The children created some beautiful prize-winning artworks for the Cork Bike Week competition.
Category Archives: S.E.S.E
Flower Pressing
The children in the Junior Room had a lovely morning foraging and identifying flowers ready for pressing with Stephanie from Heritage in Schools.
Flower Pressing
Flower pressing is an age old tradition with many varations. Stephanie from Heritage in Schools visited Togher N.S. to explain some of the many ways that flowers can be pressed and presented to create beautiful displays and artworks. The children in the Senior Room were soon busy foraging and identifing the local flora for their flower pressing projects.
Robotics and Coding
The children in 1st and 2nd class have been busy exploring the Lego WeDo 2.0 robotics kits. These kits are a fantastic and enjoyable way to develop STEM skills.
Celebration Time
We have had a very productive year so far – a winning 3D Printing National Competition project, another National Science Award, a hugely enjoyable Sciath na Scol GAA football campaign and a beautiful First Holy Communion Sacrament. The children enjoyed pizza and cream cake to celebrate our efforts and achievements.
Frog Spawn
The children in the Junior Room are learning about the life cycle of the frog. It has been fascinating to watch the tadpoles hatch from the frog spawn and begin their development into adult frogs.
To facilitate nature studies in schools around the country a blanket licence allows teachers to collect frog-spawn for use in the class-room. Frog eggs, laid as spawn, gradually turn into tadpoles and they in turn go through metamorphosis – the process whereby aquatic tadpoles turn into juvenile frogs. Frog spawn kept in glass tanks in class allows the children to observe and learn about the development stages of the frog.
Science Project
The children in the Senior Room were given the task of fabricating a model capable of flight. It was fascinating to see the wide variety of shapes, sizes and fabrication techniques that the children used to create their models. The children demonstrated their models and discussed their fabrication with the younger children.
Lifetime Lab
The children from 3rd to 6th classes had a fantastic day at the Lifetime-Lab on Friday. Lifetime Lab, with its interactive exhibit area, dedicated classroom space, onsite playground and historical importance, is an ideal location for primary school children to engage with science and maths (STEM subjects). The primary science workshops focus on the skills, concept development and content objectives of the SESE Science Curriculum. This year the theme of the workshop was electricity. The children were soon creating and drawing electrical circuits, making battery operated models and learning about amps, conductors and resistors. Find out more about the Lifetime-lab here http://www.lifetimelab.ie/
Scavenger Hunt
The children in the Junior Room enjoyed a scavenger hunt in the school grounds last week. A scavenger hunt is a great fun activity that allows children to get outside, get active and develop an appreciation of nature.
Spring Flowers
Today, February 1st, is historically known as the first day of spring in Ireland. The days are starting to get a bit longer and nature is awakening from it’s winter sleep. The children created these beautiful spring artworks to celebrate the return of the colourful flowers and the promise of longer, warmer days ahead.
