Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope you and all the children are keeping well. I have listed work and ideas below for the children to complete at home. Please complete a small amount of this work each day. Please note that there is no pressure to get all of this work done. If you would like to send me any work, are looking for further advice or have any issues please contact me at the email below. Thank you all for your co-operation.
Email: sarah.hackett@stjosephsgorey.ie
English
- Practise writing their first and last name daily (E.g. Tom Murphy)
- Dictation: Call out words for your children to write down using sounds (E.g. chin, spoon, drink, fork, etc.) As they get better at this you can call out short simple sentences. (E.g. The dog ran on the path. A black cat sat on the chair.)
- Handwriting book p.54, 55, 56, 57 Revise Capital letters (Q,R,S,T) and introduce Capital letter ‘U’. Screenshot of the book below for those that do not have their workbook
- Writing activities based on the story ‘Fun on Friday’ below. Children can complete them in a copy or on a sheet.
- Write ‘Our News’ each week. Write three sentences into their copy. (E.g. Today is Monday. It is sunny and windy. I went for a walk.)
- Write the start of the sentences below into their copy and finish the sentence based on the picture below. (Images below)
- Practise reading and writing the following sight words. Put them into sentences orally. (like, have, one, my, by, only, old, said, they, you, your)
- If they are very familiar with these words show them the following new words: any, many, more, before
Handwriting Book
Finish and write the sentences:
Reading
- Introduce 4/5 words each day for 5 days from the box below. Practise reading and recognising each word. (Words are from their new reader)
- Once your child can recognise the majority of these words, they can begin to read the story ‘Fun on Friday’ in their reader online ‘What a Box’
- Access online through the Edco website (See instructions below)
- Read 2-3 pages per day.
Words for story ‘Fun on Friday’
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Miss |
box |
boxes |
little |
rocket |
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Walker |
Thursday |
just |
play |
Sunday |
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Monday |
Friday |
things |
were |
found |
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Tuesday |
Saturday |
together |
game |
made |
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Wednesday |
Sunday |
children |
Access reader ‘What a Box’ Online
- Type in ‘Edco Learning Login’ into google and use the login details below.
- Type ‘What a Box’ into the search bar and then click on it to read the story ‘Fun on Friday’
Maths
- Count forwards to 30
- Count backwards from 20
- Say the days of the week and the months of the year
- Busy At Maths Workbook: p.96 Vertical Addition, Data p.100-101 p.102-103 More than and Less than (Pictures below for those who do not have their Maths workbook. I also have outlined how you can access the book online below)
- Make sets of objects (dolls, crayons, grapes, etc.) Identify which set has more and which set has less
- Use crayons and ask the children to make a set of 5 and a set of 3 underneath it. Discuss which set has more/less. Count how many more each set has by looking at how many extra crayons are at the end of the line. Repeat this with different numbers.
- Busy at Maths Homework book: p.35
- Complete the fruit sums below on a sheet of paper.
To access ‘Busy at Maths’ Online
- Google ‘CJ Fallon’ and press ‘Click here’
- Select ‘Senior Infants, Maths, Busy at Maths’ as shown below
Gaeilge
Na Dathanna (Colours)
- Name all of the above colours
- Ask which colours they like and dislike.
- Is maith liom ___. Ní maith liom ___.
Éadaí (Clothes)
- Say the names of the clothes below.
- Point to the items of clothing that they are wearing and say them in Irish.
Ag…
Laethanta na Seachtaine
- Say the days of the week below
- Say ‘Today is ____.’
- Say ‘Yesterday was __.’
- Inniu an ____
- Inné an ___.
Míonna na Bliana
- Say the months of the year in Irish below.
- Identify that it is now Aibreán.
Religion
- Watch the following video online: https://vimeo.com/171911190
- Discuss your local church, where it is and what it looks like.
- Talk about the various things you might find inside a church. (Altar, Statues, Stained glass, Baptismal font, holy water, Paschal Candle – white candle lit at Easter when Jesus rose from the dead)
- Explain that we must respect the church because God is present. Discuss the ways we can show respect (Being quiet, kneeling, genuflecting)
- Grow in Love p.48 and 49
- Grow in Love p.50 and 51
SPHE
- We have discussed the food pyramid in school before. Show the children the image of it below and see what they can remember about it.
- Emphasise that fruit and vegetables are very important to eat and name as many as they can. Draw a picture of them. Highlight that we can have treats sometimes but not everyday.
Extra Reading
On the ‘Collins Connect’ website there is access to many ebooks that the children can read online. Please see below how to access these. Select level Pink and Red Readers.
- Google ‘Collins Connect’ and select the page that says ‘Collins Connect Digital Resources’
- Press on the ‘Teachers Sign in’ and enter the login details below.
- Select ‘Collins Big Cat Readers’ (See image below)
