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.

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.

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.

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.

Notice:

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

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.

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Homework 17th - 21st October 2016

• Maths - please complete week 8 (pages 20 & 21) of Master Your Maths. If possible check questions 13 to 16 as we are focusing on problem solving in class at the moment. If you see any difficulties sit and go through with your child.
• English - Read chapter 4 of Under the Hawthorn Tree and go through the question sheet to assess comprehension. No need to write the answers.
• Irish Spellings - We will be revising up until the mid term break. The same 8 questions will be tested on Friday except for one difference. Normally I ask all 8 questions but this Friday I will only ask one questions 'Inis dom fút féin.. or tell me about yourself. children will have to try and remember as many things as possible.
• English Spellings - this week's focus is the prefix 'mid'. List of words can be found to the right. This week's vocabulary is based on the current history topic = The Celts.
• Duolingo - 50XP. I've spoken to the children in the class. Doing the same activity over and over will not be allowed from this point forward. The only time a lesson should be revised is when the bars next to it begin to decrease. When this happens the 'Strengthen' activity should be completed and not individual lessons.

Homework 10th - 14th October 2016

• Maths - I've decided to change the format of maths homework for a while. Homework for the week will now be from the 'Master Your Maths' book. The questions cover a lot of the maths curriculum every night and need the mastery of key skills to complete. If possible please sit with your child for the math problem section (Q13 - Q16) and also check over all other questions. I will be going through similar word problems as found in the book to help with understand. Pagtes 18 and 19 to be completed for Friday correction.
• English - similar to last week. Please read chapter three from 'Under the Hawthorn Tree'. There is an accompanying question sheet to test comprehension. Answers do not have to be written.
• English Spellings - This week's spellings focus on the prefix 'mis'. The vocabulary is based on the current science topic.
• Irish Spelling - Irish spellings up until mid term will be revision. This coming Friday will be the same as last week i.e. I will ask the pupils to answer each question individually. The two Fridays before mid term, I will test their ability to write a paragraph about themselves without any prompts. Pupils will have to remember as many of the questions as possible from memory.
• Duolingo - 50 XP challenge

Homework 3rd to 7th October 2016

• Maths - This week's maths homework is revision of the topic we covered in class last week. The focus is data and bar charts.
• English Reading - A continuation of last week's homework. Read chapter 2 of 'Under the Hawthorn Tree'. There is an accompanying question sheet. This does not have to be completed in writing. Please just ask your child the questions as they progress through the chapter.
• English Spellings and Vocabulary - this week's spelling focus is word containing 'ex'. This week's vocabulary is based on the water cycle. We will be covering this in class later on in the week.
• Irish Spellings - continuation of last week. Two new sentences based on hair and eye colour.
• Duolingo - same as last week. 50XP challenge.

Homework - 26th to 30th September 2016

• Numeracy - Revision of last week's topic (Addition and Subtraction). Monday and Wednesday should be used to practice adding and subtracting, Tuesday and Thursday for applying those skills to problem solving.
• Literacy - Reading for this week is chapter one from 'Under The Hawthorn Tree'. Children can read for themselves or parents can read the chapter to them. We will be working on chapter one next week in class so it's important that everyone has an understanding of what happens. Please refrain from reading further chapters.
• English Spellings - Please find spelling list to the right. This week's focus is 'ture'. Vocabulary words do not need to be learned off by heart. Understand is the most important thing.
• Irish Spellings - Two new questions can be found in the list to the right. Revision of last two weeks. 6 questions in total.
• Duolingo - 50XP Challenge

Homework

19th to 23rd September 2016

• Maths - Revision based on last week's class topic. Place Value (thousands, hundreds, tens and units)
• Reading - Read synopsis of 'Under the Hawthorn Tree'. We'll be formally starting the novel next week.
• English Spellings - The focus this week is on words containing the long 'a' sound.
• Vocabulary - found on the same page as the English spellings. Children must understand what the words mean and be able to put them into a sentence. No need to do this at home. Discussing the words is enough.
• Litriú Gaeilge - Following on from last week, the children must revise last week's questions and learn the two new answers.
• Duolingo - 50XP challenge. Please remember that Duolingo is used instead of traditional written and reading homework.

Homework 12th - 16th September 2016

• Maths - Two sided worksheet, reviewing what we have covered over the first two weeks of the school year. It's broken into four sections, one section for each day.
• English Spellings - Spelling this week focus on two sound patterns. The first sound pattern is the 'f' sound that is made by 'ph' (photograph) and 'gh' (rough). The second pattern is 'ai' sound.
• Irish Spellings - We're taking a different route with Irish spellings this week. We will be focus on the children's ability to write about themselves in Irish. Every week the children will have to learn how to write the answer to one or two questions. This weeks questions are 'Cad is ainm duit?' and 'Cen aois tu?' I will ask the children these two questions on Friday and they will need to write the answers. By the end of the term I hope that the children will be able to write a paragraph about themselves.
• Geography - Map of Dublin. Children need to locate certain areas, towns or places on Google Maps and marked them on their own blank map of Dublin. I've gone through this with the children. The link to a good website is on the sheet.
• Duolingo - Just like last year, I will set an XP challenge every week. This week's challenge is 50XP. I've reminded the children that they need to try different lessons and not repeat the same ones over and over. I also reminded them that if they have progressed to the point that it is too difficult that they should go back and repeat earlier lessons.

Homework 16th - 20th May 2016

English	·         9 new spellings. Worksheets and activities in homework folder. List can also be found on class blog. ·         Chapter 6 of PAX Booklet – must be read through and signed by parent.
Maths	·         2 sided worksheet. 1.       One side – x7 tables. 2.       One side – word problems.
Gaeilge	·         8 new spellings – pages 57 and 58 of Litrigh É Linn. ·         Duolingo – 50 XP challenge. (Challenge will begin on Monday the 16th and run until 5pm on Friday the 20th) An additional worksheet will be given out for Irish this week. This will not apply to those who completed last week's 50 XP challenge.

Important Note - Duolingo does become more difficult as you progress through the different sections. If it becomes too difficult please repeat sections already covered. Repetition will also improve their language skills. 

Homework 18^th – 22^nd April 2016

English	·         9 new spellings. Worksheets and activities in homework folder. List can also be found on class blog. ·         Chapter 4 of PAX Booklet – must be read through and signed by parent.
Maths	·         2 sided worksheet. 1.       One side – x8 tables. 2.       Half a page – word problems. 3.       Half a page – addition questions.
Gaeilge	·         8 new spellings – pages 54 and 55 of Litrigh É Linn. ·         Duolingo – 50 XP challenge. (Challenge will begin on Monday the 18th and run until 5pm on Friday the 22nd) An additional worksheet will be given out for Irish this week. This will not apply to those who completed last week's 50 XP challenge.

Important Note - Duolingo does become more difficult as you progress through the different sections. If it becomes too difficult please repeat sections already covered. Repetition will also improve their language skills. 

Homework 11^th – 15^th April 2016

English	·         18 English spellings. Revision of words already covered in previous weeks. ·         The Next Chapter in the PAX booklet. Parent and child complete together. Front of booklet must be signed by parent.
Maths	·         2 sided sheet contain a number of word problems based on time, multiplication questions and multiplication tables.
Irish	·         8 new spellings.  Found on page 50 and 51 of Litrigh É Linn. English translation and phonetic break down on class blog. ·         Duolingo – 50XP challenge. Closing date and time is 5pm on Friday the 15th. It’s important that everyone completes this.

Link to Duolingo

www.duolingo.com/o/dfjrbk2q

Homework  7th - 15th March
Homework is due the Tuesday before Easter Break

Maths

• Tables sheet

Literacy

• 18 spellings. These are revision spellings and have been covered previously.
• Chapter 2 of Parent-Child reading activity. Must be signed by parent.

Gaeilge

• 8 spellings - pages 43 & 44 in Litrigh É Linn
• Duolingo - 75XP challenge

Homework 29^th February – 4^th March 2016

Numeracy	·         One page of math word problems. ·         One page of tables questions. (multiplying and dividing by 8) ·         All work can be completed on worksheet.
Literacy	·         Nine new spellings – worksheets should be in homework folder. Words also on blog. ·         NEW ACTIVITY – This is a parent and child activity and must be done together. It goes through the new ‘Good Behaviour Game’ we’re doing in class. ·         Please sign the booklet and return on Friday.
Gaeilge	·         Eight new spellings. Can be found on pages 52 and 53 of Litrigh É Linn. Also on the blog. ·         Duolingo – 50 XP challenge. Closing time will be Friday at 5pm.
Additional Information	·         This relates to the ‘Good Behaviour Game’ mentioned above. There is an information sheet in all homework folders that explains what it is. You can keep this at home.

Homework 22^nd – 26^th February 2016

Literacy	·      9 new spellings. Worksheet in folder and also found on the blog. ·      Reading – chapter 3 from Kensuke’s Kingdom. Children can read themselves or parents can read to their children. If possible ask questions about what has happened in the chapter.
Numeracy	·      Tables worksheet ·      Word problems worksheet. ·      All answers can be written on the worksheets.
Gaeilge	·      8 new spellings. Page 45 and 46 of Litrigh E Linn. Also on blog. ·      Duolingo – 50 XP challenge. Must be completed. Any issues please write note.
Tests	·      Results from last spelling tests will be sent home next week.

Tables Champion

Rules:

1. The class is divided into four leagues. The leagues are named after the four provinces.
2. Everyday, the pupils try and answer as many tables questions as they can inside 30 seconds.
3. The scores are added up at the end of each week.
4. The leagues will run until the end of term, when the top four in each league plays for the title of Tables Champion.

The Munster Championship (Top 4)

1. Rosa Curran - 133 points
2. Tom Murray - 127 points
3. Lola O'Driscoll - 117 points

The Connaught Championship (Top 4)

1. Sebastian Galvin - 289 points
2. Logan Soame - 281 points
3. Ruby Farrell - 277 points
4. Oisín McGarr - 248 points

The Ulster Championship (Top 4)

1. Aymen Bailiche - 228 points
2. Daisy Wareham - 186 points
3. Ben Keane - 184 points
4. Megan Connolly - 150 points

The Leinster Championship (Top 4)

1. Anton Tyrell - 270 points
2. Caoimhe Ní hÓbáin - 260 points
3. Gleb Bazutkin - 193 points
4. Davids Selanieks - 148 points

The kids created their own Hieroglyphics and codes!!!

Paired Reading in Action! (PALS - Peer Assisted Learning Strategies)

Photo's of the children working with clay.

and the finished product!!

Homework 1^st – 5^th February

Maths	·         Continue to practice the multiplication and division tables. This can be done independently using the interactive games. ·         One worksheet – half and half. One half based on finding a fraction of a number and the other half word problems. Work can be completed on page.
Gaeilge	·         Spellings can be found on pages 36, 37, 38 & 39. We are focusing on the weather next month so I’m going to skip ahead in the book so the spellings match the topic. ·         Duolingo – 50XP challenge. It is ok to repeat already covered topics. Repetition will lead to mastery.
English	·         Read the first chapter of Kensuke’s Kingdom. Parent can read to child if too difficult. We will be doing a whole class activity based on chapter one on Friday so more important that the children understand what is happening. Spellings can also be found in folder and on the blog.
Comment on Projects	·         I’ve been blown away by the amazing projects that I’ve seen. Great work!!

Homework 24^th – 28^th January 2016

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Literacy	·         Spellings this week can be found in everyone’s homework folder or on the class blog. Please complete activities that come with spelling list. ·         Explanation Writing – I’ve included a short work sheet on the explanation writing genre.
Maths	·         Continue to practise the multiplication, division, addition and subtraction tables at home. There are interactive game links on the class blog. This is a fun way and can be done separate to written homework. ·         Homework sheets based on fractions and a word proble sheet.
Gaeilge	·         Spellings can be found on page 19 of Litrigh É Linn. They can also be found on the class blog with pronunciation and English meaning. ·         Duolingo Assignment – everyone needs to earn 50 XP this week. This should be done regularly and not in one long sitting i.e. 10 mins a day rather than 30 minutes on Thursday. Duolingo can be accessed on all devices. The App can be downloaded from the Apple App store and android store.
Project	·         One more week to complete the Ancient Egypt project. It is due by Friday the 28th at the latest. For anyone who is using PowerPoint please e-mail me the project at belmayneetgof@gmail.com

Homework 18^th – 22^nd January 2016

English	·         Worksheets for this week’s spellings can be found in the homework folder. ·         I’ve included four short cloze procedures that are based on some of the topics from the history project. As well as completing the worksheet by adding the missing words, I ask all pupils to read the sheet a number of times as I’ll be asking a few questions on Friday.
Maths	·         Please find multiplication sheet in homework folder. (Sums need to be written neatly into copybook. Pages must be lined, titled and dated) ·         Please find word problem sheet in homework folder.
Gaeilge	·         Duolingo – everyone must earn a minimum of 50XP this week. It is better to do a little bit everyday than one long session a week. ·         Irish spellings can be found on page 17 of Litrigh É Linn. Meaning and pronunciation of words can be found on the blog.
Geography	·         Please complete the short fact file on Egypt the country.
History	·         Continue working on the class project. You have until the end of January to complete it. I would like to clarify that if the project is hand written that it should have at least 5 pages (A coverpage and 1 page for every topic). If the project is made using power point then a minimum of 9 slides is needed. (1 slide for the cover and 2 slides for the individual topics)

If you haven’t synced your Duolingo account to mine please do so by typing in the addressed below and logging in.

www.duolingo.com/o/dfjrbk2q