Lots of our classes logged on today for a wonderful talk by Danielle Wilcox from the Blackrock Castle Observatory. Danielle had lots of information for us on telescopes, how they work, the pictures th ...
There was a partial solar eclipse today (around 30%). Teacher had special glass. It looked opaque but in fact the sun’s image can shine through. The glass is suitable for welders to use when the ...
We at Scoil Chaitríona Junior are thoroughly enjoying Space Week 2022 Click on the image above to see our Space Display Day … Space Week 2022 … Here are some of the things we have done: Ma ...
First Class had fun collecting data about people’s favourite fruit, ice-cream flavour and sports activity. They used this data to make pictograms. They also got to investigate 2D shapes and use ...
We all filled in a questionnaire about our Space Week experiences. We had such fun and learned such a lot. Learning is fun. The teachers in our school and the parents in our class also filled in ques ...
We made our space art by using marbling to create cool planets. Then we coloured and cut out the 8 planets and our astronauts. We also created our individual ESA logos for the European Space Agency! ...
We had a terrific day today. We loved showing our space boxes to other classes and our parents, and demonstrating about space and rockets. Most of the classes in the school and many of our parents cam ...
We were so delighted with our friend the Starship rocket engineer who answered our questions so well that we made him special Thank You cards. He is so inspiring! ...
We were so impressed when we went to visit the space box display in Room 15. All the students had made such wonderful displays and were able to explain how they were made and what they know about spa ...
These cosmic pictures of the galaxy were made with black paper, light blue paint, dark blue paint, red paint, white paint, sponges and brushes. They look like nebulae or galaxies. After our painting s ...
We really enjoyed watching rockets being launched in the yard today. Happy Space Week 2022! ...
We really enjoyed Space Week from making our foam rockets on Monday to decorating our Astronauts today. We had the best time. We also finished off our week with the story Goodnight Spaceman. ...
We have been very busy at home making space boxes, posters and even alien ships! We hosted lots of other classes and explained all our crafts to them. ...
As part of Space Week, we have been very busy engineers. We made rockets using foam, card, duct tape and an elastic band. We’ve learnt that the elastic band works as a catapult to send our rockets soa ...
We are prepared to present all we know to all of the other classes in the school tomorrow, and to our parents and relatives. We made absolutely amazing space boxes. Teacher has never ever seen so m ...
We are designing and making Space Boxes, often with the help of our families at home. Teacher is SOOOO impressed with the fabulous designs. Some of us might be engineers, designers or astronauts when ...
We know that there are lots of volcanoes in space. The largest volcano in our solar system is on Mars (Mount Olympus Mons), while Venus has the largest number of volcanoes (and is the smelliest plane ...
We launched balloon rockets in 1st class as part of Space Week. We investigated and discussed how rockets are launched. Then we decided to launch our very own rockets in the classroom. It was great fu ...
A huge Thank You to Space Week Ireland who put us in touch with Eóin Tuohy. Eóin is an Irish engineer who works with Éirespás. He was working with ESA (European Space Agency) and he knows all about a ...
We love demonstrating about space during Space Week at assembly! It is our chance to show the other 1st classes what we made recently and what we have learned about space. Look at our papier mache pla ...
We had a lovely morning listening to Eoin chatting all things Space. It was so much fun learning about life as an astronaut. Thanks to Ms McLoughlin for allowing us to join in on this zoom! ...
It is nearly Space Week 2022 so we have been talking a lot about space, about rockets, about trips to Mars and about the planets in the solar system. Teacher has a nephew who is a rocket-engine making ...
We have been talking about gravity and air resistance. We know that parachutes don’t stop you falling, but they slow your fall to earth when you jump or fall from an aeroplane. Today we were ta ...
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 rocke ...
We had fun launching stomp rockets and elastic rockets. We have a snowman rocket and different kinds of stomp rockets. Technically, since they are launched when air is compressed and don’t use ...
Today in 2nd class we took part in Space Week by creating our own cute rockets – Mice Rockets. We hope you like them! ...
We had fun outside with Ms.McCaul’s/Ms. C.Fitzgerald’s class and Ms. F.Kavanagh’s class celebrating Space Week by letting off a very noisy rocket (not a rocket at all, but a rocket s ...
We joined Ms. McLoughlin’s class and Ms. Kavanagh’s class to launch a fun sound rocket and a vinegar rocket which didn’t work so well for us. We are loving Space Week 2022 IMG_8889 ...
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 m ...
First Class had great fun this afternoon. They got to paint their papier mâché planets. Can you guess which one is which? 🎨🪐🌍 ...
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 ...
To celebrate Space Week, we made mouse rockets from circles of paper which had been made into cones. We made them fly up into the air by putting them over an empty milk carton and squeezing all the ai ...
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. ...
Our class designed and named planets to add to the Solar System in anticipation for Space Week! We designed and cut-out rockets, our cutting skills are really improving. ...
We are enjoying reading stories and books about space, rockets and our solar system. Here are some of the books we are reading. ...
We are learning all about the planets in our solar system. Today we all got to vote on which planet we like the most. We made a data chart from this information. Here are our results: We compared the ...
We are looking forward to Space Week. First Class are learning about our planets through art.🎨🪐👩🚀👨🚀 ...
We are preparing for space week next week! We made rockets using foam, duct tape , card and an elastic band to help launch our rockets. We practised our rocket launching skills outside! ...
We were wondering today how Uranus came to be on its side? If Uranus is a gas giant (which it is), how could an asteroid have bumped into it? Would the asteroid not just have travelled through the g ...
We are very impressed with rectangles. From a rectangle we are able to make other 2d shapes – smaller rectangles, squares and triangles. From a rectangle we are able to make 3D shapes – cy ...
A treat for all the stargazers tonight. Jupiter was visible in the sky. It was much brighter than any other star. Did you see it? ...
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 understand how we can make squares and triangles from rectang ...
We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded: Well done to all the students, teachers and parents of Scoil Chaitríona Junior for all the hard work (and fun) in our science projects and investigati ...
There was lots of great engineering in our class today when all the boys and girls made rockets! We had great fun making them, naming them and of course…. launching them! ...
We were busy learning about space in October. We created some great art around the theme. ...
We have learned fantastic and interesting facts about the moon. There was a full moon last night. Look at the amazing photograph taken by one of the students in Room 9. He must be so proud of his phot ...
We designed and made our own straw rockets. We really enjoyed blowing into the big straw and launching our rockets across the classroom. It was good fun changing the angle when launching and seeing wh ...
Last week we were reading ‘A Darkest Dark’ by Chris Hadfield. We were inspired to imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut and visit the moon. We examined the shape and texture of the moon. Th ...
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We made astronauts for Space Week! We made helmets out of paper plates and attached our photos. Then we traced an outline of our bodies onto white paper to make sure our space suits were the right siz ...
It is SPACE WEEK. We have designed trendy and functional astronaut suits! ...
We have a noisy rocket. When you put a square of newspaper into the nose, then throw the rocket (projectile) in the air, it will make a loud BANG when it lands on the ground again. This happens becaus ...
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 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 m ...
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 launching different types of air projectiles and elastic projectiles. Some were more impressive than others. ...
The children enjoyed making rockets and testing how far they could launch them using straws. ...
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We launched balloon rockets in 1st class as part of Space Week. We investigated and discussed how rockets are launched. Then we decided to launch our very own rockets in the classroom. It was great fu ...
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 rocke ...
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 are learning all about the planets for Space Week. We made a data chart today of our favourite planets. Here are the interesting results: ...
We are excited about Space Week 2021. At home we designed and made space diorama boxes, rockets, pictures and posters. Our families at home helped us a lot too. Teacher is SO impressed! ...
We used our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes to make our rockets. (Cylinders made from rectangular pages, squares and triangles made from rectangles, and cones made from circles). Today we flew them w ...
We are making rockets in school this week, 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. (Cylinders made from recta ...
We are learning all about 2D and 3D shapes. In Space Week we are putting our learning into practice. We can make cylinders from rectangles, cones from circles, squares from rectangles, triangles from ...
It is Space Week so 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 rectangular sheets. These pr ...
Watch out for lots of Space Week activities from all classes at Scoil Chaitríona Junior this week. Space Week posts: Here are some great sites to try: ...
We had great fun celebrating space week. We had a busy week learning about space, astronauts and rockets. We made our own straw rockets and even launched stomp and water rockets outside! We explored w ...
The pupils in our class were chosen to help launch this year’s Galway Science and Technology Festival. Today a photographer, Andrew Downes, came to take photographs of us launching all ou ...
We really enjoyed making and flying straw rockets. ...
Look at the fabulous rocket I made at home! ...
Junior Infants are ready for blast off with our rockets. We hope you like them! ...
This week was Space Week. We learned all about the different planets in our solar system. We also made our own rockets to fly to each of the planets. We launched our rockets in the school yard !! &nbs ...
We really enjoyed learning all about space this week. We learned about astronauts, rockets, planets, stars and gravity. We really enjoyed making these rockets. Our rockets are travelling to planets in ...
Here are all the rockets and projectiles we launched during Space Week 2020. We learned all about the planets in our solar system, about asteroids, about orbits, about moons and meteors, about the sun ...
We used our marbled paper from Wednesday to make really interesting looking planets. Along with spatter paint, a nice black background and a wonderful rocket, we made some very impressive space pictur ...
We had fun launching different types of air projectiles. Some were more impressive than others. Even our deputy principal, Mr. Cunningham, joined in! ...
We had lots of fun in Room 10 learning about how spaceships dock on the ISS! We worked together to safely dock our own spaceships into our ISS docking station. ...
We had fun launching balloon projectiles during SPACE WEEK. We even tested can the balloon fly uphill (it can!) ...
We have a noisy rocket. When you put a square of newspaper into the nose, then throw the rocket (projectile) in the air, it will make a loud BANG when it lands on the ground again. This happens becaus ...
We had great fun today launching rockets on the pitch across the road! Some children in our class have also been busy drawing lovely pictures of the planets in our Solar System! ...
We tried using vinegar and bread soda to launch our rockets. Although we could see the fizz being made, and are sure the rockets were full of carbon dioxide, they did not launch into space. Disappoint ...
We practised how to launch our foam projectiles in honour of Space Week. The projectiles launch with the energy stored in the elastic bands. We have two champion rocket flyers in our class. Here’ ...
We have made two different types of straw rockets, that launch under air pressure. We made cylinders from rectangles of paper. Then we stuck pictures of rockets on top. We can get these to fly by bl ...
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 rocke ...
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 ...
We have been talking a lot about volcanoes…. Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico, Volcanoes on Venus, and the biggest volcano in our solar system (Mount Olympus Mons) which is on the planet Mars. Lo ...
We use 2 litre bottles and a bicycle pump to launch water rockets. The launches are extremely exciting! ...
We made the rocket tops. http://junior.renmoreschool.com/making-air-projectiles-rockets-2/ We used our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes to make our rockets. (Cylinders made from rectangular pages, squa ...
We have been learning a lot about space and astronauts. We know lots and lots of interesting facts about astronauts. Today we designed our own astronaut suits, complete with fabric and our countryR ...
We really enjoyed trying out some space experiments on Friday. Here are some of the reports we wrote and the pictures we drew! ...
Space Week Events in Scoil Chaitríona Junior 2020: Asteroids, craters and the demise of the dinosaurs 2nd class (Oct 2020) Learning about gravity 2nd class (Oct 2020) Why can’t we hear sound in ...
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 ...
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 ears. In space ...
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 m ...
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 the planets for Space Week. We made a data chart today of our favourite planets. Here are the interesting results: ...
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 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. (Cylinders ...
We used the interactive board to explain how gravity pulls us all to Earth and to explain why we don’t fall off the Earth as it turns in space. ...
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 h ...
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 m ...
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 rocke ...
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 em ...
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 space ...
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 r ...
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 ...
