Friday, 2 December 2016

Homework
5th - 9th December 2016
  • Maths - Revision of topics previously covered. Money and Division.
  • Reading Comprehension - Read Chapter 8 of Under the Hawthorn Tree and complete written comprehension sheet. Pupils need to complete sheet using super answers.
  • English Spellings - This week's spelling focus on words ending in 'ing' (an action) and words ending in 'ed' (a completed action).
  • Litriú Gaeilge - From now until the Christmas break will be revising all sentences covered since mid term.
  • Duolingo - 50 XP challenge. Please don't complete same activity multiple times unless you are having difficulty with it. There is a short Irish comprehension for those who don't have access to Duolingo.

Monday, 28 November 2016

Homework
28th November - 2nd December 2016
  • Maths - Worksheet to revise 2-D shapes and fractions.
  • English - Read Chapter 7 of Under the Hawthorn Tree. Complete written comprehension questions. Super answers please.
  • English Spellings - Words ending in 's'. Similar to previous weeks.
  • Litriú Gaeilge - Three new sentences / answers. These will be the last batch on new sentences until the new year. We will be revising and mastering all 8 sentences from now until the end of the term.
  • Duolingo - continue to use duolingo at home. 50XP minimum a week.

Monday, 21 November 2016

Homework
21st - 25th November 2016

  • Maths - this week is a revision of fractions and decimals work we have been covering in class recently.
  • Reading - read chapter 6 and answer questions. Answers to be written.
  • English Spellings - this week's spellings are based on words ending in 'f'.
  • Litriu Gaeilge - Revision of last week's spellings with an additional two questions.
  • Duolingo - please complete 50 XP - mix up the lessons you complete.


Monday, 14 November 2016

Homework 14th - 18th November 2016

  • Maths - Revision of what we covered last week in class. Fractions. Two sided page, broken in four sections.
  • Reading - Read chapter 5 of 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' and complete a short (5-10 sentence paragraph) summary of the chapter.
  • English Spellings - This weeks spellings will be based on words ending with 'y'. Plurals. I will call out the singular word on Friday and the pupils will need to write the plural form.
  • Gaeilge - Three new questions for this week. The questions are based on food i.e. favourite breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Duolingo: I'm changing Duolingo slightly this week. I would like everyone to revise the 'Food' section and complete all 5 lessons.

Monday, 7 November 2016

Notice:

There will be no homework this week. Homework will be given out next Monday (14th of November)

Saturday, 22 October 2016

Homework 24th - 28th October 2016
  • Maths - please complete Week 9 in Master Your Maths (pages 22 and 23)
  • English - Reading. Please see page in homework folder. Pupils will be assigned a chapter and will have to revise one of the first four chapters and come up with 10 multiple choice questions. Pupils will be using these questions on Friday to make an interactive quiz during laptop time.
  • English Spellings - This week's spellings are revision of the past 6 weeks. I will be picking 16 words at random on Friday.
  • Litriú Gaeilge - Last Friday was the first time the pupils wrote their spellings/sentences without any help or direction from me. This week will allow them to perfect the paragraph they wrote on Friday. If anyone got 100% on Friday I encourage them to add additional sentences to add to their paragraph.
  • Duolingo - 50 XP challenge.

Thursday, 20 October 2016

Hi All,

Consent and information forms for the Junior Entrepreneur Programme went home yesterday. If possible please send back in tomorrow.

Thanks,

Gearoid