Halloween Potions, Halloween Art, Halloween Dress Up, Halloween Party, Halloween Science Experiments...

Halloween was certainly in the air in the First Class this week. We learned some Halloween poems called "Halloween Spooks" and "The Witch's Brew." 

There was so much excitement when we got to make our very own witch's brew. We took turns adding in different ingredients like eyeballs and spiders and giving our brew a good stir. Take a look at us at work and how our brew turned out...

We then worked together to write A Potion including the ingredients we would use and the steps to be followed to make the brew. We engaged in some thought showering and came up with great lists of ingredients, bossy verbs and time connectives. Each of us then got a chance to come up with our own potions. We got to decide what our potion would do if someone drank it, what ingredients would be needed to make it and we wrote out the steps needed to make the potion. Some of us got to read out our potion by sitting in the author's chair. It was so exciting hearing what our friends decided their potions would do. Some would make people disappear, others would shrink people while others would turn people into different creatures! Below is a picture of our Magic Potions and the pumpkins we decorated for art. 

We painted a witch's brew to tie all our learning together. Here we are busy at work! 

On Friday 28th October we dressed up for Halloween. Ms Hill could barely recognise us! Well done to all the boys and girls for the great effort. Here we are all dressed up in our costumes...

We had a little Halloween celebration in our class. We tried some Báirín Breac and the ring was found! We shared sweets and played some Halloween games like Apple on a String, Halloween Do you Dare Sensory Box and Pin the Spider on the Web.

 

To finish off a fantastic day of Halloween celebrations we did a science experiment to make Halloween Ghosts. Each group got a turn to do the experiment and every group member had a job to do. We watched the reaction between the vinegar and baking soda and were amazed when the balloons inflated! A great day was had by all. Have a lovely mid-term break everyone! 😀