Hello,Hairy Hooligans ,Vicious Vikings,Super Spartans,marvelous and magical people ,mushrooms,strange fruits and all the rest of you third class lunatics. Here are some more wild, weird and wonderful challenges for this week.
S.E.S.E 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. Huge tress 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 2 Weeks 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 S.P.H.E 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 Web links 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 Challenges 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. 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. . The Celts, Romans, Greeks, Vikings and Egyptians all worshiped 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. 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? Superhero Challenge The Thor Throw-down 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 Learn how to fix the chain on your bike if it falls off. Learn how to hang clothes on the washing line PROPERLY Or how to use the dryer Help to write a shopping list for the family. Do a fire safety check in your house. Make sure the smoke alarms are working and everyone knows the fire drill. Make a HEALTHY lunch for yourself. NO JUNK FOOD!! . Useful Web links
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 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 Life Skill Learn where to find ‘best before’ dates on food items in your fridge or your cupboards Some are trickier to find than others 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, 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 Nature and Art 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. Life Skill 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 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 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. Recent winner of international e-tournament Amy Ledwidge, 3rd class. Active Home Week: GET UP, GET OUT AND MOVE ABOUT! There can be no Active School Week but there can be an Active Home Week .. The aim is to do 4 movement activities☑️☑️☑️☑️a day for up to 60 minutes! It is about having Fun and Challenging yourself with NEW activities to do! This is your challenge this week. This week is about getting up and moving as much as possible. If you go for a walk everyday, that’s great, one activity ☑️ If you play outside with a ball ☑️ then pick 2 NEW activities (your choice to have fun with)☑️ ☑️ and your days challenge is complete! (Take a picture, send it to the email and we can show how amazing you are doing on the website) Pick two new activities a day! Print the Challenge Chart or make your own, to keep track of all the activities you do during the week. Active school flag website has lots of different ideas to make sure you have new activities to choose from, check out their ideas word cloud for activities like Katie Taylor’s circuits for kids, toilet roll keepy uppies, limbo, freestyle hurling, hopscotch , trampolining, skipping, cosmic yoga, egg and spoon race and LOTS, LOTS MORE TO KEEP YOU MOVING! Use twitter for #activehomeweekideas Challenge example links https://activeschoolflag.ie/index.php/active-home-week-2020/#toggle-id-3 https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/beyond/ Katie Taylor circuit on her twitter and facebook pages https://twitter.com/KatieTaylor PE with joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMpSKmcdXBI
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rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ Carry out exercises on a different episode each morning at 10 am. Useful 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/ Daily Challenges Dance routine for your favourite song. https://app.gonoodle.com/channels 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.
Plank challenge How long can you hold a plank for? Try to beat your record! 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. 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 Skills Organise your bedroom Toys Clothes Books Games etc 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!! Help making the dinner this evening. Play a board game with a family member/ Learn and teach them a new card game. Tidy up the kitchen after a meal. Hello lovely people of 3rd class. I hope you are all well and didn't eat too much chocolate over Easter. Stay tuned to Mr. O's blog for some daily challenges / life skills and fun.See if you can complete all the activities for an entire week. Daily Challenge Monday Try to do a cartwheel (outside). Tuesday Tongue Twister Time How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? As much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Wednesday Find somebody famous with the same first or last name as you (try not to use any current footballers or current pop-stars.) Thursday Learn/play a board/card game like draughts/chess/ludo/monopoly/snakes and ladders etc. Friday If you became Principal what 5 new rules would you have for school? Life Skills Monday: Learn to tie your shoelaces. Tuesday: Practice how to fold your pajamas/uniform. Wednesday: Organise your bedroom toys. Thursday: Learn to use the microwave to make popcorn/heat your cereal. Friday: Make a sandwich for a member of your family and a cup of tea/coffee if you are allowed to use the kettle. Web Fun https://lightbot.com/hour-of-code.html Light bot computer coding and debugging Track your progress through the week |
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