Ms. O’Halloran – Feb 21

Good Morning,

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Last day of homeschooling and remote learning!! I am delighted that we are returning to school on Monday. I have missed the boys and girls so much and cannot wait to see them back in school next week.

Thank you all so much for the support, engagement and hard work over the past few months. It has been so difficult on everybody. I am so proud of how well the boys and girls have coped with being at home, away from their friends and adjusted to a new way of doing things.

Have a lovely weekend and I will see everybody bright and early Monday morning!

Ms. o’Halloran.

FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY

JUNIOR INFANTS

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s start the day with some exercise.

Oral Language & SESE

  • Listen to the story of Rosie’s Walk again

  • Draw your favourite part of the story in your SESE copy

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day
  • Revise – Read pg 21, 22, 23 & 24
  • 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
  1. Sight Word Activity

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/corereaders/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_004/index.html

  1. Revision of words

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/corereaders/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_004/index.html

Phonics

Revision of Group 5 sounds – z/w/ng/v/oo/OO

 

Art

Spring has sprung, but the days are still colder which is why it’s very important to feed the birds.  For this week’s art activity, we’re going to create a picture of a bird feeder to remind us to feed the birds. Simply click on the link below which will show you a video on how to create it, and scroll down the page to print the template.

krokotak | Bird Feeder

 

Life Skills

This week we are going to learn some life skills. Today you have to learn how to set the table for dinner…

Daily Play Activity

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Thursday 25th February 

JUNIOR INFANTS

Oral Language

Starlight – Unit 11 – Animals – The Farm

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH11_006/index.html

Digital Poster (Story Mode)

Play Story mode 2 for your child. Ensure that children understand all vocabulary.

Digital poster (Question Mode)

Go to the question mode of the poster. Listen to each question and discuss the answers with your child.

STORY: Rosie’s Walk

Questions

  1. Who is Rosie?
  2. Is Rosie a good name for a hen? Why?
  3. Where does Rosie live?
  4. What did you notice about Rosie’s Coop?
  5. Did Rosie Notice that? How do you know?
  6. Why do you think the fox was following Rosie?
  7. Rosie went around the pond. Where did the fox go? (into the pond)
  8. Rosie went over the haystack. Where did the fox go? (into the haystack)
  9. Why didn’t the bees chase Rosie?
  10. Why didn’t the fox catch Rosie?
  11. Why did the goat not follow Rosie? (he was tethered)
  12. What words could we use to describe Rosie? (lucky/proud/confident/ happy)
  13. What words could we use to describe the fox? (unlucky/unfortunate/creeping)
  14. What would be a good name for the fox?
  15. What signs of a far, do we see in the story? (coop/yard/tractor/trailer/cart/rake/ haystack/goat/beehive)
  16. Look at the picture on the bottom right of the poster. What do you notice about the hens? (their colours/their foods/they are pecking/they are fenced in)

English

Reading

STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise Pg 21, 22 & 23

 

  • Discuss the Picture on Pg 24

 

  • Questions
  • What is happening in the picture?
  • Are the boys and girls happy or sad?
  • What are the boys and girls playing with?
  • Are they happy it was a wet day? How do you know?

 

  1.         New Words: was/glad/wet/day
  • 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

 

  1. Read Pg 24

– Read the page aloud at least 3 times

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Sight Words – to/he
  • Pg 7 Activity C – Colour the words to/he
  • Pg 7 Activity D – Find and Circle the words to/he

Phonics

  1. Revise sounds – ng/v/oo/OO

 

  • My name is….
  • My sound is…
  • My action is…
  • Song

 

  1. Ask children to name as many things that have the ng/v/oo/OO sound

Maths

Powerpoint: 

2D Shapes

Activities

Maths Activity 1

Maths Activity 2

Gaeilge

Sa Bhaile

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child

Revise Ceacht 2

Rann – Simléar Oráiste

Simléar oráiste.

Simléar buí,

Simléar dearg,

A haon, a dó, a trí.

 

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)

  • Revise writing the letter u on a sheet of lined paper
  • Revise writing the letter y on a sheet of lined paper
  • Revise writing the letter v on a sheet of lined paper
  • Practice writing your name on a lined sheet of paper

Religion

Topic: Lent

Grow in Love – Pg 61

  • Read the poem ‘I can share’ with your child
  • Discuss ways in which your child is good at sharing
  • How can we share better doing Lent?

Science

Topic: Pet’s Homes

  • Ask your child to identify as many homes of pets as they can
  • Discuss the home of a bird
  • Discuss the home of a dog
  • Discuss the home of a fish

 ACTIVITY

  1. Draw each pet beside its home
  2. Write the name of each pet underneath the picture

Life Skills

This week we are going to learn some life skills. Today you have to learn your mom and dad’s mobile number…

Daily Play Activity

 

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Wednesday 24th February

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube Channel at 9am. Start off your day with some exercise.

Oral Language

Starlight – Unit 11 – Animals – The Farm

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH11_006/index.html

Story Mode 1

  • Play story 1 for your child

Digital Poster: Explore Mode: Talk and Discussion

Go to the explore mode of the poster.

Use the spotlight tool to highlight the tractor

QUESTIONS

  1. What is this? (A tractor)
  2. How do we know? (It has big wheels/tyres/it’s red/it’s bigger than a car)
  3. Where might we find a tractor? (On a farm)
  4. What is a farm? (A farm is where we rear/raise animals and/or crops grow)
  5. Where would we find a farm? (In the countryside)
  6. Who works on a farm? (A farmer)

Use the spotlight tool to highlight the animals

QUESTIONS

  1. Ask children to name the animals in the poster and to name other common farm animals
  2. What words would you use to describe a cow/horse/pig/sheep/chicken/donkey? (friendly/furry/fuzzy/cute/fast/smelly/heavy/huge/strong/calm/tame)
  3. What sounds do they make? (moo/neigh/oink/baa/cluck/hee-haw)

 Farm Rhymes

Please listen and sing along to the farm rhymes below

THE FARMER IN THE DELL

DOWN ON GRANDPA’S FARM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyuiLdu0-U

 English

Reading

STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise Pg 21 & 22

 

  • Discuss the Picture on Pg 23

 

  • Questions
  • Who is the picture?
  • Are they happy or sad?
  • How do you know?
  • Why do they think Anna is funny?
  1.         New Words: she/was/funny
  • 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

 

  1. Read Pg 23

– Read the page aloud at least 3 times

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Sight Words – to/he
  • Pg 7 Activity A – Colour the words to/he
  • Pg 7 Activity B – Find and Circle the words to/he

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 11 ONLY

Phonics

NEW SOUND: oo/OO (SOUND COPY)

  • Sound: My sound is oo/OO….
  • Action: Imagine you are a cuckoo coming out of a cuckoo clock…

SOUND

SONG

ACTIVITY

  • Complete the oo/OO sound in the sound copy
  • Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘oo/OO’ sound

Maths

  1. Number formation
  • Practice writing the number 5
  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/education-ivor-starting-school?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzd4b382
  • Practice putting your numbers in order

 

  1. PLANET MATHS – Pg 86
  • Count the items in the set
  • Draw one more item in each set to make 5
  • Count the set again to make sure there are 5 things in the set
  • Trace/Write the number 5

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)

Letter Formation – v

  • Practice writing the letter with your finger first
  • Start at the dot
  • Formation of the letter ‘v’ – down to the line at an angle and back up to the line at an angle

 Gaeilge

Sa Bhaile

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child.

Revise Ceacht 1.1

Revise Ceacht 1.2

 

Rann

 

Féach ar mo theach.

Nach deas é!

Féach ar an díon.

Is ar simléar.

 

Tá na ballaí bán.

Tá na doras buí.

Cé mhéad fuinneog ann?

A haon, a dó, a trí.

 Science

Topic: Hands

  • Ask your child to show you there right hand
  • Ask your child to show you their left hand
  • Discuss parts of the hand – fingers, thumbs etc
  • Identify things you can do with your hands

 

ACTIVITY

  • Draw around your hand
  • Decorate your hand

Religion

Topic: LENT

Grow in Love – Pg 60(Back of the book)

 

Activity: Draw a picture of a time when you shared

Life Skills

This week we are going to learn some life skills. Today you have to learn how to prepare and make a child friendly meal….

Daily Play Activity

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Tuesday 23rd February

JUNIOR INFANTS

 

English

Reading

STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise Pg 21

 

  • Discuss the Picture on Pg 22

 

  • Questions
  • What do you see in the picture?
  • What is the name of the girl?
  • What does Anna have on her head?
  • Describe the hat Anna is wearing.
  • What is in the background of the picture?

 

  1.         New Words: Anna/silly/hat
  • 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

 

  1. Read Pg 22

– Read the page aloud at least 3 times

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Pg 6 Activity A (Cian and Kate ONLY)
  • Choose the correct word and write it. Colour the picture
  • Sight Words – brick/hat/pen/bug
  • Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above.

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 10 ONLY

Phonics

NEW SOUND: v (SOUND COPY)

  • Name: My name is v……..
  • Sond: My sound is v….
  • Action: Imagine you are a driving along in a van saying the ‘v’ sound…

SOUND

 

SONG

ACTIVITY

  • Complete the v sound in the sound copy
  • Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘v’ sound

Maths

  1. Number formation
  • Practice writing the number 3 & 4

 

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/education-ivor-starting-school?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzd4b382
  • Practice putting your numbers in order

 

  1. PLANET MATHS – Pg 85

 

  • Count the items in the set
  • Read the numbers under the set
  • Match the number to the set

Gaeilge

Sa Bhaile

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child.

 

Ceacht 2/Lesson 2

Fóclóir/ Vocabulary

Féach (Look)______.

  • ar an teach(at the house)
  • ar an doras (at the door)
  • ar an bhfuinneog (at the window)
  • ar an díon (at the roof)
  • ar an simléar(at the chimney)

 

Cén dáth atá ar an…..? What colour is the….

Tá an doras….The door is…bán(white)…buí(yellow)…donn(brown)

Oscail – Open

Dún – Close

Cuir ______ar an teach – Put ______on the house.

An bhfuil ______ ar an teach? – Is there ­­_______ on the house?

 

ACTIVITY

Bua na Cainte (Red Book) – Pg 29

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)

Letter Formation: y

  • Practice writing the letter with your finger first
  • Start at the dot
  • Formation of the letter ‘y’ – down to the line, around, back up to the line, straight back down below the line and around a small bit.

Religion

Topic: LENT

Story – Perfect Peacock

 

  • Questions:
  1. Why was perfect peacock so beautiful?
  2. Why didn’t perfect peacock want to give away any of is feathers at the start?
  3. Why did he change his mind?
  4. How do you think the animals felt wen Perfect Peacock finally gave them a feather?
  5. Do you remember a time when someone gave you something that you really wanted?
  6. Can you tell me about a time when you shared something with someone else?

Life Skills

This week we are going to learn some life skills. Today you have to learn how to tie your shoe laces….

Daily Play Activity

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Good Morning,

I hope everybody had a lovely Mid Term Break and enjoyed the few days off. Well done on all your hard work over the past few weeks. Hopefully we will return to the school very soon. Have a great week.

Happy 5th Birthday Charlie!! Hope you had a lovely day yesterday celebrating being a whole hand!! 🙂

 

Ms. O’Halloran.

Monday 22nd February 2021

JUNIOR INFANTS

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!

English

Reading

STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise Pg 18,19 & 20 from last week

 

  • Discuss the picture on Pg 21

 

  • Questions
  • What do you see in the picture?
  • Describe the bug.
  • What colours are on the bug?

 

  1.         New Words: was/big/and/red
  • 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

 

  1. Read Pg 21

 

– Read the page aloud at least 3 times

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Pg 6 Activity A (Mark & Anna ONLY)
  • Choose the correct word and write it. Colour the picture
  • Sight Words – bug/pen/hat
  • Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above.

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 9 ONLY

Phonics

NEW SOUND: ng (SOUND COPY)

  • Name: My name is ng……..
  • Action: Imagine you are a weightlifter and pretend to lift a heavy weight above your head

SOUND

SONG

ACTIVITY

  • Complete the ng sound in the sound copy
  • Draw and Colour as many pictures as you can of words that have the ‘ng’ sound

Maths

  1. Number formation
  • Practice writing the number 1 & 2
  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/education-ivor-starting-school?exitGameUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzd4b382
  • Practice putting your numbers in order
  1. PLANET MATHS – Pg 84
  • Count the items in each set
  • Write the number in the box
  • Colour the set

Gaeilge

NEW TOPIC: Sa Bhaile

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child.

 Ceacht 1.1/Lesson 1.1

Fóclóir/ Vocabulary – 1.1

Cé tusa? – Who are you?

Is mise Daidí Béar – I am Daddy Bear

Is mise Mamaí Béar – I am Mommy Bear

Is mise Babaí Béar – I am Baby Bear

Is mise Cinnín Óir  – I am Little Red Riding Hood

 

Ceacht 1.2/Lesson 1.2

Fóclóir/ Vocabulary – 1.2

Tá Babaí Béar beag – Baby bear is small

Tá Mamaí Béar mór – Mommy bear is big

Tá Daidí Béar an-mhór – Daddy bear is very big

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)

Letter Formation: u

  • Practice writing the letter with your finger first
  • Start at the dot
  • Formation of the letter ‘u’ – down to the line, around, back up to the line, straight back down to the line and a little tail.

Religion

Topic: LENT

  • Discuss Lent and what your child thinks LENT is all about

 

  • Poem: A Cupful of Kindness

  • Questions:
  1. Think about your family: What do you do together? In what ways do you show love to each other
  2. I wonder…if we are all part of one human family and God created and loves everyone. How does God want us to treat everyone?
  3. Talk about a time you shared loved or cared for someone else.
  4. It’s not always easy to show love – Can you tell me about a time when it wasn’t easy to show love?

 

Science

TOPIC: Hard and Soft

  • Ask your child to explain what the word ‘hard’ means
  • Ask your child to identify as many things that are ‘hard’ as they can

 

  • Ask your child to explain what the word ‘SOFT’ means
  • Ask your child to identify as many things that are ‘SOFT’ as they can

 

ACTIVITY

  1. Colour the hard things red
  2. Colour the soft things green

Life Skills

This week we are going to learn some life skills. Today you have to learn how to make your bed….

Daily Play Activity

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Wednesday 17th February

 

HAPPPPPPPY MIDTERM DAY!!!!!

Well done on all your work again this week boys and girls! There is just a small bit of work for you to do today and then we are on Mid term break! I think we all deserve a big rest (you too Mums & Dads), so turn off the laptops, put the books away and have a lovely break!

Ms O’Halloran

 

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Look at page 20.
  • What can you see in the picture?
  • Who is it?
  • How does she look?
  • Where is she?

 

  1. Read page 20- new word- bug
  • Concentrate on new word bug (Get children to sound it out)
  • Read page 20.
  • Revise – Read pg 18, pg 19 and pg 20.
  • 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.

Phonics

  1. Revise this weeks sounds, songs and actions.
  2. My name is z and my sound is zzzzzz.
  3. My name is w and my sound is wh, wh, wh.

Maths

Planet Maths pg 83

  1. Write the correct numeral for each set.

Gaeilge

Éadaí/ Clothes

Ceacht 9/ Lesson 9

Comhrá 9.1

  • Cé leis___? (an geansaí, an cóta, an hata, an gúna, an sciorta)- Who owns the ___?
  • Is liomsa é.- I own it.

 

Comhrá 9.2

  • Cé leis___?
  • Is ____é. (le Teidí, le Niamh, le hOisín)- Teddy owns it, Niamh owns it, Oisín owns it.

Bua na Cainte: pg 26: Cé leis an geansaí? Cé leis an hata? Cé leis an sciorta?

 

Art

This week I’d like you to create artwork using bun cases.  Below is a is a link to few pictures and ideas of what you might like to create.  I’ve attached a template of a fish for those of you who would like to create this. If you decide to create a flower, below is a short Youtube video on how to create one.

Have fun 😊

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=art+activity+bun+cases&rlz=1C1GCEA_enIE911IE911&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfoquskbzuAhXTZxUIHQTUCAcQ_AUoAXoECBAQAw&biw=1600&bih=750

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Tuesday 16th February

English

Oral Language

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_006/index.html

 

Lesson 3 Digital poster: (Question mode)

Go the to the Question mode of the poster. Listen to each question and discuss the answers with the children briefly.

  • Where are the children?
  • What are they doing?
  • Where are the teacher and children looking?
  • What is Kate doing with the paint bottles? Why is she doing this?
  • How is Anna feeling? Why is she feeling this way?
  • Who is feeling nervous? How can you tell?
  • Can you find Jake in the picture? How do you know he is there?
  • Do you think that Mark is brave? Why?
  • Why do you think no one can see Jake?
  • Would you like if there was a snake slithering around your classroom? Why or why not?

 

Digital poster (Activity mode): Spot the Difference.

Go to the Activity mode of the poster and display the two images.  Encourage the children to identify and explain the differences. Remember: It is important to encourage to use language rather than pointing, e.g. ‘Kate has bottles of paint in her hand in one picture, but not in the other’.

 

Oral recount:

Have children orally recount events. The events can be of increasing complexity in order to encourage the use of more sophisticated language.

  • Level 1: Ask the children to share stories of when they first came to school and how it felt. Model this with the children first.
  • Level 2: Ask the children to describe a time when something happened at school (e.g. one day I forgot my lunch/schoolbag/ coat; one day I was playing at school and …; one day at school I really liked my Art/PE/Gaeilge lesson because …

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’

 

  • Revise Pg 18

– focus on new words (Cian, bricks)

 

  • Discuss the picture on Pg 19
  • – Where is this picture?
  • – What can you see?
  • – Why is there a sink in the classroom?
  • – What can you see on the sink?
  1. Read Pg 19

New Words: (made, hut)

  • Highlight new words (made/hut)
  • Children can use their flashcards to copy the sentence in the book.
  • 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.
  • Concentrate on placing Peter Pointer under every word.
  • Ask the children to point to ___ and select different words.

 

Writing

Colour the item that is different ‘Pancake time’:

  • Look at the picture below and find the out one out in each row.
  • Colour the item that is different.
  • Complete the sheet below.

Phonics

  1. Todays new sound is w.
  2. My name is w and my sound is wh, wh,wh

ACTION: Blow onto open hand like the wind, repeating wh, wh, wh

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QefvisOhLyM

  • In sound copy, draw pictures of things that start with the ‘w’ sound.
  • Please put a W in the top corner of the page.

Maths

  1. Planet Maths – Pg 83

 

  • Write the numeral 5
  • Colour the sets of 5
  1. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
  • Find the number 1 – 10

 

Gaeilge

Éadaí/Clothes

Ceacht 8 – Lesson 8

Please watch the video for Ceacht 8/Lesson 8 with your child at least 3 times

Vocabulary

  • Tá __ ( mo chóta, mo hata, mo bhríste, mo gheansaí, mo léine, mo ghúna, mo sciorta) – My (coat, hat, pants, jumper, shirt, dress, skirt) are dirty.
  • Nigh ( do chóta, do hata, do bhríste, do gheansaí, do léine, do ghúna, do sciorta) – Wash __.(your coat, hat, pants, jumper, shirt, dress, skirt.
  • Croch amach__. (hang out)
  • Tá ___ – clean

 

Amhrán- ‘Nigh na hÉadaí’- Wash the Clothes.

Nigh na héadaí.

Nigh na hédaí.

Nigh is nigh

Is nigh na héadaí.

Croch amach na héadaí.

Croch amach na héadaí.

Croch amach is croch amach

Is croch amach na héadaí.

Bua na Cainte: pg 25- ciorcal an rud salach ( circle the dirty clothes)

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – We can live as Jesus taught us

  • Chat about showing love for God and for others using some of these question.
  • Where would you rather live: in a place where people show their love for God and others or a place where people do not? Why?
  • What would our classroom/ home be like if we always showed love for God and for others?
  • What if we never showed love for God and for others?
  • What things could you do to make our classroom/ home

Grow in Love pg 35:

  • Families are invited to chat about the different ways that they can show love to each other.
  • Children draw and colour one way that they can do this.

PANCAKE TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY PANCAKE TUESDAY!!!

We would love to see some pictures of you tucking into your favourite pancake!!

Ms Healy is a plain Jane- and doesn’t like anything on hers!!

Ms O’Halloran likes chocolate on hers!!

What do you like??????

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Monday 15th February 2021

Happy Monday Boys and Girls!! Thank you all so much for working so hard last week and for those of you that were able to log on for the Zoom, it was great seeing you! We only have 3 days this week, so you will be able to have a rest for Thursday and Friday!

Keep up all the hard work, every day is one step closer to getting back to school!

😊

 

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!

Gross Motor Skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE

 

English

Reading

NEW STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’

 

  • Read Pg 18
  • Read the page aloud at least three times
  • Discuss the picture on page 18
  1. Where is the little boy?
  2. What is he doing?
  3. How does he look?
  1. New Words: Cian/bricks
  • 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.
  • Use flashcards to make snetences.

Phonics

Please write z on the next page in the children’s Sound Copy.

Today’s new sound is Z.

 

  • My name is z and my sound is zzzzzzzzzzz

Action: Pretend to be a bee, with elbows in and hands flapping, saying zzzzzzz.

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiSDOn3vWMo

  • Did you ever hear a bee buzz, a bee buzz, a bee buzz. Did you ever hear a bee buzz, zzzzzzzzzz like this!

Draw some pictures of things that start with Z in your sound copy.

 

Maths

 

  1. Planet Maths Book pg 82

 

  • Write 5.
  • Match each numeral to each set.
  • Colour the sets.
  1. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game
  • Develop counting skills
  • Develop matching skills
  • Develop ordering skillls

Gaeilge

Éadaí/Clothes

Ceacht 7/ Lesson 7

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child.

Fóclóir/ Vocabulary

  • Cuir ___ ar Oisín. (bríste, léine, hata, stocaí, bróga, cóta, scairf)- put___ on Oisín ( pants, shirt, hat, socks, shoes, coat, scarf)
  • Tá __ ar Oisín. (léine ghorm, bríste gorm, hata dearg, cóta donn, stocaí bána, bróga donna) – Oisín has __ on him. ( blue shirt, blue pants, red hat, brown coat, white socks, brown shoes)
  • Dathaigh__ donn.- colour__ brown.
  • Cén dath atá__? (ar an ngeansaí, ar an léine, ar an hata, ar an mbríste, ar an gcóta) – What colour is ____? ( the jumper, the shirt, the hat, the pants, the coat)

 

Amhrán – Féach ar Oisín.

Féach ar Oisín.

Tá hata air, hata air, hata air.

Féach ar Oisín.

Tá hata air.

Oisín, bain díot do hata.

Féach ar Oisín.

Tá cóta air, cóta air, cóta air.

Féach ar Oisín.

Tá cóta air.

Oisín, bain díot do cóta.

 

BUA NA CAINTE– Pg 24

  • Cuir bríste donn ar Oisín. ( put brown pants on Oisín)
  • Cuir léine bhuí ar Oisín. ( put a yellow shirt on Oisín)
  • Cuir bróga gorma ar Oisín. ( put blue shoes in Oisín)

Handwriting

  • Have a look over any of the letters that you are finding difficult and write them on a page.
  • Continue to practice writing your name- remember, the only letter that gets a capital is the first letter in your name!!

 

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – We can live as Jesus taught us

Video:

Watch the video in which different children answer the question, ‘What do you know about Jesus?’

Story – ‘Can I Play Too?’

 

  • Listen to the story.
  • Questions
  1. How do you think Sandy and Snowy felt when Bruno told them that they weren’t allowed play in the dog park?
  2. Why do you think Bruno decided he didn’t like the other dogs?
  3. What words would you use to describe how he acted?
  4. Why do you think the park became a tough, scary place when Sandy and Snowy left?
  5. Why do you think the beach was a nice place?

 

Listen to the song ‘Grow in Love’ and complete page 34 in the Grow in Love book.

 

SESE

Topic: Healthy Eating/My Favourite Dinner

  • Following on from last weeks topic of healthy eating, we would like you to:
  • Watch the video on healthy eating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMHVEFWNLMc

  • Listen to the Good Food Song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dR22hbln6w

 

  • Complete the Activity Page below (please cut this out and stick into your SESE copy)
  • Draw a picture of whatever your favourite dinner is.

 

 

Daily Play Activity

 

 

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Good Morning,

Well done boys and girls for all your hard work this week. I am so proud of how well you are all doing. I miss seeing you in school everyday but hopefully we will all be back together in the classroom very soon. Have a lovely weekend and enjoy LOVE DAY.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY for Sunday!

Ms. O’Halloran.

FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY

 ZOOM

BREAKFAST CLUB – Let’s have our breakfast together. Don’t forgot to wear your jammies!

See you later for a quick hello on our Zoom call😊

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his You Tube channel at 9am. Let’s start the day with some exercise.

7 Minute HIIT Workout

Oral Language

Starlight – Unit 10 – School – The Clasroom

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_006/index.html

  1. Digital Poster (Story Mode)
  • Play story mode 2 for your child
  • Discuss the story in detail

 

  1. Digital Poster (Explore Mode) – Talk and Discussion
  • Focus on the poster with reference to the LOCATION of items around the classroom

e.g. The truck is ON the table BESDIE the tank/ The teacher is looking ABOVE the clock that is OVER the radiator

  • Explore language like – under/underneath/on top og/inside/beneath/next to/to the left of/tp the right of/hanging from etc

 

  1. Listen to the Where is it Song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F0NYBBKczM

 

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day
  • Revise – Read pg 15, pg 16 and pg 17
  • 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 15, 16 & 17 SO WE COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***

Gaeilge

Revise Ceacht 6

Rann – Tá Teidí Agam.

Tá Teidí agam.

Teidí deas donn.

Níl léine ná brísteair,

Ná hata ar a cheann.

Art

Thumbprint Love Bug Cards

This week, to celebrate Valentines day, we’re going to create “Thumbprint Love Bug Cards”.  All you need is a sheet of paper, some paints and a pen.  Below are some pictures of what, you might like to create.

I’ve also sent you a link to a Youtube tutorial. To create your card, I’ve attached a template and a poem.  You can cut out the poem and stick it to the inside of your card or writing one or two verses of the poem.  You can practice your writing by tracing over “Happy Valentines Day”. Happy Valentines Day everyone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9hmNgbqAEw

Template

Love Bugs – Template

Poem

Love Bug – Poem

Activities at Home

Daily Play Activity

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Thursday 11th February

Oral Language

Starlight – Unit 10 – School – The Classroom

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_006/index.html

  • Revise Story Mode 1

 

  • Digital Poster (Talk and Discussion)

 

  • Using the highlight tool to categorise the various items eg items on the poster that are furniture

 

  • Listen to the Where is it? song on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F0NYBBKczM

 

Questions

  1. Where is Kate looking in the poster? (in the cupboard)
  2. Where is Mark looking? (under the desk)
  3. Where is Anna looking? (between the books)
  4. Where is Cian looking? (beside the bin)
  5. Where is Ms Sharpe looking? (above the clock)

 

  • Play the game – I spy…

 

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise – Read pg 15, pg 16 and pg 17
  • 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 15, 16 & 17 SO WE COULD ASSESS HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON WITH THEIR READING ***

2.  WORD REVISION

  •        Revision of words from Core Reader 1

 

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Revise Sight Words – was/we
  • Pg 5 Activity D – Write the words was/we

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 8 ONLY

 

Phonics

  1. This week we will be focusing on BLENDING.
  • Practice blending the word list throughout the week

  1. Revise sounds – ie/ee/or
  • Ask children to name as many things that have the sound ie
  • Ask children to name as many things that have the sound ee
  • Ask children to name as many things that have the sound or

Maths

  1. Count and Colour – Dinosaurs

Counting – Dinosaurs

  1. Count and Colour – Under the Sea

Counting – Under the sea

  1. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

–  Find a number

– Find a number between 1 and 10

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)

  • Revise writing the letter s on a sheet of lined paper
  • Revise writing the letter e on a sheet of lined paper
  • Practice writing your name on a lined sheet of paper

***Complete any pages not finished in the book up to the page (set/red/pen) that we completed yesterday)***

Gaeilge

Revise Ceacht 4

Revise Ceacht 5

Religion

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus Teaches Us

Topic: Loving God and loving others

 

  • Discuss ways we can show love to our family
  • Discuss ways we can show love to our friends
  • Activity: Draw a picture of you showing love 3 different ways

Geography

Listen to the story: Owl Babies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KmH-1zcGe8

Activity Sheet:

  • Draw a picture form the story in your SESE copy titled OWL BABIES

 

Activities at Home

Daily Play Activity

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Wednesday 10th February

PE

Pe with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube Channel at 9am. Start off your day with some exercise.

 

7 Minute HIIT Exercise

Oral Language

Starlight – Unit 10 – School – My classroom

https://content-sandbox.folensonline.ie/programmes/Starlight/JI/resources/posters/SL_JI_ACT_CH10_006/index.html

Story Mode 1

  • Play the story for your child

 

Digital Poster: Talk and Discussion

Go to the explore mode of the poster Jake the Snake

  • What room is this?
  • What day of the week is it? How do you know? What sound does the word begin with?
  • Can you see anything else in the picture that starts with an ‘m’ sound?
  • What have we in our classroom that is not in this classroom?
  • What is in this classroom that you would like to have in your classroom?
  • Do you think any of the people in the picture are staring/glancing?

 

  • Ask your child to identify as many items as they can on the poster

 

  • Describe the items using as much language as possible

 

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Revise Pg 15 & 16

– focus on new words (was/wet/day/had/sit)

 

  • Discuss the picture on Pg 17
  • – Who is in the picture?
  • – What is the name of the boy?
  • – Describe the boy
  • – What is on the table?
  1. Read Pg 17

3.  New Words: (he/made/jet)

  • Highlight new words (put/it/on)
  • Children can sound out most of the words on Pg 17
  • 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

 

4. WORD REVISION

  • Revision of words from Core Reader 1

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Revise Sight Words – we/was
  • Pg 5 Activity C – Trace the words we/was
  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 7 ONLY

Phonics

  1. This week we will be focusing on BLENDING.
  • Practice blending the word list throughout the week

2. Revise sounds – ai/j/oa

  • Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound ai
  • Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound j
  • Ask children to name as many things that start with the sound oa
  • Complete the sounds sheets below

 

Maths

  1. Count to 10
  2. Count backwards from 10
  3. Jump on the spot 5 times/touch your toes 4 times/clap your hands 4 times/touch your nose three times/say your name twice/turn around once
  4. Using objects in your house make a set of 6 teaspoons/5 coins/4 crayons/3 cups/2 toys/1 shoe
  5. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
  • Find the number 1 – 10
  1.    Planet Maths – Pg 81
  • Write the number 5
  • Formation – Straight down, around a hat on top.

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)

Word Formation – set/red/pen

Practice the letter formation using your finger first

  • Practice writing the word ‘set’
  • Practice writing the word ‘red’
  • Practice writing the word ‘pen’

Gaeilge

Éadaí/Clothes

Ceacht 6 – Lesson 6

Please watch the video for Ceacht 6/Lesson 6 with your child at least 3 times

Vocabulary

Tá guná (dress) /bróga(shoes) /stocaí(socks) /cotá(coat) /hata(hat) /scairf(scarf) /léine(shirt) /sciorta(skirt)/geansaí(jumper) ar Niamh.

 

ACTIVITY: Bua na Cainte(Red book) Pg 23

  1. Cuir cóta dearg ar Niamh – Put a red coat on Niamh
  2. Cuir stocaí bana ar Niamh – Put white socks on Niamh
  3. Cuir bróga dubha ar Niamh – Put black shoes on Niamh

 

Science

Topic: Healthy Food and Drink

  • Discuss foods that are healthy
  • Discuss foods that are unhealthy
  • Why do we need to eat healthy foods?
  • What foods are healthy?
  • What foods are unhealthy?

 

ACTIVITY SHEET

 

  1. Circle the foods and drinks that are good for you

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus Teaches US

Grow in Love – Pg 33

  • Children write the missing words to complete what Jesus told the people were the two most important things that God wants us to do; to love God and to love other people.
  • Practice the prayer at the bottom of the page

 

Activities at home

Colour an activity on your sheet when it is completed

 

Daily Play Activity

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TUESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY

English

Reading

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’

 

  • Revise Pg 15

– focus on new words (was/wet/day/had/sit)

 

  • Discuss the picture on Pg 16
  • – What is happening in the picture?
  • – What is the boys name in the picture?
  • – What is Mark drawing?
  • – What colour is his pen?

 

  1. New Words: (Mark/pen)
  • Highlight new words (have/top)
  • Children can sound out most of the words on Pg 16
  • Read the sentences aloud for your child pointing to the new words as you read them

 

3. Read Pg 16

  • Child should read and repeat the words
  • Make flashcards to help your child learn the new words

 

4. WORD REVISION

  • Revision of words from Core Reader 1

 

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Revise Sight Words – was/we
  • Pg 5 Activity B – Find and circle the words was/we
  • Oral Language – Ask your child to finish these sentences
    • I was…
    • We have….
    • She was….
    • We went….

 

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Page 6 ONLY

 

Phonics

  1. This week we will be focusing on BLENDING.
  • Practice blending the word list throughout the week

  1. REVISION – Group 3 sounds – l/f/b
  • My name is l and my sound is…
  • My name is f and my sound is…
  • My name is b and my sound is….

 

  • Show me the action for ‘l’
  • Show me the action for ‘f’
  • Show me the action for ‘b’

 

  • What words start with the ‘l’ sound
  • What words start with the ‘f’ sound
  • What words start with the ‘b’ sound

 

  • Complete the sound sheet below

 

Maths

  1. Planet Maths – Pg 80

 

  • Count the items in each box
  • Identify the number in the box
  • Colour the correct amount in each box

 

  1. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue
  • Find the number 1 – 10

 

Gaeilge

Éadaí/Clothes

Ceacht 5.1 & 5.2 – Lesson 5.1 & 5.2

Please watch the video for Ceacht 5/Lesson 5 with your child at least 3 times

Vocabulary 5.1

  • Téigh go dtí an cófra éadaí agus faigh…(Go to the cupboard and get…)
  • Geansaí (jumper)
  • Bríste (trousers)
  • Bróga(shoes)
  • Stocaí(socks)
  • Léine(shirt)
  • Hata(ha)
  • Cotá(coat)
  • Scairf(Scarf)

 

Vocabulary – 5.2

An bhfuil __________ sa chófra éadaí? (Is there______________ in the wardrobe?)

Tá(yes)/Níl(no) sa chófra éadaí

 

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy(Green Copy)

Letter formation – e

Practice the letter formation using your finger first

  1. Start at the dot
  2. Formation of the letter ‘e’ – up, around and down to the line

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus Teaches Us

  1. Grow in Love – Pg 32
  • Complete the maze
  • Help all the children find their way to Jesus
  • Colour the path the children took to find their way to Jesus
  1. PRACTICE the Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father,

And of the Son,

And of the Holy Spirit.

Amen

Activities at Home

Colour an activity on your sheet when it is completed

Daily Play Activity

 

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Good Morning, 

I hope everybody had a nice weekend. It was lovely to see everybody on Zoom last Friday. Well done to all the boys and girls on their hard work over the past few weeks. Have a great week everybody! 

A big Happy 5th Birthday to ROBYN for yesterday!! Another lockdown birthday girl!! Happy Birthday Robyn, hope you had a lovely day!!

Ms. O’Halloran

Monday 8th February 2021

JUNIOR INFANTS

PE

PE with Joe Wicks is live on his YouTube channel at 9am. Start off the day with some exercise!

 

7 minute HIIT workout

 

 

English

Reading

NEW STORY: A WET DAY

  1. Core Reader 1 – ‘A Wet Day’
  • Discuss the title of the new story ‘A Wet Day’ with your child

 

  • Questions
  • What do you think the story will be about?
  • What type of weather will there be in the story?
  • Do you like wet days?
  • What clothes would you wear on a wet day?

 

  • Read Pg 15
  • Read the page aloud at least three times
  • Discuss the picture on page 3
  1. Where are the boys and girls?
  2. How many boys and girls do you see in the picture?
  3. How do we know it is a wet day?

 

  1. New Words: was/wet/day/had/sit
  • 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

 

3. WORD REVISION

Writing

  1. Skills Book (Pink Cover)
  • Pg 5 Activity A – Colour the sight words
  • Sight Words – was/we
  • Oral Language – Ask your child to make up sentences orally using the sight words above.

 

  1. My Pencil Control Booklet

Pencil Control Booklet

  • Pg 5 ONLY

 

Phonics

  1. This week we will be focusing on BLENDING.
  • Practice blending the word list throughout the week

 

 

  1. REVISION – Group 3 sounds – g/o/u
  • My name is g and my sound is…
  • My name is o and my sound is…
  • My name is u and my sound is….

 

  • Show me the action for ‘g’
  • Show me the action for ‘o’
  • Show me the action for ‘u’

 

  • What words start with the ‘g’ sound
  • What words start with the ‘o’ sound
  • What words start with the ‘u’ sound

 

  • Complete the sound sheet below

 

Maths

  1. Planet Maths Book pg 79

 

  • Count the items in each set
  • Match the sets that have the same amount
  • X the set that is wrong
  1. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game

Develop counting skills

  • Develop matching skills
  • Develop ordering skills

Gaeilge

Éadaí/Clothes

Revise Ceacht 4/ Lesson 4

Please watch the videos at least 3 times with your child.

Fóclóir/ Vocabulary

  • Cuir ___ air. (bríste, geansaí, léine)- put___ on him ( pants, jumper, shirt)
  • Tá __ air. ( geansaí, léine, bríste) – he has __ on him.
  • – draw
  • Dathaigh__ donn.- colour__ brown.
  • Cén dath atá__? (ar an ngeansaí, ar an léine, ar an hata, ar an mbríste, ar an gcóta) – What colour is ____? ( the jumper, the shirt, the hat, the pants, the coat)

Rann – Tá Teidí Agam.

Tá Teidí agam.

Teidí deas donn.

Níl léine ná brísteair,

Ná hata ar a cheann.

 

Handwriting

Mrs Murphy (Green Copy)

Letter Formation: s

  • Practice writing the letter with your finger first
  • Start at the dot
  • Formation of the letter ‘s’ – around like a c and back around

 

Religion

Theme 5: Jesus – Jesus Teaches Us

Story – Jesus Teaches Us

  • Listen to the story
  • Ask your child to recall what they remember from the story

 

Questions

  1. What things do we do in the classroom to show that we love God?
  2. What things do you do at home to show that you love God?
  3. What are the things that we do to show love to each other?
  4. Do you do things to show love to your family?
  5. What ways can we care for the world that God made?

 

SESE

Topic: Plants – The Enormous Turnip

  • Watch the story of The Enormous Turnip

 

 

  • Discuss the story with your child – Look at the pictures and discuss what is happening.

The Enormous Turnip – Cut out pictures

  • Sequence the story – First/Next/Last

The Enormous Turnip – Put the pictures in order

 

Activities at Home

Colour an activity on your sheet when it is completed

Daily Play Activity