We made apple tarts

Add plain flour and sugar

Mix well

Add the butter

Rub in the butter.

Knead the dough.

Roll the dough

Grease the plate

Slice the apples very thin and add 3 tbsp of sugar

Seal the edges

Bake for about 40 minutes at 190 degrees

Enjoy.

Apple Tart Recipe

 Here is the recipe for Apple Tarts  (makes 2 apple tarts)

454g plain flour

40g sugar

220g soft butter/ margarine

a little water

cooking apples

1. Rub the flour, sugar and butter together.

2. Add a little water to form a dough.

3. Knead and cut into 4 (to make 2 tarts)

4. Roll the dough.

4. Peel the apples and slice very thinly.

5. Arrange the apples on the dough and shake 3 tablespoons of sugar on top.

6. Put more pastry on top.

7. Trim the edges, seal with a fork and prick a few holes on top.

8. Bake in the oven at 190 degrees for 40 mins, or  until golden brown.

Traffic Survey

 We went outside and did a traffic survey. Different people counted different vehicles during a ten minute period. When we went back into the class, we made a bar graph to represent what we had counted.

We found there were a lot more cars than any other vehicles. 

Learning about SHAPES

 We are learning about SQUARES, RECTANGLES, TRIANGLES, CIRCLES and SEMI-CIRCLES. We made ourselves into the shapes using our bodies.

Square

Cirlce

Rectangle

Triangle

Semi circle

Talking about the past

Our oral language homework this month is to talk about THE PAST. 

Some people brought in ARTEFACTS ( old things) from home.

Grandad's old fiddle

My first teddy

A celtic cross

My mammy's lucky teddy from college.

 

Our Autumn Walk

 We went up Galligan's Lane for a nature walk to look for signs of Autumn.

Patti's Paints addition game

 Here is a game to practise your tables. You should play it a few times a week. Click on "Go" and then whichever tables you want to practise.

https://www.multiplication.com/games/play/pattys-paints-addition

Welcome back to school!

 I hope everyone is settling back into school and starting to get the hang of first class.

Here is a little video to give you some ideas on how to learn your spellings at home:

Here is an example of how you can use your spelling copy at home:

Do your rainbow words in the blank space at the top and write your sentences on the lines.

Fun day

We had an amazing day on Friday 11th June when Corvenieos brought their carnival to our school.

We had bouncy castles, knock-outs, an obstacle course, games, balloons, a magic show, candy floss, ice cream, burgers and hotdogs!