Continuous Assessment



3rd Class

Hello again, to all of our students and families.

I hope these activities are helping you and your son to keep structure/routine/normality in your day. If they are not helping you, or if they are causing unnecessary stress, please don’t hesitate to contact me. The amount that you can schedule into your day is enough, and everybody is doing a tremendous job during these strange times. The health and happiness of all of our families is our main priority.

I have included websites of the week again if the boys want to do something a bit different.

As I said, I completely understand that you will work at a pace that suits you.

Thanks. Best Wishes.

I will break this down into smaller daily amounts on Aladdin Connect again (Homework section) if you would like to see that. All Fallons/Folens books are free to click into on the school’s website.

English

Spellings: p52/53 (Months and Seasons) January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, spring, summer, autumn, winter

Vocabulary: Revise Antonyms (opposites) Attached at the end. APPENDIX I

Poetry: Read the ‘Dream Poem’ and the ‘Scrambled Poem’ (attached). Create a poem of your choice using the samples provided. Sheet attached at the end. APPENDIX II

Reading: Two Games to Make and Play (Theme: Children can be very resourceful)

Exercise Your English: The Lion and the Mouse (revision) p70

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

TTH p 108 A (write), B (oral) p109 D (oral), E (write)

EYE p 71 B

Cloze Procedure: Sheet attached at the end. APPENDIX III

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

1. Spellbound p52/53

2. Dictionary Work (taunt, possession, compassion, ripen)

3. Grammar game (opposites). Write out a list of the words. Cut them up and put them face down. Try to match pairs of opposites.

4. Vocabulary work. TTH p108 C

Gaeilge:

Litriú: Spellings

|táim = I’m |Cáis = cheese |

|ag gáire = laughing |Cáit = Kate |

|Ráille = a rail/rack |Bráisléad = a bracelet |

|Páirc = a field/park |Náid = zero/nought |

|Páiste = a child |Báid = boats |

|Oráiste = an orange |Áiléar = an attic |

Léitheoireacht: Reading Revision

Eanáir

Bhí an Nollaig thart. Bhí gach duine ag glanadh. “Is breá liom an Nollaig,” arsa Seán. “Is maith liom an Nollaig ach is fearr liom Oíche Shamhna,” arsa Máire. “An bhfuil tú as do mheabhair?” arsa Séimí. Is fuath liom Oíche Shamhna, ní maith liom an Nollaig agus is maith liom an Cáisc. Chaith siad an lá ag argóint. Tháinig Daidí isteach sa seomra codlata. “Múch na soilse anois, beidh scoil agaibh amárach”. “Is fuath linn scoil!” arsa na páistí le chéile.

Christmas was over. Everyone was cleaning. “I love Christmas,” said Seán. “I like Christmas but I prefer Halloween,” said Mary. “Are you out of your mind?” said Jamie. “I hate Halloween, I don’t like Christmas and I like Easter.” They spent the day arguing. Dad came into the bedroom. “Turn off the lights now, you have school tomorrow.” “We hate school!” said the children together.

Suggestions for additional work during the day or possibly on Fridays

Ceisteanna

An maith le Séimí Oíche Shamhna?

Cé a tháinig isteach sa seomra codlata?

Cad a dúírt Daidí?

Cuir na focail seo san ord ceart. Put these words into the correct order to make a sentence.

• dul ní raibh ábalta an scoil go dtí mé

• thit ar an talamh is beag nár Séimí

Maths

Tables: x12 ÷12 (Skip counting in 12’s first; 12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108,120,132,144)

Busy at Maths: p 144, 145, 146

P144 Q3 example: What change will I get out of €10.00 if I spend €6.84.

So 6c will bring me to €6.90. 10c will bring me to €7.00. 3 euro will bring me to €10.00

3 euro + 10c + 6c = €3.16

P146 Q1 example: The least number of coins or notes to make €6.62.

You want to use the largest notes or coins you can. So I can use a €5.00 note. I can use a €1.00 coin. I cannot use another. I can use a 50c coin? I cannot use a 20c coin. I can use a 10c coin. I can finish with a 2c coin.

So, €5.00 + €1.00 + 50c + 10c + 2c. That is 1 note and 4 coins.

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

1. Revise tables ( 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) x ÷

2. The quick look back pages in Busy at Maths p6, 25, 41, 62, 77, 91, 109 (Continue)

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

4. Practise short multiplication sums (Make them randomly; example 45x6, 76x7 etc…)

t u

Example 4 5

x 6 (6x5units) first =30. Put down your 0, carry your 3. (6x4tens) now and add on the 3 you carried.

27 0

SPHE: staysafe.ie . This extra time together may present ideal opportunities to look back at some safety lessons and discuss them as a family.

This week: Feeling safe and unsafe. (If you click on the website, there is a teacher link and a parent link. You could look at the lesson on teacher link and then discuss it using the guide questions on the parent link.

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

RTE: Broadcasting School all week (11am – 12 midday)

P.E: If the weather is as fine as it was last week, why not head to the garden? tennisireland.ie is a website that I follow and a tennis coach named Carlos Miranda has posted a series of useful videos.

The key points of the videos are:

• Fundamental footwork practice

• Exercises to increase heart rate

• Changing direction

• Developing quicker reaction times

These can be timed by the boys and they could challenge themselves to beat their own records. These exercises will benefit the boys in whichever physical activities they prefer most. (From GAA and Soccer to Dodgeball and chasing in the yard).

Time/Gaeilge: rewardlearning.co.uk/anclog Click on An Clog Cainteach

A great way to practise analogue time whilst also hearing how to say (O’Clock, five past, ten past, quarter past, twenty past, twenty-five past, half past, twenty-five to, twenty to, quarter to, ten to, five to) in Irish.

Chess : movesforlife.ie There is a really cool art competition being run here. See the site for details.

This site offers free chess lessons and puzzles. Check it out.

Lessons, puzzles and online games are available here.

Also, check the Chessbud Ireland Youtube channel. Mark Quinn is planning on uploading a new video each week while primary schools are closed. He will aim to cater for all abilities.

SESE: An activity that can include other members of the family

Making a Snailery:

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• You will need a large open container. I used one I found with an open top because the snails can move freely in and out.

• Gravel (Layer 1)

• Soil (layers 2 and 4)

• Sand (Layer 3) might be difficult to find, so don’t worry about it.

• Some big stones

• Mixture of dead leaves and freshly cut twigs/leaves (final layer)

Snails are seen as pests by gardeners, but how much do we know about the creature? I found out some interesting facts. Can you find out?

1. Do garden snails help us in any way?

2. List some of its predators.

3. How does it protect itself?

4. Birds have interesting ways of getting to the snail, what are they?

5. What are the snail’s large/small antennae for?

6. How does the snail move?

It is best to return the snails to where they were found, after a short amount of time observing them.

APPENDIX I

Antonyms (opposites)

Few /Many Victory/Defeat

Arrive/Depart Success/Failure

Entrance/Exit Smooth/Rough

Innocent/Guilty Expand/Contract

Deep/Shallow Broad/Narrow

Polite/Rude Often/Seldom

Dangerous/Safe Import/Export

Singular/Plural Private/Public

Vacant/Occupied Fresh/Stale

APPENDIX II

|My bed is like a sailing ship |Scrambled |

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|My bed is like a sailing ship, |I climbed up the door |

|When I’m tucked in, I take a trip. |And I opened the stairs. |

|I leave behind my busy day |I said my pyjamas |

|And sail to places far away. |Before I buttoned my prayers. |

| | |

|I sail past beaches, gleaming white, |I turned off the covers |

|With palm trees swaying in the night. |And I pulled up the light. |

|I watch the waves break on the shore |I’m all scrambled up |

|And then I see my bedroom floor! |Since you scared me last night. |

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|I blink my eyes, I scratch my head | |

|My ship is home, I’m back in bed. | |

|My ship goes sailing every night | |

|And sails home in the morning light. | |

Poem 1 is an example of a ‘Dream Poem’. (Take a very ordinary object like a bed, couch, carpet and imagine a magic dream).

It’s like a daydream; you could be watching TV and the couch takes you away into that world. Have a go! Make a list of rhyming words before you start to help.

Poem 2 is an example of a ‘Scrambled Poem’. This is fun because you get to create in a silly way.

Example I fed the carrot and I peeled the cat. I hoovered the TV and I switched on the mat.

Have a go! Make a list of rhyming words before you start to help.

Choose one type of poem and create your own. Don’t get frustrated. Just start by thinking of words. Then, think of a bunch of words that rhyme with these. This is the main task. The final poem is not the main thing.

Have fun with words!!!

APPENDIX III: Cloze Procedure

Monkeys

Some monkeys live __________ warm countries. They live in _________________ or on the ground.

__________ have long arms and legs that _____________them to climb, leap and run.

Some monkeys have long tails to help them keep _________ balance. Monkeys can use their ________ and feet to grasp and hold objects.

Most monkeys eat anything they can ________. Their main _________ is fruit, other plant food, insects, small creatures _________ birds’ eggs.

Monkeys communicate in various _________. Some monkeys open their ________, show their teeth , bob _______ heads and slap the ground.

Other monkeys ________ loud noises and beat their chests. All monkeys live together in social groups. They _______ to be groomed and can sit for hours carefully cleaning ______ others’ fur.

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