School Activities
China Project
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Hi everybody,
I hope everyone is well and is keeping safe during these changing days and weeks. I'm sure you are all missing school and catching up with all of your friends too. I do miss teaching you all everyday too!
I've uploaded the China project criteria to the website, just incase some of you have lost it or mislaid it over the past few days. Remember if there's a section that you're struggling with, leave it out and move on to the next part.
Click on 'Read More' to see the instructions for the project.
Keep safe everyone!
School Closure Work For Senior Infants.
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
To keep the little folk in your home busy and to facilitate parents as they guide their children through this period of learning at home I have put together a plan of work to support you. We have completed quite a chunk of the senior infant curriculum to date and this allows for lots of opportunities to revise some of the topics and subjects already taught. Please ensure that the correct number and letter formation is used, as bad habits develop very easily and can be difficult to break.
School Closure Work
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Please find below a Plan of Work to keep little hands and minds busy during this period of school closure. Repetition and revision is a vital part of learning for younger children so these activities will give them an opportunity to consolidate their learning. All listed activities are based on previously taught topics so the children should be able to work confidently with a little bit of guidance and direction from an adult. As regards number and letter formation, please ensure the children are following the correct formation rules as practised bad habits are very hard to break.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
As part of Seachtain an Gaeilge, 3rd and 4th class teamed up with Mrs Stewart’s Senior Infants.
Here are a few pictures of third and fourth class working with senior infants. Some children were reading Irish books, some playing a matching game, playing Deir Ó Grádaigh, playing in the siopa, cé hé mise? etc...
It was a great way to get using our Gaeilge!!!
Animals
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
Check out the art work and report writing on the topic of animals! What impressive work!!
School Closure Work
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
During the school closure, the Department of Education has outlined that learning will still continue at home. I am aware that in the current situation it is difficult and the children will struggle to learn new topics. Therefore, the work which has been set is self-explanatory and covers a lot of revision. I encourage the children to try their best with all of the activities below.
GAA - Fourth Class Boys
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
Fourth class boys were invited to go to a GAA blitz in St. Macartan's Secondary School.
Seven boys signed up. They all played extremely well!
Well Done Boys!
Carol Singing in the AIB
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We were busy busy busy singing before Christmas.
We had a great time at the AIB bank singing for all the customers.
A big thank you to the AIB for inviting us!
First Monaghan Senior Citizen's Christmas Dinner
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We were delighted to be invited to First Monaghan Senior Citizen's Chirstmas Dinner to spread some Christmas cheer. The children sang their hearts out as they sang some well known Christmas carols and songs.
We were so thankful for the juice and treats afterwards!
Steps - Young Engineers
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Third and Fourth class took part in STEPS young engineer's project.
The children were given the task of creating their own prototype in groups. The children had to reflect on something in the environment around them and suggest ways in which it could be improved. It was a great exercise that allowed for lots of positive discussion in groups.
Some children looked at how boats can cause pollution. They decided to create a boat that worked on natural energy rather than on fuel would allow it to be cleaner for the environment.
Other groups had a number of children who wore glasses. They suggested that it can be irritating on a rainy day when your glasses steam up. This group decided to give their glasses wipers and a light.
Another group created a machine to produce bubble gums. They had a very snazzy design!
One group felt speeding on the roads was an issue. Therefore they created a prototype to alert drivers of the speed with a flashing light to attract the driver's attention.
Another group, created a 'Timer'. This timer was to encourage more activity in children.
Lastly, another group created a gymnastics kit for children with disabilities. It was lovely to see the children being inclusive.
Have a look through our photos to see the prototypes being created and the finished project.
It's true to say that there are many future engineers in our classroom!!
Christmas Storytelling
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
Nothing better to get us into the Christmas spirit than music and stories! We enjoyed a lovely morning in the library where we heard stories, played music and combined both to make some wonderful musical stories.
Niall de Búrca had the children eating out of his hand at the museum with his fabulous storytelling, great sense of humour and very funny expressions. He managed to incorporate some music and singing into his stories too. A lovely Christmas treat thoroughly enjoyed by all - even the teachers!
Keeping the Postman Busy!
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
After learning about the journey of a letter from the post box to its destination, we had some posting of our own to do. We kept the post man busy delivering our 'Thank You' cards and a Christmas present to Peace (a little Ugandan girl we sponsor through World Vision).We made the cards, wrote the messages and addressed the envelopes and off we went to the Post Office. This was a great way to work on our writing genre 'To socialise'. We compared the distance each parcel had to travel and the price it cost to post it. The staff at the Post Office were so helpful that we sang them 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' before leaving!
People Who Help Us
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We completed a unit of work on 'People Who Help Us' and focused particularly on 'The Hospital'. The children shared their own personal experiences of hospitals and enjoyed learning about the different occupations within the hospital. We invited some of our parents who work in this environment to come and talk to the children about their work. We had the pleasure of spending a morning with two nurses and a radiographer. We asked plenty of questions, were given lots of good advice and loved having some real life professionals to play with in the Role Play Area. We re-enacted all we learned during our drama lessons when we found poor Humpty Dumpty in a terrible state at the bottom of the wall!
We also had a visit from the people at Barretstown who work with children who are sick in hospital. They introduced us to 'Chemo Duck' and taught us how to be a good friend to someone who sick.
We concluded our theme with a visit from paramedic 'Granda Tony' in his ambulance. Paramedic Tony taught us how to ring for an ambulance in an emergency and showed us how the ambulance driver finds the way to our house.
A big 'Thank You' to all of our visiting professionals who took the time to visit the Junior Infant classroom and share their expertise.
A Healthy Start!
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Fruit and Vegetable Shop
In the Autumn term we worked on the theme of 'Fruit and Vegetables'. The Health Promoting Schools Committee taught us about our Healthy Eating Policy and we checked our lunchboxes to make sure we were eating all the right things. The children had an opportunity to try some fruit and vegetables from the shop we had opened in our Role Play Area. We enjoyed vegetables with hummus, fruit salad and some delicious pumpkin soup. These all went down a treat and the children enjoyed trying some new foods - lots of which are now appearing regularly in the lunchboxes. A great healthy start to the school year!
Junior Infants 2019
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Junior Infants 2019 - All settled in and enjoying their new school with lots of new friends!
Monaghan Mental Health Competition
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
3rd and 4th class wrote poems titled 'Be the reason someone smiles today' for the Monaghan Mental Health Association.
Congratulations to our two merit winners and two highly commended.
We had a lovely night at the prize giving ceremony in The Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan.
Fractions, Oh Fractions!
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Fun with Fractions!
3rd and 4th class concluded their learning of fractions with some active learning.
The children participated in various stations, such as a loop game of fractions, some ICT fraction games, using dominoes, Fraction SNAP and Fraction pizzas. It was a great way to learn and revise equivalent fractions.
Futsal
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Fourth class took part in a Futsal bltiz in Colaiste Oriaill.
We had a fantastic boys and girls team.
Well Done to everybody!
Maths Week - IZAK 9
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
During maths week, we had a lesson using IZAK 9.
We created a wall using the multiples of three. We also out the IZAK 9 back together showing the 2D shape on each side. It was tricky but we completed it. Great team work by all!
Myself
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
Senior Infants explored the themes of Myself and My Body during September and October.
Mixing Colours
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
In art, we learned there are three primary colours - yellow, blue and red.
We found out that when we mix the primary colours, we can make secondary colours!
It was a great lesson!
Schools in the Past
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- Category: 2019 - 2020
Welcome back to school! Our first topic of the year was 'School'.
The children learned lots about schools in the past and compared it to schools nowadays.
We even got to see pictures of the Model School back in the past.
Check out our fabulous art pastel pictures of 'Our School'.
World Book Day
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Check out all our book characters!
Tug of War Blitz
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Third and Fourth class competed in a Tug of War blitz in Tyholland Community Centre.
2D Shapes in our Playground
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Third and Fourth class went on a Maths Trail around the playground looking for 2D shapes.
Decimals and Fractions
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Check out some of our active learning in Maths!
World War II
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We had a visit from Monaghan Museum. We learned lots about World War II.
Mini-Beast Hunt
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Third and Fourth Class have been learning about soils in SESE. We observed and experimented with a range of soils.
Christmas Maths
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The week before Christmas, the children worked in pairs to plan a Christmas party.
Tug-o-War
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3rd and 4th class got the opportunity to take part in Tug-o-War training session.
FUTSAL
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On the 27th November, some of the boys and girls from 3rd and 4th class got to take part in a Futsal blitz.
Science Week 3rd and 4th class
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On the 20th November, 3rd and 4th class attended a science workshop in St. Patrick's Hall.
A trip to meet Tom Palmer
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A trip to meet Tom Palmer 3rd and 4th class went to the Y.W.C.A. hall to writer's workshop. In this workshop, they got an opportunity to meet a famous author called Tom Palmer.
World Book Day
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Celebrating World Book Day was the most comfortable day in school EVER!
We celebrated Work Book Day by having a 'Bedtime Theme'.
The children had to come to school in their PJs and bring a book with them.
During the day, the children had the opportunity to read their book in their PJs. However, to make it even more like bedtime, the children all had a lovely cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows to accompany their reading time!
Fifth Class Testing for Prisms
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Fifth class were learning about 3D Shapes and Prisms.
They had a fabulous time testing different types of sweet treats to see if they were prisms or not.
They had to categorise the sweet treats after slicing them. If the shape stayed the same shape after being sliced, then it was a prism. If the shape changed to a different shape, then it was not a prism.
Maths Week
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During Maths Week, Fourth and Fifth Class completed lots of activities.
One of the activities was 'Mathopoly'. We all enjoyed it and loved applying our Monopoly skills too.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Check out these fabulous Valentines' gifts made by Fourth and Fifth class.
The children created a pinch pot using clay. Each pot was beautiful and the children worked very hard on perfecting them. They were beautiful gifts for Valentine's day.
On Valentine's day, the children created cards. The children were encouraged to think of their own interests and create a spin on it.
Some John Deere fans titled their card with 'You are very DEERE to me', while others had 'Spreading the Love' illustrated along with a slurry tanker , 'Bee my Valentine' illustrated along with a bee and of course the special 'Happy Valentine's Day' title illustrated with lovely Valentine themed pictures.
Planting Wild Flowers
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Mrs Marshall's classroom have learned so much about trees, forests and plants. We learned how forests are so important and that The Amazon Rainforest is the lungs of the Earth.
The children created their own mini rainforests in jam jars.
They had to layer the jam jar with over 1cm of stones, add soil, water and seeds.
It was a great experiment. We had a great time watching the plants grow too.
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Credit Union Art Competition
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- Category: 2018 - 2019
Check out some of the amazing art pieces completed for the Credit Union Competition.
The title was 'IMAGINE'.
Click 'read more' to view the images.
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Healthy Smoothies
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- Category: 2018 - 2019
We took part in Food Dudes for one week and really enjoyed sampling different fruit and vegetables.
Last Friday, we dressed in the colour of the fruit or vegetable in our lunchbox.
As a treat, we even got to make strawberry and banana smoothies.
Yum!!
Fieldtrip to St. Peter’s Lake
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- Category: 2018 - 2019
Fourth and fifth class went on a fieldtrip around St Peter’s Lake to observe man-made and natural items. We had great fun and spotted lots of materials on our trip.
Letter to Parents and Pupils 1st May
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Don't forget the Typing Club is a great way to practise a really useful skill while you are off school! Click here to sign in.
The May Primary Planet will be coming online soon. We won't be practising it for reading homework but you can flick through it and do any competitions etc you would like as soon as it is available. The website has lots of other fun things to do. Check it out by clicking Here
RE
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Listen in to Andrew and Beulah's Assembly Here
Catch up with Colin Tinsley Here
Click here to keep you singing on the inside and the outside: Light of the World Our God is a Great Big God
Maths 5th May 2020
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Amendment: Extra fraction revision questions added to the lessons set in your account instead of Chance.
Click here and fill in your log in details to access iknowit.com
Gaeilge
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- Category: 2018 - 2019
Cartoons as Gaeilge - https://www.cula4.com/en/watch/
To access Am Dom léamh - https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/amdonleamh-6/ebook/
Science
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Useful websites to help you with your research
https://edcolearning.ie/Book/Page?bookId=book381&chapterId=chapter5&pageId=page15
https://www.science-sparks.com/minibeast-lifecycles/#Butterfly_Life_Cycle-2
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/134193263877220747/
https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/animals/minibeasts/minibeast-life-cycles
Geography
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To access Small World Geography & Science click this link - https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/index/7424/113
5th May PE
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PE with Joe Wicks - https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1
Go Noodle - https://www.gonoodle.com
Jump start Jonny - https://www.jumpstartjonny.co.uk/home
SPHE
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Kindness template - https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-2548969-ks1-world-kindness-day-writing-activity-sheet
Maths 27th April 2020
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Boys and Girls,
I know this is tough to have to work on alone on Maths when we are all apart but we have done quite a bit on area already. You are all doing a great job so far! Read the examples and clues carefully. I am using the text book each time that is easiest for you to work from on your own and ordering the sums so they come in baby steps from what you already know. Try your best. Read the clues written here for each type of sum that you need to do. If you really can’t get a particular sum move on to the next and I will work through it in your corrections and set you a similar one to try again yourself.
Read CAREFULLY and THINK clearly. I have every faith in you.
But Don’t STRESS! Email me instead. We will have a Bob-The- Builder moment! Just do your best. Mrs K
PS Don’t forget my usual rant: Title EVERY page! Number every sum!
Some more activities! 27-04-20
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Hi everyone,
I have loved seeing all your photos and videos of the activities during the week. Here are a few more ideas to keep you busy and learning this week. Keep out in the sunshine and make the most of this fabulous weather.
English
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Don't forget to click Read More below to see the rest of your English Work.
Maths
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Please note that I have made a correction to 6th class work set for Thursday and Friday.
Remember to click Read More below to see the rest of your Maths work.
Introduction to Work Beg 30 March 20
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Dear Parents,
I hope you are keeping safe and well. I will send a letter to you via Mrs Mills' email giving you details of an email address at which you can contact us directly during this time. It will also contain username and password for a Symbaloo page (a handy app for quick links online) and once you respond I will send you on details of our I Know It Maths program and Art for this week/ the Easter season.
Keep an eye on the website too as we may update it with general information for our class.
Thinking of you all in these surreal days,
Kind regards,
Lorna Kelso & Melissa Heaslip
Introduction Week Beginning 30 March 20
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Maths 30 March 20
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Please double check if you have already corrected your Maths I have amended Q2 answers. I copied wrong section from answer book. Apologies if you had already viewed the incorrect set. See how important it is to double check all you do!!!
Note: Please make sure you do the iknowit activities on Capacity: Metric not Standard for both classes. You won't be able to sign in to iknowit until your parents send me their email address to send your personal login details to. Each person's is individual so you need your own details.
Also, Mrs Berry is available for her Maths group on the address you already have for her and your iknowit login from her is still the same.
Geography 30 March 20
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Read Chapter 5 'The Beaches of Ireland' and answer questions 1 - 6.
Date, label and rule in your copy.
Exceptional Closure Work Set - Parents
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As you know we have been directed to set work for this period. As we are aware that some of you may be working from home or children may be away from you with relations etc I have tried to set work that children can go on with on their own.
The bulk of work for 5th & 6th is their History project which we were just beginning last week. As I will not be working with them on it every few days and they now must complete it on their own, I have included simplified instructions and shortened it. We have spent considerable time since Christmas in learning research and reporting skills and the children are very able in working on this by themselves. A paragraph along with diagrams, photos, a map, etc is sufficient and very long passages of writing are not necessarily needed.
I have also set operations and weight which we have been working on in Maths is also good revision for both classes. Other areas such as Science, RE, Music and Art will help provide variety without stress but should not be considered essential if they are struggling to complete their project.
As children in our class are older and many have their own, or access to, devices I am loading each subject page individually as they can screen shot and print them (if they wish/ have a printer to do so) and are easier to see for themselves and will hopefully therefore be easier for you also.
Work set should be done to the best of their ability but if your child is worried about an activity or a question or one topic of their project, I am quite happy for you to advise them to skip on to the next. Please emphasise to them that we would not want any child to be worrying about their work.
I hope these activities will prove useful in keeping your child learning over this period. Reading their book for the oral language challenge would also be a good distraction from all that's going on. Other activities are also listed on the News & Updates section of the website.
Thank you for your help in helping your child access this information.
We hope each one of you and yours stay safe and well, and we look forward to seeing your children back in school as normal.
