Ms O’Leary

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Welcome back everybody. We miss you a lot and we can’t wait to see and hear you all again. Have you noticed all the wonderful signs of Spring? I’m sure the cherry tree in the playground is in full blossom now. I really miss seeing it from my classroom window. Maybe if you live close to the school you have seen it when you go for a walk. Next week I will tell you about the Japanese Festival of Hanami. 

For this week you might like to do some animal research. There is an Animal Quiz at the end if you want to test your knowledge. Or maybe you would prefer to draw some pictures of the ways that each different animal has features (colour, fur, head, feet and other body parts) that help it to survive in its natural habitat.

What do the Polar Bear and the Platypus have in common?  

I’m sure you know that the polar bear lives in the frozen lands around the Arctic Circle. Do you know what a platypus is and where it lives? The platypus can be found in Australia and it’s a very interesting animal because it is like a collection of parts from different animals. Just like a duck, it has webbed feet and a duck-bill. It has fur like an otter and a tail like a beaver. It’s a mammal so you would think that it gives birth – but it lays eggs instead! The male platypus carries venom in its ankle and this venom can be poisonous for small animals. 

The polar bear and the platypus seem like very different animals, so what do you think they could have in common? What do you think they have in common with all of us at the moment? Lots of animals like to live in groups but the polar bear, the platypus and other animals like to live solitary lives – just like we have to do at the moment so that we can stay safe and protect our health. You can read about animals that prefer to live solitary lives in this article

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/apr/15/self-isolating-animals-species-social-distancing-wwf?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

If you liked reading about those animals, here are some videos, some interesting facts and even some games and activities where you can learn some more about polar bears … 

https://www.natgeokids.com/ie/discover/animals/general-animals/polar-bear-facts/

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos/livecam/polar-bear-cam

…  the platypus …

https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/platypus.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/platypus/

… the panda …

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-panda

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/stories/precious-pandas

… the orangutan …

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/orangutan

… the jaguar …

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/jaguar

… and the snow leopard …

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/snow-leopard

Here is a quiz if you would like to check how much you have learned about these animals. I will give you the answers at the end of the week.

Animal Quiz

Virtual Tour of a Pyramid in Egypt

Can you remember your 3D shapes? Have you ever been inside a pyramid? 

Would you like to see inside the 5,000-year-old tomb of an Egyptian queen? The tomb of Queen Meresankh III was discovered in 1927 and now you can virtually walk around it and some other beautiful Egyptian places.

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/virtually-tour-five-egyptian-landmarks-180974696/

I hope you enjoy these activities. Take care of yourselves and don’t forget to help the adults in your home.

Best wishes,

Ms O’Leary

 

Welcome back 5th and 6th class.

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Hi Everyone,

I hope you’re all keeping well and have found interesting ways to preoccupy your mind during these difficult times. Above you can see my three pals that have kept me very busy. Easter 2020 will definitely be one for the history books. You’re all making history everyday by staying at home.

I am only going to set you one task for this week but it is something I would like you to put a bit of thought into. Ireland is famous for making history at Easter. Now it’s your turn. I would like you to write an essay titled“Easter 2020, an Easter to remember”.Living in Ireland is a very special thing, in your essay talk about what living here means to you. If you were lucky enough to live somewhere else before Ireland, talk about the differences. 

Continue to keep up all the hard work you are doing. Remember opportunities are usually disguised as hard work so most people don’t recognise them. Enjoy the extra time you’re getting to spend with your families and don’t take anything for granted.

Missing you all, 

Ms. S

 

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Hi Class,

Welcome Back! It’s Monday again! I hope you and your family have had a good Easter and that you didn’t eat too much chocolate!  How are your peas and watercress? Have they grown much? Have you tried the watercress yet?

We are well into Spring now and the weather has been beautiful and I hope you have had a chance to get outside safely for your daily exercise and to play. It’s been busy in my house trying to keep my three girls busy. I hope you are looking after yourselves and your families.

I hope before Easter you had a chance to try out some of the activities I put on the website HERE

And you also had some Easter activities to try out over the Easter break HERE

If you didn’t its still not too late to try out some of the activities above. Below are a few new follow up activities to try out. Next week (starting Monday 20th April) I will be hoping to get back into some new work and hopefully have you share some of your work with me.

In the meantime….

SeeSaw codes for you to log in will be making their way to your parents email addresses today and tomorrow- so keep an eye out for them. And make sure Mum or Dad replies to Mr Donnelly giving permission for you to use the app before you start!

You simply

1. Go to https://web.seesaw.me/

2. Click “log in”

3. Click “I’m a student”

4. Type your text code you received by email from Mr Donnelly into the box for Text Code

Then you are in Mr Smyth’s SeeSaw Class and you will see your activities there.

I have uploaded a introduction video and two very simple Maths activities to get you started.

Please note: As with all internet based activities please ensure your children are supervised while accessing the internet.

Other activities:

Irish

Watch Home School Hub on RTE: Monday 20th April Home School Hub on RTE will feature a piece on the subject of the Irish words for the clothes we wear – which is perfect for us as we have been looking at Eadaí in Irish.

English- Recount:

Can you write me a Recount Story of how your Easter Break was – did the Easter Bunny come? Did you eat many eggs? Did you ride a bike or go for a walk?

Use these Recount posters to help you write your own Recount of your Easter Break:

Recount Poster 1

Recount Poster 2

Art:

Weaving:

Remember before Easter I asked you to watch a video on weaving in Fabric and Fibre HERE

Now I’d like you to try out making your own loom so you can try to weave at home:

http://www.iamanartist.ie/fabric-fibre/can-make-loom/

Remember to have adult supervision when using the scissors and to help with the ruler.

Lego Construction:

Keep up the Lego challenge HERE

English:

Storytime

Listen to Chapter 11 of “Even Stevens” by Michael Rosen HERE

Draw a comic strip in your copy of what happened in this chapter or print this one HERE and draw onto it.

Word of the Day

You can still keep up learning your Word of the Day