Space Week 2024

Space Week 2024

Space Week 2024

Space week took off with a 3….2….1….BLAST OFF! 🚀🚀

We recently celebrated ‘Space Week’ in Knockskeagh.

Everyone was incredibly busy learning all about Space and making their own creations 🌍 ☄️🚀

There were many Space Week themed activities in all classes during ‘Space Week’ this year including; space engineering projects, art, poetry, experiments, space facts, play and much more 👽🧑‍🚀

Here is a snapshot of some of the activities.

 

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The Knockskeagh team can be very proud of their efforts and most of all their fun approach to each game. 
Well done to all participants for their performances! You should all be very proud 🏅👏

 

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