3rd Class Smoothie Masters

This month, 3rd Class learned how to make smoothies as part as procedural writing in English. They collected all the ingredients needed, they followed the steps involved in making the smoothie and in the end, they all enjoyed sampling their hard work! Everyone was delighted with the product. Yumee :)

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to our winners of the Bray Drug Awareness Forum's Art competition from third class, fourth class and sixth class. They enjoyed a lovely afternoon in Barracuda for the prize giving.

 

Mad About Animals!!

 

On Thursday, 7th November, 4th class went on a trip to The National Museum of History in Dublin's city centre. We had a great day and got to see hundreds of animals. We learned lots of new things and were able to do some research for our projects that we have been doing with our fantastic student teacher, Ms. Ní Mhaolmhuaidh.

 

 

 

 



A Spooktastic Halloween!!!

We had great fun on our last day before the Halloween break. Everyone made a great effort to dress up in their spooky costumes....even the teachers!!

National Tree Day 2013 at Glendalough!!

Last Thursday, 10th October, 3rd and 4th class were delighted to be invited to Glendalough for National Tree day. There were lots of activities planned for us to do including  a treasure hunt, leaf collecting, poetry writing, drawing, pine cone and spoon races, stick puzzles and lots more! We had a brilliant day and even got to paddle in the lake in our wellies!!!

 

A Busy September!

Fourth class have worked so hard since we started back in September. We've learned all about Antarctica, Emperor Penguins and the explorations of Irishman, Tom Crean.
Our Maths and English got off to a flying start , we've been working hard on our Gaeilge, and we are back playing the violin like we never stopped!
We've really enjoyed Art every week, and have put huge effort into the work that we've done from drawing self portraits to printing to painting.

Ag Ithe Bricfeasta!

3rd Class got off to a smashing start by having their breakfast in the Parents' room during their first week back! The girls learnt how important it is to have a good breakfast before school every morning!

Dancing Divas!

We had our school disco on Friday June 21st. A DJ came in to our school hall. It was really fun and even the teachers took part! We had our dancing shoes on!

 

 

4th Class School Tour!

Fourth and Fifth Class went on the school tour on Friday June 7th. They went to Dún Laoghaire on the DART. They walked the pier, went to the park and ate some delicious Teddy's ice-cream. The sun was out and it was a beautiful day. They went back to Bray Bowling at 12 o'clock. They played bowling for an hour and quasar for 20 minutes. They finished their day eating some pizza. It was a fantastic day!

School Sports Day!!

The children in Ravenswell enjoyed their school sports day on Wednesday May 29th. They all went to Bray Emmets GAA grounds and enjoyed a great day of races and fun activities. The sun even came out and played too :)

Pizza Making for Italy month!

Fourth and Fifth Class made homemade pizza on Thursday to finish off a month of learning about Italy. They made six large pizzas. One group made pepperoni, ham and cheese.Another group made ham and cheese pizzas and the final group made sweetcorn, ham and cheese. They were delicious!!

Fun in the Garden!

Fourth and Fifth class enjoyed the first signs of Summer in the school garden this week. They sowed some new seeds and cleaned up their planting boxes.

Aquarium Certificate Presentation

Fourth Class received individual certificates from Sealife and Blackrock Education Centre for participating in the Aquarium Project last term. It was a really enjoyable experience as we looked after four sea creatures in our classroom for a month. We fed them, cleaned their tank and learned all about them. We received certificates as a reward this week.

Fourth Class the next Olympic Boxers??

Fourth Class have started boxing lessons with Olympic Boxing Trainer Pete Taylor. Pete Taylor famously trained his daughter Katie to Olympic gold this summer. The class were put through their paces this week. Roll on Rio 2016!

Roman Mosaic Artwork!

Fourth Class are studying Italy this month. In Art they looked at mosaic patterns which were common in Roman times. They were given a template to fill in using coloured scraps of paper.

4th Class planting!

Fourth class planted peas in pots on Friday. The pots are sitting on the window sill in the classroom for light and they are being watered regularly by the class.

Fourth class know all about Italy!

4th Class have been studying Italy this month. They know all about the history and geography of the country. They worked hard on fact files and brochures this week.

Maths for Fun!

The children in fourth and fifth class took part in Maths for Fun for the last six weeks. They played Maths games and had lots of fun. It could only be possible with the help of some parents who helped out every Thursday afternoon. The girls all received certs on the final day.

Glee Club is back!

Glee Club is back for the final term! We are posting the songs and lyrics for you to learn at home. This week's songs are 'Hey Ho' and 'Let's get ready to rumble'.
The third song we are posting up is 'Let Her Go' by Passenger. Enjoy!

3rd Class Easter Bunnies

3rd Class made some Easter Bunnies using jam jars.




We planted some cress seeds in the jar.






The cress seeds should grow during the Easter holidays.

Happy Easter from 3rd class!