2nd Class

We were learning about Gandhi in class and how his beliefs have shaped the world we live in. Click on the links below to learn even more interesting information. https://www.worldbookonline.com/wbtimelines/viewtimelines?source=WB&timelineId=52fc5f5a7fa57cac1bf1b6d1# https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar830707

Test your knowledge of the Irish ag words by taking the test below. Click on the link below and then enter the room number  477125 , enter you name and complete the test.  Good luck https://b.socrative.com/login/student/

We are learning about the instrument families.  Today Hugh came in and talked to us about the string family He played the violoin, viola and double bass. It was really cool. He explained and how they worked and gave us more information on each instrument.  We are really looking forward to hearing more instruments next week.

This week in maths we were working on rounding and addition. In our writing we wrote a descriptive story on a lighthouse using our senses to describe the scene. Mrs Magnier came in and we did our power hour. We are learning the ag words as gaeilge as well as the prepositions. In history we had a very interesting lesson on Helen of Troy, we talked about our community in geography and learned about sounds in science. We practiced our sketching in art and focused on the carnival of the animals in music. We also completed our first maths test.YAY!!!!!!!!It was a busy week!!

We got to use bee bots in class today and we began to understand how coding works. It was great fun and we are going to learn even more by clicking on the link below and following the steps. https://studio.code.org/s/coursec-2019 Check  out some pics.

Click on the link below to learn about the place names of the parish of Athenry. http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/parish/35889 Click below to read real stories by pupils from the past. Youmay even  find something written by an anscestor. https://www.duchas.ie/en/plc