3rd class

It is hard to believe that it is Christmas week and the final day of school has arrived! It has been such a fantastic term. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy the break and keep safe! 🎄 Nol ...

A very special guest received a Garda escort into our school today. Santa arrived while we were all singing Jingle Bells. He did a drive by to say hello to all of the boys and girls in Good Shepherd b ...

We transformed ourselves into little elves to help Santa Claus!   ...

We created winter snowmen and snowladies using paper, felt and buttons. We hung them on our window as a decorative display! ...

We had a class challenge on Seesaw this month: to design or create a robot. We could draw it on paper or on a computer, build it using Lego or k’nex, make one using materials found around our house et ...

3rd Class love playing Gaeilge Biongó. It is a great way to learn new Irish words while having fun! It can become quite competitive! 😄 ...

Using balloons, we explored how rockets blast off into space!  To propel a rocket, some kind of force must push it forward. When we blew up the balloon, we were filling it with gas particles. Pressure ...

On November 27th we all wore blue to support the Asthma Society of Ireland and to remember our dear friend Ross Edwards. Our class was a sea of blue for the day and blue skies also appeared to show su ...

Some great project work was produced over the last few weeks with Ms. Shields and Ms. Smith. Well done to the boys and girls for working so hard researching and working together. Every week, the whole ...

Last month we painted winter foxes. We created a blue, moonlit background. We drew our foxes and used oil pastels to add colour. ...

We had a great time making our skeleton and Halloween decorations.  In Science, we have been learning all about our bodies and about the functions of our bones. We were delighted that we got to dress ...

Maths Week took place in Good Shepherd from October 12th – October 18th. We did lots of fun activities. We tried our hand at assembling the Tangram square. It was a lot harder than it looked! We ...

We are thrilled that Happy Joe is back in Good Shepherd again this year.  We had brilliant fun learning some new dance moves! Happy Joe teaches us how to keep fit and healthy through dance and aerobic ...

Last Friday, we took a class trip to Loreto Park as a treat.  It was a lovely sunny autumn day.  We got to visit the new playground and the class had a great time there as you can see from the photos. ...

We have been practicing well-being and mindfulness in the hall over the past few weeks in 3rd Class. Mindfulness is a coping skill that helps you relax, reduce stress and anxiety, and feel better abou ...

We created self portraits on our first week back at school. We painted a gold frame and added tin foil to create a mirror effect. We hope you like them!       ...

In 3rd Class we love digital learning!  We used an app called Book Creator on the iPads to make our own digital books. We utilised the skills that we gained during previous Cocoon IT training. Book Cr ...

We were all so excited to see that our new sensory garden had been installed in school over the summer months.  We have all had a chance to explore it and we had great fun! ...

We had great fun in Science this week making bubbles! Bubbles are pockets of soap and water that are filled with air. When soap and water are mixed together and air is blown into the mixture, the soap ...

We are all glad to be back at school after months of school closures. We have been making the most of the recent good weather and are trying to keep healthy and active. ...