Intercultural Day

We had Intercultural Day in Scoil Mhuire last Friday. Every class had a particular country and a  food from that country to learn about. We learned all about France and French cheese.
Did you know that French cheese travels about 780 kilometres to get to Irish supermarkets?

We loved learning about France and we made a class book about what we learned. It's in our library now.

 

 

 

We made French flags using the French colours: Blue, white and red.

We worked in teams to make a project on France. Everybody in the class helped. Each team had one thing to investigate, for example Paris, Food, Sport, Disneyland, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and how cheese is made.

On Intercultural Day we wore the French colours- blue, white and red. 

Ms. O' Connell pained curly French moustaches on our faces. 

We had Pain au Chocolat for a breakfast treat. They were yummy !

We had a stand in the hall all about France and French cheese. We did a really great job telling the other classes about what we learned.

Vive la France!

Peas Popping Up!

We visited our school garden today to water our peas and to see how they getting on. The garden is looking great. We spotted potatoes, lettuce, onions, leeks, beetroot, carrots and lots of lovely herbs all growing in the beds.

Our peas have started to push up out of the soil. We needed to pull out some weeds from the bed.

Then we collected some water from the water butt. The water butt collects rainwater which we use to water our garden. Isn't that clever?

Inside the classroom our mustard is growing well.

Our gourd has also started to grow. It looks a bit yellow and does not look as healthy as the other plants.The gourds seeds were sent to us by Presentation Convent School, Delhi. We think they might grow better in India because it is warmer and there is more sunlight. Some plants need lots of sunlight to grow.

Tropical Birds

We made pictures of tropical birds this week. First, we used a wash to colour the background of our pictures blue. Next, we learned how to draw a bird. It's really easy when you know how.  

Then we painted our tropical birds using bright and tropical colours. Finally, we added feathers to our birds. They look lovely and colourful outside our door.

The Golden Boot Returns to Room 14

Hurray! We won the Golden Boot again. Last week was national Walk to School Week. We won the Golden Boot for the class with the most children walking or scooting to school. 

24 out of 29 of us walked, scooted or cycled to school on Wednesday. 

I Bought a Pet....

We listened to and discussed the poem "I Bought a Pet Banana", by Kenn Nesbitt. It is a really fun poem to listen to because it has lots of rhyming words in it. We wrote our own poems about buying a silly pet. We had lots of great ideas. We bought pet pizzas, gorillas, pencils, glasses of milk, frogs, boxes, swans and chocolate bars!

Have a listen to Kenn Nesbitt reading his poem here: I Bought a Pet Banana