Suggested work for May 11th-15th

Hi all, I hope you are all doing well 😊 If you want to email me any of your work and I can display it on the website, send it onto lnugent@stgabrielsprimary.ie The work is a guide to keep you busy each day, do what you can. Some days you might get all of the work done and others you mightn’t get much started. Do what you can and take it day by day. For reading the students each have a profile on Epic! (https://www.getepic.com/app/edu-dashboard) Sign in here, click on your profile and pick a book: https://www.getepic.com/app/profile-select Our class code is: lwy3832 Anyone who wants to email about learning support, you can send an email to Ms Smyth at:  ssmyth@stgabrielsprimary.ie
Monday 11th May	Spellings: ·        Week 33 page 29 (Group 1) ·        Week 33 page 20 (Group 2) Reading: continue to read next 4 pages in book or go onto profile page  website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator Password: lwy3832 Maths: Write out your x6 times tables. Here is the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXvHYKFcveU English: What makes my friend special? It’s been a while since we have seen our friends. Draw a cloud into your copy. Write your friends name inside the cloud. ·        Write down all of the things that make them special to you like: ·        They always play with me, they make me laugh, they are kind, we both like the same things…’ whatever you like most about them. Exercise: Pick a Joe Wicks P.E workout: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBusdjPRpso2Fq9rf0V0FV98
Tuesday 12th May	Spellings: next 4 spellings, put them into sentences. Reading: continue to read next 4 pages in book. website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator Password: lwy3832 Maths: x6 times tables. A tulip’s height is about 30 centimetres. Can you pick any 3 items in your house that make approximately 30 centimetres? Writing: ·        Everyone feels differently about being at home. No matter how you feel about it, don’t forget that this will not last forever. Scientists and doctors are working hard on creating vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat COVID-19. ·        Now imagine another place that you really want to be besides home. It can be a real place that you have been or want to visit. It can also be an imaginary place. Draw a picture of the place and write down words about it. Exercise: Dance to ‘Jump!’ https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/jump
Wednesday 13th May	Spellings: next 4 spellings, put them into sentences. Reading: continue to read next 4 pages in book.  website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator Password: lwy3832 Maths: x6 times tables practice: Length: Did you know that an adult cheetah can run 10 metres in 1 second? Did you know that a kangaroo can jump up to 2 metres with each jump? Can you measure what you can run and jump in centimetres or metres? Draw this table into your copies, use a ruler to measure your distance, or if you have measuring tape at home that will work. Activity Distance (cm/m) What distance can you run in 1 second? What distance can you run in 2 seconds? What distance can you jump in 1 kangaroo jump (both feet on the floor!) What distance can you jump in 2 kangaroo jumps? (both feet on the floor!) Gaeilge:  Can you read out ‘Is maith liom bainne?’ Exercise: Pick a video of your choice on Gonoodle: https://family.gonoodle.com/
Thursday 14th May	Spellings: next 4 spellings, put them into sentences. Reading: continue to read next 4 pages in book or go onto page class code: website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator Password: lwy3832 Maths: x6 times tables ·        Try and do as much of (B) as you can 😊 Art: Draw a frog: https://10minutesofqualitytime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/How-to-Draw-a-Frog.pdf Or any pick a lesson on art for kids hub on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ Exercise: Pick a Joe Wicks workout https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ
Friday 15th May	Spellings:  Go over your spellings from the week. See if you can ask someone at home who is free to give you a test. Reading: continue to read next 4 pages in book or go onto the class reading page: website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator Password: lwy3832 Maths: x6 times tables. SESE: Map of Ireland: Here is the map of Ireland below. Can you fill in this map of Leinster? Meditation: Sesame Street monster meditation:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9nE4RE8uiQ

Here are your spellings for this week:

Group 1	Group 2
Monday pure sure picture future	Monday Pound Sound Mouth south
Tuesday injury luxury surface purple	Tuesday law claw draw straw
Wednesday burst hurdle surprise during	Wednesday Paul haul sauce saucer
Thursday tower power shower towel	Thursday always chalk talking walking

Extra ideas:

Creative writing:

·        I know a lot of you enjoy writing stories and have brilliant imaginations. Sometimes the hardest part can be starting off a story. If you are finding it difficult to think of stories, here is a story starter. Click on the link to get some story ideas:

https://www.fightingwords.ie/storygenerator.html

Jokes:

Q: What did the ground say to the earthquake?
A: You crack me up!

Q: Why didn't the sun go to college?
A: Because it already had a million degrees!

Q: Why did the boy put a sweet under his pillow?

A: So he would have sweet dreams.

Q: What do you call a sad strawberry?

A: A blueberry

Q: Why do seagulls fly over the sea?

A: Because if they few over the bay they would be called bagels.

Time capsule:

Here are ideas for a time capsule. We are living through history now and making some memories during this time will be great to look back at when you are older. Here are some pages with ideas if you want to make one:  https://s3.letsembark.ca/long-creations/2020-COVID-19-Time-Capsule-EN-US.pdf