6th Class Room 11 - 8th June!

Hello girls, 

It was lovely to see so many of you on Zoom last week. I really miss your enthusiasm, good humor and your sense of fun in class. All of you are what makes teaching a really great job and it was lovely to see all your smiling faces.  

I hope that you all had a fantastic Wellness Week and that you are all relaxed and ready for another action pack week this week! 

I can see from the photographs you sent to Miss. Cronin that you all had an amazing time on Friday, baking and setting up your Virtual Bunsale. I am so proud of all you for the effort you put into your last bunsale!!! 

I had a "Feelgood Friday" myself - I had two delicious buns and a plate of yummie treats delivered to my door. I have decided that I will make a donation of €5 to "The Great Irish Bake for Temple Street" for each of the deliveries and I will also make a donation of €2 for each girl from our class who took part in the Virtual Bunsale and sent a photograph in to Miss. Cronin. So that's a grand total of €32 that you have raised for Temple Street Childrens' Hospital! Well done everyone!!! 

We have lots of great activities for you to do this week as we look back on the 2019/20 school year and look forward to next year. You will never forget sixth class and the Coronavirus Pandemic but so much more happened in the 2019/20 school year. I have listed many of the activities we did this year below - you will be amazed by how much we packed into six and a half months! 

I'm sure that you are all really excited about moving on to sixth class next year. It is an exciting and scary time for you. This week we are going to look at your hopes for first year and the things you hope to achieve. 

This week 5th and 6th class will also be making kindness rocks. You will be bringing them back to me and leaving  your mark on the school! 

I hope you enjoy reminiscing on all the good times you had in sixth class and enjoy School Memories Week.

Have fun! 

Mrs. Kealy

Ps. Have a look at the video for Children’s Day in Poland Patrycja from Miss. Flanagan’s class is in it. 

Here is your work for this week 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 

The next two chapters of Harry Potter, ‘The Midnight Duel’ and ‘Halloween’, are available to watch online. Don’t forget to check out the ‘Chapter Challenges’ for written activities. 

https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-midnight-duel

https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-halloween

Let me know if you are following the story and if you are enjoying it!

Spellbound and Maths Challenge

You can continue to work on Spellbound and Maths Challenge if you would like to.

6th Class Memories Worksheet (from your work pack)

Complete the A3 size worksheet from your pack.

Inside each block draw a picture of your highlights from this school year eg. Christmas Show, Miss. Clohessey, choir, our inspector, trip to playground etc. 

Your Hopes for the Future

What are your aspirations for the future.

Look at the poem “Oh the places you’ll go “ in Word Wizard 6 on pg 98.

You can log into www.gillexplore.ie/products   as a student, PRIMARY section and use the ebook or its at the end of this document as a download.

Think about your aspirations for the future. Write them on an A4 page and decorate it. I will be collecting this and using it for your end of year memories. 

Time Capsule Worksheet (from your work pack)

Complete both sides of worksheet, one side is ‘Interview Your Parents’ and the other side is ‘Things to Remember’. 

Kindness Rocks! 

Follow the links below to learn about kindness rocks, watch the video and create your own kindness rocks!

Steps 1: Collect suitable rocks (make sure that they are big enough and smooth enough to paint). 

Step 2: Wash your rock well and let it dry. 

Step 3: Paint your rock. Acrylic paint works best but use whatever paint you have. You may need to give rock a couple of coats. 

Step 4: Use a sharpie to add your message to the rock. 

Step 5: Seal the rock - we will do this for you in school. 

Hang on to them so that we can create a kindness garden at school. We’ll collect them later this month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvQeTkGEq8Y 

https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com/howto

https://inspirekindness.com/blog/rock-painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik8-xPYLdxI

A to Z of Sixth Class – Write one memory or one thing you've learned this year for each letter of the alphabet (in alphabetical order) and decorate it nicely.

For example:

S = Our Christmas Show was called ‘It’s Showtime!’

T = A Tetrahedron is a triangular based pyramid

The 6th Class Times - Write a newspaper report on this year’s highlights.

My Goals for Next Year 

Did you watch the RTE Home School Hub lesson on Goal Setting? If not you can watch it here. 

https://www.rte.ie/learn/2020/0520/1139650-5th-and-6th-class-sphe-goal-setting/

Next year will be your last year in primary school and you’ll have lots of responsibilities as the most senior girls in our school and lots of new opportunities.

In your copy write down your goals are for next year and what you want to achieve in 6^th Class. Think about what you will have to do to achieve your goals and who can help you to achieve them. 

Survival Tips for Next Year's Class! 

Write a list of top tips to help get next year’s class off to a good start in my classroom! Be sure to include the importance of using your RULER!! 😊