Term 1 in Fourth Class

We have had a great start to 4th Class this year. We have been working hard in all subjects across the curriculum, but have also been involved in lots of fun activities. 

We started September by looking to the past. We were learning about Schools in the Past and did some excellent drawings of what schools looked like long ago. We also went on a Field Trip to the village and Monivea Woods to investigate minibeasts and to identify trees in the local area. We had a checklist of the bugs and trees that we could identify, and then we drew them when we were back at school.

We were also learning about litter and waste, so we decided to do a clean-up of our school grounds, using litter pickers. We found lots of litter but had fun picking it up.

In History, we learnt about the Ancient Egyptians, which was very interesting. We wrote our names in Hieroglyhics, researched the lives of Ancient Egyptians on the i-pads, designed our own Death Masks, and made pyramids, mummies and sarcophogi. In Science, we learned about how the Ancient Egyptians used levers and pulleys to construct the pyramids. So, we investigated what we could do with levers and pulleys using items in our pencil cases!

Hurling!

 4th Class have been enjoying hurling lessons for the past three weeks. Many thanks to Ian Murphy from Abbeyknockmoy Hurling Club for volunteering his time to come in and support the children. They are really enjoying the sessions and we can see huge improvements each week in the children's confidence and ability!!

Internet Safety 2025

 

This week in 4th Class we celebrated Internet Safety Day. We spoke about the benefits associated with the internet and learned about the importance of safety when working online. The children in 4th Class had some excellent ideas on how to use the internet safely and responsibly. 

Christmas Art

 Snowflakes:

We used circular things around the classroom and traced them on paper. We cut them out and painted them different shades of blue. We used cotton buds to make snowflakes out of them. We cut them up and stuck them on the blue circles. 

By LD

Penguins:

We painted the background multicoloured. For the penguin we traced out a body on black paper, orange for the nose and white for the belly. We cut them out. We glued the penguin to the multicoloured background when it was dry. 

By RM

Polar bears:

These are our polar bears and penguins. First we cut out our winter animals on black paper. We used crepe paper for the background. I did a penguin, others did polar bears. 

By LB

3D Christmas trees: 

We coloured 4 Christmas trees, We folded the trees in half. Then we stick them together. We had lovely Christmas trees then. 

By CC

Sustainable travel

 We made the bridges out of recyclable materials. It was very fun. We were asked to create a way of getting from the school to the playground safely. 

By CD