3rd class

This lesson on silhouettes was certainly enjoyed very much by all.  The children took great care in their work which you can see through their amazing results!  They want to do it all over again. &nbs ...

We had a very exciting December and really enjoyed the run-up to Christmas with some lovely art projects.  We investigated light in science and decided to try some stained glass window art using the N ...

What a morning!! There was plenty of singing and dancing to be had. A few members of the Garda band brought Santa Clause with them to Good Shepherd.  The children got some goodies and managed to have ...

Today we headed to the hall after lunch where we took part in a big table quiz organised by Ms. Hannigan. The classes all split up into teams with a mix of children from 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.  It wa ...

  Today we had the school Christmas Fair run. To say the excitement was off the scale is an understatement.  I’m not sure if 3rd class left much for others but many went home laden with boo ...

Plenty of hard work went into our World Cup projects this week. Our class held a draw and then researched each country in groups. We learned about their capital cities, currency, population, flags, an ...

We have been enjoying playing Futsal in the yard with Maggie.   We have been doing some fun games to improve our agility, balance, and coordination while growing our Futsal techniques.  Futsal is an e ...

Rang 3 were really excited to begin our yoga classes with Sue today.  The children showed great effort in following all of Sue’s instructions.  I am not sure the class has ever felt as relaxed! ...

All the children in Rang 3 really love when Ms. Wall’s puppet comes out for Gaeilge! We decided that it would be a great idea if everyone had their own puppets. Arts and crafts took hold and we ...

Today 3rd class were delighted to hear that they were starting Basketball this morning. This will continue for for the next 6 weeks. Already they learned about drippling the ball, what a crossover mea ...

Trick or Treat! Today there were lots of treats in Rang 3 and we had a fang-tastic day. There was so much excitement with all the children looking absolutely spooktacular! We began with a school assem ...

Halloween Art We have really had fun in the run-up to Halloween in Rang 3!  Everyone really enjoyed creating a ghostly version of themselves with their Tim Burton-inspired spooky selfies! There was gr ...

3rd Class have enjoyed completing a few experiments recently. 1.Exploring tooth decay: Using egg shells we got to investigate how various drinks can cause tooth decay.  Both the shell of an egg and th ...

Today the school completed its sponsored walks. Rang 3 buddied up in their pairs and headed out the school gates.  Turning right and right again we walked down to Rathfarnham Wood and into Rathfarnham ...

In Rang 3 we really enjoyed getting a head start on some Halloween art! The class really enjoys their art time, have a look to see their great work!   ...

Today the school was excited to welcome the ladies from St. John’s Ballinteer camogie team.  They won the Senior 2 Championship Camogie final yesterday. We were so lucky that they came to celebr ...

3rd Class had a little taste of Cricket today with Jim and they all absolutely loved it!  They once again tried to outrun a ball, only this time a cricket ball. Although given a little head start, the ...

3rd class were thrilled to welcome Garda Toby, a Labrador, into their classroom today.  He wandered the class gratefully receiving a pat on the head, cuddles, and hugs. The class had many great questi ...

 We began dance class with Laura this week, she really got the children moving.  It was exhausting watching them! The great news is that this will continue for the next 10 weeks. ...

Teamwork  The class worked hard on this collaboration. We learned what we can achieve when we work together and how we all have very important parts to play to make our teamwork.  The class loved putt ...

We were thrilled to start Rugby with Andrew from Leinster Rugby this week.  The children played lots of great games. They laughed a lot and ran so much.  They learned that they are not faster than a r ...

‘We may all be different fish but in this class we all swim together.’ The class had great fun in art today getting their fish ready to decorate our class motto. Our class is all about teamwork and lo ...