Eggs, Engineers and a Busy Week in Third Class

What a busy week we had in Third Class! Alongside our regular learning, we celebrated Science Week with some hands-on investigating and building. During Anti-Bullying Week, we talked about how we can include others and speak up when someone needs help. We also marked Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union by learning about Ireland’s role in the EU and how member countries work together.

For our dissolving egg experiment, we put eggs into different liquids, made predictions and watched closely to see what happened to the shells. Then it was time to become engineers! We turned cereal boxes, cardboard tubes and other recycled packaging into bridges, trying out arches, pillars and extra supports to see what made our structures stronger and steadier. The real test came when the toy cars rolled out!

I loved hearing the children explain what they’d change when a bridge wobbled. We had great fun, and there was plenty of learning in every test, tweak and second try.

The children did fantastic work all week. Their enthusiasm for learning shone through in the questions they asked, the ideas they shared and how eager they were to give things a go. I’m so proud of the effort they put in and the way they encouraged one another. Well done, Third Class!

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