Fourth Class
Mr. Hickey
Dia duit a chara,
Welcome to 4th (Mr. Hickey's) Class web page! In 4th class we are going to have lots of fun and laughter and on the way we will learn a thing or two. To keep you up to date with our learning we will add bits and bobs about what we do in our class to our webpage. We hope you enjoy finding out about our class and our learning.
Welcome to 4th (Mr. Hickey's) Class web page! In 4th class we are going to have lots of fun and laughter and on the way we will learn a thing or two. To keep you up to date with our learning we will add bits and bobs about what we do in our class to our webpage. We hope you enjoy finding out about our class and our learning.
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SCIENCE WEEK
If water is dirty, how can you clean it?
We learnt how the Earth naturally filters water as it is absorbed into the ground. The natural soil of the ground filters leaves, insects and other debris out of the water as part of the infiltration process of the water cycle.
We decided to create our own homemade water filter. Each layer had a purpose. Small stones are used to filter out large sediments, like tissue and leaves, whereas sand is used to remove fine impurities.
Our filter, however, will not get rid of food colouring, because food colouring is dissolved in the water. A technique called distillation is used in laboratories to get rid of substances dissolved in water.
We decided to create our own homemade water filter. Each layer had a purpose. Small stones are used to filter out large sediments, like tissue and leaves, whereas sand is used to remove fine impurities.
Our filter, however, will not get rid of food colouring, because food colouring is dissolved in the water. A technique called distillation is used in laboratories to get rid of substances dissolved in water.
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The water we drink from taps is cleaned by lots of processes. Filtration is just the start. The water is also disinfected to get rid of microbes.
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Take a listen to Adam and Jacob explaining what they did and what happened during the experiment. Or if you would prefer visit our Seesaw blog which has many of our pupils records of the experiment. Enjoy!
I like to Move it Move it, We like to MOVE IT!
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Practice Makes Perfect!
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In 4th class we realise that it can be very wet outside and that we can become restless at times. When we are restless at home we decided that we should practice our landing skill inside instead. So how about practicing 10 landings and then teaching a family member at home.
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Halloween is coming and the geese are getting fat...
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Today was our last day of school before the Halloween break. We had great fun dressing up in our costumes. We had every sort of costume ranging from tigers to unicorns and sharks to an old man. We put the baby shark song on and our very own shark led the class in singing along. Mr. Hickey even dressed up as a surgeon with a chainsaw. Bhí cóisir Oíche Shamhna againn comh maith. D'fheach muid ar scannán agus d'ith muid milséan. Bhí an-craic againn. I hope everyone enjoys the break and don't forget to be safe!
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Cooking All Stars - Our Hero Ingredient... Cheese!!!
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This weeks hero ingredient was CHEESE. We really love cheese in our class. We learnt that cheese has not only calciam but vitamin D and E.
Using our hero cheese we learnt how to make quesadilla. A quesadilla, or specifically a cheese quesadilla, is a Mexican dish, consisting of a tortilla that is filled with cheese and then grilled. Our focus skill was flipping and we put it into practice flipping our quesadilla. We learnt that when flipping we always have to hold our frying pan with our free hand and flip gently by turning our wrists. The quesadilla were delicious and we loved cooking and eating them. We can't wait to try making them at home with our families. |
Cooking All Stars - Our Hero Ingredient... Egg!!!
This week, Thursday the 19th of October, we cooked in our class. Our Hero ingredient was the EGG and our cooking skill was whisking. Our class was split into 5 different stations and we moved around the classroom learning about cooking, food safety, nutrition and what is in our food. We were very excited and cooked some delicious scrambled egg.
St. Mary's Sports 3rd and 4th Class FAI Futsal Blitz
Creating Seed Pots that Won't Hurt our Biodiversity
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Today we looked at how to create recyclable seed pots using newspapers. We were examining different ways we could use materials that would not hurt our environment. We found it very interesting to find out how we could open up the shells around seeds to start the germination process. |
Pictures from Saint Mary's Vs Booterstown
The Nail biting Saint Mary's Boys Football Match Vs Scoil Olaf
On Tuesday, at 3.00p.m., St. Mary's football team played a nail biting match against Scoil Olaf in Sandyford.
First Mr. Hickey, Mr. Hoey and Mr. Davis called everybody in to warm up. They were practising their solos, hand passes and kicks. When Scoil Olaf arrived the match started. At the start Olafs went straight on the attack and scored a point! St. Mary's tried their best to get a point back but Olafs intercepted the ball and scored another point! They were the better attackers but we were the better defenders. It was half time St. Mary's 0-0 Olaf 0-2.
Mr.Hickey told everybody to keep their heads up and we would win. So we believed and the second half started! Soon intothe half, Noah got the ball, turned around and went for a point but then it went under the bar and he scored a goal! St. Marys 1-0 Olaf 0-2. Soon Olaf's scored 2 points they were winning. St. Marys 1-0 Olaf 0-4. Soon there ere only five minutes left and we won a penalty. Vlad buried it in the corner of the net and a few minutes later the game was over! What a thriller!!
First Mr. Hickey, Mr. Hoey and Mr. Davis called everybody in to warm up. They were practising their solos, hand passes and kicks. When Scoil Olaf arrived the match started. At the start Olafs went straight on the attack and scored a point! St. Mary's tried their best to get a point back but Olafs intercepted the ball and scored another point! They were the better attackers but we were the better defenders. It was half time St. Mary's 0-0 Olaf 0-2.
Mr.Hickey told everybody to keep their heads up and we would win. So we believed and the second half started! Soon intothe half, Noah got the ball, turned around and went for a point but then it went under the bar and he scored a goal! St. Marys 1-0 Olaf 0-2. Soon Olaf's scored 2 points they were winning. St. Marys 1-0 Olaf 0-4. Soon there ere only five minutes left and we won a penalty. Vlad buried it in the corner of the net and a few minutes later the game was over! What a thriller!!
Tag Rugby
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Yesterday, the 20/9/18, we had a coach come into us to teach us the skills of tag rugby. It was a very wet day so we had to wear our coats.
First, we played ball tag with a rugby ball. We threw the rugby ball in lines. Next, we put the ball on the ground and left it for the next person. We threw the rugby ball in lines. Next we played stuck in the mud where you got stuck when somebody touched you with the ball. It was great fun. Finally, our coach gave out prizes to some children and a Leinster coffee mug to Mr. Hickey (which he hates because he is a massive Connacht fan). By Luke |
UP THE DUBS
We drew, created and painted the Dublin and Tyrone teams along with a pitch and the scoreboard. p.s (Our scoreboard had Dublin winning!!)