Some more work and activities for children to be completed before the Easter break:
Homework and activities are outlined below by class level starting with first class – scroll down to progress to next class level. Junior and Senior Infant teachers will email work over next few days as they involve some documents that are not compatible with this website. Ms Shiel will also email on some activities on First Communion.
Homework and activities are outlined below by class level starting with first class – scroll down to progress to next class level. Junior and Senior Infant teachers will email work over next few days as they involve some documents that are not compatible with this website. Ms Shiel will also email on some activities on First Communion.
Senior Infants
This is the work for Senior Infants for next week, week 3 of the school closure.
Senior Infants Work 30th March- 3rd of April
-Planet Maths small book pages 35-40 (1 page per day)
-Spellbound Unit 26
-English reading:Read one page of the small reading book per day.
-SESE: Smallworld pages 35, 38, 39
-Phonics workbook pages 41 & 42
This is the work for Senior Infants for next week, week 3 of the school closure.
Senior Infants Work 30th March- 3rd of April
-Planet Maths small book pages 35-40 (1 page per day)
-Spellbound Unit 26
-English reading:Read one page of the small reading book per day.
-SESE: Smallworld pages 35, 38, 39
-Phonics workbook pages 41 & 42
First Class
Planet Maths
Subtraction-Page 91,92,100,101
Fractions- Page 116,118
Master Your Maths
week 27- page 58
Revise daily
Unit 25 page 52
- Reading – The School Trip: Pg. 16 -19
- Rainbow skills Book – Pg. 81/82/83/84
- Smallworld (SESE) – Theme: My Family – Pg.80 to 83 (inclusive)
- Gaeilge - Abair Liom D – www.folensonline.ie If you have access to an ipad or computer children can play the games on Siúl Siar 1, 2 and 3, found under “Lesson.” Pléasc Uisce, Pléasc an Balún and Cártáí Meaitseála.
- Handwriting – Children can continue to work on their handwriting a few times a week.
Planet Maths
Subtraction-Page 91,92,100,101
Fractions- Page 116,118
Master Your Maths
week 27- page 58
Revise daily
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
- Counting in 2s,5s,10s,
- Counting to 100
- Doubles-1and 1 equals 2, 2 and 2 equals 4, 3 and 3 equals 6, 4 and 4…..as far as 10
Unit 25 page 52
Second Class (revised)
2nd Class – Monday 30th March – Friday 3rd April
English:
Gaeilge:
1st Communion: Children can learn their prayers for Before and After Communion. They can also complete the communion worksheets which will be emailed in next few days
2nd Class – Monday 30th March – Friday 3rd April
English:
- Spellbound – Unit 25: gl words
- Reading – An Amazing Dog: Pg. 44-48
- Skills Book – Pg. 65
- Master Your Maths – Week 27: Pg. 58/59 plus Fri test
- Table Toppers: Unit 29 - Subtract 12: Day 1-4 Pg. 58/59 plus Test 24 pg. 73 Children can also complete the previous revision pages in the book.(Unit 25)
- Maths Topic to work on – Time: Converting analogue to digital time and vice versa. Concentrate on o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, only.
Gaeilge:
- Litrigh é Linn – Ar Scoil: Pg. 41 Q.11, Pg. 42 Q.12
- Léigh sa Bhaile – Read pg. 73 – 77, one page per day
- Abair Liom D – www.folensonline.ie If you have access to an ipad or computer children can play the games on Siúl Siar 1, 2 and 3, found under “Lesson.” Pléasc Uisce, Pléasc an Balún and Cártáí Meaitseála.
1st Communion: Children can learn their prayers for Before and After Communion. They can also complete the communion worksheets which will be emailed in next few days
Third Class
WEEK 23RD MARCH
SPELLBOUND: UNIT 25 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
CRAIC LE LITRIÚ: AONAD 25 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
TABLE TOPPERS: UNIT 22 (1 section per day) TEST 22 on Friday.
MASTER YOUR MATHS: WEEK 27 (1 section per day) WEEK 27 TEST on Friday.
READY TO GO: UNIT 26 Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure. Read. Do C, D, E. Pick 2 options from A, B, F, G. Try to do one section each day. Try to read aloud for somebody.
PLANET MATHS: Page 33 A, B, C. Page 34 A, B, C. Page 35 A. Do a little bit each day and don’t worry if it’s not all done.
ABAIR LIOM: Page 9 C (no. 4 is about yourself) Page 10 D, E. page 11 F (top section). Again, try one section each day. If you can’t do it, skip it. If you can, read aloud from the book a couple of times.
HANDWRITING: 2 pages.
WEEK 30TH MARCH
SPELLBOUND: UNIT 26 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
CRAIC LE LITRIÚ: AONAD 26 (2 per day, 3 on last day) Spellings test optional!
TABLE TOPPERS: UNIT 23 (1 section per day) TEST 23 on Friday.
MASTER YOUR MATHS: WEEK 28 (1 section per day) WEEK 28 TEST on Friday.
READY TO GO: UNIT 27 Penguins. Read. Do C, D, E. Pick 2 options from A, B, F, G. Try to do one section each day. Try to read aloud for somebody.
PLANET MATHS: Page 19 A, B, C, D. Page 20 A, B, C, D. Do a little bit every day. Don’t worry if it’s not all done.
ABAIR LIOM: Page 11 F (bottom section). Page 12 H. Page 13 J, draw the pictures. Page 17 E Líon na bearnaí. If you can’t do it, skip it. Read aloud a couple of times.
HANDWRITING: 2 pages
This is pretty similar to what you get for homework. You might find it easier to do it in two sittings. Parents, if your child is struggling with written work, just write the word instead of the sentence for some/all of them. Irish and Maths are revision, if something is a problem, leave it.
I hope you are all in good form. I miss all my little faces! Keep yourselves active and don’t forget to help out around the house!
WEEK 23RD MARCH
SPELLBOUND: UNIT 25 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
CRAIC LE LITRIÚ: AONAD 25 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
TABLE TOPPERS: UNIT 22 (1 section per day) TEST 22 on Friday.
MASTER YOUR MATHS: WEEK 27 (1 section per day) WEEK 27 TEST on Friday.
READY TO GO: UNIT 26 Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure. Read. Do C, D, E. Pick 2 options from A, B, F, G. Try to do one section each day. Try to read aloud for somebody.
PLANET MATHS: Page 33 A, B, C. Page 34 A, B, C. Page 35 A. Do a little bit each day and don’t worry if it’s not all done.
ABAIR LIOM: Page 9 C (no. 4 is about yourself) Page 10 D, E. page 11 F (top section). Again, try one section each day. If you can’t do it, skip it. If you can, read aloud from the book a couple of times.
HANDWRITING: 2 pages.
WEEK 30TH MARCH
SPELLBOUND: UNIT 26 (2 per day) Spellings test optional!
CRAIC LE LITRIÚ: AONAD 26 (2 per day, 3 on last day) Spellings test optional!
TABLE TOPPERS: UNIT 23 (1 section per day) TEST 23 on Friday.
MASTER YOUR MATHS: WEEK 28 (1 section per day) WEEK 28 TEST on Friday.
READY TO GO: UNIT 27 Penguins. Read. Do C, D, E. Pick 2 options from A, B, F, G. Try to do one section each day. Try to read aloud for somebody.
PLANET MATHS: Page 19 A, B, C, D. Page 20 A, B, C, D. Do a little bit every day. Don’t worry if it’s not all done.
ABAIR LIOM: Page 11 F (bottom section). Page 12 H. Page 13 J, draw the pictures. Page 17 E Líon na bearnaí. If you can’t do it, skip it. Read aloud a couple of times.
HANDWRITING: 2 pages
This is pretty similar to what you get for homework. You might find it easier to do it in two sittings. Parents, if your child is struggling with written work, just write the word instead of the sentence for some/all of them. Irish and Maths are revision, if something is a problem, leave it.
I hope you are all in good form. I miss all my little faces! Keep yourselves active and don’t forget to help out around the house!
Fourth Class
Hi to all, I hope you are all keeping well and managing to get out and enjoy some of the fine weather we are currently receiving. I know that it is difficult to be at home more than usual and not being able to partake in activities and sports with your friends but hopefully things will get back to normal soon. I am outlining some work for you to complete at home over the next two weeks. Please try and compete as much of this as possible by yourself. Also remember to some of the ‘Keeping Acitve’ ideas sent home last week. Your parents are very busy at the moment so only ask for their help if you really need it.
Hopefully I will see you all very soon.
Mr McNabola
The following is a guide of work from now until the Easter break on the 03/04/2020.
Twinkl, and Folens have made free access available for parents. I have some links from them below to help kids.
*Parents please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet*.
Week 1 (24th March – 27th March)
English
Maths
Gaeilge:
Week 2 (30th March – 3rd April)
English
Hi to all, I hope you are all keeping well and managing to get out and enjoy some of the fine weather we are currently receiving. I know that it is difficult to be at home more than usual and not being able to partake in activities and sports with your friends but hopefully things will get back to normal soon. I am outlining some work for you to complete at home over the next two weeks. Please try and compete as much of this as possible by yourself. Also remember to some of the ‘Keeping Acitve’ ideas sent home last week. Your parents are very busy at the moment so only ask for their help if you really need it.
Hopefully I will see you all very soon.
Mr McNabola
The following is a guide of work from now until the Easter break on the 03/04/2020.
Twinkl, and Folens have made free access available for parents. I have some links from them below to help kids.
*Parents please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet*.
Week 1 (24th March – 27th March)
English
- Spellbound Unit 25. (2 boxes per day) + TEST on Friday into back of Spellbound.
- Lift off p144. (The Mattress on the Ceiling – Read + Activities a, c, d, e, f).
- Letter Writing
- Write a letter to a friend living in another part of the world explaining why you can’t go to school.
- Discuss what else you are not able to do.
- Describe what it feels like to be at home and not being able to meet with your friends, family etc.
- Begin to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of you English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
Maths
- Mental Maths * Only 1 week* (1 per day ) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
- Planet Maths – Check up P108 + P113
- Help for P 113 https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t2-m-17056-year-4-compare-decimals-maths-mastery-powerpoint
- Tables Revision (Rev Multiplication - online games, https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
- https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games
Gaeilge:
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (Briathra Neamhrialta). – Use your verb sheet to revise the 11 irregular verbs. Choose 2 verbs per day, revise and practice writing out with the question and answer form at the end of the verb. (Like we do in our Test).
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite - https://www.seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Work Pack – Continue with work pack sent home ‘An Teilifís’.
- Litrigh E Linn - L 56. (Súil Siar)
- - L35 (Súil Siar)
- Seomra Ranga Quiz online (1 available per day). Free Access for parents https://www.seomraranga.com/tag/table-quiz/page/6/
- Begin to compile a Family Tree for the members of your family. Fill in all that you know before asking for help from your parents. Family Tree
Week 2 (30th March – 3rd April)
English
- Spellbound Unit 26. (2 boxes per day) + TEST on Friday into back of Spellbound.
- Lift off p152. (A Battle of Wills – Read + Activities a, c, d, e, f).
- Daily Diary - Continue to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of you English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
- Procedural Writing - Write a procedure + draw pictures into your English Copy for 2 of the meals or Games your are playing at home. Remember to look back in your copy to help you remember the headings for a procedure!!
- Mental Maths * Only 1 week* (1 per day ) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
- Planet Maths – Topic 22 (Length and Perimeter) P133. Work your way through this chp. Remember perimeter is he distance when you walk all the way around.
- Here is a PowerPoint Presentation explaining how to calculate perimeter. Free download for parents from Twinkl: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t2-m-17082-year-4-perimeter-maths-mastery-powerpoint
- Perimeter game https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/PerimeterShapesShoot.htm
- Topic 22 online activities - https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/planet-maths4/ebook/ (Free access for parents to online content + activities).
- Tables Revision (Rev Devision - online games, https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
- https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (both briathra rialta + briathra neamhrialta). Read through each verbs name on verb sheet and practice speaking and spelling that verb in the A.C.(Like we do in our Test). –
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite - https://www.seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Abair Liom – L.88-89. Súil Siar B into your Gaeilge Copy (A, B, C).
- Litrigh E Lin - Súil Siar L.21, L.28
- Seomra Ranga Quiz online (1 available per day). https://www.seomraranga.com/tag/table-quiz/page/6/
- Continue to compile a Family Tree for the members of your family. Draw out , fill in and decorate your family tree. Family Tree
Fifth Class
Hello to all of Fifth Class, Annaduff National School.
I hope that all of you are keeping as well as possible and are enjoying a little relax too. As it is so important to stay on top of work so that we don’t miss out - there is some work to be found below on this page and this can be completed in your own time over the next two weeks.
Last week there were a number of ‘Active Ideas’ sent home, which I hope you got to enjoy. These are great to do at home at any time, especially in between doing ‘schoolwork activities’.
As I’m sure you have heard, the schools will STAY closed until after the Easter break. This means that it is hugely important that you take part in school work at home. Nobody wants to feel left out or left behind.
Even though you are home with your parents, it is important to practise working on your own as much as possible too because our parents, and even our brothers and sisters will be busy themselves. So, try to ask for help only if you really need it.
Hopefully we will see each other soon again!
Mr. Tighe
The following is a guide of work from now until the Easter break on the 03/04/2020.
CJFallon provide Mathemagic and Above the Clouds and have made free access available for parents and students.
These can be downloaded through Chrome, if you are missing the book or emailed, at the request of the school.
*Parents please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet*
Week 1 (24th March – 27th March)
PROJECT:
Put together a fact file on the European Union country of your choice. Example: France
This can be done in any format that is available to you!
You could make an information sheet by sticky-taping paper together to make a larger sheet to put pictures and information on
it could be made into a presentation like we did for the French Revolution
or made into a small booklet like we created for The Great Famine.
Some ideas could be
English
- Spellbound Unit 25 (2 boxes per day). Ask your parents to ask your test on Friday at the back of the book.
- Above the Clouds p194 “The Boy Detective”, (Read + Activities a, b, c, d, e,).
- Part G Explanation Writing
Write about how an investigation team might solve a crime, using fingerprints to help their search.
Daily Diary
Other David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
Try your best to do the following:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
pg. 141
pg. 142
pg. 143
pg. 144
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
Scríobh
Other
Week 2 (30th March – 3rd April)
English
Daily Diary
Continue to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of your English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
Other
David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
Try your best to do the following:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
pg. 145
pg. 146
pg. 147
pg. 148
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
Other
Hello to all of Fifth Class, Annaduff National School.
I hope that all of you are keeping as well as possible and are enjoying a little relax too. As it is so important to stay on top of work so that we don’t miss out - there is some work to be found below on this page and this can be completed in your own time over the next two weeks.
Last week there were a number of ‘Active Ideas’ sent home, which I hope you got to enjoy. These are great to do at home at any time, especially in between doing ‘schoolwork activities’.
As I’m sure you have heard, the schools will STAY closed until after the Easter break. This means that it is hugely important that you take part in school work at home. Nobody wants to feel left out or left behind.
Even though you are home with your parents, it is important to practise working on your own as much as possible too because our parents, and even our brothers and sisters will be busy themselves. So, try to ask for help only if you really need it.
Hopefully we will see each other soon again!
Mr. Tighe
The following is a guide of work from now until the Easter break on the 03/04/2020.
CJFallon provide Mathemagic and Above the Clouds and have made free access available for parents and students.
These can be downloaded through Chrome, if you are missing the book or emailed, at the request of the school.
*Parents please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet*
Week 1 (24th March – 27th March)
PROJECT:
Put together a fact file on the European Union country of your choice. Example: France
This can be done in any format that is available to you!
You could make an information sheet by sticky-taping paper together to make a larger sheet to put pictures and information on
it could be made into a presentation like we did for the French Revolution
or made into a small booklet like we created for The Great Famine.
Some ideas could be
- sports they play in the country,
- the types of music they play/listen to
- the foods they eat
- famous people from the country
- the language they speak and some simple examples (like counting to 10 or how to say ‘hello’)
- famous places/sights/tourist attractions.
English
- Spellbound Unit 25 (2 boxes per day). Ask your parents to ask your test on Friday at the back of the book.
- Above the Clouds p194 “The Boy Detective”, (Read + Activities a, b, c, d, e,).
- Part G Explanation Writing
Write about how an investigation team might solve a crime, using fingerprints to help their search.
- Remember that ‘explanation writing’ is written as fact and the reader should be able to follow along and understand how the process works, after reading or hearing your writing.
Daily Diary
- Begin to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this (if you have one). If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of your English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school.
Other David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
- Mental Maths * Week 27 (1 per day) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
Try your best to do the following:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
pg. 141
pg. 142
pg. 143
pg. 144
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (Briathra Neamhrialta). Revision on Aimsir Chaite (both briathra rialta + briathra neamhrialta). Read through each verbs name on verb page and practice speaking and spelling – P179-p182 Abair Liom
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite –
Scríobh
- Abair liom – lch. 119 (I,J)
- Abair Liom Opposites/Focail Chontrártha lch. 123 – (Use your dictionaries and P162 Abair liom to help you write the word and its opposite).
- Abair Liom – lch. 122 - Write the verbs in the Aimsir Caite
- Translate the paragraph into English, when you find out where each verb fits in
Other
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Watch Mo Shaol Do Shaol
Week 2 (30th March – 3rd April)
English
- Spellbound Unit 26. (2 boxes per day) + TEST on Friday into back of Spellbound.
- Above the Clouds – “Mahmoud the Refugee” (Read + Activities a, b, c, e,).
- Write a letter to a friend living in another part of the world explaining why you can’t go to school.
- Discuss what else you are not able to do.
- Describe what it feels like to be at home and not being able to meet with your friends, family etc.
- Describe at least two ways that you hope to make things better at home for yourself
Daily Diary
Continue to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of your English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
Other
David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
- Mental Maths *week 28- Only 1 week* (1 per day ) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
Try your best to do the following:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
pg. 145
pg. 146
pg. 147
pg. 148
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (Briathra Neamhrialta). Revision on Aimsir Chate (both briathra rialta + briathra neamhrialta). Read through each verbs name on verb page and practice speaking and spelling that – P179-p182 Abair Liom
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite - https://www.seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Abair Liom- lch 125 – Translate the ticket to get all information OR answer 1 – 8 for an extra challenge
- Abair liom- Practice reading lch 126, translate and use expressions out loud to someone else or even in your mind as you read in Gaeilge
- Abair liom – p129 – ‘as’ (Out Of) choose the correct part (e.g. – as + mé = asam)
Other
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Watch Mo Shaol Do Shaol
Sixth Class
Hi to all, I hope you are all keeping well and keeping safe. I am outlining some work for you to complete at home over the next two weeks. Please try and compete as much of this as possible by yourself. Also remember do some of the ‘Keeping Active’ ideas sent home last week. Your parents are very busy at the moment so only ask for their help if you really need it.
Hopefully I will see you all very soon.
Ms Gunning Mc Evoy
The following is a guide of work from now until the Easter break on the 03/04/2020.
Folens have made free access available for parents. I have some links from them below to help kids.
*Parents please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet*.
Week 1 (24th March – 27th March)
English
-Spellbound Unit 25 (2 boxes per day). Ask your parents to ask your test on Friday at the back of the book.
-Flying High p110 “Great Survivors”, (Read + Activities a, b, c, d, e,).
-Portfolio book – p75- Writing Genre
-Letter Writing -English Copy
- Write a letter to a friend living in another part of the world explaining why you can’t go to school.
- Discuss what else you are not able to do.
- Describe what it feels like to be at home and not being able to meet with your friends, family etc.
Daily Diary
- Begin to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of you English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
- Mental Maths * Week25 (1 per day ) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
- Mathemagic – Chapter 18 Length. (Do over the 2 weeks) -
Complete p78- Number 1 to Number 7.
Complete p79- Number 1 to Number 8
Complete p80- Number 1 to Number11
Complete p82- Number 1 to Number 6
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (Briathra Neamhrialta). Revision on Aimsir Chaite (both briathra rialta + briathra neamhrialta). Read through each verbs name on verb page and practice speaking and spelling that – P179-p182 Abair Liom
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite - https://www.seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Abair liom – p114 (A/B) p115 (C/D)
- Abair Liom p109 Read and answer questions – (Use your dictionaries and P162 Abair liom to help you).
Other
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Seomra Ranga Quiz online (1 available per day). Free Access for parents https://www.seomraranga.com/tag/table-quiz/page/6/
Week 2 (30th March – 3rd April)
English
- Spellbound Unit 26. (2 boxes per day) + TEST on Friday into back of Spellbound.
- Flying High -p116 – Silverfin – Young James Bond (Read + Activities a, b, c, e,).
- Portfolio book – p78- C
- Daily Diary - Continue to keep a daily diary for the days that you are off school. Fill in the things you did that day, jobs you helped with at home, news that you heard on the radio, tv etc. You can use a separate copy for this if you have one. If you don’t have a spare copy then use the back of you English copy. We can share some of your entries with your classmates when we go back to school. (Remember start with Dear Diary + Date)
Other
- David Walliams has free audio story books for next 30 days if you would like to listen to a story. https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
Maths
- Mental Maths *week 26- Only 1 week* (1 per day ) + TEST on Friday in back of book.
- Continue on Length from last week in Mathemagic.
- Maths Activities-
1)Calculate the area of different rooms in house and draw your house plan in your maths copy. Remember Area = L*W.
2) Draw a detail plan of your sitting room, filling in the lengths of different objects in your sitting room. Draw plan in your maths Copy.
Gaeilge:
Verbs/ Briathra
- Revision on Aimsir Chaite (Briathra Neamhrialta). Revision on Aimsir Chate (both briathra rialta + briathra neamhrialta). Read through each verbs name on verb page and practice speaking and spelling that – P179-p182 Abair Liom
- Séidean Sí Online Activity practicing Aimsir Chaite - https://www.seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Craic le Litriú- Aonad 18 – get parents to ask spellings on the Friday.
- Abair Liom-p19 Scríobh an Scéal -An Timpiste.
- Abair liom- p117 -H
- Abair liom – p122-B
listen and translate comhrá in irish copy.
Other
- Listen to scéal an Lae on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sc%C3%A9al+an+lae
- Seomra Ranga Quiz online (1 available per day). Free Access for parents https://www.seomraranga.com/tag/table-quiz/page/6/
Mindfulness Session
Home Learning (COVID-19)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve decided to give you a few ideas of things you can do to help your child to learn while they are not in school. Please remember that the work is completely optional.
You can pick as many of the activities below to do as you wish. Every subject is covered below and some require the help of family, some can be done on a computer, but most can be done on your own. Each activity has an explanation so click on it to read more.
Some of the activities below have a link to click on for more information. Others link to a website with further instruction.
Parents, please ensure children do not have unsupervised access to the internet.
Keeping Active
HIIT Workout
Go Noodle
Mindfulness Session
Get Outside
Literacy
Skype with a Relative
The Daily News
Irish Times
Read a book with a parent/family member
SESE
Family Tree
The History of my Family
Peace
My Holiday
Arts
A Sketch a Day
Learn a Musical Instrument
Puppet Show
Who is your favourite artist?
Numeracy
Play Mathletics
Maths Worksheets
Make a cool pattern
Board Games with Mathematical Thinking
Body and Mind
HIIT Homework (High Intensity Interval Training)
Stick on your favourite upbeat playlist and try out these exercises one after the other. To give yourself a bigger challenge, do each circuit twice or three times or more!
Session 1 - 5 x 25
- 25 jumping jacks
- 25 squats
- 25 seconds run on the spot
- 25 push ups
- 25 seconds plank
Session 2 - legs moving
- 30 seconds run on the spot
- 30 seconds high knees
- 30 seconds jumping jacks
- 30 seconds butt kicks
- 30 seconds jog on the spot
Session 3 - up and down
- 30 seconds jumping jacks
- 30 seconds mountain climbers
- 30 seconds run on the spot
- 30 seconds plank
- 30 seconds burpees!
OR
Have a family disco - stick on your favourite tunes and bop around the room for 20 minutes!
Get Outside
Try out as many of these exercises outside (keeping social distance!) that you can keep a record of the ones you’ve done.
- Cycle your bike for 10 minutes
- Go for a walk
- Ride your scooter for 10 minutes
- Draw your own hopscotch with chalk and play
- Throw a ball against a wall and catch
- Create your own obstacle course
- Run for 5 minutes
- 10 minutes of free play outside
- If possible walk home from school one day
- Jump on your trampoline
- Walk your dog
- Bubble bashing - get someone to blow bubbles for you to try and burst all of them
- Do 3 laps of your house or up and down the hall 10 times
- Keepie uppies - how many can you do in a row?
- Skip sideways up and down the garden 5 times
Skype 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/
Irish Times
Even if you can’t speak Irish, there are some great ways to pick up some vocabulary. One really easy activity is to pick a topic, for example: foods, household objects, colours, and so on, and then write down 20 words associated with that topic in a list. Next go to https://www.focloir.ie/en/ and translate the 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!
For more advanced speakers, how about doing any of the tasks in the grid through Irish? The news is probably the easiest one to do as Gaeilge.
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!
The Daily News
This task can be done with any age from Junior Infants to 6th class. It can be done in a number of ways but here is a suggestion for 2 different age groups:
Infants to 1st Class
- Child tells you the news they have for the day. Stick to things in their own life rather than focusing on the news on the radio or TV.
- The day, the date, the weather outside
- 1 or 2 things they did yesterday
- Write down what they tell you on a whiteboard or piece of paper.
- Child either types out what you’ve written or copies it down in a journal or copybook.
- You can create your own little newsroom on the kitchen table or you can use apps on an iPad and record your child reading their news.
- You can upload the video and send it to loved ones to keep in touch.
2nd Class Upwards
- · Child writes/types their news as well as news happening outside the world.
- · You can create your own little newsroom on the kitchen table or you can use Green Screen apps on an iPad and record your child reading their news.
- · You can upload the video and or send it to loved ones to keep in touch.
Read a Book with a Parent
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.
Family Tree
Make your family tree with your child. You can do this digitally or by hand and you can go back as far as you want!
BIGGER PROJECTS
These instructions are for these projects:
- The History of my Family An extension of the Family Tree Project - tell us about your family
- Peace What does peace mean to you? How will we get there?
- Who is your favourite artist? Tell us something about your favourite artist - A singer? A painter? A poet?
- My Holiday Tell us about your last holiday
Here are some ways you can produce it for your teacher
- Write it! Make your project on paper and bring it to school. (No bigger than A3 please!)
- Type it! Using Google Docs, make your project adding text, images and maybe video
- Build it! Using whatever materials you want, build and make your project
- Present it! Make a Slideshow about your project
- Make a Book! Use Book Creator on an iPad or Chromebook to make a book about your project
- Your way! Present your project in whatever way you want - whether it’s a virtual tour or even a podcast, do what you like!
You can do this project in Irish or English
A Sketch A Day
If you have a copybook or sketchpad, this would be useful but you don’t really need anything except paper and a pencil. Your job is to create one sketch a day for the duration of the project. The only catch is you have to pick a theme. Choose from:
- Healthy Foods
- Happy Things
- Things that need batteries
- Famous People
- Objects that are usually red
Learn a musical instrument
Do you have a musical instrument at home? If not, it’s not too expensive to get yourself a tin whistle, recorder or even a ukulele. It’s never been easier to learn with loads of apps and websites to bring you along the way.
Tin Whistle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdUH1QZvEm8
Piano / Keyboard: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJOfTzSYW-9q2WSmGH1CNjmP3--2qaXN5
Ukulele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTE5fbxDsc
Puppet Show
Making a puppet show can be a fun way to spend some time and there’s lots of different ways to do it now.
- Make a sock puppet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-mfUBQE3_s
- Make finger puppets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eq370x_lvo
- Make an online Puppet Show - Puppet Pals App
The main thing is to write the scripts and record them! If you have a puppet show stage, great; if not, use a table to hide underneath!
Mathletics
Log in to your Mathletics account and play for 5-10 minutes. https://www.mathletics.eu
Cool Patterns
Patterns are everywhere - some of them simple like the sequence of a traffic light and some of them are really difficult like the swirls on a snail’s shell. Your job is to make a pattern using any medium you want. You could knit a scarf in 2 different colours or you could build a tower using Lego with different patterned levels. You could even write a long sequence of numbers that follow a pattern. Be inventive and try and think of something someone else might not do.
Other Ideas
1. Online resources:
- BrainPop
- Curiosity Stream
- Tynker
- Outschool
- Udemy
- iReady
- Beast Academy (Math)
- Khan Academy
- Creative Bug
- Discovery Education
2. YouTube Channels:
- Crash Course Kids
- Science Channel
- SciShow Kids
- National Geographic Kids
- Free School
- Geography Focus
- TheBrainScoop
- SciShow
- Kids Learning Tube
- Geeek Gurl Diaries
- Mike Likes Science
- Science Max
- SoulPancake
3. Games:
Lots of board games, library books (and Kindle), tinkering/upcycling with household junk, etc.
Some resources to help with kids at home:
Scholastic has created a free learn-from-home site with 20+ days of learning and activities.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
*Pretend to travel the world. Go on a virtual tour of these 12 famous museums.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
https://allinonehomeschool.com/
List of thinking games by grade: https://allinonehomeschool.com/thinking/
More awesome free learning websites that we like to use
https://www.starfall.com/h/
https://www.abcya.com/
https://www.funbrain.com/
https://www.splashlearn.com/
https://www.storylineonline.net/
https://pbskids.org/
https://www.highlightskids.com/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.coolmath4kids.com/
http://www.mathgametime.com/
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/
https://www.switchzoo.com/
https://www.seussville.com/
https://www.turtlediary.com/
https://www.e-learningforkids.org/
Scoilnet
Scoilnet is a resource to support schools, teachers, students and parents and can be accessed at the following link: https://www.scoilnet.ie/scoilnet/news/article/news/detail/News/des-announcementand-scoilnet-supports/
1. Scoilnet Website – students and teachers can access over 20,000 resources shared by primary and post-primary teachers anytime, anywhere. Search materials by class/year group, subject, strand, and learning outcomes.
2. World Book Online – all students in Ireland have open and free home access to World Book Online. World Book is a trusted encyclopedia containing thousands of informational articles with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, research help, and activities.
3. Scoilnet Theme pages –primary school teachers and students can access subject based themed pages. Each theme page presents a set of links and resources on a particular topic.
4. National Geographic Kids magazine is now free for children – you can access it at: [email protected]