In Drama, we have been considering other reasons why people migrate - to leave behind unsafe countries, to seek out better opportunities, etc. We considered what makes a country desirable to migrants, and in this activity, countries were trying to attract migrants to live there.
We are learning about migration and migrants in Learn Together this month. Many migrant workers live in Qatar and are working on constructing stadia, accommodation, roads, etc. in preparation for the World Cup there, this December. In Drama, we have been considering other reasons why people migrate - to leave behind unsafe countries, to seek out better opportunities, etc. We considered what makes a country desirable to migrants, and in this activity, countries were trying to attract migrants to live there.
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We have started a unit of work based all around the upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar. We are learning all about Qatar, as well as the work involved for a country in planning to host such an enormous tournament. We have been considering the amount of infrastructure that needs to be build in preparation for hosting the competition.
Recently, some of us tried to design a stadium that could be built in Ireland, to support us if we were to bid to host the World Cup in the future. We considered all of the support services and utilities that would have to exist on site too. On Monday, our class took a visit to Leinster House - the seat of Ireland's government. We had a tour of the building, including the lower house (the Dáil) and the upper house (the Seanad). Every part of the day was fun - the LUAS trip, the picnic in the IFSC and the opportunity to debate in the committee room inside Leinster House. We learned a lot about democracy, and specifically about democracy in Ireland. Learn Together, our ethical education curriculum, is very clear on the importance of developing in our young people, the ability to critically evaluate ideas. Debate, apart from being an opportunity to practice our persuasive writing/speech, provides a wonderful opportunity for children to consider both sides of an argument. The mental gymnastics necessary to argue AGAINST something that they strongly believe, really allow the children to more fully engage in thinking about all aspects of something that they may not have fully considered before. Debate will be a big part of our life this year - we will aim to have one debate every week. As time progresses, we will develop our rhetorical skills and begin to include more concrete facts in our presentations. We will develop skills in chairing a debate and other leadership roles. But for now, we are focusing on the basics. Some of the children weren't excited about getting up to speak in front of the whole class. They've been really brave, and, I think, surprised themselves! And we've also worked on being a respectful, supportive audience, to give our speaking friends the best chance of success. In Geography, we have been learning about people and their jobs. Each of us were given a job to learn about over the mid-term break and today we turned out classroom into a working town. Children from Laura's 1st class came to visit our town. We had great fun working together. We have had a very busy October! In maths, we have been doing lots of team work to help us learn our numbers 10-20. We have all been improving our reading and have been practicing with our "buddy readers" in the classroom. Also, we have been learning all about Autumn and made some fantastic art using Autumn leaves. We researched facts about the hedgehog and wrote some poems to describe them. In history, we learned about homes in the past and built models of traditional Irish cottages. We really enjoyed the One Day Together Food Fair and enjoyed tasting lots of different types of delicious food. Finally, we have been playing very nicely with our friends and classmates both on the yard and during Friday Golden Time! What a great month! Have a look at our photo gallery to see some of our great learning. We have had a very exciting first few weeks in 1st class! We have been getting to know each other and our new classroom as well as doing some fantastic learning. Check out some of our pictures and videos below. |
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