'How I Became A Knight' by Shane Fitzgerald

Shane wrote this brilliant piece recently about an interesting way to become a knight. It's very imaginative and well written, in fact it could have been written by a much older boy - well done Shane!!!

I worked for King Arthur as a stable boy. It was great. When all the knights were competing at one competition and I was tossing a bale of hay down to a horse the White Knight walked in and the bale of hay landed on him knocking him out. I knew if the White Knight didn't beat the Black Knight King Arthur would lose his castle so I put on the White Knight's armour and went out and beat the Black Knight. That's how I became a knight!

Floating and sinking

We investigated floating and sinking in 2nd class today. We tested a number of items including coins, spoons, parers and rulers. Some boys were surprised to find that the heavier items didn't always sink. It was also interesting to see what happened to an orange before and after it was peeled - we thought that because the orange would be lighter with the peel removed it would float however this wasn't the case. This is because the peel is less dense than the orange so it allows the orange to float when it is on but the orange sinks without it - like a life jacket!

St Brigid's Day celebrations in 2nd Class

The boys learned a lot about St Brigid today - they made crosses, had a table quiz and learned the story of her life. Here are some pictures of them making crosses with help from Miss Sunderland and Theresa - thanks ladies!