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Hi it's Emily and Megan. We are going to tell you about our Easter holidays.
Megan here, I went to lot's of places in the USA and I had to go on 8 flights. It was fun.

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Rachel, Ruth, Aleixa, Neasa

29/4/2014

We learned the poem 'The Sunshine Tree'. It is a very nice poem. Do you want to here it? The first line is ... If I had just one wish to wish do you know what it would be? Listen to the recording of our class reciting it a few blog posts down!

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Irish Myths and Legends

28/4/2014

We have been reading lots of different Irish myth and legends recently.

We have been looking at the ....

1. characters
2. setting
3. plot

.... in each story.

* Read the ebook!! *

You can listen to great Irish Myths and Legends by clicking on the link below ....

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Irish Myths and Legends

What is your favourite myth?

Vote here!!

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We worked in groups of four to recreate the story of 'The Children of Lir'.

Have a look at our work!

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

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Happy Easter

12/4/2014

Here's some photos of us on the last day of term before the Easter Holidays.

We had a raffle today. Thanks to the PTA for organising it! Our winners were delighted...

We made an Easter bunny today. We wrote a piece about Easter. Have a closer look at some of the work!

We had a great Term 2 and are looking forward to going back to school on April 28th.

Enjoy the break everyone!

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Christopher Columbus

11/4/2014

We have been learning to explore with Christopher Columbus for the past two weeks.

We wrote a first person account of his life.

Have a look at our work.

Have a closer look at our writing.

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The Quick Brown Fox Club

10/4/2014

St. Brigid's Poem - Amy

10/4/2014

We got some great entries for our school magazine.
Thanks to everyone who contributed something.

Here is one entry we all particularly liked!
Well done on your poem Amy.

We love St. Brigid's,
Yes we do,
We learn English, Irish
and Maths too.

In art we draw,
and P.E. we run,
I like them both
as they are good fun.

We have a good munch
for our lunch,
and when it's time to go home
we don't moan!

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The Sunshine Tree

9/4/2014

We have learnt the poem 'The Sunshine Tree'.

Have a listen to us recite the poem.

We drew some images in response to the poem.

Have a look!

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Easter - Amy and Matthew

9/4/2014

Easter is a fun time of the year. We all get eggs and chocolate bunnys. The bunnies are some of santa's helpers. Bunnies give us eggs. They are delicious.

I love easter and there's a secret easter chick. The easter chick gives eggs too. Easter is in spring.

I like easter eggs. Egg's are have different toppings and flavours like with chocolate.

After Easter we might win a competion. We have our easter break for 2 weeks.

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Easter - Holly, Emily and Megan

8/4/2014

Hi it's Holly, Emily and Megan. We are going to be telling you about Easter. Easter is a special time of the year where we celebrate the Easter Bunny.

1.We get Easter eggs from the Easter bunny.

2.We have Easter egg hunts.

3.We wake up in the morning to see what the Easter Bunny has given us.

4. We go to mass and we say prayers.

5. We eat all our chocolate eggs!!!!

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We reported on Columbus's discovery.

1/4/2014

Have a look at the front page of a newspaper from October 13th 1492.

We wrote newspaper reports on Christopher Columbus's discovery of America.

1. We decided on a title that would grab the reader's attention.
2. We wrote our report.
3. Finally we completed an illustration .

Well done everyone!

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King Ferdinand

28/3/2014

BBC - Christopher Columbus

Have a listen to King Ferdinand ...

Question Time .....

1.   What was King Ferdinand's wife's name?

2.   Do you think they were happy when Columbus returned from his voyage?

3.   Did they believe Columbus when he said he reached India by sailing west?

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Christopher Columbus - Darragh, Daniel

28/3/2014

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Our names are Darragh and Daniel and we are going to tell you more about Christopher Columbus. He was a sailor.

Did you know......America wasn't named after Columbus! It was named after Amerigo Verspucci. He discovered it first. This is what he looks like.

The three ships were the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina. Here they are.

The Santa Maria was the leader of the ships. Christopher was the captain of this ship.

The ships were made of wood. We learnt last month that wood is a material. Our desks, doors and pencils are made of wood.

Can you think of anything else made from wood?

The sailors were scared to go on the journey for four reasons.

1. They thought they would get scurvy. This is when your teeth fall out and your bones break because you don't eat fruit and vegatables.

2. They thought there were sea monsters in the oceans.

3. They thought they would fall off the edge of the world because it was flat. We know that the Earth is a 3-D shape. It's a sphere.

4. They thought that if they went too close to the sun they would burn to ash.

Visit this website and play the fun games.

1. Help Columbus collect his supplies for his journey.
2. Test your knowledge with the quiz.

Click on the button....

Did you know.......

Back in Spain no one believed him.

Thanks to Columbus Native Americans were known as Indians.

Watch this video from the National Geographic.

Watch me!

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Christopher Columbus - Nessa, Alexia, Jasmine

27/3/2014

We are going to tell you about Christopher Columbus. He looks like this.

Lots of people think Columbus discovered America. Did you know the Vikings were actually the first? They went sailing around the year 1000 A.D.

Almost 500 years later Columbus found America by mistake. Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492 with three ships called the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina. We made these ships last week. Have a look at the blog post on our page.

Here is a video about Columbus that we watched in our class.

It will help you learn lots more! Comment with anything new you learned.

Have a go at this quiz.

Will you be able to make Columbus walk the plank?

**It's fun. Click on the button below.**

'Walk the Plank' Quiz

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Spain - Tom, Anthony, Darragh

27/3/2014

Tom, Anthony and Darragh here. We will tell you about Spain. Spain is a hot country. The Spanish name for Spain is Espana.

Have a look at the map below.

The capital of Spain is Madrid.

.....Can you find it on the map?

Spain produces a large quantity of onions.

Spain has bullfighting. Bullfighting is dangerous as people get on top of the bulls.

Here are some photographs.

Tapas bars are very popular in Spain. You get many small dishes of food. Foods like olives, peppers, prawns, chorizo, anchoives and cheeses.

We learnt about Paella. Thanks so much to Doireann who brought us in the receipe! We might try it at home. Have a look.

Here are some photographs of tapas.

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Spain- Rachel, Ruth, Sally

27/3/2014

Hi our names are Rachel, Ruth and Sally and we are going to tell you about Spain.

Three countries border Spain. In the North East you find France and Andorra. To the west of Spain you find Portugal.

Find them on our map.

Read our facts about Spain.

1. In Spain there is a tooth mouse in stead of a tooth fairy .

2. In Spain they have bullfighting. In bullfighting when the bull gets tired the men have to kill it.

3. Spanish is not only spoken in Spain but across they hole wide world.

4. In Spain there are Flamenco dancing.

5. In Spain they have green light on the taxi's roof.

6. In Spain they have Siestas. Siesta is when you go to sleep and rest during the afternoon. They go inside because this is the hottest time of the day.

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Ireland V Australia - Megan, Holly, Emily

26/3/2014

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Hi it's Megan, Holly and Emily here and we are here to talk about Ireland and Australia.

Here are some differences .....

1. When it is morning in Ireland it is night in Australia. Ireland is in the northern hemisphere. Australia is in the southern hemisphere.

2. In Australia it is hot and in Ireland it is cold.

3. Australia and Ireland are two different countries. Australia is a bigger country than Ireland.

We are from Ireland and Holly is from Australia. We have another boy in the class from Australia and his name is Tom.

Look at the map below to learn more about Australia ....

Let's talk about school ....

We are going to talk about school in Australia. Holly thinks school is very different here in Ireland than it was when she was in Australia.

1. You only get homework on Monday and you have the whole week to get it finished. In Ireland we get homework every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have to do it that night and bring it into teacher the next day.

2. In Australia we go to school when people in Ireland are asleep.

3. In Australia we go to school at 8.30am but in Ireland we go to school at 8.50am.

4. In Ireland we learn Irish but in Australia they only speak English.

If you know any other differences please let us know by posting a comment!

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Easter - Karl, Luke, Thomas

25/3/2014

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Hi our names are Karl, Luke and Thomas. We are going to tell you about Easter. Here are some words we learned about Easter.

eggs
bunny
hunt
chocolate
nest
basket
burrow
rabbit
Easter Sunday
Good Friday

Here are some photos associated with Easter.

We are getting Easter eggs. We are getting two weeks off school. Easter is now just over two weeks away.

Next week we are getting an Easter tree into our classroom. We will decorate it with eggs. We will also learnt about Jesus and the Easter Story.

How much do you know about Easter?

Click on the buttons below to try some quizzes .

Easter Quiz 1

Easter Quiz 2

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Gaelic Football - Matthew, Gavin, Harry

24/3/2014

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Lots of our international visitors to our blog have been asking us what G.A.A., hurling and Gaelic football are.

We decided we would write three blogs post about the G.A.A. this week. Here is the first about Gaelic football.

Hi my name is Matthew. My parthner's names are Gavin and Harry. Gaelic football is a sport by the G.A.A. They are the Gaelic Athletic Association. They look after all the sports in Ireland.

Gaelic football is played by using a ball. If you kick it into the goal you get 3 points. You can also kick the ball over the bar for 1 point.

Each team wears a jersey. On the field there will be two jerseys, one light and one dark colour.

Look below to see the crest of our local G.A.A. club St. Brigid's. This is the crest we have on our jerseys when we play a match.

Here is Croke Park. All the important matches are played here. It is in Dublin.

This is the Sam Maguire cup. You get the cup when you win the All Ireland football final. We won the Sam Maguire in 2014 in the final in Croke Park.

This is the Dublin crest. This is the symbol that the Dublin team wear on their jerseys.

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Hurling - Philip, Finn

24/3/2014

Lots of our international visitors to our blog have been asking us what G.A.A., hurling and Gaelic football are.

We decided that we would write three blogs post about the G.A.A. this week. Here is the second about hurling.

Our names are Finn and Philip. Hurling is a sport only played in Ireland. You have a hurley and a helmet. You play with a really small ball. It's called a sliothar. Look down to see them all in the picture.

You play against your opponents. We do hurling at our club. Our team is called St. Brigid's. This is the crest.

In a hurling match you play for 70 minutes. We play for shorter because we are young. There are two halves in a match. We have a break between the halves. Our manager is called Ronan. We train during the week or in the mornings.

We play matches at the weekends. Here is a picture of a hurling match.

Like Gaelic football if you hit the ball into the goal for 3 points. If you hit it over the bar you get a point.

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Camogie - Amy, Jessica

24/3/2014

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Lots of our international visitors to our blog have been asking us what G.A.A., hurling and Gaelic football are.

We decided we would write three blogs post about the G.A.A. this week. Here is the third about camogie.

Hi Amy here. Camogie is another Irish sport. Camogie is also part of the G.A.A. just like hurling and Gaelic football. Camogie is a great sport. It is just like hurling but it is for girls.

I will show you the logo for camogie. It is on the sliotar. This is a small ball we play with.

We need hurleys and helmets to play. Have a look at Philip and Finn's blog post on hurling and you will see photos of these.

I like camogie. Do you? I like playing matches at the weekends and training with my friends in Castleknock.

Have a look at this video of some girls playing camogie!

Hi I am Jessica. G.A.A. is not the only sport in our area.I like to play gymnastics. It is fun. Every Saturday I go to my classes. I like it. I go with my friends. I have learned lots of moves. I can split my legs and do lots of different types of rolls. What is your favourite sport?

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Columbus' Ships

22/3/2014

...explore with Christopher Columbus.

Today we started to learn all about Christopher Columbus.

We have a useful rhyme to remember his first voyage!

We created the three boats he used for his first expedition.

1. The Nina
2. The Santa Maria
3. The Pinta

Have a look ↓

You will enjoy this video clip from the BBC'S 'Horrible Histories' about Columbus!

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Student Blogging Challenge - Week 2

19/3/2014