Now that summer is here, it is very important for children to be aware of water safety. This is a short water-safety course that is aimed at primary school children. There are lessons for each class level. Click on the class level link below which will bring you to the lessons. Look through the lesson with your child and then give them the quizzes by clicking on the picture below to see what they have learned. It could save their life some day​

First and second class
​Third and Fourth class

Virtual School Tours

Click on the link above to view a selection of virtual school tours. You can choose your favourite tour each day.

A treasure chest of Activities to keep you busy over the summer holidays! Click on the link below.
http://www.crosserloughns.com/2nd--3rd-class/a-treasure-chest-of-activities-to-do-over-the-summer
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Best Homework support sites
Maths Games
Maths Tool Chest
Top 10 Interactive Websites
Dice and card games
999 things to write about

Animated film production
Toontastic
Scratch programming
Code.org
microbits
mindcraft for education

Creative arts Treasure Chest
Keep moving! 
Words, writing & stories
Borrow Box is a free app that allows you to download up to 5 ebooks and 5 audio books at a time. All you need is a library card and you can now join online or over the phone. Other online libraries include:
Epic!
Oxford Owl (free E-books).
Practise reading, spelling and phonics at www.nessy.com; Reading Bear
Reading Eggs (can sign up for free trial);
Teach Your Monster to Read (Covers letter sounds to reading full sentences).
Book Creator app to create stories.
Artists of all kinds are making stuff available: readings, draw-alongs,
#operationstorytime.
#CreativeBursts.
For a brilliant blog about kids’ books and what you can do with them, check out http://www.playingbythebook.net/   Children’s Books Ireland have great resource packs for exploring books shortlisted for their annual award. You might find some books that your kids have read/are reading or some on similar themes. The packs (with questions and activities) can totally be adapted to suit your needs. Downloadable for free here: 2020 shortlist pack; 2019 shortlist; Bold Girls initiative pack.  
We Love Books is a new podcast from RTÉJr all about kids’ books and writing, featuring interviews with readers, authors and illustrators, reviews by kids, writing by kids and writing tips by Dave Rudden. 
As is Fighting Words (this one is open to children aged 7-12 and offers a story starter).
Share this video of a read-aloud of Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis and ask the kids to translate it into English/Irish. (It’s written in a made up language, but with help from the pictures, punctuation and general code-breaking skills, it’s totally understandable). They might come up with different wordings, which is interesting too.
Branar theatre has made available full recordings of their plays for young kids. Anna Newell Theatre Adventures have put up a recording of their wordless show Big Kid Little Kid, 30 mins, ages 3-6.
Check out Emily Arrow who turns picture books into songs with her ukulele. Could the kids be inspired to turn their favourite book into song too?
Musician Thomas Johnston is doing daily half-hour music sessions for kids on his Tradoodle TV Youtube channel. 

(Visual) Arts and Crafts, Make and Do
For arts and crafts, some excellent go-to sites include: www.redtedart.com;
https://artfulparent.com/


Some doodle starters from Irish illustrators in free access over here. A design-a-cover competition run by the O’Brien Press, here.
Craft lesson plans For videos, links, lesson plans and more, visit I Am an Artist, a visual arts initiative aimed at supporting primary teachers and pupils in the adoption and delivery of the visual arts curriculum in Ireland.
Fast drawing for everyone at https://www.autodraw.com/ https://www.mrsbrownart.com/ (Loads of art lessons and ideas)
Browse through the collections of the Irish Museum of Modern Art and their resources.

The Glucksman is offering daily art activities. They are also sharing tutorials on their YouTube channel.

Artist Maeve Clancy has made available a 13-part lesson plan for Observational Drawing, suitable for children from age 8, which includes example drawings by kids.  

Marvel Artist Will Sliney is doing tutorials on youtube live, and taking theme suggestions, and challenging the children to draw things every day. It’s #WeWillDraw https://twitter.com/WillSliney https://www.youtube.com/embed/0GnC1g1-uHw

Alan Nolan makes brilliant books and comics.  Here he’s giving tutuorials - great art lesson for homeschoolers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE2zD2Bcsfs This could go in Visual Art or Writing! Comic book Templates I’ve used before and got children very excited! Comic Book Templates

Suggested time-table for 2nd/ 3rd class

Maths 2nd & 3rd class
Complete the online maths test. Please try to complete the test by 8 o' clock Tuesday evening.  (if you have any trouble accessing it during that time please let me know)
2nd class Maths test (click on the link)
3rd class Maths test (click on the link)

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Mental Maths: Try to complete the final few pages in Mental Maths book. (if not completed already)

Bua na Cainte: An Samhradh
Ceacht 1: p154 try to read the dates in irish. Complete obair beirte orally- say the date (no need to write it out)
Song: p155 listen to the song on the interactive programme- try to sing along-  Write the song into your songs and poems copy in your best handwriting.
Ceacht 2: p156 Try to make up some sentences about the picture- use the questions to help you write 12 sentences about the picture. 
Ceacht 3: p 157 listen to the story on the interactive programme online- An Aimsir- An Samhradh- Ceacht 3 Answer the questions orally.
Ceacht 4: p158 Answer the questions orally- how many people- an mó duine. Use the boxes under the questions to help answer the questions.

English:
2nd class: Unit 21,22,(no need to write out everything) Enjoy reading the stories and answer the questions orally.
3rd class: Read the next 3 stories in Blue Skies- no need to write the answers to the questions in tale and detail or undercover work- just enjoy reading the stories!

ICT/Art work
why not learn how to make an animated film? Click on the link to start lessons.
fisfilmproject
or
toontastic


PE
Make up an obstacle course and get all the family to race against each other/time each person completing the course!
Have a spud and spoon race in the garden!
Fill some plastic cups with water and put them on a tray. See how quickly you can run up and down the garden with the tray without spilling any water!
Practice some GAA drills.

Music
Practice playing one tune a day. I would love to hear some tinwhistle playing!


Virtual School Tours 
Click on the link above to view a selection of virtual school tours. You can choose your favourite tour each day and write a factual or fictional piece in relation to it.

Dear 2nd & 3rd Class,
I hope  you are all keeping well. It is beginning to feel like summer now and I'm sure when you are out walking or cycling the roads around Crosserlough you will  have noticed the hedgerows are abundant with beautiful wild flowers and the farmers are busy cutting silage and hay.
If you were at school this week you would have been going on your school tour. You would have been looking forward to the  semi finals and finals of the football and basketball leagues. Weather permitting our Sport's Day would have taken place this week too.
I know you miss your friends, and all of the above but I think you have been wonderful pupils over the past 3 months and although homeschooling was a new challenge for  everyone you have all engaged positively and have shared some fantastic projects. 
For this week I want you to complete a maths test online, finish Mental Maths, complete some pages in Bua na Cainte and go on a virtual school tour everyday!
I look forward to teaching you all again in September when you  move into 3rd & 4th class. 
Kind Regards,
Mrs Galligan

Please complete the maths test online. Please click on the following link:
​2nd class Maths test

Please complete the test online. Click on the the following link:
Maths test 3rd class
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3rd class timetable
2nd class timetable

Maths 3rd class Revision

Maths 2nd class Revision

Bua na Cainte p136-140

Small world: unit 19 Weather p110-114

Maths
3rd  class 
Complete revision  pages
Tables:  Spend 5 minutes on hit the button


2nd class
Complete revision  pages
​Tables: Practice tables using hit the button 

 English :
2nd class
Green Genie: Unit 20

Goto www.getepic.com/students
Continue reading  with Getepic app. I am keeping a close eye on your progress. Keep up the great work.
Log in with class code nre2612 and select your name. 

3rd class:
Blue Skies: Pg 143-155


Goto www.getepic.com/students
Continue reading  with Getepic app. I am keeping a close eye on your progress. Keep up the great work.
Log in with class code nre2612 and select your name. 

Also David Walliams books are free to access online.
​Click on the link below.  https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
 
​Gaeilge: 

Bua na Cainte: Ag siopadóireacht 
Aonad 1 Ceacht 1, 2,3,4, p136-140
Eist an  t-amhrán "Beidh Aonach Amárach"
Go to www.edco.ie/bua
Login: trial
Password: trial

Complete page p136,  137, 139, 140  in Irish copy (see pages at the top of this blog page)
 
Don't forget TG4 Cúla4.ie (click the blue word to link you to the website)

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History: (same as last week)
Project: History Quest p 88,89
For the next two weeks I would like you to carry out a study of an old building in your local area. 
The old School- now community hall
The Church- St Mary's Church, Kildrumferton Church
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5070768/5060826/5094222?ChapterID=5070768
http://crosserloughparish.ie/?page_id=32
Family Home- Ancestors Home
Kilnacrott House

Geography 
Small World: Unit 19 Weather
p110 read about weather and write hot geography into your SESE copy. 
p111 what are westerly winds? What are easterly winds? Write answers into sese copy
p112 what is rain, hail, sleet, snow, thunder and lightning?
p113 name 4 types of clouds. Write a sentence about each type. What type of cloud do you see in the sky today?
p114  investigate  how much rain falls in your backyard?

Religion:
Seasonal lesson 5  We pray together
Talk about different places of prayer- how are they different/same as our religion. P62
Pray together prayer on p 63. Write prayer into religion copy. 


Grow in Love 
​username:  [email protected] 
password:  growinlove 

PE:
​Virtual Explore Cavan Challenge.
This challenge will be our PE homework for the next few weeks.
Please find information regarding this challenge on the school main page.

Art
​Cruinniú na nÓg (13th June) is our national day celebrating creativity in young children and Cavan Library Service has 3 free online events planned for the day.
We would be really grateful if you could forward the attached information to parents to ensure that families will see the events and  have the opportunity to get involved. 
Pre-registration is essential as parents will have to receive the Zoom login details prior to the events.
Please click on the links to find out more and register. 
http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/events.htm
https://www.facebook.com/CavanLibrary
https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ie/

For film enthusiasts  why not learn how to make an animated film? Click on the link to start lessons.
http://fisfilmproject.ie/articulate_content_animated_film/index.html#/

or 

https://toontastic.withgoogle.com
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