Ms. Tormey's 6th Class

4th Class

Weaving Art

Planting our Daffodils Bulbs

We had great fun planting our Daffodil bulbs today!
​A huge thanks to Noah's dad, Noel McGann who generously gifted us the bulbs, pots and compost from his garden centre!
​We are looking forward to spring already! 

Fraction Action!

5th Class Skipping

​Learning at Home page here
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You can contact me through my email if you have any questions or queries. Due to GDPR I will not be able to reply to an email address that belongs to a pupil. Please communicate via a parent's email. Feel free to send pictures of activities done to my email!

June 15th - 30th: click here for a message and activity ideas.

Art and Science Week!

15/6/20
Well done on all your hard work over the quarantine! You have all done a fantastic job and should be very proud of yourselves!
I have put together some activities for Art and Science which you might like to try if you are stuck inside this week. I have chosen five experiments and five art projects. There is no pressure to do them all, just pick the ones that you want to try! All of these activities can be completed using items from home!
​Have fun!
Keep up the great work!
Stay safe,
Ms. Quinn


Monday:
Tuesday  
Wednesday  
Thursday:  
Friday:        Tie Dye Patterns https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/tie-dye-with-kids/
             

🛑 Internet Safety 🛑

📚 Belongings 📚
Over the next few weeks your child will be accessing various websites as part of their homework. It is very important that your child is supervised while using the internet. First and foremost, make sure the device that your child will be working on has the parental controls/safe search turned on.

Youtube is a great resource and has so many educational videos. However, advertisements are shown between videos and the suggested videos that appear on the right-hand side of the screen may not always be age appropriate. It is so important that your child learns how to use the website properly.

There is a Youtube for Kids! https://www.youtubekids.com/

Here are two links with information for parents about Youtube. 
​cybersafeireland.org/blog/posts/2018/september/youtube-what-parents-need-to-know/
www.commonsensemedia.org/youtube 

For more information on Internet Safety in general check out these websites.
Common Sense Media www.commonsensemedia.org/
Cyber Safe Internet cybersafeireland.org/ 
Webwise www.webwise.ie/
I have all of my fourth class' belongings packed up and ready for collection. There is a letter to the parents on the home page of the website. If you wish to collect your child's things you must make an appointment with the school. The collection days are Wednesdays and Fridays between 11am and 1pm. I have them packed into bags for you to make it easier when collecting!

I have gathered up the book-holders and I will keep these safe in school for your child for next year. They will need them in 5th class. Their names are on them so there will be no confusion in September.

If you have any rental books or school library books, can you please return these to the school before the end of June.

I have sent home each child's copy of Artemis Fowl which we were reading as part of our book project in fourth class. It is theirs to keep! It would be nice if they continued reading it. Our "Going for Gold" trip was going to be a cinema trip to see the Artemis Fowl movie which comes out on June 12th. It is going to be shown on Disney plus instead.

I have also sent home your child's artwork from their portfolio and project work that we had up on the walls. They might like to show you all that we got up to this year!

Tuesday 2nd-5th of June

2/6/20
Well done to everyone on another great week of learning! The weather has been so lovely I hope you have been outside having lots of fun in the sun!
Our topic for this week is plants. We have learned about the insects and birds around us. Now we will take a closer look at the plants that keep us and them alive! This topic is all about growing plants and learning about how they work! I hope you will have great fun in your gardens! If you don't have a garden you can plant in a flower pot of window box.
Keep up the great work!
Stay safe,
Ms. Quinn


English
  • Spell Well: Start the week 30 and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.
  • Diary Entries: Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! 
  • Reading: Try to read for at least 15 minutes every day.
  • Dekko Comics are free online educational comics you might like.                                                        #3 https://dekkocomics.com/issue-3-read-online
          #4 https://dekkocomics.com/issue-4-homepage
 
Plants: What you need to know  
 Experiments
Art  
Plants in your garden
  • Daisy: The English name “Daisy” comes from “Day’s Eye”. This reflects the appearance of the daisy with its yellow centre — the eye, and the ring of white petals — the eyelash. The daisy flower closes at night and opens when daylight comes as if it were waking and sleeping — like real people do. Check the Daisys in your garden during the day. Are they open? Check again that evening to see if they start to close!
Time lapse of a daisy opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEGLHDSELE
Make a daisy chain.
How to draw a daisy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYhplLC9oo

  • Dandelion: The English name dandelion comes from the French ”dent de lion” and refers  to the toothed leaves which must have put someone in mind of lions’ teeth. The Irish name  is ”Caisearbhán”, from “gas searbh” meaning the bitter stem. The  white stem juice is alkaline and was used in ancient times as a cure for warts. The leaves grow in a rosette from which come the bright yellow flowers on a  single stalk. These quickly turn into white seed heads known as clocks and the  seeds, each with its parachute of white hairs, are easily blown away in the wind to settle and grow again quickly.
Dandelion life cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onOVJd5upkw
Blow the seeds of a dandelion. How many puffs does it take you? Can you blow them all away in one go?

  • Buttercup: They are called buttercups in English because it was thought that a pasture full of buttercups eaten by cattle would give a golden colour to the milk and even more so to the butter made from the milk. This is not actually true — buttercups are generally avoided by cattle. They have an acrid taste and one of the Irish names for buttercups, “fearbán”, reflects this.
It was said long ago that if you held a buttercup under your chin and your chin glowed yellow it meant you liked butter. Test out the theory and see if it is true!
 
 
Maths
Login to the Folens Online website. This should have free access for parents. https://www.folensonline.ie/home/ Use the search bar at the top of the page to find the Planet Maths book. Click the 5th class or 6th class book depending on which one you need.

We will be learning about Problem Solving: Topic 27 pg 163
Monday:
Tuesday: Ex. A & B pg 163
Wednesday: Ex. A & B pg 164
Thursday: Ex. B & C pg 164
Friday: Ex. E pg 164 and Choose one of the puzzles from pg 165

Monday 25th-29th of May

25/5/20

Well done to everyone on another great week of learning! It was a great week for bird watching until it got too windy!
Our topic for this week is WWII. I have included many short clips of actual footage from the time. It is interesting to look back and see what life was like at the time. Note the difference in clothing, vehicles, buildings, etc. Why is all this footage in black and white?
I know you will have read any books you have at home by now! I have included links for audiobooks for you to listen to and ebooks if you would like something to read! All stories are related to our topic this week.
Keep up the great work!
Stay safe,
Ms. Quinn



English
  • Spellbound: Start a new week and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.
 
  • Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! If you have been keeping a diary it might be interesting to read some of them back and see if you think or feel different than you did at the start.
  
Reading:
Try to read for at least 15 minutes every day. If you are looking for something exciting to read, I recommend the ebook “Code Cracking for Beginners!          Issue #2 https://dekkocomics.com/issue-2-homepage
  • Goodnight Mr. Tom is a story about a boy who was evacuated to the British countryside during the Blitz in WWII. “Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London.“ You can listen to the story here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89-zcxZqLPE (It was also made into a film)
  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a story about a young German boy who befriends a Jewish boy who is in a concentration camp. “Nine year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.
    All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.”     You can listen to the story here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdjvCcq-4gg&list=PLKwtZgvBM54WsDpIxmU2k498q87BK1HxQ (It was also made into a film)
  • Code Cracking for Beginners is an exciting ebook! “It’s 1941. Hitler’s ruthless Luftwaffe has already started its deadly bombing raids across London. So, when cousins Sam and Lily are evacuated north to a sleepy seaside hamlet, they hope that they’ll find safety. Instead, the two children encounter local hostility, a shifty character sending messages in a secretive code, and a treacherous plot.” https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t2-or-5630-code-cracking-for-beginners-ebook
 
World War II 
The Blitz 
The Evacuation

Baby Calves

A big thank you to all of you who gave me name suggestions for the new calves! They were all brilliant! I found it so hard to pick between the names! Luckily we have had lots of new arrivals on the farm so I was able to use all the names you suggested!

Have a look at some of the calves on the farm below! They are so happy to be out in the field! Which is your favourite?

Monday 18th-22nd of May

18/5/20
Well done to everyone on you hard work! It is hard to stay motivated being away from school so long! I hear you are all enjoying the sunshine! Some you are even helping out around the house! I am delighted to hear it!
I hope you enjoyed learning about mini-beasts last week! This week we will be learning about birds and taking a look at the birds that live around us! There are almost 500 species of bird in Ireland! Birds are very interesting and this time of year is a busy time for them. Most birds nest in the Spring, such as Crows, Ravens, and Finches. By now, they have already built their nests, laid eggs and now have chicks to look after. Other birds migrate, and return to Ireland to breed. You may have noticed lots of Swallows swooping around your house in the last week or two. They are looking for places to build their nests! Other birds that have returned to breed are the House-martin, the Cuckoo and the Swift! Keep an eye out for these too! Enjoy the bird watching!
Keep up the great work!
Stay safe,
Ms. Quinn


English
  • Spellbound: Start a new week and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.
 
  • Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! If you wish to send me a sample of your diary entries, I would love to see them!
 
  • Reading: Continue reading books you have. Try to read for at least 15 minutes every day. Maybe you could let me know what you are reading or even tell me about your favourite books of all time!
 
Bird Watching Rules
  • Remember we are guardians of the Earth’s creatures and we must be careful not to harm or cause them too much distress when we study them.
  • Birds are hard to spot, but easy to hear. Close your eyes and listen. Can you point to where the song is coming from?
  • You must be patient. If you wait for a little while you will soon start to spot some birds. It can help if you have a bird feeder to encourage birds into your garden. If you have a cat make sure it can’t pounce on the birds! Put the bird feeder in a good place and put a bell on your cat’s collar!
  • You must be quiet. If you are outdoors in a park or on a walk, you do not want to scare the birds away. If you remain still and quiet birds will come closer to you. If you are looking into your garden it is easy to watch from your window! Try not to move around too much!
  • Look but don’t touch! If you find nests, leave them be! It is okay to have a little peek but do not disturb the nest.
  • You may find feathers or egg shells. If they are on the ground it should be okay to collect these.
 
What you need to know about Birds!  
Bird Watching!
The Cuckoo The Swallow  
Projects
Maths
Topic 25: Operations pg 152
Monday: Ex. B & C pg 152
Tuesday: Ex. A & B pg 153
Wednesday: Ex. A & B pg 154
Thursday: Ex. C pg 154 Ex. A pg 155
Friday: Ex C & D pg 156

Monday 11th-15th of May

11/5/20
​Well done everyone on another week of fantastic learning! I enjoy seeing what you get up to! I am very impressed with all your hard work and creativity that I have seen! I’m glad you enjoyed learning about WW1.

Thank you to everyone who has emailed me over the last three weeks. I have enjoyed seeing what you get up to but I'm also glad to know you are OK! I would ask that any parent who has not checked in with me yet to please send me an email. I would like to know how you and your family are doing. 

Remember that I am putting up a range of activities for you to choose from to suit different learners and interests. There is no pressure to complete everything I put up. If you are helping with cooking, baking, tidying around the house or doing other projects, that is just as worthwhile. Practicing life-skills is very important and a good use of this time. I would love to see what else you get up to during the week!

We have been so lucky to have lovely weather these last few weeks! If you watch closely you will see that nature is busy all around you! This week we will be taking a closer look at the fascinating nature we have on our doorsteps! We are going to become Entomologists! An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects! We will be focusing on mini-beasts this week! You will find minibeasts everywhere! Your garden, the green area in your estate, under stones, along paths, on shrubs and wherever there are flowers! Have fun exploring!

Keep up the great work!
Stay safe and have fun,
Ms. Quinn


English
  • Spellbound: Start a new week and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.
  • Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! If you wish to send me a sample of your diary entries, I would love to see them!
  • Reading: Continue reading books you have. Try to read for at least 15 minutes every day.


Minibeast care and safety factors
  • Remember we are guardians of the Earth’s creatures and we must be careful not to harm or cause them too much distress when we study them.
  • Avoid using glass containers.
  • Do not make undue noise in the area being investigated.
  • Don’t leave minibeasts in direct sunlight.
  • Leave some moist cotton wool or tissue with them if they are going to be kept in captivity for a few hours.
  • Replace upturned stones and logs in their original positions.
  • Put plaster on skin cuts before working with them. This is especially important when working with water creatures.
  • Wash hands after working with them
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 Mini-beast Investigation  
The Honey Bee The Butterfly The Ladybird  
  • Learn what you can about another minibeast you found in your garden! Ants work together just like bees! They might be an interesting one to get you started!
 
Art  
Music  
Quiz!
Are you a true Entomologist? Take the quiz to find out! Right click this link https://kahoot.it/ to open the Kahoot website. Enter this Game Pin 06541499​ to start the quiz. Make sure to enter your initials as your username. You will be competing against your classmates just like we did in the classroom! You have until the end of the day on Friday to complete the quiz. Good Luck!

Maths
Login to the Folens Online website. This should have free access for parents. https://www.folensonline.ie/home/ Use the search bar at the top of the page to find the Planet Maths book. Click the 4th class ebook. Go to page 150. 

This week we will be practicing our mental maths! Remember to draw it out if you are stuck! Mental Maths tests our knowledge of other areas of Maths. If you are unsure of a question, flick back and revise!
Practice your division by 5 tables. Take a few each night to learn.
Monday: Ex. A pg 150
Tuesday: Ex. B pg 150
Wednesday: Ex. C pg 151
Thursday: Ex. D pg 151
Friday: Mental Maths Games https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths

Life on the Farm!

For those of you who have been kindly asking how I am doing and wanted to hear more about the farm, I have included some photos of what the animals and I got up to this week!

The farm is especially busy this time of year with lots of baby calves being born. We have three new calves. I would like you to think of good names for the calves! You can email me your ideas!

I went up to the farm to help my dad "tag" the calves. This is when we put tags in their ears. It is like a cow birth certificate! It is like getting your ears pierced! Each tag has a number on it which helps us keep a record of them! 

We then went out to check on the cows and calves that were in the field. The cows are all very happy to be out relaxing in the sunshine. Can you spot which one is the bull? (He is the one with the extra piece of jewellery on!) The calves drink milk from the cow's udders until they are old enough to eat grass. I took a video to show you! Next time you put milk in your cereal you can think of where it came from!

Our neighbour's two donkeys (Jack and Jill) broke out of their field and were taking a trip up the road! They are little rascals and always trying to go on adventures! My sisters and I had to run out of the house and make sure they were put safely back in the field! We gave them an apple each as a treat once they were safe! Every day is a busy day on the farm! 

Tuesday 5th-Friday 8th of May

5/5/20
​I hope you enjoyed the bank holiday! Well done to everyone for all your hard work last week! I was so delighted to hear from those of you who emailed me during the week. Your animal projects were fantastic! I was so impressed with your research and hard work! Well done to everyone who completed my Kahoot quiz on China! You all scored really high! I will have to make it trickier this week for you clever clogs!

I have set out some activities for this week below. We will be learning a little bit about World War I. Keep up the fantastic work!
Stay safe and have fun!
Ms. Quinn

English
  • Spellbound: Start a new week and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.
  • Diary Entries: Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! Enjoy! You could like to pretend to be a soldier during the war and write a diary entry I would love to see it!
  • Reading: Continue reading books you have. Try to read for 15 minutes every day.
 
History
  • Create a comic book strip about WW1. This might be a battle on the front, a soldier going off to war, whatever you wish! Here is a comic book template to help you! No need to print! You can draw this with a ruler and pencil! https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-2163-cartoon-template
  • Design an anti-war poster to discourage people from ever going to war again.
 
Geography
  • Learn the geography of Europe by playing these online games! https://world-geography-games.com/europe.html                                                                                                                            Can you tell me all the countries in Europe and their capitals?                                                                Can you find them on the map?                                                                                                             Can you match the flag to the country?
 
Science  
Art  
Quiz!
Now that you're WWI experts, you must be ready for a quiz? Right click this link https://kahoot.it/ to open the Kahoot website. Enter this Game Pin 0271642​ to start the quiz. Make sure to enter your initials as your username. You will be competing against your classmates just like we did in the classroom! You have until the end of the day on Friday to complete the quiz. Good Luck!

Active Home Week! (27th April - 1st May) Click here

Monday 27th- Friday 1st of May

27/4/20
Well done to everyone for all your hard work last week! I was so delighted to hear from those of you who emailed me during the week. It was great to see what you had got up to and what activities you had tried!

I have set out some activities for this week below. We will be learning a little bit about China, making an animal fact file and continuing to learn about Time. Keep up the fantastic work! I look forward to hearing how you get on this week! 
Stay safe and have fun!
Ms. Quinn

Diary Entries 📝
Keep writing diary entries this week. Try to write one a day. Your diary entry might be about what you did that day, how you felt or what you are thinking. Describe the weather or other news you think might be important. Don't forget to sign your name at the end of your diary entry! Enjoy!

Spellbound: Start the next week and continue on just like normal homework. Learn a box of words each night and pick an activity to do. Make sure you understand what the words mean and can put them in a sentence.

Reading: Continue reading books you have. Try to read for 15 minutes every day.


China 🏮
​This week we will be learning about China!
We had covered a little bit earlier in the year about Chinese New Year. 

Click here to learn about China https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/us2-t-141-all-about-china-powerpoint

The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of China's most famous landmarks. Learn all about it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oHqNEqRyo

STEM Challenge: build your own great wall using materials you have at home! This may be lego or jenga blocks, or even marshmallows and tooth picks! Challenge yourself to see how long you can make your wall and if it can hold the weight of an object like a toy or pencilcase.

Terracotta Warriors
Learn about the amazing clay warriors that were found in China! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5p4QbvPtc
If you have play dough or art clay you could try to make your own terracotta warrior! 

Chinese Inventions
The Chinese were great inventors! They invented paper, gunpowder, the first compass, the printing method and many more amazing things. Silk was created in China and is still farmed there today.
Click here to learn how silk is made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqFm_7KyfHI
Silk threads are woven together to make silk fabric. Just like we wove paper together when we practiced our weaving earlier this year!
Practice paper weaving here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4o5aFzUE34
Challenge yourself to optical illusion weaving here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6q0p_AuUM

Animal Projects!
Choose an interesting animal to research! Here are some suggestions but feel free to pick your own! These four animals can be found in China.
Giant Panda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqT-UlYlg1s
Siberian Tiger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifErUXPdw8Y
Snow Leopard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlveCrymV8
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yARtExKaIH8
 
You can make a project or a fact file on the animal you choose! Here is a template to give you an idea of how to lay it out! https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/au-t-3699-new-animal-report-template-f-y2
Fact File Checklist
  • Name: What we know them as and their scientific name
  • Classification: is it a mammal/reptile/insect/etc
  • Description: what they look like, exciting features, etc
  • Habitat: where they live
  • Diet: Are they a herbivore/carnivore/omnivore food or prey they eat, unusual eating habits if any
  • Interesting/favourite facts: what is a group called? How much do they weigh?
  • Picture of animal: you can draw this!

Example
  • Name: Lion (Panthera Leo) The Lion belongs to the “Panthera group” which includes big cats such as tigers, leopards and jaguars. They all have the ability to roar. “Leo” is the Latin word for Lion. There are two species of Lion, the African lion (lives in Africa) and the Asiatic lion (lives in Asia).
  • Classification: Lions are mammals. This means their babies are born alive and the mother feeds its young milk. Baby lions are called cubs. A lioness will have 2-3 cubs at a time.
  • Description: Lions have strong, compact bodies and powerful forelegs, teeth and jaws for pulling down and killing prey. Their coats are yellow-gold, and adult males have shaggy manes that range in colour from blonde to reddish-brown to black. A group of Lions is called a Pride. They are most active at night.
  • Habitat: Lions live in a variety of habitats but prefer grassland, savanna, dense scrub, and open woodland. They used to be found across much of Europe, Asia, and Africa, but now they are found mainly in parts of Africa south of the Sahara
  • Diet: Lions are carnivores. This means they eat meat. Their prey includes antelopes, buffaloes, zebras, young elephants, rhinos, hippos, wild hogs, crocodiles and giraffes. But they also sometimes eat smaller prey like mice, birds, hares, lizards, and tortoises. They are not above stealing kills from other carnivores, like hyenas, wild dogs, cheetahs, and leopards, or scavenging spoiled meat.
  • Interesting Facts: Lions sleep for 16-20 hours each day! A lion’s roar is very loud. It can be heard up to 8 kilometres away! The lion is the second largest cat in the world. Male lions spend their time guarding their territory and minding the cubs. Female lions (lionesses) hunt down prey for the pride. They work as a team to bring down big prey. After a successful hunt, all the lions in the pride share the meal. But there is a pecking order, with the adult males taking first claim, followed by the lionesses, and finally, the cubs.

Now that you're China experts, you must be ready for a quiz? Right click this link https://kahoot.it/ to open the Kahoot website. Enter this Game Pin 05132325​ to start the quiz. Make sure to enter your initials as your username. You will be competing against your classmates just like we did in the classroom! You have until the end of the day on Friday to complete the quiz. Good Luck!


Maths 📒
Mental Maths: Continue on in your Master your Maths book. Do one strip per day. 
                           Continue to practice your tables, both multiplication and division.

Login to the Folens Online website. This should have free access for parents. https://www.folensonline.ie/home/ Use the search bar at the top of the page to find the Planet Maths 4th Class book. Go to page 143 by entering the page number into the white page number box at the bottom of the screen. 

Topic: Time
Monday: Ex A pg 145
Tuesday: Ex B pg 145
Wednesday: Ex C pg 145 
Thursday: Ex A pg 146
Friday: Ex B pg 147

When adding or subtracting time children often forget they are only counting to 60 minutes not 100. This common mistake is explained in a red bubble at the top of page 144.
Revise what your child already knows about time. They should be able to read both analog and digital clocks. It is a good idea to encourage your child to wear a watch and ask them to tell you the time often throughout the day. Ask them to count forwards and backwards in time. eg. "What time will it be in 20 mins?" "What time was it an hour and ten minutes ago?"

Time Maths Games
​​https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=time
https://ie.mathgames.com/time
https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Giraffe_Race_Time.html

We will be encouraging the pupils to practice their maths skills through the use of online maths games each week. Online games use Flash to operate. Flash is blocked on most devices. Google how to unblock flash on your computer if this happens. The method of unblocking will vary depending on your device eg. Windows 10 or search engine eg. Google Chrome 

The computer I use is a Windows 10, and the search engine I use is google chrome.
Here is how I unblocked Flash
You can right click the lock icon on the left-hand side of the search bar. Go to site settings. Scroll down through permissions until you find Flash. Change the settings from block to allow. Then go back to the tab with the game. The game should be working. If not refresh your page. The refresh button is the rotating arrow icon to the left of the search bar at the top of the webpage.

Encourage your child to explore other maths games with parental permission and supervision. It is a great way to get them to enjoy and be enthusiastic about maths!

💻 Distance Learning 💻

Dear Parents,
I hope you and yours are all safe and well after the Easter holidays. I have uploaded this week's activities which you will find below. They are only a guide, feel free to explore outside of my suggested activities and work with what suits you. Also, given the beautiful weather we are having, enjoy the great outdoors, take lots of activity breaks and try to ensure that homework activities are stress free for all, if possible. The GAA have skills challenges for your child to try! https://learning.gaa.ie/gogamesskillchallenges

You can contact me through my email [email protected] if you have any questions or queries. Due to GDPR I will not be able to reply to an email address that belongs to a pupil. Please communicate via a parent's email. Feel free to send pictures of activities done to my email if you so wish. 

Kind regards,
​Ms. C. Quinn

Monday 20th- Friday 24th of April

Diary Entries 📝
Learn about an ordinary girl living in extraordinary circumstances! Anne Frank kept a diary during the time that she had to stay inside (just like us) while hiding from the Nazis.

Click these links to learn about Anne Frank!
Who was Anne Frank? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ85nd-VWvE
A day in the Secret Annex- Anne Frank's House  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7A1Ya-5Ey0

​I would like you to keep a diary during these extraordinary times! Write about what you do during the day, your thoughts and feelings. Aim to write at least one diary entry each day. Click this link for resources that will help to write a diary entry. https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-54534-ks1-diary-writing-resource-pack There are some examples of diary entries which you will find really helpful. Click this link for some helpful hints when writing diary entries. https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-53899-diary-writing-helpful-hints-prompt-sheet You could even take a leaf out of Anne Frank's book and name your diary! She named her's "Kitty". How amazing will it be to have a diary to look back on when these strange times are behind us!
​

The Titanic 🚢
​This week we will be learning about the famous ship the titanic!

Click this link to watch an animation about the Titanic and how it sank.  Sinking of the Titanic 1912 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0L_2jKEbA4

Click this link to read about the timeline of the Titanic. Titanic Timeline Power Point https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-17481-the-titanic-order-of-events-timeline-presentation

Click this link to read about the ship itself. What was the Titanic Power Point https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t2-t-16483-what-was-the-titanic-powerpoint

Click this link https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t2-t-1057-titanic-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity to read about the Titanic and answer the questions at the end. There is no need to print it out. You can write the answers on a sheet of paper or in a copy. There are several versions of this activity. When you are downloading, make sure to download the higher ability version. 

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Click this link https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-4065-the-titanic-newspaper-writing-frames to learn how to create a front page for a newspaper! Pretend you are a reporter from 1912. You are reporting on the tragic and unexpected sinking of the Titanic! In the resource linked above there is a sample brainstorm page for creating a newspaper report. It has examples of real newspapers from 1912! There are examples of pictures you could draw to replicate photographs from the scene. The last three pages are examples of different types of newspaper front page formats. Pick the one you like best and use a ruler and pencil to draw out your newspaper front page. Don't forget to think of a catchy headline that will entice readers to pick up your paper!

If you wish to learn more about the titanic. There are many more fun activities on Twinkl. You could do a mini project on the Titanic and find out more facts on Youtube or by using Kiddle https://www.kiddle.co/

Engineering Challenge #1 Can you design a better boat than the Titanic engineers? Click this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_yo77kXEA to learn how to make an origami boat that can float in water.

Engineering Challenge #2 Try to make a boat using a piece of tinfoil. Once you make sure that it can float. See if it can carry some heavy cargo such as grapes or Lego bricks. Weigh your items to see how heavy they are and how much weight your boat can carry before it sinks!

Here are some drawing challenges you might like to try!
Draw the Titanic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oseTLSwEscI
Draw a cartoon iceberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af5JwVtoDdA&t=3s
Turn the word TITANIC into a picture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvAlgeebyMc

Now that you're Titanic experts, you must be ready for a quiz? Right click this link https://kahoot.it/ to open the Kahoot website. Enter this Game Pin 09861292 to start the quiz. Make sure to enter your initials as your username. You will be competing against your classmates just like we did in the classroom! You have until the end of the day on Friday to complete the quiz. Good Luck!


Maths 📒
Login to the Folens Online website. This should have free access for parents. https://www.folensonline.ie/home/ Use the search bar at the top of the page to find the Planet Maths 4th Class book. Go to page 143 by entering the page number into the white page number box at the bottom of the screen. 

Topic: Time
Monday: Ex B pg 143
Tuesday: Ex C pg 143
Wednesday: Ex A pg 144 
Thursday: Ex B pg 144
Friday: Ex C pg 144

When adding or subtracting time children often forget they are only counting to 60 minutes not 100. This common mistake is explained in a red bubble at the top of page 144.
Revise what your child already knows about time. They should be able to read both analog and digital clocks. It is a good idea to encourage your child to wear a watch and ask them to tell you the time often throughout the day. Ask them to count forwards and backwards in time. eg. "What time will it be in 20 mins?" "What time was it an hour and ten minutes ago?"

Time Maths Games
​​https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=time
https://ie.mathgames.com/time
https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Giraffe_Race_Time.html

We will be encouraging the pupils to practice their maths skills through the use of online maths games each week. Online games use Flash to operate. Flash is blocked on most devices. Google how to unblock flash on your computer if this happens. The method of unblocking will vary depending on your device eg. Windows 10 or search engine eg. Google Chrome 

The computer I use is a Windows 10, and the search engine I use is google chrome.
Here is how I unblocked Flash
You can right click the lock icon on the left-hand side of the search bar. Go to site settings. Scroll down through permissions until you find Flash. Change the settings from block to allow. Then go back to the tab with the game. The game should be working. If not refresh your page. The refresh button is the rotating arrow icon to the left of the search bar at the top of the webpage.

Encourage your child to explore other maths games with parental permission and supervision. It is a great way to get them to enjoy and be enthusiastic about maths!

Clonburris Easter Competitions! Click ​here.

Happy Easter!

Dear parents,

I hope you are all safe and well. This is a very strange and testing time for us all. I will be adding daily activities to this class page after Easter. You can contact me through my email [email protected] if you have any questions or queries. I will continue to add links to sites I think are beneficial. Do not feel under pressure to complete everything I put up as I am putting up a variety of suggestions with different interests in mind. 

I would love to see pictures of projects and activities that the children are doing. It might even encourage them to get involved if they know they can show me at the end! Feel free to send pictures to my email. If they want to practice letter writing, they could write to me or someone else in their family.

Here are a few sites I have found that may interest your child.

I'm sure we have all been tuning in to watch the Home School Hub on RTE! There are some lovely activities for you to try! https://www.rte.ie/learn/ 

For all my Harry Potter fans, J.K. Rowling has set up a new website called Harry Potter at Home https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home to help make our quarantine magical! The first Harry Potter book is also free to listen to on Audible too! There are also many other stories free to listen to on Audible for kids!

Remember Alex Rider? Why not finish listening to the story at home! You could even practice your handwriting while you listen, just like in the classroom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7gAbgWdzA&list=PL457BFF83CA5D7313

To keep us active and entertained The Body Coach Joe Wicks has fun workouts for kids every morning at 9am and the videos are up on his youtube for you to catch up whenever you want! https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/featured

One of my favourite Art Teachers Cassie Stephens has a blog filled with easy art projects! She did a pirate themed week last week and most of the supplies are things you already have in the home! https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2020-03-31T05:23:00-07:00&max-results=5

If you want to go on a "Virtual" trip over Easter you might like to visit some of these places;
The Louvre Museum https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/ 
Dublin Zoo https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/ 
San Diego Zoo https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
Great wall of China https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Go back in time to 1916 and explore Dublin City during the Rising!   https://dublinrising.withgoogle.com/welcome/

Stay safe and I hope to see you all soon!
Ms. C. Quinn

Dear Parents, 
Although we must take time away from school for the next few weeks do not worry about not having school books or falling behind.

The most important practice your child could do during this time is to learn their tables off by heart and read lots of books! 

This is also a great opportunity for learning life skills at home which are just as important as academics!

I would highly recommend playing board games, card games, jigsaws and doing "make and do" projects together. This is a lovely opportunity to spend quality time that they will remember forever!

I will put up some suggestions below for things fourth can do!
​I would highly recommend the Twinkl website for activities. There are details of how to access the free subscription on the school homepage.

Hopefully we will be back to school before long!
​Ms. C. Quinn

English

  • Read everyday
  • Write a letter/email to a family member
  • Keep a diary/journal
  • Practice handwriting by writing a story
  • Make a comic book strip (templates on twinkl)
  • Answer comprehensions (loads on interesting topics on twinkl)
  • Word-searches (twinkl)
  • Create your own word-search
  • Free audiobooks on youtube
​(Ms. Morley's English group here)

SESE
​(History, Geography, Science)

PE

Fun!

  • Board Games
  • Make your own board games!
  • Draughts/Chess
  • Card Games
  • Charades
  • Jenga
  • Jigsaws
  • Learn a dance routine

Maths

  • Learn timetables off by heart (use a checklist to test your child. If they know them tick it and move on to the ones they don't know)
  • Times tables can be revised by learning a song from youtube, playing maths games online, or using two dice and getting the child to multiply the two numbers they roll together!
  • Numberrock website has lovely maths videos/songs
  • Maths games online to practice various topics.
  • Revise topics such as Time, Money, 2D shapes, 3D shapes, fractions, perimeter and area (twinkl has loads of activities)

Art

Drama

  • Create a play
  • Act out a scene from your favourite book/film
  • Play charades

Life Skills

  • Learn how to tie laces
  • Learn how to bake fairy cakes
  • Learn how to/help prepare simple meals
  • Knowing how to complete basic chores around the house is so important for independence and confidence such as; dusting, sweeping. wiping down table, setting the table, pairing socks, folding clothes, making their bed, tiding their belongings, cleaning windows, emptying the dishwasher
  • Teach their sibling a simple skill

Jersey Day 

3rd Class

'Leipreachán' traps!

The class made traps, hoping to catch a 'leipreachán'!

Active Breaks

Art Work

Merry Christmas!
Wonky Biscuits

'Jack and the Beanstalk' - Christmas Concert