Important Newsletter – June 2020

School will re-open on 31 August 2020

Thank you all for your continued support over the past few months as we all tried to live and adjust to life with Covid-19.

Please see the calendar with all dates for school closures for 2020/2021 that will be on the website in the coming days.

Book Rental – Money Owed and Return of Books
Thank you to everyone who returned their book rental books over the last two weeks.

We are trying to keep the cost of the Book Rental Scheme as low as possible for families. If we have to replace books every year this makes it very difficult to keep the cost down. The school office is open everyday from 11am – 2pm until 10 July so you can return books then if you have not done so already.

Book Rental Money for 2020/2021 school year costs €100 for all books, workbooks, stationery and much more. This can still be paid to the school office until 10 July between 11am – 2pm. Miriam will be available then.

Thank you to everyone who has paid so far. If you foresee any difficulties in paying please speak to us in confidence as arrangements can be made for payment in instalments.
Great care must be taken of all school books which children receive under the rental scheme.

September 2020 – Important Note

The Board of Management and Senior Management are currently in the process of doing a risk assessment to ensure the safe return of the children and staff to school in September. It will be completed nearer the time we will return to school, in accordance to government guidelines and advice from NPHET.

We will need to limit the number of outside non-essential adults in the building due to COVID-19.

We will have a new protocol in place for managing crowds as of next September and we will let you know what the school protocol is nearer the time.

6th Classes
We would like to say Farewell to all of the children in 6th class as they move to the next stage of their education. We wish you all every success and happiness in the future. We had a Drive-By Graduation on Monday 29 June where they were presented with their Certificates and a gift from the school to wish them well on their way. It was lovely to see all of the children and their families.

Farewell
We would like to wish Ms. Caithriona Lynch and Mr. Kevin Mullins every success as they leave us to go on Career Break for the coming school year. They have been a wonderful part of the St. Brigid’s team over the past number of years and they will be missed.

Class Allocation 2020/2021

2nd Class – Ms. Barry

2nd Class – To Be Confirmed

3rd Class – Ms. Dooley – will have Ms Dooley again

3rd Class – Ms. Lee – To Be Confirmed

4th Class – Ms. McGrane – will have Ms McGrane again

4th Class – Mrs. O’Beirne – will have Mrs. O’Beirne again

4th Class – Mr. Mullins – To Be Confirmed

5th Class – Ms. Egan – will have Ms. Egan again

5th Class – Ms. Caffrey – will have Ms. Caffrey again

6th Class – Ms. Friery – will have Ms. Arthur

6th Class – Mrs. Flaherty – will have Mrs. Flaherty again

Room 10 – Gemma Kerrigan – Gemma until December, Camilla McDonnell in January

Room 11 – Caithriona Lynch – Sub until December, Gemma Kerrigan in January

Learning Support – Ms. Ryan, Ms. McMullen and one more to be confirmed

We ask that parents always make an appointment to see the class teacher. The class teacher is responsible for the whole class and cannot speak with Parents at the line. Please put a note in your child’s diary if you wish to make an appointment or email the class teacher.

School Office
Please note that the office will be open until 10 July between 11am – 2pm.

Emergency Contacts – Email address required for all families
Please ensure that the Emergency Contact sheet has been filled out and returned to the class teacher in September. We would ask that the school has an up-to-date mobile number and email address that you may receive any texts or emails sent by the school using our texting service.

We will be moving to Aladdin Connect in September. We will be issuing any updates by email only. Texts will not be sent except in case of emergency. Please ensure we have your email address on file.

Contact with Teachers in September
In September, you will need to email the class teacher or send a note in your child’s journal for them to phone you. Meetings at the line, morning or evening, will not be possible as we need to ensure safe social distancing for everyone.
New email addresses have been set up for teachers and you will be provided with this address.

New Dates for Sacraments – Autumn 2020
Fr. Eamann issued a letter to the school last week that can be found posted on the school blog.

First Holy Communion: Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 2pm in St. Canice’s Church
Confirmation: Wednesday 7 October 2020 at 2pm in St. Canice’s Church.

The above dates are for all children in St. Brigid’s who were due to make their Communion and Confirmation in April/May 2020. The dates are provisional based on advice from NPHET nearer the time.

Important Note: As the Church of the Annunciation has closed down, we are very fortunate to have the Parish of St. Canice so nearby. The Parish has been very supportive and accommodating to all four of the schools using it for Communion and Confirmation ceremonies.

Just to make all parents and guardians aware, the Board of Management wishes to advise parents that the school is not in a position to organise for photographs to be taken in school after the Communion or Confirmation.

Cycling, Swimming, School Tours, Outside groups accessing the school in 2020/2021
Due to Covid-19 we are, as of yet, unsure how activities that we regularly organise for the children will proceed in the coming school year. We will base our decisions on advice from NPHET and let you know about arrangements nearer the time.

Label
Make sure that all clothing items, books, school bag, lunch box etc. are clearly labelled/marked with the pupils FULL name. St. Brigid’s is not responsible for items that are mislaid. We can’t hold on to any items that are found and not labelled.

School Website
www.stbrigids.com
Please refer to the school website, in particular the Latest News on the blog for recent updates and information. The website is of great benefit to our school and will provide parents, pupils and the public with instant information regarding our school.

Library
The school library will be closed for the foreseeable future due to Covid-19 as will class libraries. Please return all library books to the school before 10 July. 79 books were still outstanding as of 30 June 2020.

Parking
The area surrounding the school can become very busy in the morning and at hometime. Please be aware of our neighbours when parking. If possible, try to walk or cycle to school.
The yellow lines outside the school must be kept clear so that the lollipop lady can ensure the children cross the road safely.
Parents are not allowed to drive into or park in the school carpark to ensure the safety of the children and staff.
Parking on the school grounds is for Staff only. Parents, if someone is collecting your child for you please make them aware of this rule.

Testing
Please note: Drumcondra Testing will be carried out in school in the Autumn term, dates to be confirmed. Please ensure that your child is in school for these tests. The results allow us to support your child. It is a very time consuming task to test every child in the school. If your child misses the test we cannot guarantee that we will have time to retest. Exact dates for each class will be given nearer the time.

Birthdays
Please do not send in birthday cakes to school for distribution to the class. It is a very kind gesture but due to Covid-19 this is no longer possible. Children are not allowed to hand out invites to others in the class unless everybody is invited. Leaving children out can cause hurt and upset to them. Parents must make other arrangements.

Congratulations
Congratulations to all children who won prizes during the year. It was especially great to see all the various things you achieved during lockdown via email.

Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club will not be in operation in September due to Covid-19. We can’t guarantee social distancing in this setting. It is such a pity as we have such a dedicated team of volunteers to help with this every morning. We are working on an alternative option for the children.

Classes for Parents
St. Brigid’s will not be in a position to host any classes for parents including Cookery with Paul as only essential staff and workers will be allowed access in the school to ensure contact tracing can be done effectively. We look forward to being able to resume these activities in the future.

Happy Summer!
Teachers are on their holidays now! They will not be sending texts and they will not be answering emails or calls until the beginning of the next school year. If you need to make contact urgently with the school please email the school at the new email address info@stbrigidssgns.ie

We wish you all a very happy and safe summer and look forward to hearing the buzz of the children in our school building in September.

A letter from Fr Eamon with provisional dates for Communion and Confirmation.

22nd – 26th June

Active Week Bingo

It is our second week of Active Week.  See if you can complete a line of activities each day to complete your Bingo Card by Thursday. If you could email some photos to your teacher in one email (including your name) showing how you are doing the activities we will be arranging for you to receive a prize for all your efforts.

Friday is FAB FRIDAY: Please email a photo or send a written report of what you did for FAB FRIDAY to your teacher!

https://youtu.be/y21NxFXv8LQ – This is a link to Ciarán Kilkenny’s (Dublin Footballer and Hurler)Go Games youtube video.

Super, step by step activities to build skills.  This could be done over the two weeks and skills videos/photos posted to the school blog.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This school year has had many challenges and we have begun planning for the next school year.

Last year, we had an excellent uptake in payment by instalments, (or one payment of the full amount) during the last term of school. This has not been possible this year due to Covid-19 so we would ask you to have the €100 for all textbooks, workbooks, support books, copies, stationery, calculators, two crest badges, art, craft and photocopying paid by Monday 7 September 2020.

We are changing a number of workbooks, textbooks and materials for next year, which better reflect the curriculum. These will also be included in this one charge.

Due to Covid-19, it will not be possible for Parents/Guardians to enter the school building from September. So, if you are sending in payments with your child, they should be enclosed in an envelope, with your Child’s Name and Class Room Number written clearly on the outside. You will be given a receipt for each payment.

We hope this will be of assistance to you over the coming months. As you can appreciate, organising the books, stationery, etc. is a huge task. If you have any questions, please phone the school on 01 8342416.

Le gach dea-mhéin,

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Siobhán Loughman
Príomhoide

The detailed booklist for each class level is shown below:

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The school plan for active week can be found on the previous page by clicking the arrow at the end of this post.

Active Week Bingo

The next two weeks are Active Week.  See if you can complete a line of activities each day to complete your Bingo Card by Thursday. If you could email some photos to your teacher in one email (including your name) showing how you are doing the activities we will be arranging for you to receive a prize for all your efforts.

Friday is FAB FRIDAY: Please email a photo or send a written report of what you did for FAB FRIDAY to your teacher!

https://youtu.be/y21NxFXv8LQ – This is a link to Ciarán Kilkenny’s (Dublin Footballer and Hurler)Go Games youtube video.

Super, step by step activities to build skills.  This could be done over the two weeks and skills videos/photos posted to the school blog.

The winner of our photography competition is Aoibhe Lyons! Aoibhe’s photograph can be seen below. Entries to the competition will be displayed in the school lobby next year. If you would like your photograph to be put on display you can send it to msaryanschool@gmail.com

Apologies for having the wrong email address in the home learning post last week. The correct email address is msaryanschool@gmail.com I have extended the date for entries until next Friday to allow everyone to get their entry in. Here are some of the wonderful photographs we have been sent so far!

Ms Ryan

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Family Project Ideas for Home Learning 25 May 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,
The theme for this week is Summer.
School work for this week is based around learning in the home. Our teachers have put together many ideas that you can choose from.
We would recommend that you choose something from English, Gaeilge and Maths everyday and then one other topic that you would like to do. There are many ideas to choose from. A good idea might be to work with siblings or perhaps contact your friends or cousins on Zoom or Skype where possible and work together.
Please try your best to engage with your child’s class teacher by email. Email addresses were sent out by text a few weeks ago.

English
Write a poem about Summer. Choose a new topic for each line Eg:
The weather is very hot (weather)
I see a daisy and a forget me not (flowers)
We had a BBQ last night (food)
A bumble bee gave me a fright (insects)

• Acrostic poems using ‘ Summer’

Practice tongue twisters https://www.smart-words.org/tongue-twisters.html Can you make up your own tongue twister?

-World Turtle Day 23th May. Research and write a report on the different types of turtles. Include appearance, diet, habitat, and efforts for conservation. See https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle for information on conservation efforts (integrated with SESE).

-Create a summer wordsearch for your family. Include words that remind you of summer (sun, weather, hot, icecream..) Don’t forget to list the words at the bottom so your family know what words to look for.

• Write a narrative story about your dream summer – Mention your dream destination, who you would bring with you (Can be friends/family or your favourite celebrity), what would you do there etc…
• Write a summer narrative using this beginning ‘All I could see was a speck on the horizon, the beach was deserted but there seemed to be a noise coming from somewhere…’
• Games My Grandparents Played in the Past: Interview your grandparents about the types of games they played in the past, particularly the ones they played outside in the summer time. This activity integrates well with SESE- History)

Gaeilge
-draw your home and label all the rooms. Vocabulary needed can be found here https://quizlet.com/139358636/rooms-in-the-house-irish-flash-cards/ and here https://polymath.org/irish_house.php /

• Imir an cluiche 20 ceist (20 questions based on famous people etc) www.seomraranga.com/tag/fiche-ceist/
• Bain trial as amhrán a foghlaim as Gaeilge agus é a chanadh le do chairde nó do chlann. learn one of the many songs sung as Gaeilge by the students of Lurgan.
  https://songsinirish.com/artist/tg-lurgan/
  • Réamhfhaisnéas na haimsire (record yourselves creating the weather forecast using as many suitable props as you can find)
  • Lig ort go bhfuil tú ag dul ag siopadóireacht i gcóir roinnt eadaí nua, úsáid na cartaí seo chun cabhrú leat. (pretend you are going shopping for some new clothes, use these phrases and questions to help you)
  ROI-T-174-An-Siopa-Eadai-Clothes-Shop-Role-Play-Conversation-Prompts-Gaeilge.pdf

Cad a fheiceann tú sa ghairdín samhraidh – Scríobh cúpla abairt faoi
https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/28/09/roi-gl-53616-gairdn-samhraidh-bileog-scrbhneoireachta_ver_1.pdf?token=exp=1590062650~acl=%2Fresource%2F28%2F09%2Froi-gl-53616-gairdn-samhraidh-bileog-scrbhneoireachta_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=7b3ba9d28c427c6d314126377c44924732585c64ec14e958457128a40c067123

Cuir na focail seo faoin samhraidh in órd aibítre
https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/38/00/roi-t-t-11612-foclaiacute-samhraidh-chun-cuir-in-ord-aibiacutetre-bileog-oibre-dhifreaacuteilte_ver_1.pdf?token=exp=1590063095~acl=%2Fresource%2F38%2F00%2Froi-t-t-11612-foclaiacute-samhraidh-chun-cuir-in-ord-aibiacutetre-bileog-oibre-dhifreaacuteilte_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=fc2921a4b7c5e1e247e85d3232aaca13d0032b3f0fe0196db566f1a040fa7bb1

Dúshlán Ghníomhaíochtaí samhraidh – cé mhéad acu ab fhéidir leat a dheanamh i rith an tsamhraidh.
https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/6a/74/roi-t-t-252540a-dshln-gnomhaochta-samhraidh-bileog-oibre-super-eco-black-and-white_ver_2.PDF?token=exp=1590063256~acl=%2Fresource%2F6a%2F74%2Froi-t-t-252540a-dshln-gnomhaochta-samhraidh-bileog-oibre-super-eco-black-and-white_ver_2.PDF%2A~hmac=fac7da060c524e19b24593183b7a5212dfa082d0a3cb1d7e759dfc1f3ff11266

Lig ort go bhfuil tú ag an trá – chum comhrá idir tú féin agus do chara faoi eachtra a tharla nuair a bhí tú ann. Mar shampla: chuaigh tú ag snámh, chonaic tú portán sna carraigeacha, bhí an ghriain ag taithneamh ach go toban thosaigh sé ag cur baistí
Feicim le mo shúilín beag… An samhradh
https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/49/e8/roi-t-t-17070-bileog-shamhraidh-feicim-le-mo-shuacuteiliacuten-beag-activity-sheet.pdf?token=exp=1590063638~acl=%2Fresource%2F49%2Fe8%2Froi-t-t-17070-bileog-shamhraidh-feicim-le-mo-shuacuteiliacuten-beag-activity-sheet.pdf%2A~hmac=49aea05029881988872fa0f0a637581cb59c0ee2767ba95f67eaf9f64c1a30b4
• Cruthaigh cuardach focal le foclóir a bhaineann le Samhraidh

Maths:
Explore time through activities. Estimate before doing any challenge. Time yourself walking to the park and back home. Set a timer and see how many jumping jacks you can do in 1 minute. How many times can you write your name in 30 seconds? How many times can you take off and put on your shoes in 2 minutes? Make up your own challenges. Change the length of times involved. Can you make up and solve word problems based on this information?

• Look online for interesting facts, like the tallest and shortest people, biggest and smallest buildings, longest and shortest roads in the country etc
• Solve maths problems at home. For eg, how long will it take you to get to Granny’s house if you go to Tesco on the way etc
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• WEIGHT HOME HUNT:Find these items in your house and feel the weight of them. Estimate the weight. Then using a weighing scales, measure the item and record the actual weight.
(i) a) Frying pan b) Tin of food c) Book d) 5 potatoes e) apple
(ii) Find the difference in weight between the heaviest object and the lightest
Find objects in your kitchen that you think weigh between 1kg-2kg, 1kg, 500g and 200g.
Then with your scales, measure the item and record the actual weight.
If you don’t have a weighing scales, find items in your kitchen that weigh about 1kg, 2kg, 500g, 200g and 100g. Record all items and estimated weight.
Pick 10 items from your house that have weight written on them. Put them into pairs and find:
a. The combined weight of the first pair
b. The difference in weight between the second pair
c. Find the difference in weight between the third pair and multiply by 5
d. Add the fourth and the fifth pair and divide by 2
e. Find the weight of the 4 heaviest items
Other Maths Work;
• Length: height and width of gates, post-boxes, letter-boxes, length of driveways, perimeter of signs, envelopes, stamps • Area: how many stamps would cover an envelope? • Weight: weight of letters and parcels, weight of a postbag • Time: length of the postperson’s working day • Money: cost of sending letters to different places, parcel post costs, special delivery rates, overseas rates, costs of other facilities provided by An Post
Shape and space: shape of letters and stamps • symmetry in road signs and house numbers
Data: graphs of size, weight, cost of postage • graphs of letters or parcels delivered per day, per week
Parents/Guardians could work on this topic with children at an age appropriate level
-Shape hunt- indoor and outdoor.
Money – Estimate the cost of the weekly shopping with an adult at home. Compile the family shopping list (English) and guess the amount of money you will need. Compare the difference between your estimate and the actual cost of the shopping. Identify the cheapest and the dearest item on the receipt, find the difference between the two.
Problem Solving – Children make up their own problems everyday and ask a family member to solve it.

PE
• Create an obstacle course in the garden/park.
• Sports Day : Potato and Spoon race, sack race (hop if no sack), long throw, long kick.
• Family challenges. Who gets the most steps on the fitbit, who can do the most jumping jacks in a minute etc…
• Try a go noodle yoga or workout
• Create a scoop and catch game using a milk carton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IARChEvA5Y&feature=youtu.be
• Practise or learn a popular line dance Like the Cupid Shuffle for Example Or the Sid Shuffle from the movie Ice Age
• Create a dance with your siblings/ family to a popular song.
• It is important as the summer is upon us to go over our water safety rules. There is a great free programme for all primary school children here with lots of useful resourceshttps://watersafety.ie/primary-school/
• 10 second challenge – Game where you say the name of something e.g. house, tree and everyone has 10 seconds to move your body into that shape
• Create a dance routine to accompany your song about staying safe/ thanks to essential workers (See music activity above)
• Create a yoga routine to accompany telling a story (see Cosmic Kids yoga)
Practice GAA skills. Dublin GAA have put together a video of different skills and drills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikFKeu7TwU

Music

• Create a soundscape for a popular fairy tale.
• Create a soundscape to go with the theme of ‘One Sunny Day’.
  -Make instruments out of recycled items, compose a tune using these handmade instruments
  -Change the lyrics of a pop song explaining how to keep safe during this time, hygiene tips etc./ how we need to work together / thank you song for the essential workers
• Choose a song that reminds you of summer – Draw/Write what you see/feel when you hear this song.

Art
Photograpy Competition
Take a photo showing summer patterns in nature. Send your photograph to msaryanschool@gmail.com with your name and class. The top photographer will win a prize!

• Create a summer scene using recycled goods- cardboard, milk cartons etc.
• Create a game, use recyclables to design your own game. Create rules for your family to follow.
• Mindfulness colouring on kitchen roll paper. Follow and colour the different patterns on the tissue paper.
  Fairytale. Scene from a story Eg Cinderella or get then to get an old flop or shoe and decorate it -cinderella’s princess shoe
• Make you own projectors. Use an empty toilet roll holder, cover one end of it with cling film and use an elastic band/string to hold it in place. Cut out different shapes/animals and stick to the top
  of the end with the cling film. Use a torch from a phone and shine it through the other end of the toilet roll and face it towards a wall. You’ll then see the shape appear on the wall.
  • Create stained glass windows using masking tape and some chalk on the pavement
  • Make and design a gift for a family member, friend or neighbour
  • Create a bug hotel for your garden.
  Art Competition: Based on the hero in your lives helping you through this time. This hero should be a person known to you. Some examples:
  • Maybe it’s your Mam or Dad who is working on the frontline
  • Perhaps it’s your Granny or Grandad who are sticking out cocooning like a trooper
  • Maybe it’s your Aunt or Uncle who are checking in on elderly neighbours
  • Could it be your brother or sister who helped to keep you entertained throughout the lockdown?
  • Perhaps it could be your neighbour who is working around the clock as a paramedic or your cousin who is delivering goods to shops?
  • For more inspiration check out dedicated facebook and instagram pages where some excellent submissions to date have been featured
  Submissions are open until June 3rd and you could find full details on the website. www.drawyourhero.ie Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/drawyourhero/ Instagram:drawyourhero2020

• Check out the bloom festival website and try to create a diorama of your favourite garden www.bordbiabloom.ie

• Recreate a famous painting using photography
• Example:
• Design an amusement park using recycled materials. Plan this out first. (Maths area,length and width).
• Summer theme art- Sunshades,flip flops, icecream.
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• Design a water safety poster.

• Summer flip flop art
• Tie dye some of clothing with different colours with adult supervision

Cardboard Wings!
Cardboard boxes provide so many opportunities for dressing up. Make yourself a set of wings out of whatever boxes you have depending on the size, you could be a butterfly, a dragonfly or a bee! Attach them using string, ribbon or elastic, and decorate them to make them shine!!!
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Do a nature walk around your home and collect flowers along the way. Observe the flowers when you get home and draw them onto a piece of paper. Decorate around them to create a pretty summer/flower scene.
Draw so cute art. Has summer themed art, for example Countryside Scenery.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3dEvA1is6-0_yuei9iCdEw

Design and paint rocks

Science
Design and make a paper aeroplane. Test your plane indoors and out. Try different ways of throwing it and use it in different weather conditions. What changes will you make the next time you do it? Research aeroplane design online. How have designs changed over time? Write a report on the earliest aeroplanes or pilots.
Use crayons and paper to make rubbings of different trees in your area
Draw and describe different flowers and birds you see
Test your pulse before and after exercise.
Senses Experiments- Blindfold taste test
Apple Experiment ‘ What keeps an apple from browning’ slice an apple into 5 separate dishes, soak the slice in the following: Nothing, Milk, Baking soda, Vinegar, Lemon Juice. Which is effective/ least effective etc.

SESE
-Nature walk in the sunshine. Taking note of the different flowers and trees you spot along the way.

• Build your own tent/fort using blankets/chairs etc.. Record how you carried out the activity including materials/objects needed. Draw a picture of what your fort/tent turned out like. IKEA has instructions on their website if children need help.
  -Nature walk collage – go on a walk and collect items on the way such as leaves, flowers etc. and make a collage out of these materials
• The life cycle of a Sunflower, and plant sunflower seeds. Life cycle of a sunflower reading comprehension https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-51705-sunflower-plant-life-cycle-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity
• The life cycle of a butterfly

Self- Assessment Ideas

• Reflective Journal on a Friday: the child records what she has learned that particular week- a nice idea, simple to explain and also for the child to do. They can explain what they have learnt and what they found easy or difficult and who they worked with.

All subjects

• Create a quiz together for other family members
• Design a Summer Camp poster incorporating a variety of themes and ideas.
• Drama – use an Irish myth/legend to recreate as a mini-drama using the storyboard you created for history.
  -Art/Drama – create some props using recycled materials and create a drama to show your family e.g. turn cereal box into crown and make a princess drama

Family Project Ideas for Home Learning 18 May 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,
School work for this week is based around learning in the home. Our teachers have put together many ideas that you can choose from.
We would recommend that you choose something from English, Gaeilge and Maths everyday and then one other topic that you would like to do. There are many ideas to choose from. A good idea might be to work with siblings or perhaps contact your friends or cousins on Zoom or Skype where possible and work together.

English

• Reading: Children read examples of Narrative Writing e.g. Fairy tales, Myths, Legends.
• Oral Language: Children make up their own stories and tell them to parent/guardian.
• Writing: Children write their own stories. The framework includes: Title; Setting; Events including a problem, Resolution. A problem always arises in Narrative Writing which gets solved by the end of the story.
• Create a ‘Fakebook’ profile for a Fairy Tale character. Design a profile picture just like Facebook, write what they might on their page, list of friends etc.
  -Write a film/ book review
• Writing postcards to friends. Focus on correct address, postcodes.
• Prepare a questionnaire for your local postperson: How many houses/apartments are on your route?
  Do you plan your own route or are there set routes to follow?
  Things you like/dislike about your job?
  Summer/Winter uniforms?
  How do you cover the area you have to deliver letters/parcels to?
  Wrong addresses – what do you do?
  Why did you choose this job?
  why is your job important?
  Write a ‘thank you’ letter to your postperson when they have returned your questionnaire.

Gaeilge
-ag scríobh liosta siopadóireachta don ollmhargadh
-ag scríobh carta poist chuig do chara

• cluichí gramadach ar www.seideansi.ie
• Oisín agus Tír na nÓg – cloze procedure https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/2b/e8/roi-hy-134-tr-na-ng-cloze-procedure-gaeilge_ver_3.pdf?token=exp=1589465101~acl=%2Fresource%2F2b%2Fe8%2Froi-hy-134-tr-na-ng-cloze-procedure-gaeilge_ver_3.pdf%2A~hmac=5d0af01019c9dc960878c0eb422562a0a17e115185c1d0ab23caffe943ee3aca
• gach rud fúm agus mo chlann
  Roi-t-c-7618-gach-rud-fuaim-agus-mo-chlann-miacutereanna-mearaiac_ver_1.pdf

Dán contaetha na hÉireann https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/e2/a4/roi-gge-118-counties-of-ireland-poem-gaeilge_ver_1.pdf?token=exp=1589465539~acl=%2Fresource%2Fe2%2Fa4%2Froi-gge-118-counties-of-ireland-poem-gaeilge_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=fd6331cb024371ba20236f1cb42ba803519c29ecfbdb6ada3bdf8a0bde8c23a8

ScrIobh litir chuig do chara, an aimsir, cluiche a imirt sa teachlach, ranga sa bhaile.

Writing: Children write their own stories. The framework includes: Title; Setting; Events including a problem, Resolution. A problem always arises in Narrative Writing which gets solved by the end of the story.
For writing stories as Gaeilge there are dictionaries available online.

Maths:
Ask your Postperson

• How many metres/kilometres do you travel every day?
• What time do you start/finish your route – how long does it take to complete?
• Count the post for one week and find the average amount of letters per day – ask the postperson to give you some idea of the volume of post delivered daily.
• Devise a Maths Trail to the local Post Office.
• Look online for interesting facts, like the tallest and shortest people, biggest and smallest buildings, longest and shortest roads in the country etc
  Solve maths problems at home. For eg, how long will it take you to get to Granny’s house if you go to Tesco on the way etc.
  Maths: Children create/write their own word problems and then solve them.
• Collect information and create a tally chart to find out the family’s favourite fruit, snack or animal etc
• Make patterns with objects, colouring pencils, paint or play-doh. Build structures with lego or boxes

– Use a reasonable imaginary shopping budget, then go onto one of the supermarket websites eg. supervalue.ie or tesco.ie and plan a weekly shop! Make a list of what you might need then add up the amounts and see if you stayed within budget. Check you have enough to manage for the week!

PE

• Joe Wicks workouts on youtube live everyday @ 9am
• Create a new game using only a ball
• Pick your favourite Just Dance Video on Youtube and bust a move – Or Download the Just Dance App and have a virtual dance competition with your friends
• Physical activity calendar https://twitter.com/PDSTpe/status/1238498111221309440/photo/1

Religion
Research a Saint of your choice – mini project

Music

• Use a well known fairytale and create a rap song for it
• Use household objects to create percussion instruments to play along to your favourite songs.
• Perform a song using only body percussion/humming etc and have people guess what song it is
• Create a quarantine song about staying safe and staying at home, using as many of the guidelines you can think of e.g. washing hands, catching a sneeze, staying 2m apart.

Art

• Design the bed the princess from the princess and the pea slept in. Use as many different materials/paints/crayons etc. Define the layers and use contrasting colours. Try to use old clothing/scarves/t-shirts to add texture.
• Design a stamp showing your favourite fairytale character, castle, magical creature etc.
• design your own postbox – choose a colour and decide why this would be a good colour. – Paint/colour or construct a postbox, explain the shape you’ve chosen to use and why?
• Develop an art project with siblings. All the family trace their hands onto coloured paper. The hands are then stuck on top of each other with simple ‘X Family, Quarantine 2020’.
• You could draw (in chalk) on a crack on their path and send photos to teacher by email
• Creating a drawing using a flower in your garden, park, dandelions, daisies, grass etc as part of your drawing. – Photography – create a slideshow/collage of photographs

Science
Object in the sky!
Research any of the following:
Sun, moon, stars, constellations, galaxies, Pluto, comets, meteors, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, black hole, nebula
Name your object
Describe your object using 3 adjectives
If we could see this object we might see:…….
Tell 2 interesting facts about your object
You could create a 3D model of your object and display it in your window!

SESE

• A project on Finglas in the past and present, this could integrate History, Geography etc.

Self- Assessment Ideas

• Reflective Journal on a Friday: the child records what she has learned that particular week- a nice idea, simple to explain and also for the child to do. They can explain what they have learnt and what they found easy or difficult and who they worked with.

Family Project Ideas for Home Learning 11 May 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

School work for this week is based around learning in the home. Our teachers have put together many ideas that you can choose from.

We would recommend that you choose something from English, Gaeilge and Maths everyday and then one other topic that you would like to do everyday. There are many ideas to choose from. A good idea might be to work with siblings or perhaps contact your friends or cousins on Zoom or Skype and work together.

English

• Keeping a journal
• Letter Writing to friends/family members/ classmates (where possible)
• Writing recipes
• Create a board game and write instructions for it (Maths/Art integration)
• Writing book reports/film reviews and compare with a friend
• Collaborative Writing. Recommend ‘Fighting Words’ website to families. Write/discuss how they’ve found this time period, the changes they’ve noticed in society etc… Different prompts and exercises – what goes into a story? Plot, heroes, imagination etc… Discuss different characters – what role do they play in the story? What’s stopping them doing that? (Problem) and how do they solve it. Share on zoom with the other family members, work on it individually and then come back to one another and piece the story together.
• Time Capsule. Write a letter to your older self explaining what is happening in our country at this time. Add some items into the box and bury the letter and items somewhere in your back garden. Dig it up when this is all over.

Gaeilge
-Write a letter/postcard to a friend as Gaeilge
-Create a comic strip of your day, sentence(s) under each picture

• Imir an cluiche 20 ceist (20 questions based on famous people etc) www.seomraranga.com/tag/fiche-ceist/
• Dean rólimirt i do bhialann féin agus chum biachlár dó leis na béilí ab fhearr leat. (create your own restaurant and design a menu for it with some of your favourite meals) https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/62/0b/roi2-gl-285-pair-work-ag-ordu-on-mbiachlar-activity_ver_3.pdf?token=exp=1588880917~acl=%2Fresource%2F62%2F0b%2Froi2-gl-285-pair-work-ag-ordu-on-mbiachlar-activity_ver_3.pdf%2A~hmac=6d57584928d61482cd1a47d89da4ed83879c4237bc35dd1d3526ca780ce3cabe
  https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/17/62/ROI-T-222-An-Bhialann-The-Restaurant-Role-Play-Menus-Irish-Gaeilge_ver_1.pdf?token=exp=1588880992~acl=%2Fresource%2F17%2F62%2FROI-T-222-An-Bhialann-The-Restaurant-Role-Play-Menus-Irish-Gaeilge_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=8a8dba731f04b8c957aeb332e17abdd9ffeaef75af86efd08266f6626e856500
  https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/02/44/ROI2-T-053-Bia-Ceisteanna-Flashcards_ver_1.pdf?token=exp=1588881097~acl=%2Fresource%2F02%2F44%2FROI2-T-053-Bia-Ceisteanna-Flashcards_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=ee8c42713c59b950699b2c81e9badfa00faae51bb70cfd17816a09bb6ef338e6
• Bain trial as amhrán a foghlaim as Gaeilge agus é a chanadh le do chairde nó do chlann. learn one of the many songs sung as Gaeilge by the students of Lurgan.
  https://songsinirish.com/artist/tg-lurgan/
  • Réamhfhaisnéas na haimsire (record yourselves creating the weather forecast using as many suitable props as you can find)
  • Lig ort go bhfuil tú ag dul ag siopadóireacht i gcóir roinnt eadaí nua, úsáid na cartaí seo chun cabhrú leat. (pretend you are going shopping for some new clothes, use these phrases and questions to help you)
  ROI-T-174-An-Siopa-Eadai-Clothes-Shop-Role-Play-Conversation-Prompts-Gaeilge.pdf

Maths:
• Local maths trail
• Use the argos catalogue to redecorate a room in your house using a specific budget
• Create homemade playdough using specific measurements (google salt dough)
• Baking a recipe with your family, measuring out the required ingredients
• Collect data on the different colours of cars on your road and show this on a graph
• Write down the capacity(ml/l) of liquids you find around the home
• Talk about time. For eg, work out what time you need to leave the house to get to classes/training/school on time etc How long until your favourite tv programme? What time is the Late Late Show on Friday night? What time will it end? How long is the show on for? etc
PE
• Create an obstacle course in the garden/park.
• Sports Day : Potato and Spoon race, sack race (hop if no sack), long throw, long kick.
• Family challenges. Who gets the most steps on the fitbit, who can do the most jumping jacks in a minute etc…

Religion
May is the month of Mary.
• You could make a May altar. Add some flowers that are blooming at the moment. You could add a candle. You could add some rosary beads. Or colour/draw a picture of Mary
• You could say the “Hail Mary” this month and pray for all the frontline workers in our community and the people who are sick with the coronavirus.
• You could also try saying the prayer in Irish Sé do Bheatha a Mhuire | Archdiocese of Dubli
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Art

• Develop an art project with siblings. All the family trace their hands onto coloured paper. The hands are then stuck on top of each other with simple ‘X Family, Quarantine 2020’.
• They could draw (in chalk) on a crack on their path and send photos to us.
• Creating a drawing using a flower in your garden, park, dandelions, daisies, grass etc as part of your drawing. Differentiation possible for older and younger children.
• Photography – create a slideshow/collage of photographs

Science

• Create a mini garden in a box, using cuttings from their garden or leaves and sticks collected on a walk
• Planting seeds / mini vegetable garden
  -make slime
  Test different items around the house to see which ones sink or float