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.

 

Space Week 2023

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5th Class ESB Science Blast

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Green Schools Action Day 2023

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Step One: Science

Experiment One Strand: Living Things Class: 6th Class Activity: Human Life- The EyeExperiment Two Strand: Energy and Forces Class: 3rd Class Activity: Circuits: Magnetism and ElectricityExperiment Three Strand: Materials Class: Senior Infants Activity: Dancing...

Wild Work Programme

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Ficheall Regional Chess Tournament

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Clonakilty International Guitar Festival

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3rd Class Girls Football Blitz

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Yesterday, our 3rd class girls, assisted by a few volunteers from 2nd, displayed some fantastic football skills in Ballinacarriga.
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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Space week took off with a 3....2....1....BLAST OFF! 🚀🚀 We celebrated 'Space Week' from Monday 2nd of October to Friday 6th of October.  Everyone was incredibly busy learning all about Space and making their own creations, ranging from aliens to rockets to spaceships...

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