Second Class

Dear parents / children,

I hope you are all keeping well and safe during these unprecedented times. Please find below suggested work for next week (30/3/20 – 3/4/20). As this is a difficult time for everyone please do not feel under any pressure to get these activities done. If your child partakes in the work please email a photo of it to secondclassballyeans@gmail.com with the child’s name in the subject space. If you were unable to collect copies from school use any copy you have at home.

Kind RegardsMichelle O’Boyle

USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RTÉ Home School Hub RTÉ 2 @11am daily You Tube: The Body Coach TV (PE with Joe) https://bit.ly/AudioElevenses David Walliams Audio Story topmarks.co.uk readingeggs.co.uk

MONDAY GAEILGEBeannú: Cáisc shona duit (Happy Easter): Go mba hé duitLéitheoireacht:Bhí an Cháisc ag teacht. Thug an múinteoir cré agus péint do na páistí. Bhí áthas ar na páistí. Rinne Niamh Coinín na Cásca. Bhí cluasa fada air. Bhí sé bán. Rinne Oisín Sicín na Cásca. Bhí sé beag agus buí. Bhí an sicín sa nead. Bhí cearc in aice leis an nead. Rinne Ruairí Ubh Chásca. Rinne Róisín Coinín na Cásca. Bhí ciseán aige. Bhí ubh Chásca sa chiseán. Bhí said go hálainn.

Foclóir: an Cháisc (Easter) cré (clay), Coinín na Cásca (Easter bunny), Sicín na Cásca (Easter chick), cearc (hen), ciseán (basket)

Litriúcháin: Fuaimeanna agus Focail 2 Aonad 27 lch.56 (cartún, bia) Question A

MONDAY MATHEMATICS

Tables: Skip count 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Multiply x2 (0x2=0, 1x2=2, 2x2=4, 3x2=6)

Number of the day 87(answer into Maths Copy)

1. Is it odd or even?2. What is one number before it?3. What is one number after it?4. Jump back 7.5. Jump forward 8.6. What is the value of the 8?7. Write a word problem using 87.8. How many minutes in ¼ of an hour?9. Name three 2D shapes.

10 Name two 3D shapes

MONDAY ENGLISH

Daily Edit: Rewrite the paragraph correctly (capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and spelling errors) (English Copy) my Parents got married on july 24 2010 they’re anniversary is next sunday they are going to go out for a fancy dinerVocabulary Words: portion, purpose, decide, few, important (see below) (fill word, definition and sentence into Vocabulary Folder)Spellings: My Spelling Workbook C Unit 14 lch.54 (weren’t, I’d, won’t, we’ve) Question 1 p.54

Reading: 15-20 mins reading own book or sign up for reading eggs

Free Writing: 5-10 minutes

MONDAY HISTORY MONDAY RELIGIONHistory Quest: Read “The Children of Lir” p. 49-52Activity A&B p.53 (SESE Copy)

Practise prayers for First Confession and First Holy Communion

portion: (noun) Definition: a piece of something

Sentence: I ate a portion of pizza.

Synonyms: part, section

Antonyms: whole

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purpose: (noun)

Definition: the reason for something

Sentence: The purpose of homework is

to practice what we learned at school

Synonyms: cause, reason, goal

Antonyms: -------------

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decide: (verb)

Definition: to make a choice

Sentence: I am trying to decide if it is warm enough to go swimming.

Synonyms: choose, determine

Antonyms: hesitate

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few: adjective

Definition: a small number of

Sentence: We have a few posters on our wall.

Synonyms: handful, some

Antonyms: plentiful, none

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important: (adjective)

Definition: having great meaning

Sentence: It is important for me to arrive at training on time.

Synonyms: great, significant, necessary

Antonyms: unimportant

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TUESDAY GAEILGEBeannú: Cáisc shona duit (Happy Easter): Go mba hé duit Léitheoireacht:An Cháisc a bhí ann. Tháinig Mamó agus Daideo. Thug Mámó ubh Chásca do Niamh. Cáisc shona duit. Go mba hé duit. Thug Daideo ubh Chásca d’Oisín. Cáisc shona duit. Go mba hé duit. Thosaigh Bran ag tafann. “Cá bhfuil m’ubh Chásca”? “Tá cnámh agam duit” arsa Mamó.

Foclóir: Tháinig (came), Mamó (granny), Daideo (granddad), ag tafann (barking) cnámh (bone),

Litriúcháin: Fuaimeanna agus Focail 2 Aonad 27 lch.56 (sport, rás) Questions B&C

TUESDAY MATHEMATICSTables: Skip count 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Multiply x2 (4x2=8, 5x2=10, 6x2=12 )Maths Challenge Test 29Problem Solving Folder Number 31

TUESDAY ENGLISHDaily Edit: Rewrite the paragraph correctly (capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and spelling errors) (English Copy) i am going to new york when i am ther i am going to see the statue of liberty go to central park and ride on a subway i am going there in augustVocabulary Words: portion, purpose, decide, few, important (fill synonyms and antonyms into Vocabulary Folder)Spellings: My Spelling Workbook C Unit 14 lch.54 (they,ve, what’s that’s) Question 2 (across) p.55Reading: 15-20 mins reading

Grammar: Capital LettersCapital letters are used at the start of a sentence, for a person’s name, a place, seasons, days of the week and months of the year!

Rewrite these sentences adding capital letters in the correct places.(English Copy)

1. last thursday, holly played board games with her brother sam.2. i finally finished the second harry potter book!3. ms. kelly watched the film paddington last month.

4. daffodils are some of the first flowers to bloom at the beginning of spring.5. “have you seen my sunglasses?” clara asked quietly.6. sasha lives in dublin but her cousin paul lives in london. they visit each other every

summer. 7. “have you read “billionaire boy” by david walliams?”8. rosie’s favourite movie is kung fu panda. She saw it in the cinema last year.9. my birthday is in may.10. harry and charlie love to play football in the back garden.

TUESDAY SCIENCE TUESDAY PE TUESDAY RELIGIONThe Cuckoo (sheet attached below)Answer Questions (SESE Copy)

Try a workout from the Body CoachPlay in your gardenDanceYoga

Practise prayers for First Confession and First Holy Communion

Questions

1. What colour are the cuckoo’s feathers?2. Why is the cuckoo’s call always welcome?3. What part of the year does the cuckoo spend in Africa?4. In which month, do you think does the cuckoo arrive in Ireland?5. Name another bird which arrives around the same time?6. About how many eggs does the cuckoo lay?7. How do we know that the young cuckoo is very bold?8. How do you know that the young cuckoo grows very quickly?9. When do the adult cuckoos leave Ireland?

10 Why do you think the cuckoo does not build a nest of its own?

WEDNESDAY GAEILGEBeannú: Cáisc shona duit (Happy Easter): Go mba hé duit Léitheoireacht: Read again and answer the questionsAn Cháisc a bhí ann. Tháinig Mamó agus Daideo. Thug Mámó ubh Chásca do Niamh. Cáisc shona duit. Go mba hé duit. Thug Daideo ubh Chásca d’Oisín. Cáisc shona duit. Go mba hé duit. Thosaigh Bran ag tafann. Cá bhfuil m’ubh Chásca? Tá cnámh agam duit.

Foclóir: Tháinig (came), Mamó (granny), Daideo (granddad), ag tafann (barking) cnámh (bone),

Scríbhneoireacht: Answer the questions into your Gaeilge copy1. Cé a tháinig?2. Cad a thug Mamó do Niamh?3. Cad a thug Daideo d’Oisín?4. Cad a rinne Bran?

Litriúcháin: Fuaimeanna agus Focail 2 Aonad 27 lch.56 (sorcas, an nuacht) Questions D&E

WEDNESDAY MATHEMATICSTables: Skip count 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Multiply x2 (7x2=14, 8x2=16, 9x2=18 )

Number of the day 54(answer into Maths Copy)

1. Is it odd or even?2. What is three numbers before it?3. What is five numbers after it?4. Jump back 10.5. Jump forward 20.6. What is the value of the 4?7. John had 73 cubes for maths. 37 were blue, 19 were red and the rest were yellow. How

many were yellow?8. 2+2+2+2+2=?9. 3x2= ?

10.Name two 3D shapes that roll.

WEDNESDAY ENGLISHDaily Edit: Rewrite the paragraph correctly (capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and spelling errors) (English Copy) my favourit move is toy story i think that woody buzz and andy are good characters have you every seen toy storyVocabulary Words: portion, purpose, decide, few, important (fill WOW Word into Vocabulary Folder)Spellings: My Spelling Workbook C Unit 14 lch.54 (there’s, you’re, hasn’t) Question 2 (down) p.55Reading: Grumpy Teaspoon p. 40-42 Read Activity A

WEDNESDAY GEOGRAPHY WEDNESDAY RELIGIONGeography Quest 2:Read “At the Seaside” p.41-42 Activity A, B p.43 (SESE Copy)

Practise prayers for First Confession and First Holy Communion

Wednesday: WOW WORD: inactive

Prefix:In

Root:active

Suffix:-------------------------

Prefix Meaning:Not

Root Meaning:moving

Suffix Meaning:------------------------

Other Words with this Prefix:incorrectindependent

Other Words with this Suffix: ---------------------------------

THURSDAY GAEILGEBeannú: Cáisc shona duit (Happy Easter): Go mba hé duitLéitheoireacht:Domhnach Cásca a bhí ann. Bhí uibheacha Cásca i bhfolach sa ghairdín. Chonaic Niamh ubh Chásca in aice leis an gcrann. Chonaic Oisín ubh Chásca ar an gcrann. Chonaic Ruairí ubh Chásca in aice leis an mballa. Chonaic Róisín ubh Chásca san fhéar. Fuair Niamh ceann amháin. Fuair Oisín dhá cheann. Fuair Ruairí trí cinn. Fuair Róisín ceithre cinn

Foclóir: Domhnach Cásca (Easter Sunday) uibheacha(eggs) i bhfolach (hidden) in aice leis (beside), san fhéar (in the grass)Litriúcháin: Fuaimeanna agus Focail 2 Aonad 27 lch.56 (ceol, ag canadh) Question F

THURSDAY MATHEMATICSTables: Skip count 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Multiply x2 (10x2=20, 11x2=22, 12x2=24 )Maths Challenge Test 30Problem Solving Folder: Number: 32

THURSDAY ENGLISHDaily Edit: Rewrite the paragraph correctly (capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and spelling errors) (English Copy) how old are you i am seven my burthday is on may 15 2020 my friend anna has the same birthday as me when is your birthdayVocabulary Words: portion, purpose, decide, few, important (Draw picture of words into Vocabulary Folder)Spellings: My Spelling Workbook C Unit 14 lch.54 (you,ve, we’re, she’s) Question 3&4 p.55Reading: Grumpy Teaspoon p. 40-42 Read Activity B

THURSDAY RELIGIONPractise prayers for First Confession and First Holy Communion

FRIDAY GAEILGEBeannú: Cáisc shona duit (Happy Easter): Go mba hé duitLéitheoireacht: Domhnach Cásca a bhí ann. Bhí uibheacha Cásca i bhfolach sa ghairdín. Chonaic Niamh ubh Chásca in aice leis an gcrann. Chonaic Oisín ubh Chásca ar an gcrann. Chonaic Ruairí ubh Chásca in aice leis an mballa. Chonaic Róisín ubh Chásca san fhéar. Fuair Niamh ceann amháin. Fuair Oisín dhá cheann. Fuair Ruairí trí cinn. Fuair Róisín ceithre cinn

Foclóir: Domhnach Cásca (Easter Sunday) uibheacha(eggs) i bhfolach (hidden) in aice leis (beside), san fhéar (in the grass)

Tarraing agus dathaigh Coinín na Cásca(Draw and colour the Easter Bunny)

FRIDAY MATHEMATICSTables: Skip count 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Revise x2 tables

Number of the day 61(answer into Maths Copy)

1. Is it odd or even?2. What is seven numbers before it?3. What is eight numbers after it?4. Jump back 20.5. Jump forward 30.6. What is the value of the 6?7. 38, 39, ---, ---, 42, ---, ---, ---, 8. How many faces has a cube?9. How many days in 2 weeks?

10 The news starts at 6 o’clock and ends at ½ past 6. How many minutes is the news on for?

FRIDAY ENGLISHDaily Edit: Rewrite the paragraph correctly (capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and spelling errors) (English Copy) do you have a favourit sport my favourit sport is hurling i love to watch the clare team tony kelly is my favourit playerVocabulary Words: portion, purpose, decide, few, important (Revise all of this weeks words)Spellings: My Spelling Workbook C Unit 14 Revise all words

Reading: Grumpy Teaspoon p. 43 Activity C

FRIDAY RELIGION FRIDAY ARTPractise prayers for First Confession and First Holy Communion

Draw a stickperson. Add clothes. Add colours of the rainbow. See picture for ideas.