Our Hot Chocolate Experiment

Today we became scientists and demonstrated the reaction between baking soda and vinegar. When we saw the bubbles, we knew carbon dioxide was made. We didn't forget to add a bit of cocoa to make it into hot chocolate!

                                      

                                     

Titanic Experience

Rang a Dó

Mr Flynn's Class

 

During the month of October the children were experiencing life on the world's most famous ship, the Titanic. The children were learning some very interesting facts about the Titanic and were also role playing the passengers of the Titanic each day. Each pupil had there own passenger boarding card with the name of an actual passenger. The children had to present their boarding card to Captain Smith (a.k.a Mr Flynn) each morning to gain entry to the ship! Captain Smith had to keep a close eye on any stowaways that might be trying to get on board! The children also enjoyed living the lives of the passengers based on their class. Some were very fortunate to sample life as First Class passengers and others as Second and Third Classes. The highlight of our study was our Dress Up Day which also was the same day we visited the Titanic Experieince in Cobh (Queenstown). The children put a huge effort into the clothes they wore as they had researched in class and at home what people dressed like over a hundred years ago. I'm not sure the folks at the Titanic Experience were expecting actual passengers from the Titanic but they thought the children looked fantastic and were very impressed on the information the children were able to tell them about the Titanic. It was a great day and everyone really enjoyed themselves. In keeping with the class system of the day, the children travelled on the bus according to their passengers' class. Those in First Class sat at the front, Second in the middle and finally Third Class at the back. It was a great way for the children to experience the social structures of over a hundred years ago.

 

 

 



 

Hope you enjoy the following Photo gallery!

 

 





Ms. O' Keeffe - Skipping Workshop 2014

Everyone had great fun learning new skills in our skipping workshop!

Winter in Ms. O' Keeffe's classroom.

Our ‘Iceman’ experiment

When we had finished making our Iceman, we estimated and measured how long it would take for him to melt. 

Our Iceman was taken out of it’s freezer home at 8.00am. Here is what it looked like in the beginning. 

After 3 hours...

Now he has been melting for 5 hours...

Here is what he looked like at the end. It took 7 hours for our Iceman to melt!

Our Artic Projects

In January all the children in the class were given a week to study and make a project on The Arctic. Everyone worked really hard and their projects were amazing. Well done!

Chinese New Year

January 31^st was Chinese New Year. We spent the day learning about some of the traditions of Chinese New Year. Here is the class showing their banners with Chinese symbols and their red envelopes they made, filled with money to bring good luck to those they give it to. Happy Chinese New Year!

Titanic in Rang a Dó

Titanic

 

Over the last number of weeks the children in Mr Flynn's  rang a dó have experienced life abroad the famous Titanic. The children became actual passengers aboard the famous liner and had to produce their boarding passes each day in order to gain entry onto the ship (or their classroom)! Some of us were First Class Passengers, like John Jacob Astor, the 'unsinkable' Maggie Brown, the owner, Bruce Ismay and others. Others were Second and Third Class passengers and Mr Flynn was Captain Edward J Smith. Carol and Bernice were also officers abroad the ship. We learnt lots of really interesting facts and trivia about the Titanic and the highlight of our study was our dress up day last Friday. We had looked at how the different passengers would have dressed in 1912, and everyone really put in a big effort in looking the part! We had lots of visits from other classes and really enjoyed telling the boys and girls all the information we had learnt about the Titanic. Unfortunately, just before home-time our ship hit an iceberg and sank. It was really sad to learn about all the passengers and crew who died on board the Titanic, but we really enjoyed the learning experience.

 

We hope you enjoy the photos below!

 

Captain Edward J Smith and Chief Officer Wilde

 

 



First Class Passengers

 



Second Class Passengers

Second Class Passengers

Third Class Passengers

Third Class Passengers