Hello girls, I hope that you all are keeping well and healthy during this current situation. I am sure we will all return to school soon once we all do our little part to help the prevention of coronavirus, such as, washing our hands, sneezing and coughing into our elbows as well as staying two meters apart from family members when it is possible. This week, the work I have assigned is divided daily. To ensure we complete the work on the schedule provided, it is important to just do the work assigned for each particular day on that day. Girls try your utmost best at all the work assigned, however don’t worry if you don’t get through all the work. Also, it is important that we get out in the air and have fun in our own gardens with our family. Girls, if you have any questions or queries when completing the work assigned, please send me an email. My email address is [email protected]Monday 30 th March: Maths: o Mental Maths: Monday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 138 questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Please complete the questions into your maths copy. I have attached the necessary pages from our Busy at Maths book. Gaeilge: o Sin É: Léigh “Déanach don Scoil”. Using your dictionary look up new words/ pharses (lch 128) o Gramadach: Learn ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite English: o Racing Ahead: Read “The Dark Triangle” pages 200-209. Before you read, look at the pictures and write down your prediction. Following reading the text if possible, chat to a parent or sibling at home about the text “The Dark Triangle” and the questions posed in activities A and B on page 210. Identify 10 interesting words in this text, write them down and look them up in your dictionary. o Independent Reading: Read your own novel and I will look forward to hearing about these books when we return to school. Please keep a list of the books you have read during the school closure. History: o Small World: Read “Stories from the titanic” (pages 44 – 46). Before you read the chapter, draw a K (What I know) W (What I want to know) L (What I learnt) chart into your copy and write in what you know about the titanic and what you would like to learn. As you read the chapter, jot down bullet points about what you have learnt. Tuesday 31 st March: Maths: o Mental Maths: Tuesday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 138 questions 5, 6, 7 and the challenge. Gaeilge: o Sin É: Léigh “Déanach don Scoil” agus freagrair na ceisteanna 1-8 (lch 128/129) o Gramadach: Continue learning the verb ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite agus Aimsir Láithreach
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Hello girls,
I hope that you all are keeping well and healthy during this current situation. I am sure we will all
return to school soon once we all do our little part to help the prevention of coronavirus, such as,
washing our hands, sneezing and coughing into our elbows as well as staying two meters apart from
family members when it is possible.
This week, the work I have assigned is divided daily. To ensure we complete the work on the
schedule provided, it is important to just do the work assigned for each particular day on that day.
Girls try your utmost best at all the work assigned, however don’t worry if you don’t get through all
the work. Also, it is important that we get out in the air and have fun in our own gardens with our
family.
Girls, if you have any questions or queries when completing the work assigned, please send me an
o Mental Maths: Monday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 138 questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Please complete the questions into your
maths copy. I have attached the necessary pages from our Busy at Maths book.
Gaeilge: o Sin É: Léigh “Déanach don Scoil”. Using your dictionary look up new words/ pharses (lch 128) o Gramadach: Learn ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite
English: o Racing Ahead: Read “The Dark Triangle” pages 200-209. Before you read, look at the pictures and
write down your prediction. Following reading the text if possible, chat to a parent or sibling at home about the text “The Dark Triangle” and the questions posed in activities A and B on page 210. Identify 10 interesting words in this text, write them down and look them up in your dictionary.
o Independent Reading: Read your own novel and I will look forward to hearing about these books when we return to school. Please keep a list of the books you have read during the school closure.
History:
o Small World: Read “Stories from the titanic” (pages 44 – 46). Before you read the chapter, draw a K (What I know) W (What I want to know) L (What I learnt) chart into your copy and write in what you know about the titanic and what you would like to learn. As you read the chapter, jot down bullet points about what you have learnt.
Tuesday 31st March: Maths:
o Mental Maths: Tuesday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 138 questions 5, 6, 7 and the challenge.
Gaeilge:
o Sin É: Léigh “Déanach don Scoil” agus freagrair na ceisteanna 1-8 (lch 128/129) o Gramadach: Continue learning the verb ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite agus Aimsir Láithreach
English: o Racing Ahead: Read “The Dark Triangle” pages 200-209 and complete activities C and D o Young Rebels: Character Study – In your copy write 10 sentences about the character John Joe and
draw a picture of the character you visualise o Independent Reading: Read your own novel
History: o Small World: Read “Stories from the titanic” (pages 44 – 46) and complete activities A, B and C
Wednesday 1st April: Maths:
o Mental Maths: Wednesday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 139 questions 1, 2, 3 and 4
Gaeilge:
o Sin É: Léigh “Do Scoil Féin” agus líon na bearnaí (lch 130) o Gramadach: Continue learning the verb ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir
Fháisteach
English: o Racing Ahead: Read “The Dark Triangle” pages 200-209 and complete activities E and F o Free Writing: Spend 15 minutes free writing. If you have forgotten your free writing copy do it in a
refill pad. o Independent Reading: Read your own novel
History o Small World: Read “Stories from the titanic” (pages 44 – 46) and complete activity D question 1
Thursday 2nd April Maths:
o Mental Maths: Thursday (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 139 question 5
Gaeilge: o Sin É: Léigh “Sceideal Teilifíse”. Using your dictionary look up new words/ pharses (lch 135) o Gramadach: Continue learning the verb ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir
Fháisteach. Also, revise the verb ‘Déan’ san Aimsir Chaite, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir Fháisteach
English: o Memory Book: Write an account of your experience of the school closure on an A4 sheet and it can
be placed into our memory book when we return to school. o Young Rebels: Create and design an alternative book cover for the novel “Young Rebels” o Independent Reading: Read your own novel
History
o Small World: Read “Stories from the titanic” (pages 44 – 46) and complete activity D question 2
Friday 3rd April Maths:
o Mental Maths: Friday Review (Week 28) o Busy at Maths: Chapter 26 page 139 question 6
Gaeilge: o Sin É: (lch 135)Léigh “Sceideal Teilifíse” agus freagrair na ceisteanna 1-6
(lch 185) Cuir tic sa bhosca ceart agus scríobh na habairtí I gceart o Gramadach: Continue learning the verb ‘Abair’ san Aimsir Chaite, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir
Fháisteach. Also, revise the verb ‘Déan’ san Aimsir Chaite, Aimsir Láithreach agus Aimsir Fháisteach.
English: o Memory Book: Complete the account of your experience of the school closure and draw a picture to
accompany this experience. o Young Rebels: Complete the book review based on the novel “Young Rebels”. I have attached the
template for a book review however, if you do not have access to a printer, use the template of the book review to help you create your own book review on an A4 sheet of paper
o Independent Reading: Read your own novel
History:
o Small World: Chapter 8 (Stories from the titanic) Create a 20 question quiz on this chapter, write the question and 3 possible answers (put a star beside the correct answer). See the example. What was the slogan for the titanic at the time? -Goods nor man couldn’t sink her - God nor man couldn’t sink her * -God nor humans couldn’t sink her
Art: o Design and creative an Easter card for a friend or family member
There are many helpful websites which might be useful to you at this current time. Many book
companies have made their books available online also, so if you have forgotten anything you might
be able to find it on these websites. Please note that if you do not have access to the internet please do
not worry, you will still be able to complete all the tasks fully.
There is free access to Busy at Maths, Racing Ahead and Small World on:
