https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass Hi 6th class, Here are some ideas and suggestions for activities to be completed at home during the school closure. While the core activities will remain the same I will update the other sections weekly with new activities. Please feel free to email completed activities and pictures to patrickpender@wetns.ie en-us 2020-04-26 11:59:48 UTC 2025-04-24 11:55:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/0036.png wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531056926 Read a story from the Read at Home book each day and answer the questions. 
Why not write three of your own questions and send them to your friend or ask a family member. ]]> 2020-04-26 12:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531056926 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531079110 Complete an activity a day based on the spelling list you are on. You can also complete the activity in your Jolly Grammar book.]]> 2020-04-26 12:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531079110 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531141142 Complete a page of Mental Maths each day. 
Choose a topic for revision and answer the questions on the link below.

]]> 2020-04-26 13:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531141142 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531147170 Complete a story in Léigh sa Bhaile each day. Use www.tearma.ie to translate any new words.]]> 2020-04-26 13:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531147170 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531178891 Make sure to take part in all the school activities!]]> 2020-04-26 13:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531178891 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531185066 This is a great time to learn a new skill. Typing is a fantastic skill to have for life. This website is easy to use and helps learn the basics of typing.]]> 2020-04-26 13:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/531185066 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562427668 It was great to hear all of your recordings as Gaeilge from last week so please do it again this week! 
Read the story on page 26 "Biachlár". Answer the questions then change the menu so that includes all your favourite foods. Email me a picture and a recording of you reading your menu.

]]> 2020-05-10 10:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562427668 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562444292 Here is a narrative writing planning template that will help you with your lighthouse story.

]]> 2020-05-10 10:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562444292 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562495139 Record set by Conor Murphy. Can he be beaten? 

]]> 2020-05-10 11:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/562495139 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/577638472 Ivana's amazing project all about Hook Lighthouse. Well done Ivana! ]]> 2020-05-17 10:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/577638472 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/577724214  Well done to all who have already completed it and sent it to me  for correction. For those that have not sent it on please find the answers below. I have tried to screenshot just the relevant answers but the quality is too low. The answers are on page 16 of the pdf.]]> 2020-05-17 12:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/577724214 SIWetns https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/580355621 An amazing picture created by Mia.]]> 2020-05-18 16:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/580355621 SIWetns https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/580359804 This Lighthouse story by Mia has been entered into the "Great Lighthouse of Ireland" competition. I look forward to seeing it published in the magazine soon!]]> 2020-05-18 16:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/580359804 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587183755 Alannah Richards]]> 2020-05-21 15:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587183755 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587200283 Alannah Richards]]> 2020-05-21 15:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587200283 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587819900 Here's Ivana's brilliant bee project! ]]> 2020-05-21 20:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/587819900 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/588067288 Here is Isla's amazing piece of art. ]]> 2020-05-21 23:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/588067288 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/588873196 This is Emma's brilliant bee with a modern art twist! ]]> 2020-05-22 12:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/588873196 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/589582817 More brilliant work by Mia! ]]> 2020-05-22 18:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/589582817 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/595595947 Here is Holly's brilliant work! ]]> 2020-05-26 19:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/595595947 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/611626242 2020-06-04 17:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/611626242 Mathswetns https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614160745 More brilliant work by Mia! ]]> 2020-06-06 11:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614160745 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614963397 We spent a lot of time multiplying and dividing with decimals and figuring out clever tricks to help us.

When multiplying with decimals we counted how many numbers were behind the decimal points. Removed the decimal points and multiplied as normal. Added back in the decimal point in our answer making sure it had the same amount of numbers behind the decimal point as you started with. 
Here is a great link that explains it all brilliantly 

https://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/multiplying_and_dividing_decimals.php

]]> 2020-06-07 09:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614963397 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614973415 It's easy when you follow the steps.
DMSB
Daddy Mammy Sister Brother 
Divide Multiply Subtract Bring down 

Write DMSB above your sum. Tick off each step each time you complete the step. ]]> 2020-06-07 09:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614973415 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614975011 We learned all the different parts of the circle. 

Here are some games to help you revise. 
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=circles]]> 2020-06-07 09:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614975011 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614984768 Read the story on page 46 (An Cluiche Sacair) of Léigh sa Bhaile and complete the following activities.
1. Read the story out loud to someone in your family. Use the clip below to help with the pronunciation.
2. Create a foclóir. Write down 5 words you already know and their meaning and then look up 5 new words. (There are some fantastic examples of this on the Wall of Fame) 
3. Answer the questions.
4. Create a voice recording of you reading the story and email it to me. ]]> 2020-06-07 09:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614984768 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614987467 Caitheamh Aimsire (hobbies)
Write the correct hobby (in this case they are all sports) beneath the right picture. 
Draw a picture of you playing your favorite sport including a sentence as Gaeilge! ]]> 2020-06-07 10:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614987467 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614995480 Instead of oceans covering the earth forests have grown in their place making it possible to walk from one continent to the next. However, in the same way that oceans get darker with strange animals the deeper you go down these forests also get darker and stranger the further in you walk.
Imagine you are an explorer exploring one of these forests for the first time and you have gone deeper than anyone has gone before. Write a short story / diary entry about what you see. ]]> 2020-06-07 10:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/614995480 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006034 2020-06-07 10:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006034 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006294 2020-06-07 10:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006294 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006528 2020-06-07 10:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615006528 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615008863 Over the past two weeks we have been learning all about the oceans of the world. Today (Monday the 8th of June) is world ocean day. This week we will look more at the environment and how to protect our oceans and all the wildlife that calls the ocean home.

Visit the following link and watch the video. I have attached 3 activities below which can be completed based on the video. This video will also help with our art this week. 

]]> 2020-06-07 10:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615008863 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615016297 Create a poster to raise awareness for the huge negative impact humans are having on the world's oceans. Include in your poster what we need to do to help change. 

Have a look at the posters below for some inspiration. ]]> 2020-06-07 10:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615016297 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615033398 Answer the following questions about your new Secondary school. Use the internet or interview a current student (it may be a sibling or friend) to help you with your research.]]> 2020-06-07 10:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615033398 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615569789 Please ensure you have completed the 2 education passport documents and emailed them to me. These will be sent to your new school along with your report card to form your "Education Passport". All details and the documents can be found at the link below.]]> 2020-06-07 19:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615569789 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615607698 Please record a short 10-20 seconds video clip answering one or more of the following questions: 
1. What is your favorite memory from WETNS?
2. What is your favorite memory from 6th class?
3. What are you looking forward to most about going to secondary school?  
Please send all recorded clips to patrickpender@wetns.ie ]]> 2020-06-07 19:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/615607698 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/623746298 2020-06-12 09:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/623746298 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625655533 2020-06-14 08:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625655533 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625657932 As Wednesday June 17th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought this we will look at the deserts of the world. 

The following link is a good place to start your desert Fact file but feel free to use other books and resources too. Create a fact file containing 10 facts about deserts. You could include a definition, names and locations of deserts, animals, plants or any other interesting facts you can find. 

]]> 2020-06-14 08:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625657932 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625664210 Camels are probably the best known desert animal. Use one of the following links to help you draw a picture of a camel. You could use it with your desert fact file!

https://youtu.be/LzDjcf7acRA

]]> 2020-06-14 08:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625664210 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625670012 Read the article and see can you answer the questions below!]]> 2020-06-14 08:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625670012 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625673513 Here is a reading comprehension all about the Sahara Desert. It will help with your SESE desert fact file too. ]]> 2020-06-14 08:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625673513 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625678760 1. Write a "How to Survive in the Desert" guide for Bear Grylls new magazine. Include your top 10 tips for survival. 

2. You have been abandoned alone in the desert. Write a short story about your struggle for survival and how you got out. ]]> 2020-06-14 09:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625678760 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625687208 Read the story on page 107 (Campa Gaeltachta) of Léigh sa Bhaile and complete the following activities.
1. Read the story out loud to someone in your family. Use the clip below to help with the pronunciation.
2. Create a foclóir. Write down 5 words you already know and their meaning and then look up 5 new words. (There are some fantastic examples of this on the Wall of Fame) 
3. Answer the questions.
4. Create a voice recording of you reading the story and email it to me. ]]> 2020-06-14 09:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625687208 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625689126 Déan an crosfhocal ar leathanach 189.
The words you need are at the bottom of the page. You will know most of them from last week. Use the clues and pictures to help you. ]]> 2020-06-14 09:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625689126 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625697456 Fractions can be tricky but we had lots of tricks to help make them easier. Remember Fractions, decimals and percentages are all linked and you can use them to help you.
Here are two of the main things we learned:
1. Equivalent Fractions. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number. Simple. Here is a longer explanation: https://tinyurl.com/y73b6esr

2. Adding and subtracting fractions. We had lots of tips and tricks to help us with this. Here is a great recap on the main ones. https://tinyurl.com/qdgp5jp

]]> 2020-06-14 09:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625697456 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625697889 In this chapter the new concepts were polyhedron: 3d objects made up of polygons and an apex: a corner or vertices that is higher than the others eg the top of a pyramid. 
We also looked at cross sections of 3d objects. Here is a good game to practice revising cross sections:
https://www.ixl.com/math/geometry/cross-sections-of-three-dimensional-figures]]> 2020-06-14 09:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625697889 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625796662 2020-06-14 11:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/625796662 wetns6 https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/634266995 For our basketball fanatics follow visit the basketball Ireland YouTube channel for skills tutorials with some of Ireland’s best basketball players. Visit the link below for more information. ]]> 2020-06-20 08:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wetns6/6thclass/wish/634266995