Fras Na Seachtaine

Hi there,

Today I am going to be talking about ‘‘Frás Na Seachtaine’’. Frás Na Seachtaine is a phrase I will pick every week and post it on my blog. This weeks Frás Na Seachtaine is ''Ní Neart go cur le Chéile'' which in English means ''A Chain is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Link''.

My First Day

Hi,
Today is my first official day of homeschooling and I found it quite weird not going to school yet to be still working. So far I have really enjoyed it and today I have done...

• Work it Out Maths
• I watched RTE Children’s News
• Music Practise (tunes for my grupa ceoil)
• Online Maths Practise
• History (The Holocaust)
• I started my English novel Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
• I learned a bit about banking and used the Cash Lodgment Kiosk

I have a bit more work to do and then I will be going swimming and to play badminton.
Slán go fóill

Children's News

My new novel

Work it Out Maths 5th Class

Banking

 

Creative Writing

Hi,
Today I went to an event at my local library on creative writing with an author called Sinéad O'Hart who wrote the book ''The Eye Of The North''. We did lots of interesting things including short stories,creative thinking/writing,brainstorming and lots lots more.I met up with loads of different people all bookworms like me and also had a chat with the author who said I could be a great writer in the future.After the event I went and bought the book and asked the author to sign it which she did. I also got a photo with her which I will insert now.

                                               

Why I started homeschooling

Hi,
I'm in 5th class and I haven't liked school for the past 3 years for various reasons.  Because of how I felt about school and after speaking with my parents, we decided it would be best if I tried out homeschooling for 3 months to see if I would like it or not.

I'm hoping to use this blog to share my experiences, activities and learning.  I'm looking forward to having more flexibility with my school life and trying new ways of learning.  I think even if I end up going back to my school for 6th class, it will have been great for me to have this experience so I know what a homeschooler's life is like.  The only thing I think now that I might miss about my school is my friends but I plan to keep in touch with them.

I hope to meet up with other homeschoolers in my area to enjoy some social activities together.  I have lots of ideas and plans for the next three months including travel abroad which I'll blog about and projects that I will speak about in the future.

I have already identified lots of different apps and websites that I can use for education and I will share those with you very soon.  To give you an idea of what you can expect from my typical learning day, I plan to be doing the following;

• Irish, French and Spanish languages
• Science experiments
• History & Geography projects
• English book club
• English creative writing
• Maths 
• Cookery
• Typing and Coding
• Sport & Physical Activities
• Art & Crafts
• Animal Care
• and lots more...

 I hope this blog will help me develop my creative writing and computer skills.
I look forward to sharing more very soon.