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3rd Class 2019/2020

Ms. Power's 3rd Class
Ms. Walsh's 3rd Class

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3rd Class Work during Covid 19 School Closure: Updated for the month of June

​Hi Everyone,
We hope that you are all keeping safe and well. As the school closure continues here is a list of updated work and activities for you to do during the month of June. Just do what you can and enjoy the sunny days too. Remember to keep safe in the sun and near water! 

Kind regards,
Ms. Walsh & Ms. Power


For those of you that have your books we have planned work from them and chosen work from books on the CJ Fallon website also.

English: A way with words- Unit 16 The BFG p.78-83, Unit 17 Bird's Nest p. 84-85. Keep working on your handwriting book. Continue working through your Grammar 2 Pupil book for spellings. Extra reading- Rainbow Stage 3 Book 1 p. 22 The owl who was afraid of the dark. p. 44-48 Oisin and Tir na nOg.

Have a look at the Roald Dahl website https://www.roalddahl.com/things-to-do-indoors  there are lovely activities to do, stories to read or listen to, draw your favourite character e.g. Matilda etc.

Maths: Mathemagic 3 p. 146-149 Multiplication, p. 154 Calendar work, p.165-169 Chance, p. 105- 106 Mental Strategies Addition and subtraction
Keep revising your tables, x3, x6, x9, x8, x10

Have a look at this website https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button for lots of great maths games you can try on multiplication tables, addition, subtraction, shape, time, money etc. 

SESE: Earthlink - The Sun p. 124-128, Life in a desert p. 116-117 or Small World p. 93-97 The Sun, Geography Quest p. 72-76 Around our coast.

SPHE: At home with weaving well-being- have a look at this link 
https://www.otb.ie/wwb-home/ Keep a well-being journal. On page 1 draw a picture of all the things you like doing that make you feel happy.On page 2 draw some happy snapshots - draw 4 pictures of 4 of your happiest times, on page 3 & 4 finish these sentences- I feel calm when... I feel proud when... I feel grateful when... I feel amazed when... I feel interested when...I feel loved when... I feel inspired when...I feel like laughing when..On page 5 write about all your rainbow moments- that's any moment in a day that was a good one!


Art: Keep drawing! Sketches of things all around you- what you see in your garden, on the beach, in your house... Check out this website for drawing lessons with Don Conroy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIr-LtOFkMM Practice drawing a barn owl.

PE: Joe Wicks daily, Just dance and Go Noodle- learn a new dance routine if you like. Do a scavenger hunt in your garden, go on a walking tour of your locality with your family. Have a look at this link for some games you could learn and play https://www.safefood.eu/START/Your-Tools/Pause-For-Play.aspx


The school year is almost over and the last few months have been very difficult for everyone. We appreciate all your efforts with the online work. We are looking forward to seeing everyone when the schools reopen again.

Until then keep safe,
Ms. Walsh & Ms. Power

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​3rd Class Work during Covid 19 School Closure: Updated May 18th – 29th

Dear Parents/Guardians and children,
We hope you are all keeping well and safe. As the school closure is continuing, we are sending you a programme of work and suggested activities. Please do not put yourself under any pressure to complete the work, just do what you can and what you are able to. You may also decide to do some fun outdoor activities, it’s important to get outside and enjoy the fine weather. Below is the suggested work programme and activities.
Keep safe !
Kind regards,
Ms. Power and Ms. Walsh.


Note: Go to CJ Fallon Website to access books. You can use one copy for all work if that suits.  http://my.cjfallon.ie
 
English:
A Way with Words: Unit 6 (p.28)
Read poem “Mr. Nobody” and complete Question Time A, B, and C (p.29)
Capital Letters (2) A and B (p.30)
Building Words  A, B, C and D (p.30)
Write Away : Cloze Activity “The Dog” (p.33)
Unit 7 (p.34)
“Your Very Own Alligator” (p.34) Read Story
Question Time: A and B (p.35)
Alphabetical Order: A, B, C and D (p.36)
Writing in Paragraphs: (p.37)
If you would like some extra reading, look at: From “Ready to Go – Rainbow Stage 3” Book
  1. Fantastic Mr. Fox (p.34-39)                               
  2. Horrid Henry (p.48-52)
Spellbound
Week 5 (p.12) Exercises 1-5
Week 6 (p.14) Exercises 1-5
Note: For the children who have their own Grammar 2 Pupil Book at home, they can continue with work in their workbook, instead of using Spellbound. They can complete the work below:
  1. Silent h (p.50) Complete Exercises and word webs (p.51)
  2. Silent c (p.52) Complete activities and Proofreading a Story (p.53)
Handwriting
 
If you have your handwriting book at home you can continue on using it to practice your handwriting.
 
 
Gaeilge:
Léighsabhaile “Rang a Trí” Audio book
Lch 5 “ClárTelifíse”
Lch 6 “SiopaLeabhar”
 
Maths:
Busy at Maths – Third Class Shadow Book
Chapter 13 – Money (1) (p.29)
Chapter 14 – Multiplication X 3, 6, 9 (p.30-31)
Chapter 17 – Time 1 (p.35)
Chapter 18 – Multiplication X 5, 10 (p.37)
Chapter 27 – Money 2 (p.57)
Brainteasers
Test 29-32 (p.20-21)
Test 37-40 (p.24-25)
Mathemagic 3
Chapter - 30 Money (2) (p.141-143)
Revise tables and test yourself at the end of the day. Start with X2, X4.
S.E.S.E.
What a Wonderful World– Sound and Light (p.69-72)
Be a Historian and do a project on one of the following famous people:
Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, Vincent Van Gough, or Pablo Picasso
Find out information on your famous person using the headings on page 78.
Draw some pictures to go with your project.
Note:For those of you who have Earth Link 3 book at home with you, instead of the above S.E.S.E work, you can choose to do Famous Irish People (p.106-107), and Dublin in the Middle Ages (p.112-113)
 
Religion:
Friends in Faith (p.57) Draw and colour a May altar.
Art:
Sketch Journal – Sketch something from your garden, such as a flower, a tree, your pet etc.
There is a lovely art activity on the Green Schools website - http://greenschoolsireland.org/projects
How to paint “Truffula Trees from The Lorax”. There are lots of lovely activities on this website.
 
P.E:
Go Noodle http://gonoodle.com/login
Watch Joe Wicks on Youtube
Try out as many of these exercises outside (keeping social distance!)
● Cycle your bike for 10 minutes
● Go for a walk
● Draw your own hopscotch with chalk and play
● Create your own obstacle course
● Run for 5 minutes
● Walk your dog
● Skip sideways up and down the garden 5 times
Don’t forget RTE “Home School Hub” on Weekday mornings, 11-12 on RTE 2.
 
Stay active, get out in fresh air and enjoy the sunshine (keeping a safe distance !)
KEEP SAFE !

​Green-Schools Stay Home 
Green-Schools are developing new and interactive activities that students can take part in from within the home environment. Activities promise to be fun and educational and can be completed individually or involve the whole family. Weekly activities, which are suitable for a wide range of age groups, will be added under the below themes. Share your feedback and your progress on our social media platforms tagging @greenschoolsire and use the #GreenSchoolsStayHome Litter and Waste
https://greenschoolsireland.org/projects/

​3rd Class Work during Covid 19 School Closure: Updated May 4th - 15th


Go to www.my.cjfallon.ie to access books

​ Dear Parents, Guardians and pupils, 
We hope you are all keeping safe and well. As the school closure is set to continue here is a follow up programme of work for you and some suggestions for art and PE activities. Please do not put yourself under any pressure to complete all the school work just do what you can. The most important thing is that you keep safe. 
Kind regards, 
Ms. Walsh & Ms. Power


Go to the CJ Fallon website to access all the books mentioned here. You can use one copy to do all the work into if that suits. 

Maths: 4th- 15th May 
Shadow Book-   Chp. 3 Exploring big numbers, Chp. 4  Addition, Chp. 6 Subtraction, Chp. 9 Multiplication 
 
Mathemagic 3  - Chp. 12 Number patterns pages 65 + p66, Chp. 14 Look Back p. 73-75
Brainteasers - Tests 11-16 

English: 4th- 15th May
Spellbound - Week 3 & week 4 
A way with words - Unit 3 page 14 Ursula's Bear - reading, p. 15 question time, p. 16 question marks, p. 17 word game
A way with words - Unit 4 page 24 The Dog - reading, p. 25 Question time, p. 26 Nouns, p. 27 Tricky words

If you want to do some extra reading have a look at the book Get Set and read the following stories- The masked Pirate p. 2-6, Tom Crean's rabbit. 

SESE: 4th- 15th May
What a wonderful world - p. 14 Plant parts, p. 17 A tree study, p. 18 Ireland, p. 20 Memory lane
Project work- p. 82- choose a European country and find out about its capital city, famous people, sports, food, language, tourist attractions etc.. 

Gaeilge: 4th- 15th May
Leigh as bhaile audio book- p.3 and 4  Scoil Naomh Aine, Is fearr liom.. 

Religion
Friends in faith- p. 7 read the story Jesus and the loaves and the fishes. 

Don't forget to watch the RTE school hub daily if you can for lots of interesting lessons. You can get a sketch pad and do a daily drawing lesson, do a tree study, paint or draw a picture of a spring flower, decorate your project of your chosen country. Keep active, play in your garden, practice your ball skills, have a family disco, check out Joe Wicks morning exercise classes. Do what you can whenever you can and stay safe! 

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English
Spellbound 3rd Class -  Week 1 & Week 2
A way with words 3rd class  -     Unit 1 & Unit 2 Reading, comprehension and grammar activities.
Free writing daily or write daily diary
Try to read books at your level every day
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Maths
Busy at Maths 3 Shadow book - Chapter 1 Look Back p.1-4 ( April 20th - 24th)
                                                    Chapter 2 Place Value p. 5-8 ( April 27th- 1st May)

Table Toppers -    Unit 1 & 2 p. 2-5
                             Unit 3 & 4 p. 6-9

Brainteasers -     Tests 1-5 
                            Tests 6-10 

Gaeilge -          Léigh sa bhaile Rang a Trí audio book - Lusaí p. 1
                                                                                         Cian p. 2 

SESE -             What a wonderful world 3rd class - p.1-5 My family history  
                                                                                          Family facts
                                                                                          My diary
                                                                                          A material world

Religion -        Friends in Faith - Understanding the bible



3rd Class planting some trees with the help of Des and the Green School Committee

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