coat that would be waterproof and made from shell and acrylic. 

Investigating Materials in First Class

Here are an example of some of our coats.

My Coat by Orlando

Material: It is made from acrylic.

Colour: It is blue and black.

Waterproof: It is not waterproof.

Size: It is 7-8 years

My Coat by Kate

Material: It is made from leather.

Colour: It is black.

Waterproof: It is waterproof.
Size: It is 6 years.

My Coat by Joel

Material: It is made from polyester.

Colour: It is blue.

Waterproof: It is not waterproof.

Size: It is 7 years

My Coat by Keziah
Material: It is made from cotton.

Colour: It is pink.

Waterproof: It is not waterproof.

Size: It is 7-8

Junior Infants exploring the Signs of Autumn

Our Autumn Walk by Junior Infants

We went  on an Autumn walk with our teacher Mrs. Kennedy.

We walked around Crinkill and it was great fun.

We saw lots of Autumn trees and leaves.

We saw yellow leaves.

We saw brown leaves.

We loved kicking the Autumn leaves.

Pie Chart

Sixth Class recorded the results from Senior Infants Spring walk and made a pie chart.

Bar Graph

Senior Infants and Sixth Class worked together to analyse their results from their Spring Walk. This allowed both classes to work together and both benefited from it.

PowerPoint

We use Power Points to present our work and find it very useful. It is a good way to display work and it is also fun when you add colours, music and pictures.

Science Week

Magic bag (First Class)

You will need:

·       A pencil

·       A bag

·       Water

Method:

1.     Fill the bag to nearly full with water.

2.     Pierce the bag with a sharp pencil.

3.     Watch what happens.

Result:

·       No water leaked because the molecules made a film to protect it.

Walking water (First Class)

You will need:

·       Food colouring

·       3 cups

·       Tissue

·       Water

Method:

1.     Pour water into the cups.

2.     Put 3 drops of food colouring into each cup.

3.     Put tissue into two cups.

4.     Put both ends of the tissue into the third cup.

5.     Leave over night and see what happens.

Result:

·       The water walked into the third cup.

Marvellous Milk (First Class)

You will need:

·       Food colouring

·       Cotton buds.

·       Milk

·       Washing up liquid

·       A cup

·       A tray

Method:

1.     Pour the milk onto the tray.

2.     Fill the cup with washing up liquid.

3.     Use the cotton buds distribute the washing up liquid.

4.     Watch what happens.

Result:

·       It spread around.

Here are some more photos from Science week.

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake by First Class

We used our Maths skills and knowledge as part of science to make a delicious chocolate. We measured out all our ingredients for our chocolate cake and then we used our scientific skills to melt the chocolate on top to make a yummy topping. We really enjoyed this project and it tasted amazing!

Scratch

First Class have been participating in the Irish Computer Society Scratch programme. They have learned lots of new skills and have really enjoyed it. They have even downloaded the programme onto their own tablets at home to get more practice. It has been a really fun experience.
Here are some pictures of the children working on Scratch.

STEM showcase

STEM Showcase

5th and 6th Classes worked on JEP projects and showcased these to the rest of the school. They worked very hard on their projects and incorporated science, technology, maths and engineering into their work as well as working as a team. They presented their work excellently and all classes thoroughly enjoyed it. Here are some photos from the day.

How sound waves travel

Third Class were learning all about how sound waves travel and they visited First Class to show them how they got on. They worked on this together and both classes learned a lot about sound waves and also had fun in explaining their work.

How sound waves travel (Third Class)

Your will need:

·       A bowl

·       Cling film

·       A baking tray

·       A wooden spoon

·       Sugar

Method:

1.     Stretch the cling firm tightly over the bowl.

2.     Sprinkle a small amount of sugar onto the cling film.

3.     Hold the baking tray.

4.     Watch what happens.

Result:

·       Sound makes the sugar jump which causes the sugar to travel.

Capacity

Measuring Capacity by Second Class

What we did:

We were measuring how much water could fit in different containers. Before we measured we estimated our answers.

What we used:

We used different containers and they were; a yogurt carton, a jug, a saucepan, a bowl, a lunchbox and a basin filled with water.

What we found out:

We found out how many yogurt cartons it took to fill each container. We also found out that some containers held the same amount of water even though they were different shapes and sizes.

Why containers can hold the same amount:

Containers can hold the same amount because some are wide and short but others are tall and skinny.

We all enjoyed measuring capacity.

Design and make activity

Fifth Class worked on some activities that incorporated Engineering.

Group One
We used two pieces of paper to make a bridge in our groups. Our bridge was made by making box lids out of a piece of a paper and with the other half we fanned it to hold the middle of the bridge.
The main part of the bridge was made by putting nearly the whole half piece in half again.
Then we positioned everything into place and rested the piece of paper on top. I thought our bridge was very stable as it was low down.

 Group Two
We built the tallest tower and the longest bridge. Our group stacked the paper on top of each other after making the paper into cylindrical shapes for the tallest tower. Some of us decided to keep the cylinders and put another longer sheet across them Others, like the group I was in , cut the paper and folded it in half. We then put a small section of the paper balancing on another piece set up like a camping tent. We repeated the same thing again and again, That was our bridge.

Engineering in my local area

Engineering in my local area

Sixth Class investigated engineering in Crinkill. They found out lots of information.They investigated Grants Engineering in Crinkill and researched the owner Stephen Grant and his success in building a very successful company.





Here is Simon's project on Grant's Engineering.