5th Class St.Mary’s, Blessington

Eye on Nature Calendar

‘Eye on Nature’ – Class Calendar

Our 2027 Class Calendar. You are being asked to focus closely on the natural world around them and take photographs that capture something interesting, beautiful, unusual or special in nature.

The idea is to get you to really notice what is around you. The photographs should be of nature only, with no humans or pets in the pictures. Insects such as bees are fine. Think carefully about the photographs you take and make sure that they fit with the theme of ‘Eye on Nature’.

They should be able to explain what they have photographed and why they chose that particular image. The emphasis is on the children noticing something themselves and having a reason for taking the photograph. When you send in the photograph make sure to give your photo a name.

Once the photographs have been submitted, we will look at them together as a class. We will select the 13 best photographs, and from these choose our top five. The selected photographs will then be developed and used to create our class calendar.

The overall aim is to encourage you to slow down, look carefully at the world around you and see the nature that is often right in front of them. See winning photos from last years calendar

ScienceBlast 2027

🔬 Science Blast 2027 – What Will We Investigate?

Last year, our Science Blast experiment investigated dead hanging and handwriting. Half of the 6th Class took part in a dead-hanging programme, while the other half did not. We tested everyone’s handwriting before and after the experiment and collected lots of data to see if dead hanging had an effect. We then used our results to create graphs and draw conclusions.

This year, we want to try something new but it will involve dead hanging again.

So, what should our Science Blast 2027 experiment be?

What could we investigate as a class?

What could we measure and collect data on?

What experiment could we carry out over a number of weeks and use our results and graphs to answer a scientific question?

It’s over to you… What should we investigate for Science Blast 2027? 🧪🔬