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.