4th Class
Fourth Class
I hope everyone is safe and well. Many thanks for both the continued effort at home with regards to school work and communication through email.
Please find below a list of suggested activities.
I would like to wish you all a happy and safe summer in 2020.
Maths
This maths trail is for you to do as a family at home. Do whatever parts of it that you can.
Feel free to challenge your family with any other maths questions you can think of based on what you have at home.
We would love to see some pictures of your maths trails at home if you would like to email them on.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Maths at Home
First Stop: The Kitchen
Q.1 How many presses in the kitchen? _______________.
Q.2 (a) Find two things that weigh less than 500g: _______________. (b) Find two things that weigh more than 500g: _______________.
Q.3 (a) What time is it now on the clock? ________. (b) What will the time be in three hours? ________.
Q.4 Using your hands guess and then measure the length of the table. Guess: ____________. Measure: ____________.
Q.5 (a.) How many litres of milk are in the fridge? ____________.
(b.) If a cup of hot chocolate needs 200ml of milk. how many cups of hot chocolate can we make? ________________.
Second Stop: The Garden
Q.1 How many circles can you see? _______________.
Q. 2 Find three examples of symmetry in your garden? ____________________.
Q.3 (a) I have 4 packets of tomato seeds. Each packet has 16 seeds in it. How many seeds do I have? ____________.
(b.) If each seed grows a tomato plant, and each tomato plant grows five tomatoes, how many tomatoes will I have? ____________.
Q.4 If the back door of the house faces west, what direction does the front door face? _______________.
Q. 5 How many cars pass your gate in 5 minutes? ________________ How many tractors pass your gate in 5 minutes? ______________ How many cyclists pass your gate in 5 minutes? ________________
How could you represent this information? (Bar chart, tally, pie chart, etc.) Choose one of the above methods to show your findings.
Q. 6 Use twigs/stones to make as many 2d shapes as you can – Triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, etc. Can you think of any more?
Third Stop: The Bedroom
Q.1 How many cars can you see from the window? _____________.
Q.2How many squares can you see in the window? __________.
Q.3 (a.) What time does it say on the clock? ________. (b.) What will the time be in three hours? ________. (c.) Draw this time on the clock face:
Q.4 Estimate and measure the height of the door. Guess: ____________. Measure: ____________.
Q.5 Using only two colours of Lego, build two 3D shapes! Name them. ___________ ____________.
Fourth Stop: The Bathroom
Q.1 Look at bottles of shampoo. How much shampoo in total do you have in ml? ____________ ml.
Q.2 (a) How many rolls of toilet paper are in the bathroom? ______________
(b) If each roll of toilet paper costs 70c, how much did all the toilet paper in the bathroom cost in euros? €_________.
Q.3 Find a jug and a cup. Guess and then measure how many cups of water fill the jug.
Guess: _____________ Answer: _____________
Q.4 (a.) How many towels are there in the bathroom? ___________. (b.) How many colours can you see in the towels?______________.
Q.5 Name and draw four 3D shapes you can see in the bathroom?
English:
The following is a list of English activities you can complete at home.
Oral language categories game: Name 5 Things… (feel free to make up your own)
…that smell nice.
…that feel soft.
…that sound nice.
…that are blue.
…that are red.
…that are green.
…that taste sweet.
…that are circular.
…that are rectangular.
…that are triangular.
…that are small.
…that are big.
Other oral language games you can play at home (most of these you should already be familiar with):
Diary Entry
Book Review
Free Writing
Poetry
If You Don’t Like Summer by Wendy Piersall
School is out and summer camps start
And older people feel younger at heart
And even at night it’s warm and lazy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy
Swim in the pool, eat some ice cream
Stare at the clouds, get lost in a dream
Spin in circles until your brain is hazy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy
Go to the beach and build a castle
Or you and your friend in the sand can wrassle
Lie on the green grass, make a chain with a daisy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy.
SESE
This activity involves taking our pulse before and after exercise to notice the difference between the two.
SPHE (Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Activity 1(Being Brave) , Page 17 , Activity 2, Page 18
Week 2- Activity 1, Page 19 , Activity 2, Page 20
Art- Fourth class memories
Children can create a memory wheel to illustrate some of their favourite memories from fourth class. The wheel could be a large circle divided in to six/eight equal parts. This can be drawn on card or paper.
Memories- It might be a nice idea to brainstorm some of the memories at home. A few that might jump out include: Halloween dress up, Santa’s visit, Christmas Carol Service, Trip to St. Augustines( Back to the 80’s) , Soccer match v Garranbane, Fr. Kennedy’s retirement mass, Indoor camogie blitz, Book Sale, World Book Day, Science Week, Maths Week, favourite lesson/topic/project etc
Children could write fourth class memories in the centre. Then they could choose their top six to eight memories and put those on their memory wheel. They could write a sentence or two before creating illustrations and colouring.
PE-
Gymnastics- some suggested activities(Grass or mat area would be most suitable and take care when performing any rolls etc)
Activity 1- Running and jumping eg jump and land
Soccer
Suggested activities
If you have any questions regarding any of the above please feel free to contact me by email
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]
I hope everyone is safe and well. Many thanks for both the continued effort at home with regards to school work and communication through email.
Please find below a list of suggested activities.
I would like to wish you all a happy and safe summer in 2020.
Maths
This maths trail is for you to do as a family at home. Do whatever parts of it that you can.
Feel free to challenge your family with any other maths questions you can think of based on what you have at home.
We would love to see some pictures of your maths trails at home if you would like to email them on.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Maths at Home
First Stop: The Kitchen
Q.1 How many presses in the kitchen? _______________.
Q.2 (a) Find two things that weigh less than 500g: _______________. (b) Find two things that weigh more than 500g: _______________.
Q.3 (a) What time is it now on the clock? ________. (b) What will the time be in three hours? ________.
Q.4 Using your hands guess and then measure the length of the table. Guess: ____________. Measure: ____________.
Q.5 (a.) How many litres of milk are in the fridge? ____________.
(b.) If a cup of hot chocolate needs 200ml of milk. how many cups of hot chocolate can we make? ________________.
Second Stop: The Garden
Q.1 How many circles can you see? _______________.
Q. 2 Find three examples of symmetry in your garden? ____________________.
Q.3 (a) I have 4 packets of tomato seeds. Each packet has 16 seeds in it. How many seeds do I have? ____________.
(b.) If each seed grows a tomato plant, and each tomato plant grows five tomatoes, how many tomatoes will I have? ____________.
Q.4 If the back door of the house faces west, what direction does the front door face? _______________.
Q. 5 How many cars pass your gate in 5 minutes? ________________ How many tractors pass your gate in 5 minutes? ______________ How many cyclists pass your gate in 5 minutes? ________________
How could you represent this information? (Bar chart, tally, pie chart, etc.) Choose one of the above methods to show your findings.
Q. 6 Use twigs/stones to make as many 2d shapes as you can – Triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, etc. Can you think of any more?
Third Stop: The Bedroom
Q.1 How many cars can you see from the window? _____________.
Q.2How many squares can you see in the window? __________.
Q.3 (a.) What time does it say on the clock? ________. (b.) What will the time be in three hours? ________. (c.) Draw this time on the clock face:
Q.4 Estimate and measure the height of the door. Guess: ____________. Measure: ____________.
Q.5 Using only two colours of Lego, build two 3D shapes! Name them. ___________ ____________.
Fourth Stop: The Bathroom
Q.1 Look at bottles of shampoo. How much shampoo in total do you have in ml? ____________ ml.
Q.2 (a) How many rolls of toilet paper are in the bathroom? ______________
(b) If each roll of toilet paper costs 70c, how much did all the toilet paper in the bathroom cost in euros? €_________.
Q.3 Find a jug and a cup. Guess and then measure how many cups of water fill the jug.
Guess: _____________ Answer: _____________
Q.4 (a.) How many towels are there in the bathroom? ___________. (b.) How many colours can you see in the towels?______________.
Q.5 Name and draw four 3D shapes you can see in the bathroom?
English:
The following is a list of English activities you can complete at home.
Oral language categories game: Name 5 Things… (feel free to make up your own)
…that smell nice.
…that feel soft.
…that sound nice.
…that are blue.
…that are red.
…that are green.
…that taste sweet.
…that are circular.
…that are rectangular.
…that are triangular.
…that are small.
…that are big.
Other oral language games you can play at home (most of these you should already be familiar with):
- What am I? guessing game riddles. e.g. I start with an e and end with an e and have a letter inside. What am I?
- I Spy.
- 10/20 questions: Brainstorm a list of words relating to a topic e.g. summer holidays, in pairs, one person thinks of a word from that list while the other person asks 10/20 questions to determine what the word is.
- Treasure Hunt-Devise your own treasure map and provide clues to help your family member find where you’ve hidden the treasure in your home or out in your garden.
- Memory game-I went to the shop and I bought…
- Create your own game using 3 items of choice and give instructions how to play. Trigger questions to help you: Name the 3 items, How many players can play your game? What age group is your game suitable for? How will the players win? Write out the basic rules. Design your game (Draw a picture of it) and finally play your game.
Diary Entry
- Complete a diary entry of your daily activities everyday for one week.
Book Review
- Complete a book review on a book you have read recently.
Free Writing
- Choose a summer themed topic of choice to write about.
Poetry
- Create a summer themed poem, e.g. a sensory poem about the beach…The beach looks like…sounds like…smells like…tastes like…feels like…
- Or try and create an acrostic poem using the words SUMMER or HOLIDAYS
- Challenge yourself and memorise the following poem to share with your family:
If You Don’t Like Summer by Wendy Piersall
School is out and summer camps start
And older people feel younger at heart
And even at night it’s warm and lazy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy
Swim in the pool, eat some ice cream
Stare at the clouds, get lost in a dream
Spin in circles until your brain is hazy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy
Go to the beach and build a castle
Or you and your friend in the sand can wrassle
Lie on the green grass, make a chain with a daisy
If you don’t like summer you must be crazy.
SESE
This activity involves taking our pulse before and after exercise to notice the difference between the two.
- To begin with everyone needs to take their resting pulse. To take your pulse you place your fingers across the pulse point at the wrist or the neck, and count how many pulses you feel in 1 minute.
- An adult’s heart rate is around 70 beats per minute, and a child’s is a bit higher. (A mouse’s is about 500 per minute, and an elephant’s 25!).
- Record what your resting pulse is.
- Now jog/run around for 5 minutes. When the 5 minutes is up, take your pulse again.
- Record what your pulse is now after exercise. What is the difference between the two? Why do you think your pulse rate was raised?
- Now wait 2 minutes and then take your pulse again. Has it returned to your resting rate yet?
- Heart rate increases with exercise so that more of the oxygen carried in the blood can reach the muscles. The fitter you are, the quicker your heart rate returns to normal.
- After your pulse rate has returned to normal you can try a different form of exercise – skipping/jumping on a trampoline. Did this raise your heart rate more or less that running did?
SPHE (Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Activity 1(Being Brave) , Page 17 , Activity 2, Page 18
Week 2- Activity 1, Page 19 , Activity 2, Page 20
Art- Fourth class memories
Children can create a memory wheel to illustrate some of their favourite memories from fourth class. The wheel could be a large circle divided in to six/eight equal parts. This can be drawn on card or paper.
Memories- It might be a nice idea to brainstorm some of the memories at home. A few that might jump out include: Halloween dress up, Santa’s visit, Christmas Carol Service, Trip to St. Augustines( Back to the 80’s) , Soccer match v Garranbane, Fr. Kennedy’s retirement mass, Indoor camogie blitz, Book Sale, World Book Day, Science Week, Maths Week, favourite lesson/topic/project etc
Children could write fourth class memories in the centre. Then they could choose their top six to eight memories and put those on their memory wheel. They could write a sentence or two before creating illustrations and colouring.
PE-
Gymnastics- some suggested activities(Grass or mat area would be most suitable and take care when performing any rolls etc)
Activity 1- Running and jumping eg jump and land
- Two feet to two feet, two feet to one foot, one foot to the same foot(hop), one foot to the other foot(step), one foot to two feet
- Quarter turn- Strand facing a wall and call it north and jump right a quarter turn or 90 degrees to face east( When jumping and landing make sure to swing arms and bend or flex knees)
- Half turn- Face north and jump 180 degrees to face south
- Three quarter turn- Face north and jump to face west eg 270 degrees
- Full Turn- Face North and jump 360 degrees to face north again
- The above jumps could also be practised jumping from your left
- Take body weight on your hands and kick one or both legs up in the air and bring them down in a different spot
- Walk, stop and take weight on four parts eg two hands and two feet
- Skip, stop and take weight on three parts, two hands and one foot
- Hop, stop and take weight on two parts- one foot and one hand
- Run, stop and take weight on one part-one foot
- Travel, stop and take weight on any three parts
- Forward roll – head tucked in between legs and head does not touch the ground(4/5 rolls is enough)
- Children could perform a sequence of movement eg forward roll, stand, jump a half turn, balance on one hand and one foot
- Children to develop their own sequence of movement
Soccer
Suggested activities
- Walk and dribble with right foot only, left foot only, both feet, instep only, outstep only
- Jog and dribble as above
- Run and dribble as above
- Introduce 4/5 cones/markers maybe 3metres apart and dribble through the cones using right foot only, left foot only, both feet
- Time yourself completing the above last activity and aim to beat your time
- Place a target (two cones about 2 metres apart). Aim to pass the ball through the target from a distance of five metres. If successful extend the distance/reduce the width of the target.
- Practice your ball control. Kick off a wall(with no window) and aim to stop the ball dead
- Practice kicking the ball off a wall and return kick the ball each time without controlling(use both legs, right only, left only)
- Practice some ‘keepy uppies’. Right only, both legs, left only etc. Can you beat your record.
- Come up with your own drills.
- ENJOY!!
If you have any questions regarding any of the above please feel free to contact me by email
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]
Fourth Class(1/6/20-13/6/20)
Maths:
Continue with Master Your Maths, 2 days completed each day from Mon-Thurs. One test at back of book completed on Fridays and revise any incorrect/incomplete questions in front of book from earlier in the school year. Attempt all questions and children not to exceed 20 mins daily Maths work. ( Children who may have completed their Master Your Maths book will have maths sheets emailed to them on Monday. Please send me your email address if you have not already done so to [email protected]).
Useful Maths websites- www.folensonline.ie https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-4 , https://nrich.maths.org/6499,)(number countdown) https://www.ictgames.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ www.cjfallon.ie (revise and test sections)
English:
Novel Work 4th Class( choose a novel of your choice to read) http://librariesireland.ie/join
Read novel for 20minutes each day & then complete any two, from the following written activities each week
Week 1
Written Activities:
Write a summary of your favourite chapter(8-10 lines)
Write a prediction for what you think will happen next(8-10 lines)
Write a character description(8-10 lines) of any character from the novel
Week 2:
Draw your favourite scene from the novel
Write a book report using the following titles- Title, Author, Illustrator, Setting(where the story took place), Main characters, Summary, Rating out of ten
Write an alternative ending for the novel
If you finish one novel, move onto another & continue with the above written exercises.
Useful literacy websites for additional comprehension work- : https://readtheory.org/ , https://www.twinkl.ie/search, www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Gaeilge:
For this fortnight we will practice writing a penpal letter(Please see penpal template below). There are notes included at the end of the penpal template to help with the activities.
The following activities can be completed for Week One:
Week Two:
Litir Pinn (Penpal Letter Template)
Beannú- Dia Dhuit, Choose one for a greeting
A chara,
A chara dhíl,
Ainm, aois, áit cónaithe- ____ is ainm dom. Name
Tá mé ______ bliana d’aois. Age
Tá mé i mo chónaí i ____, ____, Co. Phortláirge. Live
Tá ____________ I mo chlann. family
Tá ___________ dearhairacha agus ______________ deirfiúracha agam. Brothers and sisters
(New Paragraph)An bia is fearr liom ná ____________. Favourite food
An deoch is fearr liom ná ____________. Favourite drink
Is fuath liom ____________! Food or drink I hate
An clár teilifíse is fearr liom ná ______________. Favourite tv programme
An scannán is fearr liom ná _______________. Favourite movie
Is maith liom a bheith ________________. Hobby or hobbies that I like
Ní maith liom a bheith ________________. Hobby or hobbies that I dislike
(New Paragraph)Tá mé ag freastal ar Scoil ________. School name
Tá mé i Rang a _________. Class
________ is ainm do mo mhúinteoir. Teacher
Is múinteoir ______ & ________ é/í. Type of Teacher
Is breá liom _____ & _______. Subjects/Playing
Ní maith liom _______. Subjects/Homework
Beidh mé ag freastal _____________________ an bhlian seo chugainn. Secondary school next year
An víreas- Níl mé ar scoil faoi láthair.
Tá an scoil ________ de bharr an víreas corónach. Closed
Beannú- Slán leat, Saying bye. Choose one.
Slán go fóill,
Slán tamall.
Some Help Words
Age…
Seacht mbliana, ocht mbliana, naoi mbliana, deich mbliana, aon bhliain déag d’aois, dhá bhliain déag
d’aois, trí bliana déag d’aois
Live…
Put in home address
Counting people
Duine, beirt, triúr, ceathrar, cúigear, seisear, seachtar, ochtar
Type of Teacher…
Deas… Cineálta… maith… álainn… crosta!!
Subjects… Likes & Dislikes
Gaeilge.. Béarla.. Mata.. Stair.. Eolaíocht.. Tír Eolaíocht.. Corp Oideachas.. Ceol
Obair bhaile.. Am Lón.. ag súgradh.. ag imirt
Closed…
Dúnta
Additional Useful websites https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document//Eleathanach%20349.pdf , www.cula4.com (Weekdays on TG4 at 10:00am) https://seideansi.ie/rang-a-tri-se.php https://www.focloir.ie/ https://www.tearma.ie/ https://www.twinkl.ie/search
SPHE(Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Activity 1, Page 12 , Activity 2, Page 13 & 14
Week 2- Activity 1, Page 15 , Activity 2, Page 16
SESE:
Children can record the weather for period of time(4- 5 days) using the following headings to help( Please note this is a suggested guide and feel free to add/omit)
Children can embark on a nature hunt around the garden and attempt the following tasks:
PE-
Week One ( Football)- some suggested activities
Additional eduational websites- www.kidsbrittannica.com www.dkfindout.com www.dublinzoo.ie https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/ https://www.louvre.fr/en www.gonoodle.com PE with Joe Wicks available on youtube daily,
I hope all families are safe and healthy
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]
Maths:
Continue with Master Your Maths, 2 days completed each day from Mon-Thurs. One test at back of book completed on Fridays and revise any incorrect/incomplete questions in front of book from earlier in the school year. Attempt all questions and children not to exceed 20 mins daily Maths work. ( Children who may have completed their Master Your Maths book will have maths sheets emailed to them on Monday. Please send me your email address if you have not already done so to [email protected]).
Useful Maths websites- www.folensonline.ie https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-4 , https://nrich.maths.org/6499,)(number countdown) https://www.ictgames.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ www.cjfallon.ie (revise and test sections)
English:
Novel Work 4th Class( choose a novel of your choice to read) http://librariesireland.ie/join
Read novel for 20minutes each day & then complete any two, from the following written activities each week
Week 1
Written Activities:
Write a summary of your favourite chapter(8-10 lines)
Write a prediction for what you think will happen next(8-10 lines)
Write a character description(8-10 lines) of any character from the novel
Week 2:
Draw your favourite scene from the novel
Write a book report using the following titles- Title, Author, Illustrator, Setting(where the story took place), Main characters, Summary, Rating out of ten
Write an alternative ending for the novel
If you finish one novel, move onto another & continue with the above written exercises.
Useful literacy websites for additional comprehension work- : https://readtheory.org/ , https://www.twinkl.ie/search, www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Gaeilge:
For this fortnight we will practice writing a penpal letter(Please see penpal template below). There are notes included at the end of the penpal template to help with the activities.
The following activities can be completed for Week One:
- Read the penpal template
- Fill in the blanks
- Write out penpal letter in full using your best cursive writing
- Add your favourite hobbies(Is maith liom…..Ní maith liom…)
- Read your penpal letter
- Email your penpal letter to your teacher on Friday
Week Two:
- Children can choose who they are writing to
- Ask how are you and tell how you are
- Write about what you did at the weekend(use verbs to help)
- Read penpal letter
- Email penpal letter to your teacher on Friday
Litir Pinn (Penpal Letter Template)
Beannú- Dia Dhuit, Choose one for a greeting
A chara,
A chara dhíl,
Ainm, aois, áit cónaithe- ____ is ainm dom. Name
Tá mé ______ bliana d’aois. Age
Tá mé i mo chónaí i ____, ____, Co. Phortláirge. Live
Tá ____________ I mo chlann. family
Tá ___________ dearhairacha agus ______________ deirfiúracha agam. Brothers and sisters
(New Paragraph)An bia is fearr liom ná ____________. Favourite food
An deoch is fearr liom ná ____________. Favourite drink
Is fuath liom ____________! Food or drink I hate
An clár teilifíse is fearr liom ná ______________. Favourite tv programme
An scannán is fearr liom ná _______________. Favourite movie
Is maith liom a bheith ________________. Hobby or hobbies that I like
Ní maith liom a bheith ________________. Hobby or hobbies that I dislike
(New Paragraph)Tá mé ag freastal ar Scoil ________. School name
Tá mé i Rang a _________. Class
________ is ainm do mo mhúinteoir. Teacher
Is múinteoir ______ & ________ é/í. Type of Teacher
Is breá liom _____ & _______. Subjects/Playing
Ní maith liom _______. Subjects/Homework
Beidh mé ag freastal _____________________ an bhlian seo chugainn. Secondary school next year
An víreas- Níl mé ar scoil faoi láthair.
Tá an scoil ________ de bharr an víreas corónach. Closed
Beannú- Slán leat, Saying bye. Choose one.
Slán go fóill,
Slán tamall.
Some Help Words
Age…
Seacht mbliana, ocht mbliana, naoi mbliana, deich mbliana, aon bhliain déag d’aois, dhá bhliain déag
d’aois, trí bliana déag d’aois
Live…
Put in home address
Counting people
Duine, beirt, triúr, ceathrar, cúigear, seisear, seachtar, ochtar
Type of Teacher…
Deas… Cineálta… maith… álainn… crosta!!
Subjects… Likes & Dislikes
Gaeilge.. Béarla.. Mata.. Stair.. Eolaíocht.. Tír Eolaíocht.. Corp Oideachas.. Ceol
Obair bhaile.. Am Lón.. ag súgradh.. ag imirt
Closed…
Dúnta
Additional Useful websites https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document//Eleathanach%20349.pdf , www.cula4.com (Weekdays on TG4 at 10:00am) https://seideansi.ie/rang-a-tri-se.php https://www.focloir.ie/ https://www.tearma.ie/ https://www.twinkl.ie/search
SPHE(Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Activity 1, Page 12 , Activity 2, Page 13 & 14
Week 2- Activity 1, Page 15 , Activity 2, Page 16
SESE:
Children can record the weather for period of time(4- 5 days) using the following headings to help( Please note this is a suggested guide and feel free to add/omit)
- Weather type eg cloudy, windy, humid etc
- Record the Temperature
- The wind is ..still/cold/warm/strong/breezy/blustery etc
- The clouds are..moving fast/slow/layered/thick/fluffy/grey/white
- The precipitation is…none/rain
- The best clothes to wear are…
- Draw what the sky looks like
- Draw what you think the weather will be like tomorrow
- Children could make a rain gauge from a plastic bottle to measure rainfall
- Compile a list of weather proverbs eg ‘Clear moon frost soon’ http://www.cmos.ca/weatherlore.html
- Make up your own weather sayings
- Make a list of words/phrases that you might hear on the weather forecast(sunny spells, scattered showers)
- Watch the weather forecast (compare it to your records/predictions)
- Present the weather forecast
- www.met.ie Met Éireann website, providing information regarding weather and climate
Children can embark on a nature hunt around the garden and attempt the following tasks:
- Find something- that is alive, that is smaller than one euro, that smells nice, that is the same colour as your shoes
- Collect- one blade of grass, 2 round stones, 3 twigs/branches, 4 leaves
- Touch something- that feels rough, that is made of plastic, that begins with the letter’B’, that is green
PE-
Week One ( Football)- some suggested activities
- Throw ball and catch overhead
- Throw ball, clap and catch
- Practice soloing with your strong foot. See how many solos you can do in one minute. Attempt to beat your previous record each day.
- Repeat above for your weaker foot. (Remember it’s just weaker because we don’t use it as much as our stronger foot)
- Practice soloing while alternating feet eg right solo, left solo, right etc
- Solo while jogging/weaving(set cones/markers out)
- With two footballs practice soloing while stationary(right foot solo to right hand, left foot solo to left hand) –progress to jogging if feeling confident
- Come up with your own training drill
- Practice the roll pick up and jab pick up
- How many roll pick ups can you do in one minute(try again and attempt to beat your record)
- Practice tapping the ball on your hurley. Can you get to 5, 10, 20
- Practice throwing the sliotar off a wall/in the air and catching
- Practice soloing while walking/jogging/running
- Come up with your own training drill
Additional eduational websites- www.kidsbrittannica.com www.dkfindout.com www.dublinzoo.ie https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/ https://www.louvre.fr/en www.gonoodle.com PE with Joe Wicks available on youtube daily,
I hope all families are safe and healthy
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]
Fourth Class( 18/05/20- 29/05/20)
Maths:
Continue with Master Your Maths, 2 days completed each day from Mon-Thurs. One test at back of book completed on Fridays and revise any incorrect/incomplete questions in front of book from earlier in the school year. Attempt all questions and children not to exceed 20 mins daily Maths work. ( Children who may have completed their Master Your Maths book will have maths sheets emailed to them on Monday. Please send me your email address if you have not already done so to [email protected]).
Tables- multiplication/division (choose one daily you find difficult ) use tables book and www.topmarks.co.uk to consolidate learning (5 mins)
Useful Maths websites- www.folensonline.ie https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-4 , https://nrich.maths.org/6499,)(number countdown) https://www.ictgames.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ www.cjfallon.ie (revise and test sections)
English:
Reading Zone 4 The Golden Harp) , Units 28 & 29
Week One , (18th May)- Unit 28
Follow same schedule as above for Unit 29
Useful literacy websites for additional comprehension work- : https://readtheory.org/ , https://www.twinkl.ie/search, www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Handwriting: Go with the Flow- (10 mins, twice weekly)
Spellings (10 mins daily)
SNIP Group:
Week 1 : goes, said, huge, squad, sour, urge, cause, talk, size Week 2: split, hour, slight, where, want, cough, scald, warmth, quick (list, sessions 5 & 6 and activities available at- http://www.snip-newsletter.co.uk/pdfs/downloads/literacy_programme_part_2.pdf . (if you are unable to access/print this you can use the strategies below to learn the spellings)
Black Group:
Week 1-furious, curious, serious, dangerous, nervous, jealous, action, nation, section, challenge, summit, practised, mountain,difficult, height. Week 2: various, previous, question, information, certain, complete, bargain, offence, cheerful, balance, region, southern, division, couple, illness
Red Group:
Week 1- population, position, speech, decorate, mischief, furniture, orchard, neighbourhood, refrigerator, temperature, attractive, appreciate, exhibit, elation, dehydrated Week 2- nutritious, altitude, concentrate, extravagant, flourished, income, misfortune, memories, consider, wreath, secondary, throughout, statement, sprain, production
Five spellings per day using the following strategies to learn them
Personal Reading- Pupils reading from their own chosen genre/reading for pleasure (10-15 mins daily)
Free Writing (twice weekly) (Free Writing Copies) 10 minutes
Writing about any topic that they like( examples- A diary, My dream job, If I won the lotto, factfile on famous person/sports star, school in 2060, My favourite online game, If I played for Waterford/Liverpool etc)
Gaeilge:
Spellings for the two weeks are based on the theme of ‘Ar Scoil’ (School)
Week 1- Ceol, Gaeilge, Ealaín, Eolaíocht, Béarla, Matamaitic, Stair, Tíreolaíocht, Ríomhaire, Corp Oideachas (Verb- Léigh mé)
Week 2- Éadaí scoile, Mála scoile, Bosca lóin, Leabhair, Cathaoir, Clár bán, Leithreas, Múinteoir, Peann, Príomhoide (Verb- Scríobh mé)
Gaeilge Reading Material linked to the theme of ‘Ar Scoil’
https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/16878/11
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-D-p9.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-D-p10.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-Dp11.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-Dp12.mp3
https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/index/26394/112
Additional Useful websites https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document//Eleathanach%20349.pdf , www.cula4.com (Weekdays on TG4 at 10:00am) https://seideansi.ie/rang-a-tri-se.php https://www.focloir.ie/ https://www.tearma.ie/ https://www.twinkl.ie/search
SPHE(Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Pages 6 & 7, Rainbow Moments
Week 2- Pages 8,9,10 & 11
SESE:
Project Work:
Children can choose a European country of their choice(excluding Ireland) and write/illustrate a project to depict as much information as they have learned.
The following headings below may help structure the project but feel free to add to this list:
Location, Flag, Language, Bordering Countries, Population, Famous Landmarks, Famous people, History, Food, Sports, National Anthem, President etc
Additional eduational websites- www.kidsbrittannica.com www.dkfindout.com www.dublinzoo.ie https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/ https://www.louvre.fr/en www.gonoodle.com PE with Joe Wicks available on youtube daily,
I hope all families are safe and healthy
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]
Maths:
Continue with Master Your Maths, 2 days completed each day from Mon-Thurs. One test at back of book completed on Fridays and revise any incorrect/incomplete questions in front of book from earlier in the school year. Attempt all questions and children not to exceed 20 mins daily Maths work. ( Children who may have completed their Master Your Maths book will have maths sheets emailed to them on Monday. Please send me your email address if you have not already done so to [email protected]).
Tables- multiplication/division (choose one daily you find difficult ) use tables book and www.topmarks.co.uk to consolidate learning (5 mins)
Useful Maths websites- www.folensonline.ie https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-4 , https://nrich.maths.org/6499,)(number countdown) https://www.ictgames.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ www.cjfallon.ie (revise and test sections)
English:
Reading Zone 4 The Golden Harp) , Units 28 & 29
Week One , (18th May)- Unit 28
- Day 1, Reading story and answering activity A in full sentences
- Day 2- Answering Activities B and C
- Day 3- Answering activities D and E
- Day 4- Answering activities F or G
- Day 5- Write a brief summary in your own words of Unit 28
Follow same schedule as above for Unit 29
Useful literacy websites for additional comprehension work- : https://readtheory.org/ , https://www.twinkl.ie/search, www.oxfordowl.co.uk
Handwriting: Go with the Flow- (10 mins, twice weekly)
Spellings (10 mins daily)
SNIP Group:
Week 1 : goes, said, huge, squad, sour, urge, cause, talk, size Week 2: split, hour, slight, where, want, cough, scald, warmth, quick (list, sessions 5 & 6 and activities available at- http://www.snip-newsletter.co.uk/pdfs/downloads/literacy_programme_part_2.pdf . (if you are unable to access/print this you can use the strategies below to learn the spellings)
Black Group:
Week 1-furious, curious, serious, dangerous, nervous, jealous, action, nation, section, challenge, summit, practised, mountain,difficult, height. Week 2: various, previous, question, information, certain, complete, bargain, offence, cheerful, balance, region, southern, division, couple, illness
Red Group:
Week 1- population, position, speech, decorate, mischief, furniture, orchard, neighbourhood, refrigerator, temperature, attractive, appreciate, exhibit, elation, dehydrated Week 2- nutritious, altitude, concentrate, extravagant, flourished, income, misfortune, memories, consider, wreath, secondary, throughout, statement, sprain, production
Five spellings per day using the following strategies to learn them
- Mon- Write each spelling word in a sentence
- Tues- Write Dictionary definitions for each spelling
- Wed- Look Say Cover Write and Check spellings
- Thurs- Write spellings list in alphabetical order
- Friday- choose five spellings from reader(Reading Zone 4, Units 26/27) and use a strategy of choice from spellings copy eg wordsearch
Personal Reading- Pupils reading from their own chosen genre/reading for pleasure (10-15 mins daily)
Free Writing (twice weekly) (Free Writing Copies) 10 minutes
Writing about any topic that they like( examples- A diary, My dream job, If I won the lotto, factfile on famous person/sports star, school in 2060, My favourite online game, If I played for Waterford/Liverpool etc)
Gaeilge:
Spellings for the two weeks are based on the theme of ‘Ar Scoil’ (School)
Week 1- Ceol, Gaeilge, Ealaín, Eolaíocht, Béarla, Matamaitic, Stair, Tíreolaíocht, Ríomhaire, Corp Oideachas (Verb- Léigh mé)
Week 2- Éadaí scoile, Mála scoile, Bosca lóin, Leabhair, Cathaoir, Clár bán, Leithreas, Múinteoir, Peann, Príomhoide (Verb- Scríobh mé)
- Day 1- Find and write translations from dictionary(link to online dictionary below if dictionary unavailable) https://seideansi.ie/gutai.php
- Day 2- Look Say Cover Write Check each spelling
- Day 3- Choose any 3 spellings and write a sentence for each in Irish
- Day 4- Write spellings list in alphabetical order
- Day 5- Draw and colour a picture to illustrate the meaning for any four spellings
- The following site https://seideansi.ie/ has a great selection of Irish games. Some suitable games for 4th class can be found at the following links- https://seideansi.ie/gutai.php https://seideansi.ie/consain-agus-gutai.php, https://seideansi.ie/aimsir-chaite.php
- Useful Vocabulary to practice during the two weeks: Cén lá é inniu?(What day is it today) Inniu An Luan/An Mháirt..(Today is Mon/Tues) An ndearna tú d’obair bhaile? (Did you do your homework? Rinne mé/Ní dhearna mé( I did it/I didn’t do it). Cad é an t-ábhar scoile is fearr leat? What subject do you prefer? Is fearr liom… mar tá sé éasca/suimúil(I prefer…because it is easy/interesting. Is fuath liom …mar tá sé deacair/leadránach(I hate …because it is hard/boring)
Gaeilge Reading Material linked to the theme of ‘Ar Scoil’
https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/16878/11
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-D-p9.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-D-p10.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-Dp11.mp3
http://data.cjfallon.ie/audio/LeighsaBhaile-Dp12.mp3
https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/index/26394/112
Additional Useful websites https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document//Eleathanach%20349.pdf , www.cula4.com (Weekdays on TG4 at 10:00am) https://seideansi.ie/rang-a-tri-se.php https://www.focloir.ie/ https://www.tearma.ie/ https://www.twinkl.ie/search
SPHE(Social Personal Health Education):
‘https://www.otb.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/At-Home-with-Weaving-Well-being-A-Mental-Health-Journal-for-Kids.pd
The above link will bring you to the well-being programme. Children can complete two activities each week(see below) and these can be printed off or alternatively completed on a blank sheet of paper.
Week 1- Pages 6 & 7, Rainbow Moments
Week 2- Pages 8,9,10 & 11
SESE:
Project Work:
Children can choose a European country of their choice(excluding Ireland) and write/illustrate a project to depict as much information as they have learned.
The following headings below may help structure the project but feel free to add to this list:
Location, Flag, Language, Bordering Countries, Population, Famous Landmarks, Famous people, History, Food, Sports, National Anthem, President etc
Additional eduational websites- www.kidsbrittannica.com www.dkfindout.com www.dublinzoo.ie https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/ https://www.louvre.fr/en www.gonoodle.com PE with Joe Wicks available on youtube daily,
I hope all families are safe and healthy
Kind Regards
Mr. Coffey
[email protected]