This is our first class blog!
Since Christmas we have been very busy!
We have been learning about a very famous man called Nelson Mandela.
We are currently doing projects on Africa ....here are some links to help you with your project...
We found out about how bananas make their way from countries such as Ecuador and the Ivory Coast all the way our shops. We played a game to help us understand how the money we pay for a banana e.g. 30c would be divided up between the different people responsible for bringing the banana to our shops. These people included the banana picker, plantation owner, shipper, ripener and shop owner!
French Revolution .....
In class we learned about the French Revoloution.We learned that in the 1770's the people of France were ruled by King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette. King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette treated the peasants like slaves.One day when one of the helpers told her that the people in France could not afford bread Marie Antoinette was shocked and she said to her helper 'If they can not eat bread,let them eat cake'. When the people of France heard this they were shocked and they were very angry.People who coomplained about their poor living conditions or the shortage of food for their children were often put into jail.At that time,the most famous jail in France was the Bastille in Paris.In June 1789,middle class people(doctors,teachers,lawyers,buisiness men etc)and poor people formed a new group to help fight for change in the country.They called this group THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.The king and the nobles did not like this assembly.Rumours spread around Paris that the king was about to send his soldiers to close down the national assembly.On 14 July 1789,thousands of people poured onto the streets of Paris to try and stop the King and his Nobles.The Bastille was attacked and captured.This is called ``The storming of the bastille``The French Revoloution had begun.It was now clear that the king had lost control and the ordinary people of France wanted to be governed by the National Assembly.When the Bastille was attacked there was only seven people inside including an irishman.
By Joel and Emma :)
The EU .....
Clay Monsters.....
St. Brigid's Day....
Trip to Coolock Library for workshop with author Alan .....
We have started a tables league in our class.....We are fast becoming table whiiz kids!!
