We took advantage of the fine weather and took Toy Time outside!! 🌞
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Friday 26th March 2021Today we went on a Spring Walkabout around the school, in true March weather, it started off lovely and then we had hailstone and back to sun again. Here are some photos of the children investigating. Have a lovely Easter break and stay safe 😀
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Wednesday 24th March 2021
Today we went to visit the Church. We couldn’t go in but we took some time to have a look at the building and then drew our pictures in our copies.😀![]()
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Monday March 1st 2021
Hi everyone,
We had a great first day back. We moved pods and Ms. McDonald’s class came to see us with Welcome Back to School signs. All in all, a very successful first day back at school.
Please click on the link for todays work. Looking forward to seeing you all on Zoom 🙂
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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 please click on the link below to view work for today.
Thanks 🙂
Videos
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Wednesday 3rd February
PE & Gross Motor Skills
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!
Gross Motor with My OT and Me- Astronaut Training Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHuDYtQubYs
Starlight
Unit 9 – School – What I wear to school
Digital Poster (Explore Mode)
- Start by focusing on opposites. Ask your child, what opposites do you see in the poster? ( long/short, same/different, bright/dark, black/white, open/closed, plain/patterned, striped/spotted, one colour/multi-coloured. How are the pictures similar or different
- Instead of pointing to the pictures, encourage your child to use words to compare and contrast i.e. the girls in the top picture are wearing skirts and the girls in the bottom picture are wearing pants.
Digital poster (Activity Mode)
- Go to the Activity mode of the poster. Play the sorting activity for your child and see if they can correctly catagorise summer and winter clothes.
Story time: The Lost Button
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWySmmJE-8
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 9& 10
- Read each of the words below.
- Use your flash cards to make sentences ( I have a long dress, I must get a tie)
- Take a picture of your sentences and send it to your teacher.
must |
get |
dressed |
Let’s |
long |
a |
top |
put |
on |
tie |
it |
on |
have |
Dress |
the |
Phonics
- Revise ee/or and ie
- Sing the song and do the actions
Blending Video Below
- Watch and see if you can read some of the Alpha Block words using our sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxBEmaaSh1c
Maths
- Planet Maths pg 76.
- Write the numeral 4.
Gaeilge
Éadaí/Clothes
Ceacht 3 – Lesson 3
Please watch the video for Ceacht 3/Lesson 3 with your child at least 3 times
Foclóir/ Vocabulary:
- Cuir ort do chóta- put on your coat.
- Dún do chóta- close your coat.
- Cas timpeall- turn around.
- Tá do chóta go hálainn- your coat is lovely.
- Oscail do chóta- open your coat.
- Bain díot do chóta- take off your coat.
- Croch suas do chóta- hang up your coat.
Amhrán- croch suas do Chóta- hang up your coat.
Croch suas do chóta.
Croch suas do chóta.
Croch suas do chóta mar tá an lá té.
Croch suas do hata.
Croch suas do hata.
Croch suas do hata mar tá an lá té.
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Letter formation – k
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, back up to the middle, curl around, down and kick.
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus the Good Shepherd
Grow in Love Book Page 31.
Families are invited to chat about the ways in which Jesus cares for us. Together they pray Psalm 23.
Children also write their name, to complete the sentence, ‘____,I am your Good Shepherd.’
Geography
Topic: Day and Night
- Talk about how we know it is day time.
- What kind of things do we do during the day?
- What’s your favourite thing to do during the day?
- Talk about how we know it is night time.
- What kind of things do we do at night?
- What’s your favourite thing to do at night time?
- Discuss why we can/can’t do certain things during the day/at night
Day and Night Picture (please cut this out and stick into the next page of the SESE copy)
- Write day and night under the correct picture.
- Draw something you do at night.
Daily Play Activity
Rainy Day Baking
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Hi everyone, hope you are all well. We are planning a Zoom call on Friday morning. Please email us if your child is available before 3pm today and we will be in touch closer to the day.
Thanks 🙂
Tuesday 2nd February
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 6-8
- Read each word carefully using your Peter Pointer.
- Read each word below
must |
get |
dressed |
Let’s |
long |
a |
top |
put |
on |
tie |
it |
on |
have |
Dress |
the |
Writing
- https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/rhymes/SL_JI_ACT_CH01_004/index.html
- Listen to the rhyme above, what words rhyme? Can you name them?
- Colour the sheet below (this sheet will need to be printed)
Phonics
NEW SOUND: ee/or
These are two seperate sounds but for the purpose of the children remembering them they are often together (Think Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh)
- Listen to the song below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W57mT4x488A
Song Words: “See my donkey in the stall, ee/or ee/or is his call.”
- Here is a little story to help the children learn the sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9aXOvBd71U
ACTIVITY
- Complete the “ee/or” sound in the SOUND COPY
- Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘ee/or’ sound
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Word formation – fit/dot/bin
Practice the word formation using your finger first
- Practice the word formation with your finger first.
- Write the words fit/dot/bin
Maths
Have some fun with the game below
https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/video/pm_ji_v074.mp4
- Planet Maths pg 75
- Write 4.
- Match each numeral to the set.
Gaeilge
Éadaí/Clothes
Ceacht 2/Lesson 2
Fóclóir/Vocabulary
- Bain díot do___ (do chóta, do hata, do scairf, do bhróga, do stocaí)- take off your (coat,hat,scarf,shoes,socks)
- Tabhair dom___. (cóta,hata,scairf,bróga,stocaí)- give me the (coat,hat,scarf,shoes,socks)
- Seo duit__. (cóta,hata, scairf, bróga, stocaí)- for you the __ (coat,hat,scarf,shoes,socks)
- Go raibh maith agat- thank you.
Amhrán- Bain Díot do Chóta (Take off your Coat)
Bain díot do chóta.
Bain díot do chóta.
Bain díot do chóta mar tá an lá té
Bain díot do hata.
Bain díot do hata.
Bain díot do hata mar tá an lá tirim.
Activity – Bua na Cainte (Red Book) – Pg 22
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus is the Good Shepherd
- Listen to the story ‘Jesus is the Good Shepherd’ – Part 2
- Questions
- I wonder… why do you think Jesus calls himself a shepherd? Do you think ‘the Good Shepherd’ is a good name for Jesus? Why?
- If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, who are his sheep?
- Remember the story about Jesus blessing the children.. was he like a good shepherd then? Why? Do you think Jesus cares for us too? Does he listen to us when we talk to him?
- Children’s Book- pg 30
- Draw and colour 5 sheep that the shepherd cares for.
SPHE
- This activity will need to be printed.
- Discuss a time when your child felt angry/sad/happy/scared.
- Why did they feel like this?
- How did they know they felt happy/sad/angry/ scared?
- Look at the link above cut out the correct feeling and stick it in the correct balloon.
- Don’t forget to send a photo to your teacher.
t-s-1057-happy-sad-and-angry-sorting-activity-_ver_1
Daily Play Activity
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Monday 1st February 2021
Happy Monday Boys and Girls!!
It was great to see so many videos of you all doing some fantastic reading. We are so proud of all the hard work you are doing at home. We hope that you are being as good for your teachers as you would be for us!! Keep up the good work!!
Ms. O’Halloran 🙂
Today is the 1st day of a new season, we are saying goodbye to Winter and hello to SPRING!!!! It is also St Brigid’s Day, have a look at the little video below to learn about her.
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!
Gross Motor Activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5QGW8jA57I&list=PLwx9xqU4Y2d6PgZGUCzgPLm36StOk1yda&index=4
English
Reading
As we have completed the whole story, we are going to take the time to revise it and make sure we know all our new words.
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise pgs 3-5 with your child.
- Ensure that they are reading each word carefully.
- Point out different words and ask your child to read them.
- Word Check – Check that your child can identify and read all of the words below
must |
get |
dressed |
Let’s |
a |
top |
put |
on |
it |
on |
have |
dress |
Writing
- Meet the Starlight Characters – Rocky (This sheet will need to be printed)
- Trace the word Rocky
- Write the word Rocky
- Colour the picture of Rocky
Phonics
- We are still concentrating on digraphs – Sounds which have two letters.
- The FIRST letter in the sound does the talking so that tells us what the name of the sound is – the first letter is ‘i’ in the sound ‘ie’ – so that will tell us the name of the sound is ‘i’.
- NEW SOUND: ie (SOUND COPY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9qo6OLyCgc
Song Words:
The Captain says ie,ie
The Captain says ie,ie
Stand up straight, don’t be late,
The Captain says ie,ie
- Name: My name is i……..
- Action: Put your hand on your forehead as if in salute
ACTIVITY
- Complete the ie sound in the sound copy
- Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘ie’ sound
Maths
- Planet Maths Book pg 74
- Trace over the big 4 with your Peter Pointer.
- Write 4.
- Colour the picture
Gaeilge
Éadaí/Clothes
Ceacht 1 – Lesson 1
Please watch the video for Ceacht 1/Lesson 1 with your child at least 3 times
Comhrá 1/ Conversation 1
Comhrá 2/ Conversation 2
Vocabulary
- Taispeáin dom cóta– show me a coat.
- Taispeáin dom hata- show me a
- Taispeáin dom scairf- show me a
- Taispeáin dom bríste– Show me a pants.
- Taispeáin dom bróga– show me
- Taispeáin dom stocaí – show me socks
- Cad é sin? Sin __ . (cóta, hata, bríste,scairf)- What is that? That’s____. (coat,hat,pants,scarf)
- An maith leat __? (an scairf, srl)- do you like the__? Scarf,etc.
- Is/ní maith liom__ I do/don’t like__
- Tá an lá fuar, fluich.- it is a cold/wet day.
- Cuir ort ___ . (do chóta, do hata, do scairf, do bhróga)- Put on your___ (coat, hat, scarf, shoes)
Amhrán- Cuir ort do Chóta
Cuir ort do chóta.
Cuir ort do chóta.
Cuir ort do chóta mar tá an lá fuar.
Cuir ort do hata.
Cuir ort do hata.
Cuir ort do hata mar tá an lá fluich.
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Letter Formation: f
- Practice writing the letter with your finger first
- Write the letter f- around, down to the line, back up to the middle and across.
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus is the Good Shepherd
- Watch the video below of a Farmer and Her Sheep.
- https://vimeo.com/132807864
- Story – ‘Jesus is the Good Shepherd’- Part 1 – Listen to the story being read aloud.
Questions
- Why do you think the shepherd went through the gate before the sheep? What does this tell you about the shepherd?
- I wonder.. how did these sheep come to know their shepherd’s voice?
- Can you recognise someone by their voice? Who? Why do you think you can recognise that person? Can you recognise who is reading this story? How?
- Draw a picture of a shepherd minding his sheep.
Psalm 23: Pray together: Care for me Lord,
As though you were a shepherd,
And I, a sheep of your flock
Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFG7etbxl5o
- Colour the Nocturnal Animals– Cut the sheet out and stick it into the next blank page of the SESE copy
- Colour the animals that come out at night and sleep during the day.
- Draw another nocturnal animal (there’s a few clues in the video.)
Daily Play Activity
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Friday 29th January
JUNIOR INFANTS
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s get active.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – School – What I wear to school
Digital Poster (Story Mode)
- Revise Story Mode 1 with your child
- Play Story Mode 2 for your child – Discuss vocabulary mentioned in the story
Digital Poster (Question Mode)
- Go the the question mode of the poster. Listen and Discuss the questions.
- Look at the picture of the children wearing a uniform. What colour are the school jumpers?
- Look at the picture of the children wearing a uniform. What colour are the skirts and trousers?
- What is the girl with the football wearing?
- What kind of clothes do you wear for PE?
- In the picture with the snow, what are the children wearing? Why are they wearing these clothes?
- What kind of clothes do you wear during the summer?
- What kind of clothes do you find most comfortable?
- Why do you think many schools have uniforms?
- Do you think wearing school uniforms is a good or bad idea?
- What is your favourite item of clothing?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise all words from the story – ‘School Clothes’
- Use the flashcards you have made to help children identify the new words from their reader
- Read – Pg 3-12
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO/VOICE NOTE OF YOUR CHILD READING PGS 9 – 12 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Phonics
- Revise sounds – ai/j/oa (Letter Name/Sound/Action/Song)
- https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
– Phase 1 & 2 games
Maths
- Planet Maths – Pg 73
- Read the number on the left hand side
- Colour the correct amount in each row
- Develop counting skills
- Develop matching skills
- Develop ordering skills
Handwriting
Print – MY PENCIL CONTROL BOOKLET
- Tracing Activities
- Complete pg 3 and pg 4 ONLY
***Complete any pages not finished in Mrs Murphy Green Book up to the page (bag/man/pig)***
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Revise Ceacht 6 & Ceacht 7
Practice and Sing the song: Caloga Sneachta
Activity: Bua na Cainte (Red Book) Pg 21
Science – Winter
Topic: Winter Clothes
- Discuss types of clothes you wear during the Summer
- Discuss types of clothes you wear during the Winter
- Sheet
- What types of clothes do you see on the sheet?
- Circle the clothes you wear in Winter to keep warm
- X the clothes you don’t wear during Winter
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!
https://iheartcraftythings.com/newspaper-craft-ideas.html
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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Thursday 28th January
JUNIOR INFANTS
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 9 – School – What I wear to school
Digital Poster (Explore Mode)
Think and Talk: I wonder
Ask the children the following questions…
- Looking at the picture on the right, which clothes might you wear to school? Why?
- What items of clothing are the children wearing that we can’t see in the picture? (vest/underpants/belt/jacket/coat)
- Can you name another type of shoe?(slippers/runners/flip flops/wellingtons/football boots)
- Which clothes do you like?
- Which clothes don’t you like?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 9, 10 & 11
- Discuss the picture on Pg 12
- – Describe the girl in the picture?
- – What is she wearing on her feet?
- – What is not wearing inside her shoes?
- – Where is her schoolbag?
- New Words: forgot/shoes
- Focus on the new words
- Say them aloud for your child
- Children should read and repeat the words
- Read pg 12
- Children can sound out some of the words on Pg 12
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Use flashcards to copy the sentence.
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OR SEND A VOICE NOTE OF YOUR CHILD READING PGS 9. 10, 11 & 12 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity D – Write the words
- Sight Words – the/my
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Meet the Starlight Characters – Mum (This sheet will need to be printed)
- Trace the word Mum
- Write the word Mum
- Colour the picture of Mum
Phonics
- Revise sounds – ai/j/oa
- My name is….
- My sound is…
- My action is…
- Song
- Ask children to name as many things that have the ai/j/oa sound
- Activity Sheet
Draw a picture of something that has the ‘ai’ sound.
Draw a picture of something that has the ‘j’ sound.
Draw a picture of something that has the ‘ai’ sound
Maths
Planet Maths – Pg 72
- Match the sets that have the same amount
- Count the items in each set
- Match the sets that have the same amount
- X the set that is wrong
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
- Counting up to 5
Handwriting
- Practice writing the letter ‘l’ on a lined sheet of paper
- Practice writing the letter ‘t’ on a lined sheet of paper
- Practice writing your name on a lined sheet of paper
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus and the children
Grow in Love – Pg 28
- Remind the children that Jesus had a special love for children
- Trace the words that Jesus said ‘Let the children come to me’
- Children must draw and colour a picture of themselves on the page
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY
JUNIOR INFANTS
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!
Starlight
Unit 9 – School – What I wear to school
Digital Poster (Story Mode)
- Play Story Mode 1
- Discuss what you saw in the story
- What vocabulary did you hear?
Digital Poster (Explore Mode)
- Discuss the photographs of the two groups of children – Focus on the topic of clothes and clothes we wear to school
- Identify the different types of clothes in the photographs – describe them in detail(colour/design/fabric/style)
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 3-10
- Discuss the picture on Pg 11
- – Who is in the picture?
- – Describe the school uniform
- – Describe the schoolbag
- – What do you think is in the schoolbag?
- New Words: school/bag
- Children should sound out the words to figure them out
- Make flashcards to help your child remember the new words
- Read pg 11
- Children can sound out some of the words on pg 11
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity C – Trace the words
- Sight Words – the/my
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Meet the Starlight Characters – Jack (This sheet will need to be printed)
- Trace the name Jack
- Write the name Jack
- Colour the picture of Jack
Phonics
NEW SOUND: oa
- Practice the name of the sound: My name is oa……..
- Practice the action for the sound: Put your hand over your mouth
- Practice and sing the song for the ‘oa’ sound
ACTIVITY
- Complete the ‘oa’ sound in the SOUND COPY
- Ask your child to identify as many words as they can have the ‘oa’ sound in them
- Draw and colour as many ‘oa’ sounds in the copy as you can
Maths
- Planet Maths Book pg 71
- Count the number of items in the set
- Write the correct number
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 7 – Lesson 7
Please watch the video for Ceacht 7/Lesson 7 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
Bhí sé ag cur sneachta – It is snowing
Rith teidí amach – Teddy ran out
Rinne sé fear sneachta – He made a snowman
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Letter formation – t
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, around a small bit and a line across the middle.
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus and the children
- Poem – Jesus Blessed the Children
- Questions
- What does the word blessing mean?
- What do we say when someone sneezes?
- Have you ever said said ‘bless you’ to anyone?
- Can you bless yourself? What do you say?
- I wonder…why did Jesus want to bless the children? What was he asking God to do? Would you like to be blessed by Jesus? Why?
Geography
Topic: Hot and Cold
- Discuss things that are hot
- Discuss things that are cold
- Draw the items in the box that are cold
- Draw the items in the box that are hot
Mindfulness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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A big Happy 5th Birthday to Aileen!! Another lockdown birthday girl!! Happy Whole Hand day Aileen 🙂
Tuesday 26th January
JUNIOR INFANTS
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 3-9
- Discuss the picture on Pg 10
- – Who is in the picture?
- – What is she holding in her hand?
- – Describe the shoes
- – What are your school shoes like?
- New Words: get/my/shoes
- Children should sound out the words to figure them out
- Make flashcards to help your child remember the new words
- Read pg 10
- Children can sound out some of the words on pg 10
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity B – Find and Circle the words
- Sight Words – the/my
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Meet the Starlight Characters – Mark (This sheet will need to be printed)
- Trace the name Mark
- Write the name Mark
- Colour the picture of Mark
Phonics
NEW SOUND: J
- Practice saying – My name is J and my sound is…
- Repetition of the letter name and sound is important.
- Ask your child to come up with as many words as they can that start with the ‘j’ sound (jam/jump/Jack/jumper/jet)
- Practice and Sing the song for the ‘j’ sound
ACTIVITY
- Complete the ‘j’ sound in the SOUND COPY
- Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘j’ sound
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Letter formation – l
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line and around
Maths
- Watch the video to introduce the number 3
- Planet Maths pg 70
- Practice writing the number 3 using your finger first
- Complete pg 70 of Planet Maths
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Practice and Sing the song – Caloga Sneachta
Activity – Bua na Cainte (Red Book) – Pg 20
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus and the children
- Listen to the story ‘Jesus and the Children’
- Questions
- Why do you think the families wanted Jesus to bless their children?
- I wonder…why did Jesus’ friends want to keep the children away from him?
- What do you think Jesus talked to the children about?
- What do you think the children said to Jesus?
- Why do you think Jesus said God loves children?
Rhyming
- Complete the powerpoint with your child and practice rhyming
- Ask your child to identify as many words as they can that rhyme with the words on the powerpoint
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. O’Halloran.
Monday 25th January
JUNIOR INFANTS
PE
PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise pgs 3-8 with your child.
- Word Check – Check that your child can identify and read all of the words below
must |
get |
dressed |
Let’s |
a |
top |
put |
on |
it |
on |
long |
tie |
have |
dress |
- Discuss the picture on Pg 9
- What is in the picture?
- Describe the school cothes that the girl is wearing.
- What colour is her tie/shirt/dress?
- Does she look happy or sad? How do you know?
- Read Pg 9
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Pg 3 Activity A – Colour the words
- Sight Words – the/my
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
- Meet the Starlight Characters – Kate (This sheet will need to be printed)
- Trace the name Kate
- Write the name Kate
- Colour the picture of Kate
Phonics
We are moving onto digraphs – Sounds which have two letters. The first letter in the sound tells us the name of the sound.
NEW SOUND: ai (SOUND COPY)
The FIRST letter in the sound does the talking so that tells us what the name of the sound is – the first letter is ‘a’ in the sound ‘ai’ – so that will tell us the name of the sound is ‘a’.
- Name: My name is a……..
- Action: Put your hand behind your ear, as if hard of hearing and say ay?
Song
Practice and sing the song until your child knows the words
ACTIVITY
- Complete the ai sound in the sound copy
- Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘ai’ sound
Maths
- Planet Maths Book pg 69
- Match the correct number to each set of aliens
- Read the numbers below the picture
- Count the items in each set – How many? Match the number to the aliens.
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
- Sin Fear Sneachta – This is a snowman
- Tá hata air – He is wearing a hat
- Tá scairf air – He is wearing a scarf
- Tá súile air – He has eyes
- Tá béal air – He has a mouth
- Tá srón air – He has a nose
- Tá cnaipí air – He has buttons
- Ta teidí ag sugradh sa sneachta – Teddy is playing in the snow
- Tá Niamh ag sugradh sa sneachta – Niamh is playing in the snow
- Tá Oisín ag sugradh sa sneachta – Oisín is playing in the snow
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Word Formation: bag/man/pig
- Practice writing the words with your finger first
- Write the words – bag, man and pig
Religion
Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus and the children
- Story – ‘A Visitor comes to town’ – Listen to the story being read aloud.
- Questions
- Who was visiting the club?
- Can you tell me about a time you met someone important? How did you feel? Was the person nice to you? What Happened?
- What words would you use to describe the president?
- Do you think the president liked children?
- What would happen if Jesu came to visit your school?
- What would we do to get ready if Jesus was to visit our school?
- What would you say to Jesus?
- Draw a picture of Jesus visiting our school
History
Which Comes last? – Cut the sheet out and stick it into the next blank page of the SESE copy
- Discuss the pictures with your child
- What is happening in the picture?
- Which picture comes last? Why?
- Colour the picture that comes last. X the other picture.
Mindfullness for Kids
Daily Play Activity
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Happy Friday everyone!! Well done on another great week of work!! We know that it’s not easy and we all miss our friends but hopefully we will all be back to school soon!!
A big Happy 5th Birthday to Farrah, who is a whole hand today!!
Have a lovely weekend!
Ms. O’Halloran 😊
Friday 22nd January
PE
Joe Wicks live at 9am
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise – Read pg 6, pg 7 and pg 8
- Revise all words – Please help children to remember all new words from the pages we have read so far
- Use the flashcards you have made to help children identify the new words from their reader
*** WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PGS 6,7 & 8 SO WE COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Phonics
- Revise sounds – c/k/e/h/r/m/d (Letter Name/Sound/Action/Song)
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘c/k’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘e’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘h’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘r’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘m’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘d’ sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y03uiPd-JTc
*** Take a picture of all the things you find for each sound and send it to your teacher***
Maths
- https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_062/index.html
- Put the pictures in the correct order.
- https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_050/index.html
- 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
- Planet Maths Book Pg 68
- Draw one more in each set to make 3.
- Write 3.
- Colour each set.
Handwriting
***Complete any pages not finished in Mrs Murphy Green Book up to the page (p)***
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 5 – Lesson 5
Comhrá 5.1- Conversation 5.1
Please watch the video for Comhrá 5.1/Conversation 5.1 with your child at least 3 times
Comhrá 5.1
- A haon, a dó, a trí, a ceathair, a cúig, a sé
Comhrá 5.2- Conversation 5.2
Please watch the video for Comhrá2.2/Conversation 5.2 with your child at least 3 times
Comhrá 5.2
- An bhfuil iasc ag snámh san usice? – Is the fish swimming in the water?
- An bhfuil lacha ag snámh san usice? – Is the duck swimming in the water?
- An bhfuil gé ag snámh san usice? – Is the goose swimming in the water?
- An bhuil frog ag snámh san usice? – Is the frog swimming in the water?
- Tá/Níl _____ ag snámh san uisce.
Rann- An Frog agus an Ghé
Aon, dó, aon, dó, trí.
Frog mór ramhar ina shuí.
Trí, ceathair, ceathair, cúig, sé.
Hata beag bídeach ar an ngné.
Leabhar Bua na Cainte/ Bua na Cainte Book
- Pg 19- dathaigh an pictiúr- colour the picture.
Geography
- Complete Friday on your Weather Watching Sheet.
- What day had the nicest weather?
- What day/days did it rain?
- Send me a picture of your completed Weather Watching Chart.
Daily Play Activity
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Thursday 21st January
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – The Toyshop
I would like for the children to describe their most special/favourite toy. It would be great if you could send us a picture of your favourite toy.
Here are some questions to help with the discussion-
- Why is it special?
- Who bought it for you?
- Where was it bought?
- When did you get it?
- What do you do with it?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise – Read pg 6, pg 7 and pg 8
- Revise all words – Please help children to remember all new words from the pages we have read so far
- Use the flashcards you have made to help children identify the new words from their reader
*** WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PGS 6, 7 & 8 SO WE COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Writing
- Pre Reading Skills Book (White Cover) Pg 47
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight-JI-Pre-Reading/ebook/
- What is missing? Draw it.
Phonics
- Revise sounds – r/m/d
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound r
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound m
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound d
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘r’ sound.
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘m’ sound.
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘d’ sound.
- Complete the sounds sheet below.
Maths
- Children can enjoy learning to count playing teddy numbers
- Make sure that each child is counting the amount of cakes they place on teddy
- Watch the video and count along
Planet Maths Pg 67:
- Count each object in the set and match to the number 3.
- Colour each set.
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
- Revise writing the letter h on a sheet of lined paper.
- Revise writing the letter b on a sheet of lined paper.
- Revise writing the letter p on a sheet of lined paper.
***Complete any pages not finished in the book up to the page (“p” page that we completed yesterday.)***
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
Grow in Love – Pg 27
- Children will colour the faces to show how Mary and Joseph felt when they found Jesus.
- What do you like to do with your family?
- Chat about a happy time you spent together.
- Pray the Night Prayer every night.
History
- Look at the picture below.
- Discuss which comes first.
- Colour the picture that comes FIRST
- Cut out picture and stick into the next blank page of SESE copy.
Geography
- Continue on with your Weather Watching Chart.
- Complete Thursday.
Daily Play
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Wednesday 20th January
PE
Pe with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube Channel at 9am. Start off your day with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – The Toyshop
- Digital Poster ( Activity Mode)
- Play each multiple choice question and see if they can correctly catagorise indoor/outdoor toys.
- Click the right answer to progress to the next question.
- Digital Poster ( Poem Mode): ‘Patchy Bear’
- Listen and watch the poem 3 times.
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes
- Revise Pg 6/7
– focus on new words (tie,long)
- Discuss the picture on Pg 8
- What is this a picture of?
- Do we wear this in school?
- Does everyone wear this?
- Can you think of another name for it?
- Read Pg 8
New Word- dress
- Highlight new words (dress)
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
Pre-Reading Skills Book
- Pre-Reading Skills Book (White Cover) pg 46
- https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight-JI-Pre-Reading/ebook/
- X the objects that contain the “u” sound.
- Put an x in the box under the object that contain the “u” sound.
- Colour the picture.
Phonics
- Revise sounds – r/m/d
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound r
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound m
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound d
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘r’ sound eg rubber/rug
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘m’ sound
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘d’ sound
- Complete the sounds sheets below
Maths
- We are going to learn to write the number 3.
- Can you trace this three with your “Peter Pointer” for me?
- Planet Maths pg 66.
- Trace over the big 3 with your finger.
- Write the number 3 and colour.
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Letter formation – p
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the black dot, under the line, back up and around.
- Write the letter p
Geography
- Continue on with you Weather Watching Sheet.
- Complete Wednesday.
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
Grow in Love – pg 26
- Listen to the Bible story – “The Boy Jesus in the Temple”
- https://vimeo.com/171909563
- VIDEO – Children can complete pg 26 as the video is playing
Daily Play Activity
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Tuesday 19th January
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes
- Revise Pg 6
- focus on new words (long/tie)
- Discuss the picture on Pg 7
- – What items of school clothing are in the picture?
- – Do you wear a shirt and tie going to school?
- – What colour is our shirt/tie?
- – How is our tie different from the one in the picture.
- Read pg 7
- Children can sound out most of the words on Pg 7
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Use flashcards to copy the sentence.
Writing
- Pre reading Skills Book (White Cover)
- Listen to the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” on pg 45
- Colour the first picture.
- Colour the last picture.
Phonics
- Revise sounds
- My name is c/k and my sound is…
- My name is e and my sound is…
- My name is h and my sound is….
- Show me the action for ‘c/k’
- Show me the action for ‘e’
- Show me the action for ‘h’
- What words start with the ‘c/k’ sound
- What words start with the ‘e’ sound
- What words start with the ‘h’ sound
- Complete the sound sheets below
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Letter formation – b
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, back up to the middle, around and stop.
Maths
- Count to 7
- Count backwards from 7
- Jump on the spot 7 times/touch your toes 6 times/clap your hands 5 times/touch your nose 4 times/say your name 3 times/turn around twice/ give 1 hug
- Using objects in your house make a set of 7 books/ 6 teaspoons/5 coins/4 crayons/3 cups/2 toys/1 shoe
- Planet Maths Book Pg 65
- Look at the number on the rocket.
- Draw the correct amount of windows for each rocket.
- Colour the rockets
Gaeilge
An Aimsir/The Weather
Ceacht 4.1 – Lesson 4.1
Please watch the video for Ceacht 4.1/Lesson 4.1 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- Tar amach – come out.
- Téigh isteach – go in.
Ceacht 2.2 – Lesson 2.2
Please watch the video for Ceacht 4.2/Lesson 4.2 with your child at least 3 times
Vocabulary
- An bhfuil cead agam dul amach? – Can I go out?
- Níl cead agat. Tá an lá fliuch. – You can’t go out. It is
- Tá cead agat. Tá an lá – You can go out. It is dry.
Rann: Bhac-Bhac
‘Bhac-Bhac,’ arsa an lacha. ‘Tá an lá fluich.’
‘Bhac-bhac,’ arsa an lacha. ‘Tar amach, tar amach.’
‘Bhuf-Bhuf,’ arsa an madra. ‘Tá an lá fluich.’
‘Bhuf-bhuf,’ arsa an madra. ‘Téigh isteach, téigh isteach.’
Religion
Theme 4: Practice the 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.
Geography
- Continue with your “Weather Watching” Sheet.
- Fill in the weather using the symbols, for Tuesday.
Science
- Polar Bear Sheet
- Spot the 6 differences between the two pictures.
- Circle them on the bottom picture.
Daily Play Activity
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Good morning boys and girls!! Hope you all had a lovely rest at the weekend and are ready for Monday. You all did great work last week, and we loved seeing all your pictures and videos. Keep it up this week!!
Ms. O’Halloran 😊
Monday 18th January
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise pgs 3, 4 & 5 with your child.
- Read Pg 6
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Discuss the picture on page 6
- What is in the picture?
- Where do we wear a tie?
- Who wears ties?
- What colours are on our school tie?
- New Words: long/tie
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Pg 2 Activity A – Tick the correct sentence
- New Words- put/on
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
Phonics
- Revise sounds
- My name is c and my sound is…
My name is k and my sound is…
My name is e and my sound is….
My name is h and my sound is….
- Show me the action for ‘c’ & ‘k’
Show me the action for ‘e’
Show me the action for ‘h’
- What words start with the ‘c’ & ‘k’ sound
What words start with the ‘e’ sound
What words start with the ‘h’ sound
- Complete the sound sheets below
Maths
- Planet Maths Book pg 64.
- Matching sets that are the same.
- Count the items in each set and match them.
- How many in the set?
- Why are they the same?
- Make a set of 3 using some of your toys – don’t forget to send us a picture!
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
- An bhfuil an lacha san uisce? – Is the duck in the water?
- An bhfuil an madra san uisce? – Is the dog in the water?
- An bhfuil an cat san uisce? – Is the cat in the water?
- An bhfuil an t-iasc san uisce? – Is the fish in the water?
- Tá/Níl an lacha/an madra/an cat/an t-iasc san uisce. – Yes/No the __ is in the water.
- Faigh an lacha/an madra/an cat/an t-iasc agus cuir isteach san uisce – get the __ and put it in the water.
Listen and Practice the rhyme – Uisce
Leabhar: Bua na Cainte/ Bua na Cainte Book
Dathaigh lth 18/ Colour pg 18
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)
Letter formation – h
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, back up to the middle, around, down and a small kick.
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
- Discuss the pictures
How do Mary and Joseph look?
Why do you think they look like that?
What do you think happened?
Who else would you expect to see in the picture? I wonder… where is Jesus?
Was there ever a time when you couldn’t find your family? How did you feel?
Now look at this picture of the Holy family. How do Mary and Joseph look this time?
What words would you use to describe them? How do you think they feel?
Do you remember a time when you were really happy to be with your family?
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.
Geography
- Keep a weather diary for the week.
- Please cut this page out and stick into the next blank page in the children’s SESE copy.
Daily Play Activity
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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 O’Halloran 🙂
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 – The Toyshop
Digital Poster – Explore Mode – Talk and Discussion
Identify a toy or group of toys within the poster using simple clues
In the picture can you find/name…
- A toy that you can push
- A toy that rolls or bounces
- A toy that says ting-a-ling/choo-choo
- A toy that begins with a t/d/b sound
- A toy that is soft/hard
- A tall toy/a small toy
- A spotted toy/a stripy toy
- A toy that is round/tall/smiling/stiff/floppy
- A toy that moves
- A toy that you use to build/make things
- A multicoloured toy
- A noisy/quiet toy
- A toy that you wear on your feet
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise – Read pg 3, pg 4 and pg 5
- Revise all words – Please help children to remember all new words from the pages we have read so far
- Use the flashcards you have made to help children identify the new words from their reader
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 3, 4 & 5 SO WE COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Phonics
- Revise sounds – s/a/t/i/p/n (Letter Name/Sound/Action/Song)
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘s’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘a’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘t’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘i’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘p’ sound
- Find something around the house that begins with the ‘n’ sound
*** Take a picture of all the things you find for each sound and send it to your teacher***
- Complete the sounds sheets below
Maths
- Count to 5
- Count backwards from 5
- Using objects in your house make sets of different numbers – eg set of 3 spoons/set of 5 crayons/set of 2 pencils
- Print Activity Sheet – Count and Colour
- Look at the number and colour the correct amount of pictures
- Children can enjoy learning to count playing teddy numbers
- Make sure that each child is counting the amount of cakes they place on teddy
Handwriting
***Complete any pages not finished in Mrs Murphy Green Book up to the page (car/ran/jar)***
Print – MY PENCIL CONTROL BOOKLET
- Tracing Activities
- Complete pg 1 and pg 2 ONLY
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 1 & Ceacht 2
Practice and Sing the songs
Activity: Bua na Cainte (Red Book) Pg 17
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 – The Toyshop
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 kind of shop is it?
- What colour is the bicycle?
- What does the white teddy bear have around its neck?
- How do you know that Tom is the shopkeeper?
- How do you know which truck is the fire engine?
- Which toys would be good for somebody who likes playing outdoors?
- Why do you think that the paint, play dough and lego are kept in the same part of the toyshop?
- Which section of this toyshop is the best? Why?
- What other toys would you find in a toyshop?
- Would you like to be a shopkeeper?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise – Read pg 3, pg 4 and pg 5
- Revise all words – Please help children to remember all new words from the pages we have read so far
- Use the flashcards you have made to help children identify the new words from their reader
*** I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD RECORD A VIDEO OF YOUR CHILD READING PG 3, 4 & 5 SO I COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Revise Sight Words – I/have
- Pg 1 Activity D – Write the words I have…
Phonics
- Revise sounds – i/p/n
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound i
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound p
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound n
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘i’ sound eg igloo, insect
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘p’ sound
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘n’ sound
2. Complete the sounds sheets below
Maths
- Count to 3
- Count backwards from 3
- Using objects in your house make sets of 3
- Practical Activity
- Make 2 sets (no more than 5 items in each set)
- Place a different amount of items in each set every time
- Which set has more?
- Which set has less?
- How many things are in the set that has more?
- How many things are in the set that has less?
- How can we make the sets the same?
5. 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
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
- Revise writing the letter n on a sheet of lined paper
- Revise writing the letter m on a sheet of lined paper
***Complete any pages not finished in the book up to the page (car/ran/jar that we completed yestetday)***
Gaeilge
Revise Ceacht 1
Revise Ceacht 2
Song
Practice and Sing the song – Tá an lá fliuch
Pre Reading Skills Book
Unit 8: The Toyshop – Pg 44
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight-ji/resources/
- Listen and Circle
- Children will listen to the audio and circle the toys they hear
- Question – Is the toy on the top, middle or bottom shelf?
- Colour the toys that have circle
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
Grow in Love – Pg 25
What do you like to do with your family?
- Discuss the six pictures
- What is happening in each of the pictures?
- Circle the pictures you do with your family
- X the pictures of the things you don’t do with your family
- Briefly chat about your family life and the life of Mary, Joseph and Jesus – Similarities and Differences
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 YouTube Channel at 9am. Start off your day with some exercise.
Oral Language
Starlight – Unit 8 – Shopping – The Toyshop
Story Mode 1
- Play the story for your child
Digital Poster
- Look at the picture of The Toyshop on the poster
- Name and describe as many different toys as possible
- Ask your child to put the toys into categories
- Moving toys
- Dolls
- Teddies
- Sports Equipment
- Action Figures
- Arts and Crafts
- Digital Poster Questions
- Who is the only person you can see in shop? (Shop Assistant)
- How is the toyshop the same/different from other shops? (Toy shop sells toys instead of food.clothes/furniture etc/the toyshop is very colourful)
- How are the toys in the shop displayed? (Shelves/mounted on the wall/hanging from the ceiling/on a stand/in a bin)
- Where do you think the lion was displayed in the shop?(On the stand beside the rabbit/between the rabbit and the teddy)
- Why is the shop assistant holding the lion? (Someone is buying the lion as a present/it is soft and cuddly)
- Look at the sheep and giraffe….what are they thinking?
- Do you think any of the toys in the toyshop are suitable for babies? Why?
- If you had a toyshop, what would you name it?
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Revise Pg 3/4
– focus on new words (must/get/dressed/Let’s/have/top)
- Discuss the picture on Pg 5
- – What is the girl doing with her top/shirt?
- – Does she look happy/sad?
- – Can you put on your shirt?
- Read Pg 5
New Words: (put/it/on)
- Highlight new words (put/it/on)
- Children can sound out most of the words on Pg 5
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Revise Sight Words – I/have
- Pg 1 Activity C – Trace the words I/have
Phonics
- Revise sounds – s/a/t
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound s
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound a
- Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound t
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘s’ sound eg snake/sausage
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘a’ sound
- Draw a picture of something that starts with the ‘t’ sound
- Complete the sounds sheets below
Maths
- Count to 4
- Count backwards from 4
- Using objects in your house make sets of 4
- Introduce the term LESS
- Less is harder for children to grasp in comparison to more
- Ask children to just look at the sets and decide which set has less and which set has more
- Why does the set have less? Why does the set have more?
- Sheet – Which set has LESS? – Wednesday
- Count the flags in each set aloud
- Colour the set that has less
- Count the hats each set aloud
- Colour the set that has less
- Count the pencils in each set aloud
- Colour the set that has less
- Count the candles in each set aloud
- Colour the set that has less
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Word formation – car/ran/jar
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the black dot
- Practice writing the word ‘car’
- Practice writing the word ‘ran’
- Practice writing the word’ jar’
Pre Reading Skills Book
Unit 8: The Toyshop – Pg 43
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight-ji/resources/
- Listen to the sounds and X the one that sounds the same
- Discuss the images on the left hand side of the page – ball/box/train/boat
- Play the audio and listen to the sounds
- Ask your child to identify one word that sounds the same ball-wall, box-fox, train-crane and boat-goat
- Put an X in the box that sounds the same
- Ask your child to identify more words that rhyme with ball/box/train/boat
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
- VIDEO 1: Listen to the Bible story – Daniel and the Lions
Grow in Love – Pg 24
- Discuss the different types of houses on pg 24
- VIDEO 2 – Children can complete pg 24 as the video is playing
Daily Play Activity
Fun at Home – Baking Cookies
Have some fun while baking cookies at home. Send me a picture if you do some baking…YUMMY!
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Tuesday 12th January
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
– Revise Pg 3
– Focus on new words (must/get/dressed/Let’s)
- Discuss the picture on Pg 4
- – What item of school clothes is in the picture?
- – Do you wear a shirt going to school?
- – What colour is the shirt?
- – How many buttons are on the shirt?
- Read Pg 4
New Words: have/top
- Highlight new words (have/top)
- Children can sound out most of the words on Pg 4
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
Writing
- Skills Book (Pink Cover)
- Revise Sight Words – I/have
- Pg 1 Activity B – Find and circle the words I/have
- Oral Language – Ask your child to finish these sentences
- I have two….
- I have five…
- I don’t have….
Phonics
- Revise sounds
- My name is i and my sound is…
- My name is p and my sound is…
- My name is n and my sound is….
- Show me the action for ‘i’
- Show me the action for ‘p’
- Show me the action for ‘n’
- What words start with the ‘i’ sound
- What words start with the ‘p’ sound
- What words start with the ‘’ sound
- Complete the sound sheets below
Maths
- Count to 6
- Count backwards from 6
- Jump on the spot 6 times/touch your toes 5 times/clap your hands 4 times/touch your nose three times/say your name twice/turn around once
- Using objects in your house make a set of 6 teaspoons/5 coins/4 crayons/3 cups/2 toys/1 shoe
- Sheet – Which set has MORE? – TUESDAY
- Count the teddy bears in each set aloud
- How many more teddy bears are in the biggest set?
- Colour the set that has more
- Count the buckets in each set aloud
- How many more buckets are in the biggest set?
- Colour the set that has more
- Count the cupcakes in each set aloud
- How many more cupcakes are in the biggest set?
- Colour the set that has more
- Count the ducks in each set aloud
- How many more ducks are in the biggest set?
- Colour the set that has more
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
- Cen saghas lae é? – What type of day is it?
- Tá an lá fliuch – The day is wet
- Cen saghas lae é? – What type of day is it?
- Tá an lá tirim – The day is dry
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
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá fliuch? –Is the day wet?
TEDDY: Tá an lá fliuch – The day is wet
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá fliuch? – Is the day wet?
TEDDY: Níl an lá fliuch – The day is not wet
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá tirim? – Is the day dry?
TEDDY: Tá an lá tirim – The day is dry
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá tirim? – Is the day dry?
TEDDY: Níl an lá tirim – The day is not dry
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá fuar? – Is the day cold?
TEDDY: Tá an lá fuar – The day is cold
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá fuar? – Is the day cold?
TEDDY: Níl an lá fuar – The day is not cold
NIAMH: An bhfuil an lá té? – Is the day hot?
TEDDY: Tá an lá té – The day is hot
NIAMH: An bhfuill an lá té? – Is the day hot?
TEDDY: Níl an lá té – The day is not hot.
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Letter formation – m
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, straight back up to top, around and down to the line.
Pre Reading Skills Book
Unit 8: The Toyshop – Pg 42
- Discuss the picture
- What is happening in the picture?
- What toys do you see in the picture?
- What is your favourite toy in the picture?
- How many boys are in the picture?
- How many girls are in the picture?
- Listen to the sounds/Colour the picture that makes the sound on Pg 42
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/starlight-ji/resources/
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
- Discuss the pictures and answer the questions
- Practice the 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 gave to me.
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
n.ohalloran@upperglanmirens.ie.
If you would like to send me any videos or pictures of work completed I would be delighted to receive them.
Ms. O’Halloran 🙂
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MONDAY 11TH JANUARY
JUNIOR INFANTS
English
Reading
- Core Reader 1 – ‘School Clothes’
- Discuss the title of the story ‘School Clothes with your child
- Questions
- What do you think the story will be about?
- What are your school clothes called?
- Describe your school clothes/uniform?
- Why do we have to wear school clothes or a uniform?
- Read Pg 3
- Read the page aloud at least three times
- Discuss the picture on page 3
- What is the girl wearing in the picture?
- What is the girl holding in the picture?
- Describe the school clothes in the picture
- Is it the morning or the night? How do you know?
- New Words: must/Let’s/get/dressed
- Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them
- Child should read and repeat the words
- Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words
*** 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 (Pink Cover)
- Pg 1 Activity A – Colour the sight words
- Sight Words – I/have
- Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above
Phonics
- Revise sounds
- My name is s and my sound is…
- My name is a and my sound is…
- My name is t and my sound is….
- Show me the action for ‘s’
- Show me the action for ‘a’
- Show me the action for ‘t’
- What words start with the ‘s’ sound
- What words start with the ‘a’ sound
- What words start with the ‘t’ sound
- Complete the sound sheets below
Maths
- Count to 5
- Count backwards from 5
- Jump on the spot 5 times/touch your toes 4 times/clap your hands 3 times/touch your nose twice/say your name once
- Using objects in your house make a set of 5 spoons/4 forks/3 tea towels/2 glasses/1 teddy
- Sheet – Which set has MORE? – Monday
- Count the cups in each set aloud
- How many more cups are in the set?
- Colour the set that has more
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 mo lámha fuar – My hands are cold
- Tá mo chosa fuar – My feet are cold
- Tá mo chluasa fuar – My ears are cold
- Tá an lá té – The day is hot
- Tá an ghrian sa spéir – The sun is in the sky
Listen and Practice the song – Tá an Lá Fuar Inniu
Handwriting
Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)
Letter formation – n
Practice the letter formation using your finger first
- Start at the dot
- Down to the line, straight back up, around and down
Religion
Theme 4: The Holy Family
- Discuss the pictures
- Answer the questions
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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Today we watched a small show from Draíocht. The children loved it!!,
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Homework
Monday 7th December – Friday 11th December
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Blending – Group 1,2 & 3 words
Revise Sounds (c/k/e/h/r/m/d) – Christmas Assessment
Maths Sheet – Monday
Reading – Look Out Teddy word sheet – Revise all words for Christmas Assessment
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Blending – Group 1,2 & 3 words
Revise Sounds (c/k/e/h/r/m/d) – Christmas Assessment
Maths Sheet – Tuesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy word sheet – Revise all words for Christmas Assessment
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Blending – Group 1,2 & 3 words
Revise Sounds (9/o/u/l/f/b) – Christmas Assessment
Maths Sheet – Wednesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy word sheet – Revise all words for Christmas Assessment
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Blending – Group 1,2 & 3 words
Revise Sounds (g/o/u/l/f/b) – Christmas Assessment
Reading – Look Out Teddy word sheet – Revise all words for Christmas Assessment
Oral Language – Picture Book
Grow in Love – Pg 21
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We had a visitor today!! Very exciting!
Homework
Monday 30th November – Friday 4th December
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Sound – l
Maths Sheet – Monday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 13
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Sound – f
Maths Sheet – Tuesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 14
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Sound – b
Maths Sheet – Wednesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 15
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Revise Sounds – l/f/b
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 16
Oral Language – Picture Book
Grow in Love – Pg 19
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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 ***
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Sound – g
Maths Sheet – Monday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 10
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Sound – o
Maths Sheet – Tuesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 11
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Sound – u
Maths Sheet – Wednesday
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 12
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Revise Sounds – g/o/u
Revise – Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 10, 11 & 12
Oral Language – Picture Book
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Happy Red Day from Junior Infants! COME ON THE REBELS!!!!!!!
Homework
Monday 16th November – Friday 20th November
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Blending – Group 1 & 2 words
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 7
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Blending – Group 1 & 2 words
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 8
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Blending – Group 1 & 2 words
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 9
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Blending – Group 1 & 2 words
Revise – Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 7, 8 & 9
Oral Language – Picture Book
Grow in Love – Pg 57
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Homework
Monday 9th November – Friday 13th November
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Sound – r
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 4
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Sound – m
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 5
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Sound – d
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 6
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Revise – Sounds – r, m & d
Revise – Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 4, 5 & 6
Oral Language – Picture Book
Grow in Love – Pg 55
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Homework
Monday 2nd November – Friday 6th November
JUNIOR INFANTS
Monday
Sound – c & k
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 1
Oral Language – Picture Book
Tuesday
Sound – e
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 2
Oral Language – Picture Book
Wednesday
Sound – h
Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 3
Oral Language – Picture Book
Thursday
Revise – Sounds – c, k, e & h
Revise – Reading – Look Out Teddy – Pg 1, 2 & 3
Oral Language – Picture Book
Grow in Love – Pg 15
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Happy Halloween from Junior Infants! Have a lovely break. Stay safe 😊
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We went to visit the Sensory Garden recently. We had great fun exploring!
JUNIOR INFANTS
Homework Videos: 19th – 23rd October 2020
Please use the videos below to help with homework.
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Hello from a very busy Junior Infant Class. Here are some photos of all the work we have been doing so far!
Enjoy 🙂