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Discover Primary Science Award
rathleenationalsch
  • Jun 26
  • 1 min

Discover Primary Science Award

We finished off a busy and successful year with a Discover Primary Science STEM award. We received a plaque and watched the virtual...
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Water
rathleenationalsch
  • May 3
  • 1 min

Water

In geography and science we are learning about water. We are exploring the uses of water, the importance of water and conservation of...
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Making Pizza.
rathleenationalsch
  • May 3
  • 1 min

Making Pizza.

We are learning about the writing genre procedures in literacy. In our book there was a procedure on how to make pizza. We decided to...
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Forces
rathleenationalsch
  • Apr 7
  • 1 min

Forces

We were investigating and experimenting with forces. We learned how ramps can help move an object and then we used our ramps to record...
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Wildflowers
rathleenationalsch
  • Apr 6
  • 1 min

Wildflowers

We had a wildflower hunt around our school. We found daisies, buttercups and dandelions. We then used daisies as our inspiration for our...
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Science/ Living Things
rathleenationalsch
  • Apr 3
  • 1 min

Science/ Living Things

In these pictures you can see the pots with all the seeds we planted on 1st April. You can also see the strawberry plants and the King...
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Science/Living Things
rathleenationalsch
  • Apr 3
  • 1 min

Science/Living Things

We planted carrow, spinach, turnip, chives, lettuce and pumpkin seeds on Friday, April 1st. The weather is too cold to plant them outside...
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Lumper Potato Project
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 31
  • 1 min

Lumper Potato Project

The Committee for the Commemoration for Irish Famine Victims (CCIFV) have teamed up with Glens Of Antrim Potatoes and Dunnes Stores to...
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More Magnetism
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 15
  • 1 min

More Magnetism

We worked on another experiment involving Magnetism. First we had to predict how many paper clips each of our 3 magnets could hold. Then...
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Sunflowers
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 14
  • 1 min

Sunflowers

We learned about the life cycle of the sunflower today. We planted sunflower seeds and placed them on the window sill so that they will...
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The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 11
  • 1 min

The Life Cycle of the Butterfly

We were learning about the life cycle of the butterfly this week. We made colourful butterflies for our classroom display.
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Asymmetrical Portraits
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 10
  • 1 min

Asymmetrical Portraits

We learned about symmetry in maths. A perfectly symmetrical face is quite rare . We integrated maths and art by drawing asymmetrical...
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Magnets
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 8
  • 1 min

Magnets

We predicted what materials would attract or repel. We investigated the materials and sorted these into 2 groups - will attract and will...
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Magnetism
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 8
  • 1 min

Magnetism

We investigated the magnetic field of a bar magnet. We placed the bar magnet under a sheet of paper and sprinkled iron filings on top of...
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Máirt na h-Inide/ Shrove Tuesday
rathleenationalsch
  • Mar 1
  • 1 min

Máirt na h-Inide/ Shrove Tuesday

Rinneamar pancóga inniu. Bhí siad an bhlasta.
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rathleenationalsch
  • Feb 18
  • 1 min

Frogspawn to Frogs

https://vimeo.com/679326035 Watch the video and see this amazing sign of spring.
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Stormy Seas
rathleenationalsch
  • Feb 8
  • 1 min

Stormy Seas

We used different shades of blue paint to create a stormy sea painting in art.
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Weather
rathleenationalsch
  • Feb 8
  • 1 min

Weather

We learned all about the weather in the infant classroom. We explored various weather condition. we recorded the temperature and wind...
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Bláthanna an earraigh.
rathleenationalsch
  • Feb 8
  • 1 min

Bláthanna an earraigh.

Signs of spring can be seen in our classroom and in the tubs outside.
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Anemometers
rathleenationalsch
  • Jan 21
  • 1 min

Anemometers

We are learning about Weather & Climate in Geography. We used our chrome books and did some research on meteireann.ie . We learned about...
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Information Technology
rathleenationalsch
  • Dec 21, 2021
  • 1 min

Information Technology

Using our chrome books is a regular part of our school week. We use typing.com, Studyladder, Google Docs & Slides for all areas of the...
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STEM
rathleenationalsch
  • Nov 12, 2021
  • 1 min

STEM

We designed frames for our wet weaving pictures. We wanted the frames to be free standing. We used just 2 types of support to keep the...
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Science Week - Flying Teabag Experiment
rathleenationalsch
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 1 min

Science Week - Flying Teabag Experiment

Materials: Teabags Matches Plate Scissors Health & Safety: Adult supervision is necessary and only teacher handles matches. Method: Cut...
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Science Week/Astronomy.
rathleenationalsch
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 1 min

Science Week/Astronomy.

We learned about the Hubble Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is 13.2metres long (length of a school bus). It weighs 11,110...
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