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Content:
National and
International
News
Politics
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Sport
Crossword
Planet Politics
WWW News
40 Question Quiz
(resource pack)
8 Planet History – This month in History
Road to Rising- Part V
The Outbreak of War
This month in History:
The Zulu War
15 Pláinéad na Gaeilge –
Denis the Menace
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Subject:
English
 SPHE
 History
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Strand:
Developing cognitive abilities through language
 Emotional and imaginative development through language
 Competence and
Confidence in using
Language
 Myself and the wider
World
 Story
 Politics, conflict & society
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Strand Unit:
Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think
 Reading: responding to text
 Developing Citizenship
 Stories from the lives of people in the past
 History
 English
 Story
 Eras of Change & Conflict
 Stories from the lives of people in the past
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Objective/s: The child should be enabled to -
Read and interpret different types of functional text
 Distinguish between fact and opinion, bias and objectivity in text
 Read about National Issues that dominated news headlines: Tourist
Boom in 2015, Frank and the Flooding, Home to Work, Chernobyl
Children, Ravelóid, At Our Service
 Read about international Issues that have dominated news headlines this month- Winning the Ebola Battle, Calls for Halawa’s Release
 Read specific articles that encourage conversing freely and confidently on current affairs topics- Ibrahim Halawa and Human
Rights issues
 Politics- General Election Build Up Part I, Monthly Politics Quiz
 Complete a crossword based on information text in the paper
 Complete a series of puzzles, word searches, riddles, puzzles
 Read a selection of strange stories from around the world (WWW
News) and vote for the monthly intruder story- Pay for Air, Lost &
Found, Fit, Not Frustrated, Early Penalties, Picture Perfect, Turnip
Prize
Road to the Rising Part V- The Outbreak of War : Looking at the
Impact that World War 1 had on the Rising and the Volunteers and the
Home Rule Bill. Understanding how many saw the war as Ireland’s
Opportunity with regards to the rebellion
Signatory Part V- Thomas McDonagh
Learn about The Zulu War in 1879
 Gaeilge  Léitheoireacht
 Labhairt
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Planet Schools - School
News
 English  Developing cognitive abilities through language
 Ag cothú fonn léitheoireachta
 Ag cothú spéise/ag úsáid teanga
 Reading: developing interests, information retrieval skills and the ability to think
 Scéal (cartún) a léigh as Gaeilge le h-ainm Denis the Menace
 Foclóir nua/deacair- an focal agus a miniú, as béarla: túschic- kick-off, ciceáil thart- a kick around, Táim gnóthach faoi láthair- I’m busy right now, beagán aclaíochta- a little exercise, Cogar, céard ata ar siúl agat ansin?- Here, what are you at there? Fonn peile- a desire to play football, an clár is fear liom- my favourite programme
 Relate personal experience to the ideas and emotions conveyed in the text (January Diary of a First Year by Roisín McNamee)
Learn how different schools across the country get involved in different activities and for different reasons- Shoe Box Appeal, Science Week,
Texaco Art Competition

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2015 The Year in Review
Quiz
Planet Farming
29 Planet Wellbeing- A
Problem Shared
30 Places – County Focus #5
Kilkenny
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Maths - Maths story,
Puzzles, Sudoku
STEM
Planet Wildlife
Planet Science
Planet Tech
Poetry Corner
Question of the Month
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English
SPHE
Developing cognitive abilities through language
 Science
 Geography
 SPHE
 Living Things
 Natural Environments
 Forces
 Materials
 Myself
 Myself and Others
 Myself and the Wider World
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Maths
Geography
Science
SPHE
Geography
English
SPHE
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 Myself and the wider World
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Number
Problem Solving
Measure
Human Environments
Natural Environments
Living things
Myself
Natural Environments
Developing Cognitive abilities through language
Receptiveness to Language
Myself
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Planet Earth in
Space
Science and the environment
Operations
Time
People living and working in the local area
 The local, natural
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 environment
Plants and animals
 Animal Life
 Human Life
 The local, natural environment
My Friends and
Others
 Making decisions
 Developing
Citizenship
People living in a contrasting part of
Ireland
 Read about upcoming events in 2016- General election, Leap Year, Euro
2016, 2016 Olympic Games, US Presidential Election, 1916 Centenary,
UN International Year of the Pulse, Ice age 5, Juno Expedition, The Jungle
Book, Pearl Harbour 75 th Anniversary, Chinese New Year
 A 6 round quiz (12 questions in each round) based on the news, entertainment, politics and sports stories of 2015.
 Solve and complete practical one-step and two-step problems and tasks involving multiplication, division, addition and subtraction – countdown, crack the code (multiplication) Sudoku, puzzles
 Problem solve using real life situations- Ms. Goodyear’s Calendar Test
 Learn about farming issues:
I.F.A. scandal of later 2015, The Strom season and what effect it had on farmers around the country.
 Read safety tips on Electrics
 Read a Young Farmer’s Journal by Joseph Cosgrove (Part V- The
Storms)
 Learn about the Sperm Whale, The Giant Squid, Saving the
Rhinos, Science: Dinosaurs of Skye & The Mouth
 Planet Tech- Gaming Review by Padraig Bennett (Super Mario Galaxy)
 Playstation VR Headset, Waterproof Smartphone, Selfie Toaster
 Look at the Problem of the Month- Cyber Bullying
 Discuss how best to overcome this problem- looking at the do’s and don’ts
 Go online to share your thoughts on the problem
 Recipe: Banana Bread
 Meat Free Meals
 Learn about Kilkenny
 Read the history and origins of the county- looking at facts and figures based on geographical, historical and cultural information, tourist attractions, sport etc.
 Reading/Writing
 Write for a purpose and with a particular audience in mind
 Setting Goals
 Theme: 2016
 Looking at and identifying different types of poems
 Poetry Theme for February- Limerick Poems
 Poem of the Month: It’s A New Year by Juliette Norse
 What is the one thing you hope to achieve this year in school and at home?
And how are you going to ensure that this happens?