Operation Transformation started in Scoil Ursula on Wednesday the 1st of March.
Some teams enjoyed playing ‘Sharks and Islands’ with Mrs. Gilley while others had great fun playing dodgeball with Mrs. Corkery on the field.
Stay tuned to see what other teams are up to!
Operation Transformation will start in Scoil Ursula on Wednesday the 1st of March.
All children will participate in different activities every morning for ten minutes. Activities will include: skipping, basketball games, dodgeball, playground games etc. Teams will rotate and enjoy a new activity everyday.
On Fridays all students and staff will learn a new dance taught by Ms. Byrne, Ms. Glavin and Ms. Crowley! I’m sure your child will tell you all about it!!
Let’s work together in school and at home to continue making Scoil Ursula a fitter and healthier place.
Music Generation
The children in fourth class are preparing for the school nativity play. In the pictures they are practicing “Away in a Manger” on their recorders whilst Clodagh accompanies them on the keyboard. They sounded great and we are looking forward to watching them perform in the school nativity.
Hurling
Fourth class have been training with Pat from Blackrock hurling club over the past four weeks. The children have really enjoyed their time with Pat. They both learn and practice a range of skills each week. The pictures show how each lesson has progressed from skills such as stopping a ball on the ground, the roll lift, controlling a moving ball, blocking, batting, and striking from the ground/ from the hand.
On Thursday 8th of December, Helen and Mrs. Nolan came in and carried out an art lesson with both parents and students in fourth class. In the weeks leading up to the lesson the children collected kitchen roll. The children enjoyed the art lesson and their work is displayed in the classroom.
On Friday 9th of December, Eimear from APC Microbiome Institute visited Scoil Ursula. Eimear discussed the digestion system, the nervous system and the respiratory system with the children.
The Digestive System
In the pictures you can see Eimear measuring Muireann’s height using wool. Eimear explained that Muireann’s intestines are three times her height in length. To show this to the class she sent Muireann to the back of the class with the string in her hand. Muireann stopped once the string was taught. You can see the length of Muireann’s intestines in the second picture.
The Brain
Eimear showed the children an egg in a plastic tub filled with salty water. She explained that the tub represented the skull, the salty water represented the fluid (CSF) that allows the brain to float and the egg represented the brain. She asked Holly to shake the tub as hard as she could in order to crack the egg. Holly shook the tub vigorously and the egg didn’t crack.
The Nervous System
Eimear discussed the five senses with the students she then asked for six volunteers to demonstrate how neurons work. The children stood in a line and they passed a ball from the start of the line to the end of the line. The child passed the ball either over their head or under their head to the next person. As the children carried out the activity the rest of the students counted aloud. Eimear explained that nerves send messages to the brain in under a second.
Measuring Sugar Content
Eimear brought in a defractometer and explained that she uses it to test the sugar content of liquids. The children tested the sugar content of Fanta orange and Coca Cola. They found that the sugar content was equal in both drinks.
The students of fourth class both thoroughly enjoyed and learned a lot from Eimear’s visit.
