Maths Circles
November 18th, 2016
5th class were learning all about circles and their properties this week in Maths class. We learned many words such as compass, circumference, radius, diameter, arc, sector, segment and chord. We also learned how to measure the area of a circle….a circle is 3/4’s of the area of the square around it!! We learned how to use a compass properly and can now draw circles given particular dimensions. For art we made three different designs using circular patterns. Lennon even tesselated his pattern(see if you can pick his out).
Thursday Note 17th November 2016
November 17th, 2016
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We hope you are well this week as we head into Winter. Our news is as follows
- Following an appeal to the Department of Education and Skills an extra teacher has been sanctioned for St. Tolas for the remainder of this school year. Christine Hogan has been appointed to this position. Ms. Hogan will work between Junior and Senior Infants supporting pupils in the classroom alongside the class teachers and also working with small groups in the areas of literacy, numeracy and language. Ms. Hogan will work closely with both infant teachers to plan the activities and learning for the pupils. We are delighted with this news and wish Ms. Hogan well.
History – 4th Class Discover the History of Shannon Airport
November 16th, 2016
In 4th Class we have been learning about the history of our locality and chose Shannon Airport as our topic. The pupils had great fun today looking at old photos, putting them in chronological order and identifying similarities and differences between the past and the present. Did you know that Shannon Airport was the 1st airport in the world to have a Duty Free Shop?
4th Class learn CPR
November 10th, 2016
4th class were very lucky that the Order of Malta came to our school to teach them CPR. All pupils had hands on experience and learned a lot of lifesaving skills.
Learning to play card games in 2nd class
November 10th, 2016We really enjoyed learning how to play the card game ‘lives’. 5th class did a great job explaining and demonstrating the rules of the game to us!!
