Miss Mallon's Class; March

March was a busy month for Miss Mallon’s class and all of Primary 2! Have a read below and look through the pictures to see what we have been up to.

Trocaire

During Lent we have been making a special effort to learn about people in need. We have been busy learning lots about the work surrounding the charity “Trocaire”. The boys and girls really enjoyed learning about the families and communities helped through the work of Trocaire. Primary 2 were able to find Kenya on a globe and were excited to find out about “Daisy” a little girl from Kenya who family are receiving aid from Trocaire. Have a look at the work we did, exploring similarities and differences between the boys and girls in Newry and in Kenya!

Fair-trade fortnight

In Primary 2 Miss Mallon’s class spent time during “Fair-trade Fortnight” learning what fair-trade is all about. The boys and girls spent time thinking about where the food they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner comes from before it even reaches the supermarkets and shops. Remembering to think about the farmers who work extremely hard all around the world to produce some of our foods was something the boys and girls found very significant. They hope that more and more people will continue to buy fair-trade products to help these farmers. Primary 2 were super at finding and sorting foods that had the fair-trade symbol, and the boys and girls will look extra closely when they are helping at home with shopping!

Exploring our new school

Once we were settled into our new school, the boys and girls in Primary 2 went on a Maths trail exploring all of the new classes, resource areas and equipment. We did lots of counting, and had to use our problem solving skills quite a bit!

We also did some writing about the day when Minister O’Dowd came to visit our school and cut the ribbon. That was an exciting day and we all remembered it very well! Have a look at some pieces of our work below.