On our return to school after the unseasonal falls of snow, Junior Infants decided to bring some snow indoors and create mini snow characters before setting off down the road to see how high the snow really was. We discovered that it was even taller than 1st Class who also ventured out in the cold to examine it!
And so… the Ratheniska community have come up trumps once again! Some local men (all past pupils) got out and cleared the roads so that we can safely return to school tomorrow, Monday 5th March.
We are delighted to say that Sparky and Ginger (our resident goldfish for the last 12 years) survived without the care and attention of Junior Infants!
With Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter all coming in the next few weeks, we will, no doubt, be extremely busy!
As we sit at home and listen to updates from the National Emergency Committee about how to stay safe from the “Beast from the East” and Storm Emma, we can be safe in the knowledge that even though we are not in school, we can learn lots from the safety of our homes!
Some ideas:-
Keep warm and safe.
In Third Class, we have been learning about forces and how we can resist forces, gravity and friction.With this in mind, we put our engineering skills to use and created vehicles using wheels and axles. We even made parachutes and tested them out to see which ones would safely land an egg!!
In Rang 4, we have been learning about how circuits work in electricity. First, we practised how to make a light circuit on our own. Next, we used recyclable materials to design and construct lighthouses complete with switches to power them on and off. We got a great thrill when our lighthouses lit up and we are looking forward to our next science experiment over the next few weeks.
