World Book Day
March 3, 2023
We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 2nd March! We went to the book swap and got to bring some books home. We read The Gruffalo and made Gruffalo masks – I think we gave some people a fright! Each boy also got a book token. The book token can be redeemed in most book shops (like Easons) to get either a free book from a selection, or €1.50 off any book of your son’s choosing.
Pancake Tuesday
February 24, 2023
We had an amazing demonstration in the hall today for Pancake Tuesday! Marie and Ms Sawyer were our talented head chefs!
Drama
February 23, 2023
Our Drama lesson about the book ‘What the Ladybird Heard,’ was great fun! First, the boys created a soundscape of the farmyard by making the animal noises from the story. Next, we discussed the characters of the robbers. The boys came up with some amazing adjectives to describe them, such as stealthy, mischievous, stubborn and criminal. Then, the boys created freeze frames to show how the robbers might look.
Finally, our ‘robbers’ were tasked with devising a plan to steal the fine, prize cow. They had to draw maps of the farmyard to help their gang succeed!
Brigid brings the spring 💐
February 3, 2023
We learned about St Brigid, one of the most famous Irish saints. St Brigid’s Day is celebrated on February 1st. We read the story of her cloak and learned about how she made her cross with reeds and rushes. We then made our own crosses using popsicle sticks and painted them green like the rushes.
Under the Antarctic Ice 🏔️
February 3, 2023
Our theme for the month was Adventure in Antarctica. We learned about the climate in Antarctica and different animals that live there. One animal we studied was the Orca, or Killer Whales.
Our knowledge of Orcas inspired our Art. We discussed how we can can have different shades of colours using tones such as black and white. We used these tones to create different shades of blue for our Orca paintings. They turned out great!
Baking Rice Krispie Buns
February 3, 2023
What a busy month January has been! We had a special birthday in Prefab 12 so of course we had to mark it by baking some treats! We practiced good hand hygiene when in the kitchen, and cleaned up after ourselves when we finished. The hardest part was waiting for the cakes to set!
Getting the Bus to the Coffee Shop and playing some games
February 3, 2023
We got the bus to go to a different coffee shop than usual. Getting the Dublin Bus was a new experience for Prefab 12 and one we hope to revisit in the future. We played our favourite Shopping List game while we watched the traffic go by.
