Hello 4^th Class and Parents,

Hope you are all doing well. I want to say a huge thank you for all the work that you are all doing at home and thank you to those sending pictures via Aladdin Connect. It is great to hear from you and to see you all working so hard.

Our class page is now up on the school website and it is a great way for us to share news and see what our friends have been up to. Check it out if you haven’t yet at: http://www.naascns.ie/muinteoir-norahs-class-2/

This week we are doing a whole school Art Project called Heroes in Our Community. We are going to create a gallery for this work on the school website and please keep your original artwork so we can display it in the school when we are back.

If you haven’t access to Aladdin Connect, you can email any work the students are proud of and would like to share to the email admin@naascns.ie.

Best wishes,

M. Norah

Monday, 18^th May 2020

Maths

Capacity.

This week we are going to learn about capacity. What does capacity mean?

Capacity is the amount of liquid that a container holds.

Have a look at the PowerPoint attached to help you recall how to read the amount of liquid in a measuring jug.

We measure capacity in millilitres (ml) and litres (l). Remember that 1000ml = 1litre.

This week I would like you to carry out a capacity kitchen hunt by estimating and measuring the capacity of different containers in your kitchen. Please see attached Capacity Kitchen Hunt Worksheet in PDF and Word or you can do your own with whatever you can find in the kitchen (ask permission first please from an adult). If you don’t have something on the list, that’s OK, just choose something else. Perhaps you can look in your fridge to see what one litre looks like. Maybe your milk or orange juice is in a one litre container?

Mental Maths. Week 28 Monday.

English

Read for 20 minutes from any book or story you have at home.

Make a list of any new words you come across, then look them up in a dictionary and write the meaning(s) beside the word.

Once you have finished reading can you write a brief summary of the story so far or draw a picture showing a scene from the story.

Spelling Sheet. Please find this week’s spelling sheet attached.

Words Ending in <-ary>.

Learn spellings 1-6. Look up the meaning if you don’t know the word and put them into a sentence: literary, primary, solitary, diary, library, glossary.

Irish

Caitheamh Aimsire – Pastimes/Hobbies

Féach ar an gceacht a rinne mé anseo: Watch the lesson I made here

https://www.loom.com/share/d57d13097f1746e2812712cb351fa1f0

Freagair an cheist. Answer the question.

Cad is maith leat a dhéanamh mar chaitheamh aimsire? What hobbies do you like to do?

Is maith liom bheith _________.

Tarraing pictiúr díot féin. Draw a picture of yourself.

https://www.focloir.ie/ is an excellent online dictionary if you want to look up any words.

Visual Arts

Heroes in Our Community

Have you heard of the famous British street artist Banksy? His identity is very mysterious – nobody knows who he is. Banksy surprised staff at a hospital in England recently by giving them this painting on a hospital wall.

Read the article at the link below and look at the painting: https://streetartnews.net/2020/05/banksy-painting-for-saints-nhs-tribute.html

Task: Think about who the heroes are in our community and create a picture of them. No need to finish your work today. Take your time and when you are ready please take photographs of your work and send via Aladdin Connect or email to admin@naascns.ie

Make sure you keep your original artwork as we are going to display them in the school when we are back!

Also, if anyone is interested there is a competition that you might want to apply to which is based on the theme “Not all Superheroes wear capes”. Details are at the link below:

“Not all superheroes wear capes, some wear scrubs and gowns” An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar

Tuesday, 19^th May 2020

Maths

Capacity

Looking at your Capacity Kitchen Hunt results can you answer the following questions:

What object held the most liquid?
What object held the least liquid?
Can you calculate the difference between the estimate and the actual measurement for each object?
What is the capacity of 4 times the smallest capacity you found?
What is the sum of the smallest capacity and the largest capacity?

Mental Maths: Week 28 Tuesday.

English

My Read at Home page 94 Storm – Questions 1-5.

Series: My Read at Home

Title: My Read at Home Book 4

Available at: https://www.cjfallon.ie/

Spellings. Learn spellings 7-12. Look up the meaning and put them into a sentence: ordinary, necessary, imaginary, dictionary, temporary, vocabulary.

Complete the activities on the Spelling Sheet. Put the words on the spelling sheet into alphabetical order.

DEAR Time.

Irish

Caitheamh Aimsire

We use the réamhfhocal ‘le’ when we say we like something.

Mar shample, for example

Is maith liom (I like)

Is maith leat (you like)

Is maith leis (he likes)

Is maith léi (she likes)

Is maith linn (we like)

Is maith libh (you like – plural)

Is maith leo (they like)

liom (mé), leat (tú), leis (sé), léi (sí), linn (sinn), libh (sibh), leo (said)

Bí ag Léamh agus Líon na Bearnaí.

Open the attached Caitheamh Aimsire Task PDF and read the story and then write the sentences out with the correct form of the word. (No need to print).

If you cannot access, please make up your own sentences. Mar shampla

Is maith léi ag snámh. She likes swimming.

SESE

The Sun.

You can access your Small World Geography and Science Book here https://www.cjfallon.ie/

Important Notice will tell you to click here on the page offering you free access to the books.

You will then see a table with different columns.

From the left-hand side tick Primary > 4^th Class > SESE > Small World > Small World – Fourth Class Geography and Science.

Read the chapter The Sun from page 100-103 and try and answer some of the questions on page 104 Questions A, B and C.

Design and Make a Sun Dial.

When sunlight cannot pass through an object, a shadow is created. Go outside at different times of the day and investigate where the shadows are around our home (as permission first).

Try the challenge to design and make a sun dial. You will need: pebbles, long stick and marker.

Method

Push a long straight stick down into the ground
At each hour during the day, mark the position of the sun’s shadow with pebbles.
You could write the time on each pebble.

Send in a picture of your sun dial!

Do you remember you experiment we did in school with our potato in the box? We were hoping to find out if the roots would grow towards the light coming from the hole in the box. Can you predict what it will be like? When I can go into school, I will have a look for us and report back!

Wednesday, 20^th May 2020

Maths

Capacity.

Try some capacity questions.

Please find the Capacity Maths Worksheets attached in PDF and Word. There are lots of questions here so just do as much as you want to.

Mental Maths. Week 28 Wednesday.

English

Film Review.

Task: To write a review of a film you have seen recently.

You can use the Film Review Template attached if you like or do your own. Please add pictures of a scene in the film or your favourite character. I look forward to reading your reviews.

In your review you should try and include:

the title of the film, the year it was made and who directed it.
- included the genre of film (for example, comedy, adventure, action, science fiction, historical, western).
- mention some of the key characters by name.
- who you think would like the film.
- give a summary of the plot without giving away the ending.
- give your opinion on the film.
- used powerful adjectives and adverbs to add further detail.
- Mention the strengths and weaknesses of the film.

Spellings. Learn spellings 13-18. Look up the meaning and put them into a sentence: itinerary, secretary, hereditary, anniversary, evolutionary, complementary.
DEAR Time.

Irish

Play a game of Deir Ó Grádaigh using some of the new words you have learnt.

Try and do 60 minutes of exercise today.

Design your own workout. You could include some jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, jogging on the spot, walking on the spot, knee lifts etc.

Go for a jog/walk (with adult supervision)

Skip or Dance.

Do your favourite GoNoodle Videos available at: https://family.gonoodle.com/ like Run the Red Carpet!

Thursday, 21^st May 2020

Maths

Capacity.

Have a go at solving the problem here:

https://nrich.maths.org/5979

If you want to try more word problems, there are plenty of questions on the attached Capacity Word Problems Worksheet in Word or PDF.

Mental Maths: Week 28 Thursday

English

Grammar Work – Changing a Statement into a Question.

Today we are learning to turn statements into questions by moving the auxiliary verb to the beginning of the sentence.

Watch the short video I made here:

https://www.loom.com/share/6f8f6241377d442f9c3a09329290cd9f

Complete the Changing a Statement into a Question Worksheet attached.

Extension Activity: Use the words from this week’s spellings sheet to write some statements using auxiliary verbs. Then make each one a question by moving the auxiliary verb to the beginning and replacing the full stop with a question mark.

Spellings. Revise all your spellings.
DEAR Time

Irish

Léitheoireacht. Reading

Read Camógaíocht page 80 in your book Léigh sa Bhaile and answer the questions 1-5.

If you have internet access, I would recommend going onto https://www.cjfallon.ie/ where you can access Léigh sa Bhaile.
You will see Important Notice on the homepage offering you free access to the books. You will then see a table with different columns.
From the left-hand side tick Primary > 4^th Class > Gaeilge > Léigh sa Bhaile > Léigh sa Bhaile Leabhar 4 > and then in the final resource column, if you untick the online book it will bring up the option for audio. You can access the mp3 audio recording of the comprehensions.
I would encourage children to listen to the recording a few times whilst following the text, then read along and finally read independently.

SPHE

Mindfulness and Breathing.

This week we are going to learn think about our breathing and how our breath can help us with our emotions for example, breathing can help us to relax.

We will do the first 3 breathing activities followed by a guided visualisation The End of the Rainbow.

Please find attached 1-3 Breathing Activities PDF with the information of the Breathing Activities.

Elephant Breathing
Sun Breathing
Take 5 Breathing

Once you have tried them complete a reflection journal. Please find the template attached Reflection Sheet (no need to print – use as a guide).

Please click on the link for the Guided Visualisation: The End of the Rainbow. Anyone can try this at home.

Friday, 22^nd May 2020

Maths

Capacity

Click on the link to the 4^th Class Who wants to be a Millionaire Capacity Quiz!

https://www.loom.com/share/893c3850c81e47d39e581f5f3aea8090

Mental Maths: Week 28 Friday

English

Don’t Say It!

Have a go at the game Don’t Say It! You can use the PowerPoint attached or make up your own game. Write down the name of an object and see if you can describe it without saying what it’s called – can someone guess what it is you are trying to describe?

Dear Time.

Gaeilge agus Ceol

An t-amhrán – Beidh Aonrach Amárach
Bígí ag canadh!
Watch the short video I made here and sing along!

https://www.loom.com/share/ee1a7fbec42546e68f56a04abf91d3f8

Drama

Write a script to a short scene from a film you have seen (maybe the film you reviewed).

Who are the characters in the scene? Where are they? What are they saying to each other? What is it they want?

Use puppets or toys to act out the scene you have written.

Other ideas for activities (as previously posted):

Creative Writing Games and Story Prompts: Super videos and activities here atBright Sparks Creative Bursts created by Sarah Webb and supported by the Museum of Literature Ireland. Available at: https://moli.ie/learning/bright-sparks-creative-bursts/

Mental Maths Games: You can practice your tables by setting yourself challenges at the following link: https://coolsciencelab.com/math_magician.html

Another website that you can use to set yourself mental maths challenges is at: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Irish: Duolingo. Improve your Irish and learn some new words and revise words you already know at: https://www.duolingo.com/course/ga/en/Learn-Irish You can download the App onto a device.

You can watch cartoons and play Irish games on Cúla4 available at: https://www.cula4.com/ga/feach/ and https://www.cula4.com/ga/cula4-na-nog/baile/ There is also an App you can download onto a device.

Mindfulness videos: GoNoodle have some great mindfulness videos on their channel FLOW available at: https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/flow some suggestions are Rainbow Breath, Let’s Unwind, Bring it Down and Melting.

Music: Dabbledoo Music have free online content for parents and students to access at home available at: https://dabbledoomusic.com/p/parents You will need to create a free account to enrol and access the content if you are interested.

Learn how to play chess: Teacher’s Promoting Chess are uploading videos onto their Twitter Page available at: https://twitter.com/Ficheall_ie You do not need a Twitter account to access.

Handwriting: Practice your handwriting by writing out the lyrics to your favourite song or a poem. Here is the link to your handwriting book where you can check your letter formation https://educateplus.ie/ppresource/just-handwriting-4th-class-cursive

Housework: Why not ask your parents if there are any jobs you can help with around the house. Can you do the dishes? Load the dishwasher? Make the beds? Sweep the floor? Help with some gardening? Set the table?