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Suggested Work List - Continued

31/3/2020

 
1. Gaeilge 
  • Mo Theach - Describe your house, the rooms in your house, your garden. Use the present tense. The attached files include some vocabulary to help you - look up any words you don't know. Write the description in your Irish copy. Draw a picture of your house and label it also. 
roi-t-t-20071e-parts-of-a-house-poster-gaeilge-a4.pdf
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sa_bhaile_.pdf
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2. Maths 
  • Money worksheets attached in the files below
roi2-m-330-money-unitary-method-activity-sheets.pdf
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roi2-m-320-value-for-money-activity-sheet.pdf
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  • 5th Class: Multi-step word problems.
Click on this link to start the problems: ie.ixl.com/math/class-5/multi-step-word-problems

  • ​6th Class: Estimate to solve word problems. 
Click on this link to start the problems: ie.ixl.com/math/class-6/estimate-to-solve-word-problems

3. 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. 
Informal Letter Writing
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4. 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 Until April 3rd

29/3/2020

 
Please see suggested work list below for this week. Additional suggestions will be added to this list so please check this page as the week goes on. Pupils are not required to do Mental Maths, Mental English, English Spellings or Irish Spellings this week. Pupils are not expected to do all of this work in one day, the project work should take a couple of days to research and complete. 

Obviously the access pupils have to the internet in order to complete these activities as well as access to printing facilities at home does vary greatly. If pupils are having difficulty accessing or printing any of the material below then please choose a topic that you have information on at home through books and personal experience and complete a project on that topic instead. Pupils are also welcome to complete other tasks/ideas that may be of interest to them this week. 

This is a suggested work list for this week. It is not intended to be exhaustive. 

1. English Comprehension 
  • Please download the attached file and read the text on the traditional Irish potato cake known as Boxty. 
Boxty
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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 Thursday, April 2nd at 12pm and it can't be accessed after that point.  
Click on this link to start the quiz:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/0375667?challenge-id=dcc950e6-5c53-4d28-bdc4-198d77a7c3d9_1585510381896

​2. Geography/History GAA Project 
  1. Explore your local club. When was it founded? When were your club grounds developed?
  2. Check out your club website or any books about your club.
  3. Watch or listen to one of these clips profiling Slaughtneil GAA club in Co Derry (Video) or (Podcast) 
  4. Complete Worksheets 5A, 5B, 5D, 5E (Click on the blue links to access the worksheets). 
  5. Write a letter of thanks to a member of your club who helps the community and post this letter to them 
  6. Complete a project on your club (and your county if possible) using the profile pages (5A and 5B) to help. Use A3/A4 paper or card if you have it at home. If you don't have this type of paper at home then complete it in your SESE copy. 

3. Private Peaceful Class Novel (Task Sheet) 
  • Private Peaceful was set during the First World War. Using the the attached task sheet, research the First World War and complete your own fact file on this period of time.
private_peaceful_-_task_1.docx
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4. Daily Maths Challenge
  • Try this Daily 10 Maths Challenge at home. You can choose the level and topic by clicking on the link below. It's suitable for all classes. Try at least one new maths challenge each day. 
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Click on this link to start the quiz:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

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