Competition time!

Have a look at these websites and see how you can win prizes!
An Post schoolbag
worldbookday.com

Start your World Maths Day account as well,
World Maths Day

Watch this space!!

Fun before Lent!

As Lent approaches, we are going to look at how some countries prepare for this time in the church calendar.
In some places, the days before Lent have become internationally renowned festivals!
Look at the links below to see how it is celebrated.

mardi-gras-kids
cultureclub/learning/jamaica

Snow is falling...

6th class took some time out of their busy schedule for a bit of team building!!
5th were too busy throwing snowballs to get theirs finished :) 

Green Day

Tomorrow is our Green Day of Action!
 We are working towards our 3rd flag, and this one focuses on water conservation.
We will be conducting experiments and having a car wash challenge!
For €5, staff can have their cars washed by a very enthusiastic 5th and 6th, but all the children can use is one basin of soapy water and one of clean water to rinse. (a quick internet search claims that a carwash can use up to 170 litres of water per car!)
The money raised by 5th and 6th will go to a charity that digs wells in Cameroon and provides fresh drinking water for villages!
Here is a link to their website.   waterforcameroon

Now, I'm off to drive through the muckiest lanes I can find......

Exercise your brain....

Here is the puzzle that Mr. Finnegan sent over today!
An office worker is given a new job.
He will start on Jan 1st 2013.
He will work Mon-Fri 9 a.m - 5 p.m with a lunch break from 1 - 2 p.m.
His job is to count to one million (1,000,000)
If he can count to 60 in a minute, on what day and at what time will he reach 1 million?

Yikes!!