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This week we discussed debating. As a class, we discussed a topic to debate and had a for and an against for the argument. Our argument was “Homework should banned from school”. It was very interesting to hear both sides of the argument. Debates are important in oral language as they develop a child’s ability to argue a point of view, a skill that is valuable in many aspects of life. These activities allow them to become better debaters through time and help them become critical thinkers, expressing their opinions and thoughts and gaining self-confidence. This activity was hugely popular amongst the students. It was wonderful to see the fantastic level of teamwork and preparation the classes put into their pieces.

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During October, we enjoyed some rugby with coach Jon Watt. We learned many rugby skills and put them into practice during a game. The students really enjoyed rugby this month and are well on their way in becoming players of the future Irish rugby team!

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Friendship week took place from the 26th – 30th September. During this week, students engaged and enjoyed all sorts of activities as we focused on what it means to be a friend and to have friends. 3rd and 4th class designed a friendship flower during their Art class. In each petal, students wrote the different qualities of what makes a good friend. They also hosted a friendship lunch where they all brought in some yummy treats to share amongst eachother. During the friendship lunch, students got to move around the classroom, talk to different people and create new friendships within the classroom. The students really enjoyed this! A huge thank you to all the parents who provided some treats and baked goods for the children for their friendship lunch! It went down a treat!!

We had great fun solving some clues to help us find the Easter eggs!
We watched a movie and enjoyed some of our treats before finishing up for the holidays.

Here are our projects on the different planets in The Solar System. We worked together in groups to complete these and then presented them to the rest of the class. We wrote reports about the Sun and painted lovely planet pictures.

We really enjoyed constructing these 3D shapes in Maths.

We have been learning all about the Vikings. We did some research at home as well and completed lovely, interesting projects about the Vikings. We designed our own Viking shields as well.

We really enjoyed having our breakfast at school.

As part of Wellbeing Week we went for a walk through the village. We observed and had a chat about what we saw along the way.

Mindful Monday. We started off our Wellbeing Week with a yoga class. We all really enjoyed this activity.