Christmas Songs -
Counting Down to Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UMq9YB2m2Sw
Elf on the Shelf - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EsZtP91bJTY
Mince Pies in my Eyes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVj0X_5NTU
No One Should be Alone at Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ddZRpQX-csA
Christmas Play Script
Link for Online Chess Tournament 1 at 6:05pm on Wednesday 20th November.
Click on the link and click join. When the tournament begins you will automatically be paired against your opponent. This may takeanywhere from a few seconds to a minute. After the match is over click 'Back to Tournament' so you can be paired against a new opponent. The tournament will last 45 minutes.
Online Chess Competitions
Online chess competitions will take place over the month of November.
The children will need a Lichess.org account as well as permission from a parent or guardian to play. Kid mode has to be enabled to prevent children from chatting to strangers online.
They will also have to join the school online chess club.
1. Video showing how to set up a Lichess.org account as well as how to enable Kid Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97qm2no5AuM
2. Link to the O' Growney NS 24/25 chess club: Make sure you are logged into your account before you hit this link. Click join group and wait for the teacher to accept you into the group. This will only happen when online permission form has been submitted.
3. Link to online form to show the children have permission to play. The parents email address will act as a signature.
Girls and Boys football finals
The class had great fun making headbands and wristbands to show their support for the boys and girls in the Cumann na mBunscoil finals.
Parachutes
The children learned all about friction and air resistance in science class this week. They then went about making their own parachutes to put what they learned to the test. They had to drop their parachutes from the first floor to the ground floor without their egg breaking.
Youtube links to Halloween Songs
Some of the lyrics are slightly different but just learn the lyrics on the sheets that we gave you.
Someone Who Loved - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThD2jz5pwh4
Yesterday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YfPuctzBB4
Covid 19 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUAjLhx5Dg
I Don't Wanna Be Alone Tonight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkS4v3fEWc
Scream on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRh3sy9FFiE
Easter Blitz Chess Championship
The children had great fun taking part in the Easter Blitz Chess Championship. With only 5 minutes to win the match the children had to think fast and play quick or risk running out of time. Well done to all involved.
WORLD WAR 1
The children learned all about WW1 in their history class over the last month. They were particularly fascinated to learn about the life of a soldier living in a trench and the awful conditions that they faced. As part of our art lesson the children created their very own dioramas re-creating a trench from WW1. From the fire step, to the dug outs, to the ladders leading up onto No Man's Land it's safe to say they did a great job.
Snow Day Fun!
The girls took on the boys in a snowman building contest. Much fun was had.
St Brigid's Day
To celebrate St Brigid's Day we made our very own St Brigid's Crosses. I think you'd agree they turned out great.
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