Belgrove Senior Girls' School

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 18th December (before Christmas Holidays).
• Projects are to be 2 of an A3 scrapbook- ( no longer than 3).
• Project must be handwritten in your own words.
• Project must include a Map of Britain (which I will give the girls)
• Project must include at least 3 pictures or diagrams. They can be hand drawn or printed.

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?
3. Draw the Flag of Great Britain and Flags of England, Scotland, Wales
4. Physical Geography- lakes, rivers, mountains, sea
5. Famous Landmarks- natural or manmade
6. What money is used in Great Britain? What jobs are there?
7. What sports are popular in Great Britain? What are the most famous? Where are they played?
8. Any event in history that involves England, Scotland or Wales
9. The Monarchy ( Kings and Queens)
10. Famous people from Great Britain? ( pop stars, artists, politicians, sports stars, authors)
11. Animals and Wildlife: What animals would you find there? Can you draw them and write about them? Are there any Zoos or parks?
12. Brexit – what is Brexit and how might it effect Ireland.

Useful Resources & Websites:

• Handouts from school
• SESE copybook
• Books from school or local library
• http://projectbritain.com/
• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/united-kingdom/
• https://kids.kiddle.co/Great_Britain

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 & enjoy!

Mrs Brodie 😊 .

We had great fun in Room 5 this week; listening to spooky songs, learning foclóir and a dán about Óiche Shamhna, reading about how Halloween is celebrated in other parts of the world, engaging in different art activities and learning about the human skeleton.

Did you know that a human has 206 bones, that the largest bone in the body is in our leg, the femur, and that the smallest is our ear, the stirrup? Also calcium is really good for our bones and we should drink plenty of milk and eat foods such as cheese to make our bones heathy and strong.

Today there was great excitement. We all got dressed up and went on our annual Halloween Sponsored walk. What a great way to finish up our first term back in school!

Happy Halloween everyone. Bain taitneamh as!

Mrs Brodie 😊

Welcome to our last week of school this year!

As it is the last week I have set out some fun, lighter activities for you. Try out as many as you can, doing whatever works for you and your family.

Bain taitneamh as!

Mrs Brodie 😃

This week’s Plan

Resources

Dublin Zoo Virtual School Tour

Take an African Adventure tour of Dublin Zoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ii_n-oKaxE&feature=youtu.be

Take a Rainforest tour of Dublin Zoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpVXQZgIJFQ

Good morning girls,

I hope you enjoyed the weekend, it was nice to see the sunshine back. This is our second last wee in the school year!

This week’s plan of work includes 3 choice boards for you to choose work from; last week’s 1950s board, our Writing board and a new Maths Choice board. I have also included a school tour trip to the Seashore.

As always do whatever you can and if you have any problems or questions send me a message on Seesaw or an email.

Slán,

Mrs Brodie 😀

Religion St. John the Baptist http://www.belgroveseniorgirls.ie/2020/06/st-john-the-baptist/

Choice boards

English

SPHE

End of the Rainbow Visualisation: https://soundcloud.com/user-547419318/the-end-of-the-rainbow-visualisation-for-children-guided-by-gerard

Scoil na Mara

Scoil na Mara means school by the sea. Checkout the Scoil na Mara activity on Seesaw to go on a virtual school tour to the Seaside shore. There are three separate tours. After each tour you might like to try some of the following activities.

These activities all related to Life in the 1950s can be done over the next few weeks.

Watch this Powerpoint about Life in 1950’s Ireland.

Watch this video showing Dublin City in the 1950s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNZ0nzDCuzY

Write 4 things that are the same as nowadays. 4 things that have changed and 2 things that surprised you. You could refer to monuments, buildings, fashion, hairstyles, transport  Pick a historical event from the 1950’s that interests you and find out more.  

Music

Listen to Number 1 songs from 1950s

“If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake” – Eileen Barton”

Don’t Be Cruel” / “Hound Dog – Elvis Presley

Film Studies

Singing in the Rain was made in 1952. It is a great musical with lots of singing and dancing. You could: Watch it and do a film reviewWatch part of it and describe the clothes and dancingLearn a song from the movie

Journalism

Interview an older family member or family friend who remembers Ireland in the 1950s.  Ask them how was life different. Ask them 5-10 questions. Share what you find out on Seesaw.

PE & Dance

The dance style popular in the 1950s was ROCK AND ROLL. Have a look at this routine to Barber Ann on Just Dance. https://youtu.be/XfMZ8hcsVqYI would LOVE to see a video of you dancing! I have been doing this routine all weekend around my house!

Art

Draw a picture showing 1950s fashion in Ireland Dress up 1950s style and post a photo to Seesaw!“Pop Art” was born, learn more and create your own! https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/what-is/pop-art

 Hi girls,

We are coming towards the end of the school year. I must congratulate you and your parents on the marvelous work you are doing at home. Here is the plan of work for this week. Please focus on the Maths, Irish & English. I would ask you all to please do the PAWS (Primary Aquatic Water Safety) programme because I think it is really important to know how to stay safe around water this summer.

There are lots of other interesting activities for you if you wish to try them including lots about Life in the 1950s.  Do what works for you and your family. I look forward to hearing from you all on Seesaw. Can everyone please post me some of your work during the week. Also if you have any pictures or photos from Activity and Sports week, which you haven’t already sent me, please do so as I will make a Class Sports blog for you.

Slán,   

Mrs Brodie 😀

English Resources

SPHE Resources

Visualisation : https://soundcloud.com/user-547419318/the-hot-air-balloon-deirdre-lavelle-1

PAWS

PAWS Online Course : https://online.flowpaper.com/7efd0784/PAWS3ENGLISHWEB/

PAWS QUIZZES How much have you learned about Water Safety? https://online.flowpaper.com/7efd0784/PAWS3ENGLISHWEB/

SESE

Checkout the 1950’s Class Blog http://www.belgroveseniorgirls.ie/2020/06/life-in-the-1950s/

Hi girls,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the glorious sunshine we have been having. As Friday would have been our Sports day, this week we are going to focus a lot on being active!

Checkout our Class Sports Blog http://www.belgroveseniorgirls.ie/2020/06/3rd-class-sports-blog/

Here is this week’s plan of work. As always – déan do dhicheall!

Be safe, be active, enjoy!

Mrs Brodie.

Hi girls,

This Friday 5th June would have been our School Sports day! So this week we are going to have a strong focus on sports and being active at home. Here are some ideas to keep you active.

Maybe you could design your own Active Diary and keep it up to date this week – recording all the sports and activities you do. If you like you can use this template.

Here are some ideas of activities you could engage in this week:

• Go for a walk, cycle, scoot or jog.
• Select a dance or exercise from https://app.gonoodle.com/
• PE with Joe on YouTube (20-30 min exercise class, streamed live at 9:00 am – ideal for all the family)
• Yoga
• Skipping

Healthy Kidz Sports week activites

Checkout some really fun sports activities. Read the coaching notes carefully so you can leargood technique.

Here are some more activities to try:

Sports Day Art activities

Hi girls,

It’s hard to believe it’s the end of May already! I know that sometimes the days can seem long but the weeks are flying by. I am so impressed with the great work you have been doing at home and sharing with me on Seesaw.

You are all amazing!

Here is this week’s plan of work. Also attached below are some sheets you could use to practise your tables.

Deán do dhicheall!

Mrs Brodie 😃

Maths Revision Sheets