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
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Goldfinch
4.
Nettle
5.
Thistle
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FlipaClip
Chloe has been using this app and loves it so much she asked me to let you all know about it too!
It is a drawing tool that layers your pictures so it builds up like a cartoon, i've tried it and it's lots of fun!
You don't need the paid version (which is a little expensive for an app) you can get lots of use out of the free one. Always ask permission before you download anything, have fun!
It is a drawing tool that layers your pictures so it builds up like a cartoon, i've tried it and it's lots of fun!
You don't need the paid version (which is a little expensive for an app) you can get lots of use out of the free one. Always ask permission before you download anything, have fun!
Ciara's May art
Ciara took the same picture of Our Lady and used 2 different techniques on it, they look very different! The first is in lovely pastel shades of colouring while she used coloured paper to make a stained glass window to put on her window for the second. When the sunlight comes through, it will take on the colour of the paper it's being filtered through. I bet it looks super Ciara!
Nature watch!
This week I have asked you to extend your butterfly search to find at least 3 species. Look at them closely and then draw what you remember as carefully as you can. I gave a website last week to help you identify them.
Buttercup:
This is a very common wild flower and used to be used by children to see if you liked butter or not! It was held under a child's chin and if it shone on the skin it meant you liked butter.
Robin run the hedge: you or your family might have a differnet name for this, we used to call it "stickyback" because it stuck to your clothes and the dog always had it caught in his coat!
Buttercup:
This is a very common wild flower and used to be used by children to see if you liked butter or not! It was held under a child's chin and if it shone on the skin it meant you liked butter.
Robin run the hedge: you or your family might have a differnet name for this, we used to call it "stickyback" because it stuck to your clothes and the dog always had it caught in his coat!
Great tit and blue tit
The great tit has a black cap and sings "teacher teacher" while the blue tit has a blue cap and an eye band like Zorro! The high pitched trilling song is often written as "tsee-tsee-tsee-chu-chu-chu".
work outline for this week
10th 15th May
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Spellings: revise weeks 1-3 and get tested on week 4 dictation at the end of the week
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(count up and down in 12s, 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: p149, (1 & 2), p.151 all.
P.153 (1,2)
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.40 read
p.41 A & B, p.43 A & B,
p.45 A
Handwriting: 1 page; take great care and remember upstrokes at the beginning of a
word and kicks at the end.
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Scéal 18: 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.114, B & C (in your Irish copy – there will be a help tutorial
on these questions on Seesaw)
Verb: Críochnaigh (lch 53) 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.
Butterfly: there are 32 different species in Ireland, see can you find more
than 3 different species.
Buttercup
Robin-Run-the-Hedge
Great tit and Blue tit
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