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 Comments are closed.
|
Archives
June 2020
|