Ms. Bermingham's 1st Class
Welcome to our 1st Class page! We have been very busy in 1st class since September! Have a look below to see the many different activities!
Some of our wonderful artwork
We made pictures of fabulous rockets to display during Space Week. We enjoyed learning about Space during this week. We read about space and about the life of an astronaut in our story, 'Adventures of an Astronaut'. We learned many new things such as what astronauts do in space, what they eat there, what they do in their free time, facts about their spacesuits and much more. We also read the great story - 'The Darkest Dark' by Chris Hadfield. We really enjoyed this story and the fabulous pictures.
We made pictures of fabulous rockets to display during Space Week. We enjoyed learning about Space during this week. We read about space and about the life of an astronaut in our story, 'Adventures of an Astronaut'. We learned many new things such as what astronauts do in space, what they eat there, what they do in their free time, facts about their spacesuits and much more. We also read the great story - 'The Darkest Dark' by Chris Hadfield. We really enjoyed this story and the fabulous pictures.
Our Autumn Walk
We really enjoyed going on our Autumn walk to see the many different signs of Autumn in the world around us! We looked for the different types of trees - oak, horse chestnut, beech, holly, sycamore and their fruit - acorns, horse chestnuts, beech nuts and helicopter seeds. We enjoyed our walk in the nice weather and we explored what we found back in the classroom after. We also gave the great 'hugging tree' a hug in our class groups.
The Life Cycle of an Oak Tree
In our science and geography work, we also learned about the life cycle of an oak tree. It was very interesting to see how the tree grows through the four stages from a little acorn to a sprout, then a sapling and then after many years in to a big oak tree. We also really enjoyed our story 'Little Acorns' which was about the story of an oak tree which showed us great pictures of each stage. Then we went to see a young sapling of an oak tree in our own school grounds which was great to see!
The Life Cycle of an Oak Tree
In our science and geography work, we also learned about the life cycle of an oak tree. It was very interesting to see how the tree grows through the four stages from a little acorn to a sprout, then a sapling and then after many years in to a big oak tree. We also really enjoyed our story 'Little Acorns' which was about the story of an oak tree which showed us great pictures of each stage. Then we went to see a young sapling of an oak tree in our own school grounds which was great to see!
Our Autumn Wreaths - Artwork
Having fun at P.E time
Over the last few weeks we were practising our throwing and catching skills using tennis balls and tennis rackets.
Over the last few weeks we were practising our throwing and catching skills using tennis balls and tennis rackets.
Happy Halloween from all in 1st Class!
We had a great day in our class when we all dressed up for Halloween. All the costumes were fantastic and all the pupils and teachers really enjoyed the day! We also did a science experiment with a balloon to make a ghost! See below for our great results!
Hope you all have a lovely midterm and enjoy your treats!
Hope you all have a lovely midterm and enjoy your treats!
P.E Time
We had great fun practising our throwing skills in our P.E time using the javelins. Definitely some great skill in the class! Also developing our catching and co-ordination skills with tennis balls and rackets!
Science Week Fun!!
During Science week we did experiments each day. We made 'fireworks in a glass', our 'skittles experiment', learned about static electricity and also about our heart rate and our exercise. See some pictures below!
History
In History we have learned about toys in the past. In class one day we got to look at some of these toys and experiment with some of them. We enjoyed playing with the marbles!
Art
In art we were doing the construction strand of the curriculum. We linked this to our Geography learning on homes and houses and we designed our own house in Art using different materials. All our completed work was excellent! Take a look below! Great designs!
SESE - Science / Geography
SESE - Science / Geography
We had a guest speaker to our class recently to tell us all about different types of birds around us. It was very interesting, telling us many different facts about birds and nature around us. The class also practised their drawing skills being taught how to draw a bird! They enjoyed the class!
We had a guest speaker to our class recently to tell us all about different types of birds around us. It was very interesting, telling us many different facts about birds and nature around us. The class also practised their drawing skills being taught how to draw a bird! They enjoyed the class!
Christmas Fun
The class enjoyed making their Christmas stockings and all the excitement leading up to Christmas!
Having Fun at Art Time
Maths
In Maths we were learning about 'Data' and we did a survey outside. We were very busy collecting the information!
Pancake Tuesday - We enjoyed our Pancakes!
World Book Day
It was great to see all the different costumes and characters on World Book Day. We had a great day in the class!
P.E Time
Springtime Artwork & Lego Time!
Engineering Week
The class enjoyed taking part in our 'design a playground' challenge. They worked in small groups and had some great ideas!
Some budding engineers!
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Lá Glas - Bhain na páistí an-spórt as an Lá Glas!
Maths - learning our time!
More P. E Fun - relays and making emoji faces with P.E equipment!
Science - Planting Sunflowers
We planted sunflower seeds in class today (9/5) and learned about the lifecycle of a sunflower - starting from a seed, developing roots, stem, buds, blooming into flower and then the cycle starting again when the seeds from the flower fall off and start the over again. We will watch our flowers grow over the coming weeks and take care of them with water and enough light.
School Tour
First class went on their first school tour on Tuesday 17th May to Cuskinny Activity Centre. All the pupils and teachers were really looking forward to this tour and there was such great excitement!
On the day the pupils participated in four different activities at Cuskinny - a forest maze challenge, the 'squirrel trail' obstacle course, grass sledging and nature crafts. It was a fantastic day and all the boys and girls really enjoyed themselves and had great fun! It was a brilliant day out! Take a look below at the pictures of the adventures!
First class went on their first school tour on Tuesday 17th May to Cuskinny Activity Centre. All the pupils and teachers were really looking forward to this tour and there was such great excitement!
On the day the pupils participated in four different activities at Cuskinny - a forest maze challenge, the 'squirrel trail' obstacle course, grass sledging and nature crafts. It was a fantastic day and all the boys and girls really enjoyed themselves and had great fun! It was a brilliant day out! Take a look below at the pictures of the adventures!
