Mrs. O’Dwyer, Ms. Blount & Ms. Kelly

2^nd June-12^th June 2020

This two week plan applies to all boys in Mrs O’Dwyer, Ms Blount and Ms Kelly’s 3rd Class from Tuesday June 2^nd-Friday June 12^th 2020.

Mrs O’Dwyer can be contacted during school hours by emailing sodwyer@scoillorcain.com

Ms Blount can be contacted during school hours by emailing ablount@scoillorcain.com

Ms Kelly can be contacted during school hours by emailing akelly@scoillorcain.com

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We hope that you are all keeping well and staying safe. Please find some suggested activities/ideas below for the next two weeks. We fully appreciate how difficult this time is, so please remember that there is no pressure to get all the activities completed, just do what you can. Some of the activities this week can be completed from the children’s textbooks which will hopefully make things a little bit easier. Please email us at our school email addresses listed above if you have any questions about the work or if you would like to send any photographs of completed work/activities for the pupil’s section on the school website. 

Take care,

Kind Regards,

Mrs. O’Dwyer, Ms. Blount and Ms. Kelly. 

 

Literacy

Week 1

Spellings

Spellbound (textbook):

Week 32 Revision of weeks 25 to 31 pages 66-67

Handwriting

Just Handwriting (textbook): 

Pages 16 and 17 (Copy each sentence once)

Reading

If you have access to the ‘Read at Home’ e-book available at this link  https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/4130/1, please read the following pages and answer the questions at the end of each page:

Week 1: Pages 84-86

Continue to read and listen to stories eg: www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Wizard Words of the week:

Can you put these words into a sentence?

‘explorer’- a person who travels to explore new places

‘dazzling’- extremely bright

Grammar

Group Words– One word is often used to describe a group eg: ‘a school of dolphins’

flock

pride

swarm

shoal

troop

 

Fill in the missing word:

1) A __________ of lions.

2) A __________ of sheep.

3) A __________ of bees.

4) A __________ of fish.

5) A __________ of monkeys.

Week 2

Spellings

Spellbound (textbook):

Week 33 General Revision pages 68-69

Handwriting

Just Handwriting (textbook): 

Pages 18 and 19 (Copy each sentence once)

Reading

If you have access to the ‘Read at Home’ e-book available at this link  https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/student/4130/1, please read the following pages and answer the questions at the end of each page:

Week 2: Pages 93, 94 and 98

Continue to read and listen to stories eg: www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Writing

Think about your favourite game. Imagine you are going to tell your friends how to play the game. Use the headings below to help you:

Name of the game: 

You need: (What you need to play the game)

Draw a picture of the game:

Write six or seven sentences describing how to play the game.  

 

Maths

Week 1:

‘New wave’ mental maths (textbook):

Week 25

‘Multiplication Facts’ (red book):

5x, 10x (Choose two activities per page)

Tables:

Revision of 7x, 9x tables

 

Week 2:

‘New wave’ mental maths (textbook):

Week 26

‘Multiplication Facts’ (red book):

7x, 9x (Choose two activities per page)

Tables:

Revision of 12x tables

Gaeilge

If you have access online, Bua na Cainte 3 is available at https://edcolearning.ie/

Username: primaryedcobooks Password: edco2020

Week 1

Bua na Cainte (small book) Dul Siar (Revision)

Téama: An Teilifís Lch 47-48 (Pages 47-48)

Aonad 1 -Ceacht 1, Ceacht 2, Ceacht 3 agus Ceacht 4- Complete the activities

 

Foclóir-Dul Siar

 

os comhair na tine	in front of the fire
tolg	couch/sofa
clár dúlra	nature programme
clár ceoil	music programme
clár spóirt	sports programme

 

Fuaimeanna agus Focail

Aonad 30 ‘Ar an Trá’

Lch 91 A agus B (Page 91-Complete activities A and B)

 

Week 2

Bua na Cainte (small book) Dul Siar (Revision)

Téama: Siopadóireacht Lch 51-52 (Pages 51-52)

Aonad 1 Ceacht 1-Ceacht 2 agus Ceacht 4- Complete the activities

 

Foclóir-Dul Siar

10	20	30	40	50
deich	fiche	tríocha	daichead	caoga
60	70	80	90	100
seasca	seachtó	ochtó	nócha	céad

Fuaimeanna agus Focail

 

Fuaimeanna agus Focail

Aonad 30 ‘Ar an Trá’

Lch 92 C, D agus F (Page 92-Complete activities C, D and F)

 

SESE

Geography and Science

Week 1

Habitats- the natural home or environment of an animal or plant

Further Reading: https://my.cjfallon.ie/

Go to student resources-Click on primary- 3^rd class-SESE- small world-Third class Geography and Science-Online Book pages 6-10.

Look at the table below and match each animal to their habitat.

rabbit, earthworms, starfish, mussels, butterflies, seabirds, lugworms, earthworms, bumblebees, crabs

 

Seashore	Fields and Meadows

 Pick your favourite animal from the list and write a description of them.

Remember when writing a description, include the following:

• A number sentence
• A size sentence
• A colour sentence
• A shape sentence
• A texture sentence
• A doing sentence
• A position sentence (where it lives)

Week 2

Read the short comprehension and answer the questions.

The lakes in Ireland provide a habitat for many types of plants and animals. Ireland now has the highest population of otters in Europe. They live in dens on lakes. Other animals and insects found on these lakes include the common frog, the smooth newt, the mayfly and over 30 different types of dragonfly.  These lakes are also a habitat for many types of fish such as the salmon, brown trout, pike, eel and bream.  Some birds also use these lakes for habitats such as ducks, geese, terns and the white-tailed sea eagle.  Ireland’s lakes are also an important habitat for plants.  Some of the plant life found in Irish lakes include water lilies, pond weed and reeds.  Reeds are used as a habitat by species of birds such as swallows, starlings and sand martins.

1. List 5 types of animals that use Irish lakes as their habitat.
2. List 3 types of plants that use the lakes as their habitat.
3. Do you think lakes are important? Why/Why not?

 

History

Week 1

Read the short comprehension and answer the questions.

Christopher Columbus is famous for being an explorer.  He was born in Genoa in Italy, in 1451.  Christopher Columbus learned to sail in a wooden ship with sails.  He used the stars, the sun and a compass to find his way at sea.  His dream was to go to Asia (especially India and China), but he needed money to do this.  The King and Queen of Spain gave him the money he needed to buy ships.

He set sail from Europe on 3^rd August 1492, with his sailors.  They did not know where they would land.  They set sail with three ships: the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta.  The journey took so long, and they were running out of food and water.  On October 11^th 1492, they began to see flocks of birds flying above the ship and seaweed and branches from trees floating in the water.  A short while later they saw land. They did not realise that they had landed on a new continent-America. 

1) Where was Christopher Columbus born?

2) Who gave Christopher the money to buy his ships?

3) What were the names of his three ships?

4) How did Christopher Columbus know that he was near land?

5) What continent had he arrived on?

Week 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

Asia

Italy

Spain

compass

Nina

 

1. Christopher Columbus was born in ______________.
2. Columbus always wanted to sail to ______________.
3. He used the stars, the sun and a _______________ to find his way at sea.
4. The King and Queen of ____________ gave him the money for the ships.
5. The ships were named the Santa Maria, the ___________ and the Pinta.

Art

Week 1

Choose one of the following:

1) Imagine you are exploring the rock pools at the beach. Draw the plants and animals you might find and show them in their natural habitat.

2)Create an image of Christopher Columbus sailing in the Santa Maria just as they were approaching ‘The New World’.

 

Week 2

Choose one of the following:

1) After learning about lakes of Ireland and their wildlife, we are going to draw an otter in its den. Here is a link to help you with your drawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rZfv0MaTUI

2) Draw a picture showing your favourite activity to do during the summer. It could be a day at the beach, playing in the park…Give it lots of detail and colour.

P.E

For the next two weeks, try to do one activity each day. Here are some examples:

ball handling skills (catching, throwing, passing, shooting),

football

basketball

walk or a run with a family member

cycling

Challenge: See how many different exercises you can do in thirty seconds or one minute such as jumping jacks, squats, push ups etc. There are lots of exercise ideas on the school website!