WELCOME TO MS. MAGUIRE'S CLASS!
End of the year...
I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the parents/guardians for engaging with the homeschooling over the last few months.
There will be no school work posted this week, but I will post one practical activity every day that you might like to try out at home. These will be posted a day in advance as follows:
Monday 15th June: Static Electricity
Tuesday 16th June: Volcanic Eruption
Wednesday 17th June: Homemade Playdoh
Thursday 18th June: Counting Game
Friday 19th June: Final Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Boys and girls, I have missed hearing all your stories everyday and seeing your faces. I might see some of you on Wednesday, but if not, I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
-Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
There will be no school work posted this week, but I will post one practical activity every day that you might like to try out at home. These will be posted a day in advance as follows:
Monday 15th June: Static Electricity
Tuesday 16th June: Volcanic Eruption
Wednesday 17th June: Homemade Playdoh
Thursday 18th June: Counting Game
Friday 19th June: Final Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Boys and girls, I have missed hearing all your stories everyday and seeing your faces. I might see some of you on Wednesday, but if not, I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
-Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
Friday 19th June 2020 - Final Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Thursday 18th June 2020 - P.E/Maths
You will need: plain or coloured card with the numbers 1-5 (or 1-10) on them stuck up at various points around your garden
Wednesday 17th June 2020 - Homemade Playdoh
You will need:
1 cup of flour
Half a cup of salt
1 cup of water
3 tablespoons of lemon juice OR 4 tablespoons of cream of tartar (I looked everywhere for cream of tartar but couldn’t find it so lemon juice is a good substitute)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
2-3 tablespoons of food colouring
Method:
Mix the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon
Add in the wet ingredients (water, oil, lemon juice/cream of tartar, food colouring)
Mix together
Microwave for 4 to 5 minutes
Let it cool
Mix
Lightly sieve flour on the counter and knead your mixture
When cool, you can store the playdough in an airtight container such as a lunchbox
1 cup of flour
Half a cup of salt
1 cup of water
3 tablespoons of lemon juice OR 4 tablespoons of cream of tartar (I looked everywhere for cream of tartar but couldn’t find it so lemon juice is a good substitute)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
2-3 tablespoons of food colouring
Method:
Mix the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon
Add in the wet ingredients (water, oil, lemon juice/cream of tartar, food colouring)
Mix together
Microwave for 4 to 5 minutes
Let it cool
Mix
Lightly sieve flour on the counter and knead your mixture
When cool, you can store the playdough in an airtight container such as a lunchbox
Tuesday 16th June 2020 - Volcanic Eruption
Acid (white vinegar) + Base (baking soda) = Chemical Reaction (volcanic eruption)
You will need: white vinegar, baking soda, a teaspoon, a small glass and some red or orange food colouring (optional)
Monday 15th June 2020 - Static Electricity
You will need: a pen, little pieces of paper and a balloon
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Happy Birthday to Laila, Conor and Milo who will be celebrating their birthdays in August! Hope you have a great day!
Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Monday 8th - Friday 12th June 2020
Hello everyone!
I hope you're all doing ok as we approach the end of the school year.
Congratulations to Laila (junior infants) and Ruth (senior infants) on winning the Amber Flag art competition. Well done to you both! Well done to everyone in junior and senior infants for your beautiful colouring and art work.
Thank you boys and girls for all the hard work you have been doing at home. You are all brilliant! Thank you to all the parents for engaging with the learning activities while still no doubt trying to manage work and other commitments. I can appreciate it hasn't always been easy, especially when trying to motivate young children to concentrate on school work in such lovely weather!
The school will be open on 17th June for a few hours for the return of school books under the book rental scheme. The book rental books for junior and senior infants to return are the reading books and any extra library books which were sent home. I hope to see you then.
You will notice there are less activities this week as we come towards the end of the year. If you need any clarification on any of the activities, do feel free to send me an email.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
I hope you're all doing ok as we approach the end of the school year.
Congratulations to Laila (junior infants) and Ruth (senior infants) on winning the Amber Flag art competition. Well done to you both! Well done to everyone in junior and senior infants for your beautiful colouring and art work.
Thank you boys and girls for all the hard work you have been doing at home. You are all brilliant! Thank you to all the parents for engaging with the learning activities while still no doubt trying to manage work and other commitments. I can appreciate it hasn't always been easy, especially when trying to motivate young children to concentrate on school work in such lovely weather!
The school will be open on 17th June for a few hours for the return of school books under the book rental scheme. The book rental books for junior and senior infants to return are the reading books and any extra library books which were sent home. I hope to see you then.
You will notice there are less activities this week as we come towards the end of the year. If you need any clarification on any of the activities, do feel free to send me an email.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
English
*Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel on Friday*
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: l, f, b, j, w
Senior Infants
Practice writing your name and your surname. Use the practice pages at the back of the Just Cursive book (the big book) to practice any letters you find a bit tricky.
Junior Infants: blending 2 and 3 letter words. If you like, you could try doing some blending at home with your child (see video below). If you would like to make it more multi-sensory in nature, you could ask your child to trace the words in sand or in flour, or, you could use magnetic letters if you have some at home. If your child is finding this too difficult, just stick with revising the letter names and sounds for now. You could also extend this activity by asking your child to write the words in simple sentences.
Senior Infants: recap of tricky words (see video below). It might be enough to stick with “sounding out” the tricky words for now, but if you would like to make it a little more challenging, you could ask your child to write the words in simple sentences.
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: l, f, b, j, w
Senior Infants
Practice writing your name and your surname. Use the practice pages at the back of the Just Cursive book (the big book) to practice any letters you find a bit tricky.
Junior Infants: blending 2 and 3 letter words. If you like, you could try doing some blending at home with your child (see video below). If you would like to make it more multi-sensory in nature, you could ask your child to trace the words in sand or in flour, or, you could use magnetic letters if you have some at home. If your child is finding this too difficult, just stick with revising the letter names and sounds for now. You could also extend this activity by asking your child to write the words in simple sentences.
Senior Infants: recap of tricky words (see video below). It might be enough to stick with “sounding out” the tricky words for now, but if you would like to make it a little more challenging, you could ask your child to write the words in simple sentences.
Gaeilge
Theme: Samhradh (Summer)
This week, we are going to try to say the vocabulary we have learned at home in sentences. There is a video below to support this if you feel like giving it a go with your child.
This week, we are going to try to say the vocabulary we have learned at home in sentences. There is a video below to support this if you feel like giving it a go with your child.
Maths
Maths
Junior & Senior Infants
Practical Counting Games:
Junior & Senior Infants
Practical Counting Games:
- Dice game: pick an exercise (e.g. star jumps). Roll a dice. If it lands on 5, do 5 star jumps together. You could also extend this activity by rolling the dice twice and asking your child to add the two numbers together (e.g. 2 and 5) in their head (if they can). If they are finding this too hard, you could ask them to do 2 star jumps and then 5 more…how many star jumps have they done altogether?
- Practice number formation by tracing numbers in sand or flour at home (I will post the number formation video from a few weeks back just below to help with this)
- Fist pass/hand pass a football back and forth up to 10. Extend this to 20 if you want to make it more challenging.
- Coin drop game (developing listening skills): using some coins and a cup from the press, ask your child to cover their eyes. Slowly drop the coins into the cup. Ask your child to listen and count the coins dropping in their head. Ask your child to open their eyes. How many coins did they hear dropping into the cup?
- Lego counting: place some Lego pieces in front of your child (e.g. 5 Lego pieces). Ask your child to add two more Lego pieces to the group. How many Lego pieces are there now? Are there more or less than before? Ask your child to take away 3 Lego pieces. How many are there now? Are there more or less? (you can use any small objects you have in your home for this if you don’t have any Lego).
- Number hunt: write numbers 1-5 (or 1-10) on card and hide them in your garden. Ask your child to find the numbers and put them in order.
- If you have chalk at home, ask your child to draw a number line on the ground outside (Jumbo Chalk works well for this). Cover a number with a stone. Which number is covered? Can you clap that many times? What number comes before/after it?
Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
(scroll down and click on the play icon)
The Lion Inside from Andi Mags on Vimeo.
Suggested Learning Activities Tuesday 2nd June - Friday 5th June 2020
Hello everyone,
Welcome back to another week of home schooling. I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. Suggested learning activities for the week ahead are detailed below.
Please let me know if I can help in any way.
-Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
Welcome back to another week of home schooling. I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. Suggested learning activities for the week ahead are detailed below.
Please let me know if I can help in any way.
-Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
English
*Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel on Friday*
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: m, d, g, o, u
Senior Infants
Practice writing your name and your surname. Use the practice pages at the back of the Just Cursive book (the big book) to practice any letters you find a bit tricky.
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: m, d, g, o, u
Senior Infants
Practice writing your name and your surname. Use the practice pages at the back of the Just Cursive book (the big book) to practice any letters you find a bit tricky.
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Gaeilge
Theme: Samhradh (Summer)
If you like, you could try these Gaeilge words at home with your child. You can use the parts of the body to teach the words (e.g. ask your child to tap their head and shoulders for the syllables in "nóinín," or clap twice). Next week we will be putting the words into sentences.
If you like, you could try these Gaeilge words at home with your child. You can use the parts of the body to teach the words (e.g. ask your child to tap their head and shoulders for the syllables in "nóinín," or clap twice). Next week we will be putting the words into sentences.
Maths
Junior & Senior Infants
Number line work:
Number line work:
- Make a number line from 1-10 (senior infants 1-20)
- Number Recognition: ask your child to place a small object (such as a piece of Lego) on numbers as you call them out
- Ask your child to put their piece of Lego on a number (e.g. 5). What number is your Lego on? What number comes before 5? What number comes after 5?
- What number is between 8 and 10?
- Ask your child to count the numbers on the number line by moving their piece of Lego along each number as they count. See if your child can begin counting from 5, from 8, etc. (“five, six, seven…”)
- Pick a number on the number line (e.g. 2) ask your child to jump on 3 more. What did you land on? Make simple number sentences on a scrap piece of paper to reinforce this (2 + 3 = 5).
- Reminder: junior infants complete adding sums up to 5 and senior infants up to 10. If you feel that your child is able to count beyond 5 or 10, try this orally first.
- Place one piece of Lego on the number one on the number line, two pieces on number two, three pieces on number three…etc.
History
Both Classes:
The Little Red Hen (PowerPoint). Ask your child to retell the story. What happened first? What happened next? How did the story end?
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-11090-the-little-red-hen-story-powerpoint
The Little Red Hen (PowerPoint). Ask your child to retell the story. What happened first? What happened next? How did the story end?
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-11090-the-little-red-hen-story-powerpoint
Geography
Junior Infants
Talk about people who help us in our local community (shopkeepers, doctors, bin men/women, nurses, post man/woman…etc.) How do they help us? What do you want to be when you grow up?
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 30 Who am I?
Talk about people who help us in our local community (shopkeepers, doctors, bin men/women, nurses, post man/woman…etc.) How do they help us? What do you want to be when you grow up?
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 30 Who am I?
Science
Junior Infants
Experiment: Will it soak up water? (adult must be present at all times)
What you need: a sponge, a plastic bag, tinfoil, tissue, a cloth, newspaper
Predict: Will it soak up water? Place the objects into two groups: things that will soak up water, things that will not soak up water
Experiment by placing your objects one by one into a basin of water and see if your predictions were correct. Which object is the best one to soak up water/a spillage?
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 22 Will it soak up water? (see above)
Experiment: Will it soak up water? (adult must be present at all times)
What you need: a sponge, a plastic bag, tinfoil, tissue, a cloth, newspaper
Predict: Will it soak up water? Place the objects into two groups: things that will soak up water, things that will not soak up water
Experiment by placing your objects one by one into a basin of water and see if your predictions were correct. Which object is the best one to soak up water/a spillage?
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 22 Will it soak up water? (see above)
Religion
You are welcome to carry on with any of the Grow in Love pages at home if you like.
P.E.
P.E. with Joe Wicks, 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
www.gonoodle.com
www.gonoodle.com
S.P.H.E
If you like, you could make a Calm Jar at home with your child (see below).
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Suggested Learning Activities 25th May - 29th May 2020
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Hello to all the boys and girls and well done on all your hard work so far. You are all super!
Below are some more activities for the week ahead. Again, do what suits you best, I understand it may not be possible to do everything, so do what you can.
Please contact me at msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie if you have any queries.
Take Care,
Ms. Maguire.
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Hello to all the boys and girls and well done on all your hard work so far. You are all super!
Below are some more activities for the week ahead. Again, do what suits you best, I understand it may not be possible to do everything, so do what you can.
Please contact me at msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie if you have any queries.
Take Care,
Ms. Maguire.
English
English
*Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel on Friday*
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Reading picture books to your child at home is also a good idea. You could do a picture walk first before reading the story to see if the pictures give you any clues about the story. Then you could draw your child’s attention to the blurb (if there is one) and talk about the author and the illustrator. It may be difficult to keep your child’s attention for this, so if this is the case, simply read to them if you have the time.
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: c, k, e, h, r
Senior Infants
Cursive writing: ask your child to try to write their name in cursive script. If this is too tricky, you could trace their names using dotted lines first and they could trace over them.
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
*Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel on Friday*
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Reading picture books to your child at home is also a good idea. You could do a picture walk first before reading the story to see if the pictures give you any clues about the story. Then you could draw your child’s attention to the blurb (if there is one) and talk about the author and the illustrator. It may be difficult to keep your child’s attention for this, so if this is the case, simply read to them if you have the time.
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: c, k, e, h, r
Senior Infants
Cursive writing: ask your child to try to write their name in cursive script. If this is too tricky, you could trace their names using dotted lines first and they could trace over them.
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Gaeilge
Theme: Scoil (School)
This week we are putting some of the words we have learned into a simple sentence. There is a video below to support you with this and if it suits you, you could ask your child to try this at home using their own school bag, lunch box, etc.
This week we are putting some of the words we have learned into a simple sentence. There is a video below to support you with this and if it suits you, you could ask your child to try this at home using their own school bag, lunch box, etc.
Maths
Junior & Senior Infants
Length
Practical Activities:
Operation Maths At School Book/Operation Maths At Home Book – fill in any pages your child may have missed if they were absent from school due to illness
Length
Practical Activities:
- How long is your kitchen table, maths book, pencil? Etc. You could see how many twistables/colouring pencils long your kitchen table is, how many Lego pieces long your maths books is…etc.
- See if you can find long and short objects around your house and put them into two groups
- Using a ball of wool, cut some pieces of wool varying in length. Ask your child to measure how many Lego pieces long they are. If you don’t have Lego at home, pieces of dry pasta would also work.
- Talk about the members of your family. Who is the tallest? Who is the smallest? How many building bricks tall are you?
- How many steps does it take you to get from your kitchen to your bedroom/from your sitting room to your front door?
- Can you find 5 objects (e.g. toy cars) and order them according to size?
- Measure how tall you are and mark your height with masking tape on the floor. Place objects side by side next to your height (e.g. Lego, toy cars, match sticks). How many Lego pieces/toy cars/match sticks long are you?)
Operation Maths At School Book/Operation Maths At Home Book – fill in any pages your child may have missed if they were absent from school due to illness
History
History
Junior Infants
The Three Little Pigs (powerpoint)
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-5080-the-three-little-pigs-story-powerpoint
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 36 The Three Little Pigs
Junior Infants
The Three Little Pigs (powerpoint)
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-5080-the-three-little-pigs-story-powerpoint
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 36 The Three Little Pigs
Geography
Junior Infants
Talk about the names of the different rooms in your house. Draw a picture of your house.
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 40 My house
Talk about the names of the different rooms in your house. Draw a picture of your house.
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 40 My house
Science
Junior Infants
Male, Female and baby farm animals (slideshow)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 34 Mothers and babies
Male, Female and baby farm animals (slideshow)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 34 Mothers and babies
Religion
If you like, you could revise the Morning Prayer, Grace Before Meals, Grace After Meals and the Evening Prayer
You are welcome to carry on with any of the Grow in Love pages at home too if you like.
You are welcome to carry on with any of the Grow in Love pages at home too if you like.
P.E.
fP.E. with Joe Wicks, 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
www.gonoodle.com
Pick 6 exercises with your child and write them and number them 1-6 on a sheet of paper (e.g. 1 = star jumps, 2 = hop…etc.) Roll a dice. If it lands on 1, ask your child to do star jumps (you could ask them to do 10, or, if this is too much, the same number of star jumps as their age). Roll the dice again, if it lands on two, hop this time…and so on.
www.gonoodle.com
Pick 6 exercises with your child and write them and number them 1-6 on a sheet of paper (e.g. 1 = star jumps, 2 = hop…etc.) Roll a dice. If it lands on 1, ask your child to do star jumps (you could ask them to do 10, or, if this is too much, the same number of star jumps as their age). Roll the dice again, if it lands on two, hop this time…and so on.
S.P.H.E
STAY SAFE
Revise Touches I like/don’t like/not sure with your child. You could do this activity orally together (see below)
Revise Touches I like/don’t like/not sure with your child. You could do this activity orally together (see below)
Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel
Suggested Learning Activities for Monday 18th May - Friday 22nd May 2020
Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all safe and well. Please see below for further suggested learning activities for the week ahead.
If you need any further clarification, do feel free to drop me a line.
Look after yourselves,
Take care for now,
Ms. Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
I hope you are all safe and well. Please see below for further suggested learning activities for the week ahead.
If you need any further clarification, do feel free to drop me a line.
Look after yourselves,
Take care for now,
Ms. Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
English
*Story time with Sawyer the Springer Spaniel on Friday afternoon*
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: s, a, t, i, p, n (the children might have “a” done already so if this is the case, just continue on with the other four)
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: w, v, y, x, qu
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: s, a, t, i, p, n (the children might have “a” done already so if this is the case, just continue on with the other four)
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy: w, v, y, x, qu
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Gaeilge
Theme: Scoil (School)
Below is a video of the next 9 new words this week if you would like to try them at home. You can use the parts of the body to learn the words, or clap them out if you prefer. We will be putting them into sentences next week.
Below is a video of the next 9 new words this week if you would like to try them at home. You can use the parts of the body to learn the words, or clap them out if you prefer. We will be putting them into sentences next week.
Maths
Junior Infants
Capacity
Practical Activities:
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 124 and 125 (number line work – you could make your own number line at home to help with this), p. 126 (Analysis of number), p. 128 (Problem-solving)
Go over the days of the week and the signs of summer if you have the time.
Capacity
Practical Activities:
- Use household objects, i.e. egg cups, tea spoons, mugs, bowls, tea pot. Talk about which will hold the most/least water. Estimate how many mugs it will take to fill a tea pot, how many egg cups of water will fill a mug, etc. Then measure and see if you were right
- Check the slideshow below for more examples of practical measuring activities for home, and the language around it. You can use water, sand, flour, dried pasta pieces, Lego pieces or whatever is easiest for these activities
- At junior and senior infant level, the children usually carry out measuring activities using non-standard units to measure with (in this case, egg cups, tea spoons, etc.) However, you can show your child examples of standard units of measurement at home (i.e. a 2 litre container of milk) if you would like to give them some real-life examples of capacity
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 124 and 125 (number line work – you could make your own number line at home to help with this), p. 126 (Analysis of number), p. 128 (Problem-solving)
Go over the days of the week and the signs of summer if you have the time.
History
Junior Infants
The Ugly Duckling (Slideshow Below)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 32 The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling (Slideshow Below)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 32 The Ugly Duckling
Geography
Junior Infants
Talk about your journey home from school. Draw a picture of some of the things you see along the way.
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 41 On my way home
Talk about your journey home from school. Draw a picture of some of the things you see along the way.
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 41 On my way home
Science
Junior Infants
Does it make a quiet sound or a loud sound?
What a Wonderful World! p. 25 Making Sounds
Does it make a quiet sound or a loud sound?
- Choose a selection of small objects from around the house (i.e. cotton buds, coins, marbles, Lego, pieces of paper, rubber bands, etc.)
- Get a bowl from your cupboard
- Guess whether the objects you have chosen will make a quiet sound or a loud sound when they are dropped into the bowl
- Now find out if you were right. Place them into two groups when you are finished: Quiet and Loud
What a Wonderful World! p. 25 Making Sounds
Religion
If you like, you could practice Grace After Meals at home.
This is at the back of the Grow in Love book and I will include it below too.
You are welcome to carry on with any of the Grow in Love pages at home too if you like.
This is at the back of the Grow in Love book and I will include it below too.
You are welcome to carry on with any of the Grow in Love pages at home too if you like.
P.E.
P.E. with Joe Wicks, 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
www.gonoodle.com
You could also try a mini circuit in your garden, for example:
First station – 10 or 20 star jumps
Second station – roll a ball to a partner and count up to 10 or 20
Third station – see how many times you can hop on one foot
Fourth station – run to a certain point and back (i.e. to the wall, to the end of the garden, etc.)
Fifth station – target practice – try to throw a football into a box from a distance
Repeat as many times as you like!
www.gonoodle.com
You could also try a mini circuit in your garden, for example:
First station – 10 or 20 star jumps
Second station – roll a ball to a partner and count up to 10 or 20
Third station – see how many times you can hop on one foot
Fourth station – run to a certain point and back (i.e. to the wall, to the end of the garden, etc.)
Fifth station – target practice – try to throw a football into a box from a distance
Repeat as many times as you like!
S.P.H.E
STAY SAFE RULES (IMAGE BELOW).
Familiarise your child with these so they know what to do in a situation where they feel unsafe.
Familiarise your child with these so they know what to do in a situation where they feel unsafe.
Story time with Sawyer the Springer
Suggested Learning Activities Monday 11th May - Friday 15th May 2020
Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Please see below for suggested activities this week. If you need any clarification, feel free to drop me a line.
Take Care for now,
Ms Maguire.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Please see below for suggested activities this week. If you need any clarification, feel free to drop me a line.
Take Care for now,
Ms Maguire.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
English
**STORY TIME WITH SAWYER THE SPRINGER SPANIEL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON**
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 62 and 63 (practice pages: take half a page at a time if this is easier for you, i.e. go from a – l one day and then from m to z the next)
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): u, l, f, b, j
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Reading:
Junior Infants & Senior Infants
Supplementary reading available at:
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk
www.mycjfallon.ie
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 62 and 63 (practice pages: take half a page at a time if this is easier for you, i.e. go from a – l one day and then from m to z the next)
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): u, l, f, b, j
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two of these words in sentences if you can
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
Dolch Words (sight words) are also available online.
Gaeilge
Theme: Scoil (School)
If you would like to do a bit of Gaeilge at home, there are 9 new words this week and there will be 9 more words next week (see video below)
If you would like to do a bit of Gaeilge at home, there are 9 new words this week and there will be 9 more words next week (see video below)
Maths
Junior Infants
3-D Shapes
Practical Activities:
3-D Shapes
Practical Activities:
- Search for cylinders, cubes, spheres and cuboids in your home
- Hide the shapes around the house/in the garden. Try to find all the cubes, all the spheres, etc. and group them together
- Missing Shape: place four household objects on the table – one cylinder (i.e. a can of beans), one sphere (a ball), one cube (i.e. a Rubik’s Cube/dice) and one cuboid (i.e. a dvd/cereal box). Ask your child to close their eyes. Take away a shape. Ask your child to guess the missing shape
- Feely bag game: Place the four household objects into a bag and ask your child to put their hand into the bag and pick a shape (no peeking!). Ask your child for clues (i.e. does it have any corners? Does it have any straight edges? Curved edges? Is it pointy/smooth? Can it roll? etc.)
- Talk about the characteristics of each shape, i.e. a sphere has 1 curved surface all the way around, it can roll. A cube has 8 corners (vertices) and it cannot roll. It has 12 straight edges, 6 faces, etc.
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 118 and 119 (Pattern), p. 122 and 123 (Combining and partitioning; Analysis of number)
Go over the days of the week and the signs of summer if you have the time.
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 118 and 119 (Pattern), p. 122 and 123 (Combining and partitioning; Analysis of number)
- Make patterns at home using Lego, pegs, cubes, etc. (if you don’t have these resources at home, you could just ask your child to create their own colour pattern on a scrap piece of paper using 2 or more colours)
Go over the days of the week and the signs of summer if you have the time.
History
Junior Infants
Look at a picture of yourself as a baby. Talk about the ways you have changed/stayed the same
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 16 Growing and changing
Look at a picture of yourself as a baby. Talk about the ways you have changed/stayed the same
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 16 Growing and changing
Geography
Junior Infants
Talk about the people in your community who help you, i.e. shopkeeper, post person, doctors, nurses, etc. Draw a picture of what you would like to be when you grow up
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 18 (The builder) p. 19 (Off to work we go)
Talk about the people in your community who help you, i.e. shopkeeper, post person, doctors, nurses, etc. Draw a picture of what you would like to be when you grow up
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 18 (The builder) p. 19 (Off to work we go)
Science
Junior Infants
Minibeasts: Spot the difference in the pictures below. Can you see any minibeasts in your garden?
Minibeasts: Spot the difference in the pictures below. Can you see any minibeasts in your garden?
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 56 (Minibeasts) and 57 (Minibeast Hunt)
What a Wonderful World! p. 56 (Minibeasts) and 57 (Minibeast Hunt)
Religion
You are welcome to practice Grace Before Meals at home if you wish.
This is at the back of the religion book and I will include it below too.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, Oh God, as we sit together,
Bless the food we eat today,
Bless the hands that made the food,
Bless us, Oh God,
Amen.
This is at the back of the religion book and I will include it below too.
Grace Before Meals
Bless us, Oh God, as we sit together,
Bless the food we eat today,
Bless the hands that made the food,
Bless us, Oh God,
Amen.
P.E.
P.E. with Rosie/Joe Wicks, 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
www.gonoodle.com
www.gonoodle.com
S.P.H.E
Tips for dealing with anger (slideshow)
Story time with Sawyer the Springer
Suggested Learning Activities For Home, Tuesday 5th May - Friday 9th May 2020
Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing ok. See below for further suggested learning activities for the week ahead.
Please do what works best for you and for your own situation.
If there is anything I can help with, do let me know.
Take Care,
Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope you are all doing ok. See below for further suggested learning activities for the week ahead.
Please do what works best for you and for your own situation.
If there is anything I can help with, do let me know.
Take Care,
Ms Maguire
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
English
**TUNE IN FOR MORE STORY TIME WITH SAWYER THE SPRINGER SPANIEL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON**
Reading:
Junior Infants
Where Can GG Sit? is the last reader in the Junior Infant Reading Programme. If you like, you could revise GG Is Too Big! or Where Can GG Sit? You might like to write one or two sentences from either reader on a slip of paper, cut up the words and see if your child can put them in the correct order.
www.oxfordreadingowl.co.uk is also a good resource for extra reading but whatever you can manage at home is fine.
Senior Infants:
Carry on with one to two pages each night of whichever reader you are on.
www.oxfordowl.co.uk is also useful for any supplementary reading material you may need.
Handwriting:
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 18, 19, 58, 59 (qu, x - letter formation video below)
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): r, m, d, g, o
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week. Try to write one or two words from each unit in sentences
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words/revise T.W to date
If your child has completed all of their Tricky Words, full lists of sight words called Dolch Words are also available online.
J. Infants Letter Formation "qu" and "x"
Gaeilge: An Teilifís
Is maith liom... (I like...)
Ní maith liom... (I don't like)
Is maith liom...ach, is fearr liom... (I like...but, I prefer...)
Ní maith liom... (I don't like)
Is maith liom...ach, is fearr liom... (I like...but, I prefer...)
Is maith liom/Ní maith liom...
Is maith liom...ach, is fearr liom...
Maths
Junior Infants
Operation Maths Junior Infants p. 93, 94, 95, 96 (Money/Problem-solving)
Operation Maths At Home Book Junior Infants p. 32 (Money)
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book p. 114, 115, 116, 117 (Money)
Operation Maths At Home Book p. 34 and 35 (Money)
If you have the time, go over the days of the week and the signs of summer.
Operation Maths Junior Infants p. 93, 94, 95, 96 (Money/Problem-solving)
Operation Maths At Home Book Junior Infants p. 32 (Money)
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book p. 114, 115, 116, 117 (Money)
Operation Maths At Home Book p. 34 and 35 (Money)
If you have the time, go over the days of the week and the signs of summer.
History
Junior Infants
Phone a grandparent or someone older that you know and ask them about games they played when they were young
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 26 Toys – old and new
Phone a grandparent or someone older that you know and ask them about games they played when they were young
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 26 Toys – old and new
Geography
Junior Infants
Keeping Safe In The Sun Slideshow (source: Twinkl)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 58 What keeps you safe in the sun?
Keeping Safe In The Sun Slideshow (source: Twinkl)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 58 What keeps you safe in the sun?
KEEPING SAFE IN THE SUN
(PAUSE THE SLIDESHOW WHERE NEEDED BY CLICKING ON THE TOP LEFT OF EACH PICTURE)
Science
Junior Infants
Summer Slideshow (source: Twinkl)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 53 Summer
Summer Slideshow (source: Twinkl)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 53 Summer
SUMMER SLIDESHOW (PAUSE WHERE NEEDED BY CLICKING ON THE TOP LEFT OF EACH PICTURE)
Religion
Junior and Senior Infants
Hail Mary Prayer
Senior Infants
Grow in Love p. 62 and 63 (May is the month of Mary)
Hail Mary Prayer
Senior Infants
Grow in Love p. 62 and 63 (May is the month of Mary)
P.E.
Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) is doing little exercises from 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
www.gonoodle.com is also a good resource with a wide range of activities to suit all ages and abilities
www.gonoodle.com is also a good resource with a wide range of activities to suit all ages and abilities
S.P.H.E
STAY SAFE – TELL 5 (REVISION)
Ask your child to hold up their hand and name 5 people they can talk to if something is bothering them. The TELL 5 template is below if you would like to take a look.
Ask your child to hold up their hand and name 5 people they can talk to if something is bothering them. The TELL 5 template is below if you would like to take a look.
Story Time With Sawyer The Springer Spaniel
Monday 27th April - Friday 1st May 2020
Hello everyone!
I hope you are all safe and well. Hello to all the boys and girls!
Below you will find further work to carry on with for the week ahead. I understand that everyone's situation is different so just do whatever you can out of the work provided. The most important subjects are the three core subjects (English, Gaeilge and Maths). I would suggest in particular to keep the reading going on a daily basis.
Due to Covid-19, the Active Flag Team are encouraging schools to take part in the "Active HOME Week" Challenge this week (Monday 27th April - Sunday 3rd May 2020). Check out our Active School Section for further information.
If you have any queries about the "Active HOME Week" Challenge or about homeschooling, feel free to drop me a line.
Take Care for now,
-Ms. Maguire.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
I hope you are all safe and well. Hello to all the boys and girls!
Below you will find further work to carry on with for the week ahead. I understand that everyone's situation is different so just do whatever you can out of the work provided. The most important subjects are the three core subjects (English, Gaeilge and Maths). I would suggest in particular to keep the reading going on a daily basis.
Due to Covid-19, the Active Flag Team are encouraging schools to take part in the "Active HOME Week" Challenge this week (Monday 27th April - Sunday 3rd May 2020). Check out our Active School Section for further information.
If you have any queries about the "Active HOME Week" Challenge or about homeschooling, feel free to drop me a line.
Take Care for now,
-Ms. Maguire.
msmaguire@holyfamilyballyshannon.ie
ENGLISH
**TUNE IN FOR STORY TIME WITH SAWYER THE SPRINGER SPANIEL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON**
Reading:
Junior Infants
Where Can GG Sit? p. 13 - end
Senior Infants
Search: www.mycjfallon.ie and click on “Student Resources.” One to two pages of reading each day should be plenty. However, if your child would like to read on, encourage them to do so. The senior infant reading programme runs from Ella Goes to the Airport 1.4 to Globby’s Football Match (The Bridge Reader).
Handwriting:
Remember: ensure the correct pencil grip is being used before beginning any written work
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 57, 54, 55, 52, 53 (w, v, y) I have included the video from last week as a guide on how to form the letters. You can also practice forming the letters in sand or in flour.
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): n, c, k, e, h
Spellbound – continue on with one unit each week
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
If your child has completed all of their Tricky Words, full lists of sight words called Dolch Words are also available online.
GAEILGE
We are carrying on with the theme of An Teilifís (Television) this week. Below is a video with the vocabulary we covered last week in sentences for the children to try.
The children do not need to read or write Gaeilge words at junior and senior infant level as the emphasis is on oral language. I have just written the sentences to show it in context.
Use whatever actions you find works best for your child to say each sentence. Again, you can pause the video if you like, rewind, etc.
The children do not need to read or write Gaeilge words at junior and senior infant level as the emphasis is on oral language. I have just written the sentences to show it in context.
Use whatever actions you find works best for your child to say each sentence. Again, you can pause the video if you like, rewind, etc.
MATHS
The theme in Maths this week is Money. Below are some videos you may find helpful. Don’t worry if your child is finding the concept of money difficult, it is an area a lot of children find tricky. I would suggest spending a lot of time on practical counting activities with coins at home if you can prior to doing the work in the workbooks (see below). You may find that your child sees three coins in front of them and answers “three.” This is normal and it takes time for them to understand how to count money properly so the more practical work you can do the better.
Junior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book p. 90, 91, 92
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 110, 111, 112, 113
Again, I would also suggest going over the days of the week on a daily basis and talking about what day it was yesterday, what day it will be tomorrow and to talk about the signs of spring or see if you can spot any signs of spring outside your home.
Junior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book p. 90, 91, 92
Senior Infants
Operation Maths At School Book: p. 110, 111, 112, 113
Again, I would also suggest going over the days of the week on a daily basis and talking about what day it was yesterday, what day it will be tomorrow and to talk about the signs of spring or see if you can spot any signs of spring outside your home.
Counting amounts up to 3c
Counting amounts up to 4c and 5c
Senior Infants - counting beyond 5c
HISTORY
Both Classes:
Irish Myths and Legends:
Tír na nÓg
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-h-179-tir-na-nog-informative-powerpoint
Irish Myths and Legends:
Tír na nÓg
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi2-h-179-tir-na-nog-informative-powerpoint
GEOGRAPHY
SCIENCE
Both Classes:
If you wish, you can make rain clouds at home.
If you wish, you can make rain clouds at home.
RELIGION
Below, I have included the Morning Prayer if you would like to practice this at home:
Morning Prayer
Father in Heaven you love me,
You are with me night and day,
I want to love you always,
In all I do and say,
I try to please you Father,
Bless me through the day,
Amen.
Morning Prayer
Father in Heaven you love me,
You are with me night and day,
I want to love you always,
In all I do and say,
I try to please you Father,
Bless me through the day,
Amen.
P.E.
Due to the current restrictions we are facing, the Active Flag Team are running a new initiative nationwide from 27th April until 3rd May 2020.
Please check out our Active School section of the website for some ideas to help your child get their 60 minutes of physical activity each day.
Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) is also doing P.E. from 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
You could also check out GoNoodle for some great ideas about how to get moving.
Please check out our Active School section of the website for some ideas to help your child get their 60 minutes of physical activity each day.
Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) is also doing P.E. from 9 am Monday to Friday on YouTube (#PEwithJOE).
You could also check out GoNoodle for some great ideas about how to get moving.
S.P.H.E
Positive Affirmation for the Week:
“I can take deep breaths to feel calm.”
Ask your child to hug their favourite toy or teddy to their chest and repeat the above affirmation.
Practice taking deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth. Remind your child to take their deep breaths when they are upset.
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BOBBY AND TO TADHG! I HOPE YOU BOTH HAVE A GREAT DAY!
MONDAY 20th April - Friday 24th April 2020
ENGLISH
Reading:
Junior Infants
Where Can GG Sit? p. 8-12
Senior Infants
As you may be aware, the reading books for Senior Infants are also available online. If you would like to avail of the online reading material, search: www.mycjfallon.ie and click on “Student Resources.” You will be asked to enter some details before being taken to the homepage. You can then click on the class level and subject to find the next reading book if your child is finished the books they were given before Easter. One to two pages each day should be plenty. Hope this helps.
Handwriting:
Remind your child of the correct pencil grip before beginning any written work.
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 24, 25, 60, 61, 56 (j, z, w). I will include a letter formation video below for guidance on how to form the letters.
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): s, a, t, i, p
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
If your child has completed all of their Tricky Words, full lists of sight words called Dolch Words are also available online.
Junior Infants
Where Can GG Sit? p. 8-12
Senior Infants
As you may be aware, the reading books for Senior Infants are also available online. If you would like to avail of the online reading material, search: www.mycjfallon.ie and click on “Student Resources.” You will be asked to enter some details before being taken to the homepage. You can then click on the class level and subject to find the next reading book if your child is finished the books they were given before Easter. One to two pages each day should be plenty. Hope this helps.
Handwriting:
Remind your child of the correct pencil grip before beginning any written work.
Junior Infants
Just Cursive for Junior Infants p. 24, 25, 60, 61, 56 (j, z, w). I will include a letter formation video below for guidance on how to form the letters.
Senior Infants
Just Cursive Practice Copy (if finished handwriting in main textbook): s, a, t, i, p
Tricky Words:
Both Classes
Next four Tricky Words.
If your child has completed all of their Tricky Words, full lists of sight words called Dolch Words are also available online.
Letter Formation Video (j, z, w...etc.)
GAEILGE
The theme this week is An Teilifís (Television). At school, we usually spend a week learning the vocabulary first. Below is a video with the words in Irish and in English which show how we learn the vocabulary at school. You can pause the video after each word, rewind, etc. The children really love Gaeilge time at school and try very hard with it!
An Teilifís Vocabulary Video
MATHS
This week, we will be working on some more number activities. Below are some videos, a slideshow and some links which I hope you will find helpful. It is also a good idea to go over the days of the week on a daily basis and talk about what day it was yesterday, what day it will be tomorrow and to talk about the signs of spring or see if you can spot any signs of spring if you have a garden at home.
Number Formation Rhymes to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle."
These little rhymes are a great way to remember how to form the numbers. If you like, you can trace the numbers on some paper as I have done in the video, or if your child is able to write the numbers independently, they can try it themselves without any help.
Other Number Activities
Scavenger Hunt
Write the number from 1-10 or from 1-20 on sheets of A4 paper and hide them in your house or in your garden. Ask your child to find them and put them in order.
Using whatever objects you already have at home (pieces of lego, pegs, pasta pieces, moshi monsters or even stones from your garden!) ask your child to place the correct number of each object under each number.
Adding with Toys
Use your child's teddies or toys to carry out simple adding activities at home (see slideshow)
Ball Bounce Game
Ask your child to turn around (no peeking!) while you bounce a ball a number of times (see below). Ask them to tell you how many bounces they heard. The full video did not record properly for some reason (in which my sister, Rhonda, is my guinea pig!) but it gives you a good idea of how to play the game.
Write the number from 1-10 or from 1-20 on sheets of A4 paper and hide them in your house or in your garden. Ask your child to find them and put them in order.
Using whatever objects you already have at home (pieces of lego, pegs, pasta pieces, moshi monsters or even stones from your garden!) ask your child to place the correct number of each object under each number.
Adding with Toys
Use your child's teddies or toys to carry out simple adding activities at home (see slideshow)
Ball Bounce Game
Ask your child to turn around (no peeking!) while you bounce a ball a number of times (see below). Ask them to tell you how many bounces they heard. The full video did not record properly for some reason (in which my sister, Rhonda, is my guinea pig!) but it gives you a good idea of how to play the game.
The Story of FiveThis is just a quick video to show the Story of Five. It highlights to the children that it does not matter which number comes first when adding two numbers as the result will be the same (The Commutative Law), i.e. 3 + 2 = 5, 2 + 3 = 5. You can do this activity very easily with pieces of lego either if you have any.
I will also include some links from "Learning Mole" below with some lovely maths games and activities you can easily play at home together if you wish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ART8iVG3yHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMd8kMHIHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wvSw8hoXPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn2YBpCIzis HISTORYJunior Infants
www.twinkl.com/fionnandthedragon (Fionn and the Dragon PowerPoint Story). You may need to create an account with Twinkl first but it is well worth it as they have a whole range of other fantastic resources. Senior Infants What a Wonderful World! p. 11 The Little Red Hen GEOGRAPHYJunior Infants
Make a rain gauge using an empty 2litre bottle and a ruler or by sticking some numbered masking tape to the side of it (see below). Compare and contrast the amount of rain that has fallen each day. If the good weather we have been having continues, you can always use the rain gauge again. Senior Infants What a Wonderful World p. 31 Weather Watch. Senior Infants are welcome to make a rain gauge too if they like. 
SCIENCE |
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Junior Infants
www.twinkl.com/energyelectricitypowerpoint (Electricity PowerPoint)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 47 Does it use electricity?
www.twinkl.com/energyelectricitypowerpoint (Electricity PowerPoint)
Senior Infants
What a Wonderful World! p. 47 Does it use electricity?
RELIGION
At school, we were going over making the sign of the cross and the evening prayer which we say at home time (see below). You are welcome to do this at home if you wish. There are also some lovely Easter pages in the children’s Grow in Love Workbooks if you wish to do these.
Evening 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.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning,
Send your light,
Amen.
Evening 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.
Guard me in the dark of night,
And in the morning,
Send your light,
Amen.
S.P.H.E
Below is the link to a good, child-friendly video on the correct handwashing technique which you may find useful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg
Talk about something good that has happened each day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg
Talk about something good that has happened each day
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Lastly, I just wanted to wish a quick HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the boys and girls who have had birthdays since we have been away. Hope you all had a fantastic time and ate LOTS of cake!
Cáisc Shona Daoibh!
Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter. The work which was provided last Monday should see you through to the end of this week. Please keep an eye on this page after the Easter Holidays (Monday 20th April) for potential updates. As always, thank you for your continued support and co.operation and stay safe.
Cursive Letter Formation for Junior Infants (g, o, l, b, f)
Hi everyone! Hope you are all keeping well in these uncertain times. I uploaded the above video to help with letter formation at home. Don't worry if your child is finding the cursive letters tricky, this is their first time doing them and the muscles in their hands are still developing and strengthening. Do try to remind your child to hold their pencil correctly when they are doing their cursive writing and their written work in general. There are plenty of games and activities listed below to do at home. Good luck and stay safe.
Numeracy Games & Activities For Home
Counting Games:
Making Patterns:
Capacity:
- If there are stairs in your house, count them
- Count how many windows are in your house
- Count how many chairs are around your kitchen table. How many legs are there on the chairs altogether?
- If you have a swing or slide in your garden, go down the slide/swing on the swing from 0-10 and from 10-0 (junior infants) and from 0-20 and 20-0 (senior infants)
- Draw hopscotch squares on the ground outside your house with chalk if you have any and try some Hopscotch Adding, i.e. throw a stone, if it lands on 3, your child hops to 3. Ask them, “how many more jumps to 10?”
- See if you can find 5 red things in your house, 4 blue things, 3 yellow things…etc.
- Bounce a ball from 0-10 0r 0-20 and back again. Do the same for throwing and catching the ball or count while passing the ball back and forth
- No counters or cubes at home? No problem. Try adding dry pasta pieces, pegs, etc.
- Count how many stuffed toys you have. Order them from smallest to largest and vice versa
- Count how many fridge magnets you have
- Do 10/20 star jumps, hops, etc.
- Sort socks into pairs
- Sort knives, forks, spoons, etc. into groups
- Sort Lego by colour, size, etc.
- Sort fruit into groups
Making Patterns:
- Use lego/cubes/counters/links/pegs, etc. to make different patterns if you have any of these at home
- If you live near by a busy road, set a ten minute timer on your phone and count how red cars pass in the next ten minutes. How many white cars, blue cars, black cars have passed by?
- What colour of car has passed by the most/least in the last ten minutes?
- Go over the days of the week. What day is it today? What day was it yesterday? What day will it be tomorrow? How many days are in a week? What two days are known as the weekend? What day is a bank holiday on?
- How many seasons are there? What season is it now? What season came before? What season is next?
- Look out for signs of spring in your garden
- Using non-standard units (cubes, links, counters, pencils, pieces of dry pasta) measure the length of your maths workbook, favourite storybook, kitchen table, etc.
- Who is the tallest in your family? Who is the smallest?
- Can you make a snake using cubes/counters? Can you make a longer snake? Can you make a snake that is longer again? (long/longer/longest) (if you don’t have cubes, compare the lengths of different lengths of wool, string, playdoh, scarves, etc.)
Capacity:
- Using clean, dry containers from the recycling bin, can you sort them into groups? Which ones hold the most/least? How many cups or egg cups of water will it take to fill them up? How many cups of water will it take to fill up your tea pot?
- Compare household objects to see which is heavier/lighter, i.e. which is heavier, a bag of flour or a pound of butter? A pot of jam or an orange? Etc.
Literacy Games & Activities For Home
Cursive letters:
Storybooks at home:
- Practice tracing the cursive letters in sand or flour with your finger
- Make a blending mat (see the picture of the arrow with the boxes in the slideshow) and call out C-V-C words for your child to spell out, i.e. at, bat, cat, mat, it, bit, fit, an, pan, can, etc. Use the letter sounds as opposed to the letter names.
- If you have any magnetic letters, call out C-V-C words for your child to spell. If you don’t have a magnetic board to put the letters on, a radiator will work either.
- “I spy with my little eye, something beginning with…”
- Count how many letters are in a word in your reading book
- Place counters or another small object of choice under each word. How many words are in the sentence? Clap how many words there are, stamp how many words there are, etc.
- Write a sentence from the reader on a strip of paper. Cut it up and ask your child to put the words in the correct order
- Ask your child to pay close attention to the beginning sounds in each word when reading
- Encourage your child to “sound out” words they don’t know where possible
Storybooks at home:
- Do a picture walk of the story first (try to gauge what the story is about before reading it by looking at the pictures).
- Talk about the title of the story, the author, the illustrator and the blurb.
- Model thinking aloud/predicting, “I wonder what is going to happen next?”
- Think of a different ending to the story, draw it.
- Make a hopscotch game using letters or tricky words and play it together
- Get out old magazines, grocery shop brochures, flyers, etc. Pick a different letter or sight word each day for your child to find
- Ask your child to find all the letters of their name
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FROM JUNIOR AND SENIOR INFANTS! WATCH OUT FOR ANY LOW FLYING LOVE BUGS!
DESIGN AND MAKE PROJECTS 29/01/20
We have been very busy working on our Design and Make Projects in junior and senior infants.
First of all, we took in recyclable materials from home to use in our projects.
We then looked at examples of what we could make on a PowerPoint on the whiteboard.
Together we talked about what we were going to make before selecting the best materials to use.
Finally, we assembled and decorated the recyclable materials we had chosen to make a variety of different objects from helicopters and spaceships to jewellery boxes and binoculars.
Our Design and Make Projects tie in different elements from the curriculum and it is part of our whole school effort to get our STEM plaque.
We hope to do a Show and Tell presentation of our projects for the whole school at assembly on Friday.
First of all, we took in recyclable materials from home to use in our projects.
We then looked at examples of what we could make on a PowerPoint on the whiteboard.
Together we talked about what we were going to make before selecting the best materials to use.
Finally, we assembled and decorated the recyclable materials we had chosen to make a variety of different objects from helicopters and spaceships to jewellery boxes and binoculars.
Our Design and Make Projects tie in different elements from the curriculum and it is part of our whole school effort to get our STEM plaque.
We hope to do a Show and Tell presentation of our projects for the whole school at assembly on Friday.
We won prizes in our winter colouring competition!
