October absolutely flew in and with it came some really fun times and activities. 

We worked in groups to create and teach our own games to other groups. We tried out the different games and really enjoyed both teaching them and playing them.

We started learning about Italy and The Romans. It's been fascinating learning about the destruction and discovery of Pompeii, Italy as a country and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and the area it covered.

In Art we designed and drew our own superheroes dressed up for Halloween for a Folens' art competition. We learned how to draw a pumpkin and decorated our own. We designed dream jars to go with the story of our dream as part of our work on 'The BFG'.

As well as reading the BFG and our usual English activities, we also held our first debate. The topic was 'Everyone should be a vegetarian'. It was a close call and almost a draw in the end. Excellent points were made on both sides.

Right at the start of the month we visited Author and Illustrator Alan Nolan in Blackrock library. He talked us through his life as an author and illustrator, his writing methods and ideas and he took us through a step by step tutorial of drawing his Yeti character. he also read from his new book 'The Grand Central Cinema Club'. The visit was fun and interesting.

We really enjoyed Harry Potter Book Day. Some of us dressed up as characters in the book or in school clothes. We did some fun Harry Potter-based activities, including drawing Hogwarts.

Catherine did some great Halloween music with us and we really enjoyed the Student Council Scavenger Hunt, as well as dressing up on the last day before mid-term break.