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Fearless Winter Owls

Today we worked on owls using charcoals and oil pastels. We focused on the huge eyes of the owl and added feathers and beaks. We tried to use a variety of strokes to create the soft texture and used lots of finger movements to blend the colours together. We focused on control in using charcoals by lifting our hands off the sheet and drawing in big sweeping strokes from our shoulder and wrist. We wanted to create blurred lines and less definition and colour was keep to only one feature of the owl! The finished artwork was superb!

 

Magnetic experiments

This week we were busy studying the properties of magnets and how magnetism can have the push and pull force depending on the north and south pole location. We examined the four main magnets- horseshoe, bar, round, disc and used them in class experiments. We also experimented with a selection of materials to measure the magnetic strength of different magnets and whether this differed depending on the magnet side. We had lots of fun and are looking forward to our next magnetic adventure-stay tuned to see what's coming next!

Re-think your drink!

What you drink makes a bigger difference to your health than you might think! Energy and sports drinks along with popular fizzy drinks are loaded with sugar. We looked at the effects of too much sugar in your diet and how they can lead to lots of different health problems. Sometimes we are rushing and grab the nearest drink to hand but we looked a little closer at the labels on some of these drinks and we were in for some sugar shockers!! Have a look at our results below and it might help you too to re-think your drink!

 

Halloween Poetry

Wizard Walk 2015

We had another very successful Wizard Walk here in St. Patrick's on the last day of school before our Halloween break. Despite the rain we had great fun getting dressed up, chanting and marching around the town. It was a great day and we were treated to a magic show in the hall later that afternoon. We also took part in some traditional Halloween games in class and enjoyed some barmbrack with lunch. A great start to the Halloween break!

Halloween Artwork!

The boys were busy designing some spooktacular Halloween mosaics in class just before mid-term break.  It took looks of time and patience to achieve the completed look- it was like putting a puzzle together! Have a look yourself at some of our pictures below