Middle Room Activities: April 27-May 1

I hope everyone is keeping safe and well, and enjoying the lovely sunshine! Well done to everyone who took part in last weeks whole school gallery creative challenge- all of the entries were fantastic! :)  

Below is some suggested work for this week. Remember you can contact me on katiemag95@gmail.com if you have any worries or questions, or to share photos and videos for the blog of activities and work from during the week! :)

PE

This weeks creative challenge is a whole school olympics! See main blog post for details :)

Remember to take regular movement breaks while working

-Do a Joe Wicks, Just Dance, or Go Noodle video

-Go for a walk or cycle

-Play sports or a game outside

-Do some yoga

ART:

Keep up the creativity! We had lots of fantastic entries to the art gallery challenge last week :) 

ENGLISH

READING:

- Collins Connect https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/portal.aspx

(Teacher sign in. username: parents@harpercollins.co.uk password: Parents20! ). 

Please read one assigned reader and complete comprehension and writing activity. Further activities and suggestions can be found on the 'teacher resource' link with the story. 

3rd Class: White band: 'Fossils' OR Purple band: 'Living Dinosaurs'

2nd Class: Turquoise band: 'What's That Building' OR Orange band: 'What is CGI'

- See https://www.getepic.com/students  for more online books and videos 

SPELLINGS
Spellwell: Week 27 activities, spelling test on Friday

WRITING
Creative Writing: Dear 2030 me....

Write a letter to yourself to read in 10 years time. What would you like to

remember from this time? What do you hope to have achieved by 2030?

Ask a parent to hold onto it for you until 2030!

*See page 16 in the great isolation activity book for template :)

MATHS

Maths Time  - Week 27

Tables: Use daily ten and hit the button to practice tables every day :)

Daily Ten: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Hit the Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

3rd Class: X4, x8

2nd Class: -8, -9

Complete Splash Maths activities

Weight:
Worksheets and powerpoints:

• 2nd class: https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-maths/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-maths-measures/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-maths-measures-measuring-size-and-weight
• 3rd class: https://www.twinkl.ie/search?term=weight

Online games:

• https://www.mathplayground.com/balance_scales.html
• https://www.mathplayground.com/wangdoodles.html
• https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.html

Offline Activities:

*Try to estimate before checking weights 

• Baking/cooking: Use recipes which measure ingredients in grams and kilograms :)
• Incorporate STEM activities, like building bridges or structures and checking how much weight they can hold 
• Have a weight scavenger hunt (eg find something that weight 5kg, 2kg, 1kg, 500g, 250g, 100g) or estimate and find the weight of objects from around the house. Order the objects from lightest to heaviest. Create your own sums or word problems (eg. difference between lightest and heaviest, weight of everything put together, etc.)

https://www.scoilnet.ie/uploads/resources/13037/12674.pdf 
https://www.sess.ie/sites/default/files/Resources/Cirricular_Material/Measurement_worksheet_3_weighing_2.pdf

• Make your own balance scales for measuring weight: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Balance-Scale-for-Kids 

*See blog post on 'offline maths activities and games' for fun ways to practice maths throughout the day :)

http://mskilranesclassroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/offline-maths-games-and-activities.html

GAEILGE

Fuaimeanna & focail - week 27 

Béal Beo 3 - Continue activities based on week two of 'AN TEILIFÍS' (pg 123-127 for book work)https://www.edcolearning.ie/
Further activities, games and powerpoints with vocabulary linking to the theme of 'An Teilifís' can be found on twinkl:
2nd class: https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-gaeilge/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-gaeilge-themes-teama/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-1st-2nd-class-gaeilge-themes-teama-teilifis
3rd class: https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-3rd-4th-class-gaeilge/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-3rd-4th-class-gaeilge-themes-teamai/reading-comprehension-worksheets-roi-resources-3rd-4th-class-gaeilge-themes-teamai-teilifis

An Nuacht: See blogpot 'Gaeilge sa Bhaile' or twinkl powerpoint 'An Nuacht' https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-gl-53607-our-daily-news-nuacht-an-lae-powerpoint-gaeilge

See 'Gaeilge Sa Bhaile' blogpost on 'Ms Maguire' page for more ideas and alternative activities :) 

http://mskilranesclassroom.blogspot.com/2020/04/gaeilge-so-bhaile.html

PROJECT WORK

***Choose or continue project from the earlier blog post 'Project work and art activities'. Please email any project work or photographs to katiemag95@gmail.com  to be added to our classroom blog :)

TOUCH TYPING

Touch typing login details are the same as last years. See earlier blog post 'touch typing' for link to touch typing website and access to activities

NESSY

Please continue Nessy if you attend Ms. Kilrane