P6 CM

P6CM set aside time each day this week to pray a decade of the Rosary. They learned how October was the month of the Rosary and particpated in the One Million Children Praying the Rosary Event. 

While the weather was still good, P6CM took the opportunity to take the learning outside for their first STEM activity. Linking in with their topic of Natural Disasters, the pupils looked at the forces involved in volcanic eruptions by creating small exploding rockets outside.

Our first World Around Us topic is Natural Disasters. The pupils began the topic by looking at the structure of the world. To consolidate their understanding, they created small playdough models clearly showing the layers of the world. The pupils also wrote up a clear set of instructions on how to make the models.

As part of our new topic on Natural Disasters, P6CM have been learning about the structure of the world. The best way to learn about this was to create a model of it. Great fun was had as the children followed a set of instructions to recreate the world using playdough.  They were able to name each layer and describe it. As well as this, the children developed their understanding of tectonic plates by working collaboratively to complete a world map which had been divided up along the plate boundaries.. 

The children used their knowledge to type up their own set of instructions for others to follow, as part of our writing focus on Procedural Writing.

Amazing work as always P6. Well done.

A great week this week showing the practical and fun aspects of maths. The class had great fun planning and creating maths games for P3. They had to make their games fun and engaging whilst being suitable for the younger children. It was great to see  their ideas change and develop as they worked in teams to construct their game. The games proved to be a huge success with P3 and it was lovely watching the interaction between the two year groups.

P6 also had the opportunity to interact with students from Lecale Trinity in a very enjoyable and practical maths session.

A huge thank you to Eimear from Golf Ireland who delivered a golf workshop for P6 and P7 today. The children had the opportunity to develop their skills in a fun and practical session.