Our Final Week of 5th Class!

Hi 5th Class,
 
We did it! It is our final week of 5th class! Can you believe it? You have all worked so hard throughout this year, and you should be very proud of yourselves! Try to keep an eye on the blog over the last week for a few helpful posts and maybe a surprise or two!
 
We are one week away from summer! Summer can be such a fun time for everybody as the sun is shining and we can spend a lot of time outside! It is also a time where many accidents can happen in water, on the road or on the farm. So to finish off the school year, we are focusing on five areas of safety – keeping ourselves safe on the internet, in water, on the road, on the farm and keeping ourselves safe through hand hygiene/respiratory etiquette. These lessons are extremely important, so please engage with them as best as you can.
 
Keeping Ourselves Safe on the Internet

• Watch “The Match”, found at the top of the webpage.

https://www.webwise.ie/teachers/myselfielesson3/

• What emotions are Conor and Ryan feeling? Complete Worksheet 3.1 as you re-watch the video (attached to blog under “Cyberbullying Worksheets”).
• Write a letter to the Problem Page in a magazine from Conor’s perspective or Ryan’s perspective (your choice!), on worksheet 3.2. Give your side of the story and then ask for advice on how best to resolve the bullying
• Crack the Code! The hint is very helpful here... (Worksheet 3.3)
• Watch The Match again with your parents and chat about what happened. Respond to your own previous letter, but this time, you are giving advice to Conor or Ryan (Worksheet 3.4). Maybe your parents can add to the advice you are giving.

 
Keeping Ourselves Safe in Water

• PAWS Water Safety https://watersafety.ie/primary-school/

Under the Fifth and Sixth Class Section, click Presentation Paws: 4, and read the presentation.

• After reading the presentation, click Online Interactive Resources (located below the presentation) in the Fifth and Sixth Class Section, and play a few games to test your knowledge!

 
Keeping Ourselves Safe on the Road

• https://www.rsa.ie/en/RSA/Road-Safety/Campaigns/Current-road-safety-campaigns/Safe-Cross-Code/

Have fun with the Safe Cross Code Game above! Make sure to pick your correct age for the game.

• Create a poster that would explain how to cross a road safely to a Junior Infant child. Remember, you must use simple and clear language, and lots of colourful pictures to help a Junior Infant child understand.

 
Keeping Ourselves Safe on the Farm

• Explore the webpage below. There is lots of information on it, so it might be best to pick a few topics to read about at a time.

http://agrikids.ie/safety-circle.php

• Can you see that the safety tips make the words “Farm Safety Circle”? This is very similar to an Acrostic Poem (where the first letter of every line spells out a word or message). Can you write an Acrostic Poem about how to stay safe on a farm? Have a look at the bottom of the blog post for a few examples of Acrostic Poems.

Keeping Ourselves Safe Through Hand Hygiene/Respiratory Etiquette

• Watch the video attached below

https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/health.html

• The Potato Experiment!

• With help from an adult, peel a raw potato and cut it in two. Pass one potato section from one family member to another. Next, ask everybody to wash their hands. Then pass the second potato section from family member to family member. Place both potatoes in clear bags and label them "washed hands" and "unwashed hands".
• Place the bags in a dark closet at room temperature. Leave them there for a few days. After a few days, pull the bags out and look at the potato pieces--don't take the potatoes out of the bags. What do you see on the pieces? Which potato has the most growth on it? When you are done looking at the potatoes seal the bags and throw them away. Feel free to upload pictures to Seesaw! I would love to see the results of the experiment.

 
Wellbeing

• Wonders Cape App can be downloaded on all devices. World Wellbeing Week begins on the 22nd June. The Wonders Cape App contains lots of fun and engaging activities that may help with our wellbeing during this time.

 
As I said previously, keep an eye on the blog over the week for some fantastic book suggestions and maybe a little surprise or two! :)
Keep safe boys and girls!
Miss Mulholland

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