6th Class Work at Home – Week: April 27th – May 1st 2020
6th CLASS WEEK 27th APRI-31st April
HISTORY
Unit 17- The Troubles
Read pgs 90/91/92/93/94 Ans pg92 Q1,2,3 & pg 95 A1-5, B 1-4, C 1-4
Google videos- Civil Rights March/ Derry/January 30th 1972- (You do not have to write answer for D1 just watch the video clip)
Pg 95 E1 John Hume- google and write a paragraph on this man- one of the greatest of modern Ireland
GEOGRAPHY
Unit 18 Weather & Climate
Read pgs 99,100,101,102,103
Answer pg 101 Q A1-5 & pg 103 Q A1-5 , B1,2,3
PE
Take a walk/ kick a football/ Do some exercises
RELIGION – Grow in Love 6
Read pg 86-A Christian Hero-St. Maximillian Kolbe (a modern day saint) based on this Ans Q1-5 pg 87
Pg 87 Answer “Think about It” (you don’t have to write answer- just think about it)
Pg 87 Do Journal Exercise pg87 Read “We Remember Jesus’ Sacrifice at Mass”
Pg 88 Read “ The Body of Christ” & “Parable of the Real Vine”
Pg 88 Think about it (THINK- no writing in this exercise)
pg 89 Read the poem “At Mass We Remember”
GAEILGE (IRISH)
Am don Léamh 6 pg 56/57 Páirc an Chrócaigh (Croke Park)
If unsure of words please use Google Translate pg 57 Ans A,B,C & D
ENGLISH
Spelling- next week in spellbound & get a parent to give you spelling test on Friday
Starlight Reader: Read pg 164/165/166- The Trouble with Lightning
Ans : pg 167-A1-5, B 1-5 & blue box, C 1-6, pg 168- D (& not pink box), E (yellow box proof reading only), pg 169 Choose F OR G ( choose one only- NOT both)





Resources
RTE Home School – will broadcast two hours of “school on TV” to support primary school children and their parents at home. It will air every weekday, for two hours from 10am on RTÉ2 starting Monday, 11 January 2021.
Cúla4 on TG4 provides plenty of Gaeilge programmes which children can watch to keep up their Gaeilge learning.
Water Safety Now every child can learn basic water safety skills at home
Twinkl.ie have excellent school closures packs which can be used as extra work from home should your child like to do some extra activities – use code CVDTWINKLEHELPS for a free month when signing up
Let’s Play Ireland is a government-led initiative aimed at promoting play for all children living in Ireland during the COVID-19 emergency.
Special Education Needs
- NCSE – The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is currently preparing online resources for children with Special Educational Needs who are at home as a result of the schools’ closure.