This week, Senior Infants and First Class celebrated Space Week by doing the experiment ‘Rainbow Colours Mixing’. Children investigated the effect of mixing food colouring to a mixture of milk and soap.
Space Week- Rainbow Colours Mixing
Category Archives: STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths related posts
The Doctor’s Surgery
The Aistear theme in Junior Infants this month is the Doctor’s Surgery. The children have been busy building hospitals, working in the doctor’s surgery and creating items using play dough.
Second Class are Exploring the Outdoors!
Second Class on their Nature Trail around the school and in class investigating the components of soil!
SFI Discover Science and Maths Award For 2019/2020
Congratulations to all of our school community (students, teachers and parents) who were awarded the ‘Badge of Excellence’ in the area of STEM. We were one of thirty schools who participated in this pilot programme last year. Our school has provided evidence of children’s engagement with STEM in the following areas:
- Science
- Technology
- Engineering
- Maths
- STEM Showcase
In the feedback received, the purchase of the STEM equipment by our parents was commended and we at Scoil Mhuire wish to thank you again sincerely. We look forward to participating in this award again in the coming years and we hope that you will be enthusiastic as ever and continue to support our students, teachers and school in their work.
Farm Safety Webinar for Children
SSE Airtricity and Dublin Zoo Launch Online Kids’ Club
SSE Airtricity and Dublin Zoo have launched The Eco Explorers Club a new online resource platform inform and educate children on the natural world. The Eco Explorers Club is a 10 week course created with the Dublin Zoo Discovery and Learning Team. It will explore five educational topics related to sustainability and the natural world including biodiversity, climate change and pollution. The range of resources, created together with Dublin Zoo’s Discovery and Learning team, is available on The Eco Explorers Club hub.
Coding Challenge- Week 6
Coding Ireland have launched their sixth challenge. Remember there is a beginners and advanced challenge. You can access challenges at: https://www.codingireland.ie/WeeklyChallenge
Times Tables Rock Stars
Ireland’s Rocks is running Times Tables Rock Stars from the 15th to 18th June. There will be lots of prizes up for grabs! If you are not a subscriber you can sign up for free during the lockdown at: www.ttrockstars.com/page/irelandrocks2020
Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) Launches a Competition
Team Limerick Clean-Up (TLC) has launched a competition to coincide with International Biodiversity day. TLC is asking families and individuals to submit photos of nature in its element in their garden or local green. This could be as simple as birds, animals, insects, plants, trees.
To enter the competition, people are should follow the Team Limerick Clean-Up Facebook page or Instagram account (@teamlimerickcleanup) and post their photos using the hashtag #BiodiversityTLC and tag Team Limerick Clean-Up. More details about the competition is available at: https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/international-biodiversity-day/
It’s World Bee Day!
Today is World Bee Day. I am attaching a lovely video shared by the Tidy Towns on how to build a Bee Hotel. This is a fabulous activity that I am sure children will enjoy!