Belgrove Senior Girls' School

Here are some reading questions you can ask your child before, during and after reading their library book. It is important to take the time to read with your child on a daily basis and discuss the book. Your child should read aloud to you every day. This helps with their fluency, comprehension, articulation and vocabulary skills. Please click the link to view the list of general comprehension questions.

Before During and After Questions for reading

Authors

Roald Dahl     J.K. Rowling    Michael Murpurgo    David Walliams

Marita Conlon-McKenna       Enid Blyton

(Jacqueline Wilson has some fantastic books for this age group, but do be aware that she also writes for teens and some of her books are inappropriate for primary school).

Books

Here are some excellent books that 4^th class girls have recommended;

1. Harry Potter series
2. Billionaire Boy
3. Heidi
4. Percy Jackson series
5. The Secret Garden
6. Mallory Towers
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
8. Wizards of Once
9. The Nine Lives Triology
10. Tom Gates
11. Wonder
12. Auggie and Me
13. Black Beauty
14. A Series of Unfortunate Events
15. Katy
16. The Heros of Olympus
17. The Faraway Tree
18. Matilda
19. Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls

Be aware of your own daughter’s ability when helping her choose books. Read the blurb together and discuss the choice.

Summer stars have some great tips on how to choose a book with your child, engaging reluctant readers, reading development etc.

http://www.librariesireland.ie/summer-stars/supporting-childrens-reading-information-sheets/

Vocabulary;

When children come across new words in different contexts they develop a stronger understanding and a more detailed vocabulary. Try using new vocabulary from the reading in daily conversations.

SPELLINGS;

Here are some activities to help you practise your spellings at home. All you do is click on the PDF link below and print out these activities. Have a spare spelling copy at home and choose one of these activity cards each evening.

Spelling activities

This is also a great website to practise your spellings through online activities and games. You have to register first for a free account (ask an adult for help with this) and then add in your list of spellings each week as you go. There is also a link for some commonly misspelled words. Practise a few a theses each evening/week using the website.

https://www.spellingcity.com/

commonly misspelled words

Have fun learning to spell 🙂 

Hi cailíní 🙂

Throughout the year I will adding useful websites to help you at home with your homework and projects. There will also be educational websites with games and activities as an option for you.

• Please ensure there is adult supervision when online as although the websites have been tried & tested, unsuitable advertisements could still pop-up.

SESE & PROJECTS;

Native American websites & videos; 

https://youtu.be/_y9-ymLpO58 (native American tribes)

https://youtu.be/2p8A3MNq8pc (how the first Americans came to America)

https://youtu.be/XS8DEjd2QBg (native Americans intro video)

https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sgtqPoETz4 (American houses)

https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/native-american-tribes/

http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~snekros/2008-9%20webquests/products3/Native_American_map[1].jpg (map)

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/native-americans/ (very good interactive website)

MATHS WEBSITES;

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm#basicoperations

https://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

https://www.futuristicmath.com/games/4th-grade-multiply-2-by-2-digit-numbers-monster-board-game.html (long multiplication game; tablet friendly)

https://www.khanacademy.org/  Khan Academy is a free online (American) maths resource. Can be used to revise topics or challenge oneself. 3rd grade would be mainly revision. 4th/5th grade to revise and challenge.

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular  (lots of free & tablet friendly games, careful with pop-up ads)

Interactive online games and activities to make learning tables fun!

 http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm#mixedoperations

 https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables (lots of tablet-friendly games)

https://www.timestables.com/games/

Problem solving game involving time;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/telling_the_time/play/popup.shtml

Games to explore fractions;

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/mathman_fractions_number.htm

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals (tablet friendly games)

https://www.mathplayground.com/index_fractions.html (some tablet friendly activities)

Games/activities for decimals;

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/scooterQuestDecimal.htm4

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts (tablet friendly)

Maths challenging puzzle activities (including sudukos & magic squares)

https://www.transum.org/Software/Puzzles/ (tablet friendly puzzles)

https://www.mathwarehouse.com/riddles/math-riddles.php (challenging riddles)

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/powerlines/powerlines1.html (power lines)

Activities for division practice;

http://www.softschools.com/math/division/long_division/

http://www.hoodamath.com/games/demolitiondivision.html (some tablet friendly activities)

http://www.novelgames.com/en/quickmath/ (tablet friendly but watch for pop-up ads)

GAEILGE;

Mé féin frásaí & focloir

http://www.isfeidirliom.ie/ (can only be played on devices which support flash player such as laptops & computers)

http://digitaldialects.com/Irish.htm (also needs flash player enabled)

The girls had a brilliant time today for our 4th class school tour in Tayto Park. We had lots of activities such as the thrill seeking rides, a zoo tour, a lemur walk and some pupils had fun in the playground. We were also very lucky with the weather ☀️