Obair do Rang a Sé

Dear 6th class,

I am sure you are disappointed that schools are not reopening until September; we all are. I
know that you might feel sad, upset, worried, annoyed and maybe anxious. Yes, it is unfair that you
will not have your final few weeks and months in primary school, but this is true for every 6 th class
pupil across the country. Please know that you have been part of the Castledockrell National School
family for the past 8 years and we will not let your time with us go unrecognised. I promise that as
soon as we are allowed we will give you the send off and graduation you deserve. In the meantime
keep your heads up, keep working hard at your home learning (this will benefit you in September as
you begin secondary school) and try to talk together as a class and plan your graduation songs and
art work etc. as you would have done if we were in school. Stay safe,

Ms. Ryan

Tuesday 5th – Friday 8th of May 2020

Maths:

 Mental Maths: Week 32. (The answers for Mental Maths week 31 are on our school website
so you can self-correct. Click on the ‘Home Learning’ page).
 Mathemagic: Chapter 9 “Mental Strategies 1” p.39-40. Use the different strategies to add,
subtract and estimate.
 Additional activities: Mathemagic Shadow book
Continue with Manga High challenges.

English:

 Reading: Starry Links Poetry section p.199 onwards. Read a poem of your choice everyday
Tuesday-Friday. Write a poem or two this week. (Try to use different styles/formations e.g.
acrostic poem, rhyming poem, non-rhyming poem, a limerick or a haiku!) Write a poem
about Covid-19 and send it to me. Also read a book for pleasure every day!
 Spelling: Complete Spell Well week 30. Ask someone at home to give you a spell check on
Thursday or Friday.
 Writing: Grammar Pack: “Quotation, Quotation, Quotation” p.23 Using speech marks; direct
speech and indirect speech.
A-Z Vocabulary Pack: “U” Vocabulary
Phonics Pack: “Syllables” p.75
 My Word a Day: Week 27. Look words up in your dictionary and write down the meaning,
then put them into a sentence to show understanding.
 Additional activity: Free writing

Gaeilge:

 Abair Liom: ‘An Aimsir’ P.115-117. Log on to folensonline and listen to the “Comhrá” D p.116
and the “Éist” F p.117. Read through the comhrá and activities yourself. Do the online
interactive activities (like we would normally do on the interactive whiteboard)
Have a go at the written tasks A. Q1-5 p.115 and E. p.116.
  Fuaimeanna agus Focail: Aonad 22 p.67 ‘ui’. Ask someone to test you on your spellings on
Friday.
 Watch a Cúla4/TG4 cartoon/programme each day.
 Bí ag caint Gaeilge ar feadh 10 noiméad gach lá (Talk Irish for 10 minutes every day) If you
have no one to talk with then listen to Irish radio/music.
 Additional Activity: Pick an activity from your purple grammar book “Cleachtaí Gramadaí
Bunscoile”. Or play ‘Ainmnigh 10’ Name 10. Go into each room in your house and name 10
items you see. (Challenge yourself-name 20)

SESE:

 This week in SESE focus on Science, Chapter 4 P.17 “Incey Wincey Spider”. (You have a
photocopy of the chapter as well as the textbook). Learn all about spiders and carry out
some of the different activities in the chapter. Practice drawing a scientific diagram (p.17)
and labelling it (this is good practice for secondary school).

Art: Why not try designing a spider web or other spider art ideas!

P.E.: Get Active everyday! Make the most of the sunshine and get outside!

How is your Isolation Activity Pack coming along? There are some nice activities in this;
complete it at your own pace.