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Hi 4th class!

Most of you have joined me on Seesaw since schools closed. If you haven't joined yet, ask a parent to send me an email and I'll reply with your personal code. awynne@killygarryns.ie

By the way, I know some past pupils like to check the blog from time to time, I'd love to hear from you too! Either by message here or by email!

Palm Sunday

What a beautiful morning boys and girls!
There's an old saying that "Every cloud has a silver lining", meaning that even in difficult or unpleasant times there is something good. 
I nGaeilge, "Ní bhíonn scamall gan gealán". 
You can write that in your Irish hardback notebook and illustrate it!
Thank God for this lovely weather that we can all go outside and play and have fun! 
How much harder would this time be if it were cold and raining every day? 
On Sunday, it will be Palm Sunday, when Jesus went to Jerusalem, and the people greeted him with cheers and shouts of Hosanna! 
Here is a short video clip to remind you of this part of the story. 
Next week of course is Holy week, when Jesus was arrested, beaten and he died on the cross. Thankfully, on Sunday he rose from the dead which is why Easter is such a special celebration for us! 

Palm Sunday
Hosanna song (there is a delay in the start of this one, be patient!)
Holy Week to Easter Sunday

Evan and Emily's bubbles

Evan and Emily's bubbles!

Evan and Emily made a simple toy today A bubble machine , Plastic bottle with the bottom cut off ,pull over a clean sock , dip In soapy water boom 💥 enjoy 😉
Click above to watch them play!

Evan and Emily

Evan and Emily are very busy at home these days!
They are baking yummy scones, going for long walks with mum, dad and Cooper and I'm sure there's plenty of artwork being created too!
They had a new lamb born recently which is very exciting!
This little lamb doesn't have a name yet, Evan suggested that 4th class should send in suggestions and we'll pick a winner!
Send a message through the blog...just click on "comments" below this text.

Charlie's calves!

Charlie has been busy helping on the farm!
They have lined up very nicely for a photo Charlie, let's hope they are always this well-behaved!

Clodagh in the kitchen!

Clodagh has been very busy over the past few weeks. She has been crocheting, painting, and now has turned to baking!
She made a beautiful chocolate cake and yesterday baked some scones...
They look delicious Clodagh!

Adam's lego WWII project

Adam's lego World War II project

Adam has spent quite an amount of time researching this and creating his lego version of the D Day landing.
There is lots of information here, some of it is quite unpleasant but, as Adam said, let's hope and pray we'll never have a repeat of this.

garden experiment

Today is quite cloudy so this experiment might not work so well, but try it on a day with lots of sunshine! 

daisy in the sun

Some garden flowers follow the sun as it travels across the summer sky. 

Flowers that track the sun are called heliotropic or phototropic flowers. 

Heliotropic flowers actually turn their blossoms to face the sun while phototropic flowers grow toward the sun. 

Many plants with heliotropic flowers belong to the Sunflower family.

Find a daisy in your garden. it should be open and facing towards the sun. 

Place a container over the flower, e.g a cup or an empty food tin. 

Leave for a while. 

When you check back, the daisy should have closed up. 

It thinks it is night-time because it is dark!!

Let me know if you tried this experiment!

(a daisy is a great flower to sketch, examine one closely and try to draw it as accurately as possible)

Maths puzzles

mathsweek-daily-puzzle

This website will give a new maths puzzle every day. Today's one is very similar to our game, "Sums Up" that we play in class. You can add, subtract, multiply or divide to get a particular number. in the case of the online game, it's 24.
You may only use each number once.
E.G


So, really easily, 4 x 6 = 24
or:
(4 + 8) x (6 - 4)
   12     x     2     =24

Have a go! Try it with your own car reg. or ask your mother or father to randomly pick a number between 20 and 50!

Sunday mass

cavancathedral

Hi children, as today is Sunday, many of us would be usually be going to mass. Cavan cathedral are showing their mass online this morning at 10 a.m which you can watch from home. You can even stay in your jammies!
The link is on the top of this post.
Churches remain open for people to pop in for a few minutes to say a prayer and light a candle. Remember, you can still say prayers at home.

See elephants, penguins and giraffes in Cavan!

.dublinzoo-webcams
That was a little bit deceiving 😉
But, you can watch them from your sitting room or kitchen!
Dublin zoo has links to its webcams so you can see what those busy penguins are up to, or what those beautiful giraffes are doing to amuse themselves now that there are no humans in the zoo! (apart from  the zookeepers who feed and care for them).
Practice the sign for elephant and giraffe. I don't know the sign for the other animals, see can you make one up based on your observations of their habits and their appearance!

Examining colour!

This is a really interesting look at colour and its significance across the world. Have as look around and see what colours are most popular at home; in nature, on TV shows etc.
Take some time to go through the different videos on the website:
an-exploration-of-color-across-cultures

Competition!

/short-story-competition
John Boyne is a famous Irish author who has written several popular children's books. He has launched a short story competition. Follow the link above to find out more.

Out and about

Hi boys and girls,
I hope you are all well and working hard and playing lots. Remember to get outside and get some exercise while the weather improves!
I put a post on our bird blog about the woodpigeon. Have a read of it and look out for and listen out for this common bird. If you spot anything interesting for Maths Eyes, then either send a photo to drawing to me. Add a few questions!

#WeWillDraw initiative inspiring kids around the world

Hi boys and girls, I hope you are all well and keeping busy and active. Happy St. Patrick's day too!

If you're doing anything creative, send me a picture or video and I'll share it here so the class can see what you're doing. I've already heard of some children who are going to have a little parade at home today!

I know you all love art, so here's something to try out. Will is a comic artist and is giving online lessons in drawing starting today.

Pythagoras Theorem

                                                                     
                                                                Pythagoras Theorem

Pythagoras Theorem is used to know the length of the hypotenuse the longest side of the right angled triangle. And this is how you do it. We know that the vertical line equals four cm and the horizontal line is three cm. And know we want to know how long is the longest side the diagonal or oblique. If you know how to square numbers then you should be able to do this. If you don't know hot to square numbers then I will explain. So squaring numbers is like multiplying but you multiply the number by it self. You can square as much as you want 1,2,3 and so on but in Pythagoras's Theorem you square by two. We will square the four cm side first. So we do 4x4=16. See we squared 4 by 2 which means we multiply four two times. So now we square the three cm side. 3x3=9 now we know the length of the two sides. Then we add 16+9 which equals 25 then we do the opposite of squaring. We have to find a number that can be squared and add up to 25. If you got five then you are correct.
Adam.

Amina

Three years ago I went to Senegal because my dad is from Senegal and I went to see my dads family. And while we were there we went on a boat to Goree Island to see all the lovely stuff there and while we were there lots of people playing music with traditional instruments. They were playing the kora,the kashaka and the gjimbe. The kora is like a mini guitar you hold the bottom of it inward to your stomach  it also has six strings two on the top two on middle and two on the bottom it is made from      the shell of a fruit and skin of an animal. Then we have the kashaka which is a piece of string with two shells of a fruit  with beads inside of it and there at the ends of the string. Then we have the gjimbe which is like a drum. And it can be in all shapes and sizes.The gjimbe is made from the skin of an animal and wood and then it is decorated with ribbon or paint.           

World Book day