First Class 2021-2022
Term 1
'Concentric Circles' inspired by Wassily Kandinsky
The children really enjoyed creating their own version of the famous artwork 'Concentric circles' by Wassily Kandinsky. They used a variety of different oil pastels and white card. It is a lovely colourful display to have in the classroom.
Materials
The children were learning all about the different materials used to build our school. Armed with their clipboards and working collaboratively, they recorded the wide variety of materials used both inside the classroom and outside on the school building.
Autumn Nature Walk
The children went on a lovely nature walk all around the school building looking for signs of Autumn. They collected lots of different types of leaves, conkers, sycamore seeds and pine cones.
Leaf Printing
The children used some of the leaves that they collected on their nature walk for leaf printing. They carefully painted the backs of each leaf, pressed it down onto white paper and peeled it off to create some beautiful leaf prints.
Monster Clay Pinch Pots
As part of their Halloween art, the children made these fantastic Monster Clay Pinch Pots. They first moulded the clay into a round ball and then with their thumbs and fingers, they carefully pinched out the shape of the monsters. Then using the 'score & slip' technique, the children added eyeballs, fangs, tongues, horns etc, with each of them creating their own unique clay monster!
Halloween Parade
Brilliant costumes for our Halloween Parade - well done everybody!
Outside Play
We got new scoop rackets and balls. The children really enjoyed trying them out.
Science Week 2021
For Science Week, the children had great fun trying out different experiments. The experiments including 'Dancing Raisins', Fleeing Colours, Leaking Bags and Growing Rainbows.
Christmas Crafts
Term 2
Music
Body Percussion
The children had great fun doing body percussion to songs including 'The Greatest Showman, 'We will rock you', 'Dance Monkey' and Uptown Funk'. Click on the youtube links below to have a go!
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Percussion Instruments
Below are some photographs of the children playing some percussion instruments, including triangles, shakers and wood blocks.
Chinese New Year 2022
The Year of The Tiger
Happy St. Valentine's Day
Spider Plants
'You can count one me'
We are back singing! Have a listen to the first song that we learned in First Class 😍
World Book Day
To mark World Book Day on 3rd March, the children each brought in their favourite book from home to show to the class. It was great to see such a varied selection of books.
'Beidh Aonach Amárach'
Trip to Belmont Demense
In March, First Class had a lovely trip to the scenic Belmont Demesne. The visit was facilitated by Heritage in Schools Expert, Erika Tyner Doyle.
Spring Bonnets and Creative Hairstyles Parade
The children had a fantastic arrays of bonnets and hairstyles for the parade! Well done everyone.
Term 3
Active Week 2022
Sunflowers inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
Seed Scholars
The children really enjoyed participating in the Seed Scholars Programme over the last few weeks.
Many thanks to Eliya Lavine for facilitating the workshops.
Many thanks to Eliya Lavine for facilitating the workshops.
