Groups 4, 5 and 6 have been learning about the voyage of the Titanic as part of their studies on transport. One activity that group 5 completed involved sorting Titanic Timeline Cards to identify the events of the Titanic in the correct order. They then sorted them into categories of Building, The Voyage, Disaster and The Aftermath. They used their teamwork and historical enquiry skills, and they put all the cards in the correct order to make a Titanic Timeline. Take a look at their teamwork below!

As part of our "Transport" theme this month, the boys and girls in Reception, Junior and Senior Infants made some Shape Space Rockets. They cut out tricky shapes and glued them onto colourful card. Take a look at their work in the gallery below.

This month, the children in Miss Hoey's groups are learning all about transport and vehicles. The children in Reception and Junior Infants made cars out of play dough. They had to follow instructions. They did a great job.

Look at the collages below to see their work.

This month, the children in Miss Hoey's groups have been learning all about plants and gardening. They grew some cress seeds using cotton wool, water and a plastic cup. They are watering them everyday and they are sitting at the windowsill. This is so they get enough water and sunlight and they will grow big and strong!

Look at the display of our cress (so far) in the gallery below. Look at the blog next week to see updated photos of our plants, or follow us on Twitter @misshoeysclass to get daily updates on their progress.

This month, the boys and girls in Miss Hoey's groups have been extremely busy. We have been learning all about jungle animals, St. Patrick and Easter. The children practiced their vocabulary and learned lots of new words.

Some of the activities included using playdough mats, themed bingo, cutting and sticking 'Signs of Easter' pictures, wordsearches, word jumbles, Simon Says and learning songs and rhymes

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh!

Happy Easter holidays everyone, and I will see you all in April!

This week, the children in Reception, Junior Infants and Senior Infants are reading the story "Rumble in the Jungle" by Giles Andreae. They are learning about lots of different jungle animals and exploring the depths of the jungle through rhyme. They are playing lots of role plays and using their vocabulary to retell the story. They are also practicing their writing. It is great fun, roaaaarrrrrr!!!

This week, the boys and girls have been learning all about time and things that we do every day. Senior Infants worked together to make a daily routine schedule. They worked very well as a group and they explained every step of the routine. Take a look at the slideshow below to see their collaborative group work in action!

This month, the children in Group 5 have been learning all about the signs of spring. They have written pieces of work about the signs of spring in their environment. Take a look below. 

"We Have a Little Garden" 
We have a little garden,
A garden of our own,
And every day we water there
The seeds that we have sown. 
 
We love our little garden,
And tend it with such care,
You will not find a faded leaf
Or blighted blossom there.

By Beatrix Potter

FUN FACT: Beatrix Potter also wrote the famous "Peter Rabbit" books.!

This term, Miss Hoey's 3rd class literacy group are reading the novel, "George's Marvellous Medicine" by Roald Dahl. We are looking forward to finding out what potion George is going to make to teach his Grandma a lesson. We will keep you updated on the activities we complete and the adventures of George.