Race to Space

We are learning about the Race to Space between USSR and USA in History. We have learned about Sputnik 1, Laika the Space Dog, Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Tereshkova, Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong and his famous words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!" Check out the video!

Fractions

This week we are learning about fractions. We used KitKats today. We learned that there are two halves in one unit, four quarters in one unit and that
2 quarters = 1 half. Next week we will learn how to reduce fractions. Have a great weekend!

Play Fraction Games here.

Woodlands Junior Fractions Games

Location:Sligo,Ireland

Skipathon Rhymes

I'm a little Dutch Girl dressed in blue,

Here are the things I like to do:

Salute the captain, bow to the queen,

Turn my back on the submarine,

I can do the tap dance, I can do the splits,

I can disappear just like this.

One, two, buckle your shoe,

Three, four, shut the door,

Five, six pick up sticks,

Seven, eight lay them straight,

Nine, ten this is the end.

Little orphan Annie hops on one foot,

Little orphan Annie hops on two feet,

Little orphan Annie hops on three feet (bend down and touch the floor)

Little orphan Annie hops on four feet, (touch the floor with both hands)

Little orphan Annie hops out!

Skipathon on in school tomorrow!

More rhymes here.

Sligo Facts

Province: Connacht

Car Registration: SO

County Town: Sligo

Other Towns: Tubbercurry, Ballymote

Population: 60, 683

Population of Town Only: about 18,000

Tourist Attractions: Strandhill, Rosses Point, Sligo Abbey, Yeats' Grave in Drumcliffe, Lissadell, Benbulben, Knocknarea

River: Garavogue

Newspaper: Sligo Champion, Sligo Weekender, Sligo Post

Radio: Ocean FM

Airport: Sligo Airport in Strandhill

Main Street: O'Connell Street

Dialling code: (071)

Twinned with:

1. Crozon, Brittany, France


2. Kempten, Germany


3. Tallahassee, Florida, USA

More information and pictures here.

Airports Closed in Ireland and UK... Why?

Smoke and steam hangs over the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland. Volcanic ash drifting across the Atlantic forced the cancellation of flights in Ireland and UK and disrupted air traffic across Europe

For more pictures of the volcano and the floods in Iceland click here.

A Child of Spring

We recently have been reviewed on www.anseo.net.

We are thrilled that our blog has been noticed!

Review can be read here.