Primary 3/2 are a very hard working class who love to learn new things and have lots of fun.

This term, our Interdisciplinary Learning theme is ‘Me and my Community.’ During our class discussions we have been considering the different ways which we can show respect for the world around us and each other.

We understand that everyone has different beliefs and that as good citizens and friends we must respect each other. Through the ‘Friendship Terrace’ programme we have been thinking about the qualities that make a good friend. We read a story all about a boy called Fitzroy. He lives at Number One Friendship Terrace and he always wants to be first. In Primary 3/2 we know that fairness and caring are important in building positive relationships so we were shocked to hear that when Fitzroy doesn’t win he becomes moody and often hurts his friends.  We explored the story of ‘Fitzroy First’ in our drama lesson this week and in groups created some fabulous Freeze Frames to show how we would feel if Fitzroy was our friend.

Together with Miss Cassidy we have made a pledge to become better citizens this term. We know that we have to show respect to our friends and our community for this to be successful.

We have considered ways to look after our school and the local community. Our ideas on how to do this were fabulous. This is a big task for Primary 3/2 so we decided that starting our action plan in school was a great idea. Over the next few weeks we will be working in the quadrangle to make sure it’s an area that can be used by all the children. We are excited to take on this big responsibility and to take care of our school.

As practice we have been busy planting sunflower seeds for all the classes and staff of St. Brendan’s.  We can’t wait to use our new skills to make the quadrangle a place that the children of St. Brendan’s can be proud of.

Here are some pictures of our fun planting lesson.