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Rang 4
Mr. Val Quigley

Trip To Fota

Our class has won a trip to Fota Wildlife Park!! We will be visiting the Park on Thursday 25th April. We Can't Wait!!!!

Class Novels

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We are currently reading An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo.
So far this year we have also read:
Stanley, by Peter Gunning
The White Horse of Zennor, By Michael Morpurgo
Friend or Foe, By Michael Morpurgo.


World War II Leaders

Find out who the leaders of the following countries were during World War II.
Japan, Italy, France, Great Britain, The United States, Russia
Pick one and write a paragraph about them in your SESE Copy.
Follow this link to find out more information. 

Can you name the people in the photograph below?
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World War II Scavenger Hunt
Find the answers to the following Questions. Write the Answers into your SESE copy. Clink on the links for help
1.  Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

2.  What were the first two countries Germany took over without starting a war?

http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/aa090399.htm

3.  When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

4.  What does the D in D-Day stand for?


5.  What was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb?

6. Where was the atomic bomb dropped?

7.  What was the nick name of the development of the atomic bomb?

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050300a.htm

8.  During what years did World War II occur?

9.  How many people perished (died) world wide as a result of World War II?
http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question57189.html

10.  On what day did World War II officially end?  Who surrendered?  Where did they surrender?



Mathletics: Click here to login to your mathletics account 
Story Starts: Click Here Click here to begin your Creative Writing Assignment.

Tom Crean

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The frozen land of the Antarctic is no place for ordinary people but Tom Crean was no ordinary man. He was the first Irish Antarctic Hero. Tom's story began over 100 years ago. Click here to go to the Tom Crean project page. Read each page, then write Tom's Story in your own words. Also draw a picture of the Tera Nova in your SESE Copy.


The Lungs!

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We are currently studying the lungs. 
Assignment: Explore this website.(Click Here) Write 10 facts about the lungs in your SESE Copy.
Make Sure to view all sections: 
The Lungs, Air sacs, air exchange, keeping it clean, effects of asthma,  Damage done by smoking


Congratulations to the 5 boys from Rang 4 who were recently awarded their Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do


Can you guess the word from the definition?

1: An upright partition used to divide an area or to conceal or protect something ( James Barry)
 

)2: Someone who drives the lord mayor around (Darragh   Cullinane)


3:Occuring  or developing naturally without an externel cause (Eoin Murphy)

Visit to Blackrock Castle
October 17th

Maths Week Ireland is taking place from October 13th  to 21st. 4th class have been lucky enough to have received one of 4 places  at DR. Maths at Blackrock Castle Observatory. Here students will get to explore randomness and ways in which maths can order the chaos around us and delve into mathematical history and discover how maths can be used to predict the future. This is tailored specifically to 4th Class. On visiting the Castle, pupils will also get to experience “Cosmos at the Castle“  Boys will be leaving school at 12:30 and will be back at school for 4pm

Photos from our visit to 
Blackrock Castle Observatory


Click here to Visit DR. Maths webpage

Maths Week Ireland

Here we are doing Mathletics during Maths Week. Click here to try another Maths Game

Norway

We are studying Norway. Follow this link to see a video of what Norway looks like.

Here we see our class doing our work. Here in Rang 4 we take our work very seriously. 

Some of Our Art


The Vikings

10 Facts we learned about the Vikings are.....

1 king Alfred was born in AD 849 and was the youngest  son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex.
2wood rots and metal rusts away after a thousands years or more in the ground.but some remains show what the weapons were like.
3the viking came from Denmark,Norway and Sweden,countries in a part of Northen EUROPE  know as scandinania.
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Click here to play a Viking Game

Viking Quiz

Click here to play a Viking Quiz

Explore This Viking Website

Click here to explore this interactive Viking Website
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