JUNE WORK PACKAGES - JUNIOR INFANTS TO 2ND CLASS & THIRD TO SIXTH CLASS WEEK BEGINNING: Tuesday 2 June 2020
THEME:
VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR WEEK
H
ello everyone,Thank you so much for your dedication and commitment over the last couple of months. You have all been outstanding boys and your Mums, Dads, siblings and everyone that helped you complete your school work activities.
I hope you have a great time this week going on virtual tours to Dublin, London, Edinburgh and taking a real tour around Cashel and then completing some activities about your tours.
I would also really like you to continue reading every day and to look after yourself by making a healthy smoothie and completing activities to keep your mind healthy and positive.
Have a great week and please send lots of pictures to put on our school website. You may send photos to me @ [email protected] or directly to Mrs Perdue @ [email protected] to put on the school website.
I have also included a voice recording to explain your work. Please click on the link below to access the voice recording of this week’s work. LISTEN HERE: First Class Virtual Tours voice over.webm
Tuesday 2 June Activity 1
1. THEME ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK
“Hi boys, today I am going on a virtual school tour to visit our President ‘Michael D Higgins’ who lives in a lovely big house called ‘Áras an Uachtaráin’ in Dublin. I hope you will all come with me.
Enjoy!
Mrs Callanan”
Who is Michael D Higgins Where does he live
❖ Michael D. Higgins is the President of Ireland. ❖ He is 79 years old.
❖ His wife is called Sabina.
❖ He has two dogs called Bród and Síoda.
❖ He lives in the President’s house in the ‘Phoenix Park in Dublin
❖ It is right beside the zoo! Lucky him! ❖ It is called ‘Áras an Uachtaráin’.
Activity for Juniors, Seniors, 1st and 2nd classes (Older classes, please feel free to listen too!) 1. Have a listen to Mrs Callanan reading a lovely story called ‘The President’s Cat’
The President's Cat.webm
2. Have a look at the inside of ÁRAS an Uachtaráin.
Click on link here Children's Section & scroll down to the bottom of the web page & click on “Launch Virtual Tour”) 3. Draw a picture of Michael D Higgins (you could include his dogs or his house in your picture)
Activities for Senior Classes - 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
1- Have a listen to me explaining what you will find on the link below. LISTEN
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rXzVsmvZy7VtLjSFXveCkxnvYHpDKCWu/view 2- Follow the link to explore the website:
Áras an Uachtaráín - https://president.ie/en/childrens-section Click on Launch Virtual Tour
Now you should have a lot of exploring done and I hope you enjoyed your virtual tour of Áras an Uachtaráin. I am going to make a list of some possible activities and I want you to pick at least one that suits you best. When you have it completed, please email it to your teachers as we would love to see what you have done.
Pick at least one of the following:
1. Draw a picture of Michael D. Higgins. There are loads you can find on Google images for inspiration.
2. Draw Áras an Uachtaráin. Again, use Google images for inspiration. We’ll be watching out for the fine details e.g. number of windows in the facade etc.
3. Create a fact file on Michael D. Higgins. Use the following headings for your factfile: Name/D.O.B/Inauguration/ Family/Pets/Job before he became President/Hobbies etc.
4. Create a poster explaining what the role of the President is. (info is on the website) https://president.ie/en/childrens-section/what
5. Research the names of all the Presidents of Ireland to date and make a poster showing them. This is a lovely website which gives you all you need.https://president.ie/en/childrens-section/who-past (merits in September
Wednesday Activity 2
“Hello boys, Mrs Bane here, I think almost all of you love Lego, so I thought it might be nice to learn more about it and to take a virtual tour of Miniland in Legoland, Windsor, England. I hope you enjoy this trip and learn lots of new information about Lego.”
1. Please click the relevant links below to learn more BEFORE we head off to London Juniors to 2nd click here - Learn about Lego - Juniors to Second.webm
3rd to 6th class click here - Learn about Lego - 3rd to 6th Class.webm
2. We are now going to take a virtual tour of Miniland in Legoland.
(A) Please click here for instructions on taking the virtual tour Virtual Tour Instructions.webm
3. After your tour please complete at least one of the following activities Junior - 2nd
1. Draw a picture of your favourite landmark/building that you saw on your virtual tour today
2. Take out your lego and build one of your favourite landmark/buildings or something that you saw at the landmark today
3. Using your lego, you can build a famous landmark/building that you like in Ireland 4. Write some facts that you learnt about lego today.
5. Email your teacher pictures of your work. 3rd - 6th class
1. Research Ole Kirk Christiansen and write a fact file about him
2. Pick a topic that you found most interesting today. You may do further research and write a report on it: ● The origins of Lego
● Design of Lego
● Manufacturing of Lego
● Lego theme parks, movies and cartoons
● Space Shuttle Endeavour or the International Space Station
● Choose one of the landmarks or buildings that you saw today in Miniland 3. Design a new themed Lego set and design a poster to advertise it
5. Draw and build your favourite landmark/building in Ireland 6. Email your teacher your work.
Thursday Activity 3 Cashel Activities
“Hi boys,
Ms Cowan here! Today I want you to take a break from the virtual tours and get out and about in Cashel. You are SO lucky to live in such a cool town that has so many amazing things to see. Hopefully you can see this map on your parent’s phone or maybe you can print it out and bring it with you. Click on the link below and I will explain to you what I would like you to do. This is one for the whole family so it doesn’t matter if you are in the Junior classes or the Senior classes, just enjoy the time and make the most of it as a family!”
Background Information before you go Click here please.
For more information click here. Now, we’re almost ready
Please click here Cashel Tour Screencastify so I can explain this tour to you. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Stay safe, Ms Cowan
Please complete two of these activities if you are in Junior Infants to Second Class or three of these activities if you are in Third to
Sixth Class.Don’t forget to email what you have done to your teacher so that they can see you making the most of your locality. Most
importantly, have fun!
● Taking this map with you, walk around the town and mark off each place you see. ● Sketch/draw 3 items from the map that you saw in real life.
● Take a funny picture of you at your favourite location and email it to your teacher. ● Write 5 interesting facts that you found out on your tour of Cashel.
● What is your favourite part of Cashel and why?
Friday Activity 4
“Hi boys, Ms Mullins here.
Hope you are all surviving okay during Covid 19! I’m sure you thought you wanted to have no school and now you can’t wait to go back! Today, however, we are going to go somewhere exciting. We are going on a school tour to Edinburgh in Scotland! We are going to visit Edinburgh Zoo. There are many amazing animals here, some of which I have never even heard of before!”
Click on ‘open link’ to begin the tour! https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/
Once you are in the website, click on ‘Menu’ and ‘Animals and Attractions’ and then ‘Meet our Animals’ to see all the amazing and varied animals that live at the zoo.
Back up to ‘Menu’ again and you’ll get to see ‘Webcams’ showing live footage of lions, pandas, tigers, koalas etc. You might be lucky enough to see them getting fed or moving around, or maybe they’ll just be relaxing!
When you have finished browsing the site, choose 2 or 3 activities below that interest you. Don’t forget to send your reactions to your teacher. I’m sure they would love to know how you are enjoying your trip to Edinburgh Zoo and what you are learning.
Junior Infants to 2nd Class activities:
Go to ‘Education’. Scroll down the page and click ‘A Tiger’s Tale’. Or click on link here: Course: A Tigers Tale ● Sing the song ‘5 Tigers’. Definitely try this! It’s a fun song!
● Listen to the story ‘The Tiger who came to Tea’ by Judith Kerr. https://youtu.be/bmit1Dt9A3k Would you like this tiger to come to your house?
● Choose an animal that you have learnt about and draw a picture of them. Write some facts also if you wish. 3rd to 6th class activities:
When you have finished browsing the site choose 2 activities below that interest you. Go to ‘Education’
● Click ‘A Tiger’s Tale’. Learn how a ‘Tiger Earns its Stripes’. Or click on link here: Course: A Tigers Tale This activity helps you learn all about tigers in a fun way.
● Click ‘Zoo in 2’ Course: ZooIn2 and watch a YouTube video or two about some of the animals at the zoo. You can then take a quiz to test your knowledge or, if you’re feeling especially adventurous, make your own video about an animal!
● For the real animal lovers among you, you can take a course on Animal Behaviour! Click on the ‘Animal Behaviour Hub’ and begin your course Course: Animal Behaviour Hub. Your teacher and parents would be so impressed with your knowledge of animal behaviours. There are lots of quizzes and fun activities here too. Enjoy!
“I hope you enjoy your trip to Edinburgh Zoo and learn a lot about animals as a result of visiting! I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ll add to the school website about your trip to the zoo!
Take care, Ms Mullins”
Additional activities
We hope you enjoyed all of your tours this week boys and had fun with your family. All of the teachers are really looking forward to getting photos of your tour activities. Please email any pictures that you have to me at
The following are activities that you can choose from to remember your tours from this week, as this year’s school tour has been really different from any school tour you've ever been on.
Junior Infants to 2nd Class
3rd to 6th class activities:
Adventure Centre School Tour!
· Design and make your own obstacle course/adventure centre outside. Try and include some climbing, crawling,
target throw, running etc. Use your imagination and some of your outdoor furniture or play equipment to help. · Choose a famous sports person that inspires you. Create a small project on that person with headings such as:
● Their background
● History of the sport they play ● Their achievements in the sport ● The rules of the game
● A diary entry where you pretend to be the famous person · Here are some websites that may help you with your project:
https://primaryfacts.com/famous-sports-stars/
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/famous-sports-people
Virtual School Tour
You could fill out one of the worksheets below to show your teacher all you have learnt on your virtual school tour: ● Option 1: Recount writing on your virtual school tour. Take about the tour in sequence and draw pictures to
match.
● Option 2: A chance to practice your Irish! Try writing about your online turas scoile as gaeilge. Draw a picture
My Virtual School Tour
Turas Scoile
2. KEEPING UP WITH YOUR READING
Scholastic Learning Zone
This is a fantastic website that has books suitable for every level of reading. I would really like if you could access this website for your reading each day this week and into the future.
If you have not already registered I have left the registration and login details below for you.This website allows me to see what books you have read and I can help you with recommending books to read. If you would like me to recommend books or if you have any problems registering or logging in please contact me at
www.scholasticlearningzone.com
1.When you open this page it will ask you to select your country - Ireland and then to Enter Your Org ID. This is TXVT
2.It will then ask for username and password
Each boy in 1st Class has a username - it is their first name initial and surname followed by 2020
For example Ben Ryan - his username is BRyan2020
The password for all boys is MsBane2020
3 It will then log you in and bring you to My Zone and here you click on Reading Pro Library - the first button on the left under My Zone
3. HEALTH & WELLBEING ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK 1. Walk a Mile with a Smile
When you exercise your body releases endorphins, these little chemicals trigger a positive feeling in your body making you feel happier! Getting regular exercise and fresh air is so good for us. What is a mile? Well, you could also walk 1.6 kilometres, but we didn’t have a good rhyme!
2. Healthy Smoothie Recipe
We all know how important a healthy diet is. With the weather getting nice and warm a lovely refreshing smoothie can quench your thirst and you get lots of vitamins and minerals!
Utensils Chopping board Knife Blender Glass Ingredients ½ banana 4 strawberries 1 small orange
1 spoon of yoghurt (Vanilla is my favourite)
A dash of fruit juice (orange or cranberry work well) A splash of water
Method
1. Wash and chop your fruit.
2. Place fruit, yoghurt, water and fruit juice into the blender. 3. Blend until smooth.
4. Pour into a glass and enjoy!
*You can use any fruit or vegetable of your choice, I like to add spinach into mine to make it a REALLY cool green colour.
3. Anyone for yoga!
Boys have a go at these exercises. Yoga is great for strengthening our bodies and also helps us to calm down if we are feeling stressed. I think I’ll be avoiding the one on the right!
