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Work for week beginning 5th of May

5/4/2020

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Planet Maths 3rd class p157 -161

Planet Maths 2nd class p146-149

Bua na Cainte p107-112

History Quest chapter 13 Irish Emigrant Ships  p67-72

Unit 16: The Sun p93-99  

Maths:
3rd  Class:
Strand: Measure   Strand Unit: Capacity
We measure liquids using litres (l) and millilitres (ml)

Capacity means the measurement of how much  container can hold.
Complete pages in Planet Maths- Topic 26- Capacity
Pages 157-161 (see pages at top of blog page)
​Mental Maths: Week 33 
​Tables: Revision of 9 times and 9 division. Spend 5 minutes on hit the button

Studyladder: Complete some of the set tasks in Mathematics
Optional: 
Survey the average amount of water used each day in the house or make a rain gauge.


2nd  Class:
Strand: Data   Strand: Representing and interpreting data

Planet Maths: pgs 146-149 (pages at the top of this post if you don't have the book)       
Mental Maths: Week 33                     
​Tables: Practice tables using hit the button 
Studyladder: Complete some of the set tasks in Mathematics


English:
2nd class
Green Genie: Unit 15

Spellbound: week 33
Creative Writing:
Write a story about a trip to a planet- any planet- 
Plan out the story- Think about -
When it happened? In the summer of 2020...........
Who? Jack and his friends............
What? Cycling in the forest when they saw........
Where? Beginning-Deep in the woods
              Middle- Planet 
              Ending- Back in the woods
How? In an UFO....... Aliens aboard......
Why? trapped, captured by Aliens, 

Goto www.getepic.com/students OR Download the GetEpic app and select 'Have an account? 
Log in with class code nre2612 and select your name. Start reading your favourite  book. I will be watching to see who has been reading!

3rd class:
Blue Skies: Pg 100-107 (
 Three Fables)
Spellbound: Week 33

Creative Writing: Plan a story about a trip to your favourite planet. The story could be a comic strip, or a narrative. 
When?  Where? Who?  What? Why? How?
Characters:
Beginning:  Introduction- When, Where, Who, What, Why, How?
Middle:  Something happens- Problem-  Solution? 
Ending: Conclusion-  


Goto www.getepic.com/students OR Download the GetEpic app and select 'Have an account?
Log In' and then  select ''Students and Educators''.
 

Log in with the class code nre2612  Select your name and then you're in!  I will be watching to see who has been reading!!

Also David Walliams books are free to access online. Click on the link below.  https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
 
​
Gaeilge: 
Fuaimeanna agus Focail: Revise week 6,7,8,9,10

Bua na Cainte: Sa Bhaile- Aonad 1 Ceacht 1,2,3,4
Eist an t-amhrán:  An Gáirdín p 108

Complete pages p107-112 in Irish copy (see pages at the top of this blog page)


To access Bua na Cainte’s interactive programme at home, for a limited period, please follow the instructions below.
Go to www.edco.ie/bua
Select the file which suits your computer PC or MAC
Select the Class Level you require, and then click on it to start a download of the file.
Once the download has completed, click on the file to install and follow the on-screen instructions.
A Bua na Cainte icon will appear on your desktop. Once you select this icon a login page will open where you will need to enter the details included below.

The login details below can be used for all class levels.

Login: trial
Password: trial

History: 
Strand Unit:
Life in the 19th Century
Chapter 13 History Quest (p67-72)
Emigration from Ireland in the 1850’s
 
Talk and discuss The Famine in Ireland and why so many people left Ireland in the 1850’s.
Look at the map and name the places where people emigrated to.  (p67)
Discuss how they might have travelled remembering what we learnt about transport through the ages. (P67,68)
Read about the coffin ships. Why were they called coffin ships? Describe what it looked like. (P68)
Find out about Dunbrody ship and Jeanie Johnston ship
Draw and colour an emigrant ship in your history copy.
Write about a day in the life of a boy or girl emigrating to America on the coffin ship.

https://www.dunbrody.com/visitor-info/irish-emigrant-experience/the-voyage/
You Tube video- The Great Famine and coffin ships

 
Geography: 
Strand: Natural Environment
Strand Unit: Planet Earth in Space
Small World: Unit 16: The Sun: Read p 93-99.
Find out all about the Sun.
How old is the sun? How big is the sun? Why does the sun never go out? How long does it take planet earth to go around(orbit) the sun? What gives us day and night? Why are days longer(more day light) during the summer and shorter (less day light) during the winter?
Pick a planet and write about it. Find out more information by using the links. Why not make a model of the solar system- use YOutube to get some ideas!

Science:
Small World: Unit 16 p 96 Plants/ People and animals  need the sun

Investigate: Do plants really need the sun? (p96 Small world) 
Why do animals and people need the sun? (p96)
Why is too much sun dangerous for us? (p97)
How do people in hot countries cope with the sun? (p97)


Art: Construction
1. Make a model of the solar system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxv_kxq5vlg
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Planet-Model
or
2. Make a rocket to take you to one of your favourite planets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mHbI96Aqw
Upload your finished projects on classdojo or email me.
or
3. Draw the solar system and label it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxmu0G2Jfuw

Music:  Performing
Practice slide Dan O Keefes Slide (see sheet music at the top of the blog page)
Listen  to the slide played on the tinwhistle. Try to play along with it.
Record your self playing the slide and post it on classdojo!
a E E D b a b D b
a E E D b g g b a E E D b a b D
b a b D E b a a 

E A A B A G E D E F G A B A G E F
G G F E D b a g a
b a  b D E b a a 
(capital letters are high notes)
​
Religion:
​Say prayers for First Communion 
The Confiteor
Prayer after Communion 

G​row in Love: pg 50-53
Theme 9: Lesson 1:God Created us
God has given us talents. Look at the picture and name the talents each child is gifted with. (p50) What gifts and talents did God give you? Write a prayer of thanks for the talents you were given. (p51) Unscramble the words to finish the story about Adam and Eve (p52)
Theme 9: Lesson 2: God wants us to be happy
Read poem about Adam and Eve (p53)

Write out the prayer after Communion in religion copy and decorate. (Optional activity)
Grow in Love 
​username:  [email protected] 
password:  growinlove 

PE:
​www.gonoodle.com 

PE with Joe   PE work out aimed at children
Outdoor activities: Running, cycling, trampoline, skipping....
​kicking football, playing tennis, racket ball, walking.......

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