Sixth Class – Mrs. Meehan
Gaeilge
Abair Liom
Léigh ‘Na Zombaithe’ ar ln. 100.
Leigh I. Gramadach: Focial cheisteacha ar ln. 105
Déan K. Aimsigh na difríochta ar ln. 106
Déan L. Scríobh an scéal ar ln. 107
Léigh sa Bhaile
Léigh na scéalta ar ln. 105, 106, 107, 108
English
Flying High
26. Read ‘The Shining Princess’ pg. 195
Complete D, E and F pg. 203
Read at Home Stories pg. 101, 102, 103, 104
Spelling Made Fun Week 27
Maths
Planet Maths:
Topic 27: Number Rules. Complete C pg. 165
Complete A, B, C pg. 166
Complete B, C, D pg. 167
Mental Maths: Week 31
SESE
Small World History: Unit 17 ‘Magnetism’, pg 94
Complete Activities pg. 96 and Activities A and B pg.98
SeeSaw
Check your SeeSaw account daily where you will be given an activity
to do or may be asked to upload some of your work.
Fifth Class - Mrs. Mc Cann
Maths
Master your Maths
Activity on Seesaw
(I have uploaded the answers for week 30 to Seesaw)
Planet Maths- The Circle
Pg. 138 B-2; Pg. 139 read the instructions in the blue box and complete A-(1
and 2) and B; Pg. 140- A and B; Pg. 141- A
(I have uploaded the answers for the last weeks work to Seesaw also)
English
The majority of our English work over the next fortnight will be based around
the novel ‘The Iron Man’- On Seesaw you will find a link to the story and
activities posted daily
Spellwell- List 30 and complete activities on pg. 64+65
Gaeilge
Abair Liom- Clann Lír- Lch. 130 agus 131-éist leis an scéal ar Seesaw, léigh an
scéal agus freagair na céisteanna A
Lch. 131 B- Déan achoimre ar an scéal
Lch. 132 C- éist leis an comhrá agus dean B
Lch. 133-E- Éist le Seesaw agus líon na bearnaí
Lch. 133- F- críochnaigh na habairtí
Léigh sa Bhaile- ceacht ar Seesaw
Duolingo- Please try and spend 5-10 minutes per day on it
* ELeathanach (Maynooth University) - this is a weekly newsletter which is
geared to primary school children with topical issues
SESE
Geography- Unit 17- Famine- Read this chapter and complete activities on
Seesaw
Seesaw:**Check your Seesaw account daily where I will be posting tutorials,
you will be given an activity to do or may be asked to upload some of your
work.
Fourth Class – Mrs. Collette O’Toole
Gaeilge
Léigh sa Bhaile Continue to read one passage per day
Abair Liom P.156/P.157 Ag an aerfort
P. 158 A Léigh. Freagair na ceisteanna.
P. 159 B Léigh an comhrá
P. 159 C Scríobh an comhrá
P. 160 D Scríobh an abairt mar is ceart.
P. 160 E Gramadach: Na huimhreacha pearsanta
Léigh sa Bhaile P.181 Learn from “ag siúl” - “ag éisteacht”
English
Lift Off! P.189 “Keep Calm and Carry On”
P.196 Complete B (Deeper Thinking) and C
Vocabulary Work: Questions P.197 Complete D Grammar: Quotation Marks
Read at Home Continue to read one passage per day
Spelling Made Fun E P.62, P63 Unit 29 (Learn Spellings)
Reading: Oxford Owl (Writing activities will be based on “The
Secret Garden” and “Stories of Sherlock Holmes”
Maths
Planet Maths Topic 24 Time P.143 C P144 A and B
P.145 A and B P.146 A and B P147 B and C
Master Your Maths P.64, 65 Week 30
Tables Revision 10 and 11
SESE Theme: Food and Farming
History
Looking at the history of food and farming (See activities on Seesaw)
Science
The Human Body (See activities on Seesaw)
Third Class – Mrs. Canny
Maths
Tables Expert - pages 118-123
Planet Maths - Symmetry
English
Ready to Go- written exercises based on Penguins
Reading - New Treasury 3 on www.folensonline.ie Read the stories on pages 6, 12, 18, 24 & 30 (1 per day)
Read at Home - read a page each day
Spelling Made Fun - List 29 - complete a section per day
Gaeilge
Abair Liom - Pages 152- 155
Léigh sa Bhaile - page per day
SESE
The Story of the Pyramids, History Quest 3 on my.cjfallon.ie
I will outline on Seesaw what is to be done
SPHE
Mindful Matters 3 also on my.cjfallon.ie Pages 28 & 29
Visual Art
How to draw King Tut - instructions will be on Seesaw
Mrs Kenny’s Third Class
Maths
Brain teasers – Mental maths problems on Seesaw on www.cjfallon.ie
Tables Expert C – Week 23 Division 9 tables. Complete a page per day.
Planet Maths- Problem- solving pgs. 71-75
English
Ready to Go - written exercises based on Penguins
Spelling Made Fun- Complete Unit 29
Handwriting- Complete page 52
Read at Home- Read page per day on Seesaw
Novel- “The Angel of Nitshill Road” by Anne Fine- Seesaw
Gaeilge
Abair Liom-Chapter 17: An Bradán Feasa pages151-155.
Cúla 4 have a Scéal an Lae and if possible listen to this.
SESE
The Story of the Pyramids, History Quest 3 on my.cjfallon.ie
I will outline on Seesaw what is to be done
SPHE
Mindful Matters pg. 31- solvents on www.cjfallon.ie
Check your Seesaw app daily for activities or where you may be asked to
upload some of your work.
Mrs Kenny’s Second Class
Maths
Brain teasers – Mental maths problems on Seesaw on www.cjfallon.ie
Tables- Revise +4 and -4 tables.
Operation Maths- pages 113-117
English
Skills Book –Starlight Unit 8a. Read” Dr. Scorpio Strikes again (part 1)”
Complete pages 62-65
Spelling Made Fun- Complete Unit 29
Handwriting- Complete page 47
Read at Home- Read page per day on Seesaw
Novel- “The Magic Finger” by Roald Dahl. See Seesaw for activities
Gaeilge
Bua na Cainte- “Sa Bhaile”. Ceacht 10, 11 & 12. eBook pgs. 82-84
Encourage children to listen and repeat the comhrá (conversation), play the
games and familiarise themselves with new vocabulary.
Cúla 4 have a Scéal an Lae and if possible listen to this.
SESE
Topic 9- Materials: Geography
On www.folensonline.ie click into Explorers for 2 nd class. Click into the
eBook, go to page 68 and 69. Read “What do people around the world
wear to celebrate?” Complete exercises on both pages in your copy or on a
page.
Go to Resources section- topic 9 Materials, then Geography and complete
the exercise.
SPHE
Mindful Matters pg. 25 and 26 on www.cjfallon.ie
Taking Risks and Calling for help
First Class – Ms. Campbell
English
Spellings
· Spelling Made Fun- List 30
4 spellings per day. Complete the 3 pages in the chapter
Maths
· Master your Maths- week 31 and Friday test (answers can be found on see saw)
· Operation Maths- p.103 and 104(Time) and p. 105 (revision)
· Time and Revision; There will be 3 activities posted on see saw throughout the week. One will be based on time and the other two will revise concepts covered earlier in the year.
· https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock is an excellent resource for teaching the concept of time.
· Children are encouraged to play
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling_the_time_in_words# to help them to tell the time in words.
· Times Tables- Revise tables 6 and 7+
English
Reading;
Starlight Combined Reader and Skills Book- 8A Our Summer Bucket List.
Record yourself reading this and upload to see saw if possible.
· Wordlist (boring, estate, curb, approached, shrubs, following, freeze, holidays, curiously, chase, first, somebody)
Read at Home – You have finished R.at H so we will now be working from Oxford Owls’ free ebooks. We will be reading pages from “Cornflake Coin” by Jonny Zucker https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/oxford-owl-ebook-collection?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=&age_group=age+7-9&series=&level=&book_type=&view_style=image#. Read pages 3-6 this week.
Writing;
· Starlight Combined Reader and Skills Book Activities- pgs 64-65 (onto a sheet of paper/ at the back of the booklet). If possible upload one of the pages to see saw.
· Summer Bucket List- Using full sentences create a summer bucket list of 5 things you would like to do when lockdown ends/ during the summer. You can use the Twinkl link https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/us-c-012-summer- bucket-list if you wish.
· Summer through your senses- Using the fantastic weather outside, explore what summer is like through your 5 senses. Write down what summer smells/tastes/looks/sounds and feels like. Remember this is personal to you, so there are no right or wrong answers. You can use the twinkl link to help you https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-e-88-summer-sensory-poem-activity- sheet
Gaeilge
· Léigh sa Bhaile- we have also finished L sh Bh so we will now be using the CJ Fallon website for our Irish Reading. We will begin with the story Ag Súgradh (Leibheal 1). It can be found at https://my.cjfallon.ie/dashboard/student-resources and you can sign up with your email address. Its under the first class Gaeilge section. Read pgs 2-5.
· Bua na Cainte- Were now beginning a new theme in Irish- An Teilifís (TV). This week the kids will be focusing on the phrase “Chuala me..” (I heard). Complete pages 68, 69 and 70 of Bua na Cainte and upload p.69 to See Saw. (edco.ie username; primaryedcobooks password; edco2020)
· There will be an activity based on the phrase “chuala mé” on See Saw also.
SESE
· SESE Explorers- Clothes- pgs. 69-71
· If possible upload pictures of your hat design to see saw J
PE/Art activities
Children have the option of completing 3 of the following (aim to do at least one active option);
1. Cosmic Kids Yoga- Cracker the Dragon of Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NWzS2xziI4
2. Two Joe Wicks workouts
3. 100 skips
4. How to draw a whale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJUclowq0J8
5. How to draw Mulan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbH7lCWaDX0
6. How to draw Indiana Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4BXFXW7iS4
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video Cracker The Dragon Of Wonder | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!
Preview YouTube video How To Draw Mulan
Preview YouTube video How To Draw Indiana Jones
Senior Infants - Mrs. Carr
Monday
Maths Do pg. 108
English
Read a book you have at home or read the book assigned on Seesaw.
Write your news from the weekend.
Do pg. 82 & 83 Just Phonics
Learn spellings here, help, two, four
SESE
Parents can sign up for a free account at www.folensonline.ie using ‘Prim20’ as the roll number.
Log into Explorers SESE- Senior Infants – Click on the first downward pointing arrow. A list of units
will appear, click on Seasons. In seasons, click on summer. Listen to the story about summer and do the labelling activity.
Tuesday
Maths Do pg. 109
English
Read a book from home or the one assigned on Seesaw.
Do pg. 59 handwriting book
Do pg. 84 Just phonics
Learn spellings this, that, then
SESE Log into Explorers SESE- Senior Infants – The seasons- Summer- Listen to the story about the daisy.
Wednesday
Maths Do pg. 110
English
Read A Ride at the Funfair
Do pg.59 skills book
Learn spellings ship, shop, shin
Write down 6 sentences about the daisy that you learned from watching the story yesterday
Thursday
Maths Do pg. 111
English
Read a book from home or the one assigned on Seesaw
Do pg. 60 Handwriting book
Do pg. 60 Skills book
SESE Do pg. 46 Explorers Book
Friday
Maths do pg. 112
English
Read a book from home or the one assigned on Seesaw
Write about what you know about summer
Do a spelling test on the words covered this week.
If students are able to connect to Seesaw, please check in daily as there will be activities to complete. This may involve posting a photograph of work already completed so that it can be corrected.
Junior Infants- Miss Mc Donnell.
I would encourage you to tune into Joe Wicks P.E. (Search P.E. with Joe- The Body Coach on YouTube) sessions which will be live Monday- Friday at 9am.
If you would like additional reading materials oxfordowl.co.uk has a great selection of online readers which you can explore with your child!
Collins Big Cat e-books are also available for free online at the moment. Junior Infants could work on Bands
Pink A &; Pink B and move on as they like.
To access: Go to www.connect.collins.co.uk
Sign in as teacher
Username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk
Password: Parents20!
‘Clothes for rain’ and ‘Let’s bake’ are our optional readers this week. It can be accessed through your oxford
owl account.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1232.html
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/13008.html
Monday, May 12th
Revise Jolly Phonics sound cards- say the sound and identify words which begin with/contain the sound.
Monday blending list and tricky words(available on Seesaw)
Core reader 4 wordlist- Available on Seesaw- First 12 words over the course of this week.
Read ‘Let’s make pancakes’- Starlight- Unit 13-
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/corereaders/SL_JI_ACT_CH13_003/index.html
(Volume can be turned off to allow your child to read)
Folens online (free account) – Starlight- Unit/Poster 14-interactive lesson ‘The supermarket’- story 1- listen and discuss. Complete labelling activity.
Just phonics- Page 72- ‘ou’ revision
Operation Maths- At school book- Page 77- combining.
Starlight Skills Book- P.19
Letter formation practise- Focus on letter ‘c’
Nursery Rhyme- Old King Cole
Tuesday, May 13th
Revise Jolly Phonics sound cards- say the sound and identify words which begin with/contain the sound.
Core reader 4 wordlist- Available on Seesaw- First 12 words over the course of this week.
Read ‘Let’s make pancakes’- Starlight- Unit 13
Tuesday blending List and tricky words(Seesaw)
New Wave Handwriting- Page 57 ‘ue’
Complete a number hunt around your house- take some photos/write down places you can see numbers in your home.
www.folensonline.ie You can also sign up for a free account here using ‘Prim20’ as the roll number.
Explorers SESE- Junior Infants- Unit 8- Science- Water- ‘Will it change in water?’ and ‘Waterproof:Sort’ online activities. Complete explorers workbook- Page 40.
Letter formation practise- Focus on letter ‘a’
Nursery Ryhme- Old King Cole
Wednesday, May 14th
Revise Jolly Phonics sound cards- say the sound and identify words which begin with/contain the sound.
Core reader 4 wordlist- Available on Seesaw- First 12 words over the course of this week.
Wednesday blending list and tricky words (seesaw)
Read ‘Let’s make pancakes’- Starlight- Unit 13
Folens online (free account) – Starlight- Unit/Poster 14-interactive lesson- story 2- listen and discuss. Listen to
poem ‘Shopping Basket’.
Starlight Skills Book- P.20
Jolly Phonics- New sound ‘ar’ (Material will be on seesaw)
Just phonics- Page 74- ‘ue’.
Operation Maths- At school book- Page 78- Combining.
Letter formation practise- Focus on letter ‘d’
Nursery Rhyme- Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Thursday, May 15th
Revise Jolly Phonics sound cards- say the sound and identify words which begin with/contain the sound.
Core reader 4 wordlist- Available on Seesaw- First 12 words over the course of this week.
Read ‘Let’s make pancakes’- Starlight- Unit 13
New- Wave handwriting- Page 58 ‘er’
Thursday blending list and tricky words(seesaw)
News- Copying of news and writing some news of their own.
o Today is Thursday.
o I am working very hard.
o Once your child has copied these three sentences, they should be encouraged to free write their own sentences by sounding out the words. (Encourage them not to worry about spelling/mistakes) Draw a picture to accompany your news.
Maths- www.topmarks.co.uk parents can sign up for a free account. Select maths (subject) and Early Years (age) and complete two activities of choice.
www.folensonline.ie You can also sign up for a free account here using ‘Prim20’ as the roll number.
Explorers SESE- Junior Infants- Unit 8- Water- Science- Recap on what materials are waterproof- complete
Explorers workbook- page 41.
Friday, May 16th
Revise Jolly Phonics sound cards- say the sound and identify words which begin with/contain the sound.
Core reader 4 wordlist- Available on Seesaw- First 12 words over the course of this week.
Read ‘Let’s make pancakes’- Starlight- Unit 13
Friday blending list and tricky words(seesaw)
Just phonics- Page 75- choose the correct sound
Operation Maths- At school book- Page 79- Combining.
‘at’ family activity (seesaw)
Letter formation practise- Focus on letter ‘g’
Nursery Rhyme- Hey Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Cosmic Kids- choose one activity to complete- relax, and enjoy your weekend.
