Thursday 7 th May 2020

English: Poem – I Wonder

Read & recite the poem below, changing your voice to show expression & tell the story! Practice a good few times out loud.

Adverbs (CJ Fallon Word Wise, unit 8 p.40) Complete A & B - following the instructions below. Exercise B can be completed orally!

Mental Maths: Folens Master your Maths 6: week 20 p.45 - Thursday. Complete these in your copy. Remember to date & rule your copy.

Science: Rainforests - Go to the Science folder & read the documents on ‘Rainforests & deforestation’. There is one which provides arguments for and against it – see which ones are more convincing to you and why!

Mindfulness: Complete some pages of The Great Isolation Activity Book.

PE: Exercise of your choice from Joe Wicks, PE challenge cards, 5km run/walk. REMEMBER: to warm up beforehand & stretch after workouts.

Gaeilge: An Aimsir - Foclóir don tseachtain:gaoth wind

ceo fog

sioc frost

sneachta snow

leac oighir ice

bogha báistí rainbow

álainn / deas lovely / nice

drochlá bad day

ag taitneamh shining

ag spalpadh anuas beating down

ag cur báistí / fearthainne raining

ag séideadh blowing

Frásaí don tseachtain:

Beidh / Ní bheidh ____ amárach. It will be / will not be ____ tomorrow.

Tá súil agam go mbeidh sé ____ amárach. I hope it will be ____ tomorrow.

Is dócha go mbeidh ____. It will probably be ____.

Conas a bhíonn an

aimsir (i rith an ____)?

How is the weather

(during ____)?

Bíonn an aimsir ____

(i rith an ____).

The weather is ____

(during ____).

Léigh an sliocht & see can what bits can you understand. Use the foclóir to assist with words you may not know.

Foclóir mar chabhair díobhCarraig Airt – Gaeltacht village in Donegaláit – placeálainn – beautifulan trá – the beachIs aoibhinn liom – I really like/enjoyag sú na gréine – sunbathinguaireanta – sometimestonnta – wavesgo dona – awful/bad

sa Gheimhreadh – in the Wintergo minic – regularly/oftengala gaoithe – gales of windnimh – bitter/sharpnessfiáin – wildlocháin – puddlesar thaobh an bhóthair – on the side of the roadreoite – ice/frozen

Fregair na ceisteanna i do cheann. Scríobh amach Líon na bearnaí.