Dia dhuit! Bhíomar ag obair go dian i rang a 5 ar caitheamh aimsire i mí na Shamhna. D’fhéachamar ar físeán as Gaeilge faoi Katie Taylor inniu. Is féidir linn cur síos ar ár gcaitheamh aimsire a dhéanamh. Seo ‘podchraoladh’ uainn. Chuir Adam na ceisteanna orainn. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122292276″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Congratulations to Leon from 5th class, who recently had a book review published by South Dublin Libraries! Leon is a superb reader, who always has one or two or seven books on the go. He’s also gifted with words and has an amazing vocabulary! We’re delighted to see him showcase his talents! You can read Leon’s review here! Leon reviewed John Boyne’s ‘Stay where you are and then leave’. The book was nominated for the Bord Gais Irish Book Awards in the ‘Senior Children’s Book of the Year’ category. You can read all about the Irish Book Awards...
In October, a video showing the history of Ireland in 6 minutes took the Internet by storm. We posted it here on our blog and 5th class were so impressed by it that we contacted John Ruddy, the maker of the video, to ask him if he’d do a quick Q&A on animation. We have a really exciting project coming up in the New Year related to Science and Animation, and Leon and Eduard already showed off their stop-motion skills as part of Culture Night here. John Ruddy kindly agreed to answer any questions and we started thinking about the questions we wanted to know about animation. We were interested...
St Peter’s is proud to have students of different nationalities and cultures. Today, we have a recording of Ameesh saying a poem. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/119154332″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This is a book that my dad learned from when he was in school in India. The language is Tamil. The poem I say in the podcast is about a toy. My dad taught me the poem. The boys in the class asked me to teach them it too.
We had brilliant fun on Wednesday. To celebrate Science Week 2013, we made a human piano with 2nd, 5th and 6th class! We made it using a makey makey board and a scratch game. Check out our video! We’re so pleased with it. Archie, Patryk and Edward did a brilliant job presenting. The start of the video is an explanation and 2.38 is where the real music kicks in. A 35 person human piano… it’s possible! from St Peter’s, Bray on Vimeo.
On the 8th of November, a GAA tournament for fifth and sixth classes took place in Bray Emmets GAA Club. There were six local schools involved. Our first match was against St. Fergal’s B team and we floored them with a whopping three goals and one point! Our second match was against Bray School Project and we scraped through with a one goal lead. After another win against St. Fergal’s A team, we left the stadium delighted and victorious. It was a great tournament and we would like to thank Paddy for all his hard work. Thanks also to Ms. Whyte and Ms. Sexton for letting the boys go. By...
In St Peter’s, we try to use real life examples for work on reading comprehension skills. This includes newspaper articles, websites, recipes and instruction manuals. Last week, in 5th class, Ms Sexton gave each group of four in the class a kit with flower bulbs, soil and flowerpots. We had to follow the instructions carefully – different bulbs needed to stick out of the soil at different heights. We also had to place them in a cold, dark place for the first few weeks. After a lot of brainstorming, Ryan suggested Les’s room. We have to remember to water them every week. Here’s...
This week, Ms Kane has been visiting 5th class. The theme we’re following in 5th class in November is ‘South America’. Oisín interviewed the rest of the class about what they’ve learned so far this week. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/119140161″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] We talked about the statues on Easter Island and watched this video about how the statues might have been moved on the island. We used what we know about forces to draw our own conclusions about the Easter Island statues. We...
Last Thursday, as part of Maths Week, we took part in a Maths Table Quiz. Paddy and Mr Kinsella, after much deliberation, split 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes into mixed teams of 4 for the quiz in the library. The quiz was provided by Seomra Ranga, always a great source of resources for primary schools. You can check out Seomra Ranga here! Thanks to Ms Byrne, Ms Sugrue, Ms Kane and Mr Staunton for correcting the quiz papers and for keeping the scoreboard up to date. Ms Sexton read out the questions and the jokes. Thanks to Paddy for taking the photos! Well done to Team 14 who were the winners –...
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