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In Junior Infants we have been learning all about the Polar Regions. We had so much fun during Aistear playing in our very own igloo. We pretended to be inuits (eskimos) and hunt for fish. We even had our own pond and fishing rods. Some of us made miniature igloos from sugar cubes that proved to be very challenging but great fun. We learnt about penguins and polar bears. We especially loved to learn all about how the baby chick penguin is looked after and cared for by his mummy and daddy. We made inuits with our buddies and learnt a song about the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

It is so lovely to see the first signs of spring and we can't wait for the weather to get warmer. We will be learning all about baby animals in spring soon. We can't believe we are half way through our first year in big school. We have started our own readers and are doing g-g-g-great with all our sounds. We love reading and learning. We also just finished some GAA with Tony from Naomh Barróg and he was very happy with our throwing, catching and kicking. If you see us around the school, give us a wave and say hello we are a really friendly bunch!!!

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It is coming into the Spring time and we are very happy about that in Senior Infants. We have been looking out for signs of Spring and noticed that the days are getting longer and flower buds are starting to pop up!

We are singing a new song in Senior Infants called ‘Good Morning’. It welcomes everyone into school, wakes us up (just in case we are still asleep) and puts us in a good mood to start the work day. We are also working really hard on ‘go noodle’ to try and get to the next level. The latest dance we have been practising is ‘Cotton eye Joe’. We have some great dancers in our class!

We are learning about Africa. We found out it is one of the seven continents in the world and it is the hottest. We learnt that Zambia and Egypt are in Africa. We know that life is very different in Africa compared to how we live in Ireland. We made some Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, which we are modelling below. We made the jewellery out of paper plates and toilet rolls. The Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs wore a lot of gold. We wrote our names in Hieroglyphics and we are even signing our name in Hieroglyphics on all of our work..We made some pyramids out of blocks, cardboard and Lego to represent the Ancient Pyramids in Egypt.

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Junior InfantsEimear’s Class

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Senior InfantsSarah’s Class

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One of our favourite animals in Senior Infants at the moment, lives in Africa. It is the Giraffe. We know lots of things about the Giraffe; ◆ They can sleep standing up. They

only sleep for around 30 minutes a full day.

◆ Their eyes are so big, they can nearly see behind them.

◆ A group of Giraffes is called a tower.

◆ They are one of the quietest animals in nature.

◆ They can survive for weeks without water.

We have recently read the book ‘Giraffes can’t dance’. We made a list of the things that we can do and also the things that we can’t do yet but will be able to when we are older for example driving and cooking.

We are looking forward to pancake Tuesday and Valentines Day.We are making valentine cards and are very excited about the cake sale. Tomorrow is Friday, We hope our fairy Alice leaves us a letter.

First class had a busy first term. We have been reading lots of new books and we have been enjoying ‘Buddy Reading’ with our buddies in 4th Class. We are writing our own book reviews and we have already completed two

book review books that we share with our class.We loved singing, dancing and acting in our Winter Presentation. We also love learning to play percussion instruments and we are learning a new song now called the Mango Walk, where we sing, dance and play instruments all at the same time!

We have learnt lots of Gaeilge and our favourite game to play in First Class is the memory game ‘Cluiche Kim’. We have had a lovely time during the ‘Friendship’ and ‘Kindness’ weeks and we are now great at giving compliments!

Learning about different animals’ habitats was great fun. We learnt about birds, hibernating hedgehogs and bats in particular. We have just completed our first projects on ‘Animals of the Antarctic’ and we are enjoying presenting all of our interesting projects to the class.

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Senior InfantsSarah’s Class (continued)

First ClassMaev’s Class

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The Things that we like about North Bay

I like all the teachers in North Bay. I like that we go swimming. I have made lots of friends since Junior Infants. We always go on school trips. I like that we don’t have school uniforms.I like that my school is just around the corner from where I live. Ollie Ingoldsby

I love my school. My school is called North Bay ETNS. There are 8 classrooms, a learn together room and a library. There are lots of other rooms, nice teachers and nice helpers. My teacher is Kathleen. She has a fishtank with real fish in it! There is a place in the school called the quad . There is a pond there and it used to have frogs in it! I am in second class. Meabh O’Grady

North Bay is the best school ever. It is in Kilbarrack. It is near the sea. It has great after school classes. There are good teachers in North Bay. North Bay has a good motto ‘We learn together to live together’

Miles Crosbie

I like North Bay because it has after school classes. It has great teachers. We go swimming. We learn great things. Everyone is kind. I have good fun. Maeve Butler

What we know about Dublin

Dublin has lots of nice places such as Raheny and Sutton. It has some nice beaches. Bull Island is in Dublin. Dublin is the capital of Ireland. The Aviva Stadium is in Dublin. President Michael D. Higgins lives in Dublin. Sam MacLoughlin

Dublin is the capital city of Ireland. The spire is one of Dublin’s lamdmarks ad it is 120 metres high. Bram Stoker who created Dracula was born in Dublin. The logo of the MGM studio in America is the lion. That lion was born in Dublin Zoo. The Natural History Museum can be founfd in Dublin. It is also called the Dead Zoo. Eleven years ago my Mum and Dad came to Dublin. Zuzia Laskowska

Dublin is a capital city of Ireland. Dublin is a port which means that it is a place by the sea. Dublin has many interesting places where you can go to see the nature. Bull Island is one of them. There are thousands of different species of birds on Bull Island. The beach is 5km long. Livia Treherne.

Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It is a fun place to find new friends. There are fun places for children. There is a big zoo in Dublin.The river Liffey goes through Dublin. The spire is in the middle of Dublin city. There is a beautiful beach in Skerries. Nahla Ozdemir

Children Have a Great Life

Most children in Ireland have a great life because they have friends. Children have food in Ireland. I think all children in the world are lucky if they have a house. In some parts of the world children don’t have water. Children get long holidays and they can go to school. Nessa McShane

When you are a child you go to many birthday parties. You do not have to go to work. Children can play in the garden with their friends. Children have many toys they can play with. Children do not have to pay bills. Children do not have a lot of chores. Daniel O’Connor

Second ClassKathleen’s Class

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For: Children have more time to play. They do not have to pay bills. They do not have to cook meals

Against: Children have to do homework. They have to follow rules. They need to save money. Millie Dyson

My Alien by Kal Koppanyi- Coleman

My alien has a cute head. He is bony. He has wings. He has a tail. He has a brown nose and purple legs. He ia sea creature. He went to america .. he had a helmet on. He has a bone that is shaped like an upside down heart. He has spikes and toenails.. He has cute eyes and a short tongue. He likes to eat spaghetti.

My Alien by Ruby McGing

Once upon a planet there was a little alien. He was small but very cute. One day he heard that the planet was going to explode! So his mam and dad sent him to Earth. He met a family called the mc Dorlys. There was a mum ,a dad, a brother and sister. They took care of him. They called him Spots. The little girl was called Lucy. The boy was called Joe. The alien slept in the attic.He went to school with the children. One day some scientists heard that he was an alien. They captured him and brought him to the lab. The mc Dorly children decided that they had to rescue Spots. They asked their dad to help. It took them a long time to find him but eventually they rescued him.

My Alien by Martha Murphy

Hello my name is Squishy. I come from Planet sausages! I was outside and I found something strange…It was a soccer ball! Was a human on my planet? It’s not my friend Tommy because our footballs are made of metal. I have another friend called Pip. I brought the football inside into my house. But it seemed to burst. It was Pip’s birthday so we gave him the burst ball. He got his dad to fix the ball with some metal glue. It was fun playing with it.

My Alien by Rían McGibney

My alien has an elf head. He has a slimy body. He has sticky feet. I think that my alien is funny. I think that his slimy body is disgusting. I think that his sticky feet are weird

Our Trip to Bull Island

My partner was Martha.It was a half day. We were going to the Interpretative Centre. We saw lots of birds. Pat Corrigan told us about the birds that visit Bull Island during the different seasons. Pat showed us a video. It showed us birds and wildlife from the island. We saw lots of seals. There was a bird called the Oyster Catcher. Pat told us about habitats. We did a lot of walking and we learned a lot. We got no homework. We got back to school late and mums and dads had to wait for us. Alice McCrum

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On Wednesday my class went to Bull island. Pat Corrigan showed us a dvd about birds and seagulls and lizards. We walked 6 kilometres. I was partners with Rían. We think that we saw a submarine parked up on the sand! On the way to Bull Island we saw lots of birds and a few seagills. My favourite part of it was watching the dvd. Daniel Whelan Carroll

We walked 6kms. Pat Corrigan told us about birds and he put on a dvd. We saw a lizard and rabbits and frogs and seals. We wore hi viz jackets and we saw a ship! We saw brent geese and we saw a plover. Patrick Devitt

It was a long walk to Bull Island. It is home to birds, mice, hares, butterflies , moths and seals. It is also home to the rarest mothever! In the Interpretative Centre there were dead stuffed animals. I recognised the heron. I saw an Oyster Catcher. It followed me to our school. The sand dunes were cool! We walked 4 miles. There was a fish tank. We saw big starfish and a small starfish. There were also stuffed eagles. We wore hi viz jackets. We all got no homework. Some people picked up some ice. We had a lot of fun! Ruby Mc Ging

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Basketball

Aisling Sullivan, the North Bay basketball girls coach won the National Basketball Final on Sunday 28th of January. Aisling plays for DCU Mercy team who played against UCC Glanmire and won 72-71. Aisling was on the RTE Sport news. The North Bay girls basketball team are very happy for her. Ava O Hanlon

Y O G AOn Saturday I went to my mams yoga class, I was very excited! My mam was the teacher, and there were 11 people there. It was in Slender Health in Raheny ,the class started at 5 .On arrival, we went in to the changing rooms, I had a pink mat and my mam had a purple mat .

The class started off with a warm up, I did my own, but when warm up was done I followed mams instructions . It was quite different to childrens yoga, I guess...

What I most enjoyed was the relaxation [savasana]. :-) Ayat Denver

Third ClassSophie’s Class

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My Boat Scamander by Dara Nowlan Brady

My family go to the River Shannon every year. We go on a boat called Scamander, which usually stays in a yard in Rooskey, County

Roscommon.First we take out the boat and we decide where to go (it’s usually Dromod). We have to check the engine before we leave. We go to lots of places on the Shannon including Dromod, Lough Key, Jamestown and Carrick On Shannon.

Once, on our way to Tarmonbarry my dog Fiby fell in! She was looking at the sheep and cows in the fields nearby and then... splash! My Dad had to rescue her while my Mom took pictures. When she got out she was VERY wet.

My favourite things to do on the Shannon are to play Bodaborg, go out in the dinghy and to go swimming. I would definitely recommend boating as a holiday.

My holiday in Portugal by Jenna DunneI went to Portugal in August 2015 with my family. We had a lovely room. We went exploring around the beautiful square. We went to a few gift shops. We got some nice souvenirs for my friends and family in the gift shops. There was a huge pool with lots of children playing, diving and eating ice pops. My brother and I were splashing each other in the water.

I was only allowed in the pool when my sun cream was dry. It was always worth the wait. I played in the pool every day.

We went out to dinner every night and tried a different restaurant each time.

One night there was a magic show in the restaurant in the hotel. I ran off without my dad and went in the lift by myself because I knew my mam was down there already. When I came out of the lift and saw that the door to the restaurant was closed I thought it was a different floor. So I went back into the lift and pressed the same button but it didn’t move because I was on the right floor but I didn’t know that at the time. I got very upset because I thought I would be stuck there forever. I was crying so loud my brother heard me from the hotel room and said “Is that Jenna?” Then my dad said “it couldn’t be” But my brother went to the lift and pressed the up button and the lift started going up. He saw me in the corner crying. My dad came running and told me not to run off again. Then we all went down to the magic show together.

That’s me with the magician. I had a great time at the magic show.

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My Visit to Povlen MountainBy Loukas Dragojlovic

One day in June, during my visit to Serbia, dad, granny and me, went on a mountain adventure. We went to Povlen mountain.Povlen is a mountain in western Serbia full of greens, oak trees, small rivers and hike roads.We had to travel a short distance by car and then began hiking up the mountain.

I picked up some delicious mountain strawberries on the way. Then we came to a fork in the road. We took one of the paths , but after a lot of walking we found out we went in the wrong direction! We walked back to the fork and took the other path. We found an oak tree and I carved my name, initials and the year of my visit. I left my mark!

We returned home late that afternoon. My legs were aching but I was full of great memories of my trip.I can't wait for my next one!

JKS Karate Olympics

By Keelin MacLoughlin

My sensei (Karate teacher) is the head of JKS Shotokan karate in Ireland. His daughter is working towards going to the Olympics in 2020. This is the first year Karate is in the Olympics. She has to travel to enter competitions and is training really hard. She is really good and I hope she gets in, she deserves to. Sometimes she teaches our classes.

I have been learning Karate since I was 7. I am a half red belt. We train once a week and our Dojo is in Swords. I really enjoy Karate. I plan to keep doing it until I get my Black belt. Karate is good for self-confidence, focus and fitness. My brother does Karate as well; he started when he was 6.

My Grandad’s Fake Leg

by Sadie

My grandad is called Fred. He is 74. He is a builder. He put in the junior and senior classroom windows here in our school. Two years ago at the start of winter he noticed that there was a bad pain in his right foot. So he went to the doctor who told him that the blood was not going into his foot properly because he was working so hard. The doctor said that he would have to amputate his foot if the pain got worse. A year later my grandad had enough of the pain. He went into hospital and had the operation. We visited him as he got better. So the hospital wanted to give him a fake leg and his options were a wooden foot, a bendy rubber foot or a plastic and metal foot. He didn’t choose the wooden one because he was afraid he might get splinters. He was afraid he might bounce everywhere with the rubber foot. So he chose the plastic and metal one which looks like a robot foot to me. One day he came to my house and my mum didn’t see his fake leg before. He pretended that he was falling over and my mum almost fainted. He still works a little bit but he’s in Thailand on his holidays right now. He likes to pretend that he’s a pirate in Thailand. My cousin Ennis calls his fake leg ‘Crazy Dave’.

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Judaism By Liam C.C.In our class we learnt about Judaism and we made projects. Now we know a lot about Judaism. We learnt songs about Judaism for our Winter Presentation. We celebrated the eight days of Hannukah and we lit a menorah.

Take a Judaism quiz to test your brain!1. Anne Frank was born in

a. Germanyb. Ireland

c. The Netherlands

2. Jews pray ina. a mosque

b. a chapelc. a synagogue

3. Which one of these is a Jewish festival?

a. St Patricks dayb. Christmas

c. Rosh Hashannah

Zodiac Signs by Amber Hayeems

Aries ( Mar 21- 20th Apr)Those who are Aries are independent and courageous.

Taurus ( Apr 21- May21)Those who are Taurus are solid and fight for what they want.

Gemini ( May 22- Jun 21)Gemini's have many sides and are known for their energy.

Cancer ( Jun 22- Jul 22)This sign is marked by inconsistency

Leo (Jul 23- Aug 21)Leos have high self esteem and are very devoted

Virgo ( Aug 22-Sep 23)Virgo is very mind oriented and outwardly thinking.

Libra ( Sep 24-Oct 23)Librans are known for their diplomatic nature.

Scorpio ( Oct 24-Nov 22)Scorpios are very intense and question everything.

Sagittarius ( Nov 23-Dec22)A Sagittarius has a very positive outlook on life.

Capricorn(Dec23-20Jan)Those who are Capricorn are marked by their emotional nature.

Aquarius(Jan 21-Feb 19)Aquarians don't always care what others think about them.

Pisces(Feb 20-Mar 20)Those who are Pisces are extremely sensitive.

Fourth ClassLouise’s Class

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Fourth Classby Jacob BouanimbaI love p.e . Louise, our teacher, sometimes plays dodgeball with us.It is an excellent game. I like it when the boys play against the girls and the boys win. We use all of our muscles running around, catching and throwing the balls.We have a lot of fun.  Sometimes we play uni hockey. I play hurling for Naomh Barróg.I think that it would be great to play physical games every day.  It is good for our health and for us to have fun.Keep playing dodgeball please, Louise, as we love it. Thank you.

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Fourth ClassLouise’s Class

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Can you find these Compound Words?

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Puppy Care Guide

By Nessa Maeve Brady

Introduction Hi! My name is Nessa and I have two dogs. One is a little puppy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Lola who is six months old. The other is a Golden Retriever called Casper who is four years old. Casper is fully trained but Lola needs some work (she will not sit unless there is a treat for her).

This is why I decided to do a puppy care guide. Make sure that before you get a dog you are living in a suitable place. Most likely a house with a big back garden for the puppy to play in. Also choose a breed of dog that suits you. Example – If you have a big garden and a nearby park go for a Border Collie or a Bulldog as these breeds need more exercise and more play time. If you have an apartment go for a Pug or a Poodle as they are calmer and do not need as much exercise.

Before you bring your puppy home

Your puppy will need –• The right type of puppy food

and treats!!

• Food and water bowls• A collar and leash

• An identification tag

• A crate (make sure your puppy will fit in it!)

• Puppy shampoo (and conditioner if you would like!)

• A puppy brush

• Small plastic bags• Lots of toys!

Before you bring home your puppy make sure your home is safe. Also if you have big or small children make sure that they know what is safe and what is not for a puppy.

Examples of what is not safe- cleaner paint medicines cigarettes chocolate

You can use baby gates to keep your puppy out of certain rooms.

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The first day

NEVER leave your puppy alone in the house on the first day! It is a recipe for disaster!

The ride home from the breeder/shelter can be very scary for a little puppy but you can make it a little easier for them. Sometimes the breeder/shelter will give you a blanket or toy with the mothers scent on it. If so you could put the puppy in its crate with the blanket/toy. Make sure the crate is beside someone who can comfort the puppy. When the puppy is little it should sleep in a crate with soft blankets. For a day or maybe two you should let your puppy get used to the family so try not to invite over to many guests because this could overwhelm the puppy. Start by introducing it to close relatives such as granny’s granddads aunt’s uncles and cousins.

Why Is My Puppy Crying?

(a) It is hungry

(b) It is lonely

(c) It is hurt

(d) It wants attention from you

(e)It is trying to tell you that it wants to go outside

How to teach sit

With your puppy on its leash close to you, show it a treat. Keep it above its head so that it has to to reach up to sniff it. Move it over its head and back towards its tail as you say “*Dogs Name*, sit”. When its head follows the treat, its hips will automatically go down. Remember to give it the treat and praise it enthusiastically when it sits. This will reinforce the sit command. Also remember to teach your dog lie down, stay, come, watch me, heel, wait, stand, go to bed and leave it.

*!!!!!#Thanks for reading#!!!!!*

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North Bay’s 5th Class @ Primary Science Fair 2018

CalThe BT Young Scientists & Technology Exhibition 2018 took place in the RDS during the second week of January. The exhibition ran for a week and students from all over the country participated with a whopping total of 2,031 projects being submitted. While it is mainly secondary school students who enter projects, primary school students from 4th to 6th are invited to show their Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths projects, also known as STEM as part of the RDS Primary Science Fair.

MiaEach of us had six options to choose from.The Human Eye, The Ames Room, Perspective in Art, optical illusions, Eye Vs Brain and Colour Blindness. I chose optical illusions for my project. We all had about two weeks to do our project.

AidanWe typed a bit on Google docs about eye related topics. After we had finished that we looked at optical illusions and chose which ones we liked best. Afterwards we created series of images on Scratch in a format we used to check for colour blindness. We tested 179 people in our school. Slideshow

TadhgWe learned about how the human eye can be tricked by 3D optical illusions, colour blindness and other things like that. It was a lot of hard work but I definitely think it was worth it.

HannahFor the Ames Room, we measured angles and built mini versions of it. Diagrams of The Human Eye were drawn and a game was created called “Naming the parts of The Human Eye.” On the topic Colour Blindness, we found pictures on Google and made a test using Scratch.

We were divided into groups and designed banners that were displayed at the fair. We also answered questions that were asked by the people and judges there. Our teacher Ciaran, gave us science fair badges during the fair.

JamesThis project was about colour blindness. We tested the whole school for colour blindness which could really help them to understand that they might not be able to do some jobs if they thought they would (like an electrician because they would have to know what colour the cables are). On the day in the R.D.S. the judges came around and thought ours was particularly impressive and well presented. We had lots of fun there, keeping track of the stall and looking around ourselves.

BrianWe brought the test results to the science fair. We also made an Ame’s room replica and brought it to the science fair too. Overall we had a great time and it was a big success.

Matthew BI think the judges liked our project.There were lots of other interesting projects from other schools like “Why can’t I launch my teacher into space?” and “Why is cows milk the most popular?” Overall I enjoyed the trip very much. Slideshow

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Fifth ClassCiarán’s Class

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6TH CLASS last yearBy Zak and Callum

This year our class went to the Jewish museum and also visited the Bretzel bakery.

We learned a lot about Judaism and what food they are able and not able to eat. In Judaism you are not aloud eat cheese burgers:0.

We also did projects on Judaism. We learned a lot from them. We also read a novel called the boy in the striped pyjamas which was about a boy who met another boy in a concentration. We are currentely reading a fiction book named I am David which is set during the holocaust whan a boy called David escapes from a concentration camp and endures a teachorous walking journey to reach Denmark.

We also did buddy reading with junior infants we read books to them and they are meant to listen!  We also do junior yard were you take care and watch the junior and senior infants play.

                          Byeeeee!!!!!      

The Sam Maguireby Dan Byrne & Mark Ryan

In November the school got to see the Sam Maguire. Evan Comerford, a Dublin player and Tony, our coach from Naomh Barrog brought in the trophy and the school got a photo with them. There was a lot of blue all around the school. Some classes even made Dublin banners and hats. Evan told us about his school time and when he was a kid playing GAA and what it was like. He told us about what it was like to be a player and he encouraged us to play sports. It was a good day for Northbay!

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Sixth ClassClare’s Class

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