Hi all!
I've had a couple of concerns regarding the Gaeilge ☘. Please don't stress too much about it. The Gaeilge in 5th class is tricky, it is challenging and I totally understand that it's outside of many comfort zones (parents included!) There is a huge jump between 4th and 5th class and they are being really pushed with the Abair Liom programme.
I know this week's homework (leathanach 109) may have been a little tricky as we didn't go through the questions in class but the other activities shouldn't have prompted too much suffering 🙂. Remember, they don't have to understand every word of the poem but just get used to reading it aloud, experiencing the different sounds and words and maybe try stringing some meaning together from it.
Gaeilge is all about practice, exposure to words and being open to learning. It needs to be given a decent amount of time at home, especially if the boys are struggling. Due to the new structure of homework, maybe a little extra Irish could be considered if the boys are finished their workload early in the week.
I always try and make Irish lessons fun and for the most part, they do enjoy it! They partake and are enthusiastic, especially when there are dojo points or the odd lollipop up for grabs!
Basically, all I can say is that I'm doing all I can to get them to where they're meant to be and together, we can try to get them to love the language and try their best.
Is mise le meas,
Ms.Fannin
