Our trip to the Gym

Our theme this month for May is past-times and hobbies. We have been spent the past week talking about and discussing our favourite hobbies, loads of us like soccer, tennis , dancing and karate!

For our Aistear role play this month we decided to set up our very own gym in room 6!! We decided that we should visit the gym down in Clondalkin Leisure Centre before creating our own one.

This morning we set off at 9.15, Claire Annmarie and Ms. Tutty came with us. We got soaked on the way down with the rain but we dried up once we got to the gym.

 

A lovely man called Enda who works in the Gym showed us all around. The first place we visited was the reception. We learned that when everyone comes to the gym they have to scan their membership cards at the reception desk.

We then went upstairs to look at the studio rooms where they do classes. After that we went to the gym. At the gym we had the chance to look at all the different machines. We learned that there are two different types of exercises that we can do in the gym

• Cardio -such as the treadmill or cross trainer which is good for our lungs and helping us to breath properly
• Weights- which help us build up our strength and muscles

Some of us had the chance to try out some of the machines with the help of Enda. Take a look at the pictures teacher took of us!

We had such a good day at the gym. We can't wait to set up our own one in Room 6 now that we know exactly what to do! :)

Surprise Visitors this month

Our theme for the month of April was animals! We were so lucky to have chicks come visit our class this month. On Monday the 18th of April five eggs with chicks in them were delivered to our school. They came in an incubator. An incubator keeps the eggs nice and warm. On Tuesday three of our eggs hatched open, we named the chicks Cookie, Fluffy and Sam. They are so cute!! We were so excited to go visit them down in Room 4!

This week we had the chance to keep the chicks in our classroom for a few days! After they hatched in the incubator we had to lift them and put them in to their little house which is called a brooder. We all had the chance to sit and watch the chicks playing around and eating and drinking their food and water. We were all so amazed to see how much the chicks had grew over the past few days. Everyday before we went home we had to make sure that there was enough water and food for the chicks to last them the night! 

On Wednesday we had a lovely surprise. Teacher and Clare came in to our class, we all sat in a circle and we all had the opportunity to hold one of the three chicks. We all loved this. Take a look at the pictures below of some of us holding the chicks! :)

We were all so sad to say goodbye to the chicks today after school but we know its time that they went back to the farm to their mammies and daddies!