Maths Games

We love working on our Maths activities each morning. They are really helping us with our mental maths and counting strategies.

Gaeilge for Parents

Here are some useful sites for supporting your child's learning trí mhéan na Gaeilge at home.

• This is a free online course that covers the basics Is Féidir Liom http://www.isfeidirliom.ie/

• Éasca Péasca http://www.eascapeasca.com/index.php is another good site where you can learn Irish at your own pace while speaking it with your child

Helping your child with Maths

Here is the link to some useful maths videos to help your child at home. The 14 short video clips show parents and children in their own homes using every day materials and resources to learn about maths through simple games and activities.

Hope they are helpful. – Maths at home Videos

Houses and Homes

We have been learning about Houses and Homes in S.E.S.E.

We discussed the different homes that people live in and the types of houses that we can see in our community.

We drew pictures of our own homes.

Reading Strategies

2nd class have been working very hard on their Reading Strategies.

So far this term we have been learning about making predictions before, during and after reading. We always remember to use our Prediction language and we never forget our hand signal to indicate that we are using the prediction strategy.

This week we read Willy the Wimp by Anthony Browne. We looked closely at the front cover and thought about what might happen in the story.
Before reading the story, we engaged in a ‘picture flick’ to gage our predictions.

Science Week

As part of Science Week 2014 we attended a scientific workshop in our school.

We learned about cells in our bodies and their structure.

Then we made model cells using jumping clay.

Hallowee'n Fun

We had lots of fun in school to celebrate Halloween. We played traditional Halloween games and lots of us dressed up in our scary costumes.

Maths Week

We had a very enjoyable Maths Week in 2^nd class. Thank you to all the parents who helped out on our Maths for Fun morning; we really enjoyed working together.

Don’t forget to keep playing different Maths games at home.

 

Keeping Active Certificates

Well done to everyone in 2nd class who received their certificates for Keeping Active. Thank you to Merlin College for this wonderful, collaborative initiative.