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Catherine Brodie
October 18, 2019
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Maths Week in Room 5

We had great fun this week with Maths!

We went on a Shape Trail spotting 2D shapes around the school. The Hexagon was the hardest to find, but we eventually found one in the base of a Cone in yard.

           

We found our Cityscape pictures tessellating in the corridor.

We had fun with our tables too and had a Queen of the Tables competition. Comhghairdeas to our finalists Ruth, Maria, Olivia and our class winner Julia. 

The highlight of our week was preparing our Door for the Maths Door competition. We went with the Story of 5 theme as we are in Room 5 and we have 25 (5×5) girls  in our class!

Finally we had Friday Maths Stations and a Whole School Maths Assembly in the Halla. We were the proud winners of Best Door for 3rd Class, which we were all very excited about! Overall a very successfully Maths Week for 2019.

If you want to continue to have fun with maths check out the following game to practise your tables. Click on the image to open the game.

 

Catherine Brodie
October 15, 2019
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Tree Project

Sycamore & Ash

Before the leaves fall completely from our deciduous trees we are checking out the Ash and Sycamore trees!

The girls are asked to do a project, IN THEIR OWN WORDS, Max two Scrapbook pages, one for each tree. Project due Wednesday 6th November.

You must include:

  1. Why trees are so important.
  2. Types of trees – Deciduous & Evergreen
  3. Leaf rubbing of Ash and Sycamore leaves or  a simple sketch of the leaves
  4. Describe the Seeds – (Keys & Helicopters)
  5. Some interesting facts about each tree.

Best of luck!

Some useful resources and websites

Handouts and worksheet from school

www.askaboutireland.ie

https://treecouncil.ie/project/ash/

Secrets of the Sycamore

 

Catherine Brodie
May 2, 2019
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Time to tell the Time!

We have been studying TIME in Maths.
  • Tell the time on analogue and digital clocks, using 5 minute intervals
  • Calculate the time elapsed/duration between two given times
  • Given a time, figure out what the time would be ___ minutes earlier or later.
Here are some online games that you may find helpful for practising this topic:
http://www.timemonsters.com/speakingClock.html
http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/
These websites have been tried and tested for suitability, but as always, please monitor your daughter carefully while using the Internet.
You can assist your child by drawing attention to Time at home, for example
  • Reading the time on the clock (digital and/or analogue)
  • Calculating the duration of a tv show given the start and end time
  • Calculating what time they will finish their 15mins of Library Book reading
  • Figuring out how many hours and minutes until bedtime
  • Encouraging your child to wear a watch can be very helpful
Have a great TIME trying them out!
Mrs. Brodie
Catherine Brodie
March 10, 2019
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Seachtain na Gaeilge

Táimid ag céíliúradh Cóicís na Gaeilge ón 4ú go dtí 15ú Márta!

Tá alán eacthraí éasúla ar siúl ar fud na scoile cosúil le Nuacht an Lae, Ceist an Lae, Céilí Mór, Lá Glas, Taispeántas Hataí, Tráth na gceist agus alán rudaí eile.

Táimid ag cleachtadh go dian ár n-amhráin and damhsaí le haghaidh an Céilí agus an Ceolchoirm.

Beidh Lá Glas againn ar Dé Aoine an 15ú Márta 2019.

Bain trial as cúpla frásaí sa bhaile!

Catherine Brodie
February 5, 2019
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Multiply by 6 – You don’t need any tricks!

We had great fun improving our 6 Times Multiplication tables with this catchy rap!

Catherine Brodie
February 4, 2019
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Multiplication & Division Games

 

We had fun in school practising our tables on the school laptops.

 

Here are some links to online computer games where the girls can have fun practising their tables!

 

The Mental Maths Train

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

Hit the Button!

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Coconut multiples

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples

The Great Tables Challenge: Pop the Balloons!

https://www.theschoolhub.ie/sample.php

Catherine Brodie
November 26, 2018
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Great Britain Project

A good project is easy to read and the information is presented neatly.  Here are some guidelines to help you.

  • The title of your project is Great Britain and it is due on Friday December 14th.
  • All projects can be 3 or 4 pages of an A3 scrapbook- no longer.
  • You can find your information in: your SESE copy, worksheets, online, books, newspapers or magazines
  • Your project information must be written in your own words.
  • Your project must include at least 4 pictures/ maps or diagrams. They can be hand drawn or printed.
  • You should include a bibliography which is a list of where you found your information.

Here are some ideas of paragraphs to include, remember you don’t have to include all of them!

  1. Where is Great Britain?  How can you get there?
  2. What countries make up Great Britain? What are the capital cities? Are there any famous or well- known places to visit?
  3. Draw the Flag of Great Britain and Flags of England, Scotland and Wales. Do you know when or where they were designed?
  4. Physical Geography- lakes, rivers, mountains, sea
  5. What money is used in Great Britain?
  6. What sports are popular in Great Britain? What are the most famous? Where are they played?
  7. Any event in history that involves England, Scotland or Wales
  8. The Monarchy ( Kings and Queens)
  9. Famous people from Great Britain? ( pop stars, politicians, sports stars, authors)
  10. What animals would you find there? Can you draw them and write about them?

Useful Websites:

  • http://projectbritain.com/
  • http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/united-kingdom/#united-kingdom-abbey.jpg
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/25119208
  • http://kids.britannica.com/

Remember, please monitor your daughter carefully when using the Internet as although these websites have been checked for suitability, navigation away from these sites may not be safe for her.

Best of luck!

Mrs Brodie 😊

Catherine Brodie
October 25, 2018
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Happy Halloween!

Tá Oiche Shamhna ag teacht!

Check out our Halloween Art.

Catherine Brodie
June 28, 2018
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6th Class Graduation 2018

Comhgairdeas to all our 6th Class girls who celebrated their graduation on Wednesday 27th June 2018. We had a very memorable and enjoyable Graduation celebration. We wish all our girls the very best in the years ahead. Táimid an-bhródúil asaibh!

A special thanks to Evie Quinn and Teresa Sloan who designed our Graduation programme.

Catherine Brodie
April 23, 2018
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French Project

Some useful Websites

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/france/#france-eiffel-tower.jpg

http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/france.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/france/

http://famouswonders.com/europe/france/

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_visits.html

https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/23905/23628.pptx
Comparison of west coast of Ireland with west coast of France.

Bon chance!

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