Theme 2: Up, Up & Away!

Up, Up & Away!

Our new theme is Up, Up & Away! We will be learning about all the different things that use the air.

Science Week 2026

The children have been experimenting in class. We have been carrying out a range of different investigations.

Mintos and Coke

Rocket to the Moon

Refraction

Water and light can play tricks on the eye!

Cleaning Copper

Rainbow Tube Crystals

Exploding Volcano

Foam Rocket

Dancing Raisins

The Colour Race

Rainbow Fun

Am I waterproof?

Taste the Rainbow

Colour Wheel

Pickled Egg

Heart Stopper

Professor Collins

Floating & Sinking

Oobleck

N.S.P.C.C

Imelda and Buddy came to visit the children. They told us all about the important work carried out by the NSPCC. The children knew a lot of information to help those in need of help.

What's the time?

We have been working on o'clock and half past!

Bingo Bongo!

We are not having fun, HONEST! This is maths!! Recognising numbers within 100.

Catholic Schools Week 2026

As part of our Catholic Schools Week celebrations, we visited St. Patrick's Church. We looked at all the different features of a Catholic Church.

Sets of 2

We have been developing our multiplication skills through practical maths.

Money

The children had great fun working practically with money. They were very good solving lots of words problems.

St Brigid Crosses

The children made St Brigid crosses, to honour one of the patron Saints of Ireland.

Man Made Planes

The children were very excited to make their own paper planes. We tested them out and were very surprised at how well and far they flew!

Scientific Sue

What an amazing day! Scientific Sue was fantastic. We discovered so about about science, focusing on gravity and forces. Mind Blowing!

Pancake Tuesday

The children had a fun time making some pancakes.

Place Value

We have been learning all about place value. We have been looking at the value of digits in number.

Hot Air Balloons

We discovered how hot air rises and cold air falls.

Measuring Wind

The children were learning how wind speed can have a major effect on how things move.

Lent

We are beginning Lent, a time to prepare for Easter.

Scratch Jr

The children have enjoyed doing some programming in U.I.C.T through Scratch Jr. There were some fantastic programmers.

Internet Safety Week

During Internet Safety Week, the children have been looking at the role that A.I and voice assisted technology play in our lives.

Weigh to Go!

They children have been experimenting with weight, using non standard units of weight.

Interesting Insects

As part of our topic "Things with Wings", the children created their own insects.

Balloon Rockets

We experimented with balloon rockets to see how fast and how far they could travel.

Trocaire

As part of our Lenten campaign, we visited the church to learn all about Uwamahoro and her family. We discovered how difficult their lives are compare to ours.

World Book Day 2026

F.O.S.P.A provided a beautiful book for every child in the class, to mark World Book day.

The Jolly Postman

As part of World Book day, we looked at the characters in the book "The Jolly Postman and Other peoples Letters". We completed a range of tasks related to the story.

Weighing: Standard Units

We used practical equipment to measure using standard units of weight.

Bon Voyage Miss Farren

We had a lovely party to say "Thank You" to Miss Farren for all her help over the last few weeks.

Fairy Cakes:

The children had so much fun making fairy cakes today. We used all our knowledge of instructions (Literacy) and Weighing (Maths) to help us create delicious buns.