Home Learning
Each week I will load week for your children to do, check in every Monday morning for the schedule. Missing you all and hope you are staying safe and well.
Try and get out in the fresh air for a run or walk for at least 30 minutes a day. It will keep you fit and healthy !
ENGLISH
Reading
Continue reading a chapter of your novels each day. If any of you have finished your novel please read your library books daily.
You can also avail of free download of any books on www.allyoucanbooks.com a wonderful selection of books available to download on phones ipads etc.
Handwriting
Continue to do ½ a page of handwriting Monday to Friday.
Spellings for the week
Please do 4 spellings a week to learn and put into sentences. Use online dictionaries to look up definitions and please write these definitions down.
1 Media 5. Critical 9. Contempt 13. Mercy
- Medium 6. Begrudge 10. Descend 14. mercifully
- Immediate 7. Irritable 11. Condescend 15. Virtue
- Vibrant 8. Magnificent 12. Condescension 16. Contempt
Reading groups who are reading Sleeping Baobab
Questions for The Sleeping Baobab Tree by Paula Leyden – Answer 4 questions Monday to Thursday.
Remember use full sentences and pay attention to punctuation !
CHAPTER ONE
Q1 How many characters are we introduced to in the opening sentence of this book?
Q2. Sister Leonisa seems to have a special interest in stories. What special interests do you think your past teachers had? Eg Ms Diskin, Ms Roche etc How can you tell?
Q3. What words would you use to describe the opening of Sister Leonisa’s story?
Q4. Look up the word ‘Morbid’ in the dictionary and write down the definition..
Q5. What makes Sister Leonisa a good storyteller?
Q6. What ‘Little People from Ireland’ is Bul-boo referring to?
Q7. Madillo likes things to be scientifically proven. What adjectives would you use to describe such a character?
Q8. Look up the word ‘futile’ in the dictionary and write the definition.
Q9. What does sister Leonisa think of Bul-boo?
Q10. Do you believe in magic powers? What magic powers do you believe in?
Q11. Make a list of good things and bad things that Bukoku’s mother did for her.
Q12. Sister Leonisa is a good storyteller ! What qualities do you need to tell a good story? Name 4
Group reading Peppermint Pig by Nina Bawden-
Pick a character either Poll or Theo and write a character description for them. Reread chapters in the book that have interesting facts about these characters.
- 5 sentences describing what they look like using interesting adjectives.
- 5 sentences about their personal traits, Ie. Are they brave? Kind? Cheeky Spiteful?
- Give examples in the book of how they display these personal traits.
Eg. Theo was cheeky because in the story he…..
- 5 sentences about why you like them or don’t like them?
Do you identify with them? How ?
Keeping a diary of your daily activities would be a great idea and when we are back in school we can share our news together. Giving a daily recount of what you did each day would be great. Remembering to use time words and sequencing the events in order !
Maths
Tables 3 X and 6 X
You can practice these on www.multipication.com for free each day
Continue a page of mental maths each week day.
Revise 3D and 2 D Shapes in Cracking Maths.
Name and draw 8 2D shapes and 8 3D shapes in your copy and list their properties
How many faces?
How many sides?
How many edges?
How many vertices?
Irish
Spellings 4 a day to learn and put into sentences: Theme: Mo seomra Ranga
De LuainDe Mairt De Ceadaoin
Cathaoir: chair Fuinneog: window Daltai: students
Riomhaire: computer priomhaide: principal sa chuinne: in the corner
Coipleabhar: copy bosca bruiscair: bin abhair: subjects
Balla: wall scuab urlair: brush Is aoibhinn liom: I love
Deardaoin De hAoine
Is fuath liom: I hate ar chul: at the back of
Is brea liom: I like ar: on
Deacair: difficult in aice le: beside
Leadranach: boring idir: between
SPHE:
This is an important time to stay well in your body and in your mind so once a week I’d ask you all to write a gratitude journal. Sunday evening would be a good time. Make a list of 5 things you were grateful for in your week. Start your sentence with.
This week I’m grateful for …..
Example
This week I’m grateful for being outside with my family on this bright sunny day !
Read your list at the weekend to remind yourself that you,ve a lot to be grateful for .
It also would be a good idea to keep meditating as we’d being doing in class as this will be helpful to you if you are anxious or unsettled at this time.
Here is the link www.otb.ie/ weaving wellbeing and go to Mindfulness Meditations.
Stay safe and I’ll have more work for you all next week !