Term 3 Week 9

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Term 3 Week Work List – 15^th – 19^th June

I would like to thank you for all your help and support with the distance learning over the last 13 weeks. I would like to acknowledge the work and effort the children have made during these strange times. This is our last full week in second class. I have put together a list of work which is a bit lighter for the next week and a half. Hopefully with a bit more flexibility for the children to pick more fun activities they will enjoy. Have a lovely week.

Monday 15th June

Maths:

 New Wave Mental Maths Week 36 – Monday 

*please take a picture of your mental maths send this on to me.

Revise Tables -7 - -10 – complete table toppers to help you revise

English:

Reading - Children should read for 15 mins per day

Reading and Comprehension:

The Ickabog by JK Rowling

Please read chapter 5 Daisy Dovetail - https://www.theickabog.com/daisy-dovetail/

Write a summary of the chapter in your copy.

 Active Home activities

Please see the suggested activities attached. Pick four activities you would like to complete. Take some photos or draw a picture of you completing the activities.

Religion: - Due for Friday 19^th June

Continue - Prayer after Communion – please learn this prayer

 

 

Tuesday 16^th June

 

Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 37 –Tuesday 

 

English:

 

Read Chapter 6 The fight in the courtyard

 

https://www.theickabog.com/the-fight-in-the-courtyard/

 

Write what think will happen next.

 

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

Activities

 

- Please see the suggested activities attached. Pick four activities you would like to complete. Take some photos or draw a picture of you completing the activities. (we will complete more activities from this grid next week)

 

Wednesday 17^th June

 

Maths:

New Wave Mental Maths Week 37 –Wednesday 

*please take a picture of your work send this on to me.

 

English:

Read Chapter 7 - Lord Spittleworth tells tales

 

https://www.theickabog.com/lord-spittleworth-tells-tales/

 

Pick a character in the story and write about them.

 

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

Activities

- Please see the suggested activities attached. Pick four activities you would like to complete. Take some photos or draw a picture of you completing the activities.

 

 

Thursday 18^th June

 

Maths: Mental Maths Thursday

 

English: Read Chapter 8 – The day of petition

 

https://www.theickabog.com/the-day-of-petition/

 

$1-      Write a chapter summary.

 

Active Challenge: Obstacle Course

 

Create an obstacle course in your garden or your house.

 

Here are some suggestions:

 

1. Crawl under or over a row of chairs.

 

2. Crawl under a string stretched between two chair legs.

 

3. Jump into and out of a Hula-Hoop five times.

 

4. Walk on a balance board.

 

5. Solo/kick a ball around cones.

 

6. Run while balancing a beanbag on your head.

 

7. Do a ring toss.

 

8. Play one hole of Golf.

 

9. Ride a scooter/bike along a predetermined route.

 

Friday 19^th June

 

  

 

Maths: Mental Maths Friday

 

*please take a photo of this work and send this on to me.

 

Tables Test - -7 -> -10

 

 

 

English:

 

Read Chapter 9 – The Quiet House

 

https://www.theickabog.com/the-quiet-house/

 

Read Chapter 10 - King Fred's Quest

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ntqXjrNOs

 

 Challenge: Virtual Natural History Museum

 

Take a tour around the Natural History Museum

 

https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History/Visitor-Information/3D-Virtual-Visit

 

Complete the activity sheet after your tour.

 

https://www.museum.ie/getmedia/43cb76de-ad8a-4e92-9210-c1f157026071/Zoo-in-My-Garden-Activity-Sheet-Biodiversity-Activity-Sheet-1_1.pdf

 

Virtual Sports Day

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Please note: Friday's work is listed in the post below.

Virtual Sports Day 

Please see the suggested activities attached. Please select the events you would like to complete. Take some photos or fill in the event planner. Have a lovely day

 

See this website for suggested activities and videos: https://sites.google.com/holyangelsns.ie/virtualsportsday/the-activities

Suggestions of Sports Day Activities

$1·       Three legged race

$1·       Sack Race

$1·       Long Jump

$1·       Standing Jump

$1·       Egg and Spoon Race

$1·       Long Puck

$1·       Long Throw

$1·       Sponge Race – Filling up a Bucket with Water using Sponges

$1·       100 metres, 200 metres, laps of field etc.

$1·       Wheelbarrow Race

$1·       Penalty Shoot Out

$1·       Chin Race – Running with a ball under Chin

$1·       Obstacle Course

$1·       Hula Hoop Race

$1·       Hopping Race

$1·       Crawling Race

$1·       Frog Leap

$1·       Treasure Hunt

$1·       Long Kick

$1·       Rounders

$1·       Welly Throw

$1·       Soloing Competition

$1·       Basketball Shooting

$1·       Musical Chairs

$1·       Kangaroo – (Ball between feet)

$1·       Bottle Bowling – Using Football and Bottles

$1·       Timed Jigsaw making

$1·       Create an obstacle course for you and your siblings

$1·       Flip Cup!

$1·       Keepy Uppies!

$1·       Dances from ‘Just Dance’. Or create a new dance!

$1·       Skipathons

$1·       Dribbling ball around obstacles in the garden.

$1·       Bicycle Race/Skills

Term 3 Week 8

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Term 3 Week 8

I hope you are all keeping well. As we are coming to the end of the school year we would normally be planning activities such as sports day. This year we will complete a virtual sports day on Thursday 11th June. Check back on Thursday and pick which activities suit your child. 

Monday

PE: – see Thursday’s virtual PE day

Maths:

 New Wave Mental Maths Week 36 – Monday 

*please take a picture of your mental maths send this on to me.

 Tables revise -2 -> -6 this week (see test on Friday)

- the children can use the following link to practice their tables

http://www.theschoolhub.ie/sample.php

Maths this week we will be exploring – Problem solving

Activity – Planet Maths – page 32

English:

Spellings –We will be working our way through a commonly misspelt words list for our spellings over the next few weeks.

This week’s spellings – decided, different, didn’t, dropped

Please learn one per day this week, put each word in three different sentences. If you can test your child on Friday and see how many they remember.

Reading - Children should read for 15 mins per day

Reading and Comprehension:

Read Chapter 1 – The Ickabog by JK Rowling - https://www.theickabog.com/king-fred-the-fearless/

Answer the questions below:

Gaeilge:

An Teilifís - An Luan

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Revise vocabulary from the theme An Teilifís

https://www.educaplay.com/learning-resources/823383-an_teilifis.html

  

Religion: - Due for Friday 19^th June

Prayer after Communion – please learn this prayer

 

Music

Learn the song Céad mile fáilte romhat

Listen to it here: https://youtu.be/bKRErlBEvEA

Lyrics:

Céad míle fáilte romhat, a Íosa, a Íosa

Céad míle fáilte romhat, a Íosa

Céad míle fáilte romhat a Shlánaítheoir

Céad míle míle fáilte romhat,a Íosa, a Íosa

Glóir agus moladh duit, a Íosa, a Íosa

Glóir agus moladh duit, a Íosa

Glóir agus moladh duit, a Shlánaítheoir

Glóir, moladh agus buíochas duit, a Íosa, a Íosa

 

 

Tuesday 9^th June

 

PE – see virtual sports day on Thursday.

 

New Wave Mental Maths Week 36 –Tuesday 

 

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

Problem solving page 55

 

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

English:

 

Read Chapter 2 The Ickabog

 

https://www.theickabog.com/the-ickabog/

 

Write as many a list of as many adjectives as you can find in this chapter. (at least 10)

 

What is an adjective?

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

Gaeilge:

 

Complete revision activity below

 

Wednesday 10^th June

 

PE – Virtual Sports Day Thursday

 

Maths:

 

New Wave Mental Maths Week 36 –Wednesday 

 

*please take a picture of your work send this on to me.

 

 Maths Activity:

 

Problem solving page 127

 

*please take a picture of your work send this on to me.

 

English:

 

Read Chapter 3 – Death of a seamstress

 

https://www.theickabog.com/death-of-a-seamstress/

 

Write a summary of the story so far. (About 10 sentences)

 

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

 

Gaeilge:

 

      Complete the revision activities below:

 

*please take a photo of your work and send this on to me.

 

Thursday 11^th June

 

Virtual Sports Day – check back here on Thursday for more details

 

Friday 12^th June

 

  

 

Maths:

 

Mental Maths Thursday + Friday

Maths Tables Test - 

Login to the sumdog.com website and work on this week's work - we will be revising some topics and looking at this week's topic.

 

*If you do not have your username and password for sumdog please send me an email and I will send the details on to you.

 

Gaeilge:

 

Watch a program on TG4 or online on Cúla 4 https://www.cula4.com/en/shows/

 

Let me know what program you watched and what you thought of it.

 

English:

 

Read Chapter 4 – The Quiet House

 

https://www.theickabog.com/the-quiet-house/

 

Complete the next page in your handwriting book.

*please take a photo of this work and send this on to me.

Term 3 Week 7

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Term 3 Week 7 Mrs Tuite’s Class

As always please keep to your child’s pace and don’t feel under pressure to complete all activities.

Term 3 Week Work List – 2^nd – 5^th June (No School on Monday)

Tuesday 2^nd June

PE Daily Challenge: Bounce Box - Play this game on your own or with a friend. You will need a ball and 2 empty boxes. Mark a starting line. Place the first box two giant steps away from the line. Place the second box three giant steps away from the line. From the starting line aim to throw the ball into one of the boxes. Every time the ball lands in the first box, you get 5 points. If you reach the second box, you get 10 points. How many points can you get? Try it with the boxes placed even farther out! Try alternating between underarm and overarm throwing.

Maths:

 New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 – Monday + Tuesday

*please take a picture of your mental maths send this on to me.

 Tables revise +12 this week (see test on Friday)

- the children can use the following link to practice their tables

http://www.theschoolhub.ie/sample.php

Maths this week we will be exploring – Money

Maths Vocabulary: Money – please see the Maths vocabulary for this week. We would encourage the children to use these words during activities. ~ Coins, euro, cent, price, spend, buy, sell,   bought, sold, pay, change, costs, less, more, equals, exchange, dear, cheap, cheaper, total cost, amount, value, worth, altogether, same value as, how much?

To start complete this game on the Folens website

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM2/resources/activitya/pm_2c_150/index.html

Activity – Planet Maths – page 150

English:

Spellings –We will be working our way through a commonly misspelt words list for our spellings over the next few weeks.

This week’s spellings – clothes coming course cousin

Please learn one per day this week, put each word in three different sentences. If you can test your child on Friday and see how many they remember.

Reading - Children should read for 15 mins per day

These websites have excellent ebooks

www.getepic.com

www.oxfordowls.co.uk

http://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx

$1è  Click Teacher Login, Enter username:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Password: Parents20!

www.borrowbox.com or download the borrowbox app – Meath library details can be used to login to gain access to thousands of books and audiobooks

Reading:

Starlight page 71 – complete the reading skills test. Cross out the word that doesn’t belong.

*please take a photo of your work and send this on to me.

Gaeilge:

Theme – Éadaí – Ar an Trá

Focail nua – bríste snámha (swimming shorts), culaith shnámha(swim clothes), spéaclaí gréine (sunglasses), bríste gairid (shorts), t-léine (t-shirt), gúna (dress), hata (hat), tuáille (towel), an fharraige (the sea), an trá (beach)

Look at the poster:

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/2nd_class/resources/Poster/AL_2C_ACT_Postaer_L25_001/index.html

$1-        Éist leis an scéal – listen to the story (click on Scéal)

$1-        Click on the home button and then Ceisteanna – get your child to read each answer before selecting their answer- there is an earphones button above each answer and it will read the answer if the children need help.

$1-        Click on the home button and listen to the song – Bí slán ag snámh – try to sing along.

SESE: Summer Theme

Summer: What changes in summer? Explorer’s page 72 + 73

Answer the questions about summer. Colour the ice creams that tell us about summer. Add two of your own summer facts.

Religion: - Due for Friday 5^th June

This week we will continue with our First Communion preparations. These can be done throughout the week.

Learn the Prayer before Communion

Lord Jesus, come to me.

Lord Jesus, give me your love.

Lord Jesus, come to me and give me yourself.

 Lord Jesus, friend of children, come to me.

Lord Jesus, you are my Lord and my God.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Music:

This week we are going to practice a song from the First Communion ceremony.

Please practice this every day. Here is the music for the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISkDE5hhCyo

My Shepherd Is The Lord

Chorus ~

My shepherd is the Lord,

He tends all my needs.

By quiet streams he plants a dream  

Of peace and love for me.

He shepherds me.

1 Sometimes when I’m afraid,

Sad and all alone,

You make my tears disappear

With your touch of joy.

You shepherd me.

Chorus

2 You give me food to eat,

Bless me every day.

You give me rest as your guest

Forever in your home.

You shepherd me.

Chorus

3 My shepherd is the Lord.

He tends all my needs.

By quiet streams he plants a dream

Of peace and love for me.

He shepherds me.

Chorus

Wednesday 3^rd June

PE Daily Challenge: Basket Balls - You can play this game indoors or outdoors. All you need is a soft ball and a basket (something like a big saucepan or a round food storage container). Take 3 giant steps back from the basket, and throw the ball under-arm aiming into the basket. You get a point every time you get the ball into the basket. Then take 5 steps back and see how many points you can score now. Do this for 10 minutes. What was your total score?

Maths:

New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 –Wednesday *please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

Maths Activity:

Maths Game – Folens website

> To start complete this game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur

Planet Maths page 151

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

English:

Complete the activity on Nouns. Remember a noun is a person, a place or a thing. (*If you can’t print out this activity please write a list of the people, places and things mentioned in the text)

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

Gaeilge:

Comhrá – Click on comhrá at this link – https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/2nd_class/resources/Dialogue/AL_2C_ACT_Comhra_L25_002/index.html

$1-        Act out the comhrá

$1-        Click on the home button and then Ceisteanna – get your child to read each answer before selecting their answer- there is an earphones button above each answer and it will read the answer if the children need help.

$1-        Click on the home button and listen to the song – Bí slán ag snámh – try to sing along.

SESE: Summer theme

Changes in Summer –

Go on a walk to look for signs of summer. Draw five signs of summer that you see.

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

Thursday 4^th June

PE Daily Challenge: Superhero Arm Raise - Lie on your stomach with your arms stretched out in front of you. Slowly lift your arms and legs like a flying superhero. Hold for ten seconds. Relax and repeat when you’re ready.

Maths:

New Wave Mental Maths Week 34 –Wednesday 

*please take a picture of your work send this on to me.

Maths Activity:

To start complete this game:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/money-master.html - select Europe to use euro coins

Planet Maths page 152

*please take a picture of your work send this on to me.

English:

Story settings

- Pick one of the settings below and write 7-10 sentences about it. Use some of the words in the word bank to help you.

*please take a picture of your work and send this on to me.

Gaeilge:

Read the story ‘Lá ar an trá ’ Record your child reading one half of or all of the story.

> Sing along to the song ‘Lá ar an trá’

SESE: Summer theme

Write an acrostic poem on summer.

Create a word search using summer words. – to create a word search use a page from your maths copy. A tip – write the words you want to hide first and then fill in the letters around them to fill your grid.

*please take a photo of your work and send this on to me.

Friday 5^th June

PE Daily Challenge: 20 toe touches, take a 30 secs rest, repeat 3 times

Maths:

New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 – Friday 

*please take a picture of your mental maths send this on to me.

Maths – Money

Revisit one of these games from earlier in the week.

$1Ø  https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/money-master.html - select Europe to use euro coins

$1Ø  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur

$1Ø  https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PM2/resources/activitya/pm_2c_150/index.html

Complete Planet Maths page 154

Gaeilge:

Watch a program on TG4 or online on Cúla 4 https://www.cula4.com/en/shows/

Let me know what program you watched and what you thought of it.

English:

Complete the word search on Summer

*please take a photo of this work and send this on to me.

SPHE:

Water Safety

Create a poster about water safety, pick one of the topics about water safety and create a safety poster which could be displayed for other children.

Look back at the book about Water Safety if needed- http://paws.edco.ie/first-and-second-classes/

Art: - Summer Scene

What would be your ideal summer? Trips to the beach maybe? A day at a theme park? A picnic with friends in a peaceful green field? Or a swim in an outdoor pool? Mirrored sunglasses show a reflection of what the wearer is looking at. Use the sunglasses template to create a scene of your ideal summer.

1. Draw your scene in the lenses of the sunglasses. Do this lightly in pencil so you can rub out any mistakes.

2. Once you are happy with your drawing, use your chosen materials to add colour.

3. Finally, colour in the frame of the sunglasses

*please take a picture of your child’s work and send this on to me.