Solas Chríost National School

Weekly Home Learning Plan

Class level: 5th Class

Week: Monday 30th March to Friday 3rd April 2020

Maths 1. Mental Maths: Mental Maths week 26 Children brought this book home with them

Activities ● Complete Mental Maths

Monday – Friday including Problem Solving.

2. Measures: Weight Planet Maths Topic 24 (pgs. 152-155) Ebook link: https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/planet-maths5/ebook/ FOLLOW STEPS BELOW TO REGISTER FOR A FREE ONLINE EBOOK

Activities

Literacy 1. Reading: Reading Zone Unit 23 (pgs.

107-111)

Children brought this book

home with them

(If your child was absent on

our last day of school please

use this Ebook link:

https://www.folensonline.ie

/home/library/programmes

/rz5/resources/

FOLLOW STEPS BELOW TO REGISTER FOR A FREE ONLINE EBOOK )

Activities

● Read Call of the Sea & answer questions A to E (One section per day)

2. Writing:

Gaeilge 1. Litriú/ Spellings:

1. Siopa spóirt – sports shop

2. Siopa nuachtáin – newsagents

3. Siopa seodra – jewelers

4. Siopa troscáin – furniture shop

5. Siopa cura-earraí – hardware shop

6. Ollmharagadh – Supermarket

- Revise spellings

throughout the week.

- On Friday have a partner test you on your weeks spelling into your homework copy.

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2. Siopadóireacht/ Shopping

Religion Activities

● Read story of Psalm Sunday. Discuss how you celebrate Psalm Sunday in your home:

https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/ni2-t-55-catholic-what-to-expect-on-palm-sunday-activity-sheets

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO SET UP A FREE TWINKL ACCOUNT

● Read story of Holy Week: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/au-t2-e-2148-holy-week-historical-factual-recount-writing-sample

● Complete story of Holy

Week using this template or in a copy: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/holy-week-flap-activity-cfe-re-310

● Convert grams to kilograms

● Covert kilograms to grams

● Estimate weight of different objects

● Talk about what you would use to weigh certain objects and why (link to everyday life: cooking, baking etc.)

Other helpful resources Range of objects to weigh Weighing scales http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/subjects/mass-and-weight https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=maths/measures http://www.ictgames.com/weight.html

Reading Zone Unit 23

Question G (pg. 111)

Activities

● Write a story about Joseph going to the Kingdom of the Undersea. Remember the story should still have a PROBLEM. What is it and how is it resolved.

3. Oral Language Debate: Should men only

have been allowed to fight

during WW1?

Activities

● Pick a stance FOR or AGAINST this statement.

● With a partner, argue your stance giving clear reasons why you believe this.

● Listen to your partners counter argument.

● Have your opinions changed?

Activities

● Listen to and practice vocab in PowerPoint: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-gl-53741-shopping-audio-powerpoint

● Unscramble sentences

Activity: Find at end of this document.

● Crossword:

https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-gl-048-irish-gaeilge-siopa-word-search

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO SET UP A FREE TWINKL ACCOUNT

● Watch this video on the

last supper. Discuss new information learnt. Draw a picture of an important meal you had and the people that you shared it with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SigoALSS1R8

● Pray together:

Easter Prayer Lord, the resurrection of

Your Son has given us new life and

renewed hope. Help us to live as new

people in pursuit of the Christian

ideal. Grant us wisdom to know

what we must do, the will to want to do it,

the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to

continue to do it,

4. Spelling Week 26 (In homework

copy)

Activities

● Monday – Wednesday Learn spellings and put them into sentences. (Your child will complete 3/4/6 spellings per day in line with what they usually have for homework)

● Please use your dictionary/ Google to look up the meaning of words if you are unsure.

● On Friday have a partner test you on your weeks spelling into your homework copy.

and the strength to complete it.

History Topic: WW1

History quest E-book link: https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/1413/1 The life of a soldier during WW1

Activities History Quest Chapter 9 ( reading pages 71 & 72 answering questions pages 73 &74)

Additional resources https://www.natgeokids.com/za/discover/history/general-history/life-at-home-during-wwi/

Geography Topic: Human environments Children discuss people living and working in the local area and people living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland Services

● A service or services available in the local area e.g. Tallaght library

● Work of people involved

● Importance of service to the lives of people

● Suggestions for the improvement of service

● Role of county, national and rural service agencies and companies

Activities ● List the services

available in the local area

● Put services in order starting with those that are most important (Imagine you are buying a house, what services

Science Topic: Heat Science Quest E-book link: https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/1400/1

Activities Carry out Experiment – heat conduction (which materials conduct best) from chapter 12 of Science Quest. Record answers to questions from pages47 & 48.

Additional resources Follow this link for step by step instructions and images of this experiment https://www.lookwerelearning.com/heat-conduction-experiment/

Active Learning Project: WW1

Continue with your project on WW1. At the end of the week, present your project to people in your home.

would you like near you?)

Helpful resources https://www.irishtourism.com

How to Create Online Accounts Folens: (Planet Maths, Reading Zone, Am Don Léamh, Abair Liom etc.)

❖ Go to https://www.folensonline.ie/ > Click register > Select Teacher > Create username, email and password > For roll number use the code Prim20 .

Twinkl: One Month Free (Online resources across curriculum areas)

❖ Go to https://www.twinkl.ie/offer > Under ‘New to Twinkl’ enter own email and create password > Occupation = parent/ home educator > Offer Code = IRLTWINKLHELPS > Click signup

CJ Fallon: (History/Geography/Science Quest, Word Wise, Busy at Maths, Bun go Barr, Small World etc.)

❖ Click link in plans > Enter name, email, select parent. Or

❖ Go to https://my.cjfallon.ie/dashboard/student-resources/?levels=0&classes=0&subjects=0&serieses=0&booktitles=0&types%5B0%5D=Book+Sample > Select class level and book > Click ‘eye’ icon to view.

Edco: (Bua na Cainte, Exercise your English, Maths Time, Operation Maths, Window on the World etc)

❖ Go to https://www.edcolearning.ie/User/Login > Username = primaryedcobooks > Password = edco2020 > Click login

Unscramble Sentences Activity

Ag Siopadóireacht Instructions: Practice reading these sentences. Then cut them up, mix up each sentence and put them back

in order. Repeat.

I went to the shop and I bought an apple and a banana.

Dad wrote a shopping list.

There were a lot of customers in the shoe shop.

1.

2.

3.

Dad and Ruan went to the supermarket.

Molly was working in the bookshop.

I bought sweets in the newsagents on Friday.

4.

5.

6.

Ms Coyne’s Maths Group 5th Class

Please complete all work set out for you below in your homework copy. You do not need a separate copy for English and Maths if you

attend both groups. Please keep all your work together.

Revise your X 8 Tables. On Friday have a partner test you on your X 8 Tables using your homework copy

Play Tables Champion with one of your family members (if possible)

Choose a Maths game of your choice on the following links and see how many games you can complete

https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-5

https://www.coolmath4kids.com/

https://www.mathsisfun.com/

Ms Coyne’s English Group 5th Class

Look up the definition of the following words using a dictionary / google and write a sentence for each word

1. Geography

2. Geology

3. Inactive

4. Incomplete

5. Impossible

6. Immature

7. Microwave

8. Microscope

9. Multipurpose

10. Multinational

11. Predetermine

12. Prejudge

13. Aeroplane

14. Aerodynamic

15. Automatic

16. Autograph

Write a story on a topic of your choice: write, edit, revise, illustrate and read your story to someone at home.

Read a book that is in your home and complete a book review using the headings listed below or visit the following website to read an

ebook of your choice and complete a book review on the book that you have chosen.

Log on to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Click on “My Class Login” on the top right hand corner of the homepage. Use the following information to log into the ebooks:

My Class Name: Solaschriost

My Class Password: Solaschriost

Click on “e Books My bookshelf >”

Click on “Age groups” to select a suitable book for your age group.

Choose a book of your choice, read it and then complete a book review using the following headings: Title of book, Author of book,

Summary of the story, my favourite part, my least favourite part and star rating.