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Welcome to Ms. Spillane's 6th Class
Throwback Thursday: Multicultural Memories! Let's Reminsce About..... All the Multicultural Weeks in Years Gone By! Yes, this year's one was a little different but well done for still getting involved.... online, together but apart! And look how well you participated in years gone by! Enjoy the video!
Throwback Thursday: What a talented bunch!
Let's Reminisce About... all your talents that you have displayed in abundance over your 8 years in Scoil Treasa and especially, in your 6th class year! Hope you enjoy! Don't forget... it's Showcase Your Talents week so do send your pictures , videos, samples into [email protected] We can't wait to put them altogether to keep as a memory of how we all coped during quarantine.
Throwback Thursday 28th May : Trip to St. Patrick's Cathedral in February
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Throwback Thursday: 21st May: Today's Let's Reminsce About..... your great times in the great outdoors! We are even throwing it back to when you were in Infants! My, oh my, look at your baby faces! And of course, your ffantastic Forest Schools experiences from last year had to be included! It's a pity we can't replicate these great times in 6th class as the weather gets better but unfortunately, it is something we simply cannot control. Enjoy the video!
Throwback Thursday: 14th May: To mark International Day of Families tomorrow on Friday 15th May, let's REMINSCE ABOUT all the times when school and family have come together down through the years! Hope you enjoy :)
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Throwback Thursday: 7th May: 6th Class Trip to See the Relics of St. Valentine. Let's Reminisce About our Valentine's Day trip to see the relics of St. Valentine in Whitefriar Church.... only a 25 minute walk from our school! We are very lucky that our school is situated close to some fantastic historical places! |
Throwback Thursday: 30th April: Active Week @ Home. Let's Reminisce About all our activities throughout the year in the absencec of an official Active Week this year! But well done to everyone who really tried hard to make Active Week @ Home a success! Keep your eyes peeled for pictures from last year's Active Week, this year's activities so far and your activities at home!
Please click on the button below to access the 6th Class Home Learning Hub homepage. When you are there, please then click on the Home Learning Daily Activities tab on the top right and today's work appears on the drop down menu.
Please see this video as a demonstration:
Friday 24th April:
"The road to success is through commitment"
Finally Friday 6th class! We will wrap up on this week with another Google Meet today at 1pm, I hope you can all make it.
I have sent a text with the code for those going through a phone. If you are attending on a tablet; please click on https://meet.google.com/wjk-mfye-wbx to bring you to it.
Please click on the button to access today's 6th Class Home Learning Hub:
Throwback Thursday: Let's Reminisce About... a host of different events but all having the same focus! Today's throwback video is all about food! Take a look at Food, Gloroious Food!
Thursday 23rd April
"Every moment can be a memory"
Click on button to access the 6th Class Learning Hub:
Wednesday 22nd April
"Each hand does its small part, together we can make a big difference" - Happy Earth Day!
Click on the button to access today's daily tasks:
Click on video if you are unsure on how to access the daily tasks:
Tuesday 21st April
"Choose to be happy, choose to smile, Happy Choose-Day or Tuesday"
Click on the button to access the 6th Class site:
Click on the demo video if you are unsure about how to access daily work:
Monday 20th April:
"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better"
Hello my super 6th Class! Welcome ''back''! From today on, I will not putting the daily tasks on both this website and our 6th Class Home Learning Hub. It will just be on the Hub. Instead, you will be able to find lots of fantastic memories on here starting with Throwback Thursday!
Click on this blue link below to go to the Home Learning Hub:
Click here for a reminder of what to do to access the sites:
drive.google.com/file/d/18PMgICmcwvSEYvZTki43zObAIXS1hCDL/view
Throwback Thursday: Let's Reminsce About...... Our trip to the Dáil where we met Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin and he invited us to the Dáil Bar for some refreshments!
Throwback Thursday: Let's Reminisce About.... The Sumo Wrestling Championships! What a fun event! Hope you enjoy!
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Friday 3rd April
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Hello Egg-cellent 6th class!
Bet you are egg-cited to be finally on Easter holidays!
I am too! I know it will be a different one this year, for everyone, all around the world but we just have to hope and pray that things will get back to normal soon. In the meantime, we have to keep busy! Keep up reading, fitness, your hobbies and online connections with friends. Obviously I am not assigning any school work on here but please feel free to check back in as I intend to put some throwback pictures and videos on here every few days! Also, I have lots of activities over on sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class to keep you occupied if you get bored over the holidays!
Have a look at the main homepage to see a video all the staff completed for all of you! We hope that you enjoy! :)
Please stay safe and stay closeby your house, if we all play by the rules, we can make a big difference. You have an important role to play. So do all your family. So do I. So do all the teachers. So does everyone. Let's all unite by staying apart.
Bain taitneamh as,
Ms.Spillane
1. Homework:
Thank you to everyone who submitted their book reviews, please keep them coming to [email protected]
Friday is test day.
1. Please have somebody ask you your Words Their Way sort today.
2. WOW word story: Please take 30 - 40 minutes today to complete your WOW word story. If you want to know what a 20 / 20 version of this week's words looks like please read Zara - Leigh's fantastic story. Look at how she used the words and she even used previous WOW words - so impressive! 5 dojo points being added to your tally Zara - Leigh :)
It was Monday, the 7th of September 2019 and it happened to be Megan’s first day of secondary school. She got up at 6 o’clock so she would have enough time to get ready. She picked out her outfit attentively, got ready then she brushed her teeth.The car journey took 1 hour because she had to drive by a pasture as the motorway was closed for maintenance work. But she was happy because she woke up earlier so it wouldn't matter.
1 hour later
When she got to school everyone was so occupied because they were getting everything ready for class. Megan's friend Liam sensed foreboding about today but Megan disagreed. “Everything is going great so far” she exclaimed; “you must be optimistic Liam!” she continued. Liam is a tall boy with blonde hair, he is the same age as Megan and they were friends since primary school. Megan thought it was amusing to see everyone running around after their classes because she had enough time earlier to get everything ready. Megan was a really organised person, she loved everything to be neat and compact .
20 mins later
Their first class was gym class, Liam and Megan walked to the gym together. When they got there they sat down and waited for everyone else. Megan looked over and saw a girl getting bullied by some of the older kids. Megan had empathy for the girl because she used to be bullied herself. Megan soon realized she was looking unconsciously at the girl so she quickly glanced away. Liam was too busy disentangling his earphones to notice the girl, but Megan did she didn't know if she should interfere so she decided to ask Liam. Liam was very frank with her and stated “I know your heart is in the right place Megan, but you really meddle in other people’s business”. She knew he was wrong.
After school
Megan tentatively approached the girl, “Hi I’m Megan!” she announced. The girl looked so happy to see that someone wanted to talk to her, “hi I’m Sara!” she responded enthusiastically. That was the start of a wonderful friendship between Megan and Sara! Oh and Liam too! The end
Please see answers for this week on :
sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/friday-corrections/friday-3rd-april
2. IXL
Another day, another dojo point for top achievers Aras, Alex, Omar and Jamie OD, but three points today goes to........
With 180 questions answered, it's PAUL!!!! Fantastic again Paul! You're running and I'm running out of adjectives to describe you this week :)
3. Daily Challenges:
Challenge Accepted?!! These range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1. Puzzle of the day:
WHEN DOES APRIL EVER COME BEFORE MARCH?
CHALLENGE 2. Physical Challenge of the day:
MY SURNAME PE CHALLENGE
Okay, so you've completed your first name PE challenge by now but now it's time for your surname challenge! And remember you don't need to be outside to complete this challenge, you can even do this where you do your school work. Have a look at my video an then give your surname a go!
One of your classmates has gone over and above the requirements for this week with the physical challenges. He has been so consistent and persevered so many times when it was easier to give up. He has even set you a challenge or two. For that reason, PR, you are getting 10 dojo points!! Well done, you've fully deserved them!
CHALLENGE 3. Easter Pun Jokes Challenge!
So we have some talented pun makers in the class who will like this but I want everyone to give it a go! Try make up 1 for each of the 4 types of Easter pun jokes below! I've included some examples too - ask someone at home a few of these!
Funny Jokes About Easter:
Christmas does come before Easter in one place—but where? The dictionary!
What's the best way to make Easter easier? Put an "i" where the "t" is.
How does Easter end? With an "R"!
What happens if you get married on Easter? You live hoppily ever after.
Funny Jokes About the Easter Bunny ·
What did the Easter Bunny say to the carrot?
Nice gnawing you.
What is Easter Bunny’s favorite kind of music?
Hip-hop!
How does the Easter Bunny stay in shape?
He eggs-ercises.
How does the Easter Bunny stay fit?
Hare-obics.
How does the Easter Bunny travel?
By hare-plane.
What do you call an Easter Bunny who gets kicked out of school?
Egg-spelled.
Funny Jokes About Easter Eggs
What did one Easter egg say to the other?
Heard any good yolks today?
What do you call an Easter egg from outer space?
An egg-straterrestrial!
Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke?
It might crack up!What do you call a very tired Easter egg? Eggs-austed.
Knock-Knock Jokes About Easter :
Knock, knock! Who's there?
Wendy. Wendy who?
Wendy Easter egg hunt taking place?
Knock, knock! Who's there?
Alma. Alma who?
Alma Easter candy is gone!
Knock, knock! Who's there?
Arthur. Arthur who?
Arthur any more Easter eggs to decorate?
Knock, knock! Who's there?
Police. Police who?
Police hurry up and find all the eggs
CHALLENGE 4. Dingbat of the day:
Give your brain muscle a challenge with another dingbat a day based on your classmate! Let’s see how you get on today!
4. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1. #RTEHomeSchool continues over Easter so do please take a look. #RTE2 from 11am, anytime on the @RTEPlayer and get all the resources at
https://t.co/KSUgxxlRAu pic.twitter.com/pqkZgPu6jl )
2. 6th class Resources website: You will now find lots and lots of resources on our own website so please log on when you can, I'll be adding a lot more resources over Easter! sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class
Ms. Spillane's Surname Challenge
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Friday's Dingbat of the Day: Who Am I?
Friday's Song of the week is another firm favourite in our class. It's a very suitable song for the world right now and our fight to overcome adversity and show resilience. Enjoy :)
Thursday 2nd April
Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try'
This post is also on: sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/home-school-daily-activities/thursday-2nd-april
Hello my delectable 6th class! I hope you are well today! How did the pranks go yesterday?! Hope you all completed the first name challenge - I did feel sorry for the longer names amongst you- Mohammed, Zara - Leigh and Zakariya! Hope the dingbats and puzzles are challenging you this week - I'll have the answers up on Friday Corrections section tomorrow. Work hard today and I'll see you for a video chat tomorrow to wrap up a term well done by you all :)
1. Homework:
You can do you Thursday cloze on an online form today! Oooh fancy! You will even get a result straight away! Rs out of 50 points and multiply by 2 to get your percentage score! Click here: forms.gle/gnKvhCBTEdUM2JU99
I Am David: Please keep the book reviews coming! Send a picture or else if you are typing it, send the document to [email protected]
The deadline is tomorrow afternoon but I won't deduct marks if there are some late shows! :)
2. IXL
1 dojo point added to Brayden, Omar, Aras, Jamie O'D and Paul! 3 dojo points being added to .......... ALEX! Well done Alex!!!! It is now easier than ever to get dojo points for your IXL scores! C'mon everybody!
3. DAILY CHALLENGES!
Challenge Accepted?!! These range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
What 5 letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
Hope you got on well yesterday! I'll be back tomorrow with my surname PE challenge :) But today's challenges comes from PR, the inspirational and motivational fitness fanatic PR who has given us another challenge! Best of luck everybody!
He ran over 8 kilometres in under an hour! While still only running 2 kilometres within his house and repeating the course 4 times! 4 times! Have a look below for the proof! WOW! Brilliant PR!!!!! Who is going to try to match him today? And of course, you don't have to go outside.... even jogging on the spot for half hour while watching your favourite programme can amount to 5 kilometres!! So no excuses, get moving!
CHALLENGE 3: EASTER ADVERTISEMENT ANALYSIS
Have a look below at the 3 Easter advertisements and give your personal response to your favourite one here. forms.gle/QHyx89VcksfdTcqr9
CHALLENGE 4: Dingbat of the Day!
Give your brain muscle a challenge with another dingbat a day based on your classmate! Let’s see how you get on today!
4. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Draw with Don is back! When I was your age, this was one of my favourite programmes on tv! He just started a new youtube channel and yesterday was his first live Art lesson! Hearing his voice brought me right back to my childhood!
Check him out here: youtu.be/7CRFX5zUdbk
Thursday's Dingbat: Who Am I?
EASTER ADVERTISEMENTS: |
Physical Challenge:
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Wednesday 1st April
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Hello jovial jokers 6th class,
Hope you are all well! Was lovely to see a lot of you on the video conference call yesterday! Pity not all could make it, but we will have another one on Friday and we will have to mark our official Easter Holidays!
So let's get straight down to business!
1. Homework:
Here's the antonyms and synonyms for this week's WOW words. Please write into your hardback.
Antonym WoW Word Synonym
calmness / tranquility foreboding dread
boring / monotonous amusing entertaining
distractedly attentively closely / carefully
vacant occupied busy / taken
deliberately unconsciously without awareness
apathy empathy compassion
connect disentangle remove
dishonest frank direct / candid
barren (land) pasture grazing (land)
loose / spacious compact crowded / compressed
I Am David:
I’m going to leave the link for a book review structure here for anyone that wants to see it: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/writing-tips/writing-tips-for-teens/how-to-write-a-book-review/
Would love you to send me a picture of your book review or else if you are typing it, to send the document to [email protected]
2. IXL
Super to see some of you go the extra mile every day with IXL so from today on, if you go over the 20 minutes, you will automatically get 1 dojo point! If you are top scorer for the day, you'll get 3 points and if you're top scorer for the week you'll now get a whopping 8 points!
For Tuesday, top scorer was Paul with an unbeatable 161 questions! Top notch Paul! Your IXL scoring is as impressive as your sit ups :)
3. DAILY CHALLENGES!
Challenge Accepted?!! These range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
A plane travelling from England to Germany crashes mid way in France. Where would the survivors be buried?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
How was yesterday’s physical challenge? Did anyone manage to beat their PR’s 60 Second Sit Up challenge score from Monday? I did.. by 5!
Today’s challenge is an active one! Please look at the photograph and complete the exercises to spell out your first name! I’ve completed one too, take a look at my video!
CHALLENGE 3: April Fool’s Day Challenge Prank:
April Fools’ Day has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, though its exact origins remain a mystery. April Fools’ Day traditions include playing hoaxes or practical jokes on others, often yelling “April Fools!” at the end to clue in the subject of the April Fools’ Day prank.
Today make up your own story for the origins of April Fool’s Day and try to convince at least one person that you are telling a factual story!
Don’t forget to yell ‘April Fools!’ at the end!
CHALLENGE 4: Dingbat of the Day!
Give your brain muscle a challenge with another dingbat a day based on your classmate! Let’s see how you get on!
I won’t reveal any answers until Friday!
4. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1. #RTEHomeSchool Alex correctly identified the Science lab from the one at UCD – Remember your brain experiment there? Remember you had more than just a delicious lunch at UCD that day J Tune in today #RTE2 from 11am, anytime on the @RTEPlayer and get all the resources at
https://t.co/KSUgxxlRAu pic.twitter.com/pqkZgPu6jl )
2. Gaeilge: Have a look at the conversational Gaeilge page on sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/achmhainni-gaeilge/conversational-gaeilge
Can you find someone to practise with?
Check out my First Name PE Challenge video! Then try yours :)
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Wednesday's Dingbat: Who Am I?
(Hint: first pic is an annual trip for our school )
Tuesday 31st March
'Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you!'
This post is also available at:
sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/home-school-daily-activities/tuesday-31st-march
Howdy 6th class partners,
Hope you got your week off to a good start yesterday by getting stuck into your work on here.
I am looking forward to our Google Hangouts videocall today (Tuesday) at 12pm, hopefully a lot of you can make it. Click on https://meet.google.com/zcb-xmeb-avs and ask to join! I’ll send the link to your parents’ phones as well if you are using that.
1. Homework:
Well done to those of you who finished I Am David yesterday. We will have a chat about the ending during the videocall. We don’t want it to have any spoilers though so those of you that are still working through ch. 8, do try to have it finished by 12pm.
I’ll also be chatting about how to write a book review. Click here to see a good structure for a book review: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/writing-tips/writing-tips-for-teens/how-to-write-a-book-review/
I’ll clear up any confusions about the meanings of this week’s WOW words and I’ll call on you to give us an example – sentence or video call mime if possible!
2. IXL:
Woah, we had 4 people answer over 100 questions yesterday!! And it was tight at the top! But the person who scored highest was……. Alex with a whopping 196 questions answered! Amazing Alex and picking up from where you left off last week!! You’re stealing all my dojo points!! Bravo Alex!
3. DAILY CHALLENGES!
Challenge Accepted?!! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
You normally say, “I am, you are and he is.”
When is it ever correct to say, “I is”?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
How was yesterday’s physical challenge? Did ye manage to outscore PR? I failed and only managed 24! But I know one of ye managed to do better! Have a look below to see who it was! You’ll never believe this but PR managed to beat his own score…. By 10 sit ups!!! Incredible!!!! So PR’s amazing effort gave me an idea for today. Let’s do the same challenge again today and just try to beat our score from yesterday! You’re only competing with yourself – on your marks, get set, go! I’d love you to email me a picture / a video or just your score!
CHALLENGE 3:
Click here to see Challenge 3 all about Stephanie Roche, an important player for the Irish Women’s soccer team. https://bigideascompany.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ba543d1b4a5a8dbcbe13b64fb&id=5f4380e158&e=14d21be117
1. Watch the video to learn about STEPHANIE ROCHE who has overcome adversity and barriers to keep playing, fun facts about her host city, and your city Dublin!
2. Read the Champion Card and Host City Worksheet – click the icons to download them or scroll down through the site to view them.
3. Do the activities orally or dowload.
CHALLENGE 4: Dingbat of the Day!
Give your brain muscle a challenge with another dingbat a day based on your classmate! Let’s see how you get on!
I won’t reveal any answers until Friday!
4. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1. #RTEHomeSchool launched yesterday! I thought it was great, did you? Okay the Maths was a little bit easy for you guys but it was good revision! The gaeilge lesson was an -mhaith! Did you recognise the Science room?? See does it look familiar tomorrow. ( #RTE2 from 11am, anytime on the @RTEPlayer and get all the resources at
https://t.co/KSUgxxlRAu pic.twitter.com/pqkZgPu6jl )
2. Why not continue your No Barriers study by looking at the inspirational story of English footballer Tyrone Mings? See www.big-ideas.org/nobarriersathome/ for more, he is just before Stephanie Roche.
Tuesday's Dingbat: Who Am I?
Who is this classmate who has accepted PR's 60 Second Challenge? Please send on your videos!
Untitled from Lorraine Spillane on Vimeo.
Monday 30th March
“This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you! Beast mode: ON”
(This post is also available on:
sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/home-school-daily-activities/monday-30th-march )
Hello scintillating 6th class!
So today marks a new week of school work that you will find here, as well as your homework for the week and your 20 minutes IXL homework per day. I expect all work to be completed by 6th class but remember you all have my email address, should your parents or guardians need to contact me if you are not able to complete the work for what ever reason.
This week is another opportunity to show your maturity, independence and resilience to overcome any challenge. I know it is not easy having to do your school work from home but trust me, everything you do at home these weeks will stand to you. As I said in an earlier post, please try to replicate a school structure of some kind at home, but I know it’s hard but please do try. That’s all I ask!. This Friday is your Easter holidays – officially - yippee! Work hard for a few hours a day completing your homework, IXL and fun challenges on here and then you get two weeks off to savour your well earned Easter eggs and take a break from school work!
Also, Happy Brithday Jamie! Have a great day! Scroll down for a birthday video below :)
I'll be in touch with you about tomorrow's Hangouts video call, but in the mean time check out your work today and if you have any questions, you can ask me during our call tomorrow!
1. Homework:
In case you missed it on the sheet, this is your homework for this week:
Homework Week 3: Mon 30th – Fri 3rd April
Literacy:
Write to Read: Last week on here, I said that you may leave Ch. 8 of I Am David until this week. Please do the usual 4 activities on Ch. 8 (DI, PR, TQ AND STRATEGY). Write a book review into your W2R journal – I will go through the important parts of a book review on here tomorrow (Tuesday).
Spellings: Group 2: Sort 10 / Group 3: Sort 1 / Group 4: Sort 16 Comprehension: Complete all remaining Questions and Reading Responses in the I Am David booklet.
English In Practice : Day 95 – Day 99
WOW words week 26: taken from I Am David:
foreboding (n), amusing (adj), attentively (adv), occupied (adj), unconsciously (adv), empathy (n), disentangle (v), frank (adj), pasture (n), compact (adj).
Complete 10 definitions into vocab hardback, complete Antonyms and Synonyms (will be online on Wednesday), Cloze test ( online on Thursday) and put into story on Friday 3rd.
Maths:
1. Work It Out: Week 24 (4 days)
2. Quick Look Back Chapter Questions – pg.91, pg.113, pg.131, pg.157
3. Test yourself on the Maths facts inside the covers of your Work It Out.
4. Make A – Z of Maths questions based on Maths facts
5.Revise all tables : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
2. IXL:
I have assigned IXL Maths tasks and English tasks for you to complete this week. This will appear on your dashboard when you log in. Please spend a minimum of 20 minutes on IXL every day this week.
Congratulations to Paul who answered the most questions (127) on on Friday! One dojo point for you and I've a feeling you are going to add to that this week!
As for the person who answered the most questions all week... it was neck and neck between Omar, Zara-Leigh, Alex and Paul until someone managed to log in over the weekend and bypass both Omar and Zara – Leigh (both on 307 questions) and cruise into second place, and then managed to pass out Paul (320 questions) to take pole position and that was Alex with 330 questions answered! Brilliant Alex, 5 dojo points being added right now!! Keep it up!!!
Come on 6th class, aim to beat the top 4 this week and make it the toughest battle we’ve seen!
3. DAILY CHALLENGES!
Challenge Accepted?!! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities and using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
There were two mothers and two daughters in a train carriage. The train stopped and one of them got out. Two people remained. Explain.
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
One of your amazingly athletic 6th class friends has set today’s physical challenge of the day! Thank you PR! See his video below for more details! Who is going to join him for today’s 60 Second Sit Up Challenge?!! C’mon classmates!
CHALLENGE 3:
Okay, let’s change things up a bit here! Challenge 3 will change every day this week – today is the Word Challenge: How many words can you make from the following letters:
b g e a f i m n r l
Remember the rules: 1. Words must be two or more letters.
2. You cannot reuse the same letter in one word
3. You cannot use names
CHALLENGE 4: DINGBAT OF THE DAY:
Give your brain muscle a challenge with another dingbat a day! This week, again they are made up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on! Scroll down and you'll see the dingbat under the video of PR! I won’t reveal any answers until Friday!
4. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
#RTEHomeSchool launches today! A daily, scheduled virtual classroom for all primary school kids. Watch it weekdays on #RTE2 from 11am, anytime on the @RTEPlayer and get all the resources at https://t.co/KSUgxxlRAu pic.twitter.com/pqkZgPu6jl
NEWSFLASH: Check out PR's 60 Second Sit Up Challenge video here! Wowza! I think I counted 32 there... that was absolutely brilliant PR!! See how even when he got tired, he kept going, he kept pushing himself and kept perservering! Thank you PR, you've motivated me today and I know you will inspire your classmates too! Cmon, the other 19 -Try PR's challenge today and email me the evidence - [email protected]!!
Monday's Dingbat: Who Am I?
Happy Birthday Jamie!!!
Friday 27th March
"Make Friday a day to celebrate work well done all week"
Happy Friday Fabulous 6th class'ers!
It was so lovely to see 11 of you and your lovely faces on the Googlemeet videocall yesterday! We missed the 9 who didn't get to join us, maybe ye could download it / trial over the weekend and join us for our next one on Monday. It was really lovely to catch up and even see some of your pets! I'm glad to hear that some of you are managing to get some exercise in, I know it's hard but think of the endorphins (happy hormones) that get released! And that's possible even in the room where you do your school work! Let's do all what we can to get those feelgood, happy feels into our body ! After seeing some of you look uber professional with your headphones and mic, I think I am going to have to invest in a pair!
I have taken on board all of your suggestions for what you would like to learn and am being putting some ideas together. You will be able to find some suggestions here but I will add a lot more to it. sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/home
But I would love to know more so if you get a chance, can you fill this questionnaire out for me please:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflI2kZUgIu_IhDTkY9SZeEOsifquWuvGBTUoESjidLAeCMrg/viewform
It's Friday the 27th so that makes it Faith's Birthday! Happy Birthday Faith! I know it's a different one this year, but when everything gets back to normal, there will be plenty of time to celebrate it then! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your Birthday video below!
1. HOMEWORK: So today is Friday which means test day!
I would love you to complete the Words Their Way spelling test by having someone ask you them.
Please spend 30 / 40 minutes on your WOW word at some stage today.
I'v based mine on on a personal response to I Am David. See can you do better! I would love for you guys to email them to me if you can!
Maria's Dad rebuffed his wife's claims that David was a strange boy. "That's absurd!" he announced angrily. But his wife had made up her mind about David. She found it odd that David treated Carlo with such contempt. She was thoroughly unaware that Carlo was a repulsive character who had attacked David for no reason on their first encounter. Carlo, it seems, had managed to successfully deceive everyone around him, everyone except one person. Only David could see Carlo for the loathsome indivudal that he really was.
Ultimately, that is why David felt he had to leave. Hastily, he fastened his belongings and left never to return again. His departure made Maria disconsolate and uneasy. She waited restlessly for David to return but return he never did.
CORRECTIONS: All corrections to this week's work will be live on sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/ at 3pm today. There is a tab called Friday Corrections and you will see options for this week and last week.
2. IXL: Big well done to everyone who is working very hard on IXL this week. Those of you who haven't been able to hopefully can log in over the weekend. Those of you who have can take a well earned break! It is currently neck and neck between two for the 5 dojo prize of being highest all week! Annoucement on Monday!
Well done to Zakariya who was Thursday’s highest scorer with 164 questions answered! Nice work Zakariya!
3. Daily Challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
A village has 2 men who cut hair: Bert who is the only barber in “Hair today, gone tomorrow” and Fred who is the only barber in “Hair Peace”. Fred’s hair is well cut whilst Bert looks like he has had a fight with a lawnmower. Who would you go to have your hair cut?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Challenge of the Day:
This was an optional challenge up to now but after hearing Aras and even his little bro Darian (who's a Senior Infant might I add!) are doing it, come on, why don't we all give it a go! The good news is you don’t have to catch it live at 9am if you fancy a sleep in! any time of the day! See link below.
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
1.Boy’s Name: Girl’s Name: Animal: Something you wear: Food: Drink: Place: Profession / job: Body part :Something you would find at home: Something you would find at school: WOW word:
Friday’s letter is: J for the Jamie's !!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on! Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answers on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name!
4. Optional activities :
1. The very talented animation artist Will Sliney is doing a livestream wewilldraw session today at 3pm with a host of celebrities. Check it out on his youtube channel at youtu.be/TuqDViB5I9Y?list=PLCp-oAD-EuhcUCq_vztzvjCjMgb2NsJap
2. Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number, bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. Games are against the clock and develop number fact recall. Designed for 6-11 year olds. www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
3.If you've enjoyed listening to David Walliams so far, brilliant. If it's made you want to listen to more audio books; have a look at what Amazon just made free! Enjoy! stories.audible.com/discovery
It was so lovely to see 11 of you and your lovely faces on the Googlemeet videocall yesterday! We missed the 9 who didn't get to join us, maybe ye could download it / trial over the weekend and join us for our next one on Monday. It was really lovely to catch up and even see some of your pets! I'm glad to hear that some of you are managing to get some exercise in, I know it's hard but think of the endorphins (happy hormones) that get released! And that's possible even in the room where you do your school work! Let's do all what we can to get those feelgood, happy feels into our body ! After seeing some of you look uber professional with your headphones and mic, I think I am going to have to invest in a pair!
I have taken on board all of your suggestions for what you would like to learn and am being putting some ideas together. You will be able to find some suggestions here but I will add a lot more to it. sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/home
But I would love to know more so if you get a chance, can you fill this questionnaire out for me please:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflI2kZUgIu_IhDTkY9SZeEOsifquWuvGBTUoESjidLAeCMrg/viewform
It's Friday the 27th so that makes it Faith's Birthday! Happy Birthday Faith! I know it's a different one this year, but when everything gets back to normal, there will be plenty of time to celebrate it then! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your Birthday video below!
1. HOMEWORK: So today is Friday which means test day!
I would love you to complete the Words Their Way spelling test by having someone ask you them.
Please spend 30 / 40 minutes on your WOW word at some stage today.
I'v based mine on on a personal response to I Am David. See can you do better! I would love for you guys to email them to me if you can!
Maria's Dad rebuffed his wife's claims that David was a strange boy. "That's absurd!" he announced angrily. But his wife had made up her mind about David. She found it odd that David treated Carlo with such contempt. She was thoroughly unaware that Carlo was a repulsive character who had attacked David for no reason on their first encounter. Carlo, it seems, had managed to successfully deceive everyone around him, everyone except one person. Only David could see Carlo for the loathsome indivudal that he really was.
Ultimately, that is why David felt he had to leave. Hastily, he fastened his belongings and left never to return again. His departure made Maria disconsolate and uneasy. She waited restlessly for David to return but return he never did.
CORRECTIONS: All corrections to this week's work will be live on sites.google.com/scoiltreasanaofa.ie/6th-class/ at 3pm today. There is a tab called Friday Corrections and you will see options for this week and last week.
2. IXL: Big well done to everyone who is working very hard on IXL this week. Those of you who haven't been able to hopefully can log in over the weekend. Those of you who have can take a well earned break! It is currently neck and neck between two for the 5 dojo prize of being highest all week! Annoucement on Monday!
Well done to Zakariya who was Thursday’s highest scorer with 164 questions answered! Nice work Zakariya!
3. Daily Challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
A village has 2 men who cut hair: Bert who is the only barber in “Hair today, gone tomorrow” and Fred who is the only barber in “Hair Peace”. Fred’s hair is well cut whilst Bert looks like he has had a fight with a lawnmower. Who would you go to have your hair cut?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Challenge of the Day:
This was an optional challenge up to now but after hearing Aras and even his little bro Darian (who's a Senior Infant might I add!) are doing it, come on, why don't we all give it a go! The good news is you don’t have to catch it live at 9am if you fancy a sleep in! any time of the day! See link below.
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
1.Boy’s Name: Girl’s Name: Animal: Something you wear: Food: Drink: Place: Profession / job: Body part :Something you would find at home: Something you would find at school: WOW word:
Friday’s letter is: J for the Jamie's !!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on! Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answers on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name!
4. Optional activities :
1. The very talented animation artist Will Sliney is doing a livestream wewilldraw session today at 3pm with a host of celebrities. Check it out on his youtube channel at youtu.be/TuqDViB5I9Y?list=PLCp-oAD-EuhcUCq_vztzvjCjMgb2NsJap
2. Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number, bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. Games are against the clock and develop number fact recall. Designed for 6-11 year olds. www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
3.If you've enjoyed listening to David Walliams so far, brilliant. If it's made you want to listen to more audio books; have a look at what Amazon just made free! Enjoy! stories.audible.com/discovery
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Frida'ys Dingbat: Who Am I?
Our 6th Class Friday Song of the Week is a firm favourite amongst all of you ! Enjoy! Have a lovely weekend and please stay safe. Ms. Spillane
Thursday 26th March
"Mistakes are proof that you're trying"
Hi all! Can you believe it has been two weeks today since the Confirmation! If you haven’t already done so, scroll down through the website to see a video of the Confirmation candidates and some pictures of you all from the day! Of course, the rest of the school as well as your six classmates will be looking forward to see you put on your beautiful outfits so we will reschedule the photographer as soon as we know when we are going to back to school!
I’m looking forward to seeing some of you at our first video call today at 12pm! Will be lovely to see some familiar faces! If you're on a desktop or laptop, you can click here meet.google.com/xfq-udsb-wwe or if you are going to use it on your phone, you need to download the app called Hangout Meets by Google and you can join then when you enter the code above.
1. Hope the homework is going well. I hope that you are enjoying Chapter 7 of I Am David, I know I am! Do you think the lady Edith will be an important character in the last chapter? How? If you not are onto Chapter 8 yet, do not worry, I don't mind if you want to keep the last chapter until next week.
I’ve included a cloze procedure on your WOW words. You can do it orally here! Maybe have someone ask you them! I’ll put up the results tomorrow (Friday).
repulsive (adj), rebuff (v), absurd (adj), loathsome (adj), deceive (verb),
restlessly (adv), fasten (v), hastily (adv), uneasy (adj), contempt (n),
1. Jeff waited ___________ for the results of his test.
2. Realising he was late for school, John _______ put on his unform and scampered to school.
3. “Don’t forget to ________ your seatbelt” ordered the taxi driver when we hopped into his car.
4. Ronaldo ___________ several opportunities to join other teams before he eventually decided to join Juventus.
5. “What is that ________ smell in here?” asked Mary, not realising that she had stepped on some dog droppings on her way home.
6. “You should not treat anyone with _______ , only respect” proclaimed the teacher to her class.
7. The teacher wondered if the pupil was deliberately trying to _______ her when she heard his excuse for not having the homework done.
8. In ‘ I am David’ do you find Carlo a __________ character or is he misunderstood?
9. I think it is only natural that everyone feels _______ about the Coronavirus but hopefully it will be over now.
10. “Claiming that you didn’t do your school work because your dog ate your homework is ___________” the teacher announced!
2. IXL: Big well done to everyone who is working very hard on IXL this week. It was lovely to see some of you newcomers work very hard today. Hopefully those of you that haven’t started yet will do so today. I know it’s not easy when you might be sharing a device with a brother and sister but do please try to put aside time for you to practise it for a minimum of 20 minutes per day.
Well done to Paul who was Wednesday’s highest scorer with a staggering 159 questions answered! Brilliant stuff Paul, keep it up!
3. Daily Challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
What 5 letter word has 1 consonant followed by 4 vowels? If you remove the vowels, the sound is not altered. Hint: THINK ABOUT HOW THE QUESTION IS ASKED! :)
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Challenge of the Day: Hope you got on well with some of the activities on the Active School Flag. Hopefully you got round to doing 3 of those 8 yesterday! G’wan, try the remaining 5 today!! Space them out between your school work. Movement breaks will help you work better on your school work and help your concentration!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
.Boy’s Name:
Girl’s Name:
Animal:
Something you wear:
Food:
Drink:
Place:
Profession / job:
Body part :
Something you would find at home:
Something you would find at school:
WOW word: Thursday’s letter is: M for Mohammed!!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answer on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name below!
4. Optional activities :
1. Gaeilge: There are some fun game (cluichi) on this website. This one is on MR. Men and it’s about Na Mothuchain (feelings . emotions). Why don’t you see how you get on practising them? https://www.cula4.com/games/mr-men/html/index.html
2. Who’s been following Joe Wicks’ PE classes? Go on, give it a Go if you haven’t already done so! The good news is you don’t have to catch it live at 9am if you fancy a sleep in! You can catch it on out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv any time of the day!
3. David Walliams, famous author and friend of our charismatic and prolific writer AAF, is providing a free audio story every day on his website. It doesn’t matter what age you are, David Walliams books are for everyone!! I can’t wait to have a listen! www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/. So click in, sit back and enjoy!
I’m looking forward to seeing some of you at our first video call today at 12pm! Will be lovely to see some familiar faces! If you're on a desktop or laptop, you can click here meet.google.com/xfq-udsb-wwe or if you are going to use it on your phone, you need to download the app called Hangout Meets by Google and you can join then when you enter the code above.
1. Hope the homework is going well. I hope that you are enjoying Chapter 7 of I Am David, I know I am! Do you think the lady Edith will be an important character in the last chapter? How? If you not are onto Chapter 8 yet, do not worry, I don't mind if you want to keep the last chapter until next week.
I’ve included a cloze procedure on your WOW words. You can do it orally here! Maybe have someone ask you them! I’ll put up the results tomorrow (Friday).
repulsive (adj), rebuff (v), absurd (adj), loathsome (adj), deceive (verb),
restlessly (adv), fasten (v), hastily (adv), uneasy (adj), contempt (n),
1. Jeff waited ___________ for the results of his test.
2. Realising he was late for school, John _______ put on his unform and scampered to school.
3. “Don’t forget to ________ your seatbelt” ordered the taxi driver when we hopped into his car.
4. Ronaldo ___________ several opportunities to join other teams before he eventually decided to join Juventus.
5. “What is that ________ smell in here?” asked Mary, not realising that she had stepped on some dog droppings on her way home.
6. “You should not treat anyone with _______ , only respect” proclaimed the teacher to her class.
7. The teacher wondered if the pupil was deliberately trying to _______ her when she heard his excuse for not having the homework done.
8. In ‘ I am David’ do you find Carlo a __________ character or is he misunderstood?
9. I think it is only natural that everyone feels _______ about the Coronavirus but hopefully it will be over now.
10. “Claiming that you didn’t do your school work because your dog ate your homework is ___________” the teacher announced!
2. IXL: Big well done to everyone who is working very hard on IXL this week. It was lovely to see some of you newcomers work very hard today. Hopefully those of you that haven’t started yet will do so today. I know it’s not easy when you might be sharing a device with a brother and sister but do please try to put aside time for you to practise it for a minimum of 20 minutes per day.
Well done to Paul who was Wednesday’s highest scorer with a staggering 159 questions answered! Brilliant stuff Paul, keep it up!
3. Daily Challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
What 5 letter word has 1 consonant followed by 4 vowels? If you remove the vowels, the sound is not altered. Hint: THINK ABOUT HOW THE QUESTION IS ASKED! :)
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Challenge of the Day: Hope you got on well with some of the activities on the Active School Flag. Hopefully you got round to doing 3 of those 8 yesterday! G’wan, try the remaining 5 today!! Space them out between your school work. Movement breaks will help you work better on your school work and help your concentration!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
.Boy’s Name:
Girl’s Name:
Animal:
Something you wear:
Food:
Drink:
Place:
Profession / job:
Body part :
Something you would find at home:
Something you would find at school:
WOW word: Thursday’s letter is: M for Mohammed!!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answer on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name below!
4. Optional activities :
1. Gaeilge: There are some fun game (cluichi) on this website. This one is on MR. Men and it’s about Na Mothuchain (feelings . emotions). Why don’t you see how you get on practising them? https://www.cula4.com/games/mr-men/html/index.html
2. Who’s been following Joe Wicks’ PE classes? Go on, give it a Go if you haven’t already done so! The good news is you don’t have to catch it live at 9am if you fancy a sleep in! You can catch it on out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv any time of the day!
3. David Walliams, famous author and friend of our charismatic and prolific writer AAF, is providing a free audio story every day on his website. It doesn’t matter what age you are, David Walliams books are for everyone!! I can’t wait to have a listen! www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/. So click in, sit back and enjoy!
Who Am I ?
Wednesday 25th March
“Do the right thing, even when no one is watching!”
Happy Hump Day y'all!
So 6th class, as you may have heard, all schools will definitely be closed next week, until after Easter at least. This was probably inevitable but it's still sad (or maybe bittersweet for some of you!).
I would love even more so after that news if we could create a virual classroom so that I could check in with you and you can check in with all your classmates. I know Mr. Kelly has already been able to do it with his class with something called Google Hangouts. It's how all the teachers had a staff meeting on Monday as well! It allowed us all to have a video call and see each other's faces and be able to talk to each other. It's actually how a lot of grown ups are working right now. So how about we match them? How about we have our first 6th class video meeting? Fancy giving it a go? Good stuff! Let's schedule it for 12pm tomorrow. If you're on a desktop or laptop, you can click here meet.google.com/xfq-udsb-wwe and it will bring you to the meeting when it is on. If you are working on a phone, you can download an app called Hangout Meets by Google and you can join then when you enter the code. I will send a text to your parents to explain what needs to be done. Hopefully most of us will be able to join! It would be lovely to have a catch up!
1. Okay, first things first, the homework. Hope it’s going well for you and you are getting through it, I’ll post answers to everything on Friday.
Please fill in the Antonyms and Synonyms into your hardback copybook. I’ve added in two different synonyms and two different antonyms but feel free to just one of them. By the way, why not practise miming these wow words with someone at home? Full sentences, you know the drill folks :)
ANTONYMS WOW WORD SYNONYM
Delightful / pleasant repulsive (adj), Revolting / disgusting
Accept / welcome rebuff (v), Refuse / reject
Reasonable / sensible absurd (adj), Ridiculous / farcical
Loveable / pleasing loathsome (adj) Hateful / despicable
Admit / clarify deceive(verb) Cheat / mislead
Contently / serenely restlessly (adv) Uncomfortably / agitatedly
Undo / open fasten (verb) Buckle / lock
Slowly / carefully hastily (adv) Quickly / swiftly
Calm / at ease uneasy (adj) Worried / anxious
Approval / regard contempt (n) Disrespect / disgust
2. IXL: Big well done to everyone who is working very hard on IXL this week. Hopefully those of you that haven’t started yet will do so today. I know it’s not easy when you might be sharing a device with a brother and sister but do please try to put aside time for you to practise it for a minimum of 20 minutes per day. Well done to Zara – Leigh who was Tuesday’s highest scorer with a staggering 163 questions answered! Wowza! Brilliant Zara – Leigh, keep it up!
3. Daily Challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day:
If Fred gives one marble to Bert, they will have the same number. If Bert gives one marble to Fred, Bert will have half the amount of marbles Fred has. How many marbles do they each have?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Challenge of the Day: Maybe I’ve been going a little too easy on you guys so far! Let’s ramp up the challenge by checking out some of the activities on the Active Page. Check out the link here. www.scoiltreasanaofa.ie/active-school-flag.html He’s got 8 different challenges to try, why not try 3 of them today! Space them out between your school work. Movement breaks will help you work better on your school work and help your concentration!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
1.Boy’s Name: Girl’s Name: Animal: Something you wear: Food: Drink: Place: Profession / job: Body part : Something you would find at home: Something you would find at school: WOW word:
Tuesday’s letter is: B for Bakhti / Brayden / Bobby !!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answers on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name!
5. Optional activities :
1. 6th class authors, final call! You only have until 5pm today to send your short story to to: [email protected]
2. Who’s been following Joe Wicks’ PE classes? Go on, give it a Go if you haven’t already done so! The good news is you don’t have to catch it live at 9am if you fancy a sleep in! You can catch it on out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv any time of the day!
3. David Walliams, the famous author and friend of our charismatic and prolific writer AAF, is providing a free audio story every day on his website www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/. It doesn’t matter what age you are, David Walliams books are for everyone!! I can’t wait to have a listen! So click in, sit back and enjoy!
Tuesday 24th March
"A day without laughter is a day wasted"
Good morning superb 6th class,
Hope you’re well this Tuesday morning. I know if we were in school today as planned, we would be talking about how our two teams got on at the FAI blitz yesterday! Hopefully we would be talking about a day where we represented our school with great honour and pride! Hopefully we would be feeling triumphant as well! We would also be really looking forward to Friday’s girls’ blitz. Let’s pray that the competition gets rescheduled and we get to experience this in reality!
Okay, let’s get on with it for today.
1. Homework – see Monday below.
I’ll include a link to our favourite American guy here reading chapter 7, please follow along with your books open! If you haven’t read chapter 5 and chapter 6, you need to get a move on! As you are following along, have you come across any more of this week's WOW words? Are there any other WOW words in your part of your reading today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBSlf5F1Co
2.IXL: I forgot to mention that Mohammed is also a recipient of 2 dojo points from last week’s efforts, good man Mohammed! Please continue with the assigned IXL Maths tasks and English tasks for you to complete this week.
Well done to Alex, top IXL scorer for Monday! 1 dojo point for you!
3. Challenge Accepted?!! I am going to set you a couple of challenges per day! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day: Figure this out!
A new hotel has 100 rooms. The decorator needs to put numbers on all the doors. How many number 1’s does he need to buy?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
Complete 5 rounds of wall squats during 3 different homework activities.
Step 1: Stand so your back is against the wall, feet placed about 1-2 feet from the wall.
Step 2: Next, bend your knees as you move into a squat until your knees are at a 90 degree angle – your back should stay pressed against the wall at all times.
Step 3: Hold this position for 10 seconds and then come back to start. Repeat 5 times. Complete two other sets of these throughout the day.
That’s 15 wall squats, go on, give it a go!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answer on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name
5. Optional activities :
1. John Boyne (author of the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) has launched a short story (300 words or less) competition for 11 - 14 year olds. Some of the WOW word stories I correct every week from you are contenders for any competition so why not give it a go, 6th class authors! Find out more at https://johnboyne.com/short-story-competition. All stories to be submitted in WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT to: [email protected] by Wednesday (tomorrow) 25th March, 5 pm
2. Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach is doing a PE lesson for children every morning at 9am (Mon - Fri) on Youtube and you don't need any equipment to follow along. Check out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv and tune in from 9am this morning.
3. Please try out one website per day from the list of companies that are generously offering free membership during this time. You will find them on the main homepage of our school website.
Hope you’re well this Tuesday morning. I know if we were in school today as planned, we would be talking about how our two teams got on at the FAI blitz yesterday! Hopefully we would be talking about a day where we represented our school with great honour and pride! Hopefully we would be feeling triumphant as well! We would also be really looking forward to Friday’s girls’ blitz. Let’s pray that the competition gets rescheduled and we get to experience this in reality!
Okay, let’s get on with it for today.
1. Homework – see Monday below.
I’ll include a link to our favourite American guy here reading chapter 7, please follow along with your books open! If you haven’t read chapter 5 and chapter 6, you need to get a move on! As you are following along, have you come across any more of this week's WOW words? Are there any other WOW words in your part of your reading today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUBSlf5F1Co
2.IXL: I forgot to mention that Mohammed is also a recipient of 2 dojo points from last week’s efforts, good man Mohammed! Please continue with the assigned IXL Maths tasks and English tasks for you to complete this week.
Well done to Alex, top IXL scorer for Monday! 1 dojo point for you!
3. Challenge Accepted?!! I am going to set you a couple of challenges per day! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day: Figure this out!
A new hotel has 100 rooms. The decorator needs to put numbers on all the doors. How many number 1’s does he need to buy?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
Complete 5 rounds of wall squats during 3 different homework activities.
Step 1: Stand so your back is against the wall, feet placed about 1-2 feet from the wall.
Step 2: Next, bend your knees as you move into a squat until your knees are at a 90 degree angle – your back should stay pressed against the wall at all times.
Step 3: Hold this position for 10 seconds and then come back to start. Repeat 5 times. Complete two other sets of these throughout the day.
That’s 15 wall squats, go on, give it a go!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
- 1.Boy’s Name:
- Girl’s Name:
- Animal:
- Something you wear:
- Food:
- Drink:
- Place:
- Profession / job:
- Body part :
- Something you would find at home:
- Something you would find at school:
- WOW word: Tuesday’s letter is: H for Holly !!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
Hope you got yesterday’s one! Answer on Friday! Try today’s 6th class name
5. Optional activities :
1. John Boyne (author of the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) has launched a short story (300 words or less) competition for 11 - 14 year olds. Some of the WOW word stories I correct every week from you are contenders for any competition so why not give it a go, 6th class authors! Find out more at https://johnboyne.com/short-story-competition. All stories to be submitted in WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT to: [email protected] by Wednesday (tomorrow) 25th March, 5 pm
2. Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach is doing a PE lesson for children every morning at 9am (Mon - Fri) on Youtube and you don't need any equipment to follow along. Check out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv and tune in from 9am this morning.
3. Please try out one website per day from the list of companies that are generously offering free membership during this time. You will find them on the main homepage of our school website.
Who am I?
Monday 23rd March
'Do something today that your future self will thank you for'
Good morning my fabulous 6th class,
I hope you had a nice weekend and you were able to mark Mother’s Day for your wonderful Moms yesterday. I know last week, I had not assigned IXL as compulsory homework but a big well done to Kenzie, Aras and Tadhg who still completed over 50 questions and receive 2 dojo points each for that. Well done boys! Tadhg you earned another 2 points (4 in total) for being the highest scorer on the IXL throughout the week so good on you!
So today marks a new week of school from home for you. I know it's a strange time for you all. As I said in an earlier post, please try to replicate a school structure of some kind at home, but I do know it’s hard but please do try. That’s all I ask. These weeks aren’t your Easter holidays, please please work hard for the next two weeks and then you can enjoy the Easter holidays with a break from all school work and hopefully we will be back to school after that.
You'll find your work here, as well as your homework for the week and your 20 minutes IXL homework per day. All work is compulsory. I have given my email address on the sheet so your parents will need to contact me if you are not able to complete the work for what ever reason. But do please remember what I said about using your growth mindset!
1. In case you missed it on the sheet, this is your homework for this week:
Homework Week 2: Mon 23rd – Fri 27th
Literacy:
1. Write to Read: Read Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 of I am David and complete the 4 activities per chapter (Determining Importance, Personal Response, Thick Question, Strategy (other). Also, make a note of any WOW words in the booklet.
2. Spellings: Group 2: Sort 9 / Group 3: 56 / Group 4: Sort 15
3. Comprehension: Complete all Questions in the I Am David booklet.(over the next two weeks)
4. English In Practice : Day 90 – Day 94
5. WOW words week 25: taken from I Am David: repulsive (adj), rebuff (v), absurd (adj), loathsome (adj), deceive (verb), restlessly (adv), fasten (v), hastily (adv), uneasy (adj), contempt (n),
6. Complete 10 definitions into vocab hardback and put into story on Friday 27th. I'll go through synonyms and antonyms later on this week.
Maths:
1.Work It Out: Week 23 (4 days)
2.Tables: Revise all tables : Why not complete a Daily 10 at home? You know the drill!
Go to https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
3. Chapter 21 (Data) Q1,Q2 on pg.110, Q.2 on pg.111 and Q1, Q2 on pg.112
4. Quick Look Back (Revision)– pg.28, pg.47, pg.69
2. IXL: I have assigned IXL Maths tasks and English tasks for you to complete this week. This will appear on your dashboard when you log in. Please spend a minimum of 20 minutes on IXL every day this week. Come on! Aim to beat Tadhg this week! I will give 1dojo point to the person who answers the most every day and the person who answers the most for the week is emailed to me every Sunday so next Monday I will announcing the person who scored highest for the week and they will receive a whopping 5 dojo points!!!!
3. Challenge Accepted?!! I am going to set you a couple of challenges per day! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day: Figure this out!
What occurs once in a minute, once in a second, once in a month and once on a century but not at all in a year, an hour or a week?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
Complete 10 star jumps at a time between 3 different homework activities. That’s 30 star jumps, go on, give it a go!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
I’ll give you an example of one! See row 1 below (left to right)!
Try the example in the second row! It include the first name and surname of someone in 6th class! Give it a go I won’t reveal any answers until Friday!
5. Optional activities :
1. John Boyne (author of the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) has launched a short story (300 words or less) competition for 11 - 14 year olds. Some of the WOW word stories I correct every week from you are contenders for any competition so why not give it a go, 6th class authors! Find out more at https://johnboyne.com/short-story-competition. All stories to be submitted in WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT to: [email protected] by Wednesday 25th March, 5 pm
2. Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach is doing a PE lesson for children every morning at 9am (Mon - Fri) on Youtube and you don't need any equipment to follow along. Check out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv
3. Please try out one website per day from the list of companies that are generously offering free membership during this time. You will find them on the main homepage of our school website.
I hope you had a nice weekend and you were able to mark Mother’s Day for your wonderful Moms yesterday. I know last week, I had not assigned IXL as compulsory homework but a big well done to Kenzie, Aras and Tadhg who still completed over 50 questions and receive 2 dojo points each for that. Well done boys! Tadhg you earned another 2 points (4 in total) for being the highest scorer on the IXL throughout the week so good on you!
So today marks a new week of school from home for you. I know it's a strange time for you all. As I said in an earlier post, please try to replicate a school structure of some kind at home, but I do know it’s hard but please do try. That’s all I ask. These weeks aren’t your Easter holidays, please please work hard for the next two weeks and then you can enjoy the Easter holidays with a break from all school work and hopefully we will be back to school after that.
You'll find your work here, as well as your homework for the week and your 20 minutes IXL homework per day. All work is compulsory. I have given my email address on the sheet so your parents will need to contact me if you are not able to complete the work for what ever reason. But do please remember what I said about using your growth mindset!
1. In case you missed it on the sheet, this is your homework for this week:
Homework Week 2: Mon 23rd – Fri 27th
Literacy:
1. Write to Read: Read Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 of I am David and complete the 4 activities per chapter (Determining Importance, Personal Response, Thick Question, Strategy (other). Also, make a note of any WOW words in the booklet.
2. Spellings: Group 2: Sort 9 / Group 3: 56 / Group 4: Sort 15
3. Comprehension: Complete all Questions in the I Am David booklet.(over the next two weeks)
4. English In Practice : Day 90 – Day 94
5. WOW words week 25: taken from I Am David: repulsive (adj), rebuff (v), absurd (adj), loathsome (adj), deceive (verb), restlessly (adv), fasten (v), hastily (adv), uneasy (adj), contempt (n),
6. Complete 10 definitions into vocab hardback and put into story on Friday 27th. I'll go through synonyms and antonyms later on this week.
Maths:
1.Work It Out: Week 23 (4 days)
2.Tables: Revise all tables : Why not complete a Daily 10 at home? You know the drill!
Go to https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
3. Chapter 21 (Data) Q1,Q2 on pg.110, Q.2 on pg.111 and Q1, Q2 on pg.112
4. Quick Look Back (Revision)– pg.28, pg.47, pg.69
2. IXL: I have assigned IXL Maths tasks and English tasks for you to complete this week. This will appear on your dashboard when you log in. Please spend a minimum of 20 minutes on IXL every day this week. Come on! Aim to beat Tadhg this week! I will give 1dojo point to the person who answers the most every day and the person who answers the most for the week is emailed to me every Sunday so next Monday I will announcing the person who scored highest for the week and they will receive a whopping 5 dojo points!!!!
3. Challenge Accepted?!! I am going to set you a couple of challenges per day! These will range from educational, problem solving and logical thinking to physical activities to using your environment!
CHALLENGE 1: Puzzle of the Day: Figure this out!
What occurs once in a minute, once in a second, once in a month and once on a century but not at all in a year, an hour or a week?
CHALLENGE 2: Physical Activity of the Day:
Complete 10 star jumps at a time between 3 different homework activities. That’s 30 star jumps, go on, give it a go!
CHALLENGE 3: Quick Fire Game: You need to set a timer for this activity! There are 12 topics and you must think of something for each one of them starting with a different letter every day. You try to get as many as you can and if you manage all 12, you try to beat yesterday’s time every day!
The 12 topics (the same every day) are:
- 1.Boy’s Name:
- Girl’s Name:
- Animal:
- Something you wear:
- Food:
- Drink:
- Place:
- Profession / job:
- Body part :
- Something you would find at home:
- Something you would find at school:
- WOW word: Monday’s letter is: O for Omar!!!
CHALLENGE 4: Give your brain muscle a challenge with a dingbat a day! I’ve made them up based on 6th class names! Let’s see how you get on!
I’ll give you an example of one! See row 1 below (left to right)!
Try the example in the second row! It include the first name and surname of someone in 6th class! Give it a go I won’t reveal any answers until Friday!
5. Optional activities :
1. John Boyne (author of the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) has launched a short story (300 words or less) competition for 11 - 14 year olds. Some of the WOW word stories I correct every week from you are contenders for any competition so why not give it a go, 6th class authors! Find out more at https://johnboyne.com/short-story-competition. All stories to be submitted in WORD DOCUMENT FORMAT to: [email protected] by Wednesday 25th March, 5 pm
2. Joe Wicks aka The Body Coach is doing a PE lesson for children every morning at 9am (Mon - Fri) on Youtube and you don't need any equipment to follow along. Check out https://www.youtube.com/thebodycoachtv
3. Please try out one website per day from the list of companies that are generously offering free membership during this time. You will find them on the main homepage of our school website.
Friday 20th March
Hello my lovely 6th class’ers,
I hope you are all keeping safe.
So today I was due to collect the homework from March 9th onwards and test you on your WOW words, spellings and Gaeilge spellings. Obviously that can’t happen but the tests still can!
1. I would love you to complete your Words Their Way spelling test by having someone ask you them.
2. Rather than spelling out the Gaeilge spellings, I have an unjumbling activity here for you. I will put up the answers later tonight.
1.Parade = iarápd = _____________
2.people of Ireland = úitnirm an irenhEan = __________
3.St. Patrick’s Day = áL éilFhe gadPrai =____________
4.dream = óinbglirdo = ________________
5.shamrock = seamróg = _________________
6. information = loase = _________________
7. I was born = dugrah ém = ________________
8. working = ga iabro = __________________
9. Wales = nA aireatnBh gBahe = ________________
3. For your WOW word story, please review your WOW words by inserting synonyms and antonyms for each into your vocabulary hardbook. I’ve made life easier for you by thinking about them for you, pick one of these or else feel free to think up your own!
ANTONYMS WOW WORD SYNONYM
soothing / calmimg provocative (adj) exasperating /annoying
strolling / ambling hurtling (v) speeding / careening
----------------------- inferno (n) blaze / fire
good-natured, pleasant ill-natured( adj) spiteful, malicious
dishonestly, half-heartedly earnestly(adv) seriously / sincerely
often / frequently seldom( adv.) rarely /hardly ever
calmness, serenity disquiet( n) worry / anxiety
emerging / showing lurking ( v.) sneaking / slinking
striding / marching hobbling (v.) limping / staggering
politely / courteously curtly ( adv) abruptly / rudely
4. Spend 30 / 40 minutes today on your WOW word at some stage today.
Here’s an example I wrote! See can you do better! I bet you can!
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"Whatcha staring at?” Jimmy bellowed at Sam provocatively as he hurtled along on a quad. Sam resisted the temptation to react but wondered where he had got the quad from. Sam hobbled away, with his trademark limp. Sam’s leg had been badly burnt in that inferno that swept through his farm years ago when he attempted to salvage his cattle from near death.
Sam didn’t deserve to have Jimmy as a neighbour, nobody did. Jimmy was a despicable man who was ill – natured to everyone he met. He was a curt and brash man, the complete antonym to Sam. Jimmy seldom worked an honest day’s work and instead, he lurked around neighbour’s farms trying to steal anything he could. By contrast, Sam was an earnest, hard working man who did his best for his family. The way Jimmy lived caused Sam a lot of disquiet but his wife always pointed out that spiteful, malicious men like Jimmy were not worth thinking about.
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5. Let's finish on a song we know well from our SPHE lessons. Let's dedicate this song to your fantastic Moms; whether you are spending Mother's Day on Sunday with your Mom or going to mark the day by thinking about your Mom, play this song in her honour and remember to do something nice for her or in remembrance of her. Stay safe, take care, M.s. Spillane
I hope you are all keeping safe.
So today I was due to collect the homework from March 9th onwards and test you on your WOW words, spellings and Gaeilge spellings. Obviously that can’t happen but the tests still can!
1. I would love you to complete your Words Their Way spelling test by having someone ask you them.
2. Rather than spelling out the Gaeilge spellings, I have an unjumbling activity here for you. I will put up the answers later tonight.
1.Parade = iarápd = _____________
2.people of Ireland = úitnirm an irenhEan = __________
3.St. Patrick’s Day = áL éilFhe gadPrai =____________
4.dream = óinbglirdo = ________________
5.shamrock = seamróg = _________________
6. information = loase = _________________
7. I was born = dugrah ém = ________________
8. working = ga iabro = __________________
9. Wales = nA aireatnBh gBahe = ________________
3. For your WOW word story, please review your WOW words by inserting synonyms and antonyms for each into your vocabulary hardbook. I’ve made life easier for you by thinking about them for you, pick one of these or else feel free to think up your own!
ANTONYMS WOW WORD SYNONYM
soothing / calmimg provocative (adj) exasperating /annoying
strolling / ambling hurtling (v) speeding / careening
----------------------- inferno (n) blaze / fire
good-natured, pleasant ill-natured( adj) spiteful, malicious
dishonestly, half-heartedly earnestly(adv) seriously / sincerely
often / frequently seldom( adv.) rarely /hardly ever
calmness, serenity disquiet( n) worry / anxiety
emerging / showing lurking ( v.) sneaking / slinking
striding / marching hobbling (v.) limping / staggering
politely / courteously curtly ( adv) abruptly / rudely
4. Spend 30 / 40 minutes today on your WOW word at some stage today.
Here’s an example I wrote! See can you do better! I bet you can!
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"Whatcha staring at?” Jimmy bellowed at Sam provocatively as he hurtled along on a quad. Sam resisted the temptation to react but wondered where he had got the quad from. Sam hobbled away, with his trademark limp. Sam’s leg had been badly burnt in that inferno that swept through his farm years ago when he attempted to salvage his cattle from near death.
Sam didn’t deserve to have Jimmy as a neighbour, nobody did. Jimmy was a despicable man who was ill – natured to everyone he met. He was a curt and brash man, the complete antonym to Sam. Jimmy seldom worked an honest day’s work and instead, he lurked around neighbour’s farms trying to steal anything he could. By contrast, Sam was an earnest, hard working man who did his best for his family. The way Jimmy lived caused Sam a lot of disquiet but his wife always pointed out that spiteful, malicious men like Jimmy were not worth thinking about.
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5. Let's finish on a song we know well from our SPHE lessons. Let's dedicate this song to your fantastic Moms; whether you are spending Mother's Day on Sunday with your Mom or going to mark the day by thinking about your Mom, play this song in her honour and remember to do something nice for her or in remembrance of her. Stay safe, take care, M.s. Spillane
6th Class Update for Thursday 19th March 2020
Hello 6th class,
I hope you are keeping well and keeping safe. That's the most important thing right now. But it is still hard to know exactly when we will be back to school and this is why it is also very important that you attempt to complete the school work that I have assigned to you in your booklet. The homework is compulsory and the other sheet has a list of optional homework activities. These are strongly recommended, and a lot of them are fun I promise! I will also be putting up some daily activities here every morning so please check it every day. Please try to keep a daily structure even though you are at home and it will be difficult at certain times. I understand that and I accept that there will be challenges for you but every child in the country, and indeed across the world right now is in the same boat as you are and most are doing their best to complete their school work.
Please be in the 'most' category.
Please also try to practise your growth mindset. I've seen a big change in how a lot of you approach your work in school. I've seen you try your best when you previously might have given up and this has shown in your results. Please continue to work on this and believe that you will achieve if you work hard enough. Because you will. Effort equals success.
Use your growth mindset to improve a non academic skill over these weeks too. Also, now would be a good time to really practise those goals that you made at the start of January which stated one thing you would do better or help at in your home. Please practise these and try to help your family in any way you can.
This is a time when you can really show independence and maturity and show that you are a sensible 6th class pupil on the cusp of secondary school. Show that by having a growth mindset, show that by doing your work every day without people at home having to remind you, show that by staying indoors when possible, show that by helping out at home and show that by being kind to people who you live with.
Please take care,
I hope to see you all very soon,
Ms. Spillane
I hope you are keeping well and keeping safe. That's the most important thing right now. But it is still hard to know exactly when we will be back to school and this is why it is also very important that you attempt to complete the school work that I have assigned to you in your booklet. The homework is compulsory and the other sheet has a list of optional homework activities. These are strongly recommended, and a lot of them are fun I promise! I will also be putting up some daily activities here every morning so please check it every day. Please try to keep a daily structure even though you are at home and it will be difficult at certain times. I understand that and I accept that there will be challenges for you but every child in the country, and indeed across the world right now is in the same boat as you are and most are doing their best to complete their school work.
Please be in the 'most' category.
Please also try to practise your growth mindset. I've seen a big change in how a lot of you approach your work in school. I've seen you try your best when you previously might have given up and this has shown in your results. Please continue to work on this and believe that you will achieve if you work hard enough. Because you will. Effort equals success.
Use your growth mindset to improve a non academic skill over these weeks too. Also, now would be a good time to really practise those goals that you made at the start of January which stated one thing you would do better or help at in your home. Please practise these and try to help your family in any way you can.
This is a time when you can really show independence and maturity and show that you are a sensible 6th class pupil on the cusp of secondary school. Show that by having a growth mindset, show that by doing your work every day without people at home having to remind you, show that by staying indoors when possible, show that by helping out at home and show that by being kind to people who you live with.
Please take care,
I hope to see you all very soon,
Ms. Spillane
Memorable Moments in March
Unfortunately we were only in school until March 12th, but we certainly made the most of the month with some memorable moments in those 12 days. From World Book Day and the girls and boys' football blitz to the Confirmation, it was a very busy time where memories to last a lifetime were made. Over the next weeks when we face uncertainty about our return to school, I hope that we can all reminisce about the fantastic memories we've made in 6th class so far and be positive and optimistic about making some more memories together as a class.
Confirmation Ceremony for 6th Class on Thursday 12th March
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Check out this video of all the Confirmation candidates and some photos of the very special day below. I have not doubt but that this day will live long in the memory of the 14 Confirmation candidates who celebrated this special Sacrament on Thursday 12th March, 2020. Congratulations to you all!
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The Victorious 6th Class Boys' Winning Team
There were scenes of jubilation in St. Catherine's Centre on Monday 9th when Scoil Treasa Naofa represented by seven seriously skillful 6th class boys finally triumphed at the annual Dublin 8 Soccer Blitz organised by An Garda Siochana It was no more than the team deserved having represented themselves so well and showing such great sportsmanship throughout the whole tournament. Their exemplary behaviour, sense of fair play and their mutual respect was commended by all the Gardai as well as their mesmerising skills and fancy footwork which saw them crowned worthy champions for 2020! It was a proud day for themselves, their class, the other member of the Scoil Treasa Naofa soccer club, the whole school and especially for Ms. Spillane, Mr, Kelly and Mr. Bonner, the trainers. A big thank you to the Gardai from Kevin St. and Kilmainham for another fantastically organised event.
The team comprised; the fearless ZE in goal who kept 5 out of 6 clean sheets and made many brave saves in a tense final few minutes in the final. He was solid and ever dependable throughout the whole tournament. He kept a calm head at all times and played an crucial role in our success. Defence consisted of BB who was reliable and consistent throughout, he even popped up with an important goal to get us into an early lead in the second game at a time when we easily could have conceded a goal. He kept a calm presence in the heart of the defence in the final and this was much needed. Alongside him was MB, the overall Player of the Tournament and my goodness, did he fully earn that accolade! What a commanding presence he was in our solid defence, very few managed to get by him and if they did, it wasn't for long until he reclaimed the ball from them! When he did dispossess an opponent, he didn't just clear the ball, he had the ability to pick out a fantastic pass time and time again! He also contributed some important goals too, we won't forget his strike at the death of the last group match to earn a 3-3 draw! Midfield maestro KF, in the engine room, made everything tick. Box to box, you could find him anywhere on the pitch and putting in a serious shift in every match. He always set the right tone for his teammates and constantly encouraged and inspired them, even when going 2-0 down in the last group match. KF rallied his troops like a inspirational captain does and he played a major role in that comeback. Amazing long range goals and unintentional (or intentional!) flicks to precision finishes in front of the goal, KF managed it all! His goal that won the final will be etched in our minds for a long time to come! What a sublime strike - strength, power, and courage - it deserved to win the final for us! PR, playing in the attacking midfielder role formed a deadly trio with KF and BA. He made a habit of running onto KF's shots and getting a scruffy finish. It didn't matter as long as it went in and we were hitting the ground running thanks to PR's clever thinking. This tactic worked well for PR but that wasn't all he had to offer the team. PR showed such intelligence throughout every match; he made space for himself when others would think it was futile. He made chances out of nothing. And all the while, played with a smile on his face! He deserved the hat-trick he got in the second game for his sheer hard work. Fantastic attitude and fantastic work ethic shown by PR in every game. BA, the prolific scoring machine up front lived it to his name. He wasn't just in the right place at the right time, he had the cleverness to make sure he was away from defenders and in a better scoring position. It's no surprise that he ended up as top scorer in the tournament. His goal in the semi final meant we could all breathe a sigh of relief, it was no more than he deserved for his hard working display and helped us secure a place in the final. We feared the worst when he was on the receiving end of a robust challenge in the final and his game was cut short prematurely. He was a huge loss to us and our scoring chances were limited when he left the pitch. That says it all! Thankfully, BA was not seriously injured and he was there with his teammates at the end to celebrate! AF played a vital role too, he worked tirelessly to chase down opponents and although not getting on the scoresheet, he played his part and can claim some assists along the way! When his teammates were tiring in the last few minutes of the final, AF used every ounce of his energy reserves to force the other team to concede a kick in and this took the pressure off some weary, frail bodies! It helped wind down the clock a little bit. AF did all he could to preserve the slender lead and when the final whistle went, there was nobody more deserving than a huge pat on the back from his teammates than AF! There were scenes of sheer delight, jubilation and euphoria when the final whistle went! Scoil Treasa Naofa had finally done it..... won the Dublin 8 Blitz!
World Book Day 2020
Given Ms. Spillane's love of WOW words, it was no great surprise that she opted to dress as a dictionary on the front and a thesaurus on the back!! There was some really great efforts in 6th class overall, from Jurgen Klopp to Wall - E and lots in between! Well done everybody!
Fantastic February Fables
In February, our theme was Storytelling and it was a really enjoyable theme. We studied the association between Shrove Tuesday and pancakes before we devoured some! We learnt about the history of St. Patrick's Cathedral before we visited the cathedral and had a wonderful tour there as well as made some lovely stained glass tissue paper art creations. We studied the unusual story of how the relics of St. Valentine came to be at Whitefriar Street Church, a church only a 1km away from us. It was a great month of learning and it was so beneficial that our school is placed where it is and allows us to visit some of Ireland's iconic landmarks. We don't know how lucky we are!
Selection of Photos from St. Patrick's Cathedral & Whitefriar Street Church ( Relics of St. Valentine)
Did someone say pancakes?? Don't mind if I do!
Joyful Jubilation in January!
Wow! What a January that was! Where do we start?! Ah yes, let's start with our hugely successful Celebration Day performance! What a fun day! After much deliberation and contemplation, 6th class decided to base their Celebration Day around a Scoil Treasa Naofa’s Got Talent production! It was a big undertaking for all involved, but with commitment and determination, the whole production came to fruition and it was a fantastic show! It featured 4 joyless judges (take a look at the video below to see just how despicable these judges are!), a dapper and talented Master of Ceremonies (MC), a thorough and efficient stage production manager and a guest appearance from a famous and charismatic writer! Battling it out to be crowned ‘Scoil Treasa Naofa’s Got Talent winners were 10 contenders: a creative mime artist, a lyrical musician on his recorder, two peaceful Pilates performers, an outrageously witty comedian, a boisterous rapper, a talented baton twirler, two artistic Art exhibitors, an agile Karate sensation, two ‘Strongmen’ contending to be the ‘Strongest in 6th Class’, and the renowned Scientist Dr. Ali Einstein! It was a nerve racking performance for most but the nerves were replaced by sheer jubilation and feelings of joy and euphoria when they received a rousing reception from the captivated audience! It was a jam packed schedule and what a great way to showcase the individual talents on display in 6th class! What a talented bunch they are1 But that wasn’t all, the play ended with an emotional and stirring performance of a song that 6th class made up themselves with a little help from Ava. It was called ‘We’re all in 6th Class', to the tune of Dermot Kennedy’s Outnumbered. It even got some positive feedback from RTE stars Marty and Sinead!! Wow! Later on, we invited the parents and families to our classroom where they enjoyed some refreshments and we entertained them with some videos of goings on in 6th class since September and they also listened to some fantastic writing samples from our budding authors! It was a fantastic day all in all, very memorable and one that the class will reminisce about in time to come. Thank you to everyone who came along, we hope you enjoyed the production as much as we enjoyed making it!
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BREAKING NEWS: Happy New Year From 6th Class and Ms. Spillane! Stay tuned for a busy and eventful 2020 with bucketloads of fun but even more ample amounts of learning! Let's get it started!
December Delights
December was a very enjoyable month for 6th class pupils as we studied Religions All Around the World with particular focus on Christmas and the differences between the five major religions of the world. It was a very interesting exploration of the different religions within our class grouping. Lots of the 6th class members of the School Choir represented the class and the school fabulously in recent carol services in the Donore Church, Crumlin Childrens' Hospital and Bru Caoimhin Nursing Home. We are very proud of their efforts. There was a lot of Christmas events happening throughout; from a visit to Synge Street Christmas Show to making and decorating Gingerbread Men. 6th Class and Ms. Spillane wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
November Notices!
We were back from Mid - Term and hit the ground running straight away in November. We studied the theme Science and the Future throughout the month and this conicided perfectly with College Awareness Week, Science Week and activities such as the SARI Soccer Against Racism Institute workshop. The College Awareness Week culminated with a trip to Trinity College Dublin and a fantastic gathering there. The month finished up with a trip to Dail Eireann and we were delighted to meet Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin who was very kind to us throughout the day.
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October Opportunities: A busy October means a well earned Mid - Term Break!
We had a very vigorous run up to our October Mid - Term break which included a comprehensive study of Japan as a theme. This coincided with Ireland's bid to win the Rugby World Cup over in Japan. Have a look at what our study of Japan included below. Maths week was hectic for 6th class as we made a Maths trail for the junior classes and another for the senior classes so we were very busy throughout thinking up some creative Maths challenges! We also enjoyed a trip to UCD as part of the Solas programme in 6th class; we enjoyed a tour of the Science building, an experiment about how our brains work and of course, a delicious lunch! Furthermore, we were delighted to be asked to participate in a Dublin 8 Primary Schools' Art Exhibition titled '150 Years of the Liberties: Past, Present and the Future'. It was a challenging Art project but ultimately very rewarding and each and everyone of us thoroughly enjoyed it! Take a look at the video to see more!
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A busy first month in 6th class! September Surprises!
September was a very busy month in 6th class. We got back into the swing of learning and studied themes such as Teamwork and The Famine. We were busy attending action packed Open Days in our neighbouring secondary schools and we visited the Dolphins Barn library. Of course, the Kerry versus Dublin All Ireland final and subsequent replay provided a lot of entertainment throughout the month and there was a homework contract drawn up on the basis of the result!!
Hello and welcome to Ms. Spillane's 6th class!
Ms. Spillane here and I am very happy to be the 6th class teacher for the academic year 2019 / 2020. Here's to a fantastic year of learning opportunities and lots of other fun activities besides!
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So long to 5th class!
Wow! Well that was quick! Another year done. Very best wishes to 5th Class as they head on their final year in Scoil Treasa Naofa. It's been an amazing year of learning and fun, with a selection of some highlights above, and so many trips it's impossible to choose one as the best. This week we enjoyed the beautiful views as we walked from Greystones to Bray. Then we finished our year with a great day out in Tayto Park. The weather was stunning. On our final final day, we cooked up our potatoes (fried, yum!) and watched a movie. we are ready for 6th Class, bring it on! Very best wishes and have a safe and relaxing summer.
Our Crop of Potatoes!
We planted some potatoes in April and we finally reaped our rewards this week. Lovely new potatoes! Now our only problem is how to cook them...boil? Steam? Chips? Mash? Potato cakes? What a nice problem to have as we near the end of the year :)
Multicultural Week
A visit from a world trekking photographer who let us hold a meteorite, a visit to Irish Aid to learn about Tanzania and the UN sustainable goals, pictures of our teachers in far flung places, a flash mob, our classmates dressed in spectacularly colourful native dress, wonderful dishes of food from all over the globe...yes it's that time of the year again - Multicultural Week! It keeps getting better and better (w/thanks of course to Ms Spillane!). For the multicultural assembly our class wrote a poem that included all the nationalities of our class. Please enjoy!
The Flags of our Class
Our class is like a rainbow
Of countries far and wide
Listen as we list their flags
So colourful and bright.
Pakistan’s is green
Plus white moon and star.
From the summit of its mountains
You can see extremely far.
Congo has a perfect flag
There’s yellow, red and green
And colourful Nigeria’s
Really should be seen.
Turkey has a nice flag
With a star and white moon
It’s famous for the Blue Mosque
You should visit soon.
Egypt has a tricolour
That’s red and black and white,
Mo Salah is their hero
Who fights to make it right
Morocco’s flag is blazing red
Like the blazing sun,
Just like your skin will be
When your visit’s done.
Ukraine’s flag is really nice
Bright blue and sunny yellow
Privet’s the word you need to use
If you wish to say hello.
Ireland’s flag is orange and white
And the 40 shades of green.
The trees, the mountains and the fields
Are the best there’s ever been.
Lituania’s lovely flag
is green and red and yellow
There’s lots of trees and lakes there
To make you feel quite mellow.
The flag of Kurdistan
is green and red and white,
Sometimes the weather’s kind of dark
Sometimes it’s really bright.
Somalia’s flag is blue and white
As blue as the desert sky,
Look up and you may catch a glimpse
Of the bird flocks soaring high.
As colourful as flags may be
One thing is really true
We are all connected
And respect to all is due.
The Flags of our Class
Our class is like a rainbow
Of countries far and wide
Listen as we list their flags
So colourful and bright.
Pakistan’s is green
Plus white moon and star.
From the summit of its mountains
You can see extremely far.
Congo has a perfect flag
There’s yellow, red and green
And colourful Nigeria’s
Really should be seen.
Turkey has a nice flag
With a star and white moon
It’s famous for the Blue Mosque
You should visit soon.
Egypt has a tricolour
That’s red and black and white,
Mo Salah is their hero
Who fights to make it right
Morocco’s flag is blazing red
Like the blazing sun,
Just like your skin will be
When your visit’s done.
Ukraine’s flag is really nice
Bright blue and sunny yellow
Privet’s the word you need to use
If you wish to say hello.
Ireland’s flag is orange and white
And the 40 shades of green.
The trees, the mountains and the fields
Are the best there’s ever been.
Lituania’s lovely flag
is green and red and yellow
There’s lots of trees and lakes there
To make you feel quite mellow.
The flag of Kurdistan
is green and red and white,
Sometimes the weather’s kind of dark
Sometimes it’s really bright.
Somalia’s flag is blue and white
As blue as the desert sky,
Look up and you may catch a glimpse
Of the bird flocks soaring high.
As colourful as flags may be
One thing is really true
We are all connected
And respect to all is due.
Forest School Iveagh Gardens
5th Class are presently completing a short programme of Forest School in the Iveagh Gardens. Forest School is an inspirational process, that offers ALL learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. Every Friday we travel to the small woodland area in the Iveagh Gardens and set up our camp. We play some group games and then we chose our activities for the week. Some of us play chase in the trees, some of us spend our time climbing. Others learn how to saw and cut and make creations using wood and natural materials. To finish we play another group game. Usually it is Eagle Eyes - we love it so much!
Hellfire Visit 2019
By Alex, Aras, Bobby, Bradley Faith and Paul
On 9th May 5th class visited the Hellfire Club. We travelled there with Liam Holland and hsi team from Kevin St Garda station. We travelled in two buses. When we arrived we climbed the steepest path to the top. When we got there we visited the Hellfire Club building and Liam told us its myths and legends. Afterwards we played a brilliant game of rounders. Then we descended and there was a delicious barbecue waiting for us in the car park. It was so tasty. When we had finished eating we walked to the Massey Woods and entered the river! We were soaking. It was incredibly cold but lots of fun. We returned to the car park and drove home, exhausted but happy.
RDS Science Blast
After months of preparation and experimentation, 5th Class visited RDS Simmonscourt to present their science investigation "How Does a Body Get Stronger" at the annual Science Blast. We began our work last year by deciding on our project, then completed our investigation in January and February. Finally, we organised all our information and created a display. We travelled to the RDS and had a wonderful day telling people our findings, as well as looking at all the other exhibits, the numerous shows and grabbing as many freebies as we could. It really was an amazing day.
Grandparents' Day
Many thanks to the wonderful grandparents who visited our class. for one of the nicest celebration days of the year. It was a real pleasure to hear the stories of their school days and childhoods. We had a lovely time planting some spring bulbs to say thank you for all the amazing things our grandparents do for us.
Dreamspace Visit
5th Class enjoyed a lovely trip to Dreamspace at the Microsoft offices to begin our Junior Achievement programme with Colin and Ciara from Avanade. The offices were amazing. We learned about STEM and the four Cs - Creativity, Communication, Collaboration and Critical Thinking. We were really looked after with lovely snacks, a great lunch and gift bags.
Library Visit
Fifth Class had a nice visit to begin the New Year. We travelled to Kevin's St Library to collect our new library cards and have a short tour of their gorgeously renovated building and fantastic facilities...there's even an indoor slide! We would like to thank the staff of the library for their warm welcome and helpful guidance. We are already looking forward to our next visit!
Coming soon to a cinema near you...
The big moment is almost here! 5th Class have been working hard writing, rehearsing, making, shooting and editing and excitement is mounting for the world premieres of the following movies in Scoil Treasa Naofa on October 24th. The perfect way to begin the Halloween Holidays!
The Nightmare Before Halloween (Rating U) Starring The Nightmare Gang
Produced by Ronan Productions
Summary - Four trick or treaters have a night they'll never forget!
Genre - Comedy/Horror
Running Time: 3 mins 30 secs
The Ins and Outs of John (Rating U) Starring The Camping Amigos
Produced by Comaskey Productions
Summary - Five friends decide to go camping on Halloween - little did they know they would never forget this night!
Genre - Realistic Drama/Comedy
Running Time: 4 mins 30 secs
Zombie Football (Rating U) Starring The Brainless Bunch
Produced by Kelly Productions
Summary - Zombienators vs Moan Moaners - what could possibly go wrong?!
Genre - Scary Comedy
Running Time - 3 mins
The Nightmare Before Halloween (Rating U) Starring The Nightmare Gang
Produced by Ronan Productions
Summary - Four trick or treaters have a night they'll never forget!
Genre - Comedy/Horror
Running Time: 3 mins 30 secs
The Ins and Outs of John (Rating U) Starring The Camping Amigos
Produced by Comaskey Productions
Summary - Five friends decide to go camping on Halloween - little did they know they would never forget this night!
Genre - Realistic Drama/Comedy
Running Time: 4 mins 30 secs
Zombie Football (Rating U) Starring The Brainless Bunch
Produced by Kelly Productions
Summary - Zombienators vs Moan Moaners - what could possibly go wrong?!
Genre - Scary Comedy
Running Time - 3 mins
National Tree Day
5th Class enjoyed a fantastic trip to Stephen's Green to celebrate National Tree Day, a yearly event to promote the importance of trees to the natural environment. We learned how to identify different trees, how important it is for trees to spread out so as not to compete with each other for food and light and even how to estimate the height of a tree only using a metre stick! It was a lovely day and a big thanks to the OPW in Stephen's Green for looking after us so well.
Welcome Back to 5th Class!
We are back in school after a long and relaxing summer! 5th Class have an exciting year ahead including old favourites such as swimming, choir, P.E., Write 2 Read and Art, along with exciting new activities such as Solas Business and Tag Rugby, movie making and a few surprises along the way. Visit our webpage to stay tuned!
January
Happy New Year! We hope everyone has a happy and safe 2018. We created these New year pictures using a scratching method onto paint and crayons.
December
We had a very busy month in 4th class. We had a science day, lots of carol singing and plenty of art activities. We hope everyone has a happy and safe break from school and we will see you again in 2018!
Happy New Year! We hope everyone has a happy and safe 2018. We created these New year pictures using a scratching method onto paint and crayons.
December
We had a very busy month in 4th class. We had a science day, lots of carol singing and plenty of art activities. We hope everyone has a happy and safe break from school and we will see you again in 2018!
November
We had a great time at our Write to Read celebration on the 23rd of November. We loved showing off the different genres of writing that we have completed such as recount, procedural and narrative. Thanks to the parents for attending we hope you enjoyed it!
We had a great time at our Write to Read celebration on the 23rd of November. We loved showing off the different genres of writing that we have completed such as recount, procedural and narrative. Thanks to the parents for attending we hope you enjoyed it!
October
We have had a very busy month in 4th Class. Some of the class went to the opening of Weaver Park on Oct 2nd. We had great fun and some of our students did interviews which were recorded by RTE and different newspapers. We all saw our 4th class celebrities on TV.
We really enjoyed Maths Week when we made a maths photo, did a maths quiz, completed a maths trail and played lots of maths games.
As part of our Procedural writing we wrote directions on how to bake cookies. We then baked the cookies in class to have for our party as we had earned enough Dojo points. We also carved pumpkins and gave them names for Halloween.
We hope everyone enjoys the mid-term break and has a happy and safe Halloween!
We have had a very busy month in 4th Class. Some of the class went to the opening of Weaver Park on Oct 2nd. We had great fun and some of our students did interviews which were recorded by RTE and different newspapers. We all saw our 4th class celebrities on TV.
We really enjoyed Maths Week when we made a maths photo, did a maths quiz, completed a maths trail and played lots of maths games.
As part of our Procedural writing we wrote directions on how to bake cookies. We then baked the cookies in class to have for our party as we had earned enough Dojo points. We also carved pumpkins and gave them names for Halloween.
We hope everyone enjoys the mid-term break and has a happy and safe Halloween!
September
We have settled really well into 4th class. Holly has joined our class this year and we said a sad goodbye to Shehzar who moved to another school. Our first art project this year was these self portraits. Can you guess who is in each portrait?
We have settled really well into 4th class. Holly has joined our class this year and we said a sad goodbye to Shehzar who moved to another school. Our first art project this year was these self portraits. Can you guess who is in each portrait?
