Aistear
During
February we focused on our environment and how subjects in our classroom can be
found all around us.
Science all
around us
This was a very
exciting Aistear module where the children learned about the following elements
of science:
·
Magnets-the
children had lots of fun seeing what materials are attracted to magnets and
those that are not.
·
Electricity
Circuit- the children saw how a circuit is built and they then built their own
circuits.
·
Every
Action has an Equal and opposite reaction : We made a volcano using Diet Coke
and soft mints. It was brilliant fun!
·
Floating
and Sinking: The children predicted and then experimented different materials
and if they floated or sunk in the water.
·
Materials
: The children looked at the materials in our classroom and all around us and
how they are made and their functions.
Each of the
children wore a white top to signify their transformation to scientists. The
great thing was I heard lots of the children saying “ They want to be
scientists when they grow up” !!
Music all
around us
The children
learned that music can come from the environment around us, from instruments or
our bodies.
Home Corner : Each
child recited twinkle little star and three blind mice on our classroom organ.
The children were wonderful and I see
some natural pianists already!
Reading/Writing:
The children learned about labeling instruments in an orchestra.
Small World: The
children learned a song/musical notation and made instruments using playdough.
Art: The children
made instruments using recycled materials. We even played the instruments to “
I am the music man”
Geography all
around us
We welcomed Isabel’s
Dad into our classroom to tell us all about the differences/similarities
between Ireland and Canada. Afterwards the children made a lovely card to tell
Isabel’s Dad about what we learned.
Home Corner : We
conducted a geography audit of our school and acted out reading a map of
Rathdrum.
Small World: The
children constructed the main street of Rathdrum using small world materials.
Reading/Writing:
The children drew wonderful maps of our classroom.
Art: The children
made beautiful houses using felt and lollipop sticks.
History all
around us
We were very lucky
to welcome another visitor to our classroom. This time we welcomed Michael who
is Mia and Sean’s Grandad. He is a member of the historical society in Rathdrum
so he was able to tell us all about the history of Rathdrum. The children made
a lovely card to say thank you to him for taking the time to come into our
classroom and see us.
Home Corner : We
conducted a history trail to see why monuments are important and why it is
important to record dates. We then acted out the story of “Little Tiger’s Big
Surprise”
Reading/Writing:
We made a classroom timeline and wrote letters to ask questions what things
were like long ago.
Small World: We
thought about how things change and using the story of Sleeping Beauty we
created the sequence of this story.
Art: We made
beautiful cherry blossom family trees to record the change in our own families.
Firemen
We welcomed two
firemen into our classroom who answered our questions and told us about always
being very careful with fire.
Martial Arts
We concluded our 4 weeks martial arts class. It was a wonderful class and the children really enjoyed receiving their certificates at the end of the class. Thank you Mr. Paul Healy for the great classes.
Valentines Day
For Valentine’s
Day we made our parents lovely valentines cards and a picture frame with a
picture of everyone in our families.
Happy Valentine’s
Day Everyone.
