Third & Fourth

Welcome to 3rd and 4th Class/ Rang a Trí agus Ceathair

Class Teacher- Ms Hennessy

What a busy time we’ve had in 3rd and 4th class over the last few weeks!

Maths

In maths we’ve been covering some place value, addition and subtraction. We played lots of games to help consolidate our learning like place value soccer, roll and add, roll and subtract, and the daily 10. 4th class were fantastic mentors to their 3rd class friends during all of our maths activities.

English

We started a new graphic novel in English called ‘The Aquanaut,’ by Dan Santat. To begin this unit, we had a debate on whether graphic novels should be used in the classroom to support literacy development. We did this by sorting out pros and cons statements about graphic novels in pairs. We have concluded that graphic novels are fantastic for the classroom, especially because they motivate reluctant readers!

Art

We’ve made some fabulous art pieces over the last few weeks. We created Owl Portraits using various materials like card, paper, crepe paper and tissue paper. As we had the Austrian ambassador visit, we thought it would be fitting to make some Austrian inspired art. We used Gustav Klimt as our artist influence and made our own interpretations of his ‘tree of life.’ You may notice a lot of googley eyes on our pieces, that is because we noticed Klimt uses a repeated pattern of eyes throughout a lot of his artworks.

SESE:

In preparation for the Austrian ambassador visit, we learned all about Austria. One of the facts about Austria that stood out to us most was that lunch time begins as early as 11:30! We made lots of comparisons between Ireland and Austria and really enjoyed presenting these comparisons during the ambassador assembly. 

Starbooks Reading Event in 3rd and 4th Class

3rd and 4th were transported to their very own ‘Starbooks Cafe’ in their classroom. They got to take part in a ‘book tasting,’ to promote independent reading for enjoyment.

The class got a chance to look at a wide range of books, read blurbs and flick through pages to determine if a particular book appealed to them. Children had a ‘Sip List’ which they filled up with books they may be interested in reading in the future.

As they were in the ‘Starbooks Cafe’ they got to order a drink from the menu and drink it from their own Starbucks cup while they took part in the activity.

To finish off the day the children got a chance to pick one of the books from their ‘Sip List’ to read independently. It was a fantastic day for everyone involved and a memorable experience.

We would like to thank Starbucks in Naas for donating the cups, lids and chocolate coins for the children. We would also like to thank them for their very generous donation of muffins for the school staff 

🚜🌾 Agricultural Workshop 🌾🚜

3rd and 4th Class were very lucky to take part in a fantastic agricultural workshop with Rachel Taylor. The children had a brilliant day learning all about agriculture, farming and where our food comes from through lots of fun and engaging activities.

A huge thank you to Rachel for sharing her knowledge and making the day so enjoyable and educational for everyone! 🐄🌱🚜

We had a Goat-Tastic Day in Hewetson NS!