Lots of engineering and math happening in second class as the children constructed 3d shapes, such as cubes, cuboids and pyramids!

In Ms. Regan's class we have been busy learning all about the Arctic and Antarctic- which are a bit like Ireland with all this snow we are having at the minute!


The children have taken part in science experiments to Grow our Own Gummy Bear. (Using cola bottles, an explorer has to use what they have available!)

The children's art showed us the magical colours of the Northern Lights, and in Maths children made their own penguin friends using lots of different 2D shapes.

Below are some images of all our hard work and a project undertaken by the children who braved the snow yesterday!! 

​https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxybjfxLKz_wzk0wQQAtLeBR8lEDDw7UD

We have been learning about empathy and St Vincent De Paul in 2nd class. Understanding that not all children are as lucky as us, we decided to help children that are not as fortunate by taking part in the wonderful Christmas Shoebox appeal. Children gathered toys and other treats to be placed in a shoebox. These will be sent by Team Hope to children for Christmas.
A big thanks to the children and their families that took part, well done!!! :)

We have been learning all about bats in 2nd class.
We carried out research in the computer lab using worldbookonline.com and dkfindout.com
Then, we made these videos in class to share all the new information we learned!

Bats hunt their prey at night using echolocation.

This song is a fun way to remember what echolocation is!

You will need:

• Ipad
• Book creator app
• Images

Instructions:

1. First, take pictures of the images you would like to use.
2. Secondly, open the Book Creator app.
3. Choose to create a new book.
4. Next, find the camera image on the bottom of your screen. Follow this link to add an image to your page.
5. Next, look for the “t” sign along the bottom of your screen. Press the “t” to add text to your page.
6. If you are happy with that page and would like to make a new page, create a new page by the following the + symbol on the bottom of your screen.
7. Continue making new pages until you have finished your story.

Conclusion: You can make your own library of books! If you do not have an ipad there are also similar apps available on other devices.

This week we have been skip counting by 2, 4 and 8 to start multiplying. We found some fun songs to help us along the way. How about you try and search youtube for some fun counting songs at home? Maybe you could even make your own rap or song to help you remember. Here is a link to our favourite song to help us count in 8s. Teacher gets so confused at the end!!

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We are learning all about money this week. Here is an excellent website with lots of games to keep you entertained as you practice using money.
http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/eurosite/euroindex.html

During parent teacher meetings the following websites were also mentioned for challenging the children to work on maths at home:
Ict games
www.kidzone.ws
www.ixl.com
​www.mathplayground.com