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Suggested Work List - Week Beginning April 27th

26/4/2020

Please click on the file below to download the suggested work list for 3rd and 4th Class for the week beginning April 27th:

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Suggested Work List - Week Beginning April 20th

20/4/2020

Please click on the file below to download the suggested work list for 3rd and 4th Class for the week beginning April 20th:

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Time Capsule Project

3/4/2020

Below is a time capsule project aimed at capturing history and feelings amid this strange time. It is a way to express thoughts and memories as we navigate through these current events. The time capsule has pages like All About Me, How I'm Feeling, My Community, What I Am Doing At Home and Letter To Myself. Pupils can read back over the project in years to come when words like "social distancing" and "cocooning" will be just a distant memory.

Click on this link to download the file:

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Suggested Work - Continued

1/4/2020

1. Art

This task is based on the illustrations that Mary Blair created for the Disney short film The Little House. You will create your own Victorian-style house using geometric shapes as a base for the house, adding on contrasting paper shapes for the main features and will finish off the collages with pen lines to add detail and interest. Use whatever art materials you have at home to complete the house - markers, pens, colouring pencils, pastels, chalk.

Download the files below to help you create the house:

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2. Science (Materials)
Aim: To study the process used to make a hurley, from the ash tree to the finished product

An Camán – The Earliest Hurley
The hurley is mentioned in a number of Irish folk tales, such as that of Setanta, which date from pre-Christian times. Many of these were first written down as far back as the 9th century. Setanta’s stick may have been made of ash, yew or even oak, all of which were used in ancient times to make hurleys. The importance of the player was known by the quality of the hurley and how it was banded. Copper, bronze, silver and even gold were used, depending on the wealth of the hurler.

Suggested Activities
1. Discuss with someone in your house about the name hurl or hurley!
2. There is a short video about hurley making here: youtu.be/6cwszULG20w. Click on the link and watch the video.
3. Draw a story-line showing the process involved in making a hurley from start to finish - include the equipment you would use when making the hurley as well.
4. Write a short story about “The Magic Hurley".

3. English Comprehension

Please download the attached file and read the text about the micro-state of Andorra.

Andorra
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Once you have read the text fully, you can try the below online quiz based on the text. The quiz is timed so please make sure that you have read the text fully before attempting it. The aim of the quiz is to check your understanding of the text. You will need to read the text a number of times before attempting the quiz. When you click on the link, you will be asked to enter a name and then you can start answering the questions. The quiz finishes on Friday, April 3rd at 12pm and it can't be accessed after that point.

Click on this link to start the quiz:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/0470685?challenge-id=dcc950e6-5c53-4d28-bdc4-198d77a7c3d9_1585771061513

Suggested Work List - Continued

1/4/2020

1. English

Write an informal letter to a person you haven't been able to see or visit over the past few weeks (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, family friends). The attached file will show you the layout of the letter - don't forget to include your own address on the top right hand corner of your page along with the date, include paragraphs, check your spelling, grammar and punctuation. Your paragraphs can include what you have been doing over the past few weeks, how you've been helping out at home, advantages and disadvantages of spending so much time at home, the things you are really looking forward to doing once the government restrictions have been lifted.

Don't forget to post your letter as well.

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2. PE

Complete the 200 touches daily challenge, all you need is a ball and a wall. Once you have completed your 200 touches, watch the video in the Tweet below and try some hand-eye coordination drills.

Click on this link to download the 200 touches challenge:

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We're back with an #OffTheCouch skill challenge!

The PE teacher and Longford footballer Micky Quinn has a mix of drills to keep our minds and bodies active! □□

Test your reactions and hand-eye coordination - and if you have kids get them involved too! https://t.co/iFuzrxVzVq pic.twitter.com/B94a0j4sRC
— Off The Ball (@offtheball) March 31, 2020

Suggested Work List - Week Beginning April 27th

Suggested Work List - Week Beginning April 20th

Time Capsule Project

Suggested Work - Continued

Suggested Work List - Continued

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