The Primary Planet Teachers’ Resource Pack December Issue 67, 2017

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Contents

Pages

3. 40 QUIZ – Each question is based on the same-number page. E.g. Q.15’s answer will be

found on page 15.

4. Fiche Ceist

5. Vocabulary Constabulary (vocabulary development exercise)

6. Cloze Text

7. Edit the Editor – Editing and grammar worksheet

8. Puzzles – Maths and logic puzzles and problem solving exercsies

9. Wordsearch

10. Drama Cards

11. News Round-up – Comprehension exercise based on News section (pp.4, 5, 6, 7)

12. Project Worksheet

13. Have Your Say – Orla Language/Debating worksheet

14. Planet Sudoku – Extra Sudoku puzzles

15. Art & Design worksheet

16. Answers

17. Teacher’s Monthly Planner, with Curriculum links outlined.

Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

1. On what page is the End-of Year Sports Crossword? ________________

2. Which company distributes The Primary Planet? ________________

3. In which county is Ca ltra? ________________

4. Eamonn Sinnott is General Manager of which company? ________________

5. She spoke to the Taoiseach about racism recently. ________________

6. Name the submarine which disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean on November 15. ________________

7. Who was Ireland’s first Tánaiste? ________________

8. The fi rst successful oil rig was erected in this US s tate. ________________

9. Ba bhreá lei inneall fuála a fháil. ________________

10. Which company made the robot which performed the wedding ceremony? ________________

11. In which country i s Loch Ness? ________________

12. Who has been in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To? ________________

13. What i s Jay-Z’s record label called? ________________

14. Lady Bird i s very popular with which movie review site? ________________

15. Who has the answers to the Christmas Quiz Special? ________________

16. On what date i s the winter solstice? ________________

17. What i s the name of Caoimhe’s former school? ________________

18. How far wi ll the Tesla Roadster be able to travel on a single charge? ________________

19. Amel ia’s ‘two really good friends’? ________________

20. What did Santa hit Evil Santa with? ________________

21. What gi ft did Santa give Lucy? ________________

22. What was the snowman wearing? ________________

23. What i s our galaxy ca lled? ________________

24. What do the letters E.T.A. s tand for? ________________

25. What i s the first word in Crack the Code? ________________

26. Genes are found on ________________ inside cells. ________________

27. Who coined the word podcast? ________________

28. In what year was John F Kennedy assassinated? ________________

29. What causes liver fluke? ________________

30. Imagining ourselves doing the thing we want to become better at is ca lled what? ________________

31. In what year was Nelson Mandela born? ________________

32. How many turbines are in operation in Mount Lucas? ________________

33. What do sphagnum mosses produce in l ittle capsules? ________________

34. In what year did the first Normans land in Ireland? ________________

35. Who reti red from playing rugby in 2013? ________________

36. Ai l ish O’Reilly plays camogie for which county team? ________________

37. Megan Fletcher’s sport? ________________

38. Where did Ireland and the Netherlands women’s soccer teams play recently? ________________

39. How many times has Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One Driver’s Championship? ________________

40. Ireland beat Argentina, South Africa and ______ in rugby’s Autumn Internationals. ________________

The Primary Planet December Quiz

40 questions based on the 40 pages in issue #67 of The Primary Planet - 1 question per page

Subject: Gaeilge

Strand: Leitheoireacht

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Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929

FICHE CEIST

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1. (Lch 4) Bhí an sáirsint seo ar an Late Late Toy Show. _______________

2. (Lch 5) Bhí sí ag caint le Leo Varadker faoi fadhb an chiníochais. _______________

3. (Lch 6) Cén t-ainm atá ar uachtarán nua na Siombáibe? _______________

4. (Lch 7) Cad é an Béarla ar Tánaiste? _______________

5. Lch 9) Tá an múinteoir seo ‘iontach righin faoin éide scoile. _______________

6. (Lch 11) Chonaic sí Nessie ar ceamara gréasáin, creid é nó ná creid. _______________

7. (Lch 13) Cén aois a bhí Rita Ora nuair a tháinig sí go Londain? _______________

8. (Lch 14) Cén aois é an scannán Aladdin? _______________

9. (Lch 16) Beidh grianstad an gheimhridh ar an lá seo. _______________

10. (Lch 18) Cén praghas a bheidh ar an Tesla Roadster? _______________

11. (Lch 27) Sheol Marconi an chéad teileagraf trasatlantach sa bhliain seo. _______________

12. (Lch 28) Cad é an áit is grianmhaire in Éirinn? _______________

13. (Lch 29) Ainmnigh madra Éanna Dixon. _______________

14. (Lch 31) Rugadh Mahatma Gandhi sa bhliain seo. _______________

15. (Lch 32) Cén chontae ina bhfuil feirm ghaoithe Mount Lucas? _______________

16. (Lch 35) D'aimsigh sé trí úd do foireann rugbaí na hÉireann le déanaí. _______________

17. (Lch 37) Tá Ronan O’Gara ag dul go dtí an club seo in Nua-Shéalainn. _______________

18. (Lch 38) Imríonn Lionel Messi sacar idirnáisiúnta leis an tír seo. _______________

19. (Lch 14) Tá albam nua tugtha amach aici – Reputation – cé hí? _______________

20. (Lch 8) Fuair George Washington bás sa bhliain seo. _______________

Tá siad simplí agus tá fiche freagra le fáil. Féach tríd an nuachtán!

Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think

Are you a good detective? The Vocabulary Constabulary needs your help. This is all you have to do. You can often detect the meaning of a word by reading it in context, that is, by reading the other words around it

in a piece of text. Find the page and the article in TPP and then detect the word or phrase that solves the clue to its meaning. The number of letters and the starting letter of the solution are in brackets after each clue.

Vocabulary Constabulary December 2017

LOCATION, Article Title CLUE (number of letters, first letter) SOLUTION

1. P1 Christmas Special flooded; swamped; overwhelmed; overcome (9,1) __________________

2. P3, Spot Seamie Seamróg cunning; sly; devious; sneaky (6,c) __________________

3. P4, Protecting … Sites weak; susceptible; exposed; defenceless (10,v) __________________

4. P6, What … Zimbabwe sudden, violent seizure of power from a government (4,c) __________________

5. P7, … Tánaiste Resigns revealing unwelcome secrets about something (7&3&3,l,t,l) __________________

6. P10, Water Strange Way sorcerors; warlocks; magicians (7,w) __________________

7. P11, … Not For Monkeys alkaloid compound found in tea and coffee plants (8,c) __________________

8. P16, What’s On This Month the time of the shortest day of the year (6&8,w&s) __________________

9. P19, Christmas Cheer … throbbing headache causing nausea and blurred vision (8, m) __________________

10. P33, The Bog Blog so small as to be visible only with a microscope (11,m) __________________

11. P35, Storm Stars … Work thankfulness; appreciation; gratefulness (9,g) __________________

12. P36, Live Sport … imagined; visualised; predicted (9,e) __________________

13. P37, Olympic Scholarships modern Korean martial art similar to karate (9,t) __________________

14. P5, … Response to Floods consequences or after-effects of an unpleasant event (9,a) __________________

15. P10, Unicorns are Real trousers and sleeved tops in one piece (8,j) ___________________

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Subject: English

Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write

Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

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Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank. REMEMBER – each sentence should make sense!

(This is an article which first appeared in Planet Wellbeing, in the November 2016, edition of The Primary Planet)

The world’s most famous __________ (1) is one of the most well-known symbols of the

Walt Disney Empire. But Mickey Mouse very nearly wasn’t __________ (2) Mickey at all. In fact, the cartoon mouse was originally __________ (3) Mortimer by his creator.

However, Walt Disney’s wife Lilian convinced him that the name Mortimer was too pompous. She persuaded her ___________ (4) to change the name to Mickey.

Walter Elias Disney was __________ (5) in Hermosa, Chicago, on December 5, 1901. He became an entrepreneur, an__________ (6), a voice actor and a film producer. Young

Walt was interested in drawing from an early age and after taking _________ (7) classes as a __________ (8) boy, he went on to get a __________ (9) as an illustrator.

He moved to__________ (10), the centre of the film industry in the 1920s, and together

with his __________ (11) Roy he set up the Disney Brothers Studio.

After huge success with animated __________ (12) such as Dumbo, Bambi and Cinderella, Disney ___________ (13) into the realm of live-action films. He produced

such movies as Treasure ____________ (14) and The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men. Walt always loved animation, and continued to produce the feature-length

cartoons for which he had become famous.

Disney’s contribution to the animation industry led to him receiving 22 Academy ___________ (15) (Oscars) – the most ever earned by an individual.

Word Bank

moved animator brother art husband

named mouse feel job films

young Hollywood born Island called

Subject: SPHE Strand: Strand: Myself and Others Strand Units: My Friends and Other People

Editing- a vital skil!

Can you find the errors in the story below? There are ten spelling mistakes, five capital letters

have been omitted and five full stops have also been left out.

This article first appeared in Planet History in the December 2016 edition of The Primary Planet.

A Farmer’s December Diary

Friday morning;

It’s freezing hard and the surrounding countryside is ever so silent A solitary car travelling

slowly on the slipery road momentarily splits the silence. it reminds me that I’m not the only

one up at this hour.

I turn on the lights and hear the groans of the cows rousing from their slumbur. ‘you have it

tough ladies,’ I think to myself wryly. I spread the silage in front of the bariers and they all

pop their heads out eagerly, but only after the “herd-leader” has taken her spot at the barrier

first.

i give their cubacles a clean down with the yard brush. I then quickly check that the drinkers

are clean and working As I depart the shed the first rays of light are starting to peep through

the night’s veil.

Saturday;

I wake up and I am filled with dread. It’s time to put the cows in for winter, which means a

hectic day lyes in store Not only that, but every day for the coming months will be centered

round feeding and calving. I spend the morning doing the usual, but important, pre-winter

checks and repairs for safe and productive farming

Sunday;

I empty the paddocks one by one and start to fill the shed. I have enlisted help for this, as I

like to seperate the cattle according to weight and time of calving. after months of the great

outdoors, some cattle can be reluctent to be housed. I like having another adult with me to

ensure safety.

The last batch of cattle is brought from an outlying farm. I am most nervus about these as

they have to be brought on the trailer A slip in the trailer or sudden braking can cause an in-

calf cow to lose her calf. fingers crossed there will be no ill-effects of the 10km jurney, but

only time will tell.

Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think

Fun Puzzles

1. Doublets

Doublets are word puzzles invented by Lewis Carroll. Transform one word into another by changing a single letter in each step, so that each link in the chain is a valid word.

For example, to change MORE into LESS with 3 links: MORE, lore, lose, loss, LESS (There will often be several ways to solve the doublet but remember, each link must be a valid word!)

Now try these Change CAKE into DIRT with 3 links Change HARD into LUCK with 3 links Change RING into WARD with 3 links

2. General Knowledge Quiz

Solve the general knowledge quiz and the first letters of the answers will reveal the name of a town associated with Christmas. Use your research skills to help you find the answers

1. Who wrote the poem 'Auld Lang Syne'? ___________________ (5)

2. This small island north of Howth in County Dublin is called Ireland’s ________. ___________________ (3) 3. Fowl traditionally eaten with ham on Christmas Day. ___________________ (6) 4. Which town did the Pied Piper rid of rats? ___________________ (7)

5. Hepatitis affects which organ of the body? ___________________ (5) 6. In American football the scoring area is called the _________ zone. ___________________ (3) 7. Evergreen tree with red berries associated with Christmas. ___________________ (5) 8. What is the point directly above the focal point of an earthquake called? ___________________ (9)

9. Type of raincoat named after its Scottish inventor. ___________________ (10)

3. Timothy TouristTimothy Tourist intends to see ten places or things associated with County Wexford. Unscramble the letters so Timothy can

begin his travels. Use your research skills to help you find the answers on page 28 of the December edition of The PrimaryPlanet.

1 TADSGNUWONN

2 NAGBIBNO

3 YOGER

4 ROTWUNCO

5 KOHOGUTHLOHIES

6 SERALORS 7 GIVERANLILH

8 CAREORLUC 9 SNERF

10 RUBYDOND

Issue 67 Christmas Wordsearch

All the words in the wordsearch are Christmas-themed -- Yay! All you have to do is find them :)

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Subject: Drama Strand: Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading to understanding Strand Units: Exploring and making drama, Reflecting on drama and co-operating and communicating in making drama.

Drama Cards – Over To YouThis month, we are inviting you to base your drama lesson on a very popular poem titled

'A Visit from St. Nicholas'. What else?

The scenario is being left totally over to you, other than these words below, and the feelings listed in each role:

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be ...

BANG!

NOW, ACTION!

Role 1 Role 3Role 2

Role 6Role 5Role 4

Feeling:Fear

Feeling:Utter Joy

Feeling:Slyness

Feeling:Nervousness

Feeling: Anger

Feeling:Excitement

Subject: English

Strand: Writing

Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing

competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing

Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

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Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929

1. What was your favourite moment of the Late Late Toy Show? 2. How, in your opinion might the OPW go about protecting our ancient sites? Would it be a good idea to ban tourists? 3. If you had a chance to talk to the Taoiseach, what Irish problem would you highlight? 4. Write five words to describe how the people of Mountmellick, felt when their houses were flooded. 5. Write a newspaper headline about the missing Argentinian submarine. 6. There are 14 food items listed in the article entitled New Cooking Rule. List the ten you like best in order of your preference. 7. Use your research skills to draw the national flags of Zimbabwe and Argentina. 8. Which country would you prefer to visit, Argentina or Zimbabwe. Give a reason for your answer.9. Do you think that it’s a good idea for Intel Ireland to use renewable energy to power its Leixlip plant? Give a reason for your answer.10. What was your favourite news story in this month’s TPP?

This comprehension exercise is based on the news section of this month’s Primary Planet – pages 4 – 6. When answering the questions, write full sentences for your answers. Read the

key words in the questions so that you can give key word s in your answers.

Question Time

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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

Name: ____________________________________________

Find and record interesting facts that you read in this month’s paper, in your own words. Illustrate each fact or import a suitable image. The first one is done for you!

Did you know … about Polaris?

Polaris is the correct name for the North Star. When you are looking at Polaris you are facing north. It is easy then, to find south, east and west. Long ago, sailors used Polaris to keep track of the direction they were sailing at night. The plough is a group of stars in the shape of a plough. If you find the plough, you can use the two stars farthest from the handle to show you where Polaris is.

(You can find out more about Justin Timberlake on page 14 of the February 2017 edition of The Primary Planet)

Did you know …?

tormmust reach wind speeds of at least 119 classified as a hurricane, typhoon, or

cyclone, a storm must reach wind speedso

Did you know…?

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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing

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Subject: English Strand: Competence and confidence in using language / Developing cognitive abilities through language Strand Units: Developing competence and confidence in using oral language / Developing cognitive abilities through oral language

Some statements to think about? Everyone should have the right to live how they choose.

Children should have the same rights as adults.

Rich people have more rights than poor people.

Men are treated unfairly.

Everyone is equal in today's world.

Racism is a thing of the past.

Refugees need to earn their human rights when they enter a new country.

In Have Your Say, we want to get you talking. Actually, more than talking, we want to get you discussing, thinking and arguing (but in a productive manner), so that you can air your views on matters

of the world. And if you don’t have views on such matters, now is the time to start. Have your say!

This month’s topic: The Right to Vote

In class groups, or in pairs, discuss the above statements and see how you feel about the budget and how it is planned. Have your say about how, if you were in charge, the budget would be planned.

HUMAN RIGHTS

HAVE YOUR SAY!

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Subject: Maths Strand: Number Strand Units: Problem Solving

Planet Sudoku - Extra

Subject: Art / SPHE

Strand: Printing / Myself and Others

Strand Units: Making Prints / Relating to others

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Have a read of the Carambola Quote of the Month and design your own Quote Poster. You might want to just focus on the lettering, like below, or you might feel inspired to draw a picture based on the words.

When complete, scan them and send to schools@theprimaryplanet.ie, where we will publish them online.

Answers December #67

COUNTDOWN6 x 4 = 24 x 10 = 240 + 2 = 242

1. 15

2. 60

3. 22

4. 140

5. 240

6. 30,000

7. 5

8. £195

9. 9

10. 420

11. 18.15

12. 15cm

CRACK THE CODE

THINK ABOUT IT

Answer: 836

PLANET SUDOKU

MATHS STORY #671. 10.17 a.m.2. $1203. 12.54 p.m.4. 70km5. 3.37 p.m.6. 10.37 a.m.7. €525.508. 315cm39. Any sensible answer is acceptable10. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet stream. The jet stream is a very high-altitude wind, which always blows from the West to the East across the Atlantic. Planes moving at a constant air speed, go faster in the West-East direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.

Fun PuzzlesDoublets

CAKE, CARE, DARE, DIRE, DIRT

HARD, LARD, LARK, LURK, LUCK

RING, RIND, WIND, WAND, WARD

123 x 321, 488 x 121, 104 x 555

General Knowledge Quiz

1. Burns2. Eye3. Turkey4. Hamelin5. Liver6. End7. Holly8. Epicentre9. Mackintosh

Hidden word – Bethlehem

Timothy Tourist

1. Dunganstown2. Baginbun3. Gorey4. Courtown5. Hook Lighthouse6. Rosslare7. Vinegar Hill8. Curracloe9. Ferns10. Dunbrody

Fiche Ceist

Cloze 1. mouse2. called3. named4. husband5. born6. animator7. art8. young9. job10. Hollywood11. brother12. films13. moved14. Island15. Awards

Vocabulary Constabulary 1. inundated2. crafty3. vulnerable4. coup5. lifting the lid6. wizards7. caffeine8. winter solstice 9. migraine10. microscopic11. gratitude12. envisaged13. taekwondo14. Aftermath15. jumpsuits

1. Burke2. Joella Dhlamini3. Emmerson Mnangagwa4. Second in excellence5. Bean UÍ Thaidhg6. Diana Turner7. 18. 259. December 21, 21 Nollaig10. €170,00011. 190112. Rosslare13. Brady14. 186915. Uíbh Fháili16. Jacob Stockdale17. The Crusaders18. an Airgintín19. Taylor Swift20. 1799

Editing – A Vital Skil! Spelling mistakes are highlighted in yellow, omitted capital letters are

highlighted in green and omitted full stops are red and underlined.

40-Question Quiz1. Page 392. An Post3. Galway4. Intel Ireland5. Joella Dhlamini6. San Juan7. Seán T O’Kelly8. Pennsylvania 9. Deirbhile10. I-Fairy11. Scotland12. Luke Skywalker13. Roc Nation14. Rotten Tomatoes15. Your teacher16. December 2117. Scoil Bhríde, Croghan, Offaly18. 1,000km19. Lily and Rose20. A candy-cane21. A small bell22. Designer sunglasses23. The Milky Way24. Estimated time of arrival25. Maybe26. Chromosomes27. Ben Hammersley28. 196329. Mud snails30. Mental rehearsal31. 191832. 2833. Spores34. 116935. Joy Neville36. Galway37. Judo38. Nijmegen.39. 440. Fiji

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ori

es f

rom

th

e li

ves

of

peo

ple

in

th

e p

ast

• R

ead

ab

ou

t th

e fi

rst

dri

llin

g o

f o

il

• R

ead

ab

ou

t E

dw

in D

rak

e, t

he

ma

n c

red

ited

wit

h t

he

dis

cov

ery

(d

rill

ing)

o

f o

il.

• C

om

e to

un

der

stan

d t

he

imp

ort

ance

of

this

dis

cov

ery

•

Lea

rn h

ow

th

e w

orl

d h

as c

han

ged

bec

ause

of

oil

•

Co

me

to u

nd

erst

and

th

e im

pac

t th

at o

il h

as h

ad, a

nd

co

nti

nu

es t

o h

ave,

on

th

e w

orl

d.

• R

ead

ab

ou

t h

ow

th

e fu

ture

lo

ok

s w

ith

reg

ard

s to

oil

9

Plá

iné

ad

na

Ga

eil

ge

–

Se

o a

n G

ea

ing

!

• G

aeil

ge

• L

éith

eoir

each

t

• L

abh

airt

• A

g co

thú

fon

n

léit

heo

irea

chta

• A

g co

thú

sp

éise

/ag

úsá

id

tean

ga

• R

ead

ab

ou

t fo

ur

6th

pu

pil

s: D

ecla

n, D

eirb

hil

e, C

ian

agu

s C

iara

. Eac

h

mo

nth

, we

wil

l hea

r th

e fo

ur

chil

dre

n d

iscu

ss a

sto

ry o

f th

e d

ay:

Dec

emb

er:

Th

e C

hri

stm

as a

hea

d a

nd

th

e ch

ild

ren

’s h

op

es, e

xpec

tati

on

s an

d w

ish

es.

• F

ocl

óir

: Ch

uai

gh m

o d

hei

rfiú

r G

ráin

ne

ar im

irce

– m

y s

iste

r em

igra

ted

N

ua-

Shéa

lain

n –

New

Zea

lan

d; c

um

ha

– lo

nli

nes

s; a

n lá

mh

in u

ach

tar

–

the

up

per

ha

nd

; igh

in –

to

ug

h, s

tric

t, s

tub

bo

rn; i

nn

eall

fu

ála

– s

ewin

g

mac

hin

e

16

17

Pla

ne

t S

cho

ols

- S

cho

ol

Ne

ws

• E

ngl

ish

•

Dev

elo

pin

g co

gnit

ive

abil

itie

s

thro

ugh

lan

guag

e

• R

ead

ing:

dev

elo

pin

g

inte

rest

s, in

form

atio

n

retr

iev

al s

kil

ls a

nd

th

e

abil

ity

to

th

ink

• R

ead

an

d l

earn

ab

ou

t u

pco

min

g d

ays

of

the

mo

nth

th

at h

ave

rele

van

ce t

o

wh

at t

he

chil

dre

n a

re d

oin

g i

n s

cho

ol.

Th

is M

on

th’s

Pic

k –

Hu

man

Rig

hts

Day

– D

ecem

ber

5

• R

ead

a D

iary

of

a F

irst

-Yea

r ac

cou

nt

by

Cao

imh

e Sh

eeri

n, o

utl

inin

g th

eir

exp

erie

nce

s so

far

in

Fir

st Y

ear.

19

, 20

, 2

1, 2

2

Th

e C

hri

stm

as

Wri

tin

g

Co

rne

r

• Sc

ien

ce

•

• M

ater

ials

• E

ner

gy a

nd

Fo

rces

• L

ivin

g T

hin

gs

• St

ori

es f

rom

th

e li

ves

of

peo

ple

in

th

e p

ast

• C

ou

ntr

ies

of

Eu

rop

e

• A

nim

al L

ife

• R

ead

a s

elec

tio

n o

f C

hri

stm

as-t

hem

ed p

oem

s fr

om

TP

P r

ead

ers:

Lia

dh

Dal

ton

, 6th

Cla

ss, S

t Sa

ran

’s N

S, C

o O

ffal

y: C

hri

stm

as

Tim

e A

lex

Mil

ls, 5

th C

lass

, Bri

ttas

Bay

NS,

Co

Wic

klo

w: T

he

Ch

rist

ma

s

Ph

otos

ho

ot

Nia

mh

Mu

rph

y, 6

th C

lass

, Rat

hn

ure

NS,

Co

Wex

ford

: C

hri

stm

as

Eve

(A

cros

tic)

• R

ead

a s

elec

tio

n o

f C

hri

stm

as-t

hem

ed s

tori

es f

rom

TP

P r

ead

ers:

Am

elia

Paj

ak, S

t M

anch

an’s

NS,

Mo

hil

l, C

o. L

eitr

im: C

hri

stm

as

Ch

eer

an

d

Fea

r

Kay

la H

ick

ey, 6

th C

lass

, Sco

il C

hia

ráin

Nao

fa, S

ton

eyfo

rd, C

o. K

ilk

enn

y:

Th

e C

hri

stm

as

Eve

Ad

vnet

ure

Seán

Óg

Bla

ckm

ore

, Ran

g a

Sé, D

oo

n C

BS,

Do

on

, Co

. Lim

eric

k: S

an

ta’s

Surp

rise

2

2-

23

Ma

ths

- M

ath

s st

ory

,

Pu

zzle

s, S

ud

ok

u

• M

ath

s •

Nu

mb

er

• Sh

ape

and

Sp

ace

• P

rob

lem

So

lvin

g

• M

easu

re

• O

per

atio

ns

• P

erce

nta

ges

• T

ime

• M

on

ey

• So

lve

and

co

mp

lete

pra

ctic

al o

ne-

step

an

d t

wo

-ste

p p

rob

lem

s an

d

task

s in

volv

ing

mu

ltip

lica

tio

n, d

ivis

ion

, ad

dit

ion

an

d s

ub

trac

tio

n –

cou

ntd

ow

n, c

rack

th

e co

de

(mu

ltip

lica

tio

n)

Sud

ok

u, p

uzz

les

• P

rob

lem

so

lve

usi

ng

real

life

sit

uat

ion

– H

om

e fo

r C

hri

stm

as

(Str

and

:

Nu

mb

er; S

tran

d U

nit

s: A

dd

itio

n, S

ub

trac

tio

n, M

ult

ipli

cati

on

, Div

isio

n,

Cap

acit

y, T

ime,

Per

cen

tage

s.

24

P

lan

et

Fa

rmin

g

• G

eogr

aph

y

• Sc

ien

ce

• SP

HE

• H

um

an E

nvi

ron

men

ts

• N

atu

ral E

nvi

ron

men

ts

• L

ivin

g th

ings

• M

yse

lf

• P

eop

le li

vin

g a

nd

wo

rkin

g in

th

e lo

cal a

rea

• T

he

loca

l, n

atu

ral

env

iro

nm

ent

• R

ead

ab

ou

t th

e ex

pec

ted

Fo

dd

er C

risi

s

• T

op

Tip

: Tre

atin

g fo

r L

iver

Flu

ke

• R

ead

a Y

ou

ng

Far

mer

’s J

ou

rnal

by

Éan

na

Dix

on

, 6th

cla

ss, S

.N.

Co

rrch

loch

, Béa

l an

Mh

uir

thea

d, C

o. M

hu

igh

Eo

•

25

, 2

6

ST

EM

P

lan

et

Wil

dli

fe

Pla

ne

t S

cie

nce

P

lan

et

Te

ch

• Sc

ien

ce

• G

eogr

aph

y

• L

ivin

g T

hin

gs

•

Nat

ura

l En

viro

nm

ents

•

Fo

rces

•

Mat

eria

ls

• A

nim

al L

ife

•

Hu

man

Lif

e

• T

he

loca

l, n

atu

ral

env

iro

nm

ent

• L

igh

t

• L

earn

ab

ou

t th

e re

new

able

en

ergy

of

win

d

• R

ead

ab

ou

t b

ogs

– s

ph

agn

um

mo

ss

• D

ark

Sk

y R

ang

ers:

Lea

rn h

ow

to

sp

ot

the

No

rth

Sta

r (P

ola

ris)

by

foll

ow

ing

Th

e P

lou

gh

• R

ead

ab

ou

t th

e im

po

rtan

ce o

f d

ress

ing

app

rop

riat

ely

fo

r th

e W

inte

r

• R

ead

ab

ou

t th

e Sc

ien

ce o

f …

Gen

es

• P

lan

et E

xper

imen

t: E

xtra

ctin

g D

NA

fro

m f

oo

d

• R

ead

a s

tud

y o

n t

he

wel

lbei

ng

and

hea

lth

eff

ects

fro

m o

wn

ing

a d

og

29

P

lan

et

We

llb

ein

g-

Pro

ject

Me

•

SPH

E

• M

yse

lf

• Se

lf-i

den

tity

• T

akin

g ca

re o

f m

y b

od

y

• G

row

ing

an

d c

han

gin

g

• Sa

fety

an

d p

rote

ctio

n

• M

akin

g d

ecis

ion

s

• P

roje

ct M

e: R

ead

ab

ou

t an

d d

iscu

ss V

isu

alis

atio

n a

nd

wh

y y

ou

sh

ou

ld

pra

ctic

e it

• U

nd

erst

and

wh

at ‘v

isu

alis

atio

n’ m

ean

s an

d t

he

tech

niq

ues

inv

olv

ed

• L

earn

ab

ou

t H

um

an R

igh

ts (

Hu

man

Rig

hts

Day

: Dec

5)

• C

aram

bo

la Q

uo

te o

f th

e m

on

th:

All

ou

r D

ream

s C

an C

om

e T

rue

if w

e h

ave

the

Co

ura

ge t

o P

urs

ue

Th

em

30

P

lace

s –

Co

un

ty F

ocu

s #

22

We

xfo

rd

• G

eogr

aph

y

• N

atu

ral E

nvi

ron

men

ts

• P

eop

le li

vin

g in

a

con

tras

tin

g p

art

of

Irel

and

• L

earn

ab

ou

t th

e co

un

ty o

f W

exfo

rd

• R

ead

th

e h

isto

ry a

nd

ori

gin

s o

f th

e co

un

ty-

loo

kin

g at

fac

ts a

nd

fig

ure

s

bas

ed o

n g

eogr

aph

ical

, his

tori

cal a

nd

cu

ltu

ral i

nfo

rmat

ion

, to

uri

st

attr

acti

on

s, s

po

rt e

tc.