School Work May 11th-15th
Days English Maths Other
Monday
Introduction to spelling list and sound of the week “nk” pg 62 Brainstorm words with the ‘nk’ sound and find some around the house (sink, drink, pink, trunk, bunk)
Log in to www.edcolearning.ie username:primaryedcobooks password:edco2020 Search for novel “Jasper Saves the Day”, Read pg. 9-10
Master Your Maths - week 30 pg. 64 Monday column
Busy at Maths pg. 129 ‘Dice and dominos’
Gaeilge:Téama: An Teilifís-Ceacht 2
Focail nua: ríomhaire (computer), teilifís (television), raidió (radio), coinneal (candle), lampa (lamp), solas (light) Ceist: Cad atá ar siúl ar an teilifís? Tá _____ ar siúl. (an aimsir, an nuacht, clár spóirt, cartún, sorcas)
Amhrán: Haigh Didil Didil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXD_V_rKU4
There’s a link below to Bua na Cainte and you can find lesson 2 there.
Cúla4 has stories on YouTube called Cúla4 scéal an lae. Cúla4 Ar Scoil is on at 10 o'clock every morning on TG4.
Tuesday
Put spellings 1-5 into sentences. Remember capital letters, full stops and question marks.
*Challenge*Try putting 2/3 words into one sentence.
Read pg. 11-12 of Jasper Saves the Day
Master Your Maths - week 30 pg. 64 Tuesday column
Busy at Maths pg. 130 ‘Number puzzles 14’
S.E.S.E. ScienceExplore with me: Topic 8- TransportExploring Slopes pg 68
Discuss what forces are and what forces do we use everyday e.g opening a door, cycling a bike etc.Discuss what a slope is.
Watch video about forceshttps://youtu.be/mEg5GOVpUlE
Carry out the experiment on pg. 68 to investigate does a slope affect how far a toy car travels and answer the questions.
Log in to www.edcolearning.ie-username: primaryedcobooks
-password: edco2020
Wednesday
Put spellings 6-10 into sentences.
*Challenge*Try putting 2/3 words into one sentence.
Read pg. 13-14 of Jasper Saves the Day
Master Your Maths - week 30 pg. 65 Wednesday column
Busy at Maths pg. 131 ‘Addition 4-Mental strategy 1’
ReligionMay is the month of Mary.
Practise saying the Hail Mary prayer and fill in the blanks on the sheet attached below.
Explore the PowerPoint attached to the email and see if you can create an altar for May the Month of Mary in your home.
Print and colour the Mary colouring page below.
Thursday
Dictation pg. 62You call out the words/ sentences and the child writes them based on the sounds they heard.
Read pg. 15-16 of Jasper Saves the Day
Master Your Maths- week 30 pg.65 Thursday column
Busy at Maths pg. 132 ‘Addition 4’
S.E.S.E. History Explore with me: Topic 8- Transport The History of trains pg 69
Brainstorm the names of different types of trains.Watch slideshow about trains.Read the history of trains pg. 69 and discuss whether the trains are old or modern.
Write a short account of an older person's past journey on a train. Log in to www.edcolearning.ie-username: primaryedcobooks-password: edco2020
Friday
Spelling test (optional)
Grammar- pg. 63 Using a Dictionary. Children use the dictionary to find the correct spellings and meanings of words. If you do not have a dictionary, this is a link to an online one- https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/dictionary
Read pg. 17-18 of Jasper Saves the Day
Busy at Maths pg. 133 ‘Addition 4-Mental strategy 2’
Art:Art Competition - Draw Your Hero
This Art competition is based on the childrens superhero in their lives helping them through this time:
-It can be a Mom or Dad who is a nurse or doctor on the frontline
-A Granny or Grandad who are sticking out the social distancing -A brother or sister who helped entertain you throughout the lockdown-An aunty, uncle, cousin or neighbour who are delivering goods to our shops or checking in on the elderly
Artwork must be completed on A4 or A3 and submit it with a short word description outlining why their artwork highlights their particular hero and what makes them so special. There will be prizes for the top 3 entries in each age category. The heroes will also win prizes.
Submissions are open until June 3rd and you can submit your entry here: https://form.jotform.com/200942580584357
For further information you can visit the website at: https://drawyourhero.ie/
Good luck and get creative!
Online Websites:
www.edcolearning.ie -username: primaryedcobooks -password: edco2020
Bua na Cainte for free https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
-user name : trial-password : trial
Séideán Sí https://www.seideansi.ie/ Cúla4 https://www.cula4.com/en/ GoNoodle https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/ Science Sparks https://www.facebook.com/ScienceSparks/ Home School Hub https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/ Online Dictionary: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/browse/dictionary
Dictation pg. 62
1. ink 2. rink 3. blink
4. trunk 5. drank 6. shrink
7. The pink bird blinks.
8. What would you like to drink?
9. I sleep in the top bunk.