Our teacher was delighted to be one of 4 Irish delegates (and the only primary school delegate) to represent Ireland at the Science on Stage festival in Cascais, Portugal during the Halloween break. S ...
Here are some surveys about our Castle Display Day and our Space and Rockets Open Day For our students: For our parents: For our teachers: ...
We had lots of fun in prefab 1 during space week. Our class made rockets and launched them into the air. ...
Here’s what we wrote and drew about our open day yesterday: Surveys from our Open Days can be read here: ...
2nd Class, Room 9 hosted an open day for our parents, friends, grandparents and other classes in the school. 11 other classes were invited to see our display, talk to our experts and hear and see a de ...
So much fun in our room! Lots of fun in Room 4 ...
We are all ready for our Space and Rockets Open Morning tomorrow. We have all our projectiles on display and we are looking forward to visits from 10 other classes. We are hoping tomorrow morning will ...
Stomp and snowman projectiles are launched with air under pressure. For Space Week 2019 we are really enjoying launching all sorts of rockets and projectiles. ...
Today’s projectile looks like a rocket and sounds like a rocket. We need to put a square of newspaper into the top of the projectile. When you throw the projectile in the air, the yellow nose ...
We are learning all about space. Today we were wondering “Why don’t we fall off the Earth when it is up-side down in space?” We were also wondering “Why do astronauts on the ...
For space week we launched some fizzy rockets. We know that fizzy tablets react with water making fizzy bubbles of gas. We were able to guess that this gas is Carbon Dioxide. We think that real rock ...
First class had a blast during Space Week. We created mice rockets, learned about famous astronaut Neil Armstrong and created a timeline of his life. After learning all about the planets and watching ...
This week we’ve been learning about space. Have a look at some of our 2D shape rockets We also built some rockets using Lego, straws, blocks and magnets. ...
Real rockets are launched when fuel is burned. This burning of fuel is a chemical reaction. We found out that when vinegar and bread soda are mixed together then this also causes a chemical reaction ...
We are great at making things. We designed and made some rockets at home: ...
We learned about asteroids, meteors and meteorites. We crashed different sized meteorites (balls) onto Earth (a biscuit tin with sand and a light layer of chocolate powder). They made different sized ...
This week at school we are learning all about space travel. Neil Armstrong was a very famous American astronaut, who was the first person to walk on the moon, when his rocket, Apollo 11, successfully ...
We are enjoying learning about space . We have a space station in the classroom and are making aliens with Play-Doh. Today we used paper shapes to make rockets . We made straw rockets too. ...
We made cylinders from rectangles of paper. Then we stuck pictures of rockets on top. We can get these to fly by blowing through a straw. ...
We made little mice out of circles of card (which we drew by tracing round a cylinder of crayons). We made these circles into cones, added tails and ears, and launched them with blasts of air from e ...
On Earth there is air all around us. Gases like Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Nitrogen float all around us. When we make a sound, waves travel through the air, all the way to our ea rs. In spa ...
We used bicycle pumps and Rokit kits to launch our projectiles. This was really really exciting! ...
We made the rocket tops. (This is how we made them). Today we flew them using a bicycle pump. We could plan the trajectory by moving the pipe in the way we wanted our air projectiles to fly! ...
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It is SPACE WEEK. We have designed trendy and funtional astronaut suits! ...
Ms. O’Connor’s class and Ms. McLoughlin’s class had fun launching balloon projectiles during SPACE WEEK. We even tested can the balloon fly uphill (it can!) ...
We used our origami (Japanese paper folding) skills to make mini books all about the planets in our solar system. Now we can sing along to the words of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzj6U ...
We have made (painted and glued) toilet roll projectiles. These are launched using two skewers and an elastic band. By stretching the elastic band we can launch the projectiles. They look like real ro ...
We all got to vote. Here are the results! If we take another vote after we have studied all about the planets we will have a very different result! ...
We used rectangles to make cylinders, circles and semi-circles to make cones, squares to make triangles. Putting them all together we were able to make air projectiles (rockets). We will launch them ...
We are preparing for space week next week. Today we made and flew some foam projectiles (rockets) which we powered using elastic bands. Proper rockets use fuel and that is why these are projectiles ...
We at Scoil Chaitríona Junior have achieved our 15th consecutive Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Award and are one of the first schools in Ireland to receive the brand new Badge ...
(Tuesday, October 22nd) We are all ready for our Rocket Launching Morning tomorrow. We are really excited: (Wednesday, October 24th) We had an absolutely fabulous day at our rocket morning. See the ...
We know that there are lots of volcanoes in space. The largest volcano in our solar system is on Mars, while Venus has the largest number of volcanoes. Today we did a volcano demonstration (this is no ...
We learned about asteroids, meteors and meteorites. We crashed different sized meteorites (balls) onto Earth (a biscuit tin with sand and a light layer of chocolate powder). They made different sized ...
We are learning all about space. Today we were wondering “Why don’t we fall off the Earth when it is up-side down in space?” We were also wondering “Why do astronauts on the ...
We printed our own planets using tinfoil. They look great. ...
To celebrate our involvement in Space Week 2018 we invite you: ...
In Room 9 we are celebrating Space Week this week (October 4th -10th). We are bringing books from home to help teacher and the other children learn more about space! Our mission is to launch AT LEAS ...
We made air rockets last week in preparation for Space Week. Click here to see how they were made. Today we showed Ms. Maguire’s class how to make the rockets and we explained how they will be l ...
We know that rockets can fly if they are propelled by air under pressure. Today we had a look at our snowman rocket and two different kinds of stomp rockets. All launched well with the help of air und ...
We made foam rockets last week in preparation for Space Week. Click here to find out how these were made. Today we explained how to make and launch them to Ms. Groarke’s class. Then we took tur ...
We have been learning a lot about space and astronauts. We know lots and lots of interesting facts about astronauts. We were able to share what we know with others by writing and displaying the inte ...
We know that real rockets are launched after a chemical reaction with heat and fuel takes place. Today’s rockets also used a chemical reaction for blast off. When you mix vinegar and bread soda ...
We have made two different types of straw rockets, that launch under air pressure. Today we showed Ms. Lavery’s class how to make and lunch the straw rockets. Click here to see how we made these ...
To celebrate Space Week this week, we made mouse rockets from a circle of paper. We made them fly up into the air by putting them over an empty milk carton and squeezing all the air out. We did this b ...
For Space Week we are launching rockets with other classes. Today we launched some balloon rockets. We discovered that ordinary round balloons fly much faster than long, skinny rocket balloons. We a ...
Here’s some of the rockets we have made in honour of Space Week. ...
For space week we launched some fizzy rockets. We know that fizzy tablets react with water making fizzy bubbles of gas. We were able to guess that this gas is Carbon Dioxide. We think that real rock ...
Last week we made toilet roll rockets in preparation for Space Week. Today we explained to Ms. Coade’s class how these rockets were made, and we showed them how to launch the rockets, using skew ...
We use 2 litre bottles and a bicycle pump to launch water rockets. The launches are extremely exciting! ...
Last week we made our rocket mice. Today we explained to Ms. Cunningham’s class how these mice were made and how best to launch them. Click here to see how we made the rocket mice. ...
We are learning all about the planets for Space Week. We made a data chart today of our favourite planets. ...
We can use all sorts of interesting materials to make rockets…even toilet rolls. These rockets will be launched using elastic bands and skewers. We are really looking forward to the launching of ...
We made two types of straw rockets in preparation for Space Week next week. Both are propelled using air from a straw. We can’t wait to launch them next week! Watch the launching here ...
We have made rocket mice in preparation for Space Week next week. They look great. We made big and little mice. We can’t wait to launch them! Click here to see them being launched. ...
We are making rockets in school this week, in preparation for EU Space Week (next week). Teacher has a big rocket launcher. We used our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes to make our rockets. (Cylinder ...
In preparation for Space Week next week, we have made foam rockets. We used radiator insulation foam, duct tape, and card for the fins. We can understand how to make squares and triangles from rectang ...
We learned about forces, pushing and pulling. We made mice using paper and felt. We collected plastic bottles to use as rockets. We were able to launch our mice in the rockets using a force. We had so ...
We have bought a new rocket launcher in school. We have to make our own rockets. Teacher had a rocket from home for us to test. We love the fact that the rockets are easy to make, and also that th ...
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We welcomed 11 classes to visit us in our classroom to see our display and hear our presentations. Everyone enjoyed the launching of all the different kinds of rockets. See the videos from our rocket ...
See the photos from our rocket morning here See other videos from our rocket morning: Set 2 Set 3 ...
See the photos from our rocket morning here See other videos from our rocket morning: Set 1 Set 3 ...
See the photos from our rocket morning here See other videos from our rocket morning: Set 1 Set 2 ...
Come see 2nd Class Rocket Morning Open Day In: Room 9 From: 9am-10:40am Outside: Launching the big air and water rockets From: 10:15-10:40 ...
We are so excited about our Rocket Morning OPEN DAY tomorrow. We are all ready for our demonstrations and presentations. Please come and visit us in our open day tomorrow. ...
We made great felt rockets. They look almost realistic! ...
We learned about asteroids, meteors and meteorites. We crashed different sized meteorites (balls) onto Earth (a biscuit tin with sand and a light layer of chocolate powder). They made different sized ...
We had fun playing space games. We had a pocket full of imaginary space dust which we could sprinkle over ourselves:- It made us move in some very strange ways! We also played Earth, Spaceship, Moon ( ...
We wrote a nice rocket piece each about a planet we would love to visit and the beings we might meet there. ...
We read ‘Man On The Moon’. Its all about Bob who’s 9 to 5 job is cleaning up the moon and entertaining tourists! We interviewed Bob! ...
We did lots of experiments in Room 10. We are learning all about Space this month and we launched a fizzy rocket! We also made a volcano. We added red food colouring to vinegar. We added in some bread ...
We have learned a lot about astronauts, space and the International Space Station. Today we designed very trendy astronaut suits. ...
For art we are making amazing planet pictures. We have marbled some paper with marbling ink. This is ink mixed with oil. The ink floats on top of water rather than mixing in with it. We use whit ...
Today we were choosing which is our favourite planet in the solar system. We each cast our vote and stuck them on a data chart. We had fun giving our reasons for choosing the planet we did, and then ...
We are learning all about space. Today we were wondering “Why don’t we fall off the Earth when it is up-side down in space?” We were also wondering “Why do astronauts on the ...
We are learning a lot about space. Today we saw how the Earth rotates around the sun, and the moon rotates around the sun. We can see how it is day time for the part of the Earth that faces the sun, a ...
We are learning all about the planets in our solar system. Here are some of the videos we are watching in order to learn as much as we can about space: ...
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We had a visit from a very young mini astronaut today. We were delighted to see him. To celebrate Space Week we launched all our rockets for Ms. Fitzgerald’s junior infant class. Have a look and ...
We made toilet roll rockets which we painted and added fins to. Our launchers are made from two skewers and an elastic band. Watch how they launch. ...
Watch videos made on the International Space Station. Recycling water on the international space station More videos from Chris Hadfield on the International Space Station Where is the international s ...
It’s space week. Yesterday, teacher read the story Day monkey night monkey by Julia Donaldson. We talked about the different things we do during the day and at night. Today we learned about the moon ...
It’s Space Week! Today most of the first and second classes (along with 5th class from the Senior School) helped launch air and water rockets. 5th class did all the pumping, while 2nd class di ...
It’s Space Week! Today most of the first and second classes (along with 5th class from the Senior School) helped launch air and water rockets. 5th class did all the pumping, while 2nd class di ...
We had great fun this week making straw rockets and fizzy rockets! They were so easy to make and we launched them in our classroom. ...
We made the straw rockets on Friday and yesterday. We launched them today, using air under pressure. Ms. Cunningham’s class have a different way of making straw rockets. It is nice to compare ...
We tried to fly a rocket balloon straight across the classroom to teacher. We found that this is impossible. So we thought a bit, and came up with some good ideas of what to do. One idea was to blue t ...
We have seen how vinegar and bread soda can react together to make carbon dioxide gas (CO2). Today we launched some fizzy rockets using the CO2 gas that is made when you dissolve fizzy tablets in wate ...
Our stomp and snowman rockets fire when air pressure builds up behind the top. These kinds of rockets are easy to buy and they are a lot of fun to play with. ...
We have a space week display outside our room so our mums and dads will know it is Space Week. We are really enjoying Space Week. Happy Space Week everyone! We also wrote some great accounts of our ...
I am very interested in the solar system. I mad a great mobile of the planets in our solar system. ...
Look at the fabulous rocket I made for space week! ...
To celebrate Space Week look at the fabulous space ships I made at home. Teacher was thrilled! ...
We have made foam rockets. Today we practised launching them outside. We were amazed at how far the rockets can fly. Inside we showed Ms. O’Connors class how to make and launch the rockets. We ...
We know that vinegar and bread soda react together to make a gas called Carbon Dioxide. (We saw that when we pretended to make a volcano). Now we can use this carbon dioxide under pressure to launch a ...
We are making toilet roll rockets from toilet roll tubes, skewers and elastic bands. Click here to see how they turned out and how we launched them. ...
In preparation for Space Week next week, we made foam rockets. These are amazing rockets. They use the pull force to give the rocket the energy to fly. They really fly well. Watch out for what ...
In preparation for Space Week next week, we had fun making straw rockets which will launch with the help of a straw. …….to be completed and launched during space week. ...
In preparation for Space Week next week, we had fun making little conical mice which we can launch into space using our incredible (milk bottle) launchers! First we traced around circles, cut these ou ...
We know the names of 2D and 3D shapes. We discovered that a rectangle can be made into a cylinder, and a circle can be made into a cone (so can a semi-circle). A rectangle can be cut into two equal re ...
Why not get involved? Space Week: October 4th – 10th, 2017 Eu Code Week: October 7th – 22nd, 2017 Maths Week: October 14th – 22nd, 2017 Science Week: November 12 – 26th ...
Here are the videos of our class demonstrating all about space and rockets to: Ms. B.Fitzgerald’s class (Jun Inf), Ms. Moran’s class, Ms. Connolly’s class (1st), Ms. McCaul’s/M ...
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