Friday 5th of February
Zoom
Looking forward to our zoom call today. Chat soon, Ms. Healy
Activities
Click on this link to access the activities for today Friday Feb 5th Senior Infants
Videos
Thursday 4th of February
Zoom Call Tomorrow:
We would like the children to have their favourite toy ready to show us during our Zoom.
Please prepare these answers with your child:
- What is your favourite toy? – my favourite toy is ______.
- Does your toy have a name?
- What do you like to do with your favourite toy? (2 things)
Happy Thursday click on the link for your activities for today Thursday Feb 4th Senior Infants
VIDEOS
Wednesday 3rd of February
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start the morning off with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 10 – The School Play
Digital poster (Story mode)
- Play Story mode 2 for your child
- Digital poster (Explore mode): Talk and discussion
Look at the picture with audience at the bottom of the image and ask your child the following questions:
- Where do you think the people are? (School hall; theatre)
- Why do you think that? (They are sitting in a row.)
- Who do you think these people are? (Parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and friends)
- What are they doing with their hands? (Clapping/applauding) Why? (They are enjoying the concert/show/performance.)
- How else do we know that they are enjoying the performance? (They are smiling and laughing.)
Look at the next picture where we reveal the title of the show and ask your children what they think the show is about
(Jack and the Beanstalk; a fairy tale; a boy called Jack, etc.).
- Read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with your children or watch it together
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VCpAYajmvo) to recap on the story.
Discuss the story with your child focusing on key vocabulary from the story (e.g. giant, poor, sell, magic beans, trading, happiness, exchanging, useless, beanstalk, climbed, castle, golden, harp, chicken, egg, chopped, axe, etc.)
- Click on the link to reveal the whole picture. Ask your child the following questions:
- Where are the children? (On the stage; next to the curtain)
- Do they look the same as they do in school every day? Why not? (They are wearing costumes.)
- What do we call people when they are on the stage pretending to be someone else? Actors)
- What characters are the children playing in the story? (Jack; Giant; Giant’s wife; Mother; Cow). How do you know? (Describe the costumes and how they signify each character.); Who is playing the part of Jack/Wife/Giant/Mother/Cow?
- Who is at the side of the stage/backstage? (Teacher). What does the teacher have in her hand? (A clipboard with the script/the words of the play, to prompt/tell the actors what to say if they forget their words)
- Which of the characters do you like best? (I like … because …) If you were an actor playing the part of one of the characters, who would you like to be? (e.g. I would like to play the part of Jack because he is a hero/ he climbs the beanstalk; I would like to play the part of the Giant because he is a scary character, etc.)
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise pg 3 -8
- Discuss the picture on page 9, 10 and 11.
- Read page 9, 10 and 11.
Point out words on the page and ask you child to read the word.
- New Words and Sight Words:
- Point to words and your child should read the words.
- Word Check likes can like over net they well too
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension.
- Click on the link below to see flashcard from the reader and a sight word activity
- Spellbound – Unit 18
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity E & F Pg 39
Writing
`1. practice: look at this site to help develop and reinforce letter formation.
- Sentence Formation –
- Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the vocabulary above
- choose words from your new words/sight word list and write four sentences
News
Today is Wednesday
It is the 3rd of February 2021.
I like to eat ______.
I like to drink ______.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Gaeilge
Éadaí/Clothes
Revise foclóir/vocabulary
Amhrán – Practice and Sing the song – Cad atá sa chófra
Amhrán
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra?
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí?
Tá léine sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra.
Tá léine sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí.
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra?
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí?
Tá bríste sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra.
Tá bríste sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí.
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra?
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí?
Tá geansaí sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra.
Tá geansaí sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí.
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra?
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí?
Tá sciorta sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra.
Tá sciorta sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí.
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra?
Cad atá sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí?
Tá gúna sa chófra, sa chófra, sa chófra.
Tá gúna sa chófra, sa chófra éadaí.
Bua na Cainte lth 29
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 17 – WEDNESDAY – Pg 39
- Look at this video on the number 8 https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMSI/resources/video/pm_si_v071.mp4
- Draw a plate with a set of cookies. Ask you child to draw the remaining cookies to make 8 (draw the missing cookies). Repeat this activity using different sets of cookies.
- Clap/Tap 0-7 times and invite volunteers to suggest and perform the missing claps/taps in order to reach a total of 8 altogether.
- Write a number line 1-10. Point to a numeral on the number line and ask how many jumps must be taken forward to reach 8?
- Develop addition skills
- Planet Maths pg 73
Religion
Theme 5: God cares for us in spring
- Ask your child what they can remember about spring?
Night Prayer
God our Father, I come to say
Thank you for your love today.
Thank you for my family,
And all the friends you give to me.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning send your light. Amen.
Grow in Love – Pg 32
Draw the leaves they would see on the trees in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
History
Topic: Stories
- Look at the pictures and discuss what is happening in each picture.
- Discuss the words beginning, next, then, finally
- discuss the chronology of events (beginning, next, then, finally) in the story..
- In your SESE copy try to draw out the steps
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
Tuesday 2nd of February
Physical Education
Joe Wicks will be live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise.
English
Reading
- Discuss the picture on page 3, 4 and 5.
- Read page 3, 4 and 5.
- Point out words on the page and ask you child to read the word
- Point to words and your child should read the words.
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension.
- Click on the link below to see flashcard from the reader and a sight word activity
- https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/SI/resources/activities/SL_SI_ACT_CH01_005/index.html
- Word Check: check that your child can read and identify the words below
-
play
you
the
inside
on
racket
stay
hit
tennis
with
must
over
Saturday
ball
line
net
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity A & B Pg 38
Writing
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- Letter formation practice: look at this site to help develop and reinforce letter formation. https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/letterformation
- Sentence Formation
- Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the vocabulary above
- choose words from your new words/sight word list and write four sentences
News
News to be completed in news copy
Today is Monday.
It is the 1st of February 2021.
It is St. Brigid’s Day.
We learned about St. Brigid last week.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 17 – Monday – Pg 38
- Number formation practice no 8 on your maths copy
- Number 8 rhyme:
Make and s and do not wait
When its joined up you have an 8
- Click on the links below to allow you practice number formation
https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/letterformation/
https://www.abcya.com/games/letter_trace
- Count forwards and backwards to 8
- Clap/ Stamp/Tap a number between 1-8 and ask your child to listen and say the number.
- Put sets together using items in the house e.g. toys/crayons/spoons invite child to write the corresponding number.
Gaeilge
Éadaí/Clothes
Ceacht 1- Lesson 1: Comhrá1.1 – Conversation 1.1
Please watch the video f with your child at least 3 times
Foclóir/Vocabulary
- An bhfuil _____ sa chófra éadaí? Tá ____ sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a _____ in the clothes press? There is a ____ in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil cóta sa chófra éadaí? Tá cóta sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a coat in the clothes press? There is a coat in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil hata sa chófra éadaí? Tá hata sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a hat in the clothes press? There is a hat in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil léine sa chófra éadaí? Tá léine sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a shirt in the clothes press? There is a shirt in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil geansaí sa chófra éadaí? Níl geansaí sa chófra éadaí. Tá bríste sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a jumper in the clothes press? There is no jumper in the clothes press. There is a pants in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil geansaí sa chófra éadaí? Tá geansaí sa chófra éadaí.
Is there a jumper in the clothes press? There is a shirt in the clothes press.
- An bhfuil sciorta sa chófra éadaí? Níl sciorta sa chófra éadaí. Tá gúna sa chófra éadaí.
- Is there a skirt in the clothes press? There is no skirt in the clothes press. There is a dress in the clothes press.
Religion
Theme 4: God cares for us in spring
- Spring
Remind you child today the 1st of February, the feast day of St. Brigid’s Day was also known as the first day of spring.
- Ask your child can they tell you any signs which tell us it is spring?
- Look at the picture ask you child to spot difference between winter and spring.
- Ask you child?
- What words would they use to describe the trees in winter? What did you see happen to them in spring?
- What flowers did you see? What flowers can you name? Which one is your favourite? Why?
- Because it is brighter in springtime we get outside more often – what is your favourite thing to do outside?
- Revise Morning Prayer
Father in heaven, you love me,
You’re with me night and day.
I want to love you always
In all I do and say.
I’ll try to please you, Father.
Bless me through the day, Amen.
Daily Play Activity
SENIOR INFANTS
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s start the day with some exercise.
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise all words on Pg 11/12/13/14
- Read Aloud Pg 7/8/9/10
- Use flashcards to help children identify the new words from their reader of they are having difficulty
- Draw a picture of your favourite part of the story
- Spellbound – Unit 17
- FRIDAY TEST
- Unit 17 Pg 72 (Back of the book)
News
Today is Friday
It is the 29th of January 2021.
My favourite day of the week is _________.
It is the weekend.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 16 – FRIDAY TEST – Pg 81
- Addition to 10 – Sum Copy
History
Topic: Electricity
- Discuss what electricity is with your child
- Where do we get electricity?
- Who fixes the electricity?
- Identify things that use electricity in the house/outside/in the classroom
ACTIVITY SHEET: Please stick the sheet into the next blank page of the SESE copy
- Circle the objects that use electricity
- Colour the objects that use electricity
- Draw something that uses electricity in the classroom and in the bedroom
Art
This week’s art activity is newspaper art.
Click on the link to below to get some ideas on what you’d like to create.
Scroll down the web page to get some more ideas and pictures of newspaper art. It can be as creative as you like. Mum or Dad could help you with drawing the outline.
Grab your scissors and getting cutting!
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – The School Building
Digital Poster – Explore Mode
Go to the explore mode of the poster.
Focus on the interiors picture of the school
Classroom Image
- Where are the people in this image? (In the classroom)
- Who/What can you see in the picture?
- How is the classroom the same/different from our classroom?
- Name as many things as you can think of that we would find in a classroom
- How is the uniform the same/different from our uniform?
School Yard
- When we are playing on the school yard, who do we play with? (Our friends)
- What is a friend?
- What words can you think of associated with friendship? (helpful/caring/understanding/happy/thrilled/sad/lonely)
Library
- Where are the children?
- What are they doing?
- How do we know they are reading?
- What does a book look like?
- Where do we look when we read?
- What kind of books do you like to read?
- Where are books stored in a library?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 11, 12 & 13
- Review new words (hard/over/too/likes/to/win/match)
- Discuss the picture on pg 14
- Whao do you see in the picture?
- What are Sam and Jen doing?
- What is in between Sam and Jen?
- What does Sam have in his hands?
- New Words: you/play
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 14
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at least three times
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO/VOICE RECORDING OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 11, 13 & 14 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING***
- Spellbound – Unit 17
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling word list
- Activity G & H Pg 37
- Revise the word list for spelling test on Friday
Writing
- Write 3 sentences about a sport you like to play
News
Today is Thursday
It is the 28th of January 2021.
My teacher is Ms. Healy.
Our principal is Mr O’Connell.
We are doing our Friday tests at home again.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 16 – THURSDAY – Pg 37
- Addition – up to 10 – 1 more
- Develop addition skills
- Develop counting on skills
- Planet Maths Pg 71
- Number Formation: 8
- Draw 8 legs on Olly Octopus
- Draw 8 fish beside Olly Octupus
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Revise
Ceacht 6 – Lesson 6
Ceacht 7 – Lesson 7
Song: Caloga Sneachta
Activity: Bua ns Cainte (Yellow book) – Pg 28
History
TOPIC: Old or Modern
- Write the correct word under each picture (Old or Modern)
- Look at both pictures and discuss similarities and differences
- Decide which train/bicycle/aeroplane/car is old or modern
- Explain your answer
- Write Old or Modern under each picture
Religion
Theme 5: St. Brigid
Grow in Love – Pg 31
- Read the story of St. Brigid with your child
- Chat about how they can be kind to others
Prayer to St. Brigid
St. Brigid of Ireland,
Help us we pray,
To be kind and loving,
In our work and play.
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY
SENIOR INFANTS
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start the morning off with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – The School Building
Digital Poster (Story Mode)
- Revise story Mode 1 & 2 from last week
- Revise all vocabulary so children comprehend the story
Digital Poster (Activity Mode): Sorting Activity
- Children have to decide which items should be packed into the schoolbag and which should not.
- Encourage children to justify their answers.
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pgs 11 & 12
- Review new words (over/too/hard)
- Discuss the picture on pg 13
- Who do you see in the picture?
- What do you think is happening?
- Does Jen look happy/sad? How do you know?
- Who won the tennis match?
- New Words: she/likes/win/match
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 13
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at lest three times
- Spellbound – Unit 17
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity E & F Pg 37
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 4 Activity C – Draw and Write about a sport you like
- Revise Vocabulary – football/kick/need/match/win
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (she/likes/win/match) in their writing copy
News
Today is Wednesday
It is the 27th of January 2021.
I live in Cork.
My school is called Upper Glanmire NS.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Gaeilge
Ceacht 7/Lesson 7
Please watch the video for Ceacht 7/Lesson 7 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
Rinne Teidí fear sneachta – Teddy made a snowman
Cuir sé hata agus scairf air – He put a hat and scarf on him
Thainig madra – A dog came
Leag sé an fear sneachta – He knocked the snowman
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 16 – WEDNESDAY – Pg 37
- Addition – up to 10 – 1 more
- Develop addition skills
- Develop counting on skills
- Planet Maths pg 70
- Number – Less than
- Discuss less than
Religion
Theme 5: St. Brigid
- Ask your child what they can remember about St. Brigid
- Discuss the meaning of these words with your child
- Kind
- Mean
- Loving
- Caring
- Selfish
Grow in Love – Pg 30
Science
Topic: Animals need a place to live
- Discuss the names of all the animals
- Discuss where the animals live
- Write the name of each animal under the place it lives – in the sea/ on a farm/ underground/ in a tree
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 11
- Review new words (can/too)
- Ask children to finish these sentences
- I can…..
- Can I go to the……with you too?
- Discuss the picture on pg 12
- Who do you see in the picture?
- How many tennis rackets are in the picture?
- How many people are in the picture?
- What is Jen wearing?
- What is Sam wearing?
- Why is Sam wearing a hat?
- New Words: hard/too
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 12
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at lest three times
- Spellbound – Unit 17
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity C & D Pg 36
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 4 Activity A – Read the note about Tennis
- Pg 4 Activity B – Draw and write about Football
- Vocabulary: football/kick
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the vocabulary above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (football/kick) in their writing copy.
News
News to be completed in news copy
Today is Tuesday.
It is the 26th of January 2021.
My favourite food is…..
My favourite drink is…..
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 16 – TUESDAY – Pg 36
- Develop counting skills
- Develop matching skills
- Develop ordering skills
- Planet Maths: Pg 69 – Number
- Discuss more than….
- What is more than 2/4/6/8?
- Discuss less than….
- What is less than 10/7/5/3?
- ACTIVITY: Draw less than…
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Song – Practice and Sing the song – Caloga Sneachta
Activity – Bua na Cainte (Yellow Book) – Pg 27
Religion
Theme 4: St. Brigid
- Watch the video of St Brigid
- Questions
- Why do you think Brigid gave the people her apples?
- How do you think the rich woman felt when she saw Brigid give them away?
- Why do you think the rich woman didn’t share the apples with the people herself?
- Can you remember Mother Theresa and who she was?
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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Good Morning,
Week 3 of remote learning. Well done to all the boys and girls for all their hard work over the past two weeks. We really appreciate all the support and work that is being done at home. Keep it up everybody. Have a great week!
Ms. Healy.
Monday 25th January
SENIOR INFANTS
PE
Joe Wicks will be live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise.
English
Reading
- Pg 11
- Discuss the picture on page 11
- Who do you see in the picture?
- What is Jen holding in her hand?
- What is Jen wearing?
- Do you think Jen is having fun? Why?
2. New Words: can/too
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 11
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Point out new words on the page
- Spellbound – Unit 17
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity A & B Pg 36
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity C – Write the correct word
- Sight Words – you/with/the/here
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (can/too/with) in their writing copy.
News
News to be completed in news copy
Today is Monday.
It is the 25th of January 2021.
We are in Senior Infants.
I am ______ years old.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 16 – Monday – Pg 36
- Develop counting skills
- Develop matching skills
- Develop ordering skills
- Planet Maths: Pg 68 – Add
- The Adding Machine
- Add the numbers on the wheel
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 6 – Lesson 6
Please watch the video for Ceacht 6/Lesson 6 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Tá sé ag cur sneachta – It is snowing
- Teigh amach sa sneachta – Go out in the snow
- Dean an corp – Make a body
- Dean an ceann – Make a head
- Cuir srón air – Put a nose on him
- Cuir súile air – Put eyes on him
- Cuir lámha air – Put hands on him
- Cuir hata air – Put a hat on him
- Cuir scairf air – Put a scarf on him
- Cuir beál air – Give him a mouth
- Cuir cnaipí air – Put buttons on him
Religion
Theme 4: St. Brigid
- Read the poem aloud for your child – Emphasise the word kindness
Poem – Kindness
Kind Hands
Kind Feet
Kind Words
That’s sweet.
Kind mind
Kind heart
Kind ears
That’s sweet.
I like when you
Are kind to me.
And I’ll be kind
Right back
You’ll see.
- Questions
- Can you remember a time when someone was kind to you? Tell me about it.
- What did the person do that was kind?
- Why did they do the kind thing?
- How did it make you feel?
- Was there a time when you were kind to someone else?
- What did you do?
- How did you feel?
- Is it difficult to be kind?
- Are you kind to people?
- Activity: Draw a picture of you doing something kind
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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Friday 22nd of January
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s start the day with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – The School Building
- Revise story 2
- Play a game of True or false?
Read out the following statements to your child and they have to say whether they think the statement is true or false and justify their answers (I think this is true/false because …)
- Our school building is enormous.
- We go to school on Saturday.
- We bring our books to school in a binbag.
- Our favourite thing to do in school is to play in the yard.
- When we are in school we write with a feather quill.
- We read lots of great stories in school.
- We use lots of pretty colours to draw pictures in school.
- Our school has no children.
- Our school has two hundred teachers.
- We come to school on a helicopter.
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 7/8/9/10
- Read Aloud Pg 7/8/9/10
- Review new words (Jen/Jen’s/racket/black/Sam/with/likes/too/tennis /to / can/ball/ the)
- Use flashcards to help children identify the new words from their reader of they are having difficulty
- Draw a picture of you playing tennis just like Sam in our story
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 7/8/9/10 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING BEFORE 3PM FRIDAY 22nd of JANUARY ***
- Spellbound – Unit 16
- FRIDAY TEST
- Unit 16 Pg 71 (Back of the book)
News
Today is Friday
It is the 22nd of January 2021.
We are working hard at home.
Our teacher misses us.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD SEND ME PICTURES OF NEWS COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK BEFORE 3PM ON FRIDAY 22nd of JANUARY***
Maths
MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 15 – Friday Test – Pg 80
- Number formation 1 – 20
- Ask children to write the numbers from 1 to 20. Please ensure all numbers are formed correctly.
- Now ask your child to write from 1-20.
- Ask your child which they prefer in order first, second, third.
- Little Red Riding Hood; Three Little Pigs; Jack and the Beanstalk
- Red; Yellow; Blue.
- Pizza; Chicken; Spaghetti.
- Hurling/Camogie; Running; Dancing.
- Describe familiar everyday activities and ask your child to identify the activity.
- Frist: I get two slices of bread
- Second: I put jam and butter on the bread.
- Third: I put the two slices of bread together and cut them.
- What am I doing?
- Frist: I buy a ticket
- Second: I buy some popcorn.
- Third: I go into a large dark room and sit down
- Where am I going?
- Frist: I sit in a waiting room.
- Second: My name is called and I go into a room and sit in a large chair with a light over it.
- Third: I open my mouth wide to show my teeth.
- Where am I?
Planet Maths pg 67:
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 5/Lesson 5
Practice and Sing the song– Tá Téidií ag dul amach
Tá Téidií ag dul amach
Tá Téidií ag dul amach
Hé hó mo Dhaídí ó
Tá Téidií ag dul amach
Tá Téidií amuigh
Tá Téidií amuigh
Hé hó mo Dhaídí ó
Tá Téidií amuigh
Activity: Bua na Cainte (Yellow Book) Pg 26
History
Topic – Sequencing
- Revise first, second, third/last with you child which we have covered in numeracy.
- discuss the chronology of events(beginning, middle, end) in a story
Activity Page – Put them in order – PLEASE STICK THE ACTIVITY SHEET INTO THE NEXT BLANK PAGE OF THE SESE COPY
- Look at the pictures and ask your child to discuss the picture
- What happens first/ second/ third -last?
- What is at the beginning, middle, end?
- Write first, next, last beside the correct picture
Art – Drawing
I think you are all SUPERHEROS for working so hard at home. To celebrate your brilliance I would like you to draw a Superhero on a sheet of paper. I can’t wait to see your creations.
Daily Play Activity
Wednesday January 20th
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start the morning off with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – The School Building
- Story – Listen to Story 1
- Click on the explore link and ask your child the following questions:
- Where are these children? (In school)
- How are these children the same as you? (uniform; boys/girls; playing; learning)
- Think about what you do on schooldays. Which picture shows us what you do first? (The picture of the school building shows where you come in the morning.)
- What do you do next? ( go into our classroom) Which picture is that? (The small picture on the top right)
- After the classroom, where do you go? (Out to the school yard to play) Where can you see that in the poster? (Big picture; middle picture on the right-hand side)
- Are you always in the classroom in school? Where else do we go? (Sensory garden; library; Jane’s office; another classroom pre-Covid)
- lWhat is your favourite thing to do in school? Why?
- Ask your child their favourite game to play in school. Explain the rules and what is involved in the game.
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 7/8
- Review new words (Jen/Jen’s/racket/black/Sam/with/likes/too)
- Discuss the picture on pg 9
- What do you see in the picture?
- How many people are in the picture?
- Where do you play tennis?
- Describe the girl.
- How do you think Jen feels? Why?
- New Words: tennis /to
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 9
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at lest three times
- Spellbound – Unit 16
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity E & F Pg 35
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity A – Trace and write the words
- Revise Sight Words – you/with/the/here
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (tennis /to) in their writing copy
News
Today is Wednesday
It is the 20th of January 2021.
I am writing my news at home,
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 4/Lesson 4
Practice and Sing the song – Tá Téidií ag teacht isteach
Tá Téidií ag teacht isteach
Tá Téidií ag teacht isteach
Hé hó mo Dhaídí ó
Tá Téidií ag teacht isteach
Tá Téidií istigh
Tá Téidií istigh
Hé hó mo Dhaídí ó
Tá Téidií istigh
Activity: Bua na Cainte (Yellow Book) Pg 25
Maths
MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 15 – Wednesday – Pg 35
- Count backward and forwards to 9
- Click on the link to Folens website to play this game to revise simple story problems,
Or log on to Folens – Planets Maths Senior Infants – Resources-page 6-Number Line Activity
3. Sequence these everyday activities, what comes first, second, third?
- I get dressed; I get up; I go to sleep.
- I eat my lunch; I open my schoolbag; I take out my lunch
I put food in the trolley; I put the bags in the car and go home; I pay for the food and pack the bags.
4.Planet Maths pg 65
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family: Jesus grew up in Nazareth
Ask your child what they can remember about the Holy Family
Grow in Love – Pg 28
Remind your child that Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth. On thus page they draw picture of their family and where they live.
Daily Play Activity
Build an animal
Fun at Home – Scavenger Hun
TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 7
- Review new words (Jen/Jen’s/racket/black)
- Ask children to finish these sentences
- Jen is a ….
- We play tennis with a …
- A Zebra is …. and white.
- Discuss the picture on pg 8
- What do you see in the picture?
- How many tennis rackets are in the picture?
- How many people are in the picture?
- Where do you play tennis?
- Describe the boy.
- New Words: Sam/with/likes/too
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 8
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at lest three times
- Spellbound – Unit 16
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity C & D Pg 34
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 2 Activity B – Write the words
- Sight Words – hit/win
- Read the sentence with the blanks
- Which word is correct? hit /win
- Read the sentence in full after the child has chosen the correct word
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (with/likes/tennis) in their writing copy
News
Today is Tuesday.
It is the 19th of January 2021.
I love my family.
I love my cousins.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 15 – Tuesday – Pg 34
- Count backward and forwards to 8
- Call out the following numbers sentences to revise story problems. Children can use objects and sort into two groups and add them altogether if needed.
- You have 2 sweets.
Mom gives you 3 more.
How many sweets have you altogether?
- You have 5 sweets.
Mom gives you 2 more.
How many sweets have you altogether?
- You have no sweets.
Mom gives you 3 sweets.
How many sweets have you altogether?
- Box maths copy – Addition to 10
0+5 = 3+3 = 8+2 = 5+4 = 10+0 =
2+6= 9+1 = 2+4 = 6+3 = 0+0 =
3+7 = 2+1 = 1+0 = 5+3 = 1+1=
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Revise Ceacht 3/Lesson 3
Ceacht 4 – Lesson 4
Please watch the video for Ceacht 4/Lesson 4 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Tá an lá fuar. – It is a cold day.
- Tá an lá scamallach. – It is a cloudy day.
- Tá an lá fliuch . – It is a wet day.
- Tá Niamh. Oisín agus Téidií ag teacht isteach. – Niamh. Oisín and Téidií are going in.
- Tá Niamh. Oisín agus Téidií istigh. – Niamh. Oisín and Téidií are inside.
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family: Jesu grew up in Nazareth
- Revisit the picture of the Holy Family outside their home.
- Describe the house.
- Encourage your child to draw comparisons between it and their home
- Picture: The Holy Family work together
- What are Joseph and Jesus doing together in this picture?
- What job do you think Joseph had?
- Did you ever help a person help a person do a job? Tell me about it…
- Picture: The Holy Family play together
- What is Jesus playing with in this picture?
- What are Mary and Joseph doing?
- Why do you think they are laughing?
- Do you like making things with blocks? Why?
- Picture: The Holy Family eat together
- What are the Holy Family doing in this picture?
- What are they eating?
- What are they drinking?
- What is your favourite food to eat?
- Picture: The Holy Family get water from the well
- What do you think Mary and Joseph are doing in this picture?
- Why do they need to do that?
- Why don’t they just use taps?
- How do you get water at home?
Geography
Topic – People at work
- Name different types of work/different occupations
- Discuss the work of people in the home and in the local community
- Name building and ask your child who works there to develop an understanding of some buildings and the people that work there
Activity Page – At work – PLEASE STICK THE ACTIVITY SHEET INTO THE NEXT BLANK PAGE OF THE SESE COPY
- Look at the pictures, name each worker.
- Draw something each worker might use.
Daily Play Activity
Build a staircase
Well Being – Fun at Home: Spot the Difference
MONDAY 18TH JANUARY
Good morning everybody 🙂 I hope you are all safe and well and had a good weekend. Well done to you all for your hard work last week, I am so proud of you all. Like last week work for each day will be posted on my class page of the school website.
Happy Monday, keep up the hard work.
Ms. Healy 🙂
Physical Education
Joe Wicks will be providing a P.E lesson every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise.
English
Reading
- Read Pg 7
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Discuss the picture on page
- What do you see in the picture?
- What do you use it for?
- Do you like to play tennis?
- New Words: Jen/Jen’s/racket/black
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Spellbound – Unit 16
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity A & B Pg 34
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
Pg 2 Activity A – Read and match
- Sight Words – ball/racket/net
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (racket/black/here) in their writing copy.
News
News to be completed in news copy
Today is Monday.
It is the 18th of January 2021.
We like playing games.
We like having fun.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 15 – Monday – Pg 34
- Count forwards and backwards to 7
- Clap/ Stamp/Tap a number between 1-7 and ask your child to listen and say the number.
- Call out a number between 1-7 and ask your child to perform their favourite action (clap/jump/stamp etc) that many times.
- Sound of a number activity drop objects into a tin box and ask your child how many drops did they hear? Now add more objects to the tin box. How many drops did you hear? How many objects in the box now/ altogether? Do not exceed 7 objects in the box.
- Put sets together using items in the house e.g. toys/crayons/spoons invite child to write the corresponding number.
- Say a number/ point to a number ask your child to put a set together of the corresponding number.
- Use objects and sort into two groups (don’t let total number exceed 7)
Eg. 2 crayons and 3 crayons
I have 2 crayons and you have 3 crayons how many crayons have we altogether.
Repeat this using different sets of numbers
Planet Maths: Pg 64: solve simple story problems to 7
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 3 – Lesson 3
Please watch the video for Ceacht 3/Lesson 3 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Is tuar ceatha é – It is a rainbow
- Is scamall é – It is a cloud
- Is éan é – It is a bird
- Is frog é – It is a frog
- Is iasc é – It is a fish
- Is eitleán é – It is an aeroplane
- An scamall é? Ni hea An tuar ceatha é? Sea
(Is it a cloud? No) (Is it a rainbow? Yes)
- An scamall é? Ni hea An frog é? Sea
(Is it a cloud? No) (Is it a frog? Yes)
- An frog é? Ni hea An éan é? Sea
(Is it a frog? No) (Is it a bird? Yes)
- An tuar ceatha é? Ní hea An eitleán é? Ní hea An iasc é? Sea
(Is it a rainbow? No) (Is it a bird? No) (Is it a fish? Yes)
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family: Jesus grew up in Nazareth
Look and discuss the picture of Yi Lang and Xiao Long’s home.
- Does the home that you and your family live in look like Yi Lang and Xiao Long’s home?
- In what way is it the same?
- In what way is it different?
- What other types of homes do people live in?
- What comes into your mind when you think of your home?
Look and discuss the picture of Jesus’ home with Jesus, Mary and Joseph standing outside of it.
Tell the children that Jesus, Mary and Joseph were called ‘The Holy Family’ because they were very close to God.
Ask your child the following questions:
- Can you remember the name of the town where Jesus grew up?
- Who cared for Jesus when he was growing up?
- What do you think of the Holy Family’s home?
- Would you like to live there?
Daily Play Activity
Make your own jigsaws!
Develop your concentration, hand-eye co-ordination, shape recognition, fine motor skills and of course your creative skills with these super easy to make jigsaw puzzles. Challenge yourself by making the pieces smaller or cutting different patterns in the shapes.
Scavenger Hunt
Colour Scavenger Hunt
Friday 15th January
Good Morning,
I hope everybody is keeping safe and well. Well done on completing your first week of homeschooling. Thank you all so much for your support throughout the week. It is a very strange and difficult time for everybody. It is extremely hard to go from life in the classroom to sitting at your kitchen table so well done everybody on all your hard work.
The boys and girls have worked so hard throughout the week and I couldn’t be more proud of them.
Enjoy a well deserved break over the weekend.
Ms. Healy 🙂
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s start the day with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – Different Types of Shops
Digital Poster – Label Mode
- Go to the Label Mode of the poster.
- Review the vocabulary.
- Children can place the labels on the correct location
- Digital Poster – Poem Mode – Magic Shoes
- Listen to and discuss the poem
- What was the poem about?
- What can the magic shoes do?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 3/4/5/6
- Read Aloud Pg 3, 4, 5 & 6
- Review new words (play/tennis/Saturday/racket/ball/hit/over/net/here/is/red)
- Use flashcards to help children identify the new words from their reader of they are having difficulty
- Draw a picture of you playing tennis just like Sam in our story
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 3, 4, 5 & 6 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING BEFORE 3PM FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY ***
- Spellbound – Unit 15
- FRIDAY TEST
- Unit 15 Pg 71 (Back of the book)
News
Today is Friday
It is the 15th of January 2021.
We have being doing our school work at home.
It is the weekend.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 14 – Friday Test – Pg 79
- Number formation 11 – 20
- Ask children to write the numbers from 1 to 10. Please ensure all numbers are formed correctly.
- Children can enjoy learning to count playing teddy numbers
- Make sure that each child is counting the amount of cakes they place on teddy
- PRINT: Butterfly AdditIon Sheet
- Pg 1 & 2 ONLY
- Pg 1 – Count the spots on the butterfly and write the sum
- Pg 2 – Complete the addition sum
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 1 & Ceacht 2
Practice and Sing the songs
Activity: Bua na Cainte (Yellow Book) Pg 24
Science
Topic – Touch
We use our hands to touch
- Name as many things as you can that you touch with your hand in your house…
- Name as many things as you can that you touch with your hand in your classroom…
- Name as many things as you can that you touch with your hand outside…
Activity Page – Touch – PLEASE STICK THE ACTIVITY SHEET INTO THE NEXT BLANK PAGE OF THE SESE COPY
- Imagine you are going to visit a pet shop…what types of animals would you see in a pet shop? What types of animals would you not see in a pet shop?
- Draw some animals that you can touch at the pet shop on the activity sheet
- Colour the pictures
Art – Patterns
On a sheet of paper draw some squares . Complete each square with a different pattern and colour.
Daily Play Activity
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Thursday 14th January
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – Different Types of Shops
Revise Story Mode 1
- Play story 1 for your child
Story 2
- Play story 2 for your child
- Discuss vocabulary mentioned in the stories
Digital Poster – Question Mode
Go to the question mode of the poster and discuss the answers with your child
- What shops do you see in the poster?
- The jigsaw puzzle is shaped like an animal. What animal is it?
- Who is the man wearing the long white coat?
- What do you think the boy in the sports shop is saying to his father?
- Name 3 different things you can buy in a toyshop.
- What kind of book is the little girl looking at? How do you know?
- Do you think the pharmacist is helpful? Why do you think that?
- Why do you think it’s a good ide to buy things during a sale?
- What kind of books do you enjoy reading?
- If you were to open up your own shop, what kind of shop would it be?
**Play a game of shop with your child**
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 3/4/5
- Review new words (play/tennis/Saturday/racket/ball/hit/over/net)
- Discuss the picture on pg 6
- What do you see in the picture?
- Why does Sam’s tennis racket have white strings in the middle of it?
- New Words: here/is/red
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 6
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at least three times
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 3, 4, 5 & 6 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING BEFORE 3PM FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY ***
4. Spellbound – Unit 15
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling word list
- Activity G & H Pg 33
- Revise the word list for spelling test on Friday
Writing
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (here/is/red) in their writing copy
News
Today is Thursday
It is the 14th of January 2021.
We are doing our Spellbound test at home tomorrow.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 14 – Thursday – Pg 34
- Count to 10
- Count backwards from 10
- Make sets of 10 using items in the house
- Number formation 1 -10
- Ask children to write the numbers from 1 to 10. Please ensure all numbers are formed correctly.
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers
- Children can enjoy learning to count playing teddy numbers
- Make sure that each child is counting the amount of cakes they place on teddy
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 2
Song
Practice and Sing the song – Sa Spéir
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family
Grow in Love – Pg 27
- Please read the words in the speech bubble for your child ‘This is God’s greatest gift’
- Replay the story of Simeon and Anna meet Jesus for you child
- Children should trace the sentence inside the speech bubble and colour
- Briefly discuss with your child why Jesus was such a special child
- Ask your child to describe things that make them a special child
SPHE
Looking After Yourself
- How do you look after yourself?
- Discuss eating healthy/doing exercise/going for a shower/drinking water etc
Activity Sheet: Pg 1 ONLY
(THIS SHEET WILL NEED TO BE PRINTED)
Looking After Yourself worksheets
Draw and colour a picture to show a way of looking after yourself
Daily Play Activity
Well Being: Fun at Home
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Wednesday 13th January
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start the morning off with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – Different Types of Shops
- Shop Announcement
- Ask your child to close their eyes
- Listen to the you tube clip of an announcement being made in a shop
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5NYg0DRhOY
- Questions
- Where do you think you are?
- What do people do when they go into a shop?
- What are the people who own the shop trying to do?
- Story – Listen to Story 1
- Digital Poster
- What kind of shops can you see in the poster?
- What do we buy in…..
- What other types of shops can you name? (butcher/baker/clothes/jewellery/electrical/grocery/florist/newsagent?
- Where can we find shops? (village/town/city/shopping centre)
- Who works in a shop? (sales person/shop assistant/manager/owner)
- SHOE SHOP VOCABULARY
- Discuss types of shoes (football boots/tennis shoes/wellingtons/flip flops/slippers)
- Discuss parts of a shoe (tongue/heel/sole/toe/arch/insole/buckle/strap). Use a shoe to identify the different parts.
- Features of a shoe – size/colour/material
- Function of shoes
- Make a list of 5 items you would buy in a toy shop/clothes shop/grocery shop
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 3/4
- Review new words (play/tennis/Saturday/racket/ball)
- Discuss the picture on pg 5
- What do you see in the picture?
- What is the happening to the ball?
- New Words: hit/over/net
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 5
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at least three times
4. Spellbound
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity E & F Pg 33
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 1 Activity C – Write the correct words
- Review Sight Words – is/like/to/she
- Read the sentence with the blanks
- Which word is correct? Is/like/to/she
- Read the sentence in full after the child has chosen the correct word
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (over/net) in their writing copy
News
Today is Wednesday
It is the 13th of January 2021.
Ms Healy misses teaching Senior Infants.
*** Write a sentence about the weather
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Gaeilge
Practice and Sing the song – Tá an Lá Fuar
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 14 – Wednesday – Pg 34
2. Count to 9
3. Make sets of 9 using items in the house eg 9 toys/9 crayons/9 pencils
4. Maths Sheet – Wednesday
- Draw more..
- Count the items to see how many…
- Write the sum and answer
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family
Video 1 – Listen to the story of Simeon and Anna
Grow in Love – Pg 26
Video 2 – Children can complete Pg 26 as the video is playing
Daily Play Activity
Fun at Home – Baking Cookies
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Tuesday 12th January
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Revise Pg 3
- Review new words (play/tennis/Saturday)
- Ask children to finish these sentences
- I like to play….
- On Saturday we…
- Tennis is….
- Discuss the picture on pg 4
- What do you see in the picture?
- How many tennis rackets are in the picture?
- How many tennis balls are in the picture?
- Where do you play tennis?
- New Words: with/racket/ball
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Read – Pg 4
- Allow children to sound out as many words as they can
- Read the page aloud with your child
- Children should read the page aloud at lest three times
Spellbound – Unit 15
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity C & D Pg 32
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 1 Activity B – Find and Colour the sight words
- Sight Words – is/like/to/she
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (with/racket/ball) in their writing copy
News
Today is Tuesday.
It is the 12th of January 2021.
The weather is cold.
It snowed last week.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 14 – Tuesday – Pg 33
2. Count to 8
3. Make sets of 8 using items in the house eg 8 shoes/8 socks/8 forks
4. Maths Sheet – Tuesday
- Draw more..
- Count the items to see how many…
- Box maths copy – Addition to 10
2+5 = 3+4 = 7+2 = 6+1 = 5+5 =
4+5 = 1+8 = 9+1 = 5+3 = 4+4 =
3+6 = 7+3 = 6+0 = 2+8 = 1+6 =
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 2.1 – Lesson 2.1
Please watch the video for Ceacht 2.1/Lesson 2.1 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Cad atá sa spéir? – What is in the sky?
- Tá scamall sa spéir – The clouds are in the sky
- Cad atá sa spéir? – What is in the sky?
- Tá an ghrian sa spéir – The sun is in the sky.
- Cad atá sa spéir? – What is in the sky?
- Tá tuar ceatha sa spéir – There is a rainbow is in the sky
- Cad atá sa spéir? – What is in the sky?
- Tá éan sa spéir – There is a bird is in the sky
- Cad atá sa spéir? – What is in the sky?
- Tá eitleán sa spéir – There is an aeroplane is in the sky
Ceacht 2.2 – Lesson 2.2
Please watch the video for Ceacht 2.2/Lesson 2.2 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha? – What colour is on the rainbow?
TEDDY: Tá an tuar ceatha dearg – The rainbow is red
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha? – What colour is on the rainbow?
NIAMH: Tá an tuar ceatha oráiste – The rainbow is orange
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha?
TEDDY: Tá an tuar ceatha buí – The rainbow is yellow
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha?
NIAMH: Tá an tuar ceatha gorm – The rainbow is blue
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha?
NIAMH: Tá an tuar ceatha glás – The rainbow is green
OISÍN: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha?
TEDDY: Tá an tuar ceatha gorm – The rainbow is blue
TEDDY: Cén dath atá ar an tuar ceatha?
NIAMH: Tá an tuar ceatha corcra – The rainbow is purple
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family
- Nativity Scene
- Who is in the picture?
- Where are they?
- Why are they there?
- What has happened?
- When did it happen?
2. Practice the Prayer to our Guardian Angel
Angel sent by God to guide me,
Be my light and walk beside me,
Be my guardian and protect me,
On the path of life direct me.
Amen.
Daily Play Activity
Well Being – Fun at Home
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Good Morning,
I hope everybody is keeping safe and well during these very strange times. It is so disappointing that we had to once again close our schools for the health and safety of all. We will miss seeing the boys and girls everyday and teaching them in our classrooms.
Work for each day will be posted on my class page of the school website over the coming weeks. Please do not put yourself under pressure to complete each and every activity that is assigned. Complete and work through as many activities that you can every day. If at all possible please try your best to keep up to date with English and Maths activities.
If you have any questions Monday – Friday 9.20 – 3.00 , I am available to contact on my school email address.
l.healy@upperglanmirens.ie.
The support teacher working with our class is Ms. O’Donovan, she can contacted by email during school hours
r.odonovan@upperglanmirens.ie
If you would like to send me any videos or pictures of work completed I would be delighted to receive them.
Ms. Healy 🙂
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MONDAY 11TH JANUARY
SENIOR INFANTS
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – Let’s Play Tennis
- Discuss the title of the story ‘Let’s Play Tennis’ with your child
- Questions
- What do you think the story will be about?
- Have you ever played tennis?
- Do you know how to play tennis?
- What things do you need to play tennis?
- Do you know any people who play tennis?
- Read Pg 3
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Discuss the picture on page 3
- What is the name of the boy?
- What is he holding?
- What do you see in the background of the picture?
- Describe the types of clothes Sam is wearing?
- Why is Sam wearing a hat?
- New Words: play/plays/tennis/Let’s/Saturday
- Read the words aloud for your child
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Practice writing the new words to aid understanding and comprehension
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
- Spellbound – Unit 15
- Read and Write word list
- Practice spelling wordlist
- Activity A & B Pg 32
*** Reading Eggs***
Please register for the free trial on READING EGGS. It is a wonderful additional resource for teaching children how to read in a a fun manner. Children can work through the activities at their own pace.
Writing
- Skills Book (Blue Cover)
- Pg 1 Activity A – Write the sight words
- Sight Words – is/like/to/she
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Sentence Formation – Write a sentence for each of these words (play/tennis/Saturday) in their writing copy
News
News to be completed in news copy
Today is Monday.
It is the 11th of January 2021.
Winter is here.
We are off school for the month of January.
*** Write two sentences of your own
*** Draw and colour a picture of your news
Maths
- MASTER YOUR MATHS – Week 14 – Monday – Pg 32
2. Count to 7
3. Make sets of 7 using items in the house eg 7 toys/7 crayons/7 spoons
4. Sheet – Monday
- Write the numeral 7
- Count the set of strawberries and colour
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 1 – Lesson 1
Please watch the video for Ceacht 1/Lesson 1 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Cen saghas lae é? – What type of day is it?
- Tá an lá fuar – The day is cold
- Tá an lá té – The day is hot
- Tá an lá fliuch – The day is wet
- Tá an lá tirim – The day is dry
- Tá an lá gaofar – The day is windy
- Tá an lá scamallach – The day is cloudy
Listen and Practice the song – Tá an Lá Fuar Inniu
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy family
Activity: Christmas Memories
Physical Education
Joe Wicks will be providing a P.E lesson every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise.
Daily Play Activity
Scavenger Hunt
Mindfulness Scavenger Hunt
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Homework
Monday 7th December – Friday 11th December
Monday
Spellbound – Unit 14 Pg 30 – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 17 & 18
Maths Sheet
The Big Horse Word Sheet & Sentences
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – Unit 14 Pg 30 – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 19 & 20
The Big Horse Word Sheet & Sentences
Maths Sheet
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – Unit 14 Pg 31 – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 21 & 22
Maths Sheet
The Big Horse Word Sheet & Sentences
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – Unit 14 Pg 31 – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 23 & 24
The Big Horse Word Sheet & Sentences
Grow in Love – Pg 23
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Homework
Monday 30th November – Friday 4th December
SENIOR INFANTS
Monday
Spellbound – Unit 13 Pg 28 – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 13
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – Unit 13 Pg 28 – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 14
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – Unit 13 Pg 29 – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 15
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – Unit 13 Pg 29 – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 16
Tricky Word Sheet
Grow in Love – Pg 21
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Homework
Monday 23rd November – Friday 27th November
*** APOLOGIES – Homework was posted but due to problems with the internet it did not upload correctly ***
SENIOR INFANTS
Monday
Spellbound – Unit 12 Pg 26 – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 10
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet & sentences
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – Unit 12 Pg 26 – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 11
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet & Sentences
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – Unit 12 Pg 27 – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 12
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet & Sentences
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – Unit 12 Pg 27 – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Revise Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 10, 11, 12
Tricky Word Sheet & Sentences
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Homework
Monday 16th November – Friday 20th November
SENIOR INFANTS
Monday
Spellbound – Unit 11 Pg 24 – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 7
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – Unit 11 Pg 24 – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 8
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – Unit 11 Pg 25 – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 9
Maths Sheet
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – Unit 11 Pg 25 – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Revise Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 7, 8 & 9
Tricky Word Sheet
Grow In Love – Pg 59
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Homework
Monday 9th November – Friday 13th November
SENIOR INFANTS
Monday
Spellbound – Unit 10 Pg 22 – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 4
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – Unit 10 Pg 22 – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 5
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – Unit 10 Pg 23 – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 6
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – Unit 10 Pg 23 – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Revise Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 4, 5 & 6
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Grow In Love – Pg 17
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Homework
Monday 2nd November – Friday 6th November
SENIOR INFANTS
Monday
Spellbound – A & B – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 1
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Tuesday
Spellbound – C & D – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 2
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Wednesday
Spellbound – E & F – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 3
Maths Sheet
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Reading Book
Thursday
Spellbound – G & H – Spelling Test Friday on wordlist
Revise Reading – The Big Horse – Pg 1, 2 & 3
Sounds
Tricky Word Sheet
Grow In Love – Pg 15
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Outdoor Learning Day
On November 5th to celebrate Outdoor Learning Day we went to the sensory garden and enjoyed our time learning outside
Halloween dress up
Maths Week
Maths Week was on from 10th – 18th of October. We enjoyed many different maths activities and maths stations during the week. Below find pictures of the class using toys to create patterns.
Here are some pictures of the wonderful creations we have been busy making within our pods 🙂 
