P.5 Mrs Barton
P.5 Curriculum:Parent Information
HOMEWORK
Monday – Thursday : On-going spellings skills and tables
Monday: Reading & Spellings
Grammar / Punctuation Activity
Written/learning Numeracy / Mental Arithmetic
Times tables
Tuesday: Reading & Spellings
Literacy Activity
Written/learning Numeracy / Mental Arithmetic
Times tables
Wednesday: Written/learning Numeracy / Mental Arithmetic
Reading & Spellings
Thursday: Reading
Written/learning Numeracy / Mental Arithmetic
Tables and spellings for Friday Assessment
Other on-going activities include:
- Preparation for class assemblies and presentations
- Researching ‘World Around Us’ Topics
- ICT word processing /research
Science Week!
Birds and Flight
We have just completed our topic on Birds and Flight. In our school garden we have several bird boxes. The box in the photographs is the one that the bluetits nested in last year, so we are hopeful that it will be used again this season.
We put little pieces of coloured wool into the surrounding hedges in the hope that the birds will incorporate these into their nests! This year we have a special solar powered camera in the box, linked to the LCD monitor in school.
News Flash!
P.5 ARE RECYCLING AGAIN
Our 'bottle top' mural is progressing well, but we still need more plastic bottle tops. Keep collecting!
Paintings Inspired by
Our Beautiful Surroundings
St. Mary's School Garden During the Summer Holidays
We were able to freeze some of the fruit, picked during the holidays enabling P5 to experiment with making some delicious redcurrant jelly. As the results were so good, we have enlisted the help of the canteen staff to help with more preserving!
We are still collecting jam jars, so if you have any at home, we would be happy to recycle them.
More Cooking!
A HAPPY HALLOWEEN AT SCHOOL!
Operation Christmas Child
This year our school filled 174 shoeboxes, even more than last year, with our class filling 32! The people of Kosovo don't even know that they are getting these yet, but they will be very happy. The children in Kosovo are poor because of the war in their country.
At home we made 4 shoeboxes. I put in a teddy, tooth brush and toothpaste, soap, sweets, gloves, cards to play with and some bracelets. This will help lots of these children to have smiles on their faces on Christmas day.
By Shannon
We labelled the shoeboxes for a boy or a girls and put the sticker on to say what age the box would be suitable for. The lady who came said that we were the best school for giving shoeboxes. Ms Coyle was so pleased we made 174, thats 21 more than last year. A lot a children who dont get as much as we do will be happy. I made a shoebox and put in soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes and toys. We should not put in things that involve fighting because there has been a lot of violence in their country and it is better to make them happy.
Cahir
