Friday, February 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Lake Isle of Inisfree
The theme of the poem is how Yeats wants to live peacefully in isolation in a place called Innisfree. Maybe he thinks that this will make him a better poet.
The image in the poem is that the poet is on the busy streets of London when he dreams of a bee hive and a cabin on the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Life is just a whole lot slower there.
In reality it is grey and dull in London and over there he is rushing to home and work.
At least Inisfree will always be in his heart.
By Luke Lewis
The image in the poem is that the poet is on the busy streets of London when he dreams of a bee hive and a cabin on the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Life is just a whole lot slower there.
In reality it is grey and dull in London and over there he is rushing to home and work.
At least Inisfree will always be in his heart.
By Luke Lewis
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Oral History Project
In the last couple of weeks we completed an oral history project about schools in the past. We all interviewed an older person to find out about their memories of school. Some of the accounts were very funny. Lots of things have changed since then, including the abolishment of corporal punishment and the use of technology. We discovered too that some things have remained the same, like the games played in the school yard and the subjects studied. There is a lot to be learned by listening to older people. If you would like to read these accounts the project is on display outside room 15.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Greenest Classroom!
Our class won the January title for greenest classroom in scoil nioclais. We are very proud and lots of the other classes were green with envy!!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Guzzler's big book on energy!
Hi this is Seán and Niamh from ms Chawkes 6th class. We were chosen to read Guzzler's big book on energy to Ms Horgan's and Mr McDonald's 2nd classes. The book was about a little girl called Aoife who's friend Guzzler, a little green monster has a habit of wasting energy. Aoife along with her friends and family try to teach him to save energy.
The children were very enthusiastic about the story, sharing their ideas on saving energy. For example: filling the washing machine, walking to school, turning off lights, having showers instead of baths to save water, carpooling, recycling and much more. We found that the children had alot more knowledge on saving energy than we expected.
Ms Horgans class are designing posters inspired by the book and saving energy.
We really enjoyed the teaching experience.
The children were very enthusiastic about the story, sharing their ideas on saving energy. For example: filling the washing machine, walking to school, turning off lights, having showers instead of baths to save water, carpooling, recycling and much more. We found that the children had alot more knowledge on saving energy than we expected.
Ms Horgans class are designing posters inspired by the book and saving energy.
We really enjoyed the teaching experience.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Story of Energy
Our school is being assessed in two weeks time by an inspector from sustainable energy ireland who will decide if we qualify for the Energy Flag. We have been working very hard to ensure we will be awarded this flag by keeping a close eye on the energy consumption of our school and trying to reduce the amount of energy we use. Our class completed a project on the story of energy and climate change and the possibilities for developing renewable energy in Ireland.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Computer Buddies
we are buddying up with senior infants to help them with their computer skills on mondays. today, we had lots of fun teaching them and we hope they learn a lot.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Heating and Insulating our homes
Today we carried out an experiment and proved that homes with both insulation in the roof and wall cavity were slower to lose heat than a] a home with no insulation, b] a home with insulation in the wall cavity only or c] a home with insulation in the roof only. To test this we used plastic tubs, smaller plastic cups, cotton wool, cardboard and of course thermometers. Our results were as follows:
After 8 minutes the house with no insulation dropped 8 degrees, the house with wall cavity insulation dropped 3 degrees, the house with insulation in the roof dropped 3 degrees, BUT the house with roof AND wall cavity insulation only dropped 2 degrees.
Christmas
Christmas is a magical ntime for everyone, especially familys. The sparkling lights, festive food and jolly spirit. Even the most grumpy fellow can be seen laughing and enjoying himself at Christmas. If that wasn't enough at Christmasd our ears are filled with joyous carols that warm the hearts and minds of all those who hear them, the sreets ring with the, at home we sing them together Christmas is the worldwide day in which all worries are replaced by only joy. Truly Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.
In my own family the build up Christmas is nearly as important as the day itself. First on the 8th of December down comes the treeand decorations from the attic;'Oh' and what a marvelous tree it is, watching over the room like a kind old man with a smile on his face. Then the days drag by until the 23rd comes 'round "Christmas Eve Eve" as we call it in our family as on the 23rd we reecieve our holidays from school and Christmas is so close you could touch it with the tip of your tongue. Suddenly an urgency to get things ready arises, hams are bought, turkeys stuffed, Christmas cakes brought from the back of the cupboard where they have been fermenting snd finally the big day arrives.
On that faithful day an invisible alarm clock wakes you from a deep slumber, one year so early as 3 am. I dash downstairs to see boxes of a special kind "My Boxes!"A flurry of hands reveals the contents of the boxes, games, toys and chocolate. A smile blooms on your face like a flowerin springand just like a flowere it will grow as the day goes on.Next the drive to our grandparents for dinner.Ham,turkey, potatoes an assortment of vegetable make up some of the feast.When we are all fed we all play a game of cards,The winner wins 20 euros and the ability to gloat for the rest of the day. Sadly soon the the sun goes down and we must say our goodbyes. The great day is over and all is back to normal. "Christmas" The most wonderful time of the year.
In my own family the build up Christmas is nearly as important as the day itself. First on the 8th of December down comes the treeand decorations from the attic;'Oh' and what a marvelous tree it is, watching over the room like a kind old man with a smile on his face. Then the days drag by until the 23rd comes 'round "Christmas Eve Eve" as we call it in our family as on the 23rd we reecieve our holidays from school and Christmas is so close you could touch it with the tip of your tongue. Suddenly an urgency to get things ready arises, hams are bought, turkeys stuffed, Christmas cakes brought from the back of the cupboard where they have been fermenting snd finally the big day arrives.
On that faithful day an invisible alarm clock wakes you from a deep slumber, one year so early as 3 am. I dash downstairs to see boxes of a special kind "My Boxes!"A flurry of hands reveals the contents of the boxes, games, toys and chocolate. A smile blooms on your face like a flowerin springand just like a flowere it will grow as the day goes on.Next the drive to our grandparents for dinner.Ham,turkey, potatoes an assortment of vegetable make up some of the feast.When we are all fed we all play a game of cards,The winner wins 20 euros and the ability to gloat for the rest of the day. Sadly soon the the sun goes down and we must say our goodbyes. The great day is over and all is back to normal. "Christmas" The most wonderful time of the year.
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