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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.
Gaeilge & Science (Updated)
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If for some reason you did not get your Science book home please just click below to see pictures of the pages you needed from Edco Window on the World Science to do this fortnight's work. As several publishers are now kindly granting free access to parents and pupils to online versions of their books, in future I will put a link to the ebook in this section so don't worry about not having your book home. Just click below if you need the pages for this period of work 
Spelling Bee County Champions - Again!
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We are delighted that Murtada Gamal won the County Monaghan heat
of the Easons Spelling Bee this year. It is ...
Football Heroes & Heroines!
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Congratulations to both our boys' and girls' football teams who took
part in the Spar FAI 7s this month. A great day out was had by
all. We were delighted when our girls' team reached the
county finals of the FAI football tournament.
The girls were disappointed not to make it
School Trip to AWOL
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3rd and 4th class went on their school tour to AWOL in Emyvale. Despite the wet weather, we had a blast of a time.
Grandparents' Day
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As part of our History lessons we have been learning about 'When my Grandparents were young'. The children interviewed their Grandparents about life when they were growing up.
Life is a Rollercoaster!
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As part of STEM the children were asked to design a roller-coaster that would carry a marble from the top to the bottom without it falling off or being obstructed at any stage.
The concept of area
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The children really enjoyed learning about the concept of area as the entire surface of an object.
Renaming in Subtraction.
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In Second Class children have to learn the necessary skill of renaming in subtraction which can prove quite a challenge.
Homes
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Integrated Learning Theme - Homes
Senior Infants have enjoyed lots of fun and challenging activities within the topic 'Homes'. We tried new things, learned new skills and practised some old ones.
Capacity - Making potions
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After a week learning about capacity, 1st Class were given the challenge to make their own magic potion, using different liquid ingredients.
France
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Ms Dickson has been teaching 1st Class lots of fun fascinating facts all about France.
3D Shapes
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1st Class have enjoyed lots of fun and challenging activities on the topic of 3D Shapes with Ms Dickson.
Write A Book
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The boys and girls in 1st Class have been very busy writing their stories for the Write-a- Book project.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
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Chán rang a 3 agus a 4 Báibín Siorc don Seachtain na Gaeilge. Bhí am iontach againn.
World Book Day in 5th & 6th Classes
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On Thursday 7th March 2019, we were delighted to meet so many fabulous characters dressed up for World Book Day when the 5th & 6th doors were opened. Who can you spot?
World Book Day 2019
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We had a very exciting day today. Everyone arrived to school dressed to impress for World Book Day.
Researchers at Work!
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Fifth and Sixth Class have been learning all about Great Britain in Geography. This week, we worked in groups to do some research on Great Britain.
Credit Union Quiz
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On Monday the 4th of February, two teams from our school participated in the Credit Union Quiz in the Hillgrove Hotel.
Integrated Learning Theme January - Polar Explorers
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During the month of January Junior Infants adopted the role of Polar Explorers. Our classroom was transformed into the Arctic Region filled with Arctic animals, an igloo, water and lots of lots of ice! In the Role Play area the children wrapped up warm to face the Arctic conditions. They packed their bags and off they went on their adventures, spotting many familiar animals on their way.
Read more: Integrated Learning Theme January - Polar Explorers
Art Competition
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Congratulations Kevin! We were so proud to find that Kevin had won 3rd prize in Monaghan Credit Union Art competition for his picture, 'Forces of Nature'. Well done!
Happy Christmas!
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Look at our fabulous Christmas wall hangings! We appliqued on the felt shapes in the Fabric and Fibre strand of Art and added sequins, cord, embroidery stitches and glitter glue galore to produce our beautiful designs. Well done everyone!
A Visiting Author in October
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In October we were delighted to receive a visit from children's book author, Sheila Wilkinson, in association with Monaghan Library.
Numeracy
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Number Work
During this lesson we revised numbers 1-6. We had great fun sucking up peas using a straw and putting them into bun cases.
Myself
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Healthy Eating
In October we also learned about Healthy Eating. We made healthy food plates using play dough.
Integrated Play Learning
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The Doctor's Surgery
We had great fun last term learning about myself. We set up a doctor's surgery and treated many very ill patients. We made binoculars to help us see, we did skeleton cutting activities and we built a small world hospital.
Myself
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Senior Infants Tasting Session
We tasted a variety of foods.
Literacy Week
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We attended a Storytelling Workshop organised by Monaghan Town Library on 8th October.
Maths Week
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As part of Maths Week 2018
we explored the topic of Shape. The children showed great creativity and imagination when using the shapes to create pictures.
Welcome Junior Infants 2018!
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Our new class of Junior Infants have settled in very well and are enjoying all that Monaghan Model School has to offer!
Word Detectives
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Senior Infant Word Detectives
We went searching for clues in the General Purpose Room. All the clues were cvc words belonging to the ‘at’ family. We had great fun and found lots of ‘at’ words.
Water Safety & Lifesaving with IWSA
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In June we were delighted to have a visit from Kathleen from the Irish Water Safety Association. We learned lots of useful rules for keeping safe in water in lots of different settings. She also taught us how to throw a float or other object to save someone who is in difficulty in the water.
Drop Everything and Read
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The DEAR initiative this year fell on a beautiful day which gave us a lovely opportunity to take a break from the classroom and find a relaxing spot outside to chill out with our books. All we needed was a cup of tea!
Christmas Art Exhibition
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This Christmas we enjoyed a fabulous evening with our parents and school community when we staged our Christmas Art Exhibition.
Fire Brigade, An Garda Síochána and Foróige
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Fire Brigade, An Garda Síochána and Foróige Visit 5th & 6th Classes
In October 5th & 6th classes were visited by a delegation from the Fire Brigade,
2017 - 2018 5th & 6th Class Review
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Well Done To All Our Leavers! Look at All That You Have Achieved...
This year we have enjoyed: Gymnastics, Basketball, Swimming, Rugby & GAA coaching, An Amazing Art Exhibition, Castaway Island Book Writing Project, VIP table on Fridays, Brilliant Maths Groups for improving understanding,
Junior Achievement Climate Change Workshop
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This month we took part in a Junior Achievement Climate Change workshop via Zoom. We learned about how lots of our choices affect our carbon footprint and some of the consequences of these for the earth. Chiara taught us about a cyclic economy rather than linear so that we reuse, repurpose
Science Week in 5th & 6th
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Maths Week 2021
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Maths Week this year ran from October 10th - 18th. In 5th & 6th Classes we did an escape-the-room type challenge in our pods. Some of the challenges were really tricky but Mrs Kelso and Mrs Berry were amazed at the determination and inventiveness of some of our pupils who just would not give up until they cracked the final code! Super work!
National Tree Day
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As part of our work on Plant life in Living Things in Science we took part in National Tree Day's big campaign to plant 1,500 native tree saplings in schools around Ireland. Our wild cherry arrived last week as a tiny sapling and is now safely planted in the science garden. Hopefully, it will be strong enough to weather the winter and grow big and strong!
Maths Workshop is Back
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5th & 6th Classes are loving Maths Workshop! We might not be able to move around stations and share resources as we used to but with lots of problem-solving challenges, drills, DT, games and teaching stations there's lots of fun and great mathematical learning going on every fortnight on our Maths Workshop days. Well done, Boys and Girls! Keep up the great work!
David Walliams Zoom Interview
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On Monday 20th September we took part in a Zoom interview organised in association with Tralee Teachers' Centre with author David Walliams. It was a great opportunity to join with lots of other Irish schools and chat live to this famous author whose books so many of us have really enjoyed reading.
Welcome Back!
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Welcome to 5th & 6th Class! It's great to see everyone looking so rested and relaxed and full of enthusiasm for a new term together! We are looking forward to getting to know everyone better.
Nice or Naughty List?
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Sadly, this year we were unable to have our usual Christmas celebrations with parents. We did have great fun however in adapting, performing and recording a play for the other classes to watch. Mince-pie obsessed Santas tried to sneak treats under Mrs Claus' watchful eye and unfortunate foxes, a frugal Goldilocks, misunderstood wolves and many others all tried to persuade Santa to move them to the Nice List!
Advent Calendar
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December was the season for bringing a little festive cheer to all our lives with an advent calendar full of treats. Under each beautifully illustrated date of the month were lots of treats to encourage us through the dark days and dreary headlines.
With good co-operation and reaching targets we enjoyed a festive hot chocolate, painting the windows, a movie, some extra PE and lots more!
Christmas Decorations
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We were delighted to take part in a project to make Christmas table centres for Blackwater House. The children were glad to be doing something to bring a little Christmas spirit to the residents and had great fun make the table centres. We think they looked super!
The Golden Salamander
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In September we tried out a new way to communicate our learning in History - making a movie! Each group was set one aspect of the story of how a gold salamander found on the Antrim coast tied in to the story of the Spanish Armada.
I was amazed at how creative the children were in each telling their part in all sorts of ways. We had wee old gentlemen fishing for
Back to School
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School in September was very different than we knew it before but
we were delighted to be back meeting our friends and enjoying a
'new kind of normal'. Words like pods and bubbles took on new meanings
but we soon settled in again.
Music
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Click on the link here to hear Camille Saint-Saen's Carnival of the Animals
Click on the link here to hear Offenbach's Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld. The original version was a very fast dance, rather different than the version Saint-Saen recreates.
Letter to Parents 20th April 2020 & New Closure Work
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Letter To 5th & 6th Pupils & New Closure Work 20th April &
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Music
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The links to each of these activities have been set up on the Symbaloo page.
To access your tin whistle music click below.
A Final Note Before the Easter Holidays
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Dear Parents,
Thank you for your help and support for your child at this time when we are having to do things a little differently. If you have not yet had a chance to send us an email to the address Mrs Mills sent you please do when you can as we cannot sent login details until then.
For the typing club please Click here. I have set the same individual login details here as for iknowit maths. This will be available from tomorrow and although it is not set as classwork, typing is a useful skill which will stand to children in the future when working on projects or assignments and some children enjoy doing the activities just for fun. If your child already has a login previously set by Mrs Berry please continue to use this as otherwise you would lose your progress to date in the program. If you cannot remember the details please email me and I will ask her to re-send them to you.
We understand that this is a very challenging time and for various reasons you may not be able to help out with schoolwork as you would like. Please do encourage your child to do their best and get in touch with any questions or queries they may have. Details of work children can photograph and send to us by email are included below but again I would urge you to do what is manageable for you in this situation.
Above all, we hope you enjoy the Easter holidays. Try to keep the children exercising and getting fresh air safely. I hope you can find some positive things to do as a family like board games, funny tv shows/ movies, baking, art activities etc that keep them smiling despite all that's going on as older children's minds are often very busy hiding what they are thinking. We hope to add a few ideas of fun things to do on the symbaloo page over the holidays as we come to them so keep an eye on it and the website.
New work will be posted for the week after the holidays. Keep up the good work!
Happy Easter,
Lorna Kelso and Melissa Heaslip
P38 Lightning & Spitfire Exhibition
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In November 5th & 6th Classes visited the museum's wonderful exhibition on the P38 Lightning that crashed in Co. Monaghan in 1942. We had a very enjoyable morning examining artefacts, video simulations
Library Visit
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On Wednesday the 9th of November, 5th & 6th class were delighted to be invited to a writing workshop in Monaghan library with author Cathy Cassidy. She shared
Lego Spitfire Competition
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Adam's hard work
We were delighted to find that Adam's hard work and design skills had earned him a prize in the Museum's Lego Spitfire design competition in November! Not only that, but there was another winner in the same house!
Maths Week
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For Maths Week in October this year we focused on Fractions. We played lots and lots of games, puzzles, activities, built pizzas and completed tasks on computers all with practising our fraction knowledge in mind.
Visit to World War 1 Exhibition
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Planning a New Playpark for Rossmore Forest Park.
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5th & 6th class had the privilege of taking part in a Monaghan Co Council initiative to give local children a voice in planning for a new playpark in the development plans for Rossmore Forest Park.
Read more: Planning a New Playpark for Rossmore Forest Park.
Junior Infants 2017-2018 Review
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Aistear – The Supermarket. As part of our Health Promoting Schools Project we explored the topic of ‘Healthy Eating’ through our play activities. We opened our very own supermarket in the Role Play area. The children were encouraged to make healthy choices as they did their shopping. We discussed all the healthy options available for breakfast, lunch and dinner and offered alternatives to some less healthy choices.
2017 - 18 Senior Infants Review
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2017 - 18 Senior Infants Review
A Big Hello from Senior Infants!!
We have had a fun and challenging school year learning lots and exploring many new things. See the photographs below to find out a little about what we have been up to.
Junior and Senior Infants 2010
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Walk this Way! Road Safety Awareness
This page comes from our old website. On that website we combined Junior and Senior infants . That year we welcomed 18 new Junior Infants to our classroom.
They have all settled in beautifully with the help of 7 very capable and friendly Senior Infants. Infants have been busy painting hand prints.