Suggested Weekly Work for 5th class – 15/6/’20 - 19/6/’20

A note from teacher:

Hello girls,

I hope you all had a good week? Once again I was delighted to get all your emails this week. You are doing fantastic work. I know some of you really enjoyed the new activities I added for you. Lots of you made delicious banana bread and from what I hear many of you were stuck in escape rooms for a while too!!

This week I have given you more fun activities to enjoy with your families as well as some revision activities.

Have a look at the Ode to Joy link that I have added for you and take part if you wish. It might be nice to try something different.

We only have a couple of weeks left in fifth class and I am so proud of all the effort you have put in at home over that last few months. I hope you enjoy this week’s work. Let me know how you get on! Remember you can email me at fifthclassmarist@gmail.com

Have a great week girls,

Keep safe everyone,

Ms. Tiernan

English

I know you have all really missed our Friday tests so here are a few vocabulary tests that I’m sure you will all enjoy!! (You can do these any day you want!)

My Word a Day 5 Assessment Test 1

Choose the correct word. Change the word ending if required.

unanimous wearisome burdensome genetically lacklustre hostile abundantly deterioration contamination improvisation furtively makeshift bluntly jubilation arrogantly chronologically nincompoop yearning officiously sagely

1. It must be __________ to carry heavy suitcases up and down stairs in hotels without lifts.

2. The building has not been lived in for years now and its ____________________ can be clearly seen.

3. The champion behaved ___________ , boasting about his victory and taunting his defeated opponent.

4. All the males in my family have brown eyes – it seems to be ______________.

5. After the explosion in the chemical factory the authorities were unable to control the _______________ of the surrounding area.

6. Max can name all the Presidents of Ireland in ______________ order.

7. There was great ________________ in Mayo when they won the All-Ireland.

8. Mum still likes to tickle me and call me a _________________.

9. When it began to rain we made a ____________ shelter for ourselves out of sticks and sheets of plastic.

10. The emigrant had a _______________ to go home to Ireland for Christmas.

11. When Jane forgot her lines in the play, she was quick-witted enough to improvise ___________.

12. The ___________ performance of the candidate was the main reason she lost the election.

13. We decided _______________ that it was time to give up the search and go home.

14. The Parking Attendant behaved very ________________ manner when he placed a parking ticket on the child’s bicycle.

15. Sean ____________ told the bully exactly what he thought of him.

16. While Amy was downstairs, her sister took a ____________ peep at her diary.

17. It is ______________ to have to keep repeating the same instructions every day!

18. Although she apologised her friend was still behaving in a ____________ manner.

19. There was an ______________ of apples last year after a bumper crop.

20. The wise old man nodded his head ___________ before giving his answer.

My Word a Day 5: Assessment test 2

Choose the correct word from the box. Change the word ending if required.

vibrant reluctantly quaff persecute trait supplementary allegiance depletion eclipse jaded zealously verdict remorseless usurper negotiator extravagantly inevitable collaboration legislation woodenly

1. Dad ___________ his cup of coffee, grabbed his keys and rushed out – late as usual!

2. We have two Maths books, the main book and a _______________ book for when we finish our work quickly.

3. The ____________ was guilty and the accused was sent to prison.

4. The knight had to swear _______________ to the king.

5. My parents spent very _______________ at Christmas and now they are broke!

6. The government brought in new anti-littering _________________ which is very severe.

7. The actor’s performance was ____________ and unconvincing.

8. If you drive that fast and carelessly it is ____________that you will crash.

9. The boys _______________ on their project and then presented it to the class together.

10. Mum _______________a good deal when she bought her second-hand car.

11. I was ____________ the next day after staying up so late the night before.

12. We had to wear special glasses to protect our eyes in order to look at the __________ of the sun.

13. Pulling at his ear when he is concentrating is a peculiar ____________ that he shares with his father.

14. The ____________ leader showed no pity towards his starving people.

15. The colours of the flags and bunting at the fair were bright and ___________.

16. The ______________ of Amazon rainforest is endangering many animal species.

17. I _______________ turned off the telly and opened my homework journal.

18. The bully ___________ the little boy everyday and made his life a misery.

19. Tim is a ___________ golfer, he does not like playing.

20. The new boy ____________ my place as the number one goalie on the school team!

My Word a Day 5: Assessment test 3

Choose the correct word from the box. Change the word ending if required.

questionable yonder idiomatic boisterous elusive kernel literal gratuitously monotonously tangible organically unruliness refuge humiliation ample jauntily knell turbulent objective waif

1. The ______________ children were jumping on the beds having a pillow-fight.

2. The _______________ of the avocado is hard and round, a little smaller than a golf ball.

3. The ______________ of the exercise is to get fit.

4. The vegetables were grown ___________ and were full of goodness.

5. ‘____________, beyond the sea there was an island where a mermaid lived…’ the story began.

6. As the speaker droned on _______________, I began to daydream…..

7. It is ______________ whether the Loch Ness monster really exists.

8. The church bells rang out the death ________ of the old king.

9. We experienced some ______________ during the flight.

10. ‘Goody two shoes’ is an _____________ expression for someone who likes to show off by being too well-behaved.

11. The Little Match Girl is a sad tale of a poor __________.

12. The strict teacher had no time for _____________ in her classroom.

13. We took ____________ from the storm in an old vacant house.

14. There was ______________ food at Christmas in the fridge to feed an army.

15. When the police found the murder weapon with his finger prints on it they had __________ proof that the suspect was guilty.

16. ‘No the chicken didn’t actually get run over crossing the road! Why do you always take my jokes so _______?’ I asked Mona, throwing my eyes to heaven.

17. ‘I don’t want you watching any films that show __________ violence,’ explained Dad.

18. We lost the match but not by much – it certainly wasn’t a _____________.

19. The otter is a very ____________ creature and is rarely seen in the wild.

20. We trotted along ______________ on our ponies.

The Circus has come to town! New staff required!

Impress your family with this maths trick!

Laughter is the best medicine! I hope you get a little chuckle from these!

Maths:

Give these revision pages a go!

Gaeilge:

Abair Liom: An Aimsir: lch 144 agus 145

https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/abair-liom-5th-class/ebook/

Duo lingo Gaeilge – a fun way to learn Irish online https://www.duolingo.com/learn

Fóclóir/Vocabulary:

rac gan stad- non stop rock

ag feadail- whistling

siar agus aniar- up and down

ag tnúth leis- looking forward to it

an-seafόideach- very foolish

náire an domhain-really embarrassed

ag barr na scuaine- top of the queue

ag brú- pushing

an lá ab fhearr riamh- best day ever

Fun for the whole family!

Virtual School Tour

Take a tour of the Aquarium of the Pacific: http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/exhibits/webcams

Have a look at all the amazing creatures that live under the sea!

Have a look around the Natural History Museum Dublin: https://www.cliste.ie/natural-history-museum-virtual-tour/

You might decide to have a real visit her sometime soon.

Riddles

a) Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?

b) Choose the correct sentence: “the yolk of the egg is white” or “the yolk of the egg are white.”

c) It’s as light as a feather, but the strongest person can’t hold it for more than five minutes. What is it?

d) The more there is, the less you see. What is it?

e) What gets more wet while it dries?

f) You can find it in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not in Venus or Neptune. What is it?

g) It likes food, but water kills it. What is it?

h) What’s full of holes but can still hold water?

i) Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?

j) How far can a dog run into the woods?

k) You’re driving a city bus. At the first stop, three women get on. At the second stop, one woman gets off and a man gets on. At the third stop, two children get on. The bus is blue and it’s raining outside in December. What color is the bus driver’s hair?

l) There are three houses. One is red, one is blue and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right of the house in the middle, where’s the white house?

m) It’s at the center of gravity and you can find it in Venus, but not Mars. What is it?

n) What goes on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?  (This is from the classic myth, Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx)

o) What travels faster: heat or cold?

p) A man was walking in the rain in the middle of nowhere without a coat or an umbrella. He got soaked, but not a single hair on his head was wet. How can this be?

q) A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible?

Escape Rooms

I know many of you enjoyed working your way through the escape rooms last week. Here are two more escape rooms for you to try this week!

Minecraft

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKkueafhM5Glhz2MesjhWtnrGrvP24BqaX8ijUM1IGln_xMQ/viewform

Oscar’s stolen Oscar

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF9ApW9dkpyD7qPNi8zFyO47U66Rkyd0oWJ0OIXdN3P2QL5A/viewform?fbclid=IwAR23mReG-u_SB4JXDMV55YygPaA-uwi6gkK0TpWBFQefIJv9auRRmg3ppos&fbzx=-6263461209138682576

Temperature Tour

This week I want you to find the temperature in your local area. Record it on a piece of paper. (Use the template below as a guide if you wish) We are going to to have a look at positive and negative numbers in the context of temperature.

You do not need to print this page!

Click on the link below to find the temperature of countries around the world.

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/?low=4

PE:

Play Monopoly with a difference!!

This week is Water Safety Awareness week. Timon ad Pumba from The Lon King will teach you how to stay safe in the water. Just click on the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Sm-YvFcRw&feature=youtu.be

Music

Clink on the link on the fifth class page on our website to see the music lesson Ms. Barry has created for you this week.

Some of you might like to take part in this Ode to Joy concert.

http://www.odetojoy.ie/

Art

Try some of these art tricks at home. Ask for permission before using any of the equipment!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY49eNceLBo

Our thought for the week this week is:

“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them one of your”

-Zig Ziglar-

Remember girls you can email me with your work or questions and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

fifthclassmarist@gmail.com

Have a great week!

Ms. Tiernan