Well done to Jakub who has been embracing Biodiversity month by building a 'Bird Hotel' in his back garden! I think the birds will be delighted!
Good Morning 3rd Class, I hope everyone is keeping well and had a nice weekend. Work suggestions have been uploaded to Aladdin. Thank you to those who have shared some of their work on Google Drive and also, well done to everyone for completing some fantastic projects on Spain! The new project for this week and next is focussed on Biodiversity and there are some links below to help you get started. Continue to get lots of exercise and try to do as much reading as you can! Keep an eye on the 'Outdoor activities' section of the school website under the 'Covid 19' tab for some easy things to do while you are out and about. You can send pictures or drawings of your findings to c19parentsupport@newtownprimary.ie with the subject 'outdoor activities'. Also, Happy Birthday to Chloe who celebrated her birthday at the weekend!🎁 Have a great week! Mr. Enright denright@newtownprimary.ie SESE (2 Week Project) Biodiversity is how we as humans learn about and help to care for nature. It includes all the plants and animals you can think of, from huge elephants down to tiny bugs as well as huge trees and wildflowers. Your project/challenge is to build a mammal tunnel.>Follow the link below for important information and a how-to video. https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/build-a-mammal-tunnel.html If you don’t have anywhere to put a mammal tunnel maybe you could build a bird bath instead https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/build-a-bird-bath.html Art Can you create a poster to help people be more aware about looking after nature and the environment? Maybe you could use recyclable materials from home as part of your poster? Including some real leaves, flowers, grass etc. would help it to really stand out. SPHE Imagine you have been put in charge of making a lovely green area for Newtownmountkennedy. What would you include in this new “Park”? Remember the park should be for everybody in the community not just YOU and your friends. Pick 5 things that you think should be in the park and explain your reason for each one with two or three sentences. For example, “I think there should be a big playground for children in the new park. I think this would be important as it would give children lots of chances to be with their friends in a safe place and have lots of fun. It would also be good to exercise. If you like you can draw a map of your new park or maybe even make a small model! Useful Websites: Maths Tables: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables Maths – Money: https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-3/add-and-subtract-money-amounts https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-3/add-money-amounts-word-problems RTÉ’s Home School Hub: RTÉ2 @11am: https://www.rte.ie/player/ English: https://readtheory.org/app/sign-up/summary Cúla 4 Ar Scoil: TG4 at 10am (https://www.cula4.com/en/shows/cula4-ar-scoil/) Go Noodle: https://app.gonoodle.com/channels Gaeilge: https://www.seideansi.ie/gutai.php PE/Exercise: https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ Project: https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/build-a-mammal-tunnel.html https://www.biodiversityinschools.com/build-a-bird-bath.html Daily Challenge Monday: Tongue Twister time A tree toad loved a she-toad, Who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad, But a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree toad tried to win, The three-toed she-toad's heart, For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground, That the three-toed tree toad trod. But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain. He couldn't please her whim. From her tree toad bower, With her three-toed power, The she-toad vetoed him. Tuesday: Build a card house/pyramid Using playing cards or something similar see if you can build a house of cards or the largest pyramid you can. Pictures can be sent through e-mail if you would like to show your work off. Wednesday: The Celts, Romans, Greeks, Vikings and Egyptians all worshipped many Gods/Goddesses. See if you can find out some information about the god or goddess from each different group that oversaw the same thing. For Example Hades was the Greek god of the Underworld Osiris was the Egyptian God of the underworld Hel(a) was the Viking Goddess of the underworld See if you can fill in my blanks or create your own. Thursday: Make a Recipe for the Best Toasted Sandwich in the World. Write a simple recipe for the most wonderful, fantastic, delicious toasted sandwich in the world. What ingredients will you choose? How much of each ingredient will be needed? Will there be any sauces included? What will make your sandwich stand out from all the rest? Who would you make this sandwich for? What if it was a sandwich for a character from your favourite book/story/game? Friday: Superhero Challenge The Thor Throwdown 10 x sit ups 10 x push ups 10 x box jumps 30 seconds Mountain climbers 30 second Plank That is 1 round. Rest 30 seconds before starting again. See how many rounds you can do before you must stop. Life Skills: Monday: Learn how to fix the chain on your bike if it falls off. Tuesday: Learn how to hang clothes on the washing line properly OR how to use the dryer. Wednesday: Help to write a shopping list for the family. Thursday: Do a fire safety check in your house. Make sure the smoke alarms are working and everyone knows the fire drill. Friday: Make a HEALTHY lunch for yourself. PE/Exercise Hello everyone, I hope everybody is keeping well and had a nice bank holiday weekend. It’s great to have such nice weather at the moment. Hopefully it sticks around! Work for the week has been uploaded to Aladdin. Thank you to those who have sent me work through Google Drive so far. Again, no pressure to do so. This week marks the second week of our project on Spain. I look forward to reading some of these during the week. Well done to everybody for being so active last week! Remember to keep it up and try to get at least 1 hour of exercise each day. During the month of May we will be focussing on Biodiversity. I’ve attached below some things to be on the lookout for. Have a great week! Mr. Enright
SESE Project: Spain Use ‘Earthlink’ pages 60 ,61, 78 and 79 as well as the internet to carry out some research on Spain. Using your researched information to carry out a project and present your findings. You can write or type your information. Suggested Topics: Labelled Map, Famous Cities, Weather and Climate, Food, Facts, Famous Leaders/People, Football Clubs, History, Art etc. Art Pablo Picasso was a famous artist from Spain. His painting are known all over the world, However, they do look very strange indeed. They often use lots of bright colours and strange shapes to make portraits of people ( that don’t always look very like the actual person). Draw/paint yourself or somebody else you know in the same style as Picasso. Follow the link to get some ideas. https://www.google.com/search?q=pablo+picasso+paintings+for+kids&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjExK_DqJLpAhVsA8AKHYReANkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pablo+picasso+painting&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgDMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIAFCZ-QlYsYAKYNubCmgAcAB4AIABTogBxQaSAQIxNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=MOerXsTsHuyGgAaEvYHIDQ&bih=657&biw=1366 SPHE When we return to school it will probably be a little strange and take us all a while to get back into a routine. Think of 5 different activities/ games/ challenges or tasks that a class or small groups could do to help with teamwork and working together. You can include outside games and some simple equipment like hula hoops, balls and bean bags if you like. Useful Websites Maths Tables: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables Maths – Money: https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-3/purchases-do-you-have-enough-money-up-to-10-euro RTÉ’s Home School Hub: RTÉ2 @11am: https://www.rte.ie/player/ English: https://readtheory.org/app/sign-up/summary Cúla 4 Ar Scoil: TG4 at 10am (https://www.cula4.com/en/shows/cula4-ar-scoil/) Go Noodle: https://app.gonoodle.com/channels Gaeilge: https://www.seideansi.ie/gutai.php PE/Exercise: https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ Art: https://www.google.com/search?q=pablo+picasso+paintings+for+kids&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjExK_DqJLpAhVsA8AKHYReANkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pablo+picasso+painting&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgDMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIAFCZ-QlYsYAKYNubCmgAcAB4AIABTogBxQaSAQIxNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=MOerXsTsHuyGgAaEvYHIDQ&bih=657&biw=1366 Daily Challenge: Tuesday - Meditation Find a quiet place to relax and meditate. Play some gentle music if you like and think of all the positive and happy things you are doing and will do once we return to normal. Wednesday: Make a bird feeder for your garden or windowsill. https://www.rspb.org.uk/fun-and-learning/for-kids/games-and-activities/activities/make-a-speedy-bird-cake/ Don’t worry if you don’t have birdseed there are plenty of other things you can include. Thursday - Make a leaf or bark rubbing. Place a dry leaf or leaves in the middle of a folded piece of paper. Use a crayon to gently rub on the paper covering the leaf(leaves.) Remember to be gentle so the pattern comes out well and you do not tear the paper. For a bark rubbing, place your paper against the tree bark and with a crayon rub along the paper and watch the pattern come through. You can use different colours to make it more decorative if you like. Friday - Superhero Challenge Aqua man Mania 7 x push ups 7 x squats 7 x sit ups 7 x jumping jacks 7 x highs knees (each side) This makes one round. See how many rounds you can do before you must stop. Life Skill Tuesday: Learn where to find ‘best before’ dates on food items in your fridge or your cupboards Some are trickier to find than others Wednesday: Try to keep a record of any birds that come to visit your feeder. Don’t forget to provide water for our fathered friends too. Thursday: Learn about those funny dials and numbers on a washing machine and what they are for. Maybe with some practice you could wash your own clothes. Friday: Learn your home address, and contact numbers for a parent/ guardian off by heart. If you already know these try to learn another address and contact number just in case of emergency. Your grandparents, an aunt or uncle, a family friend would all be good choices. Exercise
Carry out exercises on a different episode each morning at 10 am. Hello 3rd Class,
Why not try some of these simple activities this week? They can be done indoors if the weather is poor. Hope everybody is well and is keeping active! Mr Enright. Hi Everyone! I hope you are all well and trying to keep yourselves busy as best you can. It’s hard to believe that it is almost May! This week’s work is up on Aladdin for you to work through. Don’t forget to send your work through to the school email if you would like it posted on the website. Also, if you need to contact me do so at denright@newtownprimary.ie. This week was due to be ‘Active School Week’ but instead has now become ‘Active Home Week’! Therefore, try to be as active as you can and get plenty of exercise. I have also included some ideas for you to begin your project on Spain over the next 2 weeks. There is a document below which explains how you can share any work with me over Google drive. You can access this by typing ‘drive.google.com’ into your browser and using your Newtown Primary login, which is stuck inside your homework journal. If you can’t find it get your Mam or Dad to send me an email and I can tell them your username and password! Take Care, Mr. Enright SESE Project: Spain (2 Weeks) Use ‘Earthlink’ pages 60,61,78,79 as well as the internet to carry out some research on Spain. Using your researched information to carry out a project and present your findings. You can write or type your information. Suggested Topics: Labelled Map, Famous Cities, Weather and Climate, Food, Facts, Famous Leaders/People, Football Clubs, History, Art etc. Website Links: Maths Tables: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables RTÉ’s Home School Hub: RTÉ2 @11am: https://www.rte.ie/player/ Cúla 4 Ar Scoil: TG4 at 10am (https://www.cula4.com/en/shows/cula4-ar-scoil/) Go Noodle: https://app.gonoodle.com/channels Gaeilge: https://www.seideansi.ie/gutai.php PE/Exercise: https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ Tie your Shoes Laces: (https://youtu.be/VA4AACzlhe8) Spain Project: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/spain.html https://www.coolkidfacts.com/spain-facts/ https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/spain/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Spain Daily Challenge Monday: Dance routine for your favourite song. https://app.gonoodle.com/channels Tuesday: The ten -minute challenge: Pick 5 different exercises and see how many of each you can do in two minutes. Add up each score for your final score.
Wednesday: Plank challenge How long can you hold a plank for? Try to beat your record! Thursday: Foot golf/Frisbee golf Play a game of golf using a football or a Frisbee to reach your target. Fewest kicks/throws wins. Include some obstacles to make the game more challenging. Friday: Mini Olympics Pick some sports from the Olympic games and have a backyard Olympics. Try to set the fastest times or most points in running, cycling, jumping, etc. Life Skill Monday: Organise your:
Tuesday: Keep practicing tying your laces. Use this video to help. (https://youtu.be/VA4AACzlhe8) If you are an expert, try teaching your younger brother/sister. Keep practicing! I’ll be checking!! Wednesday: Help making the dinner this evening. Thursday: Play a board game with a family member/ Learn and teach them a new card game. Friday: Tidy up the kitchen after a meal.
Dear Parents,
I hope you are well during these difficult and unprecedented times. Below are some notes outlining how you and your child can communicate with me over the coming weeks as well as how to access work suggestions. As many of you are aware we will be using the school website and Aladdin to relay messages, suggestions, etc going forward. Suggested work will be uploaded to Aladdin and can be accessed under the ‘Homework’ tab. If you are having difficulty accessing the site please contact the school. (c19parentsupport@newtownprimary.ie) Remember, this is only suggested work, so do not feel under pressure to complete and do what works best for your family and child. Please remind your child not to worry if they do not complete all or any of the work set for a given day. It might be helpful to set a short timer for your child to complete some work within. I can be contacted at denright@newtownprimary.ie. Please feel free to share your child’s work with me so I can correct and offer feedback and don’t forget to send work to c19parentsupport@newtownprimary.ie so it can be shared on the school website. Reading/Oral Language: Encourage your child to read for 15-20 minutes per day and to use a dictionary/Google to find the meaning of unknown words. These new words could then be put into a written sentence. Ask them questions about what they have read – character/plot descriptions, predictions etc. Maths: The maths for the coming week is all revision based. Remind them to check the sign carefully before proceeding with addition/subtraction. Addition – Remind them to ‘rename’ (carry) the 1 if the value is greater than 9 and don’t forget to add it to the next number. Subtraction – Many of the children are familiar with the phrase “more on top, don’t top. More on the floor go next door” Writing: Remind your child to self-assess their own work, checking for correct punctuation and capital letters after each sentence. Encourage them to be as descriptive as possible in their writing, aiming to include as many adjectives and WOW words as possible. Useful Websites: The ‘Help my Kid Learn’ page on the school website has numerous supportive links that covers all curricular areas. Children should be encouraged to access these for a more interactive approach to their learning. If there is anything I can do to help please do not hesitate to contact me. Please give a big hello from me to your children and tell them I hope to see them soon! Take care, David Enright, denright@newtownprimary.ie. I hope you are keeping well and staying safe during our school closure. I know it is a strange and confusing time. I also know it is very hard for you to stay at home all the time and to be away from your friends. It is very strange for us adults too! I just wanted to check in with you and let you know that I am thinking about you and hoping that you are ‘being the best you can be’ at home.
Keep up your reading and do lots of jobs around the house to be helpful. Get as much exercise as you can (at home) and don’t spend too much time on your tablets or phones! Now is the perfect time to read as much as you can. If you are reading 'Charlotte's Web' or 'How to Train Your Dragon' myself and Mr O'Leary would love for you to read on and see how the stories end! Perhaps you might like to do some artwork based on these books? I will be sending home some school work for you to do at home after Easter. If you are finding it hard, let someone know. They can contact me and I will try my very best to help you. I hope to see some of your lovely work on the ‘Our Work’ page of our school website. I also look forward to reading your news, stories and book reviews in the ‘Newsletter’ page on the website. We don’t know yet when we will be back to school but I can’t wait to see you all again. In the meantime, let’s all do our bit to stay safe and healthy – Wash your hands, stay at home and remember the rules of social distancing. Best Wishes Mr Enright :) |
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