Citywest & Saggart

Community National School

First Class Room 8: What do seeds need to grow?

Scientists ask themselves important questions all the time. It’s what helps them to discover things. So, when Ms Bates asked us the question ‘What do seeds need to grow?’ we were so excited to investigate to find out. We wanted to see if seeds only need water, or sunlight, or whether the actually need both in order to grow. In our class predictions, many children predicted that seeds need both sunlight and water to grow. Some of us weren’t so sure. Ava remembered a time when it was dark  and wet when her plant was a seed and yet it still grew! We needed to find out once and for all. We began by taking turns to put soil in our pots. We were surprised that the soil was cold and damp. Once the soil was in our pots we then added cress seeds. Ms Bates informed us that the more seeds we had the better.  To try and see which factors were needed for the seeds to grow, some pots only got light and no water, others got water and no light, another pot got no water or light and finally, some pots received, water and light. The results were astounding! All of the plants which received water and light grew into beautiful green cress plants. No seeds grew in the other pots! What a result, plants need water and light, and of course, soil, to grow! Ava realised that although it may have been dark outside all the plants need is a little bit of light and not sunbeams. Luckily enough, since we are living in Ireland!...

Second Class Room 11: World Book Day

Room 11 had tremendous fun dressing up as characters from their favourite books last Thursday for World Book Day. From Hermione and Ron, to superheroes, villains and medieval knights, Room 11 had it all! Children also had the option of wearing normal clothes for the day- with many enjoying taking a break from their school uniform for once! We even had a fashion show so everyone could strut their stuff and show off their costumes (please see the photos attached).  Children also got the opportunity to donate books which they no longer used, and to participate in their very own book fair, with all books on sale for only...
Senior Infants Room 7: World Book Day

Senior Infants Room 7: World Book Day

Room 7 had great fun dressing up as our favourite characters for World Book Day. There was Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Superman, Tinkerbell, Harry Potter, Rainbow Dash, Dorothy of Oz and many more! There was loads of fun literacy activities throughout the day. We had a fashion show, read a new story called ‘Whatever Next’ and even got to choose a new book to take home at the ‘bring a book/buy a book’ sale.  One of our favourite parts of the day was listening to a real life Stickman read us a story….. Room 7 love to read! Have a look at some photos we...

Senior Infants Room 4: World Book Day

We had so much fun on World Book Day. We loved dressing up. The fashion show and book sale were great fun. Our favorite part of the day was when Stickman came into our classroom to read us his story. Stickman looked really like our principal, Ms Dorothy!! Take a look at our pictures here....

Senior Infants Room 3: World Book Day

As part of literacy week, the children took part in World Book Day! The day included a lot of different activities; a fashion parade, a book sale and even a story from Ms. Doherty (otherwise known as stickman). We had a fantastic day. Take a look at our photos by clicking here....