5th Class – Ms. Costigan

Daily work during school closure - tick as you go

*indicates optional

Monday May 18th

Running on the spot for 2 minutes

Starlight – Read pg. 182

Starlight pg. 185 Sec. G Planning an alphabet poem (I’ll post some examples of alphabet

poems on Monday morning)

Spell Well – Week 31 pg. 64 + 65

20 star jumps

Maths Test 1 (page attached) To be completed in your maths copy.

Planet Maths - Area pg. 128 B & C

Gaeilge - Éist & léigh an scéal ‘Féile an tsamhraidh’ (page attached)

Tuesday May 19th

20 toe touches (lying on your back) or 20 sit ups

Starlight – Read pg. 182 again and look up the meaning of the following words in a

dictionary; hoards, decamp, transfixed, tiptoeing, bound, subside. (this can be done

online if allowed)

Starlight – p. 184 Section E

High knees for 30 seconds

Maths Test 2 (page attached) To be completed in your maths copy.

Planet Maths - p. 129 A & B

Abair liom lch. 121 Rannóg N Scríobh an dán faoin ngrian ( look at page 120 and the

layout of ‘An sneachta’)

aidiachtaí : te, mór, buí

briathra : ag taitneanh,

bím in ann : dul go dtí an trá, uachtar reoite a ithe

*SESE - Heat Experiment

You will need;

• food colouring

• clear container of cold water

• clear container of warm water (not hot or boiling, ask an adult if unsure)

Instructions

1. Feel the water temperature in each container

2. Place a drop of food colouring into the centre of each container of water.

Observe how the food colouring moves in the water. Make suggestions about what you

see happening and why.

Wednesday May 20th

15 lunges on each leg

Starlight – Look up the meaning of following words from page 182; bask, parasols,

munched, outstretched, clutch, intervene, relinquish

(this can be done online if you don’t have a dictionary)

Starlight - pg. 183 Sec C. and pg. 184 Sec D.

20 frog squats

Maths Test 3 (page attached) To be completed in your maths copy.

Planet Maths – pg. 130 A, B, C & D

Abair Liom lch. 141 Éist agus freagair na ceisteanna rannóg E

(I will post listening exercise audio Wednesday morning)

1. Beidh rás ag tosú i gceann deich nóiméad.

2. Bhuaigh an rás ubh agus spúnóg anuraidh.

3. Tá ar díol anois sa Chearnóg.

4. Beidh an chéad bhanna eile ar an stáitse.

5. Beidh na tinte ealaíne ag tosú ar a .

Thursday May 21st

Invisible Chair for 30 seconds

Starlight pg. 183 Sec A

English Oral Language: Talking task.

To a parent or sibling, describe all the positive aspects of Donabate (e.g. beaches,

Rogerstown Estuary, Newbridge House, playground and pet farm, golf courses,

Seafield House, Shoreline Hotel, etc.) Try and use some of the following adjectives;

picturesque, calm, splendid, remarkable, inspiring, grand, peaceful, striking,

extraordinary, attractive, imposing, serene, restful, superb.

Handwriting – half a page (remember don’t go any further than page 24)

10 burpees

Maths Test 4 (page attached) To be completed in your maths copy

Planet Maths – pg. 131 A & B

*SESE - Heat Cloze procedure - can be written directly into your English copy to avoid

printing (page attached)

Friday May 22nd

15 lunges on each leg.

Read the poem ‘The Pool’ (page attached)

Starlight pg. 185 Section F

Maths Test 5 (page attached) To be completed in your maths copy.

20 bear crawls

Planet Maths – pg. 132 B, C & D

Abair Liom – lch 147 Rannóg E

Éist agus cuir tic sa bhosca ceart (tick correct box)

I will post listening exercise Friday morning.

The Pool By Andrew Fusek Peters

We wade through corn like tigers on fire,

And run the obstacle course of barbed wire,

To follow the stream in a winding dream,

Until in a corner, scooped like ice cream,

Under the alders, a hidden pool,

I trail my fingers in the willowy cool.

The grass is bullied and nettles beaten,

Blankets laid for food to be eaten

We leap like salmon one, two, three,

Dive bombers of this inland sea,

Hit the water, bodies froze,

Suddenly trout are tickling toes,

The oak is a mast in the ship of shade

Cows drift through the glassy glade

Heads bent like old men reading the news,

As beyond, the hills hold distant views

Under the beaming fat lady sun,

Witch of warmth, conjuring fun,

Until she grows tired and a little bit low,

And daylight packs up, ready to go!

Oh why can’t summer last forever,

And why can’t we take home this river?

In twilight we stumble through itchy corn,

Get caught on barbed wire with trousers torn,

Sleepily falling into cars,

To carry us home under rippling stars.