Continuous Assessment



4th Class

Hi everyone.

It was great to see a few more people join Microsoft TEAMS during the week. Many people are logging on now, without any hassle, and this is all very positive. If you have your child’s email/username and password, but are still finding that you cannot connect, I would love to hear from you via my email address. Contact me at any time.

Thank you for the photo samples of incredible work again. It is a pleasure to see how determined the boys are to carry on with their learning, in spite of all that is going on. Well done!

The Friday Quiz ran on TEAMS again last week. We linked with Mr. Collins’ class again for an hour and it was good to see some familiar faces. Again, I would like to include everybody in this invitation. If this is something that you would be interested in, but cannot log on, please email me at dmurphy@

Thank you all for your patience and for staying in contact with me via phone, email and Microsoft teams.

I have attached activities for the week again and the websites of the week are also included.

Mind yourselves.

Best Wishes!!!

I will break this down into smaller daily amounts on Aladdin Connect again (Homework section) if you would like to see that. (However, remember to refer back to this message for details of the work) All Fallons/Folens books are free to click into on the school’s website.

English

Spellings: p64/65 (Compound words) afternoon, upstairs, somebody, crossword, iceberg, blackboard, everyone, wheelchair, toenail, armchair, snowball, teaspoon, without, classroom, fireplace, anywhere

Vocabulary: Masculine/feminine/baby animals (The names of individual members of animal families) Attached at the end. APPENDIX I

Wordsearch and Crossword: These are words which we added to our vocabulary copy at school. See if you can remember their meanings. APPENDIX II

Reading: TGH: The Upstairs Dragon p44 (Theme: Simple Solutions. Sometimes the most obvious solutions to problems are right in front of our eyes but we cannot see them immediately. In our stories this week, we see characters who struggle to see the obvious and it can sometimes be funny for a reader).

History Quest: Shops and Shopping; p79.

Writing: (Homework copy can be used for all written exercises)

TGH p46 A (oral), B (oral) C (oral) p47 D (oral), E (write)

HQ p83 (A) (write). P83 (B) (oral; see if you can answer the question quickly without writing it down)

Modern Handwriting: Next Page (Keep practising it, as neatly as you can, in your homework).

Cloze: APPENDIX III

Creative: Make a Limerick with the theme ‘Trees’.

A Limerick is a unique type of poem. Usually, it has five lines and it has a particular AABBA pattern.

This means that lines 1 and 2 rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. Line 5 rhymes with 1 and 2 again.

Example:

There was an old man from Cork

Who struggled to eat in New York.

As much as he tried,

The food would just slide

See, he had two knives and no fork.

This one I made up by thinking of three things that rhyme; Cork, New York and Fork. This meant that I had the endings to lines 1, 2 and 5. Lines 3 and 4 happened after I saw how those lines went.

Concentrate on making a limerick all about ‘Trees’. You might need a little bit of help but give it a go. Think of rhyming words about ‘Trees’ because that is the main exercise here.

More details attached at the end. APPENDIX IV

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

1. Spellbound p64/65

2. Dictionary Work (whinny, murmur, dainty, obstinate, sturdy, quaint)

3. Grammar game (Masculines/Feminines/Babies). Write out the list of animal words (drake, heifer…….). Cut them up. You can put them face down and try to be the first to complete each set of animals.

4. (This site helps you to get faster at typing. Play the typing games. Type your limerick).

Gaeilge: Dul Siar (Revision)

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Litriú: Spellings

|dochtúir = a doctor |leabhar grinn = a comic |

|leaba = a bed |gloine = a glass |

|doras = a door |uisce = water |

|Mamaí = Mom |tinn = sick |

|Daidí = Dad |lampa = a lamp |

|urlár = floor |líomanáid = lemonade |

Léitheoireacht: Reading Revision

Tinn

Ar a haon a chlog, bhí Rossa ina shuí sa chistin. “Tá an dinnéar beagnach réidh,” arsa Mamaí. “Níl ocras orm,” arsa Rossa. Ar a dó a chlog, bhí pian ina bholg. Ar a trí a chlog, bhí tinneas cinn air. Ar a ceathair a chlog, bhí sé ag cur allais. Ar a cúig a chlog, thit sé i laige. Chuir Mamaí fios ar an dochtúir. Tháinig sé le buidéal leighis agus oideas.

Sick

At one O’clock, Rossa was sitting in the kitchen. “The dinner is nearly ready,” said Mom. “I’m not hungry,” said Rossa. At two O’clock, he had a pain in his stomach. At three O’clock, he had a headache. At four O’clock, he was sweating. At five O’clock, he fainted. Mom rang the doctor. He came with a bottle of medicine and a prescription.

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

Ceisteanna

Cá raibh Rossa ar a haon a chlog? Where was Rossa at one O’clock?

Cad a dúirt Mamaí? What did Mom say?

Cad a tharla ar a cúig a chlog? What happened at five O’clock?

Céard a rinne Mamaí? What did Mom do?

Cé a tháinig le buidéal leighis? Who came with a bottle of medicine?

Na briathra: Aimsir Chaite

Tháinig mé (I came)

Chuaigh mé (I went)

Rinne mé (I made/I did)

Thainig mé abhaile ar a trí a chlog. (I came home at three O’clock)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Chuaigh mé go dtí an clós imeartha. (I went to the playground)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Rinne mé a lán aráin. (I made a lot of bread)

Anois, dean d’abairt féin. (Now, make your own sentence)_____________________

Ar mhaith leat? = Would you like?

Ba mhaith liom…………. I would like

Níor mhaith liom…………I wouldn’t like

Líon na bearnaí

Sampla: Ar mhaith leat borgaire? Would you like a burger? Níor mhaith liom borgaire.

Ar mhaith leat peata nua? (would you like a new pet?) ________________.

Ar mhaith leat fíonchaora? (would you like grapes?) _________________.

Ar mhaith leat a lán airgid? (would you like a lot of money?) _________________.

Ar mhaith leat tinneas cinn? (would you like a headache?)_________________.

Maths

Tables: x6÷6, x7 ÷7 (Try to skip count quickly for each regularly). Task: list your 6s and 7s. Put a circle around any number that is common to both. You might notice that the 6 family and the 7 family have much less in common than 3s and 6s. Test this.

Brainteasers: It would be worth looking at a page of this book when you can (vary the pages and the topics). It does not need to be a written exercise but quick oral revision.

cjfallon.ie Brainteasers 4 Online Book

Busy at Maths: p 125, 126

Figure it out p73 (Not writing; just oral revision) 3D shapes

BAM p125

Remember: If the number of minutes is more than 60, (example; 76 mins, 83 mins, 63 mins, 94 mins), you have an HOUR and MINUTES

Example 1:

76 minutes. You can take 60 out of 76 once (so you have 1 hour) and there are 16 minutes left

ANSWER = 1 hour 16 minutes

Example 2:

83 minutes. You can take 60 out of 83 once (so you have 1 hour) and there are 23 minutes left

ANSWER = 1 hour 23 minutes

Example 3:

63 minutes. You can take 60 out of 63 once (so you have 1 hour) and there are 3 minutes left

ANSWER = 1 hour 3 minutes

Example 4:

94 minutes. You can take 60 out of 94 once (so you have 1 hour) and there are 34 minutes left

ANSWER = 1 hour 34 minutes

Q3

Remember: 1 hour = 60 minutes

If you have 1 hour and 37 mins

That is the same as having 60 minutes + 37 minutes = 97 minutes

If you have 2 hours and 37 mins

That is the same as having 60 minutes + 60 minutes + 37 minutes. So, 120 +37 = 157 minutes

Q6

Programme began at 2:40

It lasted for 1 hour and 35 minutes

This means that the programme ends at a later time. So, add the time on.

Hrs Mins

2 40

+ 1 35

3 75

Look at 75 minutes

Remember: You can take 60 out of 75 once (so you have 1 hour) and there are 15 minutes left.

75 minutes = 1 hour and 15 minutes

So 3hrs 75 mins = 4 hrs 15 mins

Q7

Match started at 3:17

Match finished at 4:36

How long did it last?

Well, how much time is between 3:17 and 4:36?

3:17 + 13 mins brings me to 3:30

3:30 + 30 mins brings me to 4:00

4:00 + 36 mins brings me to 4:36

So, 13mins + 30 mins + 36 mins = 79 mins

79 minutes is more than an hour

Ans = 1 hour and 19 minutes

P126

When you are adding hours and minutes

Keep your minutes with your minutes

Keep your hours with your hours

NEVER carry from your minutes over to your hours

EXAMPLES

Hrs Mins

3 26

+ 2 19

5 45

Hrs Mins

1 49

+ 2 53

3 102

When you added your minutes here you did (9+3 =12) put down your 2 and carry your 1. (1+5+4 =10) you might be tempted to put down your 0 and carry your 1 over to the hours. DO NOT

Add your hours and minutes separately. Then, tidy it up after.

3 hours 102 mins = 4 hours 42 mins

I was able to take 60 out of 102 once (an hour) and there were 42 mins left

I will write these out to explain them. You can check them in my answer sheet next week. Have a go!!!

Suggestions for additional work during the day and possibly on Fridays.

1. Revise tables (2,3,4,5,9,10,11,12) x ÷

2. Revise addition and subtraction

3. Revise converting euros into cents and cents into euros

4. Regular time checks (practising analogue time and digital time). Maybe record the time you start your schoolwork and the time that you finish.

5. Practise long multiplication sums (Make them randomly; example 28x16, 59x27 etc…)

Have you ever looked closely at the differences between leaves? Well, the shapes of the leaves are a huge clue about the trees that they come from. Look at these.

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SESE Geography/Science:

Your task: Be a ‘Tree Detective’.

Collect as many different types of leaves, in a bag, as you can.

Bring them back home and look at the picture.

You will be able to find out what types of trees are actually growing in your local surroundings.

List the names of the trees.

Good luck

An activity that can be done with others in the family

Art Project:

I have been looking for ways to create pieces of art lately, but sometimes materials are too expensive.

Have a look at these incredible masterpieces that I found.

All you need is a blank sheet of paper, glue and plenty of imagination. The rest is all to be found in the garden. With the gale force winds we have had, you are sure to find loads and loads of leaves for this project.

You don’t have to create an animal. You can create whatever you want. It could just be a clever design or pattern? You might just want to make a collage of colour? Take plenty of photos of your work.

Be creative! Have fun!

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SESE History: This week 3rd class and 4th class are reading about how things have changed throughout history.

4th class are reading about Shops and Shopping. People have exchanged goods, services and money for thousands of years.

3rd class are reading about Transport. People have invented all sorts of impressive ways to travel down through the years.

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Both of these pictures were taken in Cork.

Photo 1 could date back as far as the early 1900’s, as the man in the picture tries out a Penny Farthing bicycle.

Photo 2 is more recent, but still dates back to the 1970’s. Many children could not get new bikes, so this is a homemade go-kart (made from bits of other items). Clever or what!!!!

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Both of these pictures were taken in Cork.

Photo 1: These boys are delivering people’s shopping on their bikes. This was a long time before Tesco began to deliver shopping in vans.

Photo 2 is more recent, but still dates back to the 1980’s. Roches Stores, in town, was a very popular place for people to shop. It later changed owners and became Debenham’s. This is the carrier bag that Roches Stores produced. In this picture somebody is trick-or-treating with it.

Task: Can you find any photographs to show how Transport and Shopping have changed through the years?

Websites of the week (If you feel like taking a break from the work above, you can check these out)

English: cjfallon.ie ‘Read at Home’. The boys might like to continue reading for information.

Gaeilge:

The children here are using a lot of words we know from school. Listen to how to make Indian food. Maybe, this is something you could do with an adult. Beidh spórt agaibh!!!

Music:



Try to identify these 5 modes of transport. Listen carefully. The first one caught me.



4th class are reading about shops through the ages this week. One of our most famous shops here in Ireland is Dunnes Stores. John Spillane, from Cork, wrote this song about the ‘Dunnes Stores Girl’. What do you think of it?

SESE History:

Look at all of the ways people have travelled throughout history



Listen to the story of transport



How was the wheel invented?



Bartering was how people traded before money. Listen to how people shopped for things through the ages.





SPHE:

This website has some very informative presentations and resources about water safety. Go to this link; then choose 3rd or 4th class as necessary; the presentation link will bring you to a lesson on water safety; the resources link will bring you to a question and answer session about what you’ve read. Very important as we come into the summer season.

PE :

Physical stretches (warm up)

Move and freeze (exercises)

Sitting Down (exercises)

You have probably all heard of Just Dance. I’ve only heard of it now. These two are my favourites

What does the fox say?

Waka Waka

Chess :

movesforlife.ie





APPENDIX I

Masculine/Feminine/Baby Animals

Animal Masculine Feminine Baby

ducks drake duck duckling

lions lion lioness cub

pigs boar sow piglet

sheep ram ewe lamb

geese gander goose gosling

Horses

Stallion (Adult male horse)

Colt (male ‘teenager’ horse)

Mare (Adult female horse)

Filly (female ‘teenager’ horse)

Foal (baby horse)

Cattle

Bull (Adult male cow)

Cow (Adult female cow)

Bullock (younger male)

Heifer (younger female)

Calf (baby cow)

APPENDIX II:

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APPENDIX III:

Cloze Procedure: Plants that Eat Insects

You may be surprised to learn that some plants actually ________ insects.

Insect-eating ____________ grow mainly in areas where the soil is poor in nitrogen. The insects __________ the place of nitrogen in the plant’s diet. These plants have various ____________ of trapping insects and digesting ____________ bodies to obtain nitrogen.

The Venus flytrap catches an ____________ when one touches the tip of one of its ______________. The leaf snaps shut and traps it. The leaf remains closed ___________ the insect has been digested. When a leaf has _________ several insects, it withers and dies.

Pitcher plants ______________ tube-shaped leaves that collect rainwater. When an insect _____________ on the rim of the leaf it slides ____________the tube over the slippery edge and drowns in the liquid. The insect is digested and absorbed ____________ the plant.

Sundew is a tiny, reddish plant __________ oval leaves covered in sticky hairs. An insect that lands on a leaf cannot fly __________. The hairs close around the insect where it is gradually digested.

APPENDIX IV:

So, this week we have a task to create a limerick.

As I explained earlier, a Limerick is a unique type of poem. Usually, it has five lines and it has a particular AABBA pattern.

This means that lines 1 and 2 rhyme with each other. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. Line 5 rhymes with 1 and 2 again.

I will give you a few hints about words you could use for a poem about ‘Trees’.

tall, ball, call

high, sky, bye

leaves, weeds (not exactly a rhyming word but it works), sleeves

SAMPLE 1

I only kicked my wee ball

And it stuck in the treetops so tall

I knew how to climb

But I didn’t have time

So I gave my wee Dad a wee call.

SAMPLE 2

I sat and looked at the leaves

From my comfy seat in the weeds

I hated to fail,

So that tree, I would scale

I stood up and pulled up both my sleeves.

SAMPLE 3

Birds land on a treetop, so high

Take a break from their work in the sky.

The wind, it blew

So the birds, they flew

And the tree waves its branch to say bye.

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