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5th Class Blog 6th-8th May

Hello Everyone in 5th class,

It is hard to believe we are into our first week of May already. We hope you are all keeping well and not missing school and your friends too much. A big thank you to everyone who got in contact with us last week. We really loved receiving emails from you, hearing about what you have been getting up to and viewing some of your lovely work. Please continue to keep in touch through email as we really love hearing from you.
We still haven't heard from everybody and we would really like it if you could send us an email this week even just to say 'hello' if you haven't done so already.
'Our Amazing Gallery' is now located through a separate tab at the top right corner of the blog page. Click on this to view some of the fabulous work the children in fifth class have been sending in to us over the past few weeks. If you would like to see some of your own work in the gallery please send it in to us with parental permission.
We're sure you know how to use the blog at this stage. There is a variety of work from many different subjects to choose from.
Not everything needs to be completed. Just try your best.
If you have any questions, want to share some of your work with us or you just want to say hello email us at: 5thclassteachers@virginians.ie

We miss you all and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Stay safe, stay well and please stay at home.
Ms. Brady & Ms. O'Reilly

English

Debate Time!

We would like to put your debating skills to the test this week! Write an argument for and against one of the scenarios on the right. (You can choose more than one if you like).

The aim of a debate is to persuade the audience to agree or disagree with a particular scenario. Below there are some guides on how to write a debate, a PowerPoint on persuasive writing, vocabulary that could be used and an example of a debate that may help you.
When you have your arguments prepared you could practice your debate speaking in front of your family.

Persuasive text powerpoint

Writing a persuasive text.pdf

Creative Writing

Write a short story based on the picture above. What do you see? What hidden treasure is in the box? Who put it there? Where is the box?
Try to be as creative as possible!

*Continue practicing your handwriting every week.

Here are the answers to last weeks children's book emoji pictionary. Did you get them all correct?!!

Green eggs and ham 9. Three little pigs
Charlottes Web 10. Alice in wonderland
The very hungry caterpillar 11. Charlie and the chocolate factory
Goodnight moon 12. If you give a mouse a cookie
One fish two fish red fish blue fish 13. Goldilocks and the three bears
Cat in the hat 14. The giving tree
Rainbow fish 15. Where the wind things are
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Maths

To follow on from last weeks topic of 2D shapes, this week we are going to focus on 3D shapes. Have a look at the attached PowerPoint and then try to complete the activities.

3D Shape Properties Powerpoint

View this PowerPoint based on 3D shapes

Photographing 3D shapes in the environment.pdf

Have a look at this worksheet based on photographing 3D shapes in the environment. (You don't need to take photos, you can draw them or write about them instead).

3D Shapes Word doc

<- Attempt these questions in your copybook.

Continue to practice your tables every week. Attached are multiplication and division wheels if you would like to practice your tables on them. You don't need to print these off, you can drawn them out in your copybook. Try and set yourself a challenge by timing yourself.

Multiplication wheels.pdf

Division Wheels.pdf

Corrections

Week 29 Master Your Maths Answers

Please continue with the next week of Master your Maths!

Gaeilge- Caitheamh Aimsire

Activities

Léigh an sceál- Read the story

Freagair na ceisteanna ag bun an leathanach- Answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Plé an pictúir agus cuir cuig abairt le chéile- Discuss the picture and put five sentences together (Make your own five sentences)

Léigh agus foghlaim and dán- Read and learn the poem

caitheamh aimsire wordsearch

You may like to try this wordsearch based on Caitheamh Aimsire

SESE-Schools in the past

We would like you to interview a parent or grandparent to ask them about what school was like when they were in school. (We are aware you may not be able to visit your grandparents at the minute but you could interview them over the phone).
You will find attached below some interview questions you could ask them or if you would like to prepare your own you can do so.
When you have your answers write about the comparisons and differences between what school is like for you and what it was like for them.

Schools in the past

Art

Magazine Art

If you have old magazines or newpapers lying around the house, now is the time to put them to use. Simply cut straight strips of the magazine paper and stick them to an outline of a picture. You can draw your own outline if you wish or use the template provided if you prefer. Send us in your finished creations, we would love to see them!

Polar bear Outline

PE

Gymnastics

Continue practicing your jumps and leaps from last weeks gymnastics PowerPoint.
This week we would like you to focus on rolls. Take a look at the attached information sheets to make sure you are preforming the rolls safely and correctly.
Or click on the link provided to watch videos on how to perform each roll. https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/primarygymrolling/
Make sure you use a mat or a soft surface for these activities.

Gymnastics ROLLING Skills Cards.pdf

You may also like to try another spell your name exercise challenge!

*Try to get as much fresh air and exercise during the lovely spell of good weather we are having.

Something Extra

Chess
For the chess wizards in 5th class the website 'Moves for life' has daily chess challenges, games and tournaments. Visit the site at: http://movesforlife.ie/

Riddles
Try to figure out the answers to the following riddles.
(No googling!!) The answers will be uploaded to next weeks blog.

What has hands but cannot clap?
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Take off my skin I won't cry but you will, what am I?
What has 88 keys but cannot open a single door?
What goes up but never comes down?
If I have it I don't share it. If I share it I don't have it. What is it?
What can you catch but not throw?
If I eat I'm fine, if I drink I die. What am I?
What has a neck but no head?
What travels around the world but stays in one corner?

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