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Mrs. Veale’s List of Suggested Activities
Mrs. Veale’s List of Suggested Activities
May 25th to 28th
Hi girls.
This week is a short week because if we had been in school as normal, we would have had Friday off as it's the June Bank Holiday weekend. So, you only have to do a little bit of school work each day from Monday to Thursday and then you have a nice long weekend with none to do! Hopefully the weather will be good and you'll get out to enjoy some nice sunshine.
As always girls, don't be shy about sending me a quick email at aveale@ursulineps.ie. I'd love to hear from you and see how you're getting on. I spoke to most of your parents last week and was delighted to hear how well you're doing. Keep up the good work!
Stay safe girls
Mrs. Veale
Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience
Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience
For Parents
For Parents
I’m going to post this website every week as it’s a lovely resource to have to hand https://www.mywellread.com/
It is recommended for all parents by our NEPS psychologist (National Council for Special Education) as it supports emotional wellbeing and resilience in children, aged between 8 and 12. Read some of these stories with your daughter/children and use the questions asked throughout as prompts for conversation and discussion.
Reading
Reading
For those that come to me for reading
For those that come to me for reading
Well done to the girl who has been flying through these quizzes. I didn't get to check the website for a few days and when I did, I had over 40 questions to correct from one girl. You know who you are. Well done, you're doing fantastic work!!!
For those of you who haven’t yet connected me to your account, just follow these steps:
Log in to www.readtheory.org as usual
Go to the "My Teachers" page by clicking the 5th icon on the top left hand corner of the screen (looks like 3 people together)
Enter my email address (aveale@ursulineps.ie) in the space provided
Click the "Send Invitation" button. Submit a written answer for question 7 and I will send you bonus points!
As always with these quizzes girls, make sure to read them out loud, 5 times, with someone, so that you can improve your fluency.
This week I have a great story for you about 2 young girls who get The Wrong Letter about competing in a competition. It's a great book! Note, it won’t work on mobile phones so you'll have to use a computer, laptop or tablet. It’s a short book so just read a few pages every day and you’ll get it finished by Thursday.
Click My class login.
Class name - 4th Class 2020 (Make sure you use a capital letter for Class)
Class password - Mrs. Veale (Capital letter for Mrs. and Veale, have a space between them and don’t forget the full stop after Mrs.)
Click My Bookshelf
Type The Wrong Letter in the Search box and click Go
Then click on the book to start reading.
(Again this week, I had a bit of difficulty finding the book so if you’re having any problem, once you’ve logged in, just copy and paste this link into the address bar and that should do it https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/digital_books/1441.html )
Again, it’s really important to read out loud, with someone. Use the blue buttons on the bottom right of the screen to turn the pages. You don’t have to read every page 5 times but maybe pick a page or two that you found a little difficult and read those several times. Ask your mum/dad to ask you a few questions about your book to make sure you’re understanding what you’re reading.
You can also listen to the book being read to you by using the green buttons on the bottom left of the screen.
Spellings
Spellings
For those that come to me for spellings
For those that come to me for spellings
This week, we're going to look at the last of our 'r' sounds - ur. As with every week, learn 4 spellings each night, this week that'll just be Monday to Wednesday. Use your dictionary to look up any word you don't understand. Put each one in a sentence, either by writing it into a copy or saying it out loud to someone. Don't forget, you need to have at least 7 words in every sentence. Try to make your sentences interesting by adding descriptive words. Ask someone to give you a test on Thursday along with your dictation.
turtle
turtle
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
burn curve purchase
turn burst disturb
curl return Thursday
nurse urgent Saturday
This game is called ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ and it allows you practise some of the spellings listed above https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/lcwc/index.html
Just click ‘Year 1’, then click ‘Patterns’ and select ‘ur’. Ask someone to give you a spelling test on Friday.
Dictation Time
Dictation Time
Ask someone to call these sentences out to you when testing your spellings on Thursday. One or two ur words weren't in your spellings but give them a go anyway. I'm sure you'll get them right!
I hope I will not disturb you when I burst around the curve on Saturday.
I went to the nurse when I burned my finger with the curling tongs.
It is urgent that I make this purchase of a turtle on Thursday.
Maths
Maths
For those that come to me for Maths
For those that come to me for Maths
This week we are going to focus on multiplying decimal numbers by a whole number. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE when multiplying decimal numbers is:
Count the digits after the decimal point in the sum - you MUST have the same number of digits after the decimal point in your answer!!!
Count the digits after the decimal point in the sum - you MUST have the same number of digits after the decimal point in your answer!!!
In this video, Mrs. King calls them decimal places - that's the exact same thing as the number of digits after the decimal point.
Xing 2 digit decimal by a Unit.mp4So, in the example in the video, there are 2 digits after the decimal point in the sum: 36.42. So, when Mrs. King is finished, she'll make sure to have 2 digits after the decimal point in her answer.
Now, try some of these sums. Do 4 every day. Find each product means multiply. These are short multiplication sums as we are only multiplying by a single digit. Be careful now - they don't all have the same number of digits after the decimal point in the sum. And don't forget the rule:
Count the digits after the decimal point in the sum - you MUST have the same number of digits after the decimal point in your answer!!!
Count the digits after the decimal point in the sum - you MUST have the same number of digits after the decimal point in your answer!!!
Scroll down the sums page to check your answer.
I'd like you now to take a quick look back over long multiplication of whole numbers - no decimal points here. Once more there's a video from Mrs. King where she talks us through how to do a long multiplication sum, multiplying a 2 digit number by a 2 digit number. Watch the video and then try some sums yourself. Do 4 every day. Scroll down the sums page to check your answers.
Don't forget our helpful hint to remind us of the sequence of multiply, add zero, multiply and add: Many Zoos Many Animals
Also don't forget - any number multiplied by zero is zero! 7x0=0, 56x0=0, 237x0=0, even 3,567,961x0=0!
X 2 digit by 2 digit.mp4
Fun with Shapes
Fun with Shapes
Last week we looked at some shapes. This week we are going to look at how to calculate the perimeter of 2D shapes - that means measuring all around the outside. If I want to know how much fencing I will need to go all around the outside of my garden, I need to know its perimeter. If I want to put a ribbon all around the outside of a picture frame, I need to know its perimeter to know how much ribbon I'll need.
If you have a ruler handy, measure the perimeter of the table you are sitting at. Then measure the perimeter of the kitchen table or the table in your sitting room. Which is bigger or smaller? Now, measure the perimeter of a rug or a mat in your house. Maybe there is one in your hall, or in your sitting room. Can you find the rug/mat in your house that has the longest perimeter?
Try these - Simply add up the lengths of every side to find the perimeter of each shape. All of these shapes are being measured in centimetres (cm). Scroll down to check your answers.
And now try these. Some of these shapes have measurements of feet, inches or yards. These are simply different units of measurements. Perimeter is still calculated by adding up the lengths of all the sides. Scroll down to check your answers.
Tables Time
Tables Time
Again, don’t forget to spend some time on your multiplication tables. This week, pick the multiplication table that you find the hardest and revise that. Ask someone at home to give you a small test on Thursday. Pick your favourite game from the 3 below and play it for a few minutes every day. Diaper Derby Dinosaur Multiples Bubble Pop Game Space Explorers
Parents/Guardians, if you want some tips to help your child learn their tables, you might find something useful here - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/blog/times-tables-tips/
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
These activities would benefit us all as they will improve the flexibility of the small muscles in our hands and fingers.
If you're looking for some movement breaks - https://app.gonoodle.com/ is a great website with lots of dances and exercises to try out.
Below are some useful activities, exercises, hints and tips from the National Council for Special Education.
Fine-and-gross-motor-info-sheets-for-the-home.pdfA selection of fine and gross motor skills activities that can be done at home
Gross-Motor-Skills-Parent-Booklet-Primary.pdfActivities for core strength, balance, bilateral integration and ball skills.
SLT-OT-Top-Tips-3rd-and-4th-class3.pdfTop Tips for 3rd & 4th Class
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