Hello again everyone! I hope ye all had a nice Easter. Here is work for you to do this fortnight. Remember to try and do a little of each subject every day and keep a routine. It will help in the long run. Please do not get worried about getting all of this done. Just try your best. My email address is claire.lawlor@stjosephsgorey.ie. You can use this to contact me or send me your work. Hope to see ye all soon!
Maths:
Please continue with your Mental Maths as usual.
I hope you are all doing the Daily 10 Mental Maths Challenge on topmarks.co.uk. Click here
We are going to do the Look Back chapter in our Mathemagic for Week 1. Here are the pages. I would suggest doing one page per day.
Remember our subtraction rules and remember to use RUDE for problem-solving. Here is a reminder of them:
For Week 2 we will be moving on to skip counting in 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s. Here are some songs to help you:
Skip counting in 2s click here
Skip counting in 3s click here
Skip counting in 4s click here
Skip counting in 5s click here
Here are the pages from your book. Again, I would suggest doing one page per day.
English:
Please continue with your Jolly Phonics sheets and your Read at Home as normal. Here are the Jolly Phonics sheets for you to print:
The spelling sheets can be found here:
The grammar sheets can be found here:
For reading during Week 1, please read “Where Would You See the Great Wall?” (pages 62 & 63) and “What Can Fossils Tell Us?” (pages 64 & 65) from your Clickety Click. For Week 2, please read “Agree or Disagree? A Debate.”(pages 49-52) in your Clickety Click.
By now you should have finished reading “The Four Rivers” story and the two poems “Good Morning, Mr. Croc-Doco-Dile” and “Moon Music” from your Clickety Click. During Week 1, please complete the following pages of work based on the story:
During Week 2, please complete the following pages based on “Where Would You See the Great Wall?” and “What Can Fossils Tell Us?”
This term we are also going to start our novel “Jasper Goes on Holiday”. During Week 1, we are going to look at the front cover and the contents page. Here is a video, followed by a worksheet to complete. When you’re finished the worksheet, don’t forget to click on submit to send it to me.
The video:
The worksheet can be found here
For Week 2, we’re going to look at the first half of Chapter 1. Here is a video, followed by a worksheet to complete. When you’re finished the worksheet, don’t forget to click on submit to send it to me.
The video:
The worksheet can be found here
World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23 April every year. The #readinghour takes place from 7-8pm on the night. We’re looking forward to it in my house. For more information click visit www.worldbooknight.org
The JCSP Libraries are having their annual DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Challenge on Friday, April 24th at 12pm. For more information including how to register, please click here. I have registered and will be doing the challenge!
SESE:
For Week 1, we are continuing to learn about Africa. Click here for a map of Africa for you to print and colour:
Before Easter you read the story of Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom from your Small World books. There are many more stories about Anansi online and on YouTube. To read another story about Anansi click here.
Please select one of the stories and do a comic strip based on it. You can either draw your own or a template can be found here
Here is a little video about Ghana, a country in Africa. This will help you to answer the worksheet here
For Week 2, we are learning about Ethiopia (an African country) and May Day which is on the 1st of May. For more information on African countries, look up the website https://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php.
For information about May Day traditions in Ireland, you might like to read this article from the Farmers’ Journal, or visit this website.
Here are pages from your workbook to complete:
Gaeilge (Irish):
Please continue with your Fuaimeanna agus Focail. No need to write sentences.
For Bun go Barr this week, please do the following pages:
For page 101, please listen to Track C, put your finger on the words and repeat them. For Track D, listen to the instructions and colour the clothes.
For page 102, please listen to Track E, put your finger on the words and repeat them. Then match the words to the pictures. For Track F, listen to the sentences and say whether they are true (fíor) or false (bréagach) for you.
For Week 2, we are going to listen to the poem a few times. Try saying it with the track.
We are also going to listen to the story of Na Trí Mhuc (Three Little Pigs). Click here for the track. You should look at the poster below whilst listening to the story.
Music & Art:
For Week 1, listen to Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Click here to listen to it. You might like to look at this powerpoint too. Draw/ paint a picture of what you imagined as you listened to the music.
For Week 2, listen to Bring Flowers of the Rarest here. Please click here for the words and a picture for you to colour. Draw/paint a picture of a May Day scene.
Religion:
To date we have been learning the prayers for First Confession. Please continue to revise them daily. We haven’t a new date yet, but we want to be ready when we do. If you’ve lost your sheet you can click here to print and download another one.
We are going to move on to our Prayer Before Communion now. It is on the back of the sheet above, but here is a display poster you could print and stick on the fridge.
When you think you know it, you can print and fill out page one of this worksheet. No cheating!
In school we had been learning about the Mass. We learned about the Introductory Rite and the Liturgy of the Word. The next part of the Mass is the “Preparation of the Gifts”. We give thanks to God for the gifts he has given us in our lives. Here is a video from Grow in Love showing this part of the Mass:
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/178443791″>2.4 Theme 6 Lesson 2 – Mass ‘Preparation of the Gifts'</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/growinlove”>Grow in Love by Veritas</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Even though we cannot attend Mass at the moment, St. Michael’s Church stream Mass live on the church website (www.stmichaelsgorey.ie) at 10am daily. They also broadcast it on the radio on 106FM.
Next month will be May, which is the month of Mary. I will be doing a May altar. You might like to do one at home too. Here is a powerpoint about the May altar.
SPHE:
Practise mindfulness and meditation every day. Every day I would like you to write down two things you are thankful for. Keep a journal of this time.
P.E:
Here are some websites for ideas:
RTE Jr 10@10 can be found here
Joe Wicks has a YouTube channel and does daily workouts for children. You can find his channel here
Mrs. Murphy’s Work:
Continue 1 SNIP per fortnight and make sure to give your child a spelling test weekly on this. Children should use look, say, cover, write and check method. If children are struggling with words play snap using flash cards.
Toe by Toe daily until they get three dots.
Get the children to read daily at their own level, no more than 3 words per page that they can’t say. Ask the children questions based on it to ensure understanding. Pick out high frequency words.
If you child has Lexia or Maths Made Easy on their laptops, get them to do it daily. They should be well able to work away and they will enjoy it!
Addition tables practice is really good for number facts. Try www.arithmetic.zetamac.com
Just do addition tables and change the ranges from 2-12.
Don’t worry if they get stuck, we will be there to help them. If you need any help, don’t hesitate to contact me on orla.murphy@stjosephsgorey.ie