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We may not be able to do assembly in the Halla but we can still wish our girls a Happy Birthday.
Laura on the 03/04/2020
Cosmina 04/04/2020
Julia 06/04/2020
Gaia 07/04/2020
Edel Rose 10/04/2020
Summer 12/04/2020
Olivia 16/04/2020
Lyla 26/04/2020
Gabriela 27/04/2020
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Dear Parents/Guardians of 1st class students,
It was lovely to speak with you during the week. It was great to hear the amazing reports of work you are all doing to keep your daughter’s learning going throughout these difficult times. I heard about great art projects, baking, reading and family walks going on in households. The board games, jigsaws, construction and imaginative play happening all provide loads of learning for your daughter at this age too. RTE Education Hub was a big hit with many families and can help give the day some structure for everyone. Don’t worry if you haven’t finished the last week of work yet, keep going at your daughter’s pace.
Take care and I really hope I will see you all very soon!
Best wishes,
Sharon Gleeson.
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Dear 1st class girls,
It was so nice to hear from you during the week. I know we are all missing school but I was so impressed to hear how hard you are all working at your school work! Keep it up! I can’t wait to see your projects, art and book reviews when we get back to school! This week your job is to play a board game with your family.
I am looking forward to seeing you when we get back to school!
Be kind,
Ms. Gleeson.
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| 9.00-9.30 | Exercise (JoeWicks live (Youtube) / Cosmic Yoga (Youtube)/ Go Noodle website)
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| 9.30-10.45 | Work on the Core Subjects (English/Irish/Maths)
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| 10.45-11.00 | Small Break-Have a snack and go outside for a run/play
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| 11.00-12.00 | RTE School (Starting on Monday next) or listen to David Waliams read a book online
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| 12.00-12.45 | Project Work
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| 12.45-1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.15 onwards | Free Time |
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Active Breaks Ideas
Take a break and do some mindfullness and yoga!
Click on the link below!
Try Cosmic Yoga! Click on the link below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlg052EKMtk
Family Meditation – A great one for before bed time!
Body and Mind
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Get Moving Checklist
Try tick off 3 at least!
| 1. Cycle, skate or scoot for 10 minutes!
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| 3. Create an obstacle course in your garden/on your green!
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| 5. Do 3 laps of your house or run up and down your hall 10 times!
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Daily News
(10 mins every day) Show your daughter the calendar and ask her to identify the day, date, month and season. Identify what day it was yesterday and what day it will be tomorrow. Ask your daughter to identify the time (o’clock or half past an hour only) and the weather and decide on one thing that she would like to do during the day.
Video calls to grandparents/family are a great opportunity for your daughter to practice her recalling skills. Before the call help your daughter to think of some things she has been doing that she wants to tell her family member about so she is prepared.
Video Call with a Relative
This can be a nice idea if you have a family member who may have to self-isolate or who you may not be able to visit. It’s a way for children to use oral language and it might be a nice kind of game to play to keep boredom away.
Ideas include:
Play 20 questions – take turns in thinking of an object and the other person can only ask questions which have a yes or no answer.
A-Z – Pick a topic and take turns in naming something beginning with A then B then C and see if you can get to Z Without skipping any letters.
The Big Interview – child prepares 10 questions they’d like to know about the relative and then asks them
More ideas here: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-vocabulary-games/
Starlight Combined Reading and Skills Book
p.38 – 41 (Poetry). Do 1 page per day only.
Writing
Write your own cinquain poem! See Starlight book p.41 for some tips! Type up/write your poem and keep to share with class when we get back to school!
Write a letter to a family member. This week try to write a letter to a grandparent/loved one. Parents can take a picture of the letter and send it to the person for you!
Spellbound
p.64 + 65 (Week 31). Continue to do 1 Block of spellings each day with your daughter and complete accompanying exercises.
2 sentences in copy each day (like your daughter does for homework)
PAT worksheet – 1 word family per day
Reading
Continue to encourage your daughter to read daily. Read a book to your daughter. Snuggle up on the couch and spend ten minutes reading for no other reason than the joy of reading a book. Of course, there are loads of benefits to reading every day but what a nice time to drop everything for a short time. Please find online sources for books below, give one a try this week and see how you get on!
If you or your child/children are a member of the local library, you can access an App or website called BorrowBox. It is free. You can use it for audio books and also, ebook. There is a children’s section: https://www.borrowbox.com/ Notes: To register, you need your library card which has your membership number on the back.
Oxford Owl Ebook Reader Library: Oxford Owl has an ebook library with over 250 books in it and offers free access to teachers and parents once you create an account at www.oxfordowl.co.uk They also have some vocabulary and comprehension activities for most of the books: www.oxfordowl.co.uk
www.sorchaj.com – This site covers phonics, dolch, Jolly Phonics including tricky word lists and practice reading sentences following the Spellbound order of words and more.
Rivet Reading: Rivet Reading App by Google is not available in the EU, but the web version of the books, with reading is. High Interest Reading books are available with help for pupils with words that are not easily decodable. Topics range from Animals to History, Sport to Science .Very useful for reluctant readers and self-guided: https://rivet.area120.com/read/#/libraryScreen
Teach Your Monster to Read: Teach Your Monster to Read is a fun activity that helps infants work on everything from initial sounds, CVC words, blends and digraphs all the way to full words and sentences. The Web platform is free (the App costs, but is not necessary): https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
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1st class English Group 1 week 4
1st class English group 2 week 4
1st class English Group 3 week 4
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1st class, group 1 reading, 2 books, Ant & baby and Spots
1st class, group 1 reading, 2 books, Ant & baby and Spots
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Cracking Maths – continue work from last week/ p.122 – 124 – Ordinal Numbers (1 page per day). P.125 Check up 3. Please correct any work your daughter does with her and help her learn from mistakes.
Work it Out – p.58 + 59 – Continue to do an activity each day and Friday test on Friday.
Mathletics – Log in for free and play a game online for 5 – 10 mins https://www.mathletics.com/uk/
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Bua na Cainte: Siopadóireacht p.76 – 79 (Snakes and Ladders on p.79!)
You can use https://www.focloir.ie/en/ to translate any words. The great thing is that almost every word on the website has an audio recording of it so you can listen to how to pronounce the words! As a family, you could try and learn a few words every day!
Another idea is to sign up to https://www.duolingo.com/course/ga/en/Learn-Irish to learn some Irish – 5 to 10 minutes a day and who knows how fluent you’ll be when you get back!
Make your own Nathracha agus Dréimirí (Snakes and Ladders) cluiche! Use your Irish for the numbers.
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What a Wonderful World – History/Geography/Science
Floating and Sinking p.56 Have fun carrying out the experiment!
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Project Work: A Spring Walk
Go for a Spring walk with your family! Look out for signs of Spring. Use an adult’s phone and take a picture of each item as you find them: (Take a picture of the list before you go and see how many items you can tick off!) Make a poster to tell someone about Spring when you get home! Use your pictures or do drawings of them. Write a few sentences to tell us what you found!
- Bird nest
- Buds on tree branches
- Daffodils
- Sapling (young tree)
- Ducks on a pond or river
- Caterpillar, cocoon, or butterfly
- New cones on evergreen trees
- Plants pushing up out of soil
- Cumulus cloud
- Tulips
- New grass/ grass being cut
- Feathers
- Dandelions
- Squirrel/ Hedgehog
- Bees buzzing around flowers
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April Crafts – Create a piece of Spring art. Use an image below for inspiration or use your own idea!
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Dear girls,
Well, here we are again – back doing some work after a very different Easter break. Hope you all has some Easter eggs and relaxed. I tried to watch the ‘Home-school Hub’ on RTE2 every morning at 11am and have enjoyed being a pupil for a change! I’ve caught up on a few Disney films (The Lion King and Aladdin) which ye might have seen in the cinema last year. As the weather has been nice, I’ve been doing a lot of weeding, so my knees are still sore, even though I’m not tying shoelaces!
I’ve set out some new work for your parents to give you. Remember to try your best but don’t be worried about it. I hope ye are remembering news to tell me (even better if ye can write it down). Be happy ladies, and don’t forget to match the socks when they’re washed!
Lots of love,
Mrs. Quill.
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Dear Parents,
Hope you are all well. This is Week 4 of our closure according to the school calendar.
Attached is the work for the week ahead. Please don’t feel under pressure. Do what you can and the smallest amount is worthwhile.
Thanking you,
Mrs. Quill.
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- Aim to spend no more than an hour and a half maximum on the core subjects of English, Irish and Maths.
- The RTE Home-school Hub is well worth watching – RTE2 at 11am daily.
9.00-9.30 PE/Exercise (JoeWicks on Youtube or the other activities, Cosmic Yoga, Dancing Videos)
9.30-10.45 Work on the core subjects (Maths, English, Gaeilge).
10.45-11.00 Small Break-Have a snack and go out for some fresh air.
11.00-12.00 RTE Home-school Hub
12.00-12.45 Complete any work unfinished from earlier, or work some other subject (e.g SESE, Religion).
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Work It Out
Page 54 + 55 (daily, like normal homework).
Subtraction with regrouping:
This is the focus this week. This type of subtraction is where the unit figure at the top is smaller than the unit figure you are subtracting from it.
We don’t borrow and pay back as parents may have done when they were at school.
I would appreciate if you could show this video to explain subtraction.
Cracking Maths – P. 79 + 80 (to practise subtraction after watching video)
Remember: Start with the top number and take away the bottom.
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NB No Spellbound this week.
Writing
Pick another letter of the alphabet and write a story! Call it ‘My ____ Story’.
Oral Language
- Alphabet games. Go through the alphabet and find an adjective-describing word for each letter. Eg. A is for Amazing.
- Play “odd one out”.
Example Categories Game:
Red, white, turnip, blue and pink. …Pick the odd one out and give a reason. Name the category.
Other examples-
- Coat, car, dress, wellingtons, gloves.
- Tablet, phone, ipod, computer, bottle.
- Egg, cheese, milk, yoghurt, cream, butter.
Storytime
Listen to a story on https://www.storylineonline.net/.
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What a Wonderful World
– P. 22 Read about Brazil. Pick two facts that you didn’t know before.
Look for nouns (hint-something you can photograph) and adjectives (hint-describing word) on the page.
Count the full-stops.
Write three questions about the reading – to “test” your parent’s understanding!
– P. 23 Read about a famous soccer player called Pelé.
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Grow in Love
Read over Prayers before and after Communion (P 64)
- 39 Fill in the blanks in the prayer.
- 42 The Women at the Tomb – draw the missing pictures. To help you with this you can watch a video by following these steps:
- Go to the website https://www.growinlove.ie/en/
- Login in with the email trial@growinlove.ie and the password growinlove.
- When in the website click on the image of the textbook – Second Class /P4. Then click on theme 7 to find Easter. Revise Lesson 2- the Resurrection. There are good videos, posters, music etc to complement the textbook.
- Watch the video (image of icon to click below) within that lesson called ‘The Women at the Tomb’ as this will help with completing p.42.
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Helpful link for translations: https://www.focloir.ie/en/
Practise your phrases:
– Dia duit. Hello
– Conas atá tú? How are you?
– Tá mé go maith. Go raibh maith agat. Good, thank you.
– Níl mé go maith. Not good.
– Slán. Bye
– Oíche mhaith. Good night
Every day, practise saying the day and the weather e.g Inniu an Luan. Tá sé scamallach.
Walk around your house with Mom or Dad, saying the names of the rooms e.g an chistin, an seomra leapa etc.
Bua na Cainte
– P. 76 (Colour the leprechaun picture (I know we’re a bit late!) and test yourself on the names of the colours in Irish and practise writing them in your copy).
– P. 81 An Chistin. Fill in the blanks with the word to match the picture at the end of the sentence.
Watch the following video of the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ as Gaeilge:
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PE (Optional)
Youtube Dancing Videos
Dance Monkey
Zumba
Youtube Workouts – “P.E with Joe” – 30 minutes.
Yoga and Mindfulness
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2nd Maths group Ms Crosse week 4
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2nd Book club Ms Crosse week 4
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[toggle_content title=”2nd Class Ms Coughlan”]
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Dearest girls!
How were your Easter holidays? Probably very different to other years! I enjoyed the little things …reading, playing football with Kate and Richard, eating chocolate -of course – and…baking. I didn’t even burn the muffins!
Maybe you saw a good movie on t.v, read a great book or drew some nice pictures? I know you all are continuing to be kind, helpful and safe at home.
I have a new set of work for your parents to give to you this week. Again try your best. Do what you can but remember being healthy and helpful are more important.
Lots of love
Ms Coughlan
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Dear Parents
Hope you are all well. This is week 4 of our closure according to the school calendar.
Attached is the work for the week ahead. Again, please don’t feel under pressure. Everything you do is valuable and some days will go better than others. Do what you can when you can and please God we will return to normality soon.
Regards
Margaret Coughlan
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Timetabling
Aim to spend no more than an hour and a half maximum at the core subjects of English, Irish and Maths. There are guidelines below for each day of the week. The RTE Home-School Hub is really worth watching –RTE 2 at 11am daily. If there is a thirst for alternative learning, there is set of fun activity suggestions to draw from at the end of this document.
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Keep practising the Communion prayers and mass responses in spite of the uncertain times ( back of the book p.64 and 65).
Easter reviewed. Work on pg. 43.
https://www.growinlove.ie/en/ Login in with an email of trial@growinlove.ie and a password of growinlove. When in the website click on the image of the text book – Second Class /P4. Then click on theme 7 to find Easter. Revise Lesson 2- the Resurrection. There are good videos, posters, music etc to complement the textbook.
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Monday April 20th
Maths
1.Subtraction
Before Easter we were looking at subtraction. Revisit the youtube videos to remind you of our method.
Try and invent 3 sums yourself and get an adult to check it.
2.Place Value
Count to 100. Count backwards. Count forwards in 10s. The girls will remember number splat. Go to
https://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html
It can be tricky to get into, so if you are stuck, google 100 square number splat for better success.
Have fun with it.
Look at this website;
https://www.splashlearn.com/place-value-games
Look through the menu and find the games “numbers up to 100” and “represent 3 digit numbers” and “Ones, Tens and Hundreds”.
English
Take a break from Spellbound this week. If you would like a spelling challenge, see if you can correctly spell these commonly misspelt words;
Who, with, which, then.
Oral Language
Pretend you are a youtuber! Entertain your family with a live performance demonstrating your favourite toy. I love Elliev Toys. See Rapunzel’s Castle Bedroom-
Reading and Writing
Read one thing a day.
Starlight- Read P.22 – France. Activity A p.23. Use full sentences in your answers in a copy.
Watch out for capital letter at the start of a sentence.
Irish
Help is at hand from https://www.focloir.ie/en/
- Practise greetings.
Dia duit. Hello
Conas atá tú? How are you?
Tá mé go maith. Go raibh maith agat. Good thankyou.
Níl mé go maith. Not good.
Slán. Bye
Oíche mhaith. Good night
An Teach. Revise the rooms of the house.
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Tuesday
Maths
1.Subtraction
Revise.
Now practise. See Cracking Maths p.79 or 80. Do 10 minutes of practice. Quality not quantity. If you have those pages done already, you can instead take section 5 on p.81 and write some out vertically in your spare copy, and then work them out.
Place Value
Try counting from 100 to 200. Hop in 2’s, 5’s, 10’s on the 100 plus square below.
English
Take a break from Spellbound this week. If you would like a spelling challenge, see if you can correctly spell any 3 of the following. You pick! Can you say the days in order?…backwards?
Day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Oral Language
Draw a picture of your dream house. Explain it in detail to a member of your family. Mention colours, size, furniture and cool features.
Reading
Read one new thing a day. (If you don’t have the books, replace it with another book to read you have at home, – even a comic).
Starlight- Revise P.22 – France. Activities B and C p. 23.
Feena’s Second Book of Facts – Read p.26. Tell an adult one thing you learned about ancient Egypt.
Irish
Try out an app? Cúla4 or Caoga Caoga any day this week
Help is at hand from https://www.focloir.ie/en/
- Practise greetings as shown for Monday.
An Teach =The House
Bua na Cainte p.81
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Wednesday
Maths
Subtraction
Continue with work from Cracking Maths p.79, 80 or 81.
Place Value
Look back over the games from Monday.
Now try Cracking Maths textbook p.136 – JUST number ONE filling in the 100 square up to 200.
English
. If you would like a spelling challenge, see if you can correctly spell any 3 months of the year. Practise saying the months in order.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Oral Language
Entertain your family with a joke.
Reading
Read one new thing a day.
Starlight- Activities A,B,C p,24. There is help on line. Watch this video about adjectives –
https://youtu.be/NkuuZEey_bs?t=9 Cute!
Feena’s Second Book of Facts – p 60. Draw a picture about dolphins. Label it with interesting facts.
Irish
Help is at hand from https://www.focloir.ie/en/
- Practise greetings.
- Try an app
An Teach
Bua na Cainte p. 82
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Thursday
Maths
Subtraction
Try these. Write them out vertically.
- 46-17= 62-25= c. 71-29=
Place Value
Play those games from Monday again. Practice counting with those 100 squares and play number splat again (See Monday’s link). Cracking Maths p136 section 2.
English
If you would like a spelling challenge, see if you can correctly spell these sentences dictated by an adult:
My name is ……. I live in Cork. I am … years old. I hope you love sweets like me.
Any mistakes? Learn 3 corrections.
Oral Language
Tell your doll or teddy a story.
Reading
This is good. https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Primary/PrimaryDashboard.aspx
These are banded readers. Use the username – parents@harpercollins.co.uk and the password Parents 20! Then you are in and chooses the level that suits you from the Big Cat readers. Alternatively read a book at home or a comic.
Worldbook online is free. Try the ebooks or kids or games sections. Find a level that suits.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Draw a story map of the story you read. Here is a simple template:
You can use words or pictures or a mixture!
Irish
Help is at hand from https://www.focloir.ie/en/
- Practise greetings as before.
- Try an app.
An Teach
Bua na Cainte p. 83
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Friday
Maths
Look over the web links and games of this week.
Create a regrouping subtraction sum. Can you remember how to do it?
Only do the next Friday test in Work It Out this week.
English
What a Wonderful World. Read the following and chat about them.
Read about Brazil p.22. The following link is good.
Record (in writing) your 3 favourite facts.
Irish – https://www.focloir.ie/en/
- Practise greetings
- Try an app
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Fun /Project Ideas for boring afternoons and wet days
- Write news or a diary about the different kind of Easter or experiences you have had with a picture to illustrate.
- Cosmic Kids yoga and mindfulness https://www.cosmickids.com/
- https://www.ducksters.com/ for games and exploring
- https://pbskids.org/games/ lovely fun games for art and music
- See links below for story relaxation
https://www.storylineonline.net/ and https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
- Nice art ideas https://www.happinessishomemade.net/quick-easy-kids-crafts-anyone-can-make/
- Practise your handwriting –copying a few lines from a book.
- Make a board game. Here is a template-
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2nd Maths group Ms Crosse week 4
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2nd Book club Ms Crosse week 4
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Dear Girls,
It was lovely to talk to you recently and to learn how brave you all are being. We both miss you so much and I know you are missing school and playing in the yard and seeing your friends every day. It was wonderful to hear how some of you are cooking, drawing, gardening and one girl has a really special job of being a “Big Sister”. We were delighted to hear that you are all trying your best to do some schoolwork and that is fantastic.
It is really important to do exercise as well and ideally if you can go out and get fresh air each day you will feel great. By staying away from everybody you are all helping to keep Cork safe so well done you really are “Superstars”.
Miss Linehan and Miss Finn
This is a very challenging time for everybody. Please do not feel under any pressure to do all this work. It is a menu of suggestions to try.
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Dear Parents,
It was lovely to talk to you during the week.
How homes are changed in these past few weeks, with parents working from an office at home, children doing school work from home and a hive of extra curricular activities, all happening under the same roof. Hats off to everyone for embracing this essential new normality, while continuing to keep everything tipping over! I particularly salute the parents I spoke to who had finished long shifts in our hospitals, nursing and care homes. You are our heroes at the frontline. Thank you.
As I said to everyone on the phone, the work that has been set is a guide. If any pupil if finding part of the work difficult, they should leave it. There are lots of other activities the girls can also engage in; reading a book, drawing, arts and crafts, chores and house work etc.
I have included a suggested timetable, which may be of benefit to some pupils. Obviously, it won’t work in every house – again it’s just a guide.
9.00-9.30 Exercise (JoeWicks on Youtube, Cosmic Yoga with Harry Potter)
9.30-10.45 Work on the Core Subjects (English, Maths and Irish)
10.45-11.00 Small Break-Have a snack and go out for a run
11.00-12.00 RTÉ School (on RTÉ 1 every day)
12.00-12.45 Project Work or listen to David Walliams read a book online
12.45-1.15 Lunch
1.15 onwards Free Time
RTÉ Home School Hub
I really think that every pupil should watch the RTÉ Home School Hub every day on RTE 1 from 11am to 12noon. There are great lessons being taught for all levels. Some of the 1st/2nd class lessons are a little basic, but most of the rest of the content is very appropriate to the girls in 4th class. There are many engaging activities, and lots for the girls to follow up with at home afterwards.
Daily Diary
I was delighted to hear that so many girls are keeping a diary. I would encourage them all to keep a daily diary of what activities they did, what they enjoyed doing, what new things they learned, how they are feeling today, what things they’re grateful for etc.
Lunches
If any family would like to avail of the school lunches, it consists of a shopping bag per child. The bag consists of bread, butter, cheese, cereal bars and yoghurt – enough for a lunch for the week. It is hoped to include pasta and pasta sauces as time moves on but the contents are very much dependent on the supply chains right now. The link will be sent out again to parents.
Keep safe,
Joan-Marie Healy
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Dear Girls,
It was really lovely to get to talk to you last week. I know there were a few people that I didn’t get the opportunity to talk to unfortunately, but I do hope that you are all still keeping safe, keeping happy and being kind to each other at home.
It’s brilliant to hear of all the lovely art and crafts, baking, cooking dinners, gardening, projects, real life drawings, baking birthday cakes, running, singing, dancing, writing letters and reading that you’re all doing. Some of you are also being really creative with how you are making contact with each other and talking to your friends. Well done.
Try to get some fresh air every day, exercise, do some of the work listed, watch the RTÉ School hub, work on your project, listen to David Walliams story or read a book.
Do continue to help out at home and be grateful and thankful for all your parents are doing for you.
Take care,
Ms. Healy
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Week 4 – April 20th – 25th
English
- Reading – Let’s Go p 122-130 “Kensuke’s Kingdom”.
- Answer questions on pages 132 and 133 A, C, D, E, F, G. You should answer these orally. No need to write the answers down.
- P133 H – pretend you are in Kensuke’s Kingdom. Write a letter home, telling them about what has happened and that you are safe.
- Spellbound week 30 pages 62 and 63
Maths
- Work It Out pages 45 and 47 week 22 (skip week 21)
- Busy at Maths – “Chance Chapter 26” pages 129-132
- Division Derby (division tables)
https://www.arcademics.com/games/division-derby
- Demolition Division (division tables)
https://www.arcademics.com/games/demolition
Gaeilge
- Seo Leat lch 90 agus 91 – “Tralaí ar Strae”. Read and listen to the story on http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/seo_leat/SL_4C_T02_U16/index.html
- Seo Leat lch 92 agus 93 ó bhéal. (Just do the activities orally)
- duolingo.com great website for working on vocabulary
- https://www.cula4.com/ga/
- Ag Druibleáil. Look at this video by Méabh de Búrca. Why not give it a go!
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Project Work
- European Country (France or Italy)
This week’s project is to do a project on EITHER France OR Italy. You should include information about the country, its map, flag, famous landmarks, famous people, traditions, main languages, food, culture, history, sports, major mountains, rivers and cities, any other interesting information that you learned about the country. You can
- a) write and draw your project on paper
OR
- b) type and create your project on computer.
Please make sure that you always use your own words and don’t copy it from books or websites.
Italy; Resources
CJ Fallon have allowed access to textbooks online.
There is a chapter on Italy in 4th Class Small World Geography and Science book on pages 57-62 https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/4147/59
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/italy-facts.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/italy.html
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/italy/
France; Resources
There is a chapter on France in 5th Class Small World Geography and Science book on pages 74-78 https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/7424/76
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/france-facts.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/france.html
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/france/
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- Some other ideas
Drawing with the artist Don Conroy https://donconroy.com/
Listen to the “Carnival of the Animals”
This video is just the music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L993HNAa8M
This video has a narration
Some PE skills
An Gúrú Gruaige – some hairstyles to try out!
Information on the Normans
https://www.folens.ie/sites/default/files/bulk_upload/Explorers/EX_04_H_SB_09.pdf
Some questions based on the Normans
https://www.folens.ie/sites/default/files/bulk_upload/Explorers/EX_04_09_HISTORY/index.html
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Easter 2020
Dear Parents and Girls,
it was lovely to speak with so many of you before Easter. I hope you are all well and getting through this difficult time with as much fun and laughter as possible. My family are constantly sending funny messages and pictures on Whatsapp, which is great.
Now girls, the Easter Holidays are over and it’s time to do a bit of work again!
Parents, what follows are suggestions and every family must do what is right for them. Pick whatever time of day is suitable and whatever activities are suitable. If possible, it would be best to do some Maths, English and Irish every day and then pick from the other suggestions. Take time out regularly for some fun activities. Keep the boxes and paper from your Easter Eggs, they might be useful for art or projects!
Girls, remember to be kind, helpful and patient at home. Remember, we’re all in this together, and WASH YOUR HANDS.
I hope to see you all again soon.
Ms Browne.
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This Timetable might suit you, if not that’s ok.
09:00-09:30 Exercise (Joe Wicks on Youtube or any other activities)
09:30-10:45 Core Subjects (Maths/Irish/English)
10:45-11:00 Break Time – have a snack and some exercise (outside if possible)
11:00-12:00 RTE School Hub
12:00 -12:45 Any of the other suggested ideas from the list.
12:45-13:15 Lunch ( don’t forget to have some fruit everyday)
13:15 onwards Free Time- have some fun!
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School work for week beginning April 20th
Maths: Continue with Chapter 21 Area. www.cjfallon.ie click on Student Resources, 5th Class Busy at Maths Tutorials 67-71 are helpful. If you are finished, you can do Look back 6 on pg 119. Revise Multiplication tables. www.multiplication.com might be useful
English: Up and Running – read Women and children First pg 178-185 and famous Shipwrecks pg 188-191. Do some of the activities based on your reading. Spellbound week 26 pg 54-55. It might be interesting to keep a Diary. This difficult time will go down in History and you can tell your children and grandchildren in years to come how you and your family coped!
Gaeilge: Seo Leat pg 89. www.foclóír.ie might be useful. Remember, there are interesting words and phrases at the back of Seo Leat! Make a list of items you would find in the kitchen in English and translate them into Irish. You could even learn to spell some of them! Maybe you could play family bingo. If possible, speak in Irish to a family member from time to time.
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Geography: Pick any European Union country and do a project. Include its Capital City, language, currency, President/Head of State, population, longest river, highest mountain, food, interesting facts. Draw the flag, make a meal typically eaten in this country….
Science: Can you build a boat/raft which can hold a hard boiled egg safely? You can only use recycled material! Take a photo of it floating in the sink/bathtub/paddling pool. Have a competition at home but please don’t waste any eggs!
Art: Can you make a model of the Titanic? You can use lego if you wish. Or you could draw the Titanic. You could even do a project about the Titanic!
Religion: google Grow in Love. Login- email is trial@growinlove.ie, password is growinlove. 5th Class Book Primary7, Teaching resources, Theme 7 lesson 2, ebook pg 74. Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, what happened next? If you wish you can read John 20:1-29.
Music: Sing out loud- it will make people happy! Pick a new song and learn the words. Pick a song and add your own verse or change all the words and make it your own
PE: Do some activity every day. Use the trampoline, skipping rope, bicycle etc. Remember there are lots of activities available online. Dance to a favourite song. Keep moving!
If you are baking or doing any interesting science experiments write down the procedure and take a photo.
Nature Watch: If you have a plant/tree/bird etc near you continue to observe and record any changes you notice. Has the plant grown? What does the bird look like? Can you identify it? Does the bird have a nest nearby? Are there hatchlings? What does the bird eat? Does it sing?
All your schoolbooks can be accessed for free on the following websites, just register or login as a parent/student.
www.cjfallon.com
www.folensonline.ie
www.edcolearning.ie
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5th class maths group Ms Daly week 4
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5th class maths group Ms Crosse week 4
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Ms. Daly’s English group 5th week 4
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Hi Girls,
I hope you all had a nice Easter and had some yummy Easter Eggs! Don’t forget you can save the boxes and colourful tinfoil from the Easter Eggs and recycle them to use in a Science or Art activity! I’ve set out some work for you do to for the coming week. Don’t worry if there is still some work that you didn’t get finished from the lists before Easter. You can continue with that work and then move onto this list of work when you’re ready. Take your time and do your best!
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Work for Monday 20th April – Friday 24th April
Gaeilge:
- Seo Leat pg 82-85 ‘An tSeanbhean Bhocht’ – read and complete the activities. foclóir.ie – use this website to translate words from Gaeilge to English and vice versa. Listen to the story on the Seo Leat section on www.cjfallon.ie
- Continue writing paragraphs/sentences – practice your Irish writing using the lists of spellings (these are in your Blue Hardback) and use the phrases at the back of the Seo Leat.
- Play some of the games and activities on the Seo Leat ‘Interactive’ part of cjfallon.ie
Maths:
- Continue with the Area chapter (Busy @ Maths pgs 112 – 118)
- If you have finished all the questions on this chapter in B@M, you can do some of the activities based on the Area chapter in the book Mathemagic 5 pgs 121 – 126. If you don’t have this book at home you can access it online cjfallon.ie
You don’t have to do all the pages, pick and choose some of the questions from the pages but do try the Problem Solving activities on pg 126. (Like what we do in school.)
If any girl wants to you can do some extra revision work from Mathemagic, choose any topic that we have done in B@M and try it. There are also other Maths books on the website if you’d like to have a go at these! Just remember to write down the name of the book and the page number so we can find it when we get back to school!
- Work It Out – continue with this and don’t forget you can try the Friday tests at the back!
- Busy At Maths pg 119 – Look Back Chapter 6
English:
- U&R – ‘Women and Children First.’ Pgs 178 – 187 – read and do the activities.
- U&R – ‘Famous Shipwrecks’ pg 188 – 193 – read and do the activities
- Writing – do activity H from pg 178 U&R
- Choose one of the shipwrecks that you read about in pgs 188 – 193 and research it. Do a project/factfile based on the shipwreck.
(there are lots of powerpoints/videos/factsheets and fun activity pages based on The Titanic on www.twinkl.com www.seomraranga.com www.scoilnet.ie Just search for ‘The Titanic’ or ‘Shipwrecks’ on these websites.)
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Geography:
- Chapter 8 – ‘Let’s Investigate Rocks and Soils’ pgs 40 – 43
(again there are lots of worksheets/videos and information pages based on rocks/soils/volcanoes/fossils/dinosaurs on www.twinkl.com www.seomraranga.com www.scoilnet.ie)
Also girls I’ve attached the same ‘Suggested Activities’ list from before Easter. Have a look and try some of the activities/websites. You don’t have to do them all but if you’re finished your work or want to try something different there’s a good list of ideas here!
Don’t forget RTE School Hub every day at 11am and RTE Junior News!
Have fun,
Ms. O’Sullivan J
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Extra Activities that can be done/useful websites:
Gaeilge:
- Fiche Ceist (20 questions – choose a famous person from a book/movie/singer/actor etc..asking only 20 questions you must guess who the person is.)
- Use the spelling lists, vocabulary from Seo Leat and Blue Irish Hardback to practice writing some sentences/paragraphs or a story.
- Seo Leat –online games and activities – try some new ones or revise some of the stories and activities we have done in school. cjfallon.ie
- TG4 – watch some cartoons/videos, try some Gaeilge activities and games online cula4.com
- Youtube – Scéal an Lae – type this into the search bar in youtube and watch and listen to the cartoon stories.
- Practice your Gaeilge or learn a new language – duolingo.com
- foclóir.ie – use this website to translate words from Gaeilge to English and vice versa.
Maths:
- Tables Games – King of the Castle
Target Boards (the games we play in school on the white boards)
Make a multiplication/division circle (we have done these in school, check you maths copies)
- Add up the shopping list and calculate the change
- Make a shop – parents assign a certain amount of money to a food item, for example:
Bread – 50c
Butter – 10c
Cheese – 30c
Fruit – various prices
Water – €1
Milk – €1.20
Treats – various prices
When pupils are making lunches/dinner/snack they have to calculate how much their meal will cost. Use real or fake money (kids can make the fake money) to count out the amount and calculate change. Pupils can also earn money to spend in the ‘Home Shop’ by doing different tasks and jobs around the house – emptying the dishwasher/making their bed/sweeping the floor etc.
- Baking – weighing and measuring out the ingredients
- Time – practice time when cooking the dinner/baking/reading the T.V. schedules etc
Some useful websites for maths activities:
English:
- Write a poem – ACROSTIC/Haiku
- Make and illustrate a Comic Strip
- Make and design an advertisement for a new movie/book/product. You could also dramatise the ad and pretend you are making it for TV.
- Write a story. Here are some story starters/endings:
- You have just won a fantastic contest. What did you win and what did you do?
- I walked up to the dark, mysterious cave. I carefully looked into the huge hole. It was cold and eerie. Suddenly…
- Being a kid is special because…..
- ….and as the night drew in, I was glad it was all over.
- …and so we’ll never know what really happened.
- Using your 5 senses/SALT – create and illustrate a character for a new book or movie.
- Create a radio/TV show
- Write a letter/postcard/email to someone you can’t see at the moment.
Some useful websites for english activities:
- storyberries.com (we have used this in school girls)
- storybird.com / www.bookcreator.com – these websites allow you to write a story/comic book an illustrate it also.
- oxfordowls.co.uk
SESE – Geography/History/Science
- Name and identify the provinces/counties/rivers/mountains/main towns of Ireland
- Learn their nicknames and county colours
- Keep a daily diary and create a timeline of your time off
- Most Zoos and Museums will have a virtual tour on their websites
- Work on your family tree
- Pretend it is 20 years time, the year 2040 – create a project/make a powerpoint presentation/write a speech/design a history book explaining to the kids of the future what is happening in the world right now
- Choose someone you admire either from the past or present day and create a project/make a powerpoint/create a Fact File/write a diary entry from a day in their life/draw a picture about them
- Using recycled materials from home design an object – a castle/a bridge etc.
- horrible-histories.co.uk
- askaboutireland.ie
Music/Art/Drama
- Write a song (add music/body percussion – clapping, clicking fingers, stamping feet to the song/poem you have written)
- Using recycled materials from home design an object
- Make some Easter Hats/baskets
- redtedart.com
- pinterest.com
P.E:
www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/beyond/
Other useful websites:
See the school website www.stpatricksgirls.net for more activities and websites.
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5th class maths group Ms Daly week 4
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5th class maths group Ms Crosse week 4
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Ms. Daly’s English group 5th week 4
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Hi Girls,
I hope you enjoyed your Easter break and that you didn’t eat too much chocolate !
I have enlisted a schedule of work for English , Irish and Maths and suggested what you should do in these subjects each day .
I am also giving you a little bit of other work . You can decide when is the best time for you to do this work in Week 4.
Remember to spend some time each day reading . Also don’t forget the menu of activities from Week 3 . It is optional to do these .
The School Hub continues on weekdays , 11 – 12 , on RTE 2.
Try to keep up with the “cúpla focail” Gaeilge by watching a bit of TG4 .
I’m sure most of you know Joe Wick has a PE session every morning , which can be accessed on Youtube.
Be kind to all at home and remember to keep up the good hygiene practises that you are doing : washing hands , good cough etiquette etc.
Regards ,
Jackie Landers
Click here to check your Maths Homework
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Ms. Landers : Week 4
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Matamaitic : Maths corrections to be done this week . Answers are included . Don’t worry if you don’t have all of the work done . Just correct what you have done.
- Correct “Work it Out” Weeks 19, 20 ,21 and Friday Tests.
- “Work it Out” : Week 22 :Monday
Gaeilge :
- Scríobh “An Nuacht” ( an dáta , an aimsir etc , at least a page )
- Litriú don seachtain ( for all of the class , 2 per night ) :
- an bhunscoil = primary school
- an mheanscoil = secondary school
- príomhoide = principal
- múinteoir = teacher
- rang eolaíochta = science class
- rang ealaíne = art class
- rang cócaireachta = cooking class
- rang corpoideachas = PE class
Béarla :
1.Spellbound : Correct Week 21
P.44
Exercise 1: a.fluid b.distribute c.ruin d.disguise e.dismiss f.build g.dishonest h.nuisance
Exercise 2: a.fluid b.dishonest c.couple d.counterfeit e.country f.courageous g.dispute h.display i.discourage
Exercise 3 : a.dislike b.dispute c.couple d.disabled e.country f.disaster g.courage h.courier
P.45
Exercise 4 : a.dishonest b.courageous c.courage d.disadvantage e.dislike f.counterfeit g.build h.dishonest i.disagree j.discourage
Exercise 5 : discussion, dismiss, disastrous, dispute, dislike, dishonest , ruin
Exercise 6 : a.druid b.disastrous c.discuss d.nuisance e.country f.dishonest g.counterfeit h.courage
- Spellbound : Week 22 : learn block 77
- Racing Ahead : a. read story : “The Red Cube” p.190 – p.196
- do activities (questions) C and D
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Matamaitic :
- Correct “Busy at Maths” , Chapter 31 : Weight
- “Work it Out “ , Week 22 : Tuesday
Gaeilge :
- “Inis Dom “ lth 97 : Timpiste : Léigh an scéal agus freagair na ceisteanna 1 – 8 (read the story and answer the questions)
- Learn Litriú
Béarla :
- Spellbound , Week 22 : Block 78
- Racing Ahead : p.198/199 , Activities E and F
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Matamaitic :
- Correct Busy at Maths ,Chapter 33 : Capacity
- Work it Out , Week 22 : Wednesday
Gaeilge :
- Inis Dom lth.98 : Draw out 2 diagrams (ag dul suas…) agus freagair na ceisteanna
- Learn Litriú
Béarla :
- Spellbound : Week 22 Block 79
2.Racing Ahead : p.199 Activities G and H or I
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Matamaitic :
- Correct Busy at Maths , Chapter 28 : The Circle
- Work it Out , Week 22 : Thursday
Gaeilge :
1.Inis Dom lth 99 b, An Nollaig : Freagair na ceisteanna
Béarla :
1.Spellbound : Week 22 , Block 78
- Do all exercises (1-6) p.44 and 45
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Gaeilge :
- Inis Dom , lth 99 No. 5 : Scríobh scéal agus tarraing pictiúr a cúig agus a sé (Write a story and draw pictures 5 + 6)
- Scrúdú Litriú : get someone at home to give you a spelling test
Béarla :
- Friday Spelling Test : Week 22
- Write a persuasive letter
Choose one of these topics :
~ Children are cycling to school without helmets. Write a letter to persuade them to wear helmets
~ A van parks outside your school every day serving unhealthy and expensive fast food. Write a letter to your council , persuading them to ban this
Think of the reasons why your point of view is right . Think why the reader might object to your point of view and think of your counter arguments . remember to use persuasive language e.g. alarmingly, shockingly, first, moreover, obviously, surely, what could be better, I believe ….
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History Quest
- Read Chapter 6 : The Liberator : Daniel O’ Connell
- Do activities A, B, C and activity D (1 or 2)
Geography
Draw a plan (birds eye view) of a room in your house . Try to keep the items drawn in proportion.
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