Romero Britto Art

Third Class learned all about the artist Romero Britto and created leaves inspired by his art work!

Chinese New Year - February 5th

February 5th is the start of Chinese New Year 2019! We looked at the differences between how we celebrate New Year in Ireland compared to how New Year is celebrated in China.

2019 is the year of the pig!

The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, is based on a 12 year cycle, each year has a different animal. These signs are: RAT OX TIGER RABBIT  SNAKE HORSE DRAGON  SHEEP MONKEY ROOSTER DOG and PIG. 

We read a story about how these 12 animals were chosen. 

In the 15th day of New Year, there is the Lantern Festival, which includes parades and dragon dances. We made dragons in art!!

St. Brigid’s Crosses - February 1st

On Friday, the 1st of February, it was St. Brigid's Day. We learned lots about St. Brigid. We learned about her childhood, her young adult years and how she continued to spread Christianity throughout her life.

We read a story about St. Brigid's cloak and coloured in pictures of her.

We learned about the origin of the St. Brigid's Cross and some of the traditions that go along with it.

We also made St. Brigid's Crosses out of straws, we found it quite tricky and our little fingers were sore from all the pinching!!!!!!! But they turned out great! Here are our finished crosses: