Play these games to help you learn the counties and towns of Ireland. Let us know how you got on.

Counties of Ireland
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/geography/map-work/counties-of-ireland/

Towns of Ireland
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/geography/map-work/cities-and-towns/

Click on this link to see if you can find out about the following places of interest in Ireland:
1. Ben Bulben, Co. Sligo
2. The Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim
3. The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
4. Powerscourt Waterfall, Co. Wicklow
5. The Blarney Castle, Co. Cork
6. The Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary,

http://www.lookaroundireland.com/travel-maps/map-of-counties/

Let us know in a comment about what you have learned, so that others can learn from you.

Nelson Mandela project

Check out some of these links for your research for the Nelson Mandela project.

http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=15
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12305154


Here's a video for you to find out some more too:



Please let us know if you have any links to other good websites about Nelson Mandela. Copy and paste the web address into a comment and tell us what you learned from that site.

Read all about it!

The Irish Times was delivered today to our school, so we did a bit of reading and relaxing!

Read an article from your copy of the Irish Times today, or a newspaper you have at home, or from one of the following newspaper links:

www.rte.ie/news
www.rte.ie/sport
www.rte.ie
www.irishtimes.com
www.independent.ie

Then either in your hardback or as a comment, write 7-10 sentences telling us about what happened in the article.

Good luck!

Weather Forecast

Check out the following link to get the weather forecast for the week.

www.rte.ie/weather

Leave a comment to say what this means for Dublin for tomorrow (wind, sun, rain, temperature)

Tables games

Try these games as a fun way of preparing for your tables challenge and tables test tomorrow.

Let us know how you get on!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/PenguinJump.htm

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/GrandPrix.htm

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/FishShop.htm

The Water Cycle

Have a go at answering these questions.

1. What is Evaporation?

2. What is Condensation?

3. What is precipitation?

4. Name three types of clouds.

5. What sort of cloud would you find on the ground?

And the bonus question ... 

6. Where might Uncle Dan hide in the middle of a hurricane?!

Answer the questions in a comment, and don't forget to put your first name and the initial of your surname.

Good luck.

(PS let me know if the video doesn't work)