the answers to last week’s Mental Maths and Operation ... · Please click on the section ‘Siopadóireacht’ (Shopping) and then on ‘Ceacht 1-4’. The speech bubble teaches

Dear Children,

We hope you are all well. The Taoiseach has announced that schools will remain

closed until after the summer holidays. We are sad that we will not get to see

you again in Rooms 7, 8 and 9 but the Government has made this decision to

ensure everyone continues to keep safe. Even though we are not in school, we

would like you to continue your school work at home, as most of you are already

doing. We have set out the work for next week, 11 – 15 May. We would love you

to do as much of the work as you are able to. Please don’t worry if you can’t do all

of this, it is only a guide. We do not want to add any extra stress at this time.

We have highlighted the work below that we are especially interested in seeing.

If your parents can upload a clear photo of each page of the highlighted work we

would be happy to give feedback to you. It is important that you continue to do

your work as best as you can. Please continue to stay in touch through your

parents as we are excited to see how well you are doing. As usual, you can find

the answers to last week’s Mental Maths and Operation Maths on the First Class

webpage.

This time at home also gives you the opportunity to learn new life skills that will

be very valuable for you to have as you grow older. These life skills include ways

that you can take care of yourself, preparing meals and helping out at home. You

will find a ’30 Days Life Skills Challenge’ on our webpage which you may like to

complete. See how many of the life skills you can do!

It is still important that you continue to wash your hands properly, that you cough

and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue and that you keep 2 metres away from

others not living with you. It looks like we will have to follow this advice for some

time yet. The elderly people in our community are now out exercising so please

remember to be respectful and to stay two metres away from them if you meet

them while you are outside.

Please try to help out at home and be kind to those living with you.

Take care and keep safe,

Ms Bolton, Ms Connolly and Ms Ryan

First Class Work

Week 7

Maths Mental Maths Pages 60 + 61

Operation Maths Pages 68 + 69

Times Tables -8

English Jolly Grammar 1 <oy> spellings + dictation, page 56

Grammar – Adverbs, page 55

*see information notes attached.

Comprehension:

‘Back to Earth with

a Bump’

Listen to the story ‘Back to Earth with a Bump’ uploaded

on the class webpage last week and answer the

comprehension questions set below.

Writing

(Book Review)

Complete a book review for the story ‘Back to Earth with

a Bump’. Please see template below.

Word Search (optional)

Reading Read a book from home or on-line

SESE Geography/Science The planets. Imagine what a planet you would like to

discover would look like.

See template below.

Gaeilge Nuacht (news)

Bua na Cainte

(optional work)

Children use the template below to write their nuacht in

their yellow copies (or any copy).

Please click on the section ‘Siopadóireacht’ (Shopping) and

then on ‘Ceacht 1-4’. The speech bubble teaches the

children new vocabulary. The games console lets them use

their new vocabulary to play games and the children can

listen to a poem by clicking on the music note.

Work highlighted to be emailed to teacher if feasible.

Jolly Grammar Information Notes

Reading and Comprehension

Back to Earth with a Bump

There is no need to print this page. You can answer these questions in your yellow copy or in a notepad. Please

remember to answer questions 1 – 4 with a full sentence. Don’t forget your full stops and capital letter. There is no

need to write full sentences for questions 5 and 6.

1. What two things does Hal brush before he goes up to bed?

2. Hal is on a mission to find something. What is it?

3. Hal finds something that is ‘pale and all round, like a cheese’. What is it?

4. What did Hal discover about the Earth?

5. There are lots of rhyming words in this story. For example, light and tight, sky and why. Can you find two more

pairs of words that rhyme?

6. An adverb describes a verb. Can you find an adverb in the story?

Please complete this Book Review. You do not need to print this page; you can do the review in your copy. You don’t

need to draw the boxes just answer each question and then skip a line before moving onto the next one.

We would love to see photos of this school work.

Date:

Design your own front cover for this book.

Word Search (Optional)

SESE

Children may draw this into their copy. They do not have to print this worksheet out.

The Solar System

These are the planets we have already discovered.

Is your one going to be different?

Can you draw and label the planets in your copies?

Children may draw this into their copy. They do not have to print this worksheet out.

If I could discover a new planet The planet would look like …

The planet would be called ______________________________________________________

The coolest thing about the planet is ________________________________________

We would love to see photos of this school work.

An Nuacht (News)

The children can write and fill in the blanks in their yellow homework copy (or any

copy). There is no need to print this template off.

We would love to see photos of this school work.

Laethanta na Seachtaine – Days of the week.

An Luan Monday

An Mháirt Tuesday

An Chéadaoin Wednesday

An Déardaoin Thursday

An Aoine Friday

An Satharn Saturday

An Domhnach Sunday

An Aimsir - The weather

cold warm wet dry windy cloudy

Éadaí – Clothes

cóta bríste gearr t-léine hata gréine spéaclaí gréine geansaí gúna bríste coat shorts t-shirt sun hat sun glasses jumper dress trousers

Bréagáin - Toys

téad scipeála

camán

teach bábóige

cluiche

eitleán

bábóg

liathróid

leabhar

Nuacht

Children can write this. Translation that is not written

Inniu an _________.

Inné an _____________.

Amárach an __________.

Tá an lá ___________.

Tá _ , _ agus _ orm inniu.

Chuaigh mé go dtí an siopa agus

cheannaigh mé _______, ________

agus ______.

Today is _____________.

Yesterday was _________.

Tomorrow will be ________.

The day is __________.

I am wearing _____, _____ and

_____ today.

I went to the shop and I bought

____, ______ and ______.