Monthly Archives: March 2020

Ms O’Leary

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Hello everybody,
We are all thinking about you and we hope you are keeping healthy during this unusual time. As many of us have said already, the most important thing is that you are happy and healthy, and hopefully you will have a chance to get exercise and some activity. Any learning activities that we suggest are optional and we have no expectations that school work is done. Anything we post here is a menu from which you can choose to do any, all or none.

I’m available to provide individual literacy support to anyone who would like it. Please contact Mr. Donnelly and he will put you in touch with me.

Here are some links for exploring Art, History, Science, Natural Science and the most important one of all … PE and movement.

Making art with the MoMa
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfYVzk0sNiGEZXlIltPP7Yy_s5gTM7hf8

MoMa learning website
https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/255

Ideas to do at home from the NY Met
https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2020/digital-digest

Smithsonian channel (available to view through Sky or Virgin TV) for interesting Science, History, Geography videos
http://www.smithsonianchannel.co.uk/

Some great info on London Natural History Museum website:
dinosaurs – https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/march/the-first-dinosaurs-probably-didn-t-have-feathers.html
elephants – https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/february/weird-skulls-of-straight-tusked-elephants-reveal-how-many-species.html
oceans – https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/oceans.html

London Science Museum also has great videos such as this one about The Space Race
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/space-race-moon
or Robots
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/robots

Maybe something a little more topical? How about Rationing during World War 2?
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-rationing-in-the-second-world-war

Maybe, like in my house, you are cheered up by some live animal webcams. Try here at the California Academy of Sciences
https://www.calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams
or our own Dublin Zoo
https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/

And just to make sure you stay bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed (if you have the energy) here’s Joe Wicks to make sure you don’t get a lie-on in the morning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzoy_J3I_c

Work for Children from Mr Smyth’s Class

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Hello children,

We hope you are all well!

We would love for you to continue working on some of the tasks that we have been doing together.

Best wishes,

Ms. Condron and Ms. Hanlon

Atlas Skills:

Choose 5 countries that you would like to visit.

  • Find them on a map.
  • Draw their flag.
  • List what are the main languages spoken in this country.
  • Name their capital city.

Countdown Challenge:

  • What is the longest word you can make using these letters?
  • How many short words can you make?
s p o e y n a j m

 

General Knowledge:

  • Choose an animal you are interested in.
  • Try to find an interesting fact you didn’t know about this animal before.

3rd and 4th Class

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Hi everybody,

I hope everyone is keeping well. I have enclosed some work which you can try at home. Remember to continue to take care of one another!

Firstly, here is a link to your homework grid for March. There are various tasks whereby you can practise your counting, sing a song or write a list.

https://padlet.com/eleanormodowd/6rjudu805rr2 This is a link to my padlet account. You’ll find links to home workouts, drawing and storytelling. You can use the Splat Square to count just like we do in school. Revise you Gaeilge (Irish) on Duolingo and test your mental mathematical skills on topmarks.

 

 Tongue-twisters

A proper copper coffee pot. (x3)

Six smelly socks sit in a sink soaking in soapsuds.

Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

 

Website for Religion

To help students, we have been granted free access to the Grow In Love online series. Simply go to the www.growinlove.ie website and use the following details to login:
Password: growinlove

 

RTÉ TV

RTÉ, alongside the Department of Education, has launched a daily school-style show on TV to support families stuck at home amid the current health crisis.The programme will be aimed at primary school children from first to sixth class.This new school programme will debut on RTÉ2 on Monday, 30 March from 11 am to 12 pm, with a shorter ‘catch-up’ segment airing later on in the afternoon.

 

Sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ah_Yf7ey1Q

 

Take care and stay safe!  I look forward to seeing each and everyone of you some time in the future!

Ms O’Dowd

March Homework for 1st Class

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Hi Class,

I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe.I hope you are taking care of your Watercress and Pea plants too! Below is a set of activities for the next 2 weeks.

Your child will just need a copybook and a pencil and rubber/eraser for these activities.

Your Homework Bingo sheet  (see below- can be downloaded as a pdf) has 25 different activities. You can pick a couple of different activities each day and see if you can get all 25 completed in the next two weeks. The activities are designed to be completed without having to print off worksheets- just using your pencil, colours and copybook or by watching videos/ listening to stories online.

March Homework BINGO

Activities for children from my class who go to Ms Condron/ Ms Hanlon are available here

Please note: As always, for internet based activities please ensure your children are supervised while accessing the internet.

Thanks and take care,

Mr Smyth

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Ms. Fahey’s Activities

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Hello to everyone!  I’m sure you are all missing school as much as your friends and teachers are missing you.  Even though we are in our own homes, sometimes we can all find it hard to relax so it’s really important that we do some things to help us feel better.  Bees hum all day as they fly around visiting flowers and making honey.  Using your Bumblebee Breath, think of things that make you happy!  Wherever you are – playing or resting – breathe in fully and as you breathe out close your lips to hum like a bee.  Make sure your face and lips are soft so you can feel your lips tickle.  Repeat for as long as you like!

Online Activities

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Homework 5th and 6th class 27/03/2020

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Hi Everyone,

I’ve attached a number of activities below for you to try. Just click on the blue writing. I understand that things are very busy at home so just do the best you can. Be kind to one another.

“Smile, shine and take it one day at a time.”

Ms. S

 Take a look at our Bingo chart, there are a number of activities such as Geography projects, poems, board games, song singing, card making and friendship bracelets.

 * if you do choose to do a project you might find it helpful to look for the following:

1. Capital City, Map, Flag, Population

2. Geography (rivers, lakes, mountains)

3. Language(s)

4. Surrounding countries

5. Famous Landmarks

6. A famous person from this country

Additional Maths and English – The following are some revision activities which can be answered in your Homework Copy or on a page. The maths activities are multiple choice answers. These can be checked on a calculator when you are finished. The English revision is a Recount Comprehension.

Irish Me Fein Helpers – Using these helpful sentences and vocabulary. Write a paragraph about yourself and your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5knLsLjlaE – DIY Friendship bracelet link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7t6Fv1j3Q0&list=PLg-J652UZsr1FBQ2FMZImRv_UWF1C2Rgi – Holes by Louis Sachar link.

https://padlet.com/sweetman_clairelouise/hw317wxgvq4a – This is a link with lots of different things you can use to help you along your way. The link to David Walliams audio books are here, PE Lessons with The body coach, and even some of our choir songs if you feel like performing for everyone!

Try these tongue twisters!

  1. Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more.
  2. If a black bug bleeds black blood, what colour blood does a blue bug bleed?
  3. If two witches were watching two watches: which witch would watch which watch?