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The Primary Planet Teachers’ Resource Pack
October Issue 65, 2017
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Contents
Pages
3. 40 QUIZ – Each question is based on the same-number page. E.g. Q.15’s answer will be
found on page 15.
4. Fiche Ceist
5. Vocabulary Constabulary (vocabulary development exercise)
6. Cloze Text
7. Edit the Editor – Editing and grammar worksheet
8. Puzzles – Maths and logic puzzles and problem solving exercsies
9. Wordsearch
10. Drama Cards
11. News Round-up – Comprehension exercise based on News section (pp.4, 5, 6, 7)
12. Project Worksheet
13. Have Your Say – Orla Language/Debating worksheet
14. Planet Sudoku – Extra Sudoku puzzles
15. Art & Design worksheet
16. Answers
17. Teacher’s Monthly Planner, with Curriculum links outlined.
Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing
1. Thornton is in which US state? ________________
2. When is the November issue of TPP due out? ________________
3. When do lines open for this month’s Mystery Prize? ________________
4. Which of Alex’s apps is for Junior Cert Revision? ________________
5. How many countries do Ryanair usually fly into? ________________
6. In which country was Elon Musk born? ________________
7. Who is the present Minister for Health? ________________
8. What is the German word for ‘lightning war’? ________________
9. Cé mhéad bonn uile-Éireann atá ag Cora Staunton? ________________
10. In which country are the Cairngorm Mountains? ________________
11. How many breaths does each can of Swiss Alpine Air contain? ________________
12. Who plays the part of Thor in the film Thor Ragnarok? ________________
13. Which company produces Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure? ________________
14. In what year was Pink’s album ‘The Truth about Love’ released? ________________
15. Who is Kaia Gerber’s mum? ________________
16. On what date do clocks go back an hour? ________________
17. What school did Sam attend when he was in 6th class? ________________
18. How long does it take the 2017 Mini John Cooper to go from 0-60? ________________
19. What is the official state dinosaur of Wyoming? ________________
20. Who discovered the iguanodon in 1820? ________________
21. Which dinosaur swallowed stones to help digest the plants they ate? ________________
22. How much money was spent at the 2017 National Ploughing Championships? ________________
23. An broc is the Irish for which animal? ________________
24. Which of the children has a younger brother called Max? ________________
25. What is the fifth word in ‘Crack the Code’? ________________
26. What did the Vikings believe caused Aurora Borealis? ________________
27. What was the first computer in the world with touch-screen technology called? ________________
28. Where is the earliest known evidence of human settlement in Ireland? ________________
29. These hormones make us feel good and help us to cope better with pain. ________________
30. What is the theme for next month’s story? ________________
31. In which county is Brittas Bay? ________________
32. What type of creature is Smaug? ________________
33. Which Amelia Fang character is described as ‘brave, bold and not a bit subtle’? ________________
34. What is Mark Gruffalo’s occupation? ________________
35. Who is the new manager of the Louth football team? ________________
36. Paul Dunne hails from which Irish county? ________________
37. Nhat Nguyen represents Ireland at which sport? ________________
38. Which soccer player collided with a moose while he was out jogging? ________________
39. What is the nickname of Ireland’s Rugby League team? ________________
40. Who scored the crucial goal for Ireland against Wales? ________________
1. ________________
2. Who said, ‘Close the eyes and pull like a dog’? ________________
3. What was the official attendance at the 2016 All-Ireland Ladies Football final? ________________
The Primary Planet October Quiz
40 questions based on the 40 pages in issue #65 of The Primary Planet - 1 question per page
Subject: Gaeilge Strand: Leitheoireacht
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Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929
FICHE CEIST
Deireadh Fómhair 2017
1. (Lch. 4) D’fhorbair sé an aip ‘Swiipe’. _______________
2. (Lch. 5) Ainm stáitse atá ag dioscmharcach Cristian McDaid? _______________
3. (Lch. 6) Cad is ainm do Rí na Spáinne? _______________
4. (Lch. 8) Lig na Meiriceánaigh buama adamhach anuas ar na cathracha seo.______________
5. (Lch. 9) Cén spórt a imríonn Colin Kaepernick? _______________
6. (Lch. 11) Rinne sé an Game Boy is mó ar domhan. _______________
7. (Lch. 14) Rugadh Pink ar an lá seo. _______________
8. (Lch. 15) Cén t-ainm atá ar máthair Kaia Gerber? _______________
9. (Lch. 17) Bhí Sam sa scoil seo anuraidh. _______________
10. (Lch. 18). Tá ceanncheathrú Skoda sa tír seo. _______________
11. (Lch. 20) Thángthas ar an dineasár seo i Sasana sa bhliain 1676. _______________
12. (Lch. 16) Tháinig Laurie Trexler ar an dineasár seo i Montana. _______________
13. (Lch. 23) Cathain a bheidh an ‘Mayo Dark Sky Festival’ ann? _______________
14. (Lch. 24) Cé mhéad úlla a fuair na páistí agus iad ag bob nó bia? _______________
15. (Lch 26) Céard atá tatuáilte ar a cheann ag Eddy Beard? _______________
16. (Lch. 27) D’fhorbair sé ‘Colossus’ sa bhliain 1943. _______________
17. (Lch. 28) Bhuaigh sé Duais Nobel na Litríochta sa bhliain 1995. _______________
18. (Lch. 32) Scríobh sí an leabhar Wonder. _______________
19. (Lch. 35) Cé mhéd a scóráil na deartháireacha Curran? _______________
20. (Lch. 37) Is réiteoir í Joy Neville sa spórt seo. _______________
Tá siad simplí agus tá fiche freagra le fáil. Féach tríd an nuachtán!
Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think
Are you a good detective? The Vocabulary Constabulary needs your help. This is all you have to do. You can often detect the meaning of a word by reading it in context, that is, by reading the other words around it in a piece of text. Find the page and the article in TPP and then detect the word or phrase that solves the clue to its meaning. The number of letters and the starting letter of the solution are in brackets after each clue.
Vocabulary Constabulary October 2017
LOCATION, Article Title CLUE (number of letters, first letter) SOLUTION
1. P1 Dinosaur Hunting digging, unearthing, exhuming (10,e) __________________
2. P4, Irish Prison … be very different to (1,3,3,4,a,f,c,f) __________________
3. P 6, Catalonia’s Bid … vote, poll, ballot (10,r) __________________
4. P8, Answers prosecute, take legal action, (3,s) __________________
5. P11, … bottled air substance enclosed under pressure and released as a fine spray (7,a) __________________
6. P12, Iron Man (2008) self-satisfied, arrogant, smug (4,2,7,f,o,h) __________________
7. P15, Jojo’s Guide … most beautiful and popular girl at an event (5,2,3,4,b,o,t,b) __________________
8. P18, … Electric Supercar attracted a great deal of attention or interest (6,5,t,h) __________________
9. P21, Diplodocus exact copies or models of something (8,r) __________________
10. P22, The Ploughing Report came together from different directions to meet. (9,c) __________________
11. P23, Jack-O’-Lantern infinite or unending time, for ever and ever (8,e) __________________
12. P24, Hallowe’en Night splendid, dazzling, magnificent, glorious (11,r) __________________
13. P30, Hallowe’en Story strange, frightening, creepy, spooky (5,e) __________________
14. P31, It Must Be Hallowe’en causing terror or horror (5-8,b-c) __________________
15. P32, Amber’s Donkey place of refuge or safety (9,s) __________________
__________________
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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing
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Anne Devlin
Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank. REMEMBER – each sentence should make sense!
(This is an article which first appeared in the October 2016, edition of The Primary Planet)
Anne Devlin is best remembered as the loyal, trustworthy supporter of Robert Emmet who was the ____________ (1) of an Irish rebellion in 1803. She was __________ (2) into a farming background near Aughrim, Co. Wicklow in 1781. Although her family were not directly involved in the 1798 rebellion they were supporters of the United Irishmen who organised it. Because of this their ____________ (3) was burned by the British forces and her father was imprisoned. When Anne’s father was ___________ (4) the family moved to Rathfarnham in Co. Dublin. In 1803 Anne took up employment as housekeeper to Robert Emmet who __________ (5) nearby. Emmet was planning another rebellion and Anne became one of his most trusted friends. She delivered ____________ (6) for him all over the city and in this way, she got to know all the key people involved in the rising. The rebellion was a total failure and Emmet went into___________ (7). Anne was arrested and imprisoned in Kilmainham Jail. Despite being offered large bribes and suffering horrendous torture Anne refused to give any information about____________ (8), his colleagues or his whereabouts. Many members of her family were also arrested including her nine-year old brother who died in a ____________ (9) cell, from sheer neglect. But still Anne would not cooperate. Eventually, Robert Emmet was__________ (10), tried and executed in September 1803. Anne spent a further three years in prison most of it in solitary confinement. She endured beatings, psychological torture and starvation during that time until her ____________ (11) in 1806. Despite all her suffering her loyalty to Emmet was unflinching and she never divulged a word about the organisers of the ____________ (12). In 1811, Anne married William Campbell and she gave birth to three ____________ (13) in the subsequent years. After the death of her husband in 1845 her health deteriorated. She died in desperate poverty and virtually unknown in 1851. Shortly before her ____________ (14), she was discovered by historian Dr. R. Madden who took details of her life story. Even though she was buried beside her husband initially, Dr. Madden had her re-interred in a more prominent place in Glasnevin _____________ (15). Her new burial place is marked by a fine Celtic cross. In 2006 Anne Devlin was voted Wicklow’s Greatest Person.
Word Bank
rebellion house prison messages release
Emmet children lived death born
released Cemetery leader captured hiding
Subject: SPHE Strand: Strand: Myself and Others Strand Units: My Friends and Other People
Editing- a vital skil!
Can you find the errors in the story below? There are ten spelling mistakes, five capital letters
have been omitted and five full stops have also been left out.
Nobel Peace Prize 2016
The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
2016 for his efforts to end a 52-year conflict in the country. In august, Mr. Santos sined an
agreement with FARC, who have been waging a civil war, to bring hostilities to a close
However, in early october the agreement was rejected in a reforendum by the Colombian
people.
In announcing the award, Kaci Kullmann Five, the chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Commitee (NNC), praised Mr. Santos for starting the piece process. ‘The award should also be seen as a tribut to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace, and to all the parties who have contributed to the peace prosess,’ she said
President Santos was born into a wealthy family in the capital bogotá and traned as an
economist in the US He was Minister for Defence before becoming presadent and has spent
the last four years trying to bring the war to an end. He has said, ‘Making peace is much
more difficult than making war because you need to change sentimints of people, people
who have suffered, to try to persuade them to forgive’
The NNC made its 2016 selection from a record number of canditates, 376 in all They hope that the awarding of the prize to President Santos will act as a spur for a future agreement and peace in Colombia. the prize amount was 18 million Swedish kronor, or about €850,000. The prize-giving ceremony took place in oslo on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel in 1896.
Did you know?
The following Irish people have received the Nobel Peace Prize: Seán McBride 1974,
Mairéad Maguire and Betty Williams 1976 and John Hume and David Trimble 1998.
Subject: English Strand: Strand: Competence and confidence in using language Strand Units: Reading: developing interests, attitudes, information retrieval skills and the ability to think
Fun Puzzles
1. Doublets
Doublets are word puzzles invented by Lewis Carroll. Transform one word into another by changing a single letter in each step, so that each link in the chain is a valid word. For example, to change MORE into LESS with 3 links: MORE, lore, lose, loss, LESS (There will often be several ways to solve the doublet but remember, each link must be a valid word!)
Now try these Change RATS into MICE with 3 links Change RISK into HOPE with 3 links Change HERO into GOLD with 3 links
2. General Knowledge Quiz
Solve the general knowledge quiz and the first letters of the answers will reveal the name of an October event. Use your research skills to help you find the answers
1. A masked pantomime character, dressed in a diamond-patterned costume. ___________________ (9) 2. A metric unit of measurement, equal to 100 square metres. ___________________ (3) 3. What is the national emblem of Wales? ___________________ (4) 4. Another name for Satan. ___________________ (7) 5. Another name for the killer whale. ___________________ (4) 6. Who was the first president of the USA? ___________________ (10) 7. A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. ___________________ (8) 8. Anything that is fit to be eaten is _______________. ___________________ (6) 9. A small Arctic whale with a long spiral tusk. ___________________ (7)
3. Timothy Tourist
Timothy Tourist intends to see ten places or things associated with County Derry. Unscramble the letters so Timothy can begin his travels. Use your research skills to help you find the answers on page 28 of the October edition of The Primary Planet.
1 RIPSNER
2 DIVALMAY
3 LAYMOO
4 FLATGEARHEM
5 WALES
6 LADMENSNOUT 7 OLFEY
8 EDIGNUNV 9 ACLONERIE
10 GUNFAHA
The Evolution of the … Computer
All the words in the wordsearch can be found in the article entitled
‘Th e Evolution of the computer’ on Planet STEM, page 27, of this month’s TPP.
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Subject: Drama Strand: Drama to explore feelings, knowledge and ideas, leading to understanding Strand Units: Exploring and making drama, Reflecting on drama and co-operating and communicating in making drama.
Drama Cards – Over To YouThis month, we are inviting you to base your drama lesson on our WWW News stories.
Very often, these stories are almost unbelievable and, for that reason, can lend themselves easily to drama and comedy. Below, we have set our 6 scenarios from the stories. It's up to you to base your 3-minute sketch around these. Make sure, as always, every one in the group has a meaningful role and plan your time wisely. Remember, the bulk of your time will go into the planning and practice of your sketch. Then, it's showtime!
NOW, ACTION!
Snow Hurry to Go
You and your snow patcher friends are on a climb to see the last snow patch, Sphinx. When you get there, you discovery a group of campers with a fire lit on the exact spot that the snow
patch was on ...
Pokémon Go Problem
There is a press conference following your false arrests. You
are the group that was wrongfully detained following the Pokémon Go event in the New National Stadium, Tokyo. Some of you can understand
how this happened, while some of you clearly cannot!
King Gardener
You are Eric Manu and you and your family are travelling home to Africa to help your villagers. When you get there, they have
101 questions about life in Canada. You must explain to them what life is like in a first
world country.
Giant Game Boy
You are waiting in a doctor's surgery ... a packed one at that. Some people are reading magazines, some people are chatting, while others are on their phone. In comes a young man, with a giant Game Boy. The reactions are very mixed!
Company selling air
You have a new job - a sales person for Swiss Alpine Air. It is
your job to convince people that they need your product. This is
your first job in sales and an experienced sales manager has, unknown to you, decided to tag along to see how well you get
on.
From Isis to Otter
You have just arrived into the hospital to see your daughter, her boyfriend and your new
grandchild. Everything is going great until you ask the name of your grandchild. When you are
told, you begin to point the blame at some people.
Subject: English
Strand: Writing
Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing
competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing
Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing
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Sampla- Lch 5: Rugadh Brian Friel sa bhliain seo. 1929
1. How does Alex Goodison’s app help its users?
2. Where is the protein lysozyme to be found?
3. Use your research skills to find five of the Michelin Star restaurants in Ireland.
4. Write five words to describe how (a) Michael O’Leary, and (b) the affected
passengers, felt when they discovered the problems at Ryanair.
5. Write a newspaper headline about the situation at Ryanair.
6. If you were a DJ what name would you call yourself?
7. Use your research skills to find out why John Mitchel was transported to Bermuda.
8. Design a poster appealing to Catalonians to vote for independence or to vote to
remain as part of Spain.
9. List five things you would bring with you if you were going to live on Mars.
10. What was your favourite news story in this month’s TPP?
This comprehension exercise is based on the news section of this month’s Primary Planet – pages 4 – 6. When answering the questions, write full sentences for your answers. Read the
key words in the questions so that you can give key word s in your answers.
Question Time
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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing
Name: ____________________________________________
Find and record interesting facts that you read in this month’s paper, in your own words. Illustrate each fact or import a suitable image. The first one is done for you!
Did you know … about Skoda? Václav Laurin and Václav Klement began making bicycles in 1894, They soon began making motorcycles and then in 1905 they made their first car. It was called the Laurin Clement Type A. Although Skoda is now owned by Volkswagen, their headquarters are still in the Czech Republic and they are still made there. Skoda are now very popular and their best-selling models are the Octavia, Rapid and Fabia.
(You can find out more about Justin Timberlake on page 14 of the February 2017 edition of The Primary Planet)
Did you know …?
Václav Laurin and Václav Klement began making bicycles in 1894, They soon began making motorcycles and then in 1905 they made their first car. It was called the Laurin Clement Type A. Although Skoda is now owned by Volkswagen, their headquarters are still in the Czech Republic and they are still made there. Skoda are now very popular and their best-selling models are the Octavia, Rapid and Fabia. a storm
must reach wind speeds of at least 119 classified as a hurricane, typhoon, or cyclone, a storm must reach wind speeds o
Did you know…?
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Subject: English Strand: Writing Strand Units: Creating and fostering the impulse to write Developing competence, Confidence and the ability to write independently Developing Emotional and Imaginative Life through Writing
Did you know…
Did you know…
Did you know…
Did you know…
Subject: English Strand: Competence and confidence in using language / Developing cognitive abilities through language Strand Units: Developing competence and confidence in using oral language / Developing cognitive abilities through oral language
Some statements to think about?
The public should have more of a say in how the budget is planned.
A sugar tax will not stop anyone from eating and drinking healthier.
Build more houses and give them to people for free.
Build new hospitals to cater for all the people waiting on trolleys.
In Have Your Say, we want to get you
talking. Actually, more than talking,
we want to get you discussing,
thinking and arguing (but in a
productive manner), so that you can
air your views on matters of the
world. And if you don’t have views on
such matters, now is the time to start.
Have your say!
This month’s topic: Budget 2018
In class groups, or in pairs, discuss the above statements and see how you feel about the budget and how it is planned. Have your say about how, if you were in charge, the budget would be planned.
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Subject: Maths Strand: Number Strand Units: Problem Solving
Planet Sudoku - Extra
Subject: Art / SPHE
Strand: Printing / Myself and Others
Strand Units: Making Prints / Relating to others
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Have a read of the Carambola Quote of the Month and design your own Quote Poster. You might want to just focus on the lettering, like below, or you might feel inspired to draw a picture based on the words.
When complete, scan them and send to [email protected], where we will publish them online.
Answers October #65 Planet Maths
IT’S MENTAL! 1. If it took John 3 hrs to travel 125km, how long would it take him to travel
twice that distance, going at the same speed? 6hrs
2. Express 65% as a decimal fraction. 0.65
3. What shape is the base of a tetrahedron? triangle
4. Write 27 minutes to 7 in digital. 6:33
5. Multiply half of ten by one quarter of eight. 5x2=10
6. In darts, I hit three treble twenties. What was my score? 180
7. Complete this sequence: 7, 6, 8, 7, 9, ___ 8
8. How many seconds in 11 minutes? 660
9. Multiply 1 x 2 x 3 x 4. 24
10. If 57 - = 41. What value is ? 16
11. If 1/4 of a number is 10, what is 1/5 of that number? 8
12. What is the 15th letter of the alphabet? O
COUNTDOWN 923 9 3 6 2 7 50 9 x 2 = 18 x 50 = 900 + ( (3 x 7) + 2) = 923
CRACK THE CODE
THINK ABOUT IT I have three digits. My units digit is 73 less than 81. My hundreds digit is an odd number greater than one but less than nine. My tens digit is two times greater than my hundreds digit, or ¾ of my units digit. 368
PLANET SUDOKU
THE CALCULATOR CORNER 124x122
365x132
184x262
MATHS STORY #65
Maths Story Page 25
1. 3.45 p.m. or 15:45
2. Various answers
3. €40
4. Boidu=€22, Emily=€30, Cathal=€36
5. Various answers e.g. January Sales
6. 32
7. 1hr 48mins
8. 6
9. 1 bag of sweets, 1 bar and 2 apples
10. 2,400ml or 2l 400ml or 2.4l
Fun Puzzles Doublets
RATS, RATE, RACE, RICE, MICE
Risk, RISE, RIPE, ROPE, HOPE
HERO, HERD, HELD, HOLD, GOLD
General Knowledge Quiz
1. Harlequin
2. Are
3. Leek
4. Lucifer
5. Orca
6. Washington
7. Engineer
8. Edible
9. Narwhal
Hidden Word – Hallowe’en
Timothy Tourist
1. SPERRIN
2. LIMAVADY
3. MOYOLA
4. MAGHERAFELT
5. SAWEL
6. MOUNT SANDEL
7. FOYLE
8. DUNGIVEN
9. COLERAINE
10. FAUGHAN
Fiche Ceist 1. Alex Goodison
2. Crizify
3. King Felipe VI
4. Hiroshima agus Nagasaki
5. Peil Mheiriceánach
6. Ilhan Unal
7. 8 Meán Fómhair
8. Cindy Crawford
9. Gaelscoil Tiobrad Árann
10. Poblacht na Seice
11. Megalosauras
12. Maiasaura
13. 27-29 Deireadh Fómhair
14. 20
15. Na Gealáin Thuaidh, Aurora Borealis
16. Tommy Flowers
17. Seamus Heaney
18. R.J. Palacio
19. 2 – 22
20. rugbaí
Vocabulary Constabulary 1. excavating
2. a far cry from
3. referendum
4. sue
5. aerosol
6. full of himself
7. belle of the ball
8. turned heads
9. replicas
10. converged
11. eternity
12. resplendent
13. eerie
14. blood-curdling
15. sanctuary
Cloze 1. leader
2. born
3. house
4. released
5. lived
6. messages
7. hiding
8. Emmet
9. prison
10. captured
11. release
12. rebellion
13. children
14. Death
15. Cemetery
Editing – A Vital Skil! Spelling mistakes are highlighted in yellow, omitted capital letters are
highlighted in green and omitted full stops are red and underlined.
Nobel Peace Prize 2016
The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016
for his efforts to end a 52-year conflict in the country. In august, Mr. Santos sined an
agreement with FARC, who have been waging a civil war, to bring hostilities to a close.
However, in early october the agreement was rejected in a reforendum by the Colombian
people.
In announcing the award, Kaci Kullmann Five, the chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Commitee (NNC), praised Mr. Santos for starting the piece process. ‘The award should also be seen as a tribut to the Colombian people who, despite great hardships and abuses, have not given up hope of a just peace, and to all the parties who have contributed to the peace prosess,’ she said.
President Santos was born into a wealthy family in the capital bogotá and traned as an
economist in the US. He was Minister for Defence before becoming presadent and has spent
the last four years trying to bring the war to an end. He has said, ‘Making peace is much
more difficult than making war because you need to change sentimints of people, people
who have suffered, to try to persuade them to forgive.’
The NNC made its 2016 selection from a record number of canditates, 376 in all. They hope that the awarding of the prize to President Santos will act as a spur for a future agreement and peace in Colombia. the prize amount was 18 million Swedish kronor, or about €850,000. The prize-giving ceremony took place in oslo on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel in 1896.
Did you know?
The following Irish people have received the Nobel Peace Prize: Seán McBride 1974,
Mairéad Maguire and Betty Williams 1976 and John Hume and David Trimble 1998.
40-Question Quiz 1. Colorado
2. November 9 3. October 23 4. PocketKnow 5. 33 6. South Africa 7. Simon Harris 8. blitzkrieg 9. 4 10. Scotland 11. 120 12. Chris Hemsworth 13. Field Entertainment 14. 2012 15. Cindy Crawford 16. October 29 17. Gaelscoil Tiobrad Árann 18. 6 seconds 19. triceratops 20. Gideon Mantell 21. diplodocus 22. €36.5 million 23. badger 24. Emily
25. years 26. Gods sharpening or shining their weapons 27. Hewlett-Packard HP150 28. Mount Sandel near Coleraine 29. endorphins 30. Super Science 31. Wicklow 32. dragon 33. Florence Spudwick 34. actor 35. Pete McGrath 36. Wicklow 37. badminton 38. Svein Grondalen 39. The Wolfhounds 40. James McClean
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an
d t
he
wid
er
Wo
rld
•
Sto
ry
•
Po
liti
cs, c
on
flic
t &
so
ciet
y
•
Rea
din
g: d
evel
op
ing
inte
rest
s,
atti
tud
es, i
nfo
rmat
ion
retr
iev
al s
kil
ls a
nd
th
e
abil
ity
to
th
ink
•
Rea
din
g: r
esp
on
din
g to
te
xt
•
Dev
elo
pin
g C
itiz
ensh
ip
•
Sto
ries
fro
m t
he
liv
es
of p
eop
le i
n t
he
pas
t
•
Rea
d a
nd
inte
rpre
t d
iffe
ren
t ty
pes
of f
un
ctio
nal
tex
t
•
Dis
tin
guis
h b
etw
een
fac
t an
d o
pin
ion
, b
ias
and
ob
ject
ivit
y in
tex
t
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
Nat
ion
al I
ssu
es t
hat
do
min
ated
new
s h
ead
lin
es: T
een
’s S
wii
pe
Ap
p T
akes
Off
, Iri
sh P
riso
n T
op
To
uri
st S
po
t, R
yan
air
Ru
mp
us,
Cla
re
Pu
b’s
Mic
hel
in S
tar,
Iri
sh S
cien
tist
s M
ake
Ele
ctri
city
Usi
ng
Tea
rs, C
rizi
fy’s
Big
Dea
l
•
Rea
d s
pec
ific
art
icle
s th
at e
nco
ura
ge c
on
vers
ing
free
ly a
nd
co
nfi
den
tly
on
cu
rren
t af
fair
s to
pic
s: C
atal
on
ia’s
Bid
fo
r In
dep
end
ence
, Mu
sk t
o
Mar
s in
On
e H
ou
r
•
Po
liti
cs: B
ud
get
20
18
, Ste
pas
ide
Stat
ion
Sto
ry
•
Co
mp
lete
a c
ross
wo
rd b
ased
on
info
rmat
ion
tex
t in
th
e p
ap
er
•
Co
mp
lete
a s
erie
s o
f pu
zzle
s, w
ord
sea
rch
es, r
idd
les,
pu
zzle
s
•
Rea
d a
sel
ecti
on
of s
tran
ge
sto
ries
fro
m a
rou
nd
th
e w
orl
d (
WW
W):
Sno
w H
urr
y t
o G
o, K
ing
Gar
den
er, P
ok
émo
n G
o P
rob
lem
, Fro
m I
sis
to
Ott
er, S
wis
s C
om
pan
y S
elli
ng
Fre
shly
Bo
ttle
d A
ir, G
ian
t G
ame
Bo
y
8
P
lan
et
His
tory
– E
ve
nts
T
ha
t C
ha
ng
ed
th
e W
orl
d
Se
rie
s #
2 –
Th
e I
nv
asi
on
o
f P
ola
nd
– S
ep
t 1
, 19
39
• H
isto
ry
• E
ngl
ish
•
Sto
ry
•
Era
s o
f C
han
ge
& C
on
flic
t •
Sto
ries
fro
m t
he
liv
es
of
peo
ple
in
th
e p
ast
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
Th
e In
vas
ion
of
Po
lan
d o
n S
ept
1, 1
93
9
•
Co
me
to u
nd
erst
and
th
e im
po
rtan
ce o
f th
is i
nv
asio
n a
nd
wh
at e
nsu
ed
two
day
s la
ter
•
Lea
rn h
ow
Eu
rop
e ca
me
to w
ar a
nd
th
e co
un
trie
s th
at w
ent
up
aga
inst
ea
ch o
ther
•
Rea
d a
bri
ef a
cco
un
t o
f A
do
lf H
itle
r an
d h
is N
azi G
erm
any
•
Rea
d h
ow
oth
er c
ou
ntr
ies
fro
m o
uts
ide
Eu
rop
e (U
S, J
apa
n, R
uss
ia)
ente
red
th
e w
ar
•
Beg
in t
o u
nd
erst
an
d t
he
dev
asta
tio
n a
nd
loss
of
life
ass
oci
ated
wit
h W
WII
9
Plá
iné
ad
na
Ga
eil
ge
–
Se
o a
n G
ea
ing
!
•
Gae
ilg
e
•
Léi
theo
irea
cht
•
Lab
hai
rt
•
Ag
coth
ú fo
nn
lé
ith
eoir
each
ta
•
Ag
coth
ú s
péi
se/a
g ú
sáid
te
anga
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
fou
r 6
th p
up
ils:
Dec
lan
, Dei
rbh
ile,
Cia
n a
gus
Cia
ra. E
ach
m
on
th, w
e w
ill h
ear
the
fou
r ch
ild
ren
dis
cuss
th
e to
pic
s o
f th
e d
ay:
Oct
ob
er: T
rum
p, C
oli
n K
aep
ern
ick
, Hal
low
een
, All
-Ire
lan
d F
inal
s.
•
Fo
cló
ir: b
on
n u
ile-
Éir
ean
n –
all
-Ire
lan
d m
edal
, rac
án –
up
roar
, an
t-
amh
rán
nái
siú
nta
– t
he
nat
ion
al a
nth
em, n
ós
– c
ust
om
, hab
it, c
loig
ean
n –
h
ead
, bré
igéi
de
– f
an
cy d
ress
, ar
cho
r ar
bit
h –
at
all,
fao
i d
hó
– t
wic
e, in
is
– t
o t
ell,
roin
nt
– w
e sh
ared
, Th
ug,
má
thu
g. –
Yea
h, r
igh
t. [
sarc
asti
c] a
g co
inn
eáil
sú
il g
héa
r o
rt –
kee
pin
g a
clo
se e
ye
on
yo
u
16
17
Pla
ne
t S
cho
ols
- S
cho
ol
Ne
ws
• E
ngl
ish
•
Dev
elo
pin
g co
gnit
ive
abil
itie
s
thro
ugh
lan
guag
e
•
Rea
din
g: d
evel
op
ing
inte
rest
s, in
form
atio
n
retr
iev
al s
kil
ls a
nd
th
e
abil
ity
to
th
ink
•
Rea
d a
nd
lea
rn a
bo
ut
up
com
ing
day
s o
f th
e m
on
th t
hat
hav
e re
lev
ance
to
wh
at t
he
chil
dre
n a
re d
oin
g i
n s
cho
ol.
Th
is M
on
th’s
Pic
k –
Mat
hs
Wee
k
•
Rea
d a
Dia
ry o
f a
Fir
st-Y
ear
acco
un
t b
y S
am R
yan
, ou
tlin
ing
thei
r
exp
erie
nce
s so
far
in
Fir
st Y
ear.
20
, 21
D
ino
sau
r H
un
tin
g/
To
p 1
0
Din
osa
ur
Dis
cov
eri
es
• E
ngl
ish
• H
isto
ry
• S
cien
ce
• G
eogr
aph
y
• D
evel
op
ing
cogn
itiv
e
abil
itie
s
thro
ugh
lan
guag
e
• S
tory
• N
atu
ral E
nvi
ron
men
ts
• L
ivin
g T
hin
gs
•
Sto
ries
fro
m t
he
liv
es o
f p
eop
le i
n t
he
pas
t
•
Co
un
trie
s o
f E
uro
pe
•
An
imal
Lif
e
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
the
dis
cov
ery
of
a T
rice
rato
ps
skel
eto
n d
isco
ver
ed i
n A
ug
ust
20
17
in
Co
lora
do
, USA
.
•
Dis
cuss
th
e w
ork
of
a p
aleo
nto
logi
st a
nd
loo
k a
t th
e p
roce
ss o
f fo
ssil
hu
nti
ng
and
th
e to
ols
use
d.
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
the
dis
cov
erie
s o
f 1
0 d
ino
sau
rs t
hro
ugh
ou
t h
isto
ry a
nd
th
e
reas
on
s th
ey w
ere
imp
ort
ant.
•
Beg
in t
o a
pp
reci
ate
the
dif
fere
nt
ages
an
d t
yp
es o
f d
ino
sau
rs a
nd
th
eir
lin
ks
to t
he
anim
als
of
tod
ay’s
wo
rld
.
2
2-
23
Ma
ths
- M
ath
s st
ory
,
Pu
zzle
s, S
ud
ok
u
• M
ath
s •
Nu
mb
er
•
Shap
e an
d S
pac
e
•
Pro
ble
m S
olv
ing
•
Mea
sure
•
Op
erat
ion
s
•
Per
cen
tage
s
•
Tim
e
•
Mo
ney
•
Solv
e an
d c
om
ple
te p
ract
ical
on
e-st
ep a
nd
tw
o-s
tep
pro
ble
ms
and
task
s in
volv
ing
mu
ltip
lica
tio
n, d
ivis
ion
, ad
dit
ion
an
d s
ub
trac
tio
n –
cou
ntd
ow
n, c
rack
th
e co
de
(mu
ltip
lica
tio
n)
Sud
ok
u, p
uzz
les
•
Pro
ble
m s
olv
e u
sin
g re
al li
fe s
itu
atio
n –
Hal
low
e’en
Nig
ht
(Str
and
:
Nu
mb
er; S
tran
d U
nit
s: A
dd
itio
n, S
ub
trac
tio
n, M
ult
ipli
cati
on
, Div
isio
n,
Cap
acit
y, T
ime,
Per
cen
tage
s.
24
P
lan
et
Fa
rmin
g
• G
eogr
aph
y
• S
cien
ce
• S
PH
E
•
Hu
man
En
viro
nm
ents
•
Nat
ura
l En
viro
nm
ents
•
Liv
ing
thin
gs
•
My
self
•
Peo
ple
livi
ng
an
d
wo
rkin
g in
th
e lo
cal a
rea
•
Th
e lo
cal,
nat
ura
l en
vir
on
men
t
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
the
Nat
ion
al P
lou
gh
ing
Ch
amp
ion
ship
s in
Scr
egga
n
•
Rea
d a
n u
pd
ate
on
ho
w t
he
farm
sh
ed is
pro
gre
ssin
g.
•
Rea
d a
Yo
un
g F
arm
er’s
Jo
urn
al b
y S
ara
h F
itzg
eral
d –
a d
ay a
t th
e
Plo
ugh
ing.
•
2
5,
26
S
TE
M
Pla
ne
t W
ild
life
P
lan
et
Sci
en
ce
Pla
ne
t T
ech
• S
cien
ce
• G
eogr
aph
y
•
Liv
ing
Th
ing
s
•
Nat
ura
l En
viro
nm
ents
•
Fo
rces
•
Mat
eria
ls
•
An
imal
Lif
e
•
Hu
man
Lif
e
•
Th
e lo
cal,
nat
ura
l en
vir
on
men
t •
Lig
ht
•
Lea
rn a
bo
ut
the
Tsu
nam
i an
d m
igra
tio
n o
f li
vin
g c
reat
ure
s.
•
Rea
d a
bo
ut
the
Scie
nce
of
… T
he
No
rth
ern
Lig
hts
•
Car
ry o
ut
an e
xper
imen
t o
n f
luo
resc
ent
ligh
t
•
Th
e G
adg
et G
uy
s: N
ike’
s C
on
nec
ted
Jer
sey
, Go
ogl
e in
yo
ur
Ear
, Th
e
Co
lou
r-C
han
gin
g J
um
per
•
Lea
rn a
bo
ut
the
Ev
olu
tio
n o
f th
e C
om
pu
ter
and
its
mai
n c
reat
ive
stag
es
•
Lea
rn a
bo
ut
the
dif
fere
nce
s b
etw
een
do
rma
ncy
an
d h
iber
nat
ion
•
Rea
d a
ste
p-b
y-s
tep
gu
ide
to m
akin
g th
e p
erfe
ct J
ack
-O’-
Lan
tern
29
P
lan
et
We
llb
ein
g-
Pro
ject
Me
• S
PH
E
•
My
self
•
Self
-id
enti
ty
•
Tak
ing
care
of
my
bo
dy
•
Gro
win
g a
nd
ch
angi
ng
•
Safe
ty a
nd
pro
tect
ion
•
Mak
ing
dec
isio
ns
•
Co
nti
nu
e re
adin
g P
roje
ct M
e: D
iscu
ss M
ind
fuln
ess
in d
etai
l – a
skin
g:
‘Wh
y b
e m
ind
ful’
and
‘Ho
w c
an w
e b
e m
ind
ful?
’
•
Lea
rn a
bo
ut
the
imp
ort
ance
of
bre
ath
ing
as a
to
ol f
or
rela
xati
on
•
Car
amb
ola
Qu
ote
of
the
mo
nth
: C
ou
rage
Do
es N
ot
Alw
ays
roar
. So
met
imes
co
ura
ge is
th
e q
uie
t v
oic
e at
th
e en
d o
f th
e d
ay s
ayin
g, I
wil
l tr
y a
gain
to
mo
rro
w. (
Mar
y A
nn
Rad
mac
her
)
30
P
lace
s –
Co
un
ty F
ocu
s #
20
De
rry
• G
eogr
aph
y
•
Nat
ura
l En
viro
nm
ents
•
Peo
ple
liv
ing
in a
con
tras
tin
g p
art
of
Irel
and
•
Lea
rn a
bo
ut
the
cou
nty
of
Der
ry
•
Rea
d t
he
his
tory
an
d o
rigi
ns
of
the
cou
nty
- lo
ok
ing
at f
acts
an
d f
igu
res
bas
ed o
n g
eogr
aph
ical
, his
tori
cal a
nd
cu
ltu
ral i
nfo
rmat
ion
, to
uri
st
attr
acti
on
s, s
po
rt e
tc.
3
0,3
1
Th
e W
riti
ng
Co
rne
r P
lan
et
Bo
ok
s
• E
ngl
ish
•
Dev
elo
pin
g C
ogn
itiv
e
abil
itie
s th
rou
gh
lan
guag
e
•
Rea
din
g/W
riti
ng
•
Wri
te fo
r a
pu
rpo
se
•
Sho
rt S
tory
of
the
Mo
nth
: Hal
low
e’en
Ho
rro
r b
y E
llie
So
mer
s, 6
th C
lass
, G
len
farn
e, C
o. L
eitr
im.
•
Po
em o
f th
e M
on
th: I
t M
ust
be
Hal
low
e’en
by
Nat
han
Rey
no
lds,
Bri
ttas
B
ay N
S, B
ritt
as B
ay, C
o. W
ick
low
(T
his
mo
nth
’s t
hem
e: S
cien
ce)
•
Rea
d in
terv
iew
wit
h L
aura
Ell
en A
nd
erso
n (
Au
tho
r o
f A
mel
ia F
an
g)