Hello everyone, 20th April 2020

We hope you all had a lovely Easter and are enjoying the time at home with your families.

We hope you enjoyed the tasks/activities we set for you on the blog a few weeks ago. These tasks/activities are at the bottom of the blog page if you didn’t get everything completed and might like to try something from that list.

We have added some more tasks/activities again this week which we’re sure you will enjoy. Again, these are suggested work so there is no pressure to get everything completed. Just try your best.

Parents/Guardians, if you have any queries or questions please don’t hesitate to contact us through email at: 5thclassteachers@virginians.ie

We invite you to submit one piece of work via email for correction and feedback from your teacher. You can chose from any of the written tasks/activities set for you this week. With parent/guardian permission we may post some samples of work onto next weeks blog.

We miss you all and hope to see you again soon. Stay safe, stay well and please stay at home.

Ms. Brady and Ms. O’Reilly

Zoo animal Project

• Create a mini-project based on a zoo animal of your choice

• You can download the template attached or if you wish you can do it in your copybook.

• The headings should include: Name of animal, description of animal, diet, natural habitat and any other interesting/ relevant facts

• Click the following link to bring you to Dublin Zoo website. https://www.dublinzoo.ie/
  On this site you will find facts about the zoo animals in the animal encyclopedia, you can take a virtual tour of the zoo and even watch a live webcam of some of the animal enclosures.

• Letter writing: Write a letter to a person working on the frontline during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Don't forget to include the letter format you have learned; address, date, paragraphs, ask questions, appropriate greeting and ending. etc

• Handwriting: Continue with 2/3 pages in your handwriting book per week

• Reading: Continue to read as much as possible. Don't forget to complete a short book report after reading each book along with a character profile of a character in the book.
  -You can also list 10 new words from each book in your copybook and find the meaning for them in a dictionary. If you don't have a dictionary at home you can use an online dictionary.

SunFlower Drawing

• Follow the simple step by step guide below on how to draw a sunflower.

Don Conroy

• Artist Don Conroy has a 'Draw with Don' section on his website where you can follow a step by step guide to draw pictures if you would like to give some of them a try. https://donconroy.com/

• Continue the 30 soicind activity: Pick a topic in Irish and list as much vocabulary/ phrases associated with it in 30 seconds. Try to get some of your family members involved!

• Continue to practice the songs we have learned in Gaeilge. Search TG Lurgan on Youtube for other songs you can listen to and try to sing along with. https://www.youtube.com/user/tglurgan

• Practice the lastest poem we were learning: An Leipreachán Amaideach

D'éirigh Learaí Leipreachán D'ith sé tósta Chuaigh Learaí ar an mbus

Nuair a chuala sé an clog. Rinne sé a lón Chonaic sé an t-am

Dúirt a dheirfiúr leis Rug sé ar a mhála Fuair Learaí amach

Go raibh sé déanach don scoil. Thug sé póg do Mham Gur Satharn a bhí ann!