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Mr. MacCann’s 4th class took part in the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge earlier this year.
Today it we received the exciting news that Mia Horgan was a winner in the challenge and she will now go forward to take part in the national final as part of TechWeek 2021.
Well done Mia! And well done to all the class who took part.
https://bebras.techweek.ie/
Take a look at the children in Room 5 who have been learning to code with Bee Bots this week.
When: Tuesday, 9th February: 7.30pm-8.15pm
Guest Speaker: Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, cyberpsychology researcher, member of the Cyberpsychology Research Group at the University of Wolverhampton and lectures in Cyberpsychology and Psychology in IADT, Dun Laoghaire.
Audience: This webinar is for parents/guardians of teenagers.
When: Wednesday, 10th February 7.30pm-8.15pm
Guest Speaker: Mark Smyth, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Audience: This webinar is for parents/guardians of younger children.
The children in 3rd class Room 22 have been making 3d shapes this week. Take a look at some photos of their work.
Take a look at the children in room 8 coding with Bee Bots in their pods!
Room 2 had great fun this week for Science week. We made our very own volcano, explored static electricity and what classroom items sank or floated.
The children in Room 30 have been working in the HUB in their pods.
They have been learning to code using Sphero EDU bolt robots.
Sphero is a robot ball with several features that can be controlled through the Sphero EDU app.
Take a look at some of the fantastic Science experiments in Senior Infants Room 6 for Science Week 2020. They have been very busy!
Room 4 had a very busy week this week!
Take a look at some of their science experiments: Dancing Raisins, Lava Lamps, Coke and Mentos Explosions, Static Electricity with Balloons, Gummy Bears Experiment, Making Levers, Ramps and Surfaces, Drawing Insects, Fire: Oxygen v Carbon Dioxide and Floating and Sinking.
Future engineers in Room 21, creating freestanding structures using spaghetti and plasticine for Science week 2020. They also explored lots of different science experiments this week.
