Kilmacrennan NS
5th Class
Our 5th Class students are enjoying taking part in a five week school based cycling training course.
2023/2024
A few photos from our School Tour in Derry. Some bowling, games and a trip to the cinema.
We went on our sponsored walk today and stopped off to admire St Colmcille’s Statue. Unfortunately the sun didn’t shine but we throughly enjoyed the walk.
Lá Féile Pádraig ☘️
World Book Day!
5th class had a great day out in Glenveagh National Park, partaking in a mini beast hunt. Thank you to all the organisers. It was a most enjoyable day out.
Christmas 🤶 Jumper Day!
A few Science Experiments for Science Week
Happy Halloween 🎃
Rang a Cúig Booklist 2022-23
A School Book Rental system is in place for pupils from Third to Sixth classes at a cost of €35 per pupil, subject to a family maximum contribution of €60. For this fee, the school provides the following books:
Mathematics: Planet Maths 5,
English: Starlight 5, Treasury E, My Read at Home 5
Gaeilge: Léigh sa Bhaile E (CJ Fallon), Abair Liom G
SESE: Small World 5 History, Small World 5 Geography/Science (C J Fallon)
Class Novels in English and Gaeilge
Religion textbooks
The rental fee can be paid in late June, or the first week of the new term. Alternatively, you may purchase the above books at your own expense.
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BOOKS TO PURCHASE
It will also be necessary to purchase the following workbooks for the 2022-23 school year, including those in the Book Rental Scheme.
New Wave English in Practice 5 (Prim-Ed);
New Wave Mental Maths 5 (Prim-Ed);
Spellbound 5 (CJ Fallon);
Rírá 5 (CJ Fallon);
Map Skills 1 & Assessment book (CJ Fallon)
Mindful Matters 5 SPHE (CJ Fallon)
Notes : It is school policy to have pupil names in Irish on copies etc. Personalised School Diaries will be available on opening week.
Other requirements: 1 X Sum Copy, 1 X Languages Copy; 1 X SESE/Mind Mapping copy, Packet Spare Copies; 2 X Pencils,,2 X Red Pens , Blue Pen, Black Pen, Calculator, Eraser, Sharpener, Long Ruler, Twistables, Highlighter, Mathematical Set, Set earphones, Pritstick; Ringbound folder with subject dividers
Lá fhéile Padráig☘️
World Book Day
World Book Day
Changing your Mind Set
Month of the Holy Souls
Getting Active
Rang a Cúig Booklist 2021-22
A School Book Rental system is in place for pupils from Third to Sixth classes at a cost of €35 per pupil, subject to a family maximum contribution of €60. For this fee, the school provides the following books:
Planet Maths 5,
Starlight 5,
Abair Liom G,
Treasury E,
Small World 5 (History by C J Fallon)
Small World 5 (Geography) by C J Fallon),
Let’s Discover Science Journal 5 (CJ Fallon)
My Read at Home 5 (CJ Fallon)
Léigh sa Bhaile E (CJ Fallon)
Class Novels in English and Gaeilge.
Religion books.
The rental fee can be paid in late June, or the first week of the new term. Alternatively, you may purchase the above books at your own expense.
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BOOKS TO PURCHASE
It will also be necessary to purchase the following workbooks for the 2021-22 school year
New Wave English in Practice 5 (Prim-Ed);
New Wave Mental Maths 5 (Prim-Ed);
Spellbound 5 (CJ Fallon);
Fuaimeanna agus Focail 5 (Folens);
Map Skills 1 (CJ Fallon)
Mindful Matters 5 SPHE (CJ Fallon)
Notes: It is school policy to have pupil names in Irish on copies etc. Personalised School Diaries will be available on opening week.
Other requirements: 1 X Sum Copy, 1 X Class Copy; Packet Spare Copies; 2 X Pencils,,2 X Red Pens , Blue Pen, Black Pen, Calculator, Eraser, Sharpener, Long Ruler, Twistables, Black Sharpie, Highlighter, Markers, Mathematical Set, Set earphones, Pritstick; Ringbound folder with subject dividers.
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General Info
Collective names
A sloth of bears
A skulk of foxes
A kindle of kittens
A clowder of cats
A gaggle of geese
A parliament of owls
A litter of pups
A murder of crows
An exaltation of larks
A mob/ troop of kangaroos
A shoal of herring
A school of whales
A smuck of jellyfish
A pride of lions
A murmuration of starlings
A barren of mules
A team of oxen
Animal Homes
Rabbits live in a burrow ( a group of burrows is a warren)
A hare lives in a form (a nest above grass)
A badger lives in a sett
A squirrel lives in a drey
An otter in a holt
A beaver lives in a lodge but builds a dam builds a dam
A fox lives in a den
A cow in a byre
A chicken coop
A pig sty
A bull is kept in a pen
Other Animal Facts
A Crane-fly is a Daddy Long legs
Elephants are mammals and they are the only animals with four knees. The seat on an elephant’s back is called a howdah. Elephants are often hunted for their valuable ivory. Their nose is called a trunk.
A mammoth is a prehistoric elehant.
Hannibal was a famous Carthagian general who once crossed the Alps with a herd of elephants on his way to attack Rome.
An elephant is the world’s heaviest animal (the rhinoceros is the second heaviest animal).
African elephants have bigger ears than the Asian elephant.
Hippopotamus means ‘river-horse’ in Greek.
Dinosaur means ‘terrible lizard’; Tyrannosaurus Rex was king of the dinosaurs. Rex means ‘king’.
The camel is ‘the ship of the desert’. Camels have three stomach chambers. There are two main breeds; A dromedary (one-hump) and a bactrian (two humps). A camel stores fat in the humps.
Polar bears live in the Arctic only; penguins at the Antarctica.
The Lion is considered ‘the king of the beasts’.
Owls are considered to be wise. An owl can rotate its head 270 degrees. Breeds include Spectacled, Long-Eared, Barn, Striped, Oriental Bay, Snowy, Eastern Screech, Tawny, Great Grey.
An owl hoots. A baby owl is called an owlet.
The dingo is the wild dog of Australia.
A Manx cat has no tail (lives on the Isle of Man )
Paddington bear comes from Peru.
The Abominable Snowman – also known as the Yeti – lives in the Himalayas.
Tigers are indigenous to Asia
Pumas and Jaguars are indigenous to South America
The smallest dog is the chihuahua (Mexico); the largest dog is the Irish Wolfhound.
A Queen Bee lives in a hive (one Queen oper hive). Worker bees are drones. A bee has six legs. Bees produce honey.
‘as busy as a bee’. Bees can live in an apiary.
Kangaroo- the young is called a ‘joey’. Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch IE They are marsupials.
Horses have four gaits ie they can run, gallop, canter or trot.
Horses are traditionally bought in ‘guineas’.
All racehorses’ birthdays are on January 1st.
A spider has eight legs.
Animals Families
Canine – Dog
Feline – Cat
Asinine – donkey
Equine – horses
Swine – pigs
Lupine – wolf
Vulpine – fox
Rodents – Rats, mice etc
Aquiline – eagle
Ovine – sheep
Bovine – cow
Ursine – bear
Simian – monkey/ ape
Reynard – fox
Brock refers to badger
Ermine refers to stoat.
ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG
Cat- kitten
Rabbit – kitten
Hedgehog – hoglet
Goat – kid
Whale – calf
Duck – duckling
Swan – cygnet
Dog – pup.
Butterflies
Cabbage White, Painted Lady, Blue Morpho, Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock, Common Blue
Bats
Pipistrelle, Long-Eared, Flittermouse, Horseshoe
Cats
Maine, Manx Cat has no tail – from the Isle of Man, Burmese, Siamese?
Deer
Red, Fallow
Sika Deer/ Japanese
Ducks
Pintail, Mallard, Wigeon, Eider, Mandarin, Pochard, Teal
Geese
Brent, Barnacle, Greylag, Cackling, White-fronted, Canada, Snow,
Horses
Clydesdale, Piebald, Blazer, Mustang, Trotter
A horse has four gaits; Walk, Canter, trot and gallop.
Pony
Shetland, Connemara, Highland
Spiders
Charlotte, Tarantula, Huntsman, Black Widow
Arachnaphobia is the fear of spiders
Swan
Mute swan, Tundra Swan, Whooper Swan
Ships
The speed of ships at sea is measured in knots.
Bow – the front of a ship
Starboard – the left side
Port- the right side
Stern – the rear of a ship
Galley – the kitchen of a ship
Deck – the floor of a ship
Cabin – a sleeping quarter
Crow’s Nest – the look out point
Funnel – a ship’s chimney
A Captain’s diary is called a log.
Sailor’s refer to the bottom of the sea as ‘Davy Jones’ Locker’.
A ship’s load is called a cargo. A Plimsoll Line is the line on the side of a cargo ship that marks a safe cargo load.
The workers on a ship are called crew members.
The Titanic ship was built in Harland & Wolff dockyard in Belfast. It sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, having set sail from Southampton, destined for New York. It picked up passengers in France and at Queenstown ( now called Cobh) in Cork. The Titanic struck an iceberg.
John Smith was the captain of the Titanic.
We were delighted to welcome the Young At Heart group to our class this week. All students had great fun playing cards.
