Fifth Class Blog

January Update

January 19, 2018

Happy New Year!

These are some of the topics we are currently learning about:

English – Traditional Chinese stories, report writing

Irish: Bia (Food) & Sa Bhaile (At Home)

Maths: Decimals, long multiplication, long division

History: 16th & 17th century Ireland

Geography & Science: Soils & Electricity

PE: Games – basketball skills

Art: Chinese New Year decorations

SPHE: Busy Body Programe

December Update

December 11, 2017

This month 5th class are learning about:

English: Connectives and commas in their writing.

Report writing

The Railway Children – novel

Gaeilge: An Aimsir (Weather)

An Nollaig (Christmas)

Maths: Properties of 2D Shapes

Number facts – multiples, factors, prime and composite numbers.

Geography & Science: Nutrition

The Immune system

Natural Environments – The Burren

History: The story of Granuaile

Ancient instruments

Traditional Irish music

P.E.: Morern Dance

Art: Christmas decorations (crafts)

Music: Christmas songs & recorder

SPHE: Keeping Safe

Weekly Update

November 17, 2017

This week we have been learning about:

English: Instructional writing

The Railway Children – novel

Irish: Caitheamh Aimsire (pastimes)

Braithra rialta aimsir fháistineach (future tense regular verbs)

Maths: decimal numbers

Geography / Science: Mountains in Ireland

History: Leonardo da Vinci

Art: winter wonderland scenes

PE: modern dance

Weekly Update

November 10, 2017

In the following subjects we are learning about:

English – Speech Punctuation

The Railway Children – Novel

Irish – Eadaí

Maths – Simple and Equivalent Fractions

Geography / Science – The parts of a plant

History – Leonardo da Vinci

P.E. – Dance

Happy Halloween

October 27, 2017

Thank you to everyone for all your hard work in making Mission Week in the school such a success.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! Get a good rest!

Best wishes

Mrs O’Neill

Weekly Update

October 23, 2017

We are currently learning about the following:

English – Recounts & the story of King Arthur.

Maths – Fractions and revising x7 tables

Gaeilge – Éadaí

History – Leonardo da Vinci

Geography / Science – Plants

P.E. – gymnastics

Art – Halloween decorations