Sixth Class B: Mr Corcoran

Comhairdeas

Congratulations to Samuel Scroope and Faye Lynch who will represent Fossa National School in the Allianz Cumann Na mBunscol Chiarraí  Primary Games .
Both students have been selected to play for Kerry on Saturday May 7 th in Páirc Uí Rinn during the half time interval of the Senior Game .
This is a huge honour for our two superbly skilful players and we wish them both the best of luck.

Building Bridges

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Bridges

This week we discussed and studied bridges. We looked at and learned about six different types of bridges - the beam bridge, the truss bridge, the cantilever bridge, the arch bridge, the suspension bridge and the cable-stayed bridge. Mr. Corcoran showed us examples of all of these on the whiteboard. We looked at famous bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.We also discussed the different materials that are used in constructing a bridge.

Group Task:

Working in groups of 4 we had to construct the following bridges: a Beam, walled, arch and corrugated bridge

Materials:

2 - 4 x 2” pieces of timber

2 sheets of A4 paper

We used coins, pencils and matchbox cars as weights. It was good fun and interesting to see how they all varied in strength.

Individual Task:

Mr. Corcoran told us to go home and try to construct our own bridge using only newspaper and sellotape. We had a few days to do this. I found this task very enjoyable. I made a Beam Bridge. I learned that triangles made the strongest structure. I used triangles in all the main parts of the bridge. I really enjoyed this project. I hope we do something similar again soon.

By Donnacha Kissane O’Sullivan

Christmas Woodwork Activities

School Garden

Last May-June while teaching fifth class we created a school garden.

The School Garden