Our Visits to a SFI Discover Centre:
Our Visits to a SFI Discover Centre:
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All classes in our school visited an SFI Discover Centre in the first term.
Junior Infants visited Doneraile Wildlife Park
Senior Infants and 1st class visited Fota Wildlife Park
2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th class visited Blackrock Observatory in Cork.
5th & 6th class visited Lifetime Lab in Cork.
Blackrock Observatory, Cork - Monday, 1st October, 2018:
Blackrock Observatory, Cork - Monday, 1st October, 2018:
On Monday, 1st October, 2018, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th class visited the Blackrock Observatory in Cork.
As part of this visit, they visited the castle and also took part in an interactive activity travelling to space, using technology as a tool.
They also took part in a workshop for Space Week, where they created sundials and learned about the sun and shadows.
All classes thoroughly enjoyed their day and learned a lot from the experience.
2nd and 3rd class pupils at the top of Blackrock Castle
2nd and 3rd class pupils at the top of Blackrock Castle
2nd & 3rd class pupils enjoying the interactive activity travelling on a space mission.
2nd & 3rd class pupils enjoying the interactive activity travelling on a space mission.
4th & 5th class pupils exploring the dungeon in Blackrock Castle
4th & 5th class pupils exploring the dungeon in Blackrock Castle
4th & 5th class pupils creating sundials in the Space Week workshop.
4th & 5th class pupils creating sundials in the Space Week workshop.
A pupil's account of their trip to Blackrock Observatory:
A pupil's account of their trip to Blackrock Observatory:
Fota Wildlife Park - Tuesday, 9th October:
Fota Wildlife Park - Tuesday, 9th October:
On Tuesday, 9th October, Seniors and 1st Class visited Fota Wildlife Park.
They enjoyed a guided tour of the Park and also went on a Bug hunt, where they explored the local habitat and investigated the local bug species.
1st class outside Fota Wildlife Park
1st class outside Fota Wildlife Park
1st Class pupils enjoying their guided tour.
1st Class pupils enjoying their guided tour.
Senior Infants enjoying their mini-beast hunt
Senior Infants enjoying their mini-beast hunt
Doneraile Park - Friday, 12th October:
Doneraile Park - Friday, 12th October:
On Friday, 12th October, the Junior Infants visited Doneraile Park and explored the local environment.
They collected a variety of conkers, cones and leaves from the ground.
They carried bug collectors and viewers to explore the mini-beasts.
Lifetime Lab, Cork - November 19th
Lifetime Lab, Cork - November 19th
On Monday, November 19th, 5th & 6th class visited the Lifetime Lab in Cork.
The theme of the visit was Electricity and they learned about conductors and insulators, electrical circuits among other things.
They were involved in hands on experiments throughout the day and learned so much about electrical circuits from their visit.
Report from a pupil on one of the experiments in Lifetime Lab:
Report from a pupil on one of the experiments in Lifetime Lab:
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