Hi Girls, I hope you and your families are all keeping well. Below is our work for this week. Try your best to complete as much of this week’s work as possible and just email me if you are having any difficulties. Keep up the great work and thanks again for all the fantastic work that you are sending. Please send on your research on the French Revolution from last week and any other work that you would like to share. Please remember to continue watching RTÉ Home School ·RTÉ Home School Hub is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 11AM. ·RTÉ Home School Hub Extra is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 12:00PM and at 4:10PM Maths This week’s maths topic is General Revision (Pg 172-175) Try to complete every question as we have covered these type of questions during the year. Just email me if you have any questions. The following should help · 1000g = 1kg · 1/5kg = 200g · 1/100kg = 10/1000kg = 10g .099kg = 99/1000kg = 99g · On Q.3 on Pg.173 please remember that a pie chart has 360 degrees. As there are 24 children in the class each child represents 15 degrees (360 degrees divided by 24 children) · Remember to calculate perimeter we add all sides · To calculate area we multiply length by width · When given a diameter and asked to calculate radius we just half the diameter · When given a radius and asked to calculate diameter we double the radius · To calculate average we add all the numbers together and divide by the amount of numbers there are. e.g.to calculate the average of 5,6,7& 14 we add 5+6+7+14 = 32 and then divide by 4 = 8 Activities 1) General Revision Pg. 172-175 2) Maths Challenge 79,80,81,82,83 3) Please continue to practice your multiplication and division tables daily English 1) Spellbound Week 35 - Complete all exercises on page 72. This is the last page of your Spellbound but you may have missed some pages during the year. If this is the case, please complete these pages before the end of the school year. 2)This week we will be focusing on letter writing. There are many types of letters, below are a few examples ·Acceptance letter (e.g. accepting a job) ·Apology letter ·Appreciation letter (thank somebody) ·Birthday letter ·Cancellation letter (e.g. cancel a subscription) ·Complaint letter ·Friendship letter ·Invitation letter ·Thank you letter ·Warning letter (e.g. warning an employee for constantly being late for work The layout of a letter depends on what type of letter you are writing. If you are writing to a friend you would use an informal layout. If you are writing a letter to your boss you would use a formal layout. There are examples below of both formal and informal layouts Activity
I would like you to write a letter each day this week choosing a different type each day from the list above. Twinkl.ie has many letter templates and information that may help you. Remember to use language that is suited to the letter you are writing as well as the correct format. If you are writing to a friend you can use words like “Hi”, “Thanks” & “Hope to hear from you soon”. You would not use this type of language when writing a letter to your boss ;) You could also post these letters to your friends and family and ask them to respond 1) Poetry: This week we will be looking at “Sonnet” I would like you to write a Sonnet of your own based on a topic of your choice. There are many examples online as well as the example below that may help you. Please email them to me once you have them completed as I would love to read them. Sonnet Explained A syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a unit. It is usually made up of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. The word "Sonnet" has two syllables: Son-net; the word "introduction" has four syllables: in-tro-duc-tion. English Sonnets are a form of poetry that was created during the renaissance. English sonnets consist of 14 lines; three, four line stanzas accompanied by a two line closing stanza. The rhyming scheme for an English Sonnet is: abab cdcd efef gg This means that the first and third lines of each four line stanza rhyme and the second and fourth lines of each four line stanza rhyme. The two lines of the closing stanza should rhyme as well. Each line of the stanza should have no more and no less than ten syllables. Example of a sonnet: UNAWARE by Kaitlyn Guenther Isolation quickly overwhelms me Begging for forgiveness, a fallen hand Desolation I now begin to see Hanging by a thin thread, a single strand I watch them… Their fears, their misbehaviour Mistreat, abuse…. Completely unaware I am the land, their glorious saviour Someday they will learn to treat me with care I wish they would learn to trust each other To join as one, to stand strong together A bond, a band and a mighty brother Forever as one, a powerful tether You may not know, that fear is their captor So you may not see each special factor 3)Please remember to continue with your daily diary. Just take a minute in the evening to write down what you during the day. 4) Make sure that you are continuing to read every day. Gaeilge folensonline.ie can be accessed free of charge · Continue to watch one program each day on TG4 ·This week we will continue to focus on “Caitheamh Aimsire” (pastimes/hobbies) ·Twinkl.ie has many helpful resources to help you learn a little more about “Caitheamh Aimsire” An Luan – Put the following words into sentences. Each word is a mothúcháin (feeling). In Irish we say that feelings are “on” us. E.g. “Tá brón orm” translated is “Sadness is on me”. We never say “Tá mé brón” (a) bródúil (b) ar bís (c) sona sásta (d) ar buile (e) croíbhriste (f) uaigneach An Mháirt - Abair Liom L133. “F” 1-6 Críochnaigh na habairtí (you may need your dictionary) An Chéadaoin - Abair Liom L134 “G” 1-8 An Aimsir Fháistineach- The Future Tense Use the box above to help you e.g. feic, tú = feicfidh tú Remember your endings for the future tense “faidh” and “fidh”.The ending that you choose is decided by the last vowel in the root word e.g. feic = feicfidh (“i & e” go together as do “a,o & u”) An Déardaoin Abair Liom L135 “H” 1-8 (Use the box above to help) “Roimh” means “before” and “in front of” e.g. Itheann na páistí seacláid roimh an dinnéar = The children eat chocolate before the dinner An Aoine - Abair Liom L136 “J” Use your dictionary to translate this passage. Remember that you will not get a direct translation but do your best to find out what the passage is about. History This week’s topic is Barter, Trade and money. Barter Barter is trading one thing for another without using money. Usually the things that are traded are worth the same amount of money, but no money is used in the trade. Barter is useful when two people each have something the other wants, so they agree on an amount and then swap it. Barter would have been used before money came into use and it is still used today Money
1) In Ireland we now use the Euro. What currency did we use before the Euro? 2) Before the Euro, what were the currencies of the following countries? (a) Spain (b) Germany (c) France (d) Italy (e) Belgium (f)Austria (g) Cyprus (h) Malta (i) Portugal (j) Finland 3) When did we begin using the Euro in Ireland? 4) Research how much 1 Euro would be worth if converted to our “old currency” 5) List 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of using “cash money” 6) List 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of using a debit/ credit card 7) In your opinion which would you prefer to use Barter or Money. Explain your answer Best of luck with your work this week and email me if you are having any difficulties. Remember to continue exercising each day and helping your parents around the house. Take care, M. Murphy Bealtaine 18th-22nd Hi Girls, I hope you and your families are all keeping well. Below is our work for this week. Try your best to complete as much of this week’s work as possible and just email me if you are having any difficulties. Thanks again to everyone for emailing all your great work. I’m really impressed that you are all working so hard. I hope that everyone keeps up the great work as we only have a few week left until the end of this school year. Keep positive and remember to do your best without getting stressed out about it. Please remember to continue watching RTÉ Home School ·RTÉ Home School Hub is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 11AM. ·RTÉ Home School Hub Extra is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 12:00PMand at 4:10PM Maths This week’s maths topic is Chance and Probability (Pg 181-186) Remember, you do not have to complete every question. (twinkl.ie has many activities that may help you to learn a little more. There are also many helpful videos on You Tube e.g. The ESOL Odyssey) Please remember the following.... · Chance is the possibility of something happening e.g. “What’s the chance of it raining today?” · In maths, chance is known as probability · Words like “impossible, unlikely, likely and certain” are used to describe the possibility of something happening ·Probability is often written as a fraction or percentage Activities 1)Record the chance of rain for each day this week in your area e.g. Sunday 4% chance of precipitation 2)The chance of you being born as you is 1 in 400 trillion. What is the chance of the following happening? a) You winning the Irish lotto? b) It snowing on Christmas Day? c) Chance of feeling an earthquake in Ireland (impossible, unlikely, likely and certain) d) Chance of you becoming a millionaire (impossible, unlikely, likely and certain) 3) When tossing a coin for heads of tails, if you start out as heads, there is a 51% chance it will end up on heads. Find a coin and toss it 20 times. Record each time it lands on heads or tails. Multiply each total by 5. This will give you the percentage of heads vs tails. 4) Complete exercises in Planet Maths Pg 181-186 5) Maths Challenge 74,75,76,77,78 6) Please continue to practice your multiplication and division tables daily English 1)Spellbound Week 34 - Complete all exercises on pages 70&71 2) This week we will be focusing on Explanation Text. Explanation Texts are written to explain how something works or the process involved in actions, events or behaviours e.g. “How does a rainbow occur?” I would like you to write x3 Explanation Texts this week on topics of your choice e.g. “Why is the sky blue?” “How is food digested?” “How does a car engine work?” etc. The information below will help you. 3) Poetry: This week we will be looking at “Haiku” A Haiku is a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven and five. These poems are usually based on the natural world. I would like you to write x3 Haikus of your own. There are many examples online but please do not just copy these 3) Please remember to continue with your daily diary. Just take a minute in the evening to write down what you during the day.
4) Make sure that you are continuing to read every day. Gaeilge folensonline.ie can be accessed free of charge · Continue to watch one program each day on TG4 · This week we will continue to focus on “Caitheamh Aimsire” (pastimes/hobbies) Twinkl.ie has many helpful resources to help you learn a little more about “Caitheamh Aimsire” An Luan – Put the following words into sentences. Remember that in Irish we often start with a verb or a timing e.g. Inné, bhí mé ag éisteacht le ceol. (a) Linn snámha (b)cúirt cispheile (c) geansaí spóirt (d) ag súgradh (e) ag éisteacht le ceol (f) ag imirt peil ghaelach (g) bróga peile (h) lá spóirt An Mháirt - Abair Liom L129. H 1-8 An forainm réanhfhoclach “as” Tá mé an-bhródúil as Sean....I am very proud of Sean. Use the information at the top of the page to help you. An Chéadaoin - Abair Liom L130 – Use you dictionary to teanslate the first three sections An Déardaoin Abair Liom L130/131 - Use you dictionary to teanslate the last three sections An Aoine - Abair Liom L131 “A” Ceisteanna 1-9 History This week we will be focusing on the French Revolution. · Remember: A Revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system. · The most obvious difference between the French and American Revolution is the the American Revolution resulted in the newly independant United States, whereas the French Revolution overthrew its own government · The French observed what had happened in the American Revolution and this helped to set the stage for the French Revolution. · Questions 1) Research and record three causes of the French Revolution 2) The Storming of the Bastille occured in Paris on the 14th July 1789. (a) What was the Bastille and (b) Why was this an important event? 3) The guillotine is best know for its use during the French Revolution. What was the guillotine?(x3 facts) 4) Who was Marie Antoinette? Record x3 facts about her/ her life 5) King Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Research and record x5 facts about him/ his life 6) What were the results of the French Revolution? X3 facts 7) What is The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen? Best of luck with your work this week and email me if you are having any difficulties. Remember to continue exercising each day and helping your parents around the house. Take care, M. Murphy Hi Girls, I hope you are all well. I also hope you got through the work from last week without too much difficulty. Try your best to complete as much of this week’s work as possible and just email me if you are having any difficulties. Thank you to everyone for emailing all your great work. It’s fantastic to see everyone working so hard and I’m very impressed with all the projects. Keep up the great work and remember to do your best without getting stressed out about it. You should continue watching RTÉ Home School ·RTÉ Home School Hub is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 11AM. ·RTÉ Home School Hub Extra is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 12:00PMand at 4:10PM Maths This week’s maths work is based on Capacity (Pg 176-180) Remember, you do not have to complete every question. (twinkl.ie and scoilnet.ie have many activities that may help you to learn a little more about capacity) Please remember the following.... ·Capacity is the maximum amount that something can contain ·We measure the volume of liquids, but the capacity of containers · 1l=1000ml · 1/2l=500ml · 1/4l=250ml · 1/5l=200ml · 1/10l=100ml · 1/100l=10ml Activities 1)Find the and record the capacity of x10 containers in your home (pay attention to liters, mililitres and fluid ounces) 2)In America, litres and mililitres are not used. Fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts and gollons are used. a) How many ml. in 1 fluid ounce (fl oz)? b) How many ml. in 1 cup? c) How many ml. in 1 pint? d) How many ml. in 1 quart? e) How many l. in 1 gallon? (Google “commoncoresheets capacity” to learn more) 3)Complete exercises in Planet Maths Pg 176-180 (Pay particular attention to the written questions in this chapter) 4) Maths Challenge 69,70,71,72,73 5) Please continue to practice your multiplication and division tables daily English 1) Spellbound Week 33 - Complete all exercises on pages 68&69 2) Poetry – This week we will be looking at a very famous poem by Robert Frost called The Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. The Road Not Taken" is a poem that allows the reader to think about choices in life, whether to follow the path that most people take or choose your own path and go it alone. If life is a journey, this poem highlights those times in life when a decision has to be made. Which way will you go? Questions a) What is the main theme of the poem? b) What do you think is the central message of the poem? c) How do the two roads differ? d) What is the mood in this poem? (happy, sad, thoughtful etc.) e) What is the symbolism of "The Road Not Taken?" (symbolism is the use of an object to represent something deeper) f) Which road would you take? Why? g) Life is full of decisions. Give one example from your own life of a time that you had an important decision to make. Are you happy with that decision now? Would you change it if you could? h) Is it better to always follow what everyone else is doing as opposed to choosing your own path? i) Research Robert Frost and record 5 interesting facts about him. (e.g. about his life, poetry etc.) 3)This week we will be researching “The job I would like to do in the future”. (I would like you to write a minimum of one page) As you may be doing this job for a long time, it is important to know as much about it as possible. The following questions will help you. a) What job would you like to do when you are older? Why? b) How did you decide on this job? c) What college will you have to study in? (e.g. to become a teacher you could study at St. Patrick’s College in Dublin, Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Froebel, Marino, Hibernia or Church of Ireland College of Education) d) How many points in your Leaving Cert will you need to attend this college? (Google “cao points 2019”) e) How many years will you have to study f) How many hours a week will you be expected to work? g) What will be you starting salary? (how much will you get paid once you start work?) h) What would you do if you discovered that you did not like your job once you had started? 3) Please remember to continue with your daily diary. Just take a minute in the evening to write down what you during the day. 4) Make sure that you are continuing to read every day. Gaeilge folensonline.ie can be accessed free of charge · Continue to watch one program each day on TG4 · This week we will be focusing on “Caitheamh Aimsire” (pastimes/hobbies) Twinkl.ie has many helpful resources to help you learn a little more about “Caitheamh Aimsire” An Luan – Put the following words into sentences. Remember that in Irish we often start with a verb e.g. Bhí mé ag imirt leadóg inné. (a) Ag seinm ceoil (b) leadóg (c) cispheil (d) rugbaí (e) ag marcaíocht (f) camógaíocht (g) sacar (h) ag snámh An Mháirt - Abair Liom L125 “B” 1-9 (use your dictionary and try your best) An Chéadaoin - Abair Liom L126 “C” Translate Comhrá An Déardaoin Abair Liom L127 “E” Ceisteanna 1-5 An Aoine - Abair Liom L128 “G” 1-8 (remember that the last vowel in the root word will determine the ending that is used e.g. déanfaidh “ie”& “aou”) History This week we will be focusing on the American Revolution. · A Revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system · The American Revolution was the war in which Great Britain’s American colonies won their independence. The colonies became a new country, the United States. Questions 1) When did the American Revolution begin and end? 2) What did the American colonies rebel against? 3) How many American colonies were part of the revolution? 4) What is “The Declaration of Independance”? (5 points) 5) What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence? 6) Who was the first president of the United States? 7) What type of government did the new country of the United States form? 8) Research “The Boston Tea Party” and record 7 facts. Best of luck with your work this week and email me if you are having any difficulties. Remember to continue exercising each day and helping your parents around the house. Take care, M. Murphy Bealtaine 5th-8th
Hi Girls, I hope you and your families are keeping well. As Monday will be a bank holiday, this week’s work is only set for Tuesday to Friday. I hope you got through the work from last week's without too much difficulty. Try your best to complete as much of this week’s work as possible but do not get stressed out about it and email me if you are having any difficulties. I would appreciate if you could take pictures of your Environmental Awareness projects and Interviews and email them to me if possible. You should continue watching RTÉ Home School ·RTÉ Home School Hub is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 11AM. ·RTÉ Home School Hub Extra is on RTÉ2 Monday to Friday at 12:00PM and at 4:10PM Maths This week’s maths work is based on Lines and Angles Pg.62-66. You do not have to complete every question. We have already learned how to use a protractor (Google “tenmarks protractor”) and we are familiar with the different types of angles. Please revise the following · Acute(1-89 degrees), right (90 degrees) obtuse (91-179 degrees) straight (180 degrees) and reflex (181-359 degrees) ·To calculate how many degrees in a given reflex angle remember to subtract the value of the corresponding acute or obtuse angle from 360 degrees (Google “edplace.com reflex angles”) ·In order to calculate the degrees in the movement of a clock (e.g. the clock hand moving from 1 o’clock- 2 o’clock), divide 360 degrees by 12. This means that each movement will be 30 degrees. With this in mind, if it is 4 o’ clock, it will make an angle of 120 degrees. (30 degrees x4 movements =120 degrees) ·Remember that there are 180 degrees in every triangle. If one angle is 40 degrees and another is 80 degrees, how do we calculate the third angle? We must add both angles together and subtract from 180 degrees. The other angle is 60 degrees. (40+80=120 then 180-120=60) ·Remember that if you have lines joining a straight angle (180 degrees) you must add the angles together and subtract from 180 degrees · Maths Challenge 65,66,67,68 · Please continue to practice your multiplication and division tables daily English 1) Spellbound Week 32 (Revision weeks 25-31) – Complete all exercises on pages 66&67 2) Poetry – This week we will be looking at a poem by a famous Irish poet named William Butler Yeats. The poem is called “When You Are Old” When You Are Old - By William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. The Meaning "When You Are Old" is very much influenced by Greek Mythology. It talks about the legend of Helen of Troy which got Yeats inspired. He actually wrote the poem for a girl named Maud Gonne who he loved. The speaker in the poem is an anonymous man (we don't know who he is) who expresses his deep love for a lady that has been rejecting his advances The speaker asks the girl he loves to see herself in the future when her beauty will fade as she gets old. He’s saying all these just to get her attention. The central theme of the poem is love. The poet tries to portray his love for a lady who has always rejected his advances. In the real life, many men and women go through the same situation. Some ladies keep rejecting men’s advances even when it’s clear that the men are deeply in love (and vice versa) Questions
(3) Interviews – To continue improving our interview skill, this week we will be focusing on “body language” A huge percentage of what we say in non-verbal (we do not speak it) Research has suggested that 93% of human communication is conveyed through body language. I would like you to research and record 5 tips to help you to keep your body language positive. (e.g. use eye contact) 4) Please remember to continue with your daily diary. Just take a minute in the evening to write down what you during the day. 5) Make sure that you are continuing to read every day. Gaeilge folensonline.ie can be accessed free of charge 1) Continue to watch one program each day on TG4 2) Each day this week, continue to watch the weather as Gaeilge on TG4. Do your best to continue to record three points each day e.g. Beidh an aimsir go deas Twinkl.ie has many helpful resources to help you learn a little more about “An Aimsir” An Mháirt - Abair Liom L.119 – Na céimeanna comparáide (making comparisons) “I” 1-7 An Chéadaoin- L.120 Léigh an plean agus an dán faoin sneachta (Read the plan and poem about snow) Based on this complete “L” -An Ghaoth (the wind) and “M” – An bháisteach (The rain) An Déardaoin – L.122 “A” In this passage you will need to fill in the words from above. Before you do this you will need to change the words into the future tense (An Aimsir Fháistineach)There is help on this below. (1)Glan- Glanfaidh (2)Cuir- Cuirfidh (3)Féach- Féachfaidh (4)Éist- Éistfidh (5)Imir- Imeoidh (6)Ceannaigh- Ceannóidh (7)Tosaigh- Tosóidh (8)Cabhraigh-Cabhróidh (9)Bailigh-Baileoidh (10)Éirigh- Éireoidh An Aoine – L.123 “C” Match the words with opposite meanings (you may need your dictionaries) e.g. dorcha(dark)- geal (bright) Science This week we continue to focus on Environmental Awareness and Care. ·Desertification is the process by which fertile land becomes a desert. Please research and record your answers to the following questions (a) Find three main causes of desertification (b) Give three locations where desertification has occurred (c) Give three ways in which desertification can be prevented (d) What impact does desertification have on humans? (e) How are global warming and desertification linked? Best of luck with your work this week and email me if you are having any difficulties. Remember to continue exercising each day and helping your parents around the house. Take care, M. Murphy |
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