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Author: padraic McHugh

Last week, the class explored the topic of weight. We particularly focused on the use of kitchen and digital scales. The class did various activities with the scales including estimating and measuring the weight of various foods. We used 1kg bags of sugar to help us with our estimations. We also worked with pasta, rice and couscous, and worked in 
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3rd and 4th class have been looking at the topic of money recently. They’ve particularly explored the idea of working on a budget. The class used shop catalogs and a budget and were asked to complete a shopping list which added up to below their given budget. The class had some very interesting shopping lists by the end of the 
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3rd and 4th class have been looking at the topic of Éadaí in Irish the last few weeks. Because of this, we decided to put all of our knowledge to use by doing a fashion show in the classroom as Gaeilge. The class went into pairs and groups of 3, where they worked together writing up their presentation for the 
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3rd and 4th Class have been doing lots of art on the run up to the Christmas holidays. The children made Christmas tree decorations, painted Christmas trees, created snow globes with chalk pastels and completed negative/positive space Christmas art as well. Check out some photos of the class working hard on their art!
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In 3rd and 4th Class, we are doing lots Education Minecraft! Minecraft gives us plenty of opportunities to explore various subjects, in particular SESE. So far, we have created Glenasmole on Minecraft in our pods. We are currently working on our Ireland’s Future is MINE entry, where we are creating sustainable versions of the Glenasmole area. We are working hard 
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For art, 3rd and 4th Class explored drawing from observation and were given the opportunity to draw various kinds of fruit! We sketched pineapples, watermelons, coconuts and lots more. We focused mainly on shading and how it its used to create a 3D effect. Check out the class completing their excellent pieces of art!
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For Science Week, 3rd and 4th class did various experiments over the course of the week to celebrate the occasion. Some of the activities included making Scribblebots using circuits and creating lava lamps using oil, water, food colouring and Alka Seltzer. We also explored heat and investigated the temperature and speed in which chocolate melted. The class had lots of 
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