P5DK has been enjoying learning about circuits, this term. They made these wonderful lighthouses with an on/off switch.
We brought our favourite toys into school to help us complete an observational drawing as part of our Art work. We used graphite pencils to draw our toy and coloured it with oil pastels. Have a look at the super drawings by our boys and girls.
Today we enjoyed a fabulous trip to Armagh County Museum to learn about Toys from the Past. The children thoroughly enjoyed finding out about the materials the toys were made from and compared them to modern day toys. They had great fun finding out how each toy worked and were all keen to have a turn playing with them. The children were surprised to learn that in the past children only received a toy twice a year - at Christmas and on their birthday. Each child made a simple peg toy - a doll or aeroplane to take home. A great time was had by all.
Congratulations to our boys who recently received their Celebration Certificates. They have all worked so hard, shown great improvement and produced some fantastic work. Well done also to our Good to Be Green Raffle Prize Winner who was delighted with his prize. Well deserved boys!!
Primary 3 have been learning about pirates for their world around us topic, they have loved this topic and have written stories, poems, talked like pirates, coded on treasure islands and much, much more!!
They really enjoyed taking part in the most recent drama activity........ learning to follow the captain onboard their ship!
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This morning, members of the Confucius Institute from the University of Ulster, came into visit P7T and P7MM to help our classes learn all about Chinese New Year. February 1st is the beginning of Chinese New Year, and this year is the year of the Tiger. Pupils were treated to costume dress up including a Panda outfit and a Dragon. They learned all about the origins of the Chinese New Year, learning about Nian the Dragon, and how he was scared away by the couloir red, loud noises and fire. Pupils loved learning about the tale, and were also treated to some traditional Chinese music. A truly wonderful moment that captivated the entire room. To end the workshop, pupils coloured in and designed their own traditional Chinese Opera masks. They loved asking questions and learning all about Chinese culture. As you can see from the photos, they had a lot of fun! Many thanks to the institute for their time, passion and expertise telling us all about the New Year. Much appreciated!
In Art we drew pictures of old and new teddy bears using pencils. We talked about different types of shading and how we could make the teddy look fluffy. Look at our finished work, isn’t it amazing?
