St. Joseph's Primary School & Nursery Unit
WELCOME TO PRIMARY 5
LITTER PICK
P5 have been very busy helping keep our school and club grounds tidy. We did our first litter pick and were very surprised as to how much we collected. This will be completed every month by P5. Thanks again to the club who donated 10 new litter picks last year.
HEALTHY BODY/HEALTHY MIND
As part of our topic we have been looking at a range of ways to keep healthy and look after ourselves. We were very lucky to have had a visit from Mairead Mullan who is a Health Care Assistant in A&E and Bobby Dillon who is an Ambulance Care Attendant.
We had a fun filled afternoon full of facts, information and demonstrations about how these two very important jobs are done. We will be trying out a few of these things ourselves so watch our class page. A massive thank you to Mairead and Bobby.
FACT FINDING
Research on Roald Dahl to mark Roald Dahl Day. We are currently reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
NUMERACY IN THE SUN
Mental maths and word building in the sun.
NUMICON
Using Numicon to help with our quick recall of numbers bonds to 20.
LINE OF THE WEEK
Our Line of the Week Award got us a full hour of fun and play at the 4G.
ZOOM CALL TO A DALLAS FIRE STATION
As part of our topic Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Primary 5 had the amazing opportunity to be part of a live Zoom call to Texas!!! We spoke to Paul Donnelly who is a Paramedic/Firefighter from Farmer's Branch Station in Dallas.
We had the opportunity to ask lots of relevant questions and gained so much information. Primary Five got a tour of the fire truck and the ambulance and were amazed at how they all worked and what equipment they carried. Paul's friend even got into his protective gear (which has to take only 45 seconds) and explained each item.
We would like to greatly thank the men for taking the time to organise everything in Dallas so we could avail of this fantastic opportunity in Dunloy.
MATHS WEEK
For Math’s Week we tested Leonardo Di Vincis Vitruvian Man Theory. He believed that the length of a person’s arm span is equal to their height. We measured each other and compared the results. The theory worked for 14 children and did not for 16. In our evaluation of the task, we looked at how our measurements may not have been accurate for a number of reasons. Primary 5 are left undecided but had great fun along the way.
DIGITAL ART
The class used Adobe Express to create Halloween Art. Pupils worked in pairs to create their own unique poster. In order to do this, the children had to explore and use different colours, fonts, pictures and tools for writing. Our work is displayed outside our classroom.
HALLOWEEN FUN IN PRIMARY 5
THRIVE ACADEMY E-SAFETY WORKSHOP
P.5 enjoyed all the activities from the Thrive workshop, on how to stay safe online.
ODD SOCKS DAY
Celebrating our uniqueness, differences and being perfect just the way we are.
ATLAS WORK
Research and Atlas work on America and Ireland, helped us to compare and contrast the two countries.
NUMICON
Primary 5 used Numicon to help understand perimeter.
SNOW DAY
Primary 5 had fun in the snow.
St. Joseph's Primary School & Nursery Unit
WELCOME TO PRIMARY 5
LITTER PICK
P5 have been very busy helping keep our school and club grounds tidy. We did our first litter pick and were very surprised as to how much we collected. This will be completed every month by P5. Thanks again to the club who donated 10 new litter picks last year.
HEALTHY BODY/HEALTHY MIND
As part of our topic we have been looking at a range of ways to keep healthy and look after ourselves. We were very lucky to have had a visit from Mairead Mullan who is a Health Care Assistant in A&E and Bobby Dillon who is an Ambulance Care Attendant.
We had a fun filled afternoon full of facts, information and demonstrations about how these two very important jobs are done. We will be trying out a few of these things ourselves so watch our class page. A massive thank you to Mairead and Bobby.
FACT FINDING
Research on Roald Dahl to mark Roald Dahl Day. We are currently reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
NUMERACY IN THE SUN
Mental maths and word building in the sun.
NUMICON
Using Numicon to help with our quick recall of numbers bonds to 20.
LINE OF THE WEEK
Our Line of the Week Award got us a full hour of fun and play at the 4G.
ZOOM CALL TO A DALLAS FIRE STATION
As part of our topic Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Primary 5 had the amazing opportunity to be part of a live Zoom call to Texas!!! We spoke to Paul Donnelly who is a Paramedic/Firefighter from Farmer's Branch Station in Dallas.
We had the opportunity to ask lots of relevant questions and gained so much information. Primary Five got a tour of the fire truck and the ambulance and were amazed at how they all worked and what equipment they carried. Paul's friend even got into his protective gear (which has to take only 45 seconds) and explained each item.
We would like to greatly thank the men for taking the time to organise everything in Dallas so we could avail of this fantastic opportunity in Dunloy.
MATHS WEEK
For Math’s Week we tested Leonardo Di Vincis Vitruvian Man Theory. He believed that the length of a person’s arm span is equal to their height. We measured each other and compared the results. The theory worked for 14 children and did not for 16. In our evaluation of the task, we looked at how our measurements may not have been accurate for a number of reasons. Primary 5 are left undecided but had great fun along the way.
DIGITAL ART
The class used Adobe Express to create Halloween Art. Pupils worked in pairs to create their own unique poster. In order to do this, the children had to explore and use different colours, fonts, pictures and tools for writing. Our work is displayed outside our classroom.
HALLOWEEN FUN IN PRIMARY 5
THRIVE ACADEMY E-SAFETY WORKSHOP
P.5 enjoyed all the activities from the Thrive workshop, on how to stay safe online.
ODD SOCKS DAY
Celebrating our uniqueness, differences and being perfect just the way we are.
ATLAS WORK
Research and Atlas work on America and Ireland, helped us to compare and contrast the two countries.
NUMICON
Primary 5 used Numicon to help understand perimeter.
SNOW DAY
Primary 5 had fun in the snow.