All the boys and girls wore blue last Friday to support the Cavan team on Saturday. We had learned this song and now seemed a great time to sing it! John Joe was captain of Cavan many years ago and we won the All-Ireland twice during his captaincy!
Up Cavan!
We all wore blue today to show support for Cavan in the All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin tomorrow!
Rosary Beads
Sofia's mother teaches in the Polish school and the pupils made their own sets of rosary beads. Sofia brought in some to show us today!
Norah Patten
On Thursday, we joined a Zoom talk given by scientist and astronaut, Norah Patten. Norah is from Mayo.
Norah Patten was 11 years of age when she visited NASA on a family trip to the United States. From that moment on she was hooked on all things space! Norah was on a mission: she wanted to learn everything she possibly could about space exploration, rockets, and how she could someday become an astronaut.
4th class had plenty of questions about space and we have been finding out more information since this talk. We might just have a Cavan astronaut in the making in our room!
Have a look at this website from the European Space Agency which has videos on how astronauts eat, sleep etc. in space.
Optical illusions
We have been looking at optical illusions in class.
Follow this link to experiment with some!
Here is a little experiment to prove that light travels in straight lines.
https://www.scoilnet.ie/go-to-post-primary/science/physics/light/rays/
Arty 4th class!
4th class love to draw, paint and craft.
Here, Shania, Reem, Zlata and Emma show us what they have been working on.
Beautiful work, girls!
Lighthouses
We listened to "The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch" and "The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea" in class.
We looked at a map of Ireland and found locations of lighthouses around the coast.
We watched a short video about a lighthouse keeper's day. We also read a little about Grace Darling and her father, who was a lighthouse keeper. They saved several sailors during a violent storm when their ship was destroyed.
Kayla and Emma made models of lighthouses at home!
Peter and the Wolf
4th class have been listening to the story, "Peter and the Wolf", a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.
It is a "symphonic fairy tale for children".
The narrator tells a children's story, while the orchestra illustrates it.
Listen and watch the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's performance.
Clodagh's crafts!
Clodagh has been using her time very artistically, she has been sewing, making, tie-dying and now she is latch-hooking as well as starting to grow her own vegetables!
Let us know how they grow Clodagh!
Water Safety
This is very important, and as we are getting holidays and restrictions are lifting, many of us will go for a swim either to pools, lakes or the seaside.
Knowing about water saftey will help keep you safe and maybe give you some skills in helping those around you too.
Never go into water after someone in difficulty, get help, reassure them and talk to them, encouraging them to calm down and try to swim to shore.
Please take the time to go through this with your family.
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Aimee's dance routine
One of the suggested projects was to make up a dance routine and our own champion dancer came up this! Super work Aimee, really interesting dance style!
Cormac's Titanic model!
Look at this model of the Titanic that Cormac made. He put wonderful detail into this, great job Cormac!
work for this week
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June 2nd -5th
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Spellings: revise weeks 13-15
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Tables: revise all
Knowing your tables is essential in
maths, it is expected that 5th class children know them very well
so spend some time on them daily.
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Reading: 20 mins daily: please take the quiz when you
have finished your book
you can also do non-fiction
articles on the Renaissance website
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Busy at
Maths p.174 (review page)
Mental Maths: 1 test daily
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English in Practice: 1 test per day
Please use your dictionary for any words you do
not know
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Irish:
Scéal “ag róthaíocht: listen to me reading it.
Scríobh: p.35
Duolingo: 50 xp target set for Friday
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Killygarry in flight!
Enda's grandfather took this picture of a moth in Kildare, he calls it the Killygarry butterfly!
After some research, Enda's mother discovered that it is a cinnabar moth.
One of the differences between moths and butterflies is that butterflies are generally diurnal (active in the daytime) and moths are nocturnal (active at night) but of course there are exceptions and some butterflies fly late and most moths fly in the daytime!
Have a look at this link to learn more,
Thanks to Enda, his mammy and granddad!
Aisling is Wicked!!
Aisling and her older sister Brianna entered a costume competition with Bord Gais where you had to dress up as a character from a musical.
They dressed up as characters from "Wicked" and found out this morning that they won!
They now have a year-long family pass to every musical, and to top it off, they will be on Ireland A.M tomorrow morning at 8.30a.m.
Aisling says: "we made the backdrop by getting a tablecloth and painted a clock on, then with paper we made buildings. For my costume we got an old skirt and old top and then put on pieces of black crepe paper and then added some different colours of paint. We made small paper fans for the top and used strips of crepe paper then we made a witch out of card and we had a broom stick in the house that we used. Finally for the cape we used a bin bag. For my sister's costume she wore a blue dress that my mother wore for our uncle's wedding. We then added on some sleeves of tuile which we got from an old dress-up costume, then we had to get a wig for Brianna. We then made a necklace out of these styrofoam balls, cut them in half and put gems and glitter on it, then we used the other half for the wand. For the wand we used a wand we already had and added the the half of the ball and added gems and glitter again. We cut out pieces of paper, coloured them blue, added glitter, stuck them on, then wrapped the wand in silver pipe cleaners. Then we found an old crown and stuck gems on again a lot of glitter and gems as you can see. I went as Elphaba and Brianna went as Glinda.
They dressed up as characters from "Wicked" and found out this morning that they won!
They now have a year-long family pass to every musical, and to top it off, they will be on Ireland A.M tomorrow morning at 8.30a.m.
Aisling says: "we made the backdrop by getting a tablecloth and painted a clock on, then with paper we made buildings. For my costume we got an old skirt and old top and then put on pieces of black crepe paper and then added some different colours of paint. We made small paper fans for the top and used strips of crepe paper then we made a witch out of card and we had a broom stick in the house that we used. Finally for the cape we used a bin bag. For my sister's costume she wore a blue dress that my mother wore for our uncle's wedding. We then added on some sleeves of tuile which we got from an old dress-up costume, then we had to get a wig for Brianna. We then made a necklace out of these styrofoam balls, cut them in half and put gems and glitter on it, then we used the other half for the wand. For the wand we used a wand we already had and added the the half of the ball and added gems and glitter again. We cut out pieces of paper, coloured them blue, added glitter, stuck them on, then wrapped the wand in silver pipe cleaners. Then we found an old crown and stuck gems on again a lot of glitter and gems as you can see. I went as Elphaba and Brianna went as Glinda.
Bumblebees
bumblebee-identification
There are 20 types of bumblebee in Ireland, some very common and some are endangered. Look closely at the next one you see and try to remember distinctive traits.
A bumblebee can sting but it is very unlikely, they are not aggressive and only do so if they feel their life is in danger, so don't upset them!
4th class work outline for this week
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25th – 29th
May
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Spellings: revise weeks 9-11 do dictation on week 8 at the end of the week
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Tables: revise all
Use a pack of cards if you have one
to test yourself, or use the virtual link
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Reading: 20 mins daily: you can also do non-fiction articles on the
Renaissance website (aim to get 3 done
this week)
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Busy at
Maths: p.167
p.169 Q.2 p.170 Crack the Code
Mental Maths: 1 test daily
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English in Practice: 1 test per day
Use your dictionary for any words
you do not know
Treasury D: p.57, 58, 59
(these can be done orally or audio
recording of answers sent to me)
Handwriting: 1 page; take great care and remember upstrokes at the beginning of a
word and kicks at the end.
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Irish:
Scéal 20: I will upload a video of me reading the story. Read with me daily
and practice reading out loud and upload a recording on Seesaw of 1 page of
the story by the end of the week. Do
not send it to me until you have practiced it for several days.
Scríobh: p.127 (in your Irish copy – there will be a help tutorial on these
questions on Seesaw)
Verb: Tosaigh A.C and A.L (There will be a clip on Seesaw with me to practice
pronunciation)
Duolingo: 50 xp target set for Friday
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 SESE:
Look out for the following this
week: try to observe as closely as possible and draw a detailed picture or
take a photo without disturbing them.
1.
Butterfly: there are 32 different species in Ireland, see can you find different
species.
2. Bumble bee
3. Chiff chaff (bird)
4. Oak tree
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Pressed flowers
Here's a nice indoor activity since it's so windy and rainy out!
Pressed flowers are a lovely way to explore the diversity of plants and learn about the many different wildflowers in Ireland.
What you need:
Flowers
Kitchen roll
Heavy book
For bookmarks (optional): Strong paper or cardboard, scissors, ruler, pencil, glue, laminator or Sellotape, markers, paint or colouring pencils
What to do:
1. Collect a variety of flowers.
2. Put the flowers face up on a sheet of kitchen towel. Make sure it’s the flower is pressed flat onto the kitchen towel but not damaged.
3. Cover the flower with a second kitchen towel. You now have a ‘flower sandwich’.
4. Take a heavy book, open it somewhere in the middle and put the ‘flower sandwich’ between the pages.
5. Carefully close the book.
6. Leave for a week or longer.
7. Check if your flower has dried and is pressed flat. Only take the flower out of the book and kitchen towel once it has dried up completely.
8. You can now use the pressed flower as decoration or you can create an artwork such as a bookmark.
Pressed flowers are a lovely way to explore the diversity of plants and learn about the many different wildflowers in Ireland.
What you need:
Flowers
Kitchen roll
Heavy book
For bookmarks (optional): Strong paper or cardboard, scissors, ruler, pencil, glue, laminator or Sellotape, markers, paint or colouring pencils
What to do:
1. Collect a variety of flowers.
2. Put the flowers face up on a sheet of kitchen towel. Make sure it’s the flower is pressed flat onto the kitchen towel but not damaged.
3. Cover the flower with a second kitchen towel. You now have a ‘flower sandwich’.
4. Take a heavy book, open it somewhere in the middle and put the ‘flower sandwich’ between the pages.
5. Carefully close the book.
6. Leave for a week or longer.
7. Check if your flower has dried and is pressed flat. Only take the flower out of the book and kitchen towel once it has dried up completely.
8. You can now use the pressed flower as decoration or you can create an artwork such as a bookmark.
Lauren has been busy!
Look at all the things that Lauren has been doing!
She has been baking, sewing and helping to save turf for winter.
Well done Lauren, you really look like you are enjoying yourself.😀
She has been baking, sewing and helping to save turf for winter.
Well done Lauren, you really look like you are enjoying yourself.😀
4th class work for the week
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18th -22nd
May
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Spellings: revise weeks 5-7 do dictation on week 8 at the end of the week
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Tables: x 9
(count up and down in 9s, time
yourself at the end of the week (use the clock, an online timer or phone)
Use a pack of cards if you have one
to test yourself, or use the virtual link
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Reading: 20 mins daily: you can also do non-fiction articles on the
Renaissance website (aim to get 3 done
this week)
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Busy at
Maths: p.158, (weight) p.160, 162 (area)
Video on Seesaw to explain these further
Mental Maths: 1 test daily
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English in Practice: 1 test per day
Use your dictionary for any words
you do not know
Treasury D: p.46
P42 A. p.48 C , p.49 A, B & C
(these can be done orally or audio recording of answers sent to me)
Handwriting: 1 page; take great care and remember upstrokes at the beginning of a
word and kicks at the end.
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Irish:
Scéal 19: I will upload a video of me reading the story. Read with me daily
and practice reading out loud and upload a recording on Seesaw of 1 page of
the story by the end of the week. Do
not send it to me until you have practiced it for several days.
Scríobh: p.120, B & C (in your Irish copy – there will be a help tutorial
on these questions on Seesaw)
Verb: Eirigh (lch 59) A.C and A.L (There will be a clip on Seesaw with me to
practice pronunciation)
Duolingo: 50 xp target set for Friday
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SESE:
Look out for the following this
week: try to observe as closely as possible and draw a detailed picture or
take a photo without disturbing them.
1.
Butterfly: there are 32 different species in Ireland, see can you find different
species.
2.
Herb Robert
3.
Goldfinch
4.
Nettle
5.
Thistle
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