This week we have been learning about scale and how it is used. We worked in pairs to make maps of our school. First we measured the perimeter of the school and then decided on a scale we could use. We used the scale 1cm=1m. We then carefully drew our maps. We then measured the inside of the school and drew in where the different rooms were. It was trickier than we thought but all our maps turned out really well.
Well done to our chess team who came 1st in Laois Community Games. They will now be representing Laois in the next stage in Mullingar. All the boys and girls have been learning to play chess for the past year with Ms. Wall and they are really enjoying it.
5th & 6th class worked on a project about the Plantation in Laois and Offaly. The gathered all the information and designed a website to show it. They worked very hard using lots of different types of media to show their information. When they were finished they entered the site in the Eircom Junior Spiders Best Project section. On Monday we were informed that the project, The Laois Plantation Project, had been shortlisted for an award and that some pupils from the class will be going to Google HQ in Dublin. It is a fantastic achievement to be nominated. We are so proud of them. Congratulations!!!!!
To see our website click the link: http://laoisplantationproject.weebly.com/
To see the other shortlisted projects please click the link below
http://www.juniorspiders.ie/2014/03/31/2014-shortlist-out/
On Friday 1st & 2nd class were very busy making beautiful presents to bring home for Mother’s Day. Here are some pictures of what they made. We hope the lucky people who got them on Sunday enjoyed them.
