Mexico Facts Written By Sam & Alex Estados Unidos Mexicanos, or The United States of Mexico, is home to 126 million people as of 2021, making it the 11 th largest country by population in the World. Mexico Has 31 States, and has a capital city called Mexico City, but it wasn’t actually the capital until 2016, the actual capital was a city called Ciudad de Mexico, but its replacement, Mexico City, is now the 8 th wealthiest city in the World. Mexico is located in the Ring Of Fire, a vast area in and around central and South America, consisting of 452 volcanoes, including the world’s smallest, at 43 feet high! It’s still quite a risky place to live, though. Mexico’s border with the USA is the second largest border on Earth, being 2,000 miles long. Mexico’s national animal is the Golden Eagle, which you’ll find on its flag, eating a snake on top of a cactus, which dates back to its Aztec origins, originating from its Mythology. The cactus could have possibly been the Cardon...
Mercy Hospital Heroes Campaign Written by Brendan, Alex O Reilly, Mofe and Alexandria We participated in the Mercy Heroes Campaign just before midterm break. It was exciting as we had an opportunity to dress up as people we admire. Some of the younger children dressed as firemen, doctors and gardaĆ, our age group dressed up as historical/modern day figures that improve(d) lives e.g. Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa and Greta Thunberg. We brought in a minimum of €2 each to send directly to the Mercy Hospital- a total of €311.98 was raised. Some children brought in their own pocket money and savings! A sincere thank you for supporting this cause.
Written collectively by the class as part of a shared writing activity. Recount Writing Rocking Roald Dahl Day It was Friday the 13 th, a glorious, sunny day and we were ready to rock our Roald Dahl Day . After small break, we got into our pairs/trios and we headed off on a trek to Mayfield Library. First, we were welcomed by the librarian, Nora. Nora spoke to our class and pointed out the different sections of the library. Next Nora gave us a selection of quizzes, crosswords and puzzle sheets. These Roald Dahl sheets kept us busy and entertained. Some of us even entered a Roald Dahl competition. Then we looked at a variety of books and ambled around the library becoming familiar with it. Multiple books caught our eye and some of us wished we had cards to borrow them. On our return, we stopped off at the sundial in Kelleher’s Buildings. We attempted to read the time and soon learned from a local resident that it was never...
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