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Corrections for week-ending 19th June 2020
A Way With Words - Answers
Page 38
- You can see Making Music at 8 o’ clock.
- This programme is on Channel One.
- You can see a film on Channel One at 6.30.
- This film is called The Sheriff.
- This film lasts one hour.
- News and Weather is on before this film.
- Sport at Seven is on Channel Two at 7.00.
- Nuacht lasts fifteen minutes.
- The film on Channel Two lasts longer.
- You could watch Nature All Around or Journey to Mars if you switched on the television at 5.30.
Page 39
Question 1
I would like to watch Nuacht and Nature All Around.
I would like these best because I like to find out what is happening in our country and I love learning about nature.
Question 2
- Find out about animals? Nature All Around
- Hear some jokes? Laugh with Larry
- See a cowboy film? The Sheriff
- Hear the news in Irish? Nuacht
- Plan for your summer holidays? The Holiday Show
Page 40
Part A.
army
armies
family
families
lady
ladies
story
stories
city
cities
cherry
cherries
party
parties
daisy
daisies
country
countries
pony
ponies
Page 41
Part A
- The football team trained very hard.
- The choir sang some lovely songs.
- There were many soldiers in the army.
- The gang of thieves robbed the bank.
- The captain of the ship gave orders to the crew.
Part B
- The flock of birds flew across the sky.
- We heard the pack of wolves howling in the forest.
- The dog had a litter of pups.
- The fisherman saw the shoal of herring in the sea.
- The herd of cattle was eating grass in the field.
Second Class Virtual Sports Day Friday 19th June
Hello girls!
Second class are having a virtual sports day today! Challenge yourself to be the best athlete you can be… Will you be a gold, silver or bronze athlete? It is also a competition between Ms McGuinness’ and Ms Smith’s Class to see which class will be the sports day champions! Complete some or all of the listed activities at home. For every activity you complete you will be awarded a point for your class! Which second class will be the sports day champions?
Please take short videos/photos throughout the day and send to your class teacher along with your activity log at the end of the day! We would love to see how you got on!
For every task you complete, colour a star on the activity log. If you complete 1 task, you are a Bronze Athlete. If you complete 2-7 tasks, you are a Silver Athlete. If you complete 8 or more tasks, you are a Gold Athlete.
Certificates will be emailed out next week for participation.
Have fun! :)
Hello girls!
Second class are having a virtual sports day today! Challenge yourself to be the best athlete you can be… Will you be a gold, silver or bronze athlete? It is also a competition between Ms McGuinness’ and Ms Smith’s Class to see which class will be the sports day champions! Complete some or all of the listed activities at home. For every activity you complete you will be awarded a point for your class! Which second class will be the sports day champions?
Please take short videos/photos throughout the day and send to your class teacher along with your activity log at the end of the day! We would love to see how you got on!
For every task you complete, colour a star on the activity log. If you complete 1 task, you are a Bronze Athlete. If you complete 2-7 tasks, you are a Silver Athlete. If you complete 8 or more tasks, you are a Gold Athlete.
Certificates will be emailed out next week for participation.
Have fun! :)
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Corrections for week-ending 5th June 2020
A Way With Words - Answers
Page 25
Part A
Alive – dead
Safe – danger
Old – young
Cried – laughed
Talk Time
You can have lots of different answers to this section depending on your own experience.
I am looking forward to reading some of these.
Page 26
Part A – Words that sound the same.
Page 27 Compound Words
A.cow boy school girl
some body foot ball
rain bow snow man
note book light house
hair cut milk man
sun flower suit case
B.
1. Did you see the rainbow in the sky?
2. Our team won the football match.
3. The garda wrote something in her notebook.
4. The children made a snowman in the garden.
5. The sailors could see the lighthouse at the top of the cliff.
6. The children put their clothes into the suitcase.
C.
blackberries
afternoon
seaside
grasshopper
birthday
bedroom
Page 25
Part A
- The two men were walking in the woods.
- The old man was afraid that there might be a dangerous animal behind the trees.
- The young man quickly climbed up a tree and hid in its branches when he saw the bear.
- The old man fell flat on the ground and pretended that he was dead.
- The bear prodded him and sniffed him then walked away.
- The young man came down from the tree when the bear was gone.
- No the young man was not afraid.
- You could say yes or no to this, you could say he should have stayed and helped the old man, or you could say he was right to make sure he was safe.
- The young man could have tried to ward off the bear or helped the old man up the tree
- The old man showed he was clever by tricking the bear into thinking he was dead.
- The bear walked away as he thought the old man was dead.
- You can answer either way No, I don’t think the bear spoke to the old man, he was only joking. Or Yes, I think the bear spoke to the old man.
- He may have been trying to give the young man a message without getting angry.
- I think they will not continue travelling together as the old man will not trust him.
- The young man could be described as selfish, jolly, silly and cheerful.
- Wide – narrow
Alive – dead
Safe – danger
Old – young
Cried – laughed
Talk Time
You can have lots of different answers to this section depending on your own experience.
I am looking forward to reading some of these.
Page 26
Part A – Words that sound the same.
- Can you see the robin flying?
- I can’t hear you if you whisper.
- The girl bought a blue bike.
- Did you write the story in your copybook?
- The boy rode a black horse.
Page 27 Compound Words
A.cow boy school girl
some body foot ball
rain bow snow man
note book light house
hair cut milk man
sun flower suit case
B.
1. Did you see the rainbow in the sky?
2. Our team won the football match.
3. The garda wrote something in her notebook.
4. The children made a snowman in the garden.
5. The sailors could see the lighthouse at the top of the cliff.
6. The children put their clothes into the suitcase.
C.
blackberries
afternoon
seaside
grasshopper
birthday
bedroom
Second Class Homework for Week Beginning 8th June
Monday 8th June
- Maths:
- Table Toppers: page 70
- English:
- A Way with Words: Log into the CJ Fallon Website https://www.cjfallon.ie/ . Click on 2nd Class, English and A Way With Words.
- On page 28, read ‘The Post Office’
- On page 29, read the questions in section A and answer them in your copy.
- English Spellings: Learn to spell swung, spring, more, wore, store, snore, before, seashore, English, language
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 8 using the Bua na Cainte software. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Irish Spellings: Learn to say and spell the following phrases
- Rinne mé: I made/did
- Ní dhearna mé: I did not make/do
Tuesday 9th June
- Maths:
- Table Toppers page 71
- English:
- A Way With Words. Log into the CJ Fallon Website https://www.cjfallon.ie/
- Click on 2nd Class, English and A Way With Words.
- On page 28, re-read ‘The Post Office’
- On page 29, read the sections in section B and answer the questions in your copy.
- English Spellings: Learn to spell swung, spring, more, wore, store, snore, before, seashore, English, language
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 9 using the Bua na Cainte software. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Irish Spellings: Learn to say and spell the following phrases
- Rinne mé: I made/did
- Ní dhearna mé: I did not make/do
Wednesday 10th June
- Maths:
- Brain Teasers: Log onto CJFallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- Complete pages 45 and 46 (tests 40 and 41)
- English:
- A Way with Words: Log into the CJ Fallon Website https://www.cjfallon.ie/
- Click on 2nd Class, English and A Way With Words.
- Complete page 30 A and B, writing out each full sentence in your neatest handwriting.
- English Spellings: Learn to spell swung, spring, more, wore, store, snore, before, seashore, English, language
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 10 using the Bua na Cainte software. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Irish Spellings: Learn to say and spell the following phrases
- Rinne mé: I made/did
- Ní dhearna mé: I did not make/do
Thursday 11th June
- Maths:
- Brain Teasers: Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- View online e-book and complete pages 47 and 48 (tests 42 and 43).
- English:
- A Way with Words: Log into the CJ Fallon Website https://www.cjfallon.ie/
- Click on 2nd Class, English and A Way With Words.
- Complete page 31 B and C, writing out each full sentence in your neatest handwriting
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- English Spellings: Learn to spell swung, spring, more, wore, store, snore, before, seashore, English, language
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 11 using the Bua na Cainte software. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Irish Spellings: Learn to say and spell the following phrases
- Rinne mé: I made/did
- Ní dhearna mé: I did not make/do
Friday 12th June
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers.
- View online e-book and complete pages 49 and 50 (tests 44 and 45).
- English:
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. See Thursday’s work on how to access.
- Write each of your weekly spellings into super sentences.
- English Spellings: Learn to spell swung, spring, more, wore, store, snore, before, seashore, English, language
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 12 using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Irish Spellings: Learn to say and spell the following phrases
- Rinne mé: I made/did
- Ní dhearna mé: I did not make/do
- Spelling test: Ask someone to test you on the English and Irish spellings from this week
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Art: Create a Diorama
- Look at the following video of an ‘Under the Sea’ diorama.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPUPIEemlI
- Think about- What materials did the artist need to make this? What materials could you use at home to make this? What natural materials could you include? What would you like to include in an under the sea diorama?
- Design and Make your own ‘Under the Sea’ diorama using an old box and whatever other materials you can find or have at your disposal!
- Here is a step by step tutorial if you’d like more guidance.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bewGNyUGhu8
SPHE - Water Safety
- As the weather warms up and we all head to the beach for a swim and blow up paddling pools in our gardens, it is so important to remember the rules of water safety.
- Read through the presentation below with a parent to revise the rules of water safety.
- https://watersafety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PAWS-2-Presentation.pdf
- Create your own water safety poster
- PE Activities:
- Game of the Week: Peg Invasion
- A fun game to play with your parents and siblings. In the back garden, place two or three pegs on your t-shirt. Everyone else does the same. Set a timer and try to steal other people’s pegs but protect your own. Keep going even if you have no pegs left until the time runs out. The winner is the person left with the most pegs!
- Skipping Rhyme of the Week: Say the rhyme while the person skipping does the actions.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,Touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Touch your shoe.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear That will do.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Go upstairs.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Comb your hairs.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn out the light.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Say good night!
- Get out and get active as often as you can. You can skip rope, play some running games. Why not time yourself running 100 metres and see each day if you can beat your time.
- Try the Beep Test Challenge: The beep test also known as the bleep test, pacer test, 20m shuttle run test or Léger test is a multi-stage fitness test used to measure cardiovascular fitness. https://www.myrunresults.com/events/irelands_fittest_person_beep_test/3919/details
- Gaelic Training with St Colmcilles- For more information email [email protected] or phone Conor at +447596098004.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
Reading for Enjoyment:
- Continue listening to chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at this link https://www.wizardingworld.com/.
- Listen to the story and also the reader’s voice as they read the story! Are they a good reader? What makes you think so? Do you like the story so far?
- JK Rowling is also releasing a new children’s book online chapter by chapter over the coming weeks. Keep an eye on this and read her new story ‘The Ickabog’ at https://www.theickabog.com/home/
- Read something you find interesting and enjoyable for at least 20 minutes every day!
- Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
- Complete some of the unfinished pages in your Jolly Grammar Book
Keep a Diary:
- Continue to write in your diary and write down what you do each day. You could also write down your thoughts, your feelings or draw pictures of your day.
- It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
Handwriting:
- Finish any leftover pages in your handwriting book.
- Finish any leftover pages in your Planet Maths book.
RTE Home School Hub:
- The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/
Music:
- Revise tin whistle songs from throughout the year!
- Have a go at making your own music festival at home. Head to the website https://dabbledoomusic.com/blog/207113/homemusicfestival to find out more about how to do this at home! It will be sure to keep the whole family entertained!
- Create and a sound hunt for a yourself, a friend or a family member
- For example…
- Can you hear a bee buzzing?
- Can you hear a ball bouncing
- Can you hear a bird singing?
- Can you hear a dog barking
- Please download the Bua na Cainte programme for Irish.
- Go to:
- edco.ie/bua www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
- Select the file which suits your computer Mac or PC
- Select the class level you require (Second Class), 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 following details: Login: trial Password: trial
- Here is a link to a brief tutorial of how to use the Bua na Cainte Software. The video uses the Senior Infant software but the Second Class software follows the exact same layout.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm0BYv2PFI#action=share
Work to email;
Two pieces of work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 12th June include;
- Photograph of Art Task
- SPHE Poster
- Photograph of Music Sound Hunt
- Photograph of home music festival.
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- Voice Recording of Reading
- Voice Recording of Tinwhistle Song
- Voice Recording of Irish Comhrá (conversation)
- Some of your own Irish sentences using ‘chuaigh’.
- ‘A Way with Words’ answers
Corrections for week-ending 29 May 2020
Second Class Homework for Week Beginning 2nd June
Over the final few weeks of the school year we are going to ease off on the volume of written work and encourage more varied activities in line with what we would be doing in school. There is additional work prescribed in the ‘Optional Additional Work’ section below. Please feel free to consult that section and complete the activities there if you feel there is not enough daily homework here.
Monday 1st June - Bank Holiday today so no prescribed work.
Tuesday 2nd June
- Maths:
- Table Toppers page 68
- English:
- A Way With Words. Log into the CJ Fallon Website https://www.cjfallon.ie/ . Click on 2nd Class, English and A Way With Words.
- Read the comprehension ‘The Bear and the two Travellers’ on page 24. On page 25, read and answer the questions in section A. Write the answers in your copy.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell quilt, sweet, field, piece, chief, thief, shield, belief, library, computer
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil Ceacht 4 (Lesson 4) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Gaeilge Spellings:
Chuaigh tú abhaile: You went home
Chuaigh sé ar Aifreann: He went to mass
Chuaigh sí ag rith: She went running
Wednesday 3rd June
- Maths:
- Table Toppers page 69
- English:
- A Way with Words- Re-read ‘The Bear and Two Travellers’ on page 24. Answer the questions on page 25, (section B) in your copy.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell quilt, sweet, field, piece, chief, thief, shield, belief, library, computer
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 5 (Lesson 5) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Gaeilge Spellings:
Chuaigh tú abhaile: You went home
Chuaigh sé ar Aifreann: He went to mass
Chuaigh sí ag rith: She went running
Thursday 4th June
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- View online e-book and complete pages 41 and 42 in a copy.
- English:
- A Way With Words: Read the questions in the orange Talk Time box on page 25. Think about your answers to these questions and write them in your copy.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell quilt, sweet, field, piece, chief, thief, shield, belief, library, computer
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 6 (Lesson 6) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Gaeilge Spellings:
Chuaigh tú abhaile: You went home
Chuaigh sé ar Aifreann: He went to mass
Chuaigh sí ag rith: She went running
Friday 5th June
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers.
- View online e-book and complete pages 43 and 44 in a copy.
- English:
- A Way With Words, page 26 Words that sound the same (Part A) in your copy.
- A Way with Words page 27- Compound Words. Complete the tasks in your copy.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. See Thursday’s work on how to access.
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 7 (Lesson 7) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Gaeilge Spellings:
Chuaigh tú abhaile: You went home
Chuaigh sé ar Aifreann: He went to mass
Chuaigh sí ag rith: She went running
- Spelling test: Ask someone to test you on the English and Irish spellings from this week
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Art: Gaugin – Women on the Beach
- Look at the following piece of art: Women on the Beach- by Gaugin
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_Women_on_the_Beach#/media/File:Paul_Gauguin_056.jpg
- Talk and discuss: What is happening in the painting, the colours and tones chosen, the lines, shapes, textures and patterns created, how the subjects are arranged in the painting, how colour was used and effects created, what the artist was trying to express and what you like best about the painting.
- Draw your response to the painting- recreating it as best you can using pencils/ oil pastels or any other utensils.
- Listen to the following loving kindness meditation on insight timer. There are lots more meditations on the insight timer app which parents and children will enjoy.
- https://insighttimer.com/yogibeans/guided-meditations/loving-kindness-meditation-for-kids
- Visualisation;
- Think of the last time someone did something kind or nice for you and how that made you feel, consider how we can be kind to others.
- This could be lending a pencil; helping with chores; a compliment on a job well done; someone saying thank you for something you did; listening carefully.
- Think about how little acts of kindness make you feel – usually when people are kind it could make us feel happy, warm, relaxed, appreciated, or content.
- Next, think about something kind you could do for someone in your life. Imagine doing it and how it will make them feel and how the person to whom they are being kind to will feel. Dwell on this image for a moment or two.
- From now on we are going to make sure to do lots of acts of kindness for those in our lives whenever we can.
- Recording;
- Keep a record of a kind thing someone does for you each day and a kind thing you do for someone else.
- Attached below are some ideas of random acts of kindness below but I’m sure you can think of lots more.
Reading for Enjoyment:
- I hope you enjoyed listening to the chapters that have been read so far, you can continue to listen to the story on the link below.
- A chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will become available to listen to every week on https://www.wizardingworld.com/. Each new chapter will be read aloud by a different celebrity every week.
- Listen to the story and also the reader’s voice as they read the story! Are they a good reader? What makes you think so? Do you like the story so far?
- JK Rowling is also releasing a new children’s book online chapter by chapter over the coming weeks. Keep an eye on this and read her new story ‘The Ickabog’ at https://www.theickabog.com/home/
- Read something you find interesting and enjoyable for at least 20 minutes every day!
- Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
- Write your spellings from this week into super sentences. Do you understand the meaning of each word?
- Complete some of the unfinished pages in your Jolly Grammar Book
Keep a Diary:
- Continue to write in your diary and write down what you do each day. You could also write down your thoughts, your feelings or draw pictures of your day.
- It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
Handwriting:
- Finish any leftover pages in your handwriting book.
- Maths
- Finish any leftover pages in your Planet Maths book.
RTE Home School Hub:
- The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/
- PE Activities:
- Game of the Week: FRISBEE GOLF
- Have children throw soft foam flying discs (or beanbags, small balls, teddies) into buckets, baskets, cardboard boxes and other goals positioned all around your outdoor playing space. This game can be played by taking turns in a group or in teams, and you can incorporate extra rules, such as having to dance in place for five seconds if they don’t land the frisbee in the goal in three or fewer tries.
- Get out and get active as often as you can. You can skip rope, play some running games. Why not time yourself running 100 metres and see each day if you can beat your time.
- Gaelic Training with St Colmcilles GAA every Sunday morning from 11- 11:30am via Microsoft Teams for children born 2012-2014. For more information email [email protected] or phone Conor at +447596098004.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Revise tin whistle songs from throughout the year! Can you can play London Bridge on your tin whistle?
- (Notes below)
- Have a go at making your own music festival at home. Head to the website https://dabbledoomusic.com/blog/207113/homemusicfestival to find out more about how to do this at home! It will be sure to keep the whole family entertained!
Gaeilge
- Please download the Bua na Cainte programme for Irish.
- Go to:
- edco.ie/bua www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
- Select the file which suits your computer Mac or PC
- Select the class level you require (Second Class), 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 following details: Login: trial Password: trial
- Here is a link to a brief tutorial of how to use the Bua na Cainte Software. The video uses the Senior Infant software but the Second Class software follows the exact same layout.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm0BYv2PFI#action=share
- Gaeilge Challenge
- Can you make up your own sentences using the verb chuaigh? (went)
- Go dtí an trá – to the beach
- Ag snámh – swimming
- Ag rothaíocht – cycling
- Go dtí an gáirdín – to the garden
- Ag súil – walking
Work to be emailed;
Two pieces of work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 5th June include;
- Answers to A Way with Words
- Weekly spellings in sentences
- Photograph of Art Task
- SPHE Project – Record of random acts of kindness
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- Voice Recording of Reading
- Voice Recording of Tinwhistle Song
- Voice Recording of Irish Comhrá (conversation)
- Some of your own Irish sentences using ‘chuaigh’.
- Picture of home music festival.
Corrections for week-ending 22 May 2020
Second Class Homework for Week Beginning 25th May
Monday 25th May
- Maths:
- Table Toppers- Pages 66 and 67.
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 66 ‘Dr Scorpio Strikes Again (Part 2) ’
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Use an online dictionary to find and read the definition of the words.
- Complete page 67. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b and c in your book.
- * Challenge: Do green box task. Draw your favourite part of the story in your copy.
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell shook, often, picture, future, nature, creature, fracture, adventure, mouse, mice
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 11 (Lesson 11) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- View online e-book and complete pages 38 and 39 in a copy.
- English:
- Grammar: Revision of prepositions (words that explain the position of an object), conjunctions (words that join two sentences together) and punctuation.
- Watch the videos below for more information and explanation.
- Preposition video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLxGFDwFAY
- Conjunction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRiI9NQwOI
- Starlight: Complete page 68.
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell shook, often, picture, future, nature, creature, fracture, adventure, mouse, mice
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 12 (Lesson 12) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Wednesday 27th May:
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers.
- View online e-book and complete pages 40 and 41 in a copy.
- English:
- Starlight: Use your plan and draft from pages 61 and 65 to help you write your Superhero story on page 69. Remember to include a title and to use correct punctuation throughout!
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell shook, often, picture, future, nature, creature, fracture, adventure, mouse, mice
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 1 (Lesson 1) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Thursday 28th May
- Maths:
- Topic: Weight
- Revise facts:
- There are 1000 grams in a kilogam. 500g in ½ a kg. 250g in a ¼ kg and 750g in ¾ kg.
- Task: Can you find any items at home that tell you the weight of that item? Find as many as you can, place them on your kitchen table and sort them into groups- 250g or less, 500g or less, 750g or less, 1kg or less, more than 1kg.
- Practise using a weighing scales to measure out different weights of ingredients at home. Focus on understanding the value of the lines on the scales.
- Game: Remember our Postman Pat’s Parcel game? You can play an online version of this here https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html
- IXL activities;
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-mass
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/which-metric-unit-of-mass-is-appropriate
- English:
- Starlight: Complete the Reading Tests on page 70 and 71
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. See Wednesday’s instructions to access.
- Spellings: Learn how to spell shook, often, picture, future, nature, creature, fracture, adventure, mouse, mice .
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 2 (Lesson 2) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Friday 29th May
- Maths:
- Topic: Operations of Addition and Subtraction
- Complete the activities on the following web pages
- https://www.mathplayground.com/brain_workouts/brain_workout_01_addition.html
- https://www.iknowit.com/lessons/c-word-problems-choose-the-operation-add-subtract.html
- https://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/02a.html
- https://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/02d.html
- https://www.mathplayground.com/math_monster_addition.html
- English:
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings: Write spellings into sentences. Ask someone to test you on the spellings.
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise An Scoil, Ceacht 3 (Lesson 3) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Spellings:
An bhfuil tú ___? (ag siúl/ ag léim): Are you walking/ jumping?
Tá mé/ Níl mé : I am/ I am not
An bhfuil sí___? (ag rith, ag scríobh) : Is she running/ writing?
An bhfuil sé ___? Ag léamh/ ag gaire): Is he reading/ laughing?
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Art: Outdoor Art
- Study Artist: Andy Goldsworthy by watching the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7w39QKxjk
- Look and respond to Andy’s creations
- Create your own outdoor sculpture! Go outside, use what you can to create an interesting piece of art that fits into the existing landscape
- Use iPads/ cameras to photograph your work
SESE Science: Grow a Rainbow Experiment
This science experiment is a great example of chromatography. Chromatography is a way of separating out a mixture of chemicals. If you ever got a paper with ink wet you would have seen the ink move across the page in streaks.
Capillary action (the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity) makes the marker dye move up the paper towel. The water moves upward through the paper towel, lifting the washable dye molecules with it. Because the washable markers are water based, they disperse in water.
For information and instructions on how to do the experiment visit the links below!
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/grow-a-rainbow-experiment/
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/grow-a-rainbow-experiment/?jwsource=cl
Reading for Enjoyment:
- I hope you enjoyed listening to the chapters that have been read so far, you can continue to listen to the story on the link below.
- A chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will become available to listen to every week on https://www.wizardingworld.com/. Each new chapter will be read aloud by a different celebrity every week.
- Listen to the story and also the reader’s voice as they read the story! Are they a good reader? What makes you think so? Do you like the story so far?
- Read something you find interesting and enjoyable for at least 20 minutes every day!
- Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
- Continue to write in your diary and write down what you do each day. You could also write down your thoughts, your feelings or draw pictures of your day.
- It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
Handwriting:
RTE Home School Hub:
The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/
PE Activities:
- Gaelic Training with St Colmcilles GAA every Sunday morning from 11- 11:30am via Microsoft Teams for children born 2012-2014. For more information email [email protected] or phone Conor at +447596098004.
- Get out for a walk or why not try to jog a little each day you can build this up gradually.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- Children can continue practicing the tennis skills that have learned this year, throw, bounce, hit, bounce and catch.
- Children can continue practicing the soccer skills that they have learned this year- dribbling, kicking the ball at a target, passing the ball.
- Revise tin whistle songs from throughout the year! Can you can play Happy Birthday on your tin whistle?
- Have a go at making your own music festival at home. Head to the website https://dabbledoomusic.com/blog/207113/homemusicfestival to find out more about how to do this at home! It will be sure to keep the whole family entertained!
Gaeilge
- Please download the Bua na Cainte programme for Irish. It's quite straightforward.
- Go to:
- edco.ie/bua www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
- Select the file which suits your computer Mac or PC
- Select the class level you require (Second Class), 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 following details: Login: trial Password: trial
- Here is a link to a brief tutorial of how to use the Bua na Cainte Software. The video uses the Senior Infant software but the Second Class software follows the exact same layout.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm0BYv2PFI#action=share
Work to be emailed;
Two pieces of work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 29th May include;
- Starlight Superhero Piece
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- Result of English Reading test
- Photograph of Art Task
- SESE Project – Rainbow Experiment
- Voice Recording of Reading
- Voice Recording of Tinwhistle Song
- Voice Recording of Irish Comhrá (conversation)
Corrections for week-ending 15 May 2020
Second Class Homework for Week Beginning 18th May
Monday 18th May
- Maths:
- Table Toppers- Pages 64 and 65. Revision of Addition +5 to +8
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 62 ‘Dr Scorpio Strikes Again (Part 1) ’
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Use an online dictionary to find and read the definition of the words.
- Complete page 63. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b and c in your book.
- * Challenge: Do green box task if you were a superhero, what superpowers would you have? Write this in your copy.
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: ark, clever, gloves, son, front, dozen, monkey, somebody, woman, women
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 6 (Lesson 6) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
Tuesday 19th May
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- View online e-book and complete pages 34 and 35 in a copy.
- English:
- Grammar: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Pronouns.
- Watch the videos for more information and explanation.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ineCCpqpZrM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BS4qadQL1I
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY3U25QMxS8
- Starlight: Complete page 64.
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: ark, clever, gloves, son, front, dozen, monkey, somebody, woman, women
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 7 (Lesson 7) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Wednesday 20th May:
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers.
- View online e-book and complete pages 36 and 37 in a copy.
- English:
- Watch this on youtube about how to create a superhero story.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Wv3J2trMs
- Starlight: On a blank page, plan your own superhero story. Think of what he/ she/ it will look like, what powers they will have and what their personality is like. Who will the villain be? What do they look like? What villainy will they get up to? How will the superhero save the day?
- Complete Starlight page 65 using your plan and your brainstorm from last week to help you.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings ark, clever, gloves, son, front, dozen, monkey, somebody, woman, women
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 8 (Lesson 8) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Thursday 21st May
- Maths:
- Topic: Time
- Watch the videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6RNkQ7lU8Y
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-math-time/v/telling-time-exercise-example-1
- Practice telling the time here.
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-math-time/e/tell-time-to-hour-or-half-hour
- Remember: ‘The small hand has the power, it shows the hour’.
- Draw a clock on a page, whiteboard or blackboard. You will need to draw a new clock each time if you’re using a page.
- Show the following times: 2 o clock, ½ past 4, ¼ past 9, ¼ to 12.
- What time is it now on your clock at home? Where is the small hand pointing? Where is the big hand pointing?
- Try to do this a few times each day, look at the clock and see if you can tell what time it is, when you wake up, eat your breakfast, have your dinner, finish your school work, etc. Look for the small hand first to see what hour it is closest too.
- English:
- Writing:
- Write out your superhero story on a blank page or in your copy and draw some illustrations.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. See Wednesday’s instructions to access.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: ark, clever, gloves, son, front, dozen, monkey, somebody, woman, women
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 9 (Lesson 9) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
Friday 22nd May
- Maths:
- Time: Complete the following activities on IXL maths.
- https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/match-analog-clocks-and-times
- https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/read-clocks-and-write-times
- https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/read-clocks-and-write-times-hour-and-half-hour
- https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/time-patterns
- English:
- Writing: Write a few sentences in your diary about your thoughts and feelings today. If you have not started one yet why not start one today!
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings: Write spellings into sentences. Ask someone to test you on the spellings.
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 10 (Lesson 10) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- Spellings:
- Ta mé (ag ithe, ag léamh, ag scríobh) I am (eating, reading, writing)
- Tá Niamh (ag súgradh, ag snámh, ag gáire) Niamh is (playing, swimming, laughing)
- Tá Oisín ( ag dul amach, ag teacht insteach) Oisín is (going outside, coming inside)
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Gaeilge
- Please download the Bua na Cainte programme for Irish. It's quite straightforward.
- Go to:
- edco.ie/bua www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
- Select the file which suits your computer Mac or PC
- Select the class level you require (Second Class), 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 following details: Login: trial Password: trial
- Here is a link to a brief tutorial of how to use the Bua na Cainte Software. The video uses the Senior Infant software but the Second Class software follows the exact same layout.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm0BYv2PFI#action=share
Art: One Point Perspective Artwork
- Create a one point perspective artwork ‘Street View’
- Have a look at this image and discuss how the artist created this effect.
- Have a look at this video on you-tube showing you how to create one point perspective piece of art.
- You might like to have a pencil and paper to practice sketching as the artist explains how to create this type of art.
- Now try to create your own perspective artwork You can use whatever materials are available to colour it. Paint, crayons, pencils, markers, etc.
SESE Geography: Investigating soil.
- Investigate what soil is made of.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if29mjcd5bc
- Collect a soil sample from your garden.
- Observe, collect and examine soil, is it mostly sand, pebbles, stones or rocks?
- What does the soil look like? What is the texture, colour, hardness and moisture.
- Write about what you found.
- You might also like to do this simple experiment.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeuQeAxJIjs
Reading for Enjoyment:
- I hope you enjoyed listening to the chapters that have been read so far, you can continue to listen to the story on the link below.
- A chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will become available to listen to every week on https://www.wizardingworld.com/. Each new chapter will be read aloud by a different celebrity every week.
- Listen to the story and also the reader’s voice as they read the story! Are they a good reader? What makes you think so? Do you like the story so far?
- Read something you find interesting and enjoyable for at least 20 minutes every day!
- Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
- Continue to write in your diary and write down what you do each day. You could also write down your thoughts, your feelings or draw pictures of your day.
- It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
Handwriting:
- Finish any leftover pages in your handwriting book
- The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
- Gaelic Training with St Colmcilles GAA every Sunday morning from 11- 11:30am via Microsoft Teams for children born 2012-2014. For more information email [email protected] or phone Conor at +447596098004.
- Get out for a walk or why not try to jog a little each day you can build this up gradually.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Spell your name exercise challenge. https://www.730sagestreet.com/spell-your-name-workout/ Print out the picture and use it to remind you to keep exercising every day. It is great fun and after you have spelled your name, you can change it up and spell the names of your family members, friends and pets.
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- Children can continue practicing the tennis skills that have learned this year, throw, bounce, hit, bounce and catch.
- Children can continue practicing the soccer skills that they have learned this year- dribbling, kicking the ball at a target, passing the ball.
- Game of the Week: Sardines. How to Play: Sardines is the opposite of hide-and-seek. One person is designated to hide while the others count. If you find the hidden person, you join them. Last person to find them loses.
- Revise tin whistle songs from throughout the year!
- Have a look at this to see if you can play baby shark on your tin whistle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rgbUMce3vs
- Have a go at making your own music festival at home. Head to the website https://dabbledoomusic.com/blog/207113/homemusicfestival to find out more about how to do this at home! It will be sure to keep the whole family entertained!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 22nd May;
- Starlight Superhero Piece
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- Art Task
- SESE Project – Soil investigation photos or written description
- Voice Recording of Reading or playing tinwhistle
- Voice Recording of Irish Comhrá (conversation)
Survey Results
Hello Everyone,
Thank you all very much those of you who filled in the survey last week, it is much appreciated. I am happy to say that the vast majority of you are happy with the volume of work being set. I know some of you feel that you would like less work and please be assured that there is absolutely no pressure on anybody to complete it all. I know these are very challenging times for us all so please just do what you can or what you feel will be of the most benefit to your child. For the couple who are looking for more this week we have introduced some Irish revision material.
Ms Smith
Thank you all very much those of you who filled in the survey last week, it is much appreciated. I am happy to say that the vast majority of you are happy with the volume of work being set. I know some of you feel that you would like less work and please be assured that there is absolutely no pressure on anybody to complete it all. I know these are very challenging times for us all so please just do what you can or what you feel will be of the most benefit to your child. For the couple who are looking for more this week we have introduced some Irish revision material.
Ms Smith
Corrections for w/e 8th May 2020
Unit 7 a) A Bear Called Paddington
- The Browns first met Paddington on a railway platform.
- The Browns were at the railway station to meet their daughter Judy.
- It was a warm summer day.
- Many of the people were going to the seaside.
- Mr Brown’s first name is Henry.
- The trolley was laden with chocolate and cups of tea.
Second Class Homework for Week Beginning 11th May
Monday 11th May
Tuesday 12th May
Wednesday 13th May:
Thursday 14th May
Friday 15th May
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Gaeilge
SESE Science Experiment: Examining the Effect of Soap on Milk Particles
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 15th May;
Monday 11th May
- Maths:
- Table Toppers- Pages 62 and 63. Revision of Addition +1 to +4
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 58 ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Use an online dictionary to find and read the definition of the words.
- Complete page 59. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b and c in your book.
- * Challenge: Do green box task if you have ever been on a carousel and would like to write to your teacher about it!
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: grub, slug, eight, eighteen, eighty, weight, reindeer, neighbour, child, children
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 1 (Lesson 1) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
- Religion:
- Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church.
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
Tuesday 12th May
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers
- View online e-book and complete pages 30 and 31 in a copy.
- English:
- Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives.
- These are adjectives we use to compare either two nouns (things). Comparative adjectives/ describing words) compare two nouns. Superlative adjectives compare more than two nouns (superlative adjectives/ describing words.
- Watch the videos for more information and explanation.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twZS6OD59aE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwLaiF_bVpI
- Starlight: Complete page 60
- * Challenge: With a parent/ guardian, watsapp, message or email a friend using a parent’s phone to show them that you know your grammar! Take three photographs of three items you will compare. Send them to a friend with a caption of the correct adjectives, comparatives and superlatives to describe and compare each item.
- Reading: Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: grub, slug, eight, eighteen, eighty, weight, reindeer, neighbour, child, children
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 2 (Lesson 2) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
- Religion:
- Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church.
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
Wednesday 13th May:
- Maths:
- Log onto CJfallon.ie and sign in as a student/ parent to access books.
- Click through> Level: Primary, Class: 2nd Class, Subject: Maths, Series: Brain Teasers.
- View online e-book and complete pages 32 and 33 in a copy.
- English:
- Starlight: On a blank page, brainstorm and create your own superhero. Think of what he/ she/ it will look like, what powers they will have and what their personality is like. Use lots of adjectives (describing words).
- Complete Starlight page 61 using your brainstorm to help you.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: grub, slug, eight, eighteen, eighty, weight, reindeer, neighbour, child, children
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 3 (Lesson 3) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
- Religion:
- Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church.
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
Thursday 14th May
- Maths:
- Topic: Data
- Watch the videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYXmY5axC2I
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReW4MPqXTvA
- Complete your own tally and bar graph at home. It could be about favourite fruit, exercise, movie, crisps, colours, etc. Whatever you want! Be creative! You could ask/ phone/ text family members, relations and friends if you would like them to be involved in the collection and creation of your data. Maybe it would be an idea to give them a choice of 4/5 options. Then create your bar graph using whatever materials or equipment you like- paint, crayons, post its, pencils, markers, computer, tablet, potatoes… You get the idea.
- English:
- Writing: A Lighthouse Story/ Poem/ Comic/ Play… Please see below for more details. You have two days to do this activity!
- I am so excited about the English homework for today and tomorrow. Fighting Words (The company we visited on our school tour to Dublin) are running an initiative called ‘Become A Young Story Keeper’ for children your age! All you have to do is invent, create and write an original story, poem, comic or play that involves a lighthouse, and it will be published in an online magazine. In addition to this, your family will win a family ticket to any Great Lighthouse of Ireland Visitor Centre attraction. Some stories, plays, poems and comics will also be brought to life through animation!
- The lighthouse could be a place characters visit in the story, a character in your story, a home for characters in your story. The story could be all about a lighthouse or something that happens around a lighthouse. Your story could be scary, magical, adventurous, exciting or all of the above!
- Your story cannot be more than 500 words and has to be emailed to [email protected] by Tuesday the 19th of May at 5pm if you would like to participate.
- Whether you choose to enter the initiative or not I would like you to write a story, poem, play or comic involving a lighthouse between today and tomorrow.
- If you need some inspiration check out this website https://www.fightingwords.ie/storykeeper
- More information about the initiative and rewards are available here. Please read all about the guidelines and prizes before entering. Parents will have to email entries on behalf of their children if they would like them to take part.
- https://www.fightingwords.ie/storykeeper
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. See Wednesday’s instructions to access.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: grub, slug, eight, eighteen, eighty, weight, reindeer, neighbour, child, children
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 4 (Lesson 4) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
- Religion:
- Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy church.
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
Friday 15th May
- Maths:
- Data: Complete the following activities on IXL maths. Pictographs are the same as bar charts and tallies only pictures of each item are shown on the graph.
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/which-tally-chart-is-correct
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/interpret-tally-charts
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/interpret-bar-graphs
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/which-bar-graph-is-correct
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/interpret-pictographs-i
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/interpret-pictographs-ii
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/create-pictographs
- English:
- Writing:
- Lighthouse Story: Re-read, edit, write/ type and finish your Lighthouse Short Story/ Comic/ Poem/ Play whether you are choosing to enter the Story Keepers initiative or not. If you are entering, you have until Tuesday to perfect your written piece!
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings: Write spellings into sentences. Ask someone to test you on the spellings.
- Gaeilge:
- Bua na Cainte: Please revise Mé Féin, Ceacht 5 (Lesson 5) using the Bua na Cainte software. The girls covered this lesson at the beginning of the year. Listen to the conversation/ song and complete the games/ activities.
- See the ‘Additional Work’ Section of this post for advice on how to download and use the Bua na Cainte Software.
- Spellings:
- Uaim, uait, uaidh, uaithi
- Ta bainne uaim: I want milk
- Tá ceapaire uait: You want a sandwich
- Tá úll uaidh: He wants an apple
- Tá banana uaithi: She wants a banana
ADDITIONAL OptionaL WORK FOR This WEEK
Gaeilge
- Please download the Bua na Cainte programme for Irish. It's quite straightforward.
- Go to:
- edco.ie/bua www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AACvW1YAwQfDlaeDnbWBc1X0a?dl=0
- Select the file which suits your computer Mac or PC
- Select the class level you require (Second Class), 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 following details: Login: trial Password: trial
- Here is a link to a brief tutorial of how to use the Bua na Cainte Software. The video uses the Senior Infant software but the Second Class software follows the exact same layout.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm0BYv2PFI#action=share
- Draw/ Paint a Picture to show how you are keeping in touch with some older people in your life.
- The National Safeguarding Office of the HSE are running a Children’s Art Competition ‘Keeping connected in times of Covid 19’ in conjunction with World Elder Abuse Day and European Day of Solidarity between Generations during the month of May.
- The promotion aims to highlight and promote innovative ways in which young people have been finding to keep in touch with their favourite older people, friends and neighbours in the current restrictive Covid 19 climate.
- Entry Details: The competition is currently open and all entries are to be sent to [email protected]. Closing date is 29th May.
- Pictures on an A4 page, parents/guardians to email a photo of entry to the above email address including the child’s name and category (Infants to Second Class) with the subject line to read ‘keeping connected competition’
SESE Science Experiment: Examining the Effect of Soap on Milk Particles
- Here is a simple yet exciting experiment that you can do at home. All you need is milk, a bowl, some food colouring and a little bit of washing up liquid.
- It examines how soap bonds (sticks) to particles such as fats and proteins and helps to break them down.
- The fat and protein particles in the milk respond to the soap causing the milk to go a bit crazy!
- Its useful to know that this is how soap works. Soap helps to break down and remove germs (which can be made up of fats and proteins) from our hands when we wash them with soap and water!
- The video below gives a great description of the science behind the ‘milk a and washing up liquid’ magic trick.
- The washing up liquid breaks down the surface tension of the milk in the experiment.
- https://youtu.be/mc5ljuG4FYE
- Watch the video. Listen to the explanation and try it yourself at home! Enjoy!
- You could write about the experiment afterwards and record your results.
- Major excitement alert for parents and children alike!
- A chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will become available to listen to every week on https://www.wizardingworld.com/. Each new chapter will be read aloud by a different celebrity every week.
- Listen to the story and also the reader’s voice as they read the story! Are they a good reader? What makes you think so? Do you like the story so far?
- I am a major Harry potter fan and read my first Harry Potter book when I was around your age girls! I definitely think you will all enjoy the story!
- Read something you find interesting and enjoyable for at least 20 minutes every day!
- Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
- Continue to write in your diary and write down what you do each day. You could also write down your thoughts, your feelings or draw pictures of your day.
- It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
Handwriting:
- Finish any leftover pages in your handwriting book
- The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
- Gaelic Training with St Colmcilles GAA every Sunday morning from 11- 11:30am via Microsoft Teams for children born 2012-2014. For more information email [email protected] or phone Conor at +447596098004.
- Get out for a walk or why not try to jog a little each day you can build this up gradually.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Spell your name exercise challenge. https://www.730sagestreet.com/spell-your-name-workout/ Print out the picture and use it to remind you to keep exercising every day. It is great fun and after you have spelled your name, you can change it up and spell the names of your family members, friends and pets.
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- Children can continue practicing the tennis skills that have learned this year, throw, bounce, hit, bounce and catch.
- Children can continue practicing the soccer skills that they have learned this year- dribbling, kicking the ball at a target, passing the ball.
- Game of the Week: Sardines. How to Play: Sardines is the opposite of hide-and-seek. One person is designated to hide while the others count. If you find the hidden person, you join them. Last person to find them loses.
- Revise tin whistle songs from throughout the year!
- Listen to John Ryan’s Polka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiCm5ewRgI4. Try to bounce a ball to the beat of the music!
- Have a go at making your own music festival at home. Head to the website https://dabbledoomusic.com/blog/207113/homemusicfestival to find out more about how to do this at home! It will be sure to keep the whole family entertained!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 15th May;
- Starlight Superhero Piece
- Lighthouse Story/ Poem/ Play/ Comic
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- Art Task
- SESE Project Photograph
- Voice Recording of Reading
- Voice Recording of Irish Comhrá (conversation)
Corrections for week ending 1st May 2020 and suggested work for week beginning 5th May 2020
Tuesday 5th May
Thursday 7th May
* Tip: If you go into focloir.ie you can type in the words and check the pronunciation! Beside the Irish spelling you will see a CMU. If you click on C it will give you the Connacht pronunciation, M for the Munster pronunciation or U for the Ulster pronunciation of each word.
Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
ADDITIONAL WORK FOR WEEK BEGINNING 5th May
Art: Imagination portrait
SESE Geography Project: Cardinal directions
Map of your house
Buried treasure game
Reading for Enjoyment:
Read something you find interesting and enjoyable every day! Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
You can start a diary writing down anything that you are doing each day. You can also draw some pictures and write about your thoughts and feelings in your diary. It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
RTE Home School Hub:
The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
Revise tinwhistle songs from throughout the year!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 7th May;
- Maths: Table Toppers- Unit 30 F- Revision 21, 22, 23 and 24.
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 54 ‘A Bear Called Paddington.
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Complete page 55. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b and c in your book.
- * Challenge: Look at the green box at the bottom of the page and think about the 3 things you would take with you if you were going to live in another country. Think about the things you would miss the most if you left without them and why you would miss them. Write about these in your copy
- Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings fist, best, occasion, division, revision, invasion, explosion, television, fraction, estimate.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his Holy Church
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
- Maths: Master Your Maths- Pages 64 and 65 (Week 30)
- English:
- Grammar: Question words, Who What Where When Why and How.
- Starlight: Read and complete page 56 in your book.
- If you would like to practise this type of grammar online you can at the following websites;
- https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-who-when-where-what1.html
- https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/word_order4.htm
- Writing: Invent and write your own question and answer sentences for the words who, what, where, when, why and how.
- Reading: Re-read Starlight page 54. Do some independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings- fist, best, occasion, division, revision, invasion, explosion, television, fraction, estimate.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet
Thursday 7th May
- Maths: Master your Maths-Week 30 Test, page 95
- English:
- Starlight page 57- Re-read page 54 and use this to complete page 57.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: fist, best, occasion, division, revision, invasion, explosion, television, fraction, estimate.
- Spelling- Gaeilge:
- Try to learn the spelling and meaning of these words.
- Liom - I
- Leat - you
- Leis - he
- Léi - she
- Is maith liom an bád – I like the boat
- Is meaith leat an madra – you like the dog
- Is maith leis an ceapaire – He likes the sandwich
- Is maith léí an bhábóg – She likes the doll
* Tip: If you go into focloir.ie you can type in the words and check the pronunciation! Beside the Irish spelling you will see a CMU. If you click on C it will give you the Connacht pronunciation, M for the Munster pronunciation or U for the Ulster pronunciation of each word.
Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
- Maths:
- Capacity: Watch the following video.
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/imp-measurement-and-data/imp-volume/v/liter-intuition
- Estimate how much water is in a litre. How many cups do you think are in a litre?
- Check how close your estimate was by getting an empty litre carton and filling it or you can get a jug and fill it to the 1 litre mark.
- How many cups in a ½ litre or a ¼ litre? How did you work this out? Remember how to get a 1/2 we divide it into 2 equal parts and to get a ¼ we divide each ½ again into 2 equal parts.
- Find cartons in your house that contain 1 litre. How many did you find?
- Complete the following online activities about capacity
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/which-metric-unit-of-volume-is-appropriate
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/imp-measurement-and-data/imp-volume/e/estimating-volume
- Reading:
- Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings:
- Learn spellings: fist, best, occasion, division, revision, invasion, explosion, television, fraction, estimate.
- Put words from list into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
- Ask someone to test you on the spellings.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
ADDITIONAL WORK FOR WEEK BEGINNING 5th May
Art: Imagination portrait
- I know there are some great imaginations in 2nd class and I would love to know the thoughts that in your head when you let your mind wander!
- What goes on in your head when you start to daydream?
- How could you create a symbol for this?
- Have a look at this image and see if you can find out what the girl is daydreaming about.
- Now create your own imagination portrait using pencils or any other materials you like.
- You can cut out a photo of yourself to stick on your portrait or draw a picture of yourself.
SESE Geography Project: Cardinal directions
- Watch these videos to find out about what cardinal directions are.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te0Td0QVoj0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIuVN5GcB60
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOv_6yyuJJg
Map of your house
- Can you draw a map of your house and see if you can find out which direction is North, South, East and West?
- Remember the sun rises in the East in the morning and sets in the west at night time. When you are facing to the east the direction to your left is called north and the direction your right is called south.
- Put some pictures or photos of some places to the north, south east and west of your house.
Buried treasure game
- When you have figured out where north south east and west are in your house you can play a fun game called buried treasure.
- Hide an object around your house and make sure the person who is going to find it is not looking.
- Give cardinal directions (north, south, east and west) to help them to find it.
- For example, you could say take 4 steps to the north, now take another 2 steps to the north, take 2 steps to the east, to help them find what you have hidden.
Reading for Enjoyment:
Read something you find interesting and enjoyable every day! Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
You can start a diary writing down anything that you are doing each day. You can also draw some pictures and write about your thoughts and feelings in your diary. It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
RTE Home School Hub:
The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
- Get out for a walk or why not try to jog a little each day you can build this up gradually. If you can jog for slowly for 1 minute during your walk you can add 5 or 10 seconds to your jog each day.
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Spell your name exercise challenge. https://www.730sagestreet.com/spell-your-name-workout/ Print out the picture and use it to remind you to keep exercising every day. It is great fun and after you have spelled your name, you can change it up and spell the names of your family members, friends and pets.
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- Children can continue practicing the tennis skills that have learned this year, throw, bounce, hit, bounce and catch.
- Children can continue practicing the soccer skills that they have learned this year- dribbling, kicking the ball at a target, passing the ball.
Revise tinwhistle songs from throughout the year!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 7th May;
- English sentences – Who, What, Where, When, Why and How Questions and Answers.
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- English Written task- 3 Things I would take with me if I was going away to another country.
- Art Task- Imagination portrait.
- SESE Project- Map of your house with the cardinal directions.
- Video of Reading
Corrections for week ending 24th April 2020 and suggested work for week beginning 27th April 2020
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all keeping well. It was lovely to hear from you during the week, don't forget if you need help with anything to send me an email [email protected]
Here is the suggested work for next week 27th April and the corrections for this week 24th April.
Monday 27th April:
Wednesday 29th April:
Friday 1st May:
ADDITIONAL WORK FOR WEEK BEGINNING 27th APRIL
Art: Mixed Media Portrait
A) Read the statements below and decide whether they are about shopping today or in the past.
B) Listen to this poem ‘The Shop down on the Corner’. Did the poet prefer shopping today or shopping in the past? Give reasons for your answer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-you7XO5iDw
C) Have a look at some of the following websites and read the information about shopping in the past.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-at-the-fair-day/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-in-big-towns-and/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-on-grafton-stree/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/subjects/history/history-the-full-story/ireland-in-modern-times/shops-in-ireland/
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/gone-shopping-an-irishman-s-diary-on-dublin-s-old-grocery-shops-1.3162950
D) Interview a grandparent/ parent (can be via skype, facetime, text, watsapp or over the phone) and ask them 5 questions about shopping in the past. Write down their answers.
Some examples of questions you could ask; Where did you do your grocery shopping in the past? What did you buy when you went shopping? Was it expensive to buy things? How did you pay? What was the currency? Was the shop or shops big or small? Did you enjoy going shopping? Could you buy everything in the one shop? Did you know the shopkeeper? Did the shopkeeper know you? Could you buy lots of food at the one time? Could you put shopping in a car or did you have to carry it home?
E) What have you learned about shopping in the past?
Draw or write about what you have learned on a piece of paper. You could put together a poster or even a short powerpoint if you wished!
Reading for Enjoyment:
Read something you find interesting and enjoyable every day! Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
You can start a diary writing down anything that you are doing each day. You can also draw some pictures and write about your thoughts and feelings in your diary. It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
RTE Home School Hub:
The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
Revise tinwhistle songs from throughout the year!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 1st May;
Corrections week ending 24th April 2020
I hope you are all keeping well. It was lovely to hear from you during the week, don't forget if you need help with anything to send me an email [email protected]
Here is the suggested work for next week 27th April and the corrections for this week 24th April.
Monday 27th April:
- Maths: Table Toppers- Take Away 12 days one, two three and four.
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 50 ‘Recipe for a Chocolate Brownies’.
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Complete page 51. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b and c in your book.
- * Challenge: Follow the instructions you just read on page 50 and WITH AN ADULT make your own chocolate brownies. Take a photo of the process/result!
- Independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings: must, stuck, nation, station, relation, action, fiction, dictionary, minute, second.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world: Grant us peace.
- Revise all prayers and responses covered learned so far.
- Maths: Master Your Maths- Pages 62 and 63 (Week 29)
- English:
- Grammar: Was vs Were. Has vs Have.
- Some video tutorials that explain the grammar points;
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FdGPehN-E was or were
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAsacxmPh1Q was or were
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-TNMpQWlrI has or have
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APpQqSMPt18 has or have
- Starlight: Read and complete page 52 in your book.
- If you would like to practise this type of grammar you can online at the following websites;
- https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/have-or-has
- https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm
- https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/was-were.htm.
- Writing: Invent and write your own sentences for the words was, were, has and have.
- Reading: Re-read Starlight page 50. Do some independent reading of a novel of your choice and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings- Learn spellings: must, stuck, nation, station, relation, action, fiction, dictionary, minute, second.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet
Wednesday 29th April:
- Maths: Master your Maths-Week 29 Test, page 94
- English:
- Starlight page 53- Write your own procedure on how to make Rice Krispie buns. You can look back at page 49 if you need some help. Make sure to number your steps and use neat handwriting.
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers;
- Parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult. Red, yellow and blue are easier. Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging. Gold, white and lime are most challenging. Experiment and choose a book that is not too easy but not too difficult. Something you will enjoy reading!
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings- Learn spellings: must, stuck, nation, station, relation, action, fiction, dictionary, minute, second
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
- Maths:
- Length: Learn the following facts;
- We use centimetres, metres and kilometres to measure length.
- There are 100 cm in a metre. 50cm in ½ a metre. 25cm in a ¼ of a metre. 75cm in ¾ of a metre.
- There are 1000 metres in a kilometre.
- Complete the following online activities about length
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/long-and-short
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/measure-using-a-centimetre-ruler
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/which-metric-unit-of-length-is-appropriate
- Reading:
- Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings:
- Learn spellings: must, stuck, nation, station, relation, action, fiction, dictionary, minute, second.
- Put words from list into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
- Ask someone to test you on the spellings.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
Friday 1st May:
- Maths:
- Length: Watch the video about comparing objects of different lengths https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math/cc-early-math-measure-data-topic/cc-early-math-compare-estimate-length/v/comparing-lengths
- Complete the following online maths activities about length
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/metric-units-of-length-word-problems
- https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2/choose-the-appropriate-measuring-tool
- English:
- Written Task: Write a short story about a gorilla named Gus. Draw an illustration of Gus at the end. OR Write about a job or career you would like to have one day. If you had that job what would you have to do? Where would you have to work? Why would you like to do that job? Why do you think you would be good at that job? What would be cool about that job? What would be bad about that job? Would it be fun, dangerous scary or exciting?
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
- Spelling- Gaeilge:
- Try to learn the spelling and meaning of these words.
- Dom: To me
- Duit: To you
- Dó: To him
- Di: To her
- Thug Mamaí beart dom: Mammy gave a hug to me/ Mammy gave me a hug
- Thug Mamaí beart duit: Mammy gave a hug to you/ Mammy gave you a hug
- Thug Mamaí beart dó: Mammy gave a hug to him/ Mammy gave him a hug
- Thug Mamaí beart di: Mammy gave a hug to her./ Mammy gave her a hug
ADDITIONAL WORK FOR WEEK BEGINNING 27th APRIL
Art: Mixed Media Portrait
- Look at the mixed media portraits of the children in this class at the following link
- http://www.artwithmrsfilmore.com/2nd-grade-art-lessons/?epik=dj0yJnU9Yy02dkFFTnpNX2RSc1llQjZaWEt0WDRXOHMtZVNES1Imbj04bGpMRzFHb1dqbTU5VU9wX0JUaFVRJm09MyZ0PUFBQUFBRnlkZGlj
- Read the children’s statements about themselves in their portraits- What do we know about the children from their statements.
- Write or type and print your own statements. Cut them out into short strips.
- On a plain piece of paper, design your background with lots of colours and patterns using whatever you like- markers, crayons, pencils or paint.
- Stick a photograph or drawing of yourself onto your background.
- Stick your statements whatever way you would like around your photo/ picture of yourself.
A) Read the statements below and decide whether they are about shopping today or in the past.
- Can pay using contactless card.
- Must visit lots of small different shops to get what you need.
- Can go to get messages every day.
- Can do one large weekly shop.
- Shops are dark and cramped.
- Pay using pounds or shillings.
- Must keep 2 metres apart from other people.
- The shop owners know your name.
- There are lots of imported fruit and vegetables.
- Pay using euro.
- There is only local produce available.
- There are carparks outside.
- There are lots of shops along the same street.
- Shops are very bright and spacious.
B) Listen to this poem ‘The Shop down on the Corner’. Did the poet prefer shopping today or shopping in the past? Give reasons for your answer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-you7XO5iDw
C) Have a look at some of the following websites and read the information about shopping in the past.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-at-the-fair-day/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-in-big-towns-and/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/1st-+-2nd-class/history/clothes-then-and-now/where-did-our-grandparent/shopping-on-grafton-stree/
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/subjects/history/history-the-full-story/ireland-in-modern-times/shops-in-ireland/
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/gone-shopping-an-irishman-s-diary-on-dublin-s-old-grocery-shops-1.3162950
D) Interview a grandparent/ parent (can be via skype, facetime, text, watsapp or over the phone) and ask them 5 questions about shopping in the past. Write down their answers.
Some examples of questions you could ask; Where did you do your grocery shopping in the past? What did you buy when you went shopping? Was it expensive to buy things? How did you pay? What was the currency? Was the shop or shops big or small? Did you enjoy going shopping? Could you buy everything in the one shop? Did you know the shopkeeper? Did the shopkeeper know you? Could you buy lots of food at the one time? Could you put shopping in a car or did you have to carry it home?
E) What have you learned about shopping in the past?
Draw or write about what you have learned on a piece of paper. You could put together a poster or even a short powerpoint if you wished!
Reading for Enjoyment:
Read something you find interesting and enjoyable every day! Reading is so important as it helps with spelling, comprehension, vocabulary and writing.
Keep a Diary:
You can start a diary writing down anything that you are doing each day. You can also draw some pictures and write about your thoughts and feelings in your diary. It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
RTE Home School Hub:
The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out. https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-home-school-hub/SI0000006854?epguid=IP000065950
PE Activities:
- Active school week was due to be this week you can check out some of the activities which can be done at home here. https://activeschoolflag.ie/index.php/active-school-week/
- PE with Joe: Starts at 9am each day.
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- PE with Coach Ciarán: Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Spell your name exercise challenge. https://www.730sagestreet.com/spell-your-name-workout/ Print out the picture and use it to remind you to keep exercising every day. It is great fun and after you have spelled your name, you can change it up and spell the names of your family members, friends and pets.
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- Children can continue practicing the tennis skills that have learned this year, throw, bounce, hit, bounce and catch.
- Children can continue practicing the soccer skills that they have learned this year- dribbling, kicking the ball at a target, passing the ball.
Revise tinwhistle songs from throughout the year!
Work to be emailed;
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 1st May;
- English sentences using was, were, has and have.
- English sentences using weekly spellings.
- English Written task- One Day I Would Like to Be OR Gus the Gorilla (child’s choice)
- Art Task- Mixed Media Portrait
- SESE Project- History of Shopping
- Video of Reading
Corrections week ending 24th April 2020
Starlight Page 47 Part A Answers
- This recipe is for a fruit smoothie.
- The equipment you need are a blender, a knife, a chopping board, 2 tall glasses, a spoon and a cup.
- You need 1 cup of juice.
- To prepare the apple you peel it, remove its core and chop it into small pieces.
- You need help when using a blender as it can be dangerous with sharp parts such as blades and difficult to use the caps and lids need to put on securely.
First Holy Communion
Decisions on First Holy Communions for this year will be made as soon as the Government relaxes the current restrictions.
Parents are asked to keep note of the newsletter and Parish website www.morningtonchurch.com
Fr. Joseph
Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone relaxed during Easter and enjoyed the break from school work. I hope you are all well rested and are ready to get your brain back working again for some fun and interesting challenges.
As I mentioned in the blog before Easter I now have an email where I can be contacted and am looking forward to hearing from you all. If you have any queries about the school work you can e-mail me during school hours on [email protected] and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I will be sending you all an email next week to check in with you all.
Going forward, parents if you wish can e-mail me each Friday with some samples of the work completed by the children that week. Photographs (via e-mail) can be sent with one or two of the following pieces of work on Friday 24th April. The children can send on the work they are most proud of out of the options below. Please remember that it is totally fine if your child doesn’t get through all of the work outlined on the blog. Just do what you can. What is important is that we are all keeping healthy and happy.
Work that could be photographed and e-mailed to me on Friday 24th April;
- English sentences using homophones there, their, they’re, its and it’s.
- English sentences in copy using weekly spellings.
- Starlight page 49- Rice Krispie Bun Procedure and photographs of the finished product if you made some!
- English Written task- My Life during Covid 19
- Art Task- Drawing of My Teddy
- SESE project
Ms Smith
PS. I will upload corrections for Table Toppers, Master Your Maths and Starlight on Friday 24th April. Therefore, photos of those books won't need to be sent on via e-mail at any stage.
Monday 20th April:
- Maths: Table Toppers- Take Away 10 days one, two three and four.
- English:
- Starlight: Read page 46 ‘Recipe for a Smoothie’.
- Highlight and discuss the focus words
- Complete the comprehension and vocabulary on page 47. Complete part A in your copy using full sentence answers and then complete parts b, c and d in your book.
FOCUS WORDS
OPPOSITE WORDS
EXAMPLE Smooth - rough
Daily
Healthy
Tasty
Refreshing
**Challenge- Follow the instructions you just read on page 46 and WITH AN ADULT make your own smoothie. Take a photo of the process/result!
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn air sound / <ear> spellings- mend, silk, bear, tear, pear, wear, swear, underwear, weight, volume.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest.
Tuesday 21st April:
- Maths: Master Your Maths- Pages 60 and 61 (Week 28)
- English:
- Grammar: Watch the videos below to revise your homophones!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEgtjrAcRIo there, they’re and their
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUfHW_ieGP0 its or it’s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR_fymPxIrU its or it’s
- Starlight: Complete page 48 (A, B and purple box in your book).
- Writing: Invent and write your own sentences for the words there, their, they’re, it’s and its. Write them on a page or in a copy. Ask your parents to take a picture of your sentences and email them to me!
- Reading: Re-read Starlight page 46. Do some independent reading of novel and read three pages aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn spellings- mend, silk, bear, tear, pear, wear, swear, underwear, weight, volume.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest.
Wednesday 22nd April:
- Maths: Master your Maths-Week 28 Test, page 93
- English:
- Procedural Writing: Watch the video to help you remember how to write a procedure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WUIaN9blQ4
- Starlight page 49- Plan a procedure on how to make Rice Krispie buns. This is a good way to use up any remaining chocolate Easter eggs! Think about what equipment and ingredients you will need! Find out how to spell each ingredient and piece of equipment. You can do some rough work on a blank piece of paper first.
*Challenge- Can you make Rice Krispie buns at home with a parent/ guardian? Take a photo of the process/result if you can!
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers:
- Ask parents to log onto https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/teacherlogin.aspx
- Click Teacher Login.
- Enter the following username: [email protected].
- Enter password: Parents20!
- Choose a Collins Big Cat Reader. Books bands go from easy to difficult.
- Red, yellow and blue are easier.
- Green, orange, turquoise and purple are more challenging.
- Gold, white and lime are most challenging.
- Listen to the book being read and read it silently.
- Read novel aloud to a parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn air / <are> spellings- mend, silk, bear, tear, pear, wear, swear, underwear, weight, volume.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet. To be learned: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest.
Thursday 23rd April:
- Maths:
- Length: Watch this video about length https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUDGfvF2Tb4
- Using a ruler or tape measure, measure the length and width of some small items in your house. Remember to start at 0 cm! Length is the longest side. You could also draw and measure some straight lines on paper or outside with chalk!
- Handwriting: Next two pages in Handwriting book.
- English:
- Find an example of a procedural text recipe in a cookbook, manual or game.
- Take a photo of it! Can you spot the step by step instructions and bossy verbs?
- Reading:
- Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Spellings:
- Learn spellings- mend, silk, bear, tear, pear, wear, swear, underwear, weight, volume.
- Put words from list into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
- To be learned: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest.
Friday 24th April:
- Maths: Play some online maths games using one of the links available at the bottom of this page. The Maths factor by Carol Vorderman is a very good one and you can register for free at the moment.
- English Written Task: Write a piece entitled ‘Life during Covid 19’. Write about what your daily life and routine is like at the moment. This will be very interesting for you and others to read now and in years to come!
- Reading: Online Reading of Collins Big Cats Supplementary Readers. Refer back to Wednesday’s work for instructions on how to access.
- Religion: Communion Preparation Sheet.
- To be learned: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord. God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the Highest.
- Spelling Gaeilge: Try to learn the spelling and meaning of these words.
doirteal - sink
inneall níocháin – washing machine
cófra - press
cuisneoir - fridge
cuirtíní - curtains
bord - table
cathaoirecha - chairs
- * Challenge: Can you try to use them during the day?
Cuir an báinne sa cuisneoir le do thoil/ Put the milk in the fridge please.
**Challenge: Can you make up your own sentences using these words?
*** Tip: If you go into focloir.ie you can type in the words and check the pronunciation! Beside the Irish spelling you will see a CMU. If you click on C it will give you the Connacht pronunciation, M for the Munster pronunciation or U for the Ulster pronunciation of each word.
Art Challenge:
- Click on the link and look at the image of the teddy bear. https://greenstickynote.deviantart.com/art/teddy-bear-charcoal-still-life-330298204
- Discuss: How does the picture make you feel? What is the mood of the picture? How could you change the mood of the picture? How has the artist created texture and shadows? What types of lines/ materials did the artist use to create the picture?
- Create: Still life picture. The children can choose from the drawing utensils that are available to them, i.e pencils, markers and charcoal and they can draw their favourite teddy from observation focusing on shape and creating shadows.
PE Activities: Spell your name exercise challenge: I have a spell your name exercise sheet on my kitchen wall to remind me to keep exercising. It is great fun and after you have spelled your name, you can change it up and spell some of your family, friends and pets names too. Why not spell some of your favourite celebrities’ names too! There are lots online here is a link to one.
https://www.google.com/search?q=spell+your+names+exercises+for+kids&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIE871IE871&sxsrf=ALeKk00rxOP-tIDrrXZlDqhnIWKhCjyn2A:1587148735999&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=7cQC0Bwpw2oxVM%253A%252Cq2GK41wbTkMy2M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSLXCGQflYlFnH-lHJvbDG391roCw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimlvXkjfDoAhWhqHEKHdTmDkIQ9QEwAHoECAoQFg#imgrc=7cQC0Bwpw2oxVM:
- Joe Wicks has a you-tube channel where children can complete a daily workout. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
Optional Additional Work
- Start a Diary: You can start a diary writing down anything that you are doing each day. You can also draw some pictures and write about your thoughts and feelings in your diary. It will be a nice thing to have in years to come as this time will too become part of history.
- RTE Home School Hub: The RTE School hub is full of interesting and exciting activities to make good use of your time so check it out .https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1127275-rte-home-school-hub/
Optional SESE Project: Geography – Where does our food come from?
- Look at the food you have at home and read the labels to see where it comes from.
- Can you find the country where the food comes from on this map? https://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml (You can use any other map either, maybe you have one at home)
- Write out and complete a table below for 7 foods you have at home
Food
Country of Origin (where it came from, was grown or made)
Could I find it on a map?
(Write yes or no)
What continent is that country in?
Happy Easter
Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone is keeping well and making the most of the situation.
It is important that we are all getting exercise during the day, I hope you are able to get out for some exercise or doing some of the online PE Lessons.
I am missing you all and hope that you are all doing well. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon as to what you have been doing. I know you have great imaginations in this class and will have been putting your creative talents to good use. I can't wait to hear from you all.
Well done on all the great work that I know is being done with the school work which has been set, the answers for this weeks work are below.
I would like to wish you all and your families a very happy and peaceful Easter and hope to hear from you after Easter either back at school or via e-mail which will be set up to aid communication should we be off for longer.
Take care of yourselves.
Slán go fóill
Ms Smith
I hope everyone is keeping well and making the most of the situation.
It is important that we are all getting exercise during the day, I hope you are able to get out for some exercise or doing some of the online PE Lessons.
I am missing you all and hope that you are all doing well. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon as to what you have been doing. I know you have great imaginations in this class and will have been putting your creative talents to good use. I can't wait to hear from you all.
Well done on all the great work that I know is being done with the school work which has been set, the answers for this weeks work are below.
I would like to wish you all and your families a very happy and peaceful Easter and hope to hear from you after Easter either back at school or via e-mail which will be set up to aid communication should we be off for longer.
Take care of yourselves.
Slán go fóill
Ms Smith
Corrections Week Ending 3rd April 2020
Starlight answers: Unit 5b
Part A
Starlight answers: Unit 5b
Part A
- Eve Merriam wrote the poem ‘A Matter of Taste’.
- The main idea of the poem is the food we prefer to eat.
- The vegetables that are named are pickle, celery and onion.
- The title of Kenn Nesbitt’s poem is ‘Not-so Fast Food’.
- The poet thinks that when he eats fast food he gets slower.
Table Toppers
Mater your Maths
Here is the suggested work for WEEK BEGINNING 30TH MARCH, if you are finding it is too much do not put yourself or your child under pressure to complete it all. Do what you can. Ms McGuinness completed a survey last week and I can conduct one in the coming weeks also to check in and see how you are getting on.
Monday 30th March:
Challenge: Can you think of some words to rhyme with the focus words?
Complete page 43 A in your copy and B, C, D and E in your book.
Tuesday 31st March:
Wednesday 1st April:
Thursday 2nd April:
Friday 3rd April:
The children were all given a sheet with some prayers on it to learn over the coming weeks. The dates on when they are to be learned are given on the sheet. Can children please practice these each day also.
Art Challenges:
Children can create some Easter Bunny Craft and Bookmarks, details on how to do so are on the following links.
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/
https://triblive.com/aande/museums/kids-can-create-a-hipster-easter-bunny-at-latrobe-art-center/
Additionally there are plenty of Easter art craft activities on
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-18906-easter-craft-activity-pack for children to choose from.
PE Activities:
SESE History Project: The History of Fashion
https://www.fashion-era.com/1923-1955_photos.htm
These two videos also show some fashions trends of the past few decades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=virB9XDm7vI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gORp-ubGY8E
Answer the following questions as part of your project
Your project can be done on paper, poster or computer! it can be written or typed. It can include pictures, text and drawings.
CORRECTIONS WEEKS 16TH AND 23RD MARCH
Hello all. Please find below the answers to the Table Toppers, Master your Maths and Starlight pages that myself and Ms McGuinness had asked the girls to complete by today. The girls can correct their own work in red pen and also write today's date on the page along with their initials.
I am sure some of you correct daily and don't need these answers uploaded. I am also aware that some of you may prefer to correct by checking the answers below.
I hope everyone is keeping well and I continue to wish you all the best!
Ms Smith
Monday 30th March:
- Maths: Table Toppers- Take Away 10 days one, two three and four.
- English: Starlight read page 42 ‘A Matter of Taste and Not-So Fast Food’.
Challenge: Can you think of some words to rhyme with the focus words?
Complete page 43 A in your copy and B, C, D and E in your book.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn air sound / <are> spellings- kiln, wept, hare, care, share, scare, square, nightmare, millilitre, litre. Write out these spellings 3 times in your homework copy.
- Religion: Learn current prayer of the week (Prayer After Communion) and revise the Gloria and Prayer Before Communion.
Tuesday 31st March:
- Maths: Master Your Maths- Pages 58 and 59 (Week 27)
- English: Starlight re-read page 42 and complete page 44 (A and B in your book).
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian
- Spellings: Learn air / <are> spellings- kiln, wept, hare, care, share, scare, square, nightmare, millilitre, litre
- Religion: Learn current prayer of the week (Prayer After Communion) and revise the Gloria and Prayer Before Communion.
Wednesday 1st April:
- Maths: Master your Maths Week 27 Test. Page 92
- English: Starlight page 45- List Poem – Five things a chef would have in his pocket – you can do some rough work on a blank piece of paper first.
- English: Research, learn and record three funny jokes for April Fool’s Day.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian
- Spellings: Learn air / <are> spellings- kiln, wept, hare, care, share, scare, square, nightmare, millilitre, litre
- Religion: Learn current prayer of the week (Prayer After Communion) and revise the Gloria and Prayer Before Communion.
Thursday 2nd April:
- Maths: Play some online maths games using one of the links available at the bottom of this page.
- Handwriting: Next two pages in Handwriting book.
- Reading: Re-read poems in Starlight. Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn air / <are> spellings- kiln, wept, hare, care, share, scare, square, nightmare, millilitre, litre Spellings: Put words from list into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
- Religion: Learn current prayer of the week (Prayer After Communion) and revise the Gloria and Prayer Before Communion.
Friday 3rd April:
- Maths: Play some online maths games using one of the links available at the bottom of this page.
- English Written Task. Write an acrostic poem entitled April, Spring, Easter or anything else you are interested in. See the following video if you need help to remember what an acrostic poem is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybexYTzmZ5Y
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Religion: Learn current prayer of the week (Prayer After Communion) and revise the Gloria and Prayer Before Communion.
- Spelling Gaeilge: Try to learn the spelling and meaning of these words- can you try to use them during the day when playing with your toys i.e. Tá an leabhar in aice leis an gcófra. / Tá mo bhábóg os comhair mo ríomhaire.
- In aice leis - beside
- taobh thiar den - behind
- os comhair - opposite
- ag bun – at the bottom
- ag barr –at the top
- Faoin - under
- ar an - on
- Sa - in
- timpeall – around
The children were all given a sheet with some prayers on it to learn over the coming weeks. The dates on when they are to be learned are given on the sheet. Can children please practice these each day also.
Art Challenges:
Children can create some Easter Bunny Craft and Bookmarks, details on how to do so are on the following links.
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/easter-crafts-for-kids/
https://triblive.com/aande/museums/kids-can-create-a-hipster-easter-bunny-at-latrobe-art-center/
Additionally there are plenty of Easter art craft activities on
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-18906-easter-craft-activity-pack for children to choose from.
PE Activities:
- Joe Wicks has a you-tube channel where children can complete a daily workout. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+wicks+school+workout
- Our basketball coach Ciaran has also a you-tube channel and the children can find these lessons at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coach+ciaran
- Children can continue practicing the Gaelic skills that they have learned this year, bouncing, throwing, catching and soloing the ball.
- As per a survey conducted in Ms McGuinness’ class last week the majority of parents are happy with the volume of work which has been set. As we do not want to overload everyone we want you to do what you can and if you have time and are looking for something extra, there is an optional SESE project which can be completed detailed below.
SESE History Project: The History of Fashion
- Children can research the history of fashion over time.
- They could look at old photos of their grandparents or look online and detail how fashion has changed over time.
- The following website has lots of information and photos of the history of fashion.
https://www.fashion-era.com/1923-1955_photos.htm
These two videos also show some fashions trends of the past few decades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=virB9XDm7vI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gORp-ubGY8E
Answer the following questions as part of your project
- What is your favourite fashion decade? 1910s, 1920s, 1930s etc
- Why is that your favourite fashion decade?
- What do you think life was like back then?
- Draw a picture and describe what the fashion was like at this time.
- Describe how fashion back then was similar or different to fashion today.
Your project can be done on paper, poster or computer! it can be written or typed. It can include pictures, text and drawings.
CORRECTIONS WEEKS 16TH AND 23RD MARCH
Hello all. Please find below the answers to the Table Toppers, Master your Maths and Starlight pages that myself and Ms McGuinness had asked the girls to complete by today. The girls can correct their own work in red pen and also write today's date on the page along with their initials.
I am sure some of you correct daily and don't need these answers uploaded. I am also aware that some of you may prefer to correct by checking the answers below.
I hope everyone is keeping well and I continue to wish you all the best!
Ms Smith
Answers table toppers
Answers - Master your maths
Answers - Starlight
HOMEWORK WEEKS 16TH AND 23RD OF MARCHThis fortnight Ms McGuinness and Ms Smith would like the girls to complete the following work;
Wednesday 18th March
- Maths: Table Toppers Revision Pages -5 to -8. Days one, two, three and four.
- English: Use i-Pads to research facts on Italy- Starlight page 33.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn silent h spellings- belt, farm, hour, ghost, rhyme, rhythm, honest, rhinoceros, centimeter, metre.
Thursday 19th March
- Maths: Master Your Maths - Pages 54 and 55 (Week 25)
- English: Read and re-read The Arctic and Antarctica- Starlight page 34. Highlight and discuss focus words.
- Starlight: Complete page 35 A (in homework copy full sentence answers), B and C (in book).
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn silent h spellings- belt, farm, hour, ghost, rhyme, rhythm, honest, rhinoceros, centimeter, metre.
Friday 20th March
- Handwriting: Next two pages in Handwriting Book.
- Maths: Master Your Maths Test Week 25 page 90.
- Reading: Re-read Starlight Text Antarctica and the Arctic. Also, Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn silent h spellings- belt, farm, hour, ghost, rhyme, rhythm, honest, rhinoceros, centimeter, metre.
- Spellings: Put all silent h words into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
Monday 23rd March
- Maths: Table Toppers- Take Away 9: -9 days one, two three and four.
- English: Grammar topic of conjunctions. Complete Starlight page 36. Conjunctions is a topic we have already discussed in class. Conjunctions are joining words. Words that join two separate sentences together.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn silent c spellings- land, quiz, scene, scent, muscle, science, scissors, crescent, gram, kilogram.
Tuesday 24th March:
- Maths: Master Your Maths- Pages 56 and 57 (Week 26)
- English: Starlight page 37- Write a report on Italy using research from page 33.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian
- Spellings: Learn silent c spellings- land, quiz, scene, scent, muscle, science, scissors, crescent, gram, kilogram.
Wednesday 25th March
- Maths: Master your Maths Week 26 Test. Page 91
- English: Starlight pages 38 and 39. Read and re-read Spaghetti Spaghetti- Starlight page 38. Highlight and discuss focus words. Complete page 39 A (in homework copy full sentence answers), B and C in book.
- Reading: Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian
- Spellings: Learn silent c spellings- land, quiz, scene, scent, muscle, science, scissors, crescent, gram, kilogram.
Thursday 26th March
- Maths: Play some online maths games using one of the links available at the bottom of this page.
- English: Starlight. Complete page 41 in book.
- Handwriting: Next two pages in Handwriting book.
- Reading: Reading: Re-read Spagheti, Spaghetti Poem in Starlight. Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spellings: Learn silent c spellings- land, quiz, scene, scent, muscle, science, scissors, crescent, gram, kilogram.
- Spellings: Put words from list into 10 super sentences in homework copy.
Friday 27th March
- Maths: Play some online maths games using one of the links available at the bottom of this page.
- English: Written Task. Write an 8 line rhyming poem about your favourite food in your homework copy.
- Reading: Re-read Spagheti, Spaghetti Poem in Starlight. Independent reading of novel and three pages read aloud to parent/ guardian.
- Spelling Gaeilge: Try to learn the spelling and meaning of these words-Mothúcháin (emotions)
- brón (sadness),
- áthas (happiness)
- fearg (anger),
- tart (thirst)
- ocras (hunger),
- Tá brón orm. ( I am sad)
- Tá tart ort. (You are thirsty)
- Tá fearg air. (He is angry)
- Tá ocras uirthi (She is hungry)
Reading
- Please read supplementary readers and ANY NOVELS you have at home! Reading is so so so important and should be done every day.
Additional Activities:
- Help with chores around the house- particularly disinfecting surfaces at this time!
- Outdoor garden play and exercise- Jumping Jacks, Lunges, Planks, Burpees, Running, Cycling , Skipping, Hula Hoops, Football practise, Soccer practise, Tennis practise etc.
- Maths games to revise MONEY https://teachingmoney.co.uk/eurosite/euroindex.html . In Second Class we focus on giving change from 50c, 1 euro and 2 euro. We also focus on counting coins. Challenge yourself as much as your want with the games on this website!
- Maths games to revise TABLES https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
- Maths games to revise TIME https://www.splashlearn.com/time-games https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time
- Tinwhistle- London Bridge, Three Trees, Old McDonald and song and note revision.
- Music: Dabbledoo have offered parents a free subscription should your child wish to engage with some more music https://dabbledoomusic.com/p/parents-subscription-full-access/?product_id=1122889&coupon_code=18767N
- Art Challenge- . Please be careful when using scissors!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-uX8Bgmalg
- Parents can also avail of a FREE Twinkl Ireland membership to access more material online. This website has lots of other work and colouring pages that can be printed off and completed in all subjects. Go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter code IRLTWINKLHELPS.
Thanks for your co-operation in advance and we wish you all the best at this time.
Kind Regards,
Ms McGuinness and Ms Smith
Second Class Teachers
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