Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Inter-railing Around Europe

Budget 

Budget per traveler: €2300 

Group of 2: €4500 

Group of 3: €6800 

 

To include in your budget: 

- Transport (flights, ferry, cruise, trains, interrail pass) 

- Accommodation 

- Luxury accommodation (treat yourself) 

- Travel Insurance 

 

The budget does not include: 

- Tourist attractions

 

Where are we staying: 

July 1st 

July 2nd: 

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Websites: 

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Thurs 15th HW

20 for 20!!!

English:

Write 10 Word Tiny Tales for 5 of the following images:



 

Monday, 12 May 2025

Mon 12th HW

 20 for 20!!!

History:

Essay due for Wednesday (1 page) - Historical person of Cork - into your SESE copy

English:

WTSF essay - due for Thursday

Choose one of the 5 themes discussed today in groups. Pick one theme to write a 1 page essay on

Maths:

BAM - pg. 111 Q1 (a-e)

pg. 179 Q1

pg. 180 Q3

pg. 172 Q1

pg. 162 Q3


Irish:

BUA - lth 197 

Thursday, 8 May 2025

Thurs 8th HW

 20 for 20!!!

Graduation photos, scrapbook, cardboard and shoebox!

You need cardboard for tomorrow

Geography:

Locate the places on your Cork City Grid using the codes

English:

WTSF

Q1. How do you feel about the way the story ends? What thoughts are you left with by the resolution of events?

Q2. Do you feel this is the right outcome for Joseph and Mrs. F? Explain

Q3. What do you think is next for these characters? Where do they go from here?

Maths:

MYM Week 23 - Thursday


Irish:

Cad é an clár teilifíse is fearr leat? Úsáid an leathanach sa LT

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Wed 7th HW

 20 for 20!!!

Graduation photos, scrapbook, cardboard and shoebox!

You need cardboard for tomorrow

History:

Identify the historical faces on your sheet

Maths:


Math booklet - pg. 59 Q1


Irish:

BUA - lth 192

Ceisteanna:

1. Cán fath go bhfuil teach cóála thus sa chrann?

2. Cé a itheann ubheacha éan?

3. Cen fáth a cheapann tú go bhfuil ainmhithe oíche é an vombat?

4. Cén t-am a théann an vombat ag lorg bia? Cán saghas bia a itheann sé?

5. An bhfuil eireaball cóála gearr nó fada?

6. Fíor nó breagach: Is é an cangarú  bándearg an marsúipiach is mó ar domhan.

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Wed 30th HW

20 for 20!!!

Graduation photos, scrapbook, cardboard and shoebox!

English:

WTSF - Read chapters 38

Answer the following questions:

1. What does the metaphor "winter bit, hard" mean?

2. Would Hitler have been that powerful to cancel spring? What is meant by this?

3. How does Joseph take out his anger on what he finds in the rubble?

4. Write a 20-ticket summary on this chapter.

Maths:

MYM - Week 22 - Wednesday


Irish:

Teilifís Booklet -first page

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Tue 29th HW

English:

WTSF - Read chapters 35 + 36

Write a 20-ticket summary for each chapter

Put the following into sentences:

traipsed

deceit


Maths:

MYM - Week 22 - Tuesday


Irish:

BUA - 190 - Léigh an scéal

Freagair na ceisteanna 1, 4, 5, 6 + 7

Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Tue 8th HW

 History:

Design, draw and colour 6 roundels for your WW2 Spitfire! They will need to fit the large wings and the side of your plane. Google ww2 roundels. You can customise your own roundel so "friendly fire" wouldn't occur!


Roundels should be a radius of 2cm (diameter of 4cm).


English:

WTSF - Read chapters 28

Create 3 questions on this chapter for tomorrow

Sentences for the following words:

1. deterrent

2. loiter

3. putrid

4. astute


Maths:

MYM - Week 21 - Tuesday


Irish:

BUA - 83 - Scríobh an scéal!

Lá Íóntach le mo Chairde - Wednesday 9th

Monday, 7 April 2025

Mon 7th HW

History:

Groyup Project due for Wednesday


English:

WTSF - Read chapters 24 & 25

20-ticket-summary on each

Sentences for the following words:

1. nonchalant

2. insolence

3. remnants

4. consumed


Maths:

MYM - Week 21 - Monday

BAM - pg. 147

Q1 (b, e, h)

Q2 (c, f, i)


Irish:

Lá Íóntach le mo Chairde - Wednesday 9th


Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Wed 2nd HW

Confirmation Card

Card for spitfire plane

Prepare for your projects in history - groups and Padlet 

Padlet: https://padlet.com/johnnycomer987/ww2-interesting-people-d2jaibdzof9g6p61

History:

Project work - bring in parts of your project tomorrow to be stuck in


English:

WTSF - Read chapter 21

Answer the following questions:

1. What causes Joseph to feel a sense of dread?

2. List the ways in which Joseph's body shows he is scared of the situation he finds himself in at school. 

3. How does Bert mock Joseph? Why does he do this?

4. What was surprising about Syd's reaction to Bert?

5. 20-ticket-summary on this chapter.



Maths:

Math sheet - pg. 54

Q1 (d, e, f), 2, 3 + 5 


Irish:

Booklet: D

Prepare for upcoming tests:

Léitheoireacht - Titanic & Gealach - Thursday 3rd

Lá Íóntach le mo Chairde - Tuesday 8th



Test notecopy signed - including the maths test

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Tue 1st HW

Confirmation Card

Prepare for your projects in history - groups and Padlet (this one is due for tomorrow)

Padlet: https://padlet.com/johnnycomer987/ww2-interesting-people-d2jaibdzof9g6p61

History:

Project work


English:

WTSF - Read chapter 18 + 19

Create 3 questions in total from the 2 chapters



Maths:

MYM Week  20 - Tue


Irish:

Booklet: A + C

Prepare for upcoming tests:

Léitheoireacht - Titanic & Gealach - Thursday 3rd

Lá Íóntach le mo Chairde - Tuesday 8th



Test notecopy signed - including the maths test

APRIL FOOLS - if you've noticed this, you can take off 1 written thing for homework. Don;t tell anyone!

Monday, 31 March 2025

Mon 31st HW

Confirmation Card

Prepare for your projects in history - groups and Padlet

Padlet: https://padlet.com/johnnycomer987/ww2-interesting-people-d2jaibdzof9g6p61

History:

Unlocking SESE - chapter 34

Read the chapter and answer questions 1-7 on pg. 179


English:

WTSF - Read chapter 17

20 ticket summary 


Maths:

MYM Week  20 - Monday


Irish:

Prepare for upcoming tests:

Léitheoireacht - Titanic & Gealach - Thursday 3rd

Lá Íóntach le mo Chairde - Tuesday 8th



Test notecopy signed - including the maths test

Thursday, 27 March 2025

 History:

1. Add to your group WW2 project. Research/write/draw elements of your project

2. Think of your "unsung" hero (interesting person) from WW2


English:

WTSF - Read chapters 14+15

Jot down 4 words for Word Wall 4

Create a "20-ticket-summary" on both chapters


Irish:

Read "An Titanic" a couple of times. You will have a reading test next week


Test notecopy signed - including the maths test


Thursday, 20 March 2025

Thurs 20th HW

Irish part of "Walk in the light" - read it over and over so that it is off by heart

Be able to tell me tomorrow if the name you have chosen for Confirmation is a Saint

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 19 - Thurs

Stair & Bearla:

WTSF - Read chapter 8

1x5 summary


Gaeilge:

Ár nAthair off by heart

Titanic - answer the 6 questions on the sheet

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Wed 19th HW


Songs and readings for Confirmation

Songs to be learned off-by-heart!

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 19 - Wed

Stair & Bearla:

WTSF - Read chapter 7

Answer the following questions:

1. What was the 'slice of blinding orange, streaking across the horizon'?

2. What cause Tweedy to bolt again?

3. Why is the street name "Calmy View" ironic?

4. How are the animals reacting to the events happening around them?

5. How can you tell that Joseph is afraid of Adonis? Give 2 reasons.

6. Write a "20-Ticket-Summary" of chapter 7


Gaeilge:

Ár nAthair off by heart

Titanic - 2nd paragraph

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Thursday, 13 March 2025

13th Hw Thurs

Confirmation Art finished

Tests signed and corrections x3

Songs and readings for Confirmation

Songs to be learned off-by-heart!

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 18 - Thurs

Stair & Bearla:

Explore With Me

Read chapter 33



Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. go drogallach - reluctantly

2. ag brostú - rushing/hurrying

3. ag díol - selling

4. brú tráchta - traffic jam

5. deich

6. fiche

7. tríocha

8. daichead

9. caoga

10. seasca

11. seachtó

12. ochtó

13. nocha

14. céad

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Wed 12th HW

 Songs and readings for Confirmation

Songs to be learned off-by-heart!

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 18 - Wed

Bearla:

WTSF: Read ch 4

Jot down 3 questions you could ask another group on this chapter. 

Gaeilge

See image below. List 3 options at home for this


Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. go drogallach - reluctantly

2. ag brostú - rushing/hurrying

3. ag díol - selling

4. brú tráchta - traffic jam

5. deich

6. fiche

7. tríocha

8. daichead

9. caoga

10. seasca

11. seachtó

12. ochtó

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

Tue 11th HW

 Songs and readings for Confirmation

Songs to be learned off-by-heart!

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 18 - Tue

Bearla:

Choose a poem from the following list:

Kenning

List

Limerick

Clerihew

Narrative

Choose 1/2 and write them onto your refill-pad for our poetry wall

Gaeilge

BUA lth. 213 - Q7-13

Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. go drogallach - reluctantly

2. ag brostú - rushing/hurrying

3. ag díol - selling

4. brú tráchta - traffic jam

5. deich

6. fiche

7. tríocha

8. daichead

9. caoga

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Monday, 10 March 2025

Mon 10th HW

Songs and readings for Confirmation

Songs to be learned off-by-heart!

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Mata:

MYM Week 18 - Mon

BAM pg. 98 Q1

Bearla:

Whe the Sky Falls - Read Ch2 - pick 2 words worthy of going on World Wall 4

Write a 1x4 summary on Ch.2

Gaeilge

BUA lth. 213 - Q1-6

Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. go drogallach - reluctantly

2. ag brostú - rushing/hurrying

3. ag díol - selling

4. brú tráchta - traffic jam

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Thurs 6th HW

 Bring in a book you loved when you were younger to read to your buddy tomorrow


Songs and readings for Confirmation

If you are singing, try to learn the song off!

Readings do not need to be off by heart. 

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir


Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. siopaí - shops

2. monarcha - factory

3. bunscoil - primary school

4. meánscoil - secondary school

5. beart - parcel

6. An phictiúrlann - cinema 

7. Scuaine - queue

8. Ródhaor - too dear

9. Cé mhéad - how much

10. beagáinín eile - a little more

11. ar mhaith leat a thuilleadh - would you like some more?

12. ag an am - at the time

13. níos mó ná - more than


English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Wed 5th HW

  Songs and readings for Confirmation

If you are singing, try to learn the song off!

Readings do not need to be off by heart. 

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Bearla:

Food Macros Project: Research your project title further. Gather information that you can decorate your project with. We will be putting them together tomorrow!

Mata:

MYM Week 17 Wed


Gaeilge:

Ag Siopadóreacht - Dráma - come up with 3/4 lines that could be added to your drama for the group!

Tóg go Bog é agus .... (x3 options) -use the order part of the verb

Seamróg + ainm as Gaeilge

Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. siopaí - shops

2. monarcha - factory

3. bunscoil - primary school

4. meánscoil - secondary school

5. beart - parcel

6. An phictiúrlann - cinema 

7. Scuaine - queue

8. Ródhaor - too dear

9. Cé mhéad - how much

10. beagáinín eile - a little more

11. ar mhaith leat a thuilleadh - would you like some more?


English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Tue 4th HW

 Songs and readings for Confirmation

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Bearla:

Kennings for 6 of the following:
tree, car, apple, book, phone, coffee, teacher, student, football, TV, pencil, brain

Mata:

MYM Week 17 Tue

Sheet pg. 56 (highlighted part)

Gaeilge:

Sheet pg. 82 - airgead

Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. siopaí - shops

2. monarcha - factory

3. bunscoil - primary school

4. meánscoil - secondary school

5. beart - parcel

6. An phictiúrlann - cinema 

7. Scuaine - queue

8. Ródhaor - too dear

9. Cé mhéad - how much

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

Monday, 3 March 2025

Mon 3rd HW

Songs and readings for Confirmation

Confirmation:

Grow in Love: An Phaidir

Bearla:

Sentences: 

abundant
captivate
gnarled
contempt 

The Word Party - create 2 new couplets (4 lines in total) based on what we did today

Mata:

MYM Week 17 Mon

Gaeilge:

Read Daithí & bróga reatha

Ceisteanna: 

  1. 1. Conas a chabhraigh Daithí a sheanathair? 

  1. 2. Cé mhéad airgead a bhí ag Daithí ar dtús? 

  1.  3. Cén fath a ghlan Daithí an teach? 

  1. 4. Cén áít a fuair Daithí ochtó cent? 

  1. 5. Cé mhéad a chosnaíonn na bróga reatha nua?

Spellings:

Gaeilge - 

1. siopaí - shops

2. monarcha - factory

3. bunscoil - primary school

4. meánscoil - secondary school

5. beart - parcel

English: spelling lists

Breise:

20 for 20 books

Book & Topic of the Week

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