Our 10th and final chick greeted us this morning when we arrived to school. We could hear him cheeping out in the corridor before we even got into the classroom. That is why we called him Cheepers. Unfortunately one chicken didn’t make it out of its egg and we had 3 empty eggs.
Pupils reviews
“It was a really exciting experience and breathtaking to see the chicks hatch out and to play with them on the table. We even got to name a chick of our own .”
“It was an amazing experience. It was really cool to see the chicks hatch. I will miss them terribly. I wish them the best in their new home.”
“It was wonderful to see a chick break out of its egg. I had never seen anything like it before”
“It was a bit boring at the start when the eggs were doing nothing, but as they started to hatch it was amazing.It was hard to believe that a chick could come out of those eggs”
“It was nice to see the chickens hatch and it was nice to hold them”
“It was a magnificient experience to watch eggs hatch. The waiting was very tense but it was wonderful to see them out at the end”
“It was nice. The chickens were lovely and cute. We took photos of them when they came out of their shells.”
“It was an amazing experience for me to see them hatch.They are ugly when they come out first but then they got fluffy and cute”
“It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. To see them hatch was lifechanging.”
“It was an extraordinary experience. I have never seen anything like it before. The chicks are so cute. It was just amazing”
When we arrived at school this morning there were 8 chickens (including Theador) waiting in the incubator. There were 3 black, 4 yellow and a brown stripy chick. At lunchtime today number 9 arrived, another stripy chick. We called her Hope as she was much smaller and weaker than the others. She is a survivor and is getting stronger every minute. At the moment there are 2 more eggs hatching. Log on tomorrow for the final update…..
On Wednesday the 18th April 2012, 6th class put 14 hen eggs into an incubator, in the hopes that in 21 days we would have chickens. Every morning and evening someone had to check the humidity and temperature of the incubator. The humidity had to be between 40% and 50% and the temperature had to be 37.5 degrees. If the humidity was greater than 50% our teacher opened the vent on top of the incubator. Every 4 to 5 days our teacher filled the bottom of the incubator with water.
On day 15 Mrs. Mc Mahon brought in a light which was called a candler. A candler is a light which you put up against the egg to see if there is life inside. If there is life, you would see veins, the outline of the chicken and sometimes some movement.
On Tuesday 8th May at 8.55 our first chicken hatched (a day early!!) and we named it Theodor. Log in tomorrow for further updates………..
Please note the school will be closed on Monday, 7th. May for Bank Holiday.
As part of our “First Steps” literacy programme and our commitment to integrate the Maths curriculum classes we will undertake baking activities where appropriate.
We would be grateful for donations of any of the following items should they be spare at home, all items should be in good and usable condition.
- Mixing bowls (plastic and/or metal)
- Wooden spoons
- Sieves
- Silicone baking trays
- Silicone bun/muffin trays
- Glass/ceramic bowls (suitable for melting chocolate) no cereal bowls please
- Electric whisks
- Measuring jugs (plastic only please)
- Saucepans
- Tablespoons/measuring spoons
- Weighing scales
- Portable ring hobs.
Please send any donated items to room 14.
The infant school tour this year is to the Old Rectory in Croom, on Wednesday, 30th. May. Activities include treasure hunt, cooking, playtime, meeting farm animals and making butter.
The cost is €11 per child which includes: €7 entrance fee, €4 bus.
We will depart at 9.10a.m. and return at 2p.m.
Please bring in money to Ms. Culhane, Room 3. You can pay in full or in instalments if desired, between now and Friday, 4th. May.
As the school cannot be accessed by staff and pupils on Thursday, 31st. May (referendum day), the tour has now been changed to Wednesday, 30th. May. Sorry for any inconvenience.
The senior school tour to UL activity centre will take place on Thursday 31st May 2012. The bus will be leaving the school at 9.00 and will be leaving UL at 3.45approx. Children will need a packed lunch and changes of clothes (more on this to be posted later)
Here is a link to the UL activity centre website
http://www.adventureworldcamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Adventure-World-UL.pdf