Welcome to 2nd class!
We have all settled back into school and have had a very busy first term.
In Literacy, we enjoyed listening to the story of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. We used the comprehension strategies of prediction, visualisation and making connections throughout the book. We learned all about the interesting life of Roald Dahl. We listened to the sound track from the 2005 film and responded to the music by drawing the images created in our minds as we listened. We really enjoyed chatting about the delicious chocolate bars we would invent in Willie Wonka’s factory and designed our own sweet wrappers.
2nd class also worked on the oral language theme of ‘Pets’ earlier this term. We loved learning and putting actions to the poem ‘My Marmalade Cat’ from the Rainbow Oral Language programme. We wrote about our pets and drew very life like pictures. They made a beautiful display. In SPHE, we talked about the needs of our pets and how to care for them.
We have been working hard on Maths this term. We are very good at remembering our addition tables and love playing card games to help us practise. We also took part in Maths week. We completed Maths challenges and solved puzzles in class. We went on an outdoor Maths trail and enjoyed some fun games.
In Geography, we learned the names of the continents of the world and located them on the world map. We made cool 3-D spinning globes. We also explored our county of Limerick. We examined the county crest and learned the names of some rivers, lakes and important landmarks in our lovely county.
In Science, we talked about common Irish trees and how to identify their leaves and seeds. We filled our nature table with leaves,conkers and acorns that we found in our gardens at home and made some fabulous leaf rubbings. We learned about the migration and hibernation habits of some insects,birds and animals in autumn when preparing for winter. We sponge painted to create fantastic hibernation art work. Take a look at the photos below!
We are looking forward to a well-deserved rest over the midterm break.
Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh! 🎃
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