This is it... the last week of 3rd class! 

We cannot believe we are almost finished school for the summer. What a year it has been - from moving to our fabulous new school, to learning at home for 3 months. It has been a year to remember! 

Go to Seesaw to see the last Monday morning message from your teachers! 
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Don't forget we also have our last class Zoom call on Monday at 10.00 for Sarah's class and 10.30am for Orla's class. Come along to see you classmates before the summer!

This week is all about celebrating our learning throughout the year and having some fun. Active Fortnight also continues, so be sure to take a look at the activities for each day. 

This week, our plans are all on one document, as they are pretty short! We hope you enjoy the activities! 

Hi everyone! Here is our learning for this week, the last week of May! We hope you had a super weekend and are all set for this week. Log on to Seesaw to see a video message from your teacher and to say hello back!
Below you will find a suggested daily schedule on an easy-print document for each day.

Seesaw
We are delighted that Seesaw seems to be working so well for our families and we continue to plan more work on that site. Any worksheets which are mentioned on the daily plans will also be accessible on Seesaw and can be filled in digitally. 
Aisling will also be assigning some tasks on Seesaw, for anyone who would like to try them! These are bonus activities - she would be delighted if you gave them a go!

Pupil books:
Monday is Book Collection day. If you are in a position to collect books, most of the written tasks can now be filled into the books, particularly for Maths and Gaeilge. If you are not in a position to collect your books, you can find the relevant worksheets on Seesaw and fill them out there, instead. We hope that works ok for everyone.

Language Fortnight:
These two weeks form our virtual Language fortnight. There will be activities which you can participate in throughout the week and can be found here - feel free to contribute to the page, if you wish!

Our learning topics for this week are:
English: Dictionary work / Reading comprehension
Maths: Capacity
Gaeilge: Caitheamh Aimsire (pastimes/hobbies)
SESE (Geography): Counties and rivers in Ireland
 
Caitríona noticed that we are learning about the counties of Ireland this week and she found these brilliant lessons for us, on the Home School Hub! Check them out if you can: 

• Leinster and activity for Leinster
• Munster and activity for Munster
• Connacht and activity for Connacht
• Ulster and activity for Ulster

Daily tasks
Some activities are to be done every day, just like we did for our Home Learning throughout the year:
Spellings: Learn 4 spellings each day
Reading: Read for at least 20 minutes.
Tables: Practise your multiplication tables (focus on ÷3 and ÷4 this week)
Gaeilge: Practise 5 questions of your choice and answer orally.
Geography: From Tuesday - Friday, you will be revising the counties of each province.
Whole-school event: Go to the Language page for today’s activity!

Some notes for parents/guardians re: Gaeilge:
Also, we do understand that Gaeilge might be difficult for parents. We have provided a ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ with relevant translations. We hope the videos and teaching materials on Seesaw will help your child to try most of the work. However, we do understand that it might be overwhelming - if you find that it is too much, you can of course choose some other activities for your child.

Good luck for this week!
We hope the work for this week goes well. Remember that the work assigned is only a suggestion. We understand that this is an extraordinary and challenging time - just do whatever is manageable for your family. If you would like to try some extra activities, remember to check out the Bonus Activities page on our website.

Remember, if you would like your work to be on our website, remember to submit it here!

Wednesday:

Check out Orla's and Sarah's messages on Seesaw!

Hi everyone! We hope you had a fantastic weekend and are all set for some more Home Learning this week!

Seesaw
We are delighted that Seesaw seems to be working so well for our families and we continue to plan more work on that site. Any worksheets which are on the daily plans will also be accessible on Seesaw and can be filled in digitally. 

Language Fortnight:
For these two weeks, we are celebrating our first ever virtual Language fortnight. There will be activities which you can participate in throughout the week and can be found here.

Learning for this week
Here is our learning for this week:
English: Grammar / Dictation / Free writing
Maths: 3D Shapes
Gaeilge: Caitheamh Aimsire
SESE (History): Life in Medieval times

Below you will find a suggested daily schedule on an easy-print document for each day. Each document also includes the relevant resources for that day. You will need to check back here for the website links, Powerpoint slides and teaching videos but everything else is included on the document. Just do your very best and be sure to send us one piece of work this week!

Daily tasks
Some activities are to be done every day, just like we did for our Home Learning throughout the year. We have listed them here and on each plan: 

Spellings: Learn 4 spellings each day
Reading: Read for at least 20 minutes.
Tables: Practise your multiplication tables (focus on ÷1 and ÷2 this week)
Gaeilge: Practise 5 questions of your choice and answer orally.
Whole-school event: Go to the Language page for today’s activity.

Good luck for this week!
We hope the work for this week goes well. Remember that the work assigned is only a suggestion. We understand that this is an extraordinary and challenging time - just do whatever is manageable for your family. If you would like to try some extra activities, remember to check out the Bonus Activities page on our website.
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*And finally - don't forget to send at least one piece of work (or even just a little message!) to your teacher each week - we are always so happy to hear from you!

The Dreamtime: Audio with Sarah

Tuesday:
1. English:

• Read ‘The Giant Panda’ reading comprehension. Complete activities A and C. Remember to write full sentences when answering your questions
• Revise your spellings. Put eight spellings into sentences.

​2. Maths:

• Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
• Play the ‘Number Patterns’ game here.
• Look at / do Planet Maths p. 129. You can copy the 100 square into your copy for the first task.

3. Gaeilge: 

• Listen to and understand the ‘Comhrá’ (conversation) https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Dialogue/AL_3C_ACT_DIA_CH15_008/index.html Read it aloud on Abair Liom p.125.
• Complete task C - ‘Cén sórt aimsire é’ (What type of weather is it?) either orally or in a copy. Abair Liom p. 125.

(Please see the ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ for the relevant translations.)

4. SESE: 

• ​Look at ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.74. You might not be able to get up to watch the sunrise, but this website will tell you about what time the sun rises and sets each day. Check this every day for the rest of the week. What do you notice?
• Read about shadows. If you can, bring some chalk outside on a sunny day (remembering to socially distance from others outside of your household!) and draw your shadow!

Bonus activity: Play a fun dice game to practise your times tables! 
Connect 4 - Multiplication: Roll two dice and multiply the numbers on the dice. Colour in the answer. The first person to get four in a row wins the game! If you can’t print the game, you can copy the numbers onto a sheet of paper. You can also play on your own to practise your times tables too!

Wednesday:
1. English:

• Read ‘The Giant Panda’ reading comprehension again (see Tuesday documents for this). Complete activities B and D. Remember to write full sentences when answering your questions.
• Revise your spellings. Put the remaining eight spellings into sentences.

2. Maths:

• Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
• Look at / do the number sentences on Planet Maths p. 130. Remember - with magic squares, the numbers should add up to the magic number, when added horizontally or vertically. They involve some thinking!

3. Gaeilge: 

• Tarraing agus scríobh (draw and write): Activity G on Abair Liom p.128. Draw four pictures to show the following sentences. Write the sentence under each picture.

1. Tá sé fluich inniu.
2. Tá sé te inniu.
3. Tá sé fuar inniu.
4. Tá sé gaofar inniu.

4. SESE: 

• Answer the questions on ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.75, either orally or in your copies (see Tuesday documents for this).
• If you want, you can make your own shadow animals! There are some examples shown.

Bonus activity: Learn a little about Humanism. Here is a suite of lessons about Humanism. You can choose aspects of one or more of these lessons to support your discussion of this belief system.

Thursday:
1. English:

• Choose a novel that you have read recently and write a book review. You may use the given template or you may use the same headings in your copies if you are unable to print it out. Remember to use full sentences, with capital letters and full stops. Check back over your work and edit it if you need to.
• Have you heard about the new Citywest ETNS Book Club? Why not submit your book review to the Book Club? You can also get a recommendation for what book to read next!
• Revise your spellings. You could practise saying them aloud with your adult.

2. Maths:

• Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
• Look at / do Planet Maths p. 131. You will need to use your multiplication and division skills!

3. Gaeilge: 

• Learn the song ‘Ag Cur Báistí Arís’ (Raining again). https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Song/AL_3C_ACT_SON_CH15_007/index.html
• Look at / do the word snakes on Abair Liom p. 128. Write out the three sentences with spaces. You’ll be using the new vocabulary from the activity on Monday.

(Please see the ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ for the relevant translations.)

4. SESE:

• Do the crossword on ‘Our Planet in Space’ p.76. You can draw out the crossword if you want or you can just find the answers to the clues.
• Check out this video. It gives you a really good idea about just how big the universe is by zooming out from Earth! It also zooms in again to show you the tiny particles that humans are made from. It’s really cool!

Bonus activity: Science: Explore this website. Have a look at the different activities. You can do an activity if you want and if you have the necessary resources. Have fun!

Friday:
1. English:

• Read your novel for 30 minutes.
• Revise your spellings. If your adult is able to, they could test your spellings today. If not, you could create a wordsearch containing all 16 spellings, or put all 16 spellings into alphabetical order.

2. Maths:

• Play ‘Hit the Button’. Focus on x4, x5, x6 this week.
• If your adult is able to, they could test you on some of your tables. (Maybe 10-15 sums).
• Look at / do the ‘check up’ in Planet Maths p. 132.

3. Gaeilge:

• Listen to and understand the ‘dán’ (poem) - ‘Ní Maith Liom an Bháisteach’ (I don’t like the rain): https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/3rd_class/resources/Poem/AL_3C_ACT_POE_CH15_006/index.html
• Try to recite it!

(Please see the ‘Gaeilge Support Document’ for the relevant translations.)

4. Art: Make your own 3D hand! Watch this video - it’s easy to do and they look cool! You might want to use a ruler to draw the straight lines. Have fun!

Bonus activity: Today’s bonus activity hopes to spread some love and happiness! Why not try to Skype or Facetime someone who you miss. Think about your grandparents and other people who you cannot see at the moment. You could also write a letter to someone, or if you haven’t had a chance to submit some work to your teacher, why not do that now!

*Don't forget to celebrate all of your learning this week with some Golden Time!!*