Enforced Closure 2020 Queries and Comments

24/3/2020

Dear Parents and Students, click on the comment option to ask Ms Callinan or Ms Holden any questions you might have, or even just to say hi!
Please remember to use this comment section appropriately- it is a public forum, so everyone will be able to see your comments and questions. If you need to contact your teacher privately email Ms Greene on victories.ias@eircom.net and she can pass on your message.

103 Comments

Lorna Greene

24/3/2020 13:29:11

Test message

Miss Holden

24/3/2020 17:52:55

Hi Miss Holden. I am not feeling too good. I have a sinus infection so I'm not doing great with the work u gave me... but mammy is giving me bits to do.. we did gardening today.. I miss you and hope you are keeping well.... From Julia Hardiman

Freya and grace

14/4/2020 14:49:15

Hi ms holden we're having great time outside in our garden playing lots of games and baking , we hope you are feeling ok we miss you and our friends x

Aoibhin Horan

16/4/2020 09:04:32

Hi Freya and Grace I miss u and I can’t believe I only saw savannah once I’m still lucky I saw her

Ms. Holden

20/4/2020 07:54:34

Hi Freya & Grace, Thank you for getting in touch. I bet Sophia loves having you at home. Keep up the baking! Take care

Ms. Holden

26/3/2020 13:14:00

Hi Julia. Please don't worry about the work. Gardening sounds like a great activity. You could try one of Ms. Greene's daily activities and message me on Monday about how you got on. Get well soon. I look forward to seeing all of the lovely ladies from Room 5.

Marta Spryszak

26/3/2020 15:48:26

Hi Ms. Callinan I miss you. I really would like to go back to school.

Marta Spryszak

26/3/2020 16:04:00

I also do art and crafts with Natalia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-vlvVD0Yx0 :)

Ryan Roe

27/4/2020 09:32:01

Hi makayla here,hope your keeping safe.

Ms. Callinan link

27/3/2020 10:24:36

Hi Marta! Lovely to hear from you, thank you!!I miss you all too! I hope you're having great fun with Natalia doing arts and crafts, well done you ladies! Happy Friday!

Olivia Ziobro

26/3/2020 18:47:33

Hi Ms Holden

I am getting through my school work and the rocky road cake I made today, I miss school. Hope you are well, and hope to be back in school soon. Take care.

Ms. Holden

30/3/2020 09:59:28

Hi Olivia! Lovely to hear from you. I'm glad you're getting on well. Baking sounds like a lovely activity too. I bet the rocky road was delicious. I hope to see everyone again soon

Ryancraig Roe

27/4/2020 09:18:58

Ms. Callinan link

27/3/2020 10:40:55

Good morning lovely ladies! How are you all? I hope you are all very well and safe. Keep that up! I miss school and seeing you all everyday and the teachers and Ms. Greene but we will see each other again soon and I look forward to hearing all your news. Will Ms. Callinan and Ms. Holden need to wear their high heels as I bet you are all getting so tall?!
I hope no-one is worrying about their schoolwork and just doing their best. That's all we can do everyday. I have a little lady here at home with me who is keeping me very busy and sure sometimes I can't get my work done properly, so we will all just do our best! Our homes are very busy places at the moment so I bet you are a super help to your parents and put a smile on their faces everyday. Isn't it very important to be extra kind and nice to each other at the moment? I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine, I'm trying to spend time in the garden and walk everyday. Is anyone reading any good books? I am very glad to have some spare time before bedtime to read and it helps me to sleep really well, I sometimes fall asleep on my Kindle!! And I started a new gratitude notebook - have you been practising?
Take care of yourselves and your families and have a great weekend!

P.S. If I sometimes can't reply to you straight away, you will know a little lady here has her mammy's hands full, but I will be back to you!

P.P.S. A joke for you......Why did the student eat his homework?

Alice E

29/3/2020 09:49:32

Hi Ms. Callinan!
I did one of my projects - my dream job. I played vet and wrote about it.
I have a little girl here, that I have to play with, too. She is such a chatterbox!

P.S. BECAUSE the homework was about cupcakes.

P. P. S. My mom noticed, that I don't have a subtraction and addition sheet.

Marta Spryszak

29/3/2020 20:39:33

We did not have this sheet too .

Ms. Callinan link

30/3/2020 09:18:41

Good morning Alice! Lovely to hear from you! A vet - wow! What a rewarding job and you would be such a gentle, kind vet to the animals. Well done you!
I bet your chatterbox at home loves playing with you!

Sorry Alice and Marta about the addition and subtraction sheet - we were not expecting school to close that day so there were a few things myself and Ms. Holden were still organising and just didn't have that ready in time. We will include some more work this week and I bet you could practise some of your tens and units sums in your spare copy.
Mind yourselves, stay safe! We hope everyone has a very happy, healthy and safe week- enjoy the sunshine!

P.S. Great answer for the joke Alice, I like it!
Mine was 'Because her teacher told her it was a piece of cake!'

Aoibhìn

27/3/2020 13:47:09

Hi Ms Holden I got a bit muddled whit the Work because The first time in Friday I did my work to Tuesday because the work onlly lasted 3 Days so my mam said to just to my project and read my Books soo I did . And I never new I could message you my mam onlly found out today so anything you could tell me about new work getting set up could you. I also miss you very much I wish noting happend.

Ms. Holden

30/3/2020 10:04:34

Hi Aoibhín. Don't worry about the work. It is lovely to hear from you. I hope you are enjoying the project work. I hope to see everyone again soon

Aoibhìn Horan

27/3/2020 14:13:29

Hello ms Holden I hope ur having a great day I really miss you :(

Lillie

27/3/2020 18:29:25

Hi I miss you and school and all of my friends it is hard to focus whith out exsplaning any thing and hope you are well miss you hope you enjoy your days bye

Ms. Holden

30/3/2020 10:06:16

Hi Lillie. Thank you for your message. Don't worry about the work, just do your best. I hope you enjoy the projects! Hopefully we will get back to school again soon

Ms. Callinan link

30/3/2020 10:25:03

Morning girls! Happy Monday! We hope you all had a lovely, healthy weekend!

As it's Monday, and if you have access, you could work away on IXL today - continue on from where we left off. Remember you have that written in your diary. You could also do some IXL on Thursday, like we do for homework usually!

If you have access to Twinkl, type 'addition ' in the search bar for 1st/2nd class and you will find some worksheets on addition and subtraction that would make for some great revision!

Also on Twinkl this week is an excellent Easter themed pack. You will find lots of activities for some subjects , for e.g. english : word searches, creative writing; maths : symmetry activities; religion / sphe: the Easter story, kindness activities . Enjoy!

Good luck with your work plans and just do your best. You might even do some revision of spellings (use your spelling lists inside your EIP). Perhaps you have a revision test at the back of your EIP to complete. You may have some catch-up in Mental Maths also to do.
Can you do 10 minutes DEAR time Monday-Wednesday and then 10 minutes Free Writing on Thursdays and Fridays? Perhaps after your school activities for the day.

Slan go foill! Ms. Holden and Ms. Callinan.

Lucy roche

30/3/2020 12:26:13

Hi ms Callinan
I have been busy baking 🍪with my big sister and have been playing a lot of tennis , i have been doing all my work and have just got a new desk delivered today and i cant wait to get back to school 👍😀💜💜

Ms. Callinan link

30/3/2020 13:26:53

Ah hi Lucy! Oh good on you - sounds like you could teach Ms. Callinan a recipe or two! I'd love that - hope you also had great fun eating all your hard work! And playing tennis too - well done!
I'm so proud to hear you're working so hard - well done you, I knew you would! A new desk sounds very exciting - enjoy doing all your work on it now.
Have a nice evening!

Maisy

30/3/2020 10:45:43

Hi Miss Holden I really miss you and my friends. I did some baking and we went for a walk. I am working hard with my school work. ❤️😀

Ms. Holden

30/3/2020 13:20:34

Hi Maisy. It's lovely to hear from you. I bet your baking was delicious. Keep up the good work!

Ruby hennessy

30/3/2020 14:09:44

Hi Ms Holden and Ms Callinan,
I've been very busy at home with home school. I even made a poster with OLV Home School for my end of the kitchen table. I have been going out for a daily cycle, almost worn out the tyres! It seems so long since I last saw you I almost forget what you look like. I miss all of the OLV gang very much and cant wait to see you again.
:)
Ps. Very disappointed that we didn't get to do the ceile! :(

Ms. Callinan link

31/3/2020 09:28:14

Morning Ruby! Great to hear from you! That sounds like a very creative poster, well done! And daily cycling - excellent! I'm glad the weather has been nice for your cycles.
We really miss you all aswell but stay safe and we will see you all again soon! Don't forget Ms. Greene has her shamrock dress ready so we hope to have the Ceili when we get back to school. Can you remember our dance and Haka?
Have a lovely day!

Marta Spryszak

31/3/2020 11:15:08

Hi Ms.Callinan,yes I do remember the dance and the Haka.
And I have a picture for the Religion:)

Ms. Holden

31/3/2020 11:29:24

Hi Ruby! A daily cycle sounds very relaxing. I bet your poster is fabulous; I hope you include lots of arts and crafts in your home school. Lovely to hear from you. Hopefully we'll be dancing at the Céilí before too long. Take care

Saoirse L

31/3/2020 08:12:23

Hi Ms Callinan I really miss you

Ms. Callinan link

31/3/2020 09:31:11

Morning Saoirse! Lovely to hear from you! I miss you too and all our gang in Rooms 10 and 5! I hope you're keeping really well and I have no doubt you are being a super help to your Mam and Dad. Are you enjoying being able to be called Saoirse for a few weeks and not Saoirse L.?!! I hope you have enjoyed the nice weather so far.
Stay well and hope to see you soon!

Katie Crilly

31/3/2020 18:40:44

Hi Ms Holden
I really miss you I am doing very well I love the stuff that you gave me.we done an obstacle course today with basketball, hop scotch, hola hoops and running up and down 10 times for P.E. I love the project’s that you gave me. I miss you and all my friends

Ms. Holden

1/4/2020 08:15:19

Hi Katie! Thank you for getting in touch. I hope you'd lots of fun on your obstacle course! That was a great idea. I look forward to seeing your projects. Keep up the good work! I hope to see everyone back in OLV soon

Marta Spryszak

1/4/2020 09:33:00

Hi Ms.Holden, I do not now question 10 in week 25 Wednesday in my Mental Maths.Can you help me?????????????????:)

Ms. Holden

1/4/2020 11:10:08

Hi Marta! Lovely to hear from you. You can put a circle around question 10 and I'll explain it to the class when we get back. Don't worry, I know you always do your best. Take care

Mia Pauliakova

1/4/2020 15:21:10

Hello Ms Holden,
hope you are well. My mum wasn't very well. Think she had the virus... but she is getting better. I was wondering if you could email my mum a sheet of work which I am not able to find in my messy room :) the page in question is p,f handwriting page please. Olivia took a picture of that page but she had it already filled in so I can't print it out. I am devastated my holiday to Florida got cancelled :( we were supposed to fly on 29th March... now we have to wait another year :( oh well... hope you are well and we will see each other soon with the rest of the class :) miss you everybodyyyyyy Mia P.

Ms. Holden

2/4/2020 07:59:58

Hi Mia. Lovely to hear from you. I'm glad your Mum is feeling better. Don't worry about the handwriting sheet. You can do the other work. I'm so sorry about your cancelled holiday. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon. Take care

Caoimhe

2/4/2020 10:38:23

Hi Ms Holden and Ms Callinan I’ve finished all my work and have been doing maths sheets off twinkl. I really miss school but it’s my birthday on Saturday and I’m getting a chocolate cake.

Ms. Callinan link

2/4/2020 15:24:29

Hi Caoimhe! Great to hear from you! You've been working very hard by the sounds of things, well done you! And extra maths work - that's fantastic! Keep it up! I bet your smile is still as big as ever!
Wishing you a very happy birthday, you will remember this one in a special way! Ooh yummy chocolate cake - great choice, enjoy it! We will sing to all the birthday girls when we get back to school. Say hi to your Mammy! Ms. Callinan.

Ms. Holden

2/4/2020 13:04:57

Hi Caoimhe. Lovely to hear from you. Well done on getting extra Maths work done. I hope you have a super birthday. Enjoy that birthday cake!

Saoirse B

2/4/2020 13:14:21

Hi Ms Callinan,
I miss you a lot.
I've been doing lots of my work. I enjoyed the project on a country. I picked the country Spain. It was very fun to do and I did it over 3 days. I am doing lots of Irish dancing and baking. the cookies taste great!!
I send my Irish dancing teacher videos of me practising and she sends me the feedback to improve.
I am getting to walk my dog a lot and she is very happy. Her name is Bella.We got Disney plus and I have seen some great movies.

How are you doing?
Love Saoirse xxx

Ms. Callinan link

2/4/2020 15:35:08

Hola Saoirse! Lovely to hear from you. I really miss your 'morning teacher' greeting for me first thing every morning and all the gang in room 10 and our friends in room 5. Hopefully we will see each other very soon and most importantly, stay safe and well. I'm so proud to hear you're working hard and a great choice of country for your geography project. Perhaps you will visit Spain when you're older! And dancing and baking and looking after Bella - you have been busy! I hope Bella didn't sneak too many cookies! Are there any Disney movies you would recommend for us? I hear this Sunday will be a wet day so I'll try and make the most of the dry weather until then and a movie on Sunday sounds good!
Take care Saoirse! Adios, Ms. Callinan.

Saoirse B

6/4/2020 13:08:58

Hi Ms Callinan,

So far we have watched Monsters Inc, Inside Out, Cheaper by the Dozen and Zootropilis. They were all excellent and we had popcorn and rice krispie cakes that we made ourselves.
Enjo the films
Love Saoirse xx

Katie Crilly

2/4/2020 13:50:12

Hi to all the girls Caoimhe I hope you have a lovely birthday 🎉🎂🥳

Ms. Holden and Ms. Callinan

3/4/2020 12:51:22

Hi girls! Ms. Callinan and I want to wish you all a lovely two week Easter break. We haven't work for you to do over the holidays. You could look up some nice Easter activities on the twinkl website, if you like. You could also look at the well being section on the school website. We will prepare work for after Easter IN CASE we don't get back to school on the 20th. Ms. Callinan and I LOVE reading and are always looking for recommendations. You could let us know of good books you read during the holidays. It would be nice to do random acts of kindness like giving Mammy and Daddy a hug and thanking them for all they do. Keep being your super selves. We look forward to hearing about your holidays. Take care and stay safe

Sadhbh

3/4/2020 19:54:43

Hi Miss Holden Happy easter! I really miss you and my friends.i baked cookies and I went on a walk and did all my projects. Bye!! 😀😀😀🐰🐰🐰🐰🌈🌈🌈

Ms. Holden

20/4/2020 07:57:14

Hi Sadhbh. I hope you had a lovely Easter. Lovely to hear from you. We're lucky that the weather has been lovely. I hope to see you soon

Pola Swierad

5/4/2020 15:04:31

Hi Ms Callinan
I really miss you.
I would really like to go back to school this week.

Pola Swierad

6/4/2020 16:23:47

Hi,Ms Callinan.
I’m doing great with the work that you have gave me.
I’m also doing art’s and crafts.

Marta Spryszak

7/4/2020 18:05:34

Hi Pola, I do art and crafts to!!😀😀😂🤣😃😃

Ms. Callinan link

20/4/2020 09:18:46

Marta, you will have to show us some of your creations when we return to school!

Ms. Callinan link

20/4/2020 09:17:32

Good morning Pola! So lovely to hear from you! I hope you and your family had a safe, chocolatey Easter!! I really miss you all too - hopefully we will be back in OLV soon. I'm delighted to hear you're doing so well with your work, I knew you would, well done! Bet you have made some fantastic crafts work. Have you been practising your cheerleading?
Take care!

Pola Swierad

28/4/2020 15:20:03

Ms Callinan,
My cheerleading is cancelled at the moment but we get videos on the website of the things we have to practise at home. It is really fun. I miss going to the gym and school.
I did my project on wildebeest and I cant wait to show it off at school.
I miss my friends and you.

Ms. Callinan link

29/4/2020 16:33:33

Hi Pola!
That's great that you can keep up with your fun cheerleading at home! Go you!
I miss you too and all the gang in Room 10! It is so nice to be able to keep in touch here on the blog.
Well done you on completing the project - I'm looking forward to seeing it - no doubt it is beautifully presented and a lot of hard work went into it. What was your favourite fact that you learnt about the wildebeest?
Stay safe, hi to your Mammy!
Ms. Callinan.

Julia Hardiman

10/4/2020 08:21:31

Hi miss Holden Julia here just want to wish you and your family a happy Easter and I hope you get lots of Easter eggs see you soon hopefully

Ms. Holden

20/4/2020 08:03:27

Hi Julia. I hope you I had a nice Easter. I had a very quiet Easter this year. I hope you've been keeping up with the gardening. Take care

Maisy

12/4/2020 15:14:17

Happy Easter everybody I miss you so much x

Ms. Holden

20/4/2020 08:10:46

Hi Maisy. I hope you had a lovely Easter. Isn't it great that the weather has been lovely. It makes me feel better when I miss my friends. I hope you enjoy the work Ms. Callinan and I have prepared for everyone. Take care

Aoibhin Horan

16/4/2020 09:07:38

I miss eveyone and my football is cancelled :(

Ms Holden

20/4/2020 08:08:28

Hi Aoibhín. I hope you had a lovely Easter. It is hard not to be able to see everyone. My nieces and nephews are missing their friends too. Hopefully we will see each other soon. You will be so excited when football is back on. In the meantime, I hope you get to enjoy the sunshine and practice your ball skills. Take care

Ms. Callinan link

20/4/2020 09:42:35

Good morning to all the great girls from Room 10 and Room 5!!
We hope you all had a very safe, relaxing, chocolatey Easter! Are there any Easter eggs left to be eaten I wonder!!

We didn't imagine that we would be typing messages to each other on this first day back to school after the Easter holidays but well done to everyone for following the rules at the moment and standing together by standing apart. Let's keep up this hard work so we can see each other again soon!

It's nice to have the sun shining at the start of our new week, so enjoy that!

You will see our next plan of work for the following 2 weeks on the website. All we ask is that you do your best, that's all we can do! We bet you have all become super teachers as well as super pupils, organising all of your work! We're looking forward to hearing about which parts really interested you.

You might like to follow our school timetable as best you can.
This is only a guide now - the most important thing is to do what suits you and your family best on any given day!!
If the sun shines on Monday, you might want to do extra P.E. outside and save music for a wet, rainy day! You might want to do your history project everyday for a few days and then move onto geography, for example. Good luck and enjoy!

Timetable :
Start with english and then maths everyday!
Perhaps you could try some of the Gaeilge activities mentioned in the 'online resources' section of the website after maths.
Then :
Monday : History, Music, Religion
Tuesday : Geography, P.E., Religion
Wednesday : Science, Music, Religion
Thursday : Art, catch- up projects work, Religion
Friday : Test spellings, P.E., SPHE, Religion

Slan go foill cailini!
Ms. Callinan and Ms. Holden.

Ms. Holden

20/4/2020 10:27:50

Hi girls from Room 5 and 10,
I made a mistake with the spelling lists. Silent C list for this week is: land,quiz, scene,scent,muscle, science, scissors crescent, gram and kilogram.
Do -are list for next week: film, kept,hare,care,share,scare,square, nightmare, millilitre and litre

Emily

21/4/2020 11:32:58

Hi Miss Callinan
I have done most of my home work i miss everybody.
I have been getting exercise by walking my dog fagan.
last week my mam gave him a hair cut and his tale is like a stick.
and today my mam is going to teach me how to make handmade paper.
love emily

Ms. Callinan link

21/4/2020 16:32:17

Hi Emily! Great to hear from you. Well done on getting the work done - I knew you would work hard!
Super to hear you're getting your exercise by walking Fagan - I bet he loves all the playtime he has with you now. Did he like his new hair cut? I could do with a visit to the hairdressers myself! Homemade paper sounds fantastic - I hope you enjoyed that and will you please tell us how to make it when we return to school?
Take care,
Ms. Callinan.

Layla (& her Mam)

22/4/2020 09:36:38

Hi Ms. Callinan, I hope you are well? I am not able to view Deirdre of the Sorrows on Twinkl for our history project. When we click on it, it asks us to subscribe to a monthly package. Has everyone else been able to view the story?
Thank you & I miss everyone,
Layla

Layla

22/4/2020 09:46:18

Sorry....our mistake!! Problem solved....we hadn’t fully signed up (not with it these days haha)

Ms. Callinan link

22/4/2020 09:55:04

Hi Layla! Ah don't worry and I'm glad you got that sorted and the access has worked. Hope you enjoy the story - let me know what you think of it! Well done you working so hard, I knew you would! I hope all is really well with you and your family. I bet you are keeping really active outside Layla, during this nice weather and are a great help to your mammy and daddy looking after your sister at home aswell!
Take care,
Ms. Callinan.

Marta Spryszak

22/4/2020 10:34:37

Hi Ms.Callinan, I already read Deirdre of the Sorrows I liked it but it was a bit sad😪.I made the Ethiopia Project and I also can find Ethiopia on the globe😁😀.And a do Gaeilge on Cogha Cogha 🤩.

Ms.Callinan link

23/4/2020 09:28:28

Morning Marta! I hope you, Natalia and your family are keeping really well. I'm glad you liked the story but yes it is. Great job on your project, I look forward to seeing it. What was the most interesting fact you learnt about Ethiopia? That's fantastic that you're doing some Gaeilge work on Cogha Cogha, coinnigh suas e, maith thu!
Have a great day, Ms. Callinan.

Marta Spryszak

23/4/2020 10:53:34

Hi Ms Callinan, My favorite fact about Ethiopia is that the oldest human skeleton ever discovered was unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974.Nicknamed ''Lucy,'' the skeleton is OVER 3.2 million years old.It is my favorite because I think it is interesting😀😁😀😁.Stay safe Marta.

saoirse b

23/4/2020 10:40:07

hello miss callanan
i miss all of the class so much and you to ive been doing lots of school work and cleened my bedroom. ive been waching this show called
bazardbark i miss you so much lov saoirse b
p.s we didint get dived of the sorrow it cost 5.99

Ms. Callinan link

23/4/2020 13:29:05

Hello Saoirse B.! Great to hear from you. You are keeping so busy, well done you! I'm so glad to hear you're doing your schoolwork as it is not easy in these unusual times, so you should be really proud of yourself.
You girls are showing a love of learning and perseverance and I couldn't be prouder!
And how mature of you to clean your bedroom and your own space. I wish my housemates would do the same!!
I hadn't heard of that show - I must look it up.
I haven't much news but I am so grateful for the nice weather and I am going to make pizzas later - yum yum!
I am off now to ring Ms. Greene as we are all busy planning and I'm really looking forward to talking to her. We have a staff meeting tomorrow and it will be great to see and hear all of the teachers - we have to act like the girls and raise our hands when we want to speak! So now the teachers are the pupils and you guys are like the teachers at home organising your work!! Imagine!
Take care and enjoy the sun.
Ms. Callinan.

Saoirse's B Mam

23/4/2020 10:42:15

Hi Ms Callinan,
We are having trouble accessing Deirdre of the sorrow. Do we have to sign up and purchase?
Thanks
Christine

Ms. Callinan link

23/4/2020 13:19:13

Hi Christine!
Apologies I didn't get this to you sooner - access to twinkl , where the Deirdre story can be sourced, should b free at the moment as it has been extended during these extenuating circumstances. So I hope you can access from signing up at www.twinkl.ie/offer. Please let me know if there are any further difficulties.
Kind regards and mind yourselves,
Ms. Callinan.

Ms. Callinan link

23/4/2020 13:21:49

Wow Marta and I thought I was old!! That is a very interesting, unusual fact and thank you for sharing that! I bet our Lucy in Room 10 will enjoy that fact!
Stay safe too!
Ms. Callinan.

Sadhbh Quinlan

24/4/2020 11:10:57

Hi miss Holden! I couldn't find my handwriting sheet for p and f so I just did Z and X . 🌈🌈

Ms. Holden

24/4/2020 11:37:41

Hi Sadhbh! I hope you are well . Doing the other page was a good solution and an example of you using your initiative. Well done! I hope when you've your school work done, you get to enjoy the lovely weather this weekend 🌞

Nikola Kolano

24/4/2020 12:10:27

Dear Ms Holden. Hope you are keeping well and healthy and all from my class as well. I have a question. How can I open Deirdre of the Sorrows on www.twinkl.co.uk as my mom tried and it is not allowing her to open it. Thank you and have a wonderful day. Nikola K.

Ms. Holden

24/4/2020 13:25:21

Hi Nikola! Thank you for getting in touch. I hope you are well and that you had a lovely Easter. If you go into the twinkl website www.twinkl.ie/offer, you should have free access to the content on the website then. Have a lovely weekend.

Nikola

24/4/2020 13:55:03

Thank you Ms Holden. I found the promotion code and can use it now. Have a lovely weekend. Nikola

Nikola

27/4/2020 13:50:42

Dear Ms Holden.,
thank you, yes I had a lovely Easter. I am going for a walk to do the brake. I almost finish Ethiopia project. I have done my Deirdre ... homework. It took me a lot of time :) I miss you and girls. I got really upset when finding Communion is canceled :( Anyway have a lovely day. Oh and me and my sister Gabi is doing balcony gardening as well.

Ruby

27/4/2020 10:27:51

Hi Ms Holden and Ms Callinan,
Great to see all your faces last week. All our hair is getting longer, we'll all be in anna and elsa plaits soon:) I'm trying my best at schoolwork but I'm not getting every single thing done. My hand gets cramps from all the writing and drawing. I finished my Ethiopia project. I've been doing a lot of gardening with my dad. We planted french beans, courgettes, salads, tomatoes and microgreens. Hi to all the girls in my class ;)
Stay safe, stay happy
Ruby hennessy

Ms. Holden

27/4/2020 11:15:50

Hi Ruby,
I like how you signed off with stay safe, stay happy. Happiness is so important. When you find your hand gets tired, it is a good idea to take breaks. Time in the garden is a great solution. My Mam will be jealous when she hears all that you have planted!
Thank you for getting in touch. Regards, Ms.Holden

Ms. Callinan link

27/4/2020 12:59:50

Hi Ruby!
Well you have certainly spread some happiness on our blog today with your lovely message! All you can do is your best and sounds like you're doing more than that! Hope you enjoyed the project.
You could teach me a thing or two about gardening - that sounds fantastic! Bet they will taste even better when you get to eat them because you grew them yourself!
Mind yourselves, Ms. Callinan.

Marta Spryszak

27/4/2020 10:57:58

Hi Ms.Callinan, Today I watched a very interesting film about Cheetahs
for my Wildebeest Projekt.And I am waiting for ''The Magic Finger '' book. 😁😀

Ms. Callinan link

27/4/2020 13:05:48

Hello Marta! Great to hear from you! Well done you on working so hard and showing such a love of learning! That sounds like great research for your project. I hope you will enjoy 'The Magic Finger'. I loved reading it when I was in second class. We have a link to it on youtube in our plan of work also. Have you predicted what the book could be about??
Mind yourselves and enjoy the sun!
Ms. Callinan.

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27/4/2020 13:12:15

Hello Marta! Great to hear from you! How are you and all your family keeping?
Well done you on such great research for your project and showing such a love of learning. Can you guess which character strength I just had to practise? I had typed your message and the internet froze for some reason and I lost it. But I had a little chuckle as it reminded me of Ms. Callinan's 'friendship' with the computer in Room 10! Hah!
I hope you will enjoy 'The Magic Finger'. I loved reading it when I was in second class! We have a link to it on youtube from our plan of work. Can you predict what the book might be about?
Mind yourselves and enjoy the sun, Ms. Callinan.

P.S. I hope this sends this time!

Marta Spryszak

27/4/2020 17:12:40

Hi Ms.Callinan,Me and my family feel good and we love spending time together and me and my sisters just came back from our bike ride.
I think the book will be about a girl that when she touches something it will turn gold.And I can call to Olivia P and we have nice chats together on Skype.Me and my sisters baked oatmeal biscuits together .They taste delicious and they are almost gone!!!I REALLY miss you,Ms.Holden and all my friends in room 10 and 5 I really miss all of you.From Marta 😀😉

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28/4/2020 09:00:22

Morning Marta! I miss your enthusiastic, big smile everyday and your love of learning! I miss being in Room 10 with you all swell.
Well your message really put a warm smile on my face when I read all about the lovely family time you're having. That is such an added bonus during these different times and so important. Thank you for reminding us to practise the character strength 'optimism'.
That's an interesting prediction about 'The Magic Finger'. Would you turn everything gold if you had a magic finger?!
Greta to hear you're staying in touch with your friends - also very important.
Hello to Olivia P! I hope you, your mammy and all you family are very well.
Take care, Ms. Callinan.

Ms. Callinan link

28/4/2020 09:05:08

Can anyone spot the two spelling mistakes in teacher's last message to Marta? I would like to say I was challenging you with some proof-reading but I just made the mistakes! Oops - I will take greater care with my proof-reading the next time!

Nikola

28/4/2020 11:18:28

Hi everyone, I'm hoping you are all well.I'm good, but I miss everybody from school. I am doing exercises with my sister and dad. We are going outside to the park and collecting flowers and plants. have nice day everyone.

Ms. Holden

28/4/2020 11:25:25

Hi Nikola! I hope lots of girls see your message. It's great that you live near a park that you can visit. Enjoy the sunshine!

emily king

28/4/2020 13:05:35

hi miss callinan
i miss everybody.
me and my dad walked my dog to park yesterdy
i have done my work .the project are really fun. i made some thing for you
from emily

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28/4/2020 13:32:15

Hi Emily!
I have no doubt that all your friends in Room 10 really miss you too! As does teacher!
I bet Fagan is loving the walks with you at the moment. I'm delighted to hear you're getting some fresh air and so nice to be able to walk in a park too!
Well done you for all the hard work and it's great to hear that the projects are fun! Myself and Ms. Holden are busy planning the next few.
Ooh - something for me! How kind, thank you!! That has made my day and I look forward to that!
Mind yourselves at home, Ms. Callinan.

Ms. Callinan link

29/4/2020 13:18:32

Ah hello Makayla!
I was just checking something there and realised there were some messages from you that I hadn't seen before! I'm so sorry for that! I just missed them for some reason.
It is super to hear from you! How are you? Is Jayden keeping you busy? How often have you read 'The Wonky Donkey' to him these past few weeks!! Rebecca has wanted that as her bedtime story the past few nights! I hope you have gotten to do lots of singing and dancing. Are there any new songs that you think we would like?
Try your best with your schoolwork and don't be worrying about it - all we can do is our best!
Take care,
Ms. Callinan.

Pola Swierad

29/4/2020 20:46:55

Hi Ms Callinan,
Mammy says hi too!
And my favourite fact about the wildebeests is that there is two kinds of them: they are called blue and black! But they’re greyish brown in colour so it is very interesting!
I read the magic finger book today because the weather was not too good so I did not get to go to the garden to play. I really liked the book. I love reading! ❤️❤️❤️📖📖📖

Ms. Callinan link

30/4/2020 09:13:53

Good morning Pola! And Mammy!
That is certainly an interesting fact - isn't it funny how sometimes names make a lot of sense and then other times they're very unusual!
Ah I'm so glad you enjoyed reading the book - it really captured my imagination when I was a young girl.I used to hope I could turn my finger into a magic finger and practise on my sisters, but sadly it never worked!!
I realised yesterday we have been so lucky with the weather because I had walked every evening nearly so far. Reading is a great alternative though and there is also lots of exercise we can do indoors! Have you read any other Roald Dahl books? I would highly recommend 'Matilda' and you know the next one, 'Charlie and the chocolate factory'! I hope you get some fresh air today.
Have a great day!
Take care,
Ms. Callinan.

Maisy

1/5/2020 11:34:27

Hi ms Holden thank you for the postcard it cheered me up I miss you 😀😃

Ms. Holden

1/5/2020 12:54:54

Hi Maisy. You're very welcome. I really enjoyed writing to everyone. I wished the postcards could fit more in. It was strange to write postcards from my kitchen. Usually I send postcards from my holidays! I hope you and all of your family have a great weekend

Saoirse L

6/5/2020 09:54:27

Hi Ms Callinan, I think you tried to call my Mum, sorry she missed the call, she is free now, if you wish to call back, thanks

Ms. Callinan

6/5/2020 13:41:25

Hello Saoirse!
Ah apologies I am only getting to see this message now. I will ring your Mammy in the morning, at 10 o'clockish and I look forward to speaking to you all then!
Take care,
Ms. Callinan.

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