Daily Tasks  Spellbound: Week 29 Learn spellings and complete all exercises

(Do this  Go with the Flow: Complete a page daily

every day)  Read at home: Read a page a day starting at pg 98
 Léigh sa Bhaile - continue to read a page a day from pg 98
 Tables: Each day revise your tables from 1-12
Monday English:
 Starlight: Unit 15 Watch the Oral Language video on the blog.
 Starlight: Unit 15A, Read “Read This!” Pg 170,171“
 Look up the meaning of new words: “humour, glimmer, teases,
realistic”
 Make sentences with these new words
 Complete questions A pg 173 (You can answer these orally)

Maths:
 Revise multiplication and division tables 1-12 Learn these off by
heart it will really help you.
 Time- Do you know how to tell the time in the Analogue form?
 Complete pg 35 in Maths Shadow book. Write answers in the
analogue form (5 past 10, 20 to seven). We will only focus on the
analogue way for now.

Gaeilge:
 Revise Teama “An Aimsir”, Listen to the Poster (scéal) section
and ceisteanna. (I recorded this for you. It’s on the blog, or you
can use the online digital resources on folensonline to listen to it.
 Phrases to learn
Cén sórt aimsire atá ann inniu? What is the weather like today?
Tá an aimsir go breá / go dona inniu. The weather is lovely/bad today.
Tá sé ag cur báistí / sneachta. It is raining/snowing.
Tá an ghrian ag taitneamh / ag spalpadh anuas. The sun is
shining/beating down
Tá an ghaoth ag séideadh (go láidir). The wind is blowing

 Irish Spelling: See page included with some Irish spelling

P.E. Follow Joe Wicks P.E. lessons for every morning at 9am on his
YouTube channel.

Watch School hub on RTE @11am! In today’s lesson they are going to
explain about the different types of movies.
Tuesday English:
 Starlight: Unit 15A, Re-read “Read This!” Pg 170,171“
 Look up the meaning of new words: “recommend, invented,
imaginary, clambering”
  Complete questions B pg 173 (You can answer these orally)

Maths:
 Revise multiplication and division tables 1-12
 Revise back over time. Know how to say it in the analogue form,
Check the time throughout the day and remember to say it in the
analogue form.
 Pattern. Complete pg 59 in the Shadow book and Q1 pg 60.

Gaeilge:
 Revise Teama “An Aimsir”, Léigh scéal “Cén sort aimsire atá an
inniu”.
 Try to complete the ceisteanna
Phrases:
Lá grianmhar / scamallach atá ann It’s a sunny/cloudy day
Conas a bhí / bhíonn an aimsir? How was/is the weather
Bíonn an aimsir fuar agus fliuch i rith an gheimhridh.
Gaofar - windy
Tirim - dry
Scamallach - cloudy
Sioc -frost
 Complete part C. pg 125 (you can do this orally)

 Irish Spelling: Next three spellings. Sentences with spelling

Science: Life cycle of the Dandelion

Look at the image of the life cycle of the Dandelion.
Read about the history associated with the flower.
Can you spot some Dandelions in areas where you live?
Find out why the Dandelion is an important flower! Look at the
information on the blog to help you.
Maybe you could grow your own! (optional)

Wednesday English:
 Look up the meaning of new words: “swarmed, information, old-
fashioned”
 Answer questions C pg 173 (Do this orally, you don’t need to write
it out)
 Complete section D pg 174 in copy.

Maths:
 Revise multiplication and division tables up to 12
 Do you know how to read the time in the digital form?
 Compete Q1 + 2 pg 36 in the maths shadow
 Pattern. Complete Q 2+ 3 pg 60 in the Shadow book.
 Gaeilge:
 Revise Teama “An Aimsir”, Listen to Comhrá (See recording on
blog)
 Try to create your own Aimsir report at home. Look at Culra TG4
for ideas.
Bíonn sé Today is ……
Beidh sé It will be (tonight and tomorrow)

 Irish Spelling: See page included with some Irish spelling.

History: The History of Transport

Investigate how travel has changed over the years.
Compare now to years age. List ways people travel to work nowadays
compared to years ago.
Read the history page included in your books pack to help you out. (If
you don’t get your pack till later in the week leave this until Thursday)

Watch School hub on RTE @11am! Today’s lesson is in Maths Area and
Perimeter - (We will be doing Area and Perimeter next week in our
Maths)

Watch School hub on RTE! Today’s lesson is in Geography –Planet Earth

in space
Thursday English:
 Grammar: apostrophes-– We use an apostrophe to show
ownership or possession and when using contractions (hasn’t)
 Complete activity E.

Maths:
 Revise Tables learned 1-12 Multiplication and Division
 If you have received your Busy at maths book by now complete pg
95 to revise time

Gaeilge:
 Grammar: an + h ( very ) an fhuar – very cold, an bheag – very
small
 Complete part E. pg 125
 Practise your weather report. Use some of the new vocabulary
you have learned today.
Bíonn sé Today is ……
Beidh sé It will be (tonight and tomorrow)
  Irish Spelling: See page included with some Irish spelling.

Drama: Perform your own weather report as Gaeilge (Keep it simple, plan
out what you are going to say)

Watch School hub on RTE! Today’s lesson is in Film Studies 2

(Storyboarding)
Friday English:
 Spelling Test (Get someone to ask you the spellings, ensure all
spellbound activities are complete for the week

 Look at F pg 175, Can you write a book review that would

persuade me to read it?

Maths:
 Spend a few minutes getting someone at home to ask you tables.
1-12
 Busy at maths book complete pg 96.
Gaeilge:
Root verb Verbs: See page 127
Past tense: Beir – Grab Clois- hear ith – eat Tabhair- give Tar-come
Rug Chuala D’ith Thug Tháinig
Make up a sentence with each of the verbs in the past tense

 Spelling page: Ask someone at home to ask you the spellings. You
can put them into sentences

Art: What do you think the future of cars/or any mode of travel will
look like? Will cars be able to fly? Will it be automatic? Will it drive
itself?
Design a future mode of transport (car, bike, scooter, skateboard)

Watch School hub on RTE! Today’s lesson is in Science (The skeleton)

There is a good quiz on the RTE home-school hub. You could even test the family!! I
included a link on the blog if you want to try it out. It’s quite short but very doable!!!!

Displaying Project work

http://irishprimaryteacher.ie/famous-people-in-history-art-and-history-display/
Optional- Activities

Reading
 I have setup a class account on Oxford Owl. It has extra reading material
available. https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
The login details are:
Username: dangan3rd
Password: dangan3

Meath County Archive

 Meath county Archive is looking for people to help record the history or
Coronavirus in Meath. They want you to keep a diary, as simple or as detailed as
you like, recording your everyday lived experience in Meath during the pandemic.
You can make it anonymous or personal. We will preserve it forever in our
Archives. (See https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/libraries for more
information)

Create a Time Capsule – See blog for resources and ideas

Free writing ideas

 Diary Entries
 Short story
 Poetry (Limericks, acrostic poems etc)
 Write a letter to a family member or friend