We took part in World Book Day on March 2nd. Everybody looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book character. The outfits were very creative and colourful. As well as having great fun, we also raised €93.00 for Book Aid International. Well done everyone!
A huge thank you to Ian Jones and Nicola Coughlan who came to visit the class to speak to them about their journey as entrepreneurs. They had some brilliant advice for the pupils and were very encouraging about the programme and the idea the pupils have for their business. Both Nicola and Ian answered all of the questions the pupils asked and give them a great insight into their businesses and the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur.
Sticking with the theme of Environmental Awareness, the Senior Group learner all about the Water Cycle and how important water is as a renewable source. They are also learning about Explanation Writing. It was fun to see how we could explain everyday functions and events. 3rd and 4th class got hands on with fractions!
This year the theme for Catholic Schools week was Care for Our Common Home. We discussed environmental issues and read the letter 'Laudato Si' in which Pope Francis asks us to look after the Earth that God created for us.
We were very fortunate to be visited by Gillian and Ian from the Education Centre, Wicklow Wildlife and National Park, Glendalough. They spoke to the pupils about bugs and even brought in some samples. The pupils were fascinated and learned alot about the various species of bugs and insects around us, how to classify them and some very interesting (and sometimes nasty!) facts about them. Thanks Gillian and Ian!
The Senior Class pupils got hands on with science this month. We looked at a variety of materials and whether they would dissolve or not. We experimented with liquids which do not mix and discussed the three forms of matter and the idea of density.
3rd and 4th class worked together to make a huge Friendship Week jigsaw. They should great teamwork and cooperation and had it made in fantastic time. Well done!!
A Scoil San Eoin version of Dragons Den was held in the Senior Class today. Ciaran Coughlan and Bernard Brennan, two local entrepreneurs and business people,were invited into the school to join Ms Greene in being a 'dragon' . It was very interesting and exciting for both the teams of pupils and the 'dragons'. A huge thank you to Bernard and Ciaran for their time and input.
Six teams of pupils had to come into the 'den' and present their ideas for the Junior Entrepreneur Programme. Each member of the team had an idea and they had to pitch their idea to the 'dragons' using PowerPoint presentations, posters, samples of ideas etc. They had to include information such as the costings, potential profit, materials they would use, how and where it would be produced/assembled, how it would be packaged and marketed and options for places it could be sold. The pupils were asked questions by the 'dragons' about their product during the presentation.
Each team did and amazing job and the 'dragons' were blown away with the pupils creativity, business sense and presentation skills. Well done all!!
Stay tuned to see which idea was chosen as the final BIG IDEA!!
The Junior Entrepreneur Programme is well underway in the Senior classroom. The pupils looked at what entrepreneurship is all about. They researched national and international entrepreneurs, the companies they set up and what services/products they provide. For the second stage the class has begun to look at the traits and characteristics of an entrepreneur and their own talents and characteristics, especially those which they can bring to a team and this JEP process. They had to come up with two about themselves and then one about each member of their team. A very positive experience! They began exploring ideas within their assigned groups and are now whittling down their ideas to one per group which they will present to the Dragons on Thursday the 9th!! Exciting stuff!!
The Seniors looked at how to draw one point perspective drawings. After looking at several samples and discussing the step by step process and link with maths, they created some amazing pieces of art! Well done all!
The senior room learned about the parts of plants and their functions. They looked at the variety and classification of plants and did an experiment to show how they absorb water.
3rd and 4th class got hands on with money problems
Here are a sample of some of the other fun activites we have been doing in the run up to Christmas!
We have been very busy doing our Christmas art over the past few weeks. These will be displayed in the hall on the night of our Christmas play for all the audience to admire.
The tradition of 6th class decorating the tree in Scoil San Eoin was fulfilled today and they turned their hand to interior decorating in the classrooms too. Along with Tim's lovely handiwork on Tuesday, the place is looking very festive indeed!! Click below to have a look!!
Each year in Scoil San Eoin we have a Sports Day. All the pupils are divided into teams of mixed classes and the theme is that each pupil does their best, encourages their teammates and has fun!!! Each pupil gets a medal for participation and we also like to present the graduating 6th class with a little going away gift. We also, present an Attendance Certificate to the pupil in each class who has the highest attendance since September and for Sixth Class we present a beautiful plague to the pupil that has the most days present in Scoil San Eoin from Junior Infants to Sixth class. Huge thanks to the Parents Association and all the parents who help out on the day, whether its making the delicious treats, manning stations, gathering and setting up equipment or purchasing medals and gifts. Huge thanks also to Claire for taking these fabulous pictures!
School will close at 2pm on Tues. November 29th and Thurs. December 1st to facilitate Parent Teacher Meetings.
Here's a look at some of the other fun and interesting experiments we did during Science week! We bubbled up and over..... and also looked at why the sky is blue during the day and red/orange during sunrise and sunset. Then some of the pupils brought in and displayed their favourite experiments. Well done all!!
The theme for Science week this year is LIGHT. We have learned that 'white light' is made up of the seven colours of the rainbow and this was discovered by Isaac Newton. We can see examples of this in glass prisms, puddles, rainbows and reflection of shiny surfaces such as CDs. We made our own rainbow spinners and spun them as fast as we could so they would become white. Here's how we did!
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We write down our loved ones names on a piece of a paper who have passed away. We will pray and remember our loved ones for the month of November. We will pick out daily from the the Remembrance box and pray for the deceased.
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