Fred the Magician visited our school on Monday the 23^rd of October. Fred was a great entertainer and did lots of funny tricks and acts. Some of the acts including juggling, singing, telling jokes, playing instruments (Including the smallest instrument in the world) and even making Sarah float in the air. We really enjoyed the show and we hope Fred will visit our school again.

In October a number of sporting events took place including the Cross Country Championships and a training day in Bekan. Our first day out was at the cross country championships in Kiltoom. Children from third, fourth, fifth and sixth class took part on the day and we had a great day despite the wind and rain. Our second day out was on Thursday the 26^th of October at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan. We had a great day practising our skills and playing matches and it was great to see two past pupils from Threen National School coaching us on the day.

On Thursday the 28^th of September we went on an Autumnal walk along the Domain in Castlerea. We saw lots of interesting things along our journey. One of the things we observed was all the different trees such as the oak, horse chestnut, ash and sycamore trees. We inspected the leaves of these trees and we also saw some of their fruits like the conkers and acorns. We also walked along the river and we observed the different plants and animals that live along the route. We had a great day.

At the start of October we dug up the potatoes from the school garden. We used a fork and bucket to dig up the potatoes. After we had dug the potatoes, we washed them and then peeled them. We then made chips, potato cubes and potato crisps with the potatoes. They were yummy.