Hi everyone,

I hope you had a good week.

This week we are focusing on English and Maths again. Remember, the work set out below is just a guideline-do as much or as little as you can. Once the children revise their sight and tricky words and counting they are doing well.

If you have any questions or concerns you can email me at katiedoylestjosephs@gmail.com.

If you would like your child’s artwork, writing, etc. shared on the website feel free to send me a photo.

English:

Writing

• Picture/writing worksheets below. Just like last week talk about the picture, read the sentences and then write your own sentence(s) about the picture.

Parents-encourage your child to try to write the sentence independently. You could write down some key words for them to choose from. Help them to place the letters correctly on the lines-small letters sitting on the bottom line and stretching up to the centre dotted line. Tall letters sitting on the bottom line and stretching up to the top line.

Picture writing worksheets 2

Reading

• ‘My Little Box of Books’ book 10 ‘The Spaceship’-Read and discuss.
• [go to edcolearning.ie and login with the following details; username-primaryedcobooks and password-edco2020]

Tricky words

• New tricky words this week-so, my

So:

1. Sound out the word phonetically and point out that when we sound out the word like this it sounds ‘funny’. It is a tricky word.
2. Explain that in this word the letter ‘o’ is ‘tricking us’ by making the /oa/ sound. ‘/s/-/oa/ so’

My:

1. Sound out the word phonetically and point out that when we sound out the word like this it sounds ‘funny’. It is a tricky word.
2. Explain that in this word the letter ‘y’ is ‘tricking us’ by making the /ie/ sound. ‘/m/ /ie/ my’

Tricky Word worksheets ‘so’ and ‘my’

Blending:

• Wordbox 11

Maths:

Revision-Before/after/between:

• Busy at Maths interactive activities: number 121, 122, 123, 124 on the 7th page

Access interactive maths activities by going to https://www.cjfallon.ie/. On the right of the page click ‘parent/student resources’ then click ‘student resources’. On the page that appears select the following boxes: Primary-Junior infants-Maths-Busy at Maths-Busy at Maths Junior Infants-Interactive.

Revision-Counting:

• count the dots on the dice and check the colour. Colour each section of the picture according to the matching number on the dice.

roll and colour

Revision-2D Shapes:

• Apple tree craft-Cut out and glue the apples on the tree, matching the 2D shapes.

Apple tree 2D shape craft

Revision-general:

• Maths scavenger hunt-follow the instructions to complete the scavenger hunt. You could gather and take a photo of or draw the items if you wish. Tick the box as you complete each task.

Maths Scavenger Hunt

Suggested timetable:

Monday

1. Picture and writing page of your choice
2. Reading-book 10 ‘The Spaceship’; discuss as you read
3. Busy at Maths interactive activity 121

Tuesday:

1. Tricky word ‘so’-introduce and worksheet
2. Apple tree craft
3. Busy at Maths interactive activity 122

Wednesday:

1. Picture and writing page
2. Reading-book 10 ‘The Spaceship’
3. Roll and colour maths worksheet

Thursday:

1. Tricky word ‘my’-introduce and worksheet
2. Busy at Maths interactive activity 123
3. Wordbox 11-5 words

Friday:

1. Revise tricky words using your tricky word booklet
2. Maths scavenger hunt
3. Wordbox 11-5 words

This week Miss Doyle’s junior infants did lots of arts and crafts!

We also did some writing…

Hi everyone,

I loved seeing all of your ‘Flat Stanley’ pictures last week and reading about the adventures you went on together. If you want to see what your friends have been up to look at the last post on our class page. You can also see and read about what Everywhere Bear has been doing. He is staying here with me in my house and is being a very good little bear! He loves to see all your great work!

For the next couple of weeks we will be working on English and Maths only, with some activities and games to practice our reading, writing and maths while still having fun.

Parents-As always you can email me with the children’s work or with any questions-my email address is katiedoylestjosephs@gmail.com. If you would like to send me a photo of the children’s writing or arts and crafts I will share them on the website.

Note re: School Tour-I will return any money collected for the school tour in September.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Miss Doyle

English:

Handwriting:

• Ready to Write A1 pg. 69, 70 and the letter ‘z’ on page 71

Ready to Write page 69-70

Reading:

• ‘My Little Box of Books’ book 10 ‘The Spaceship’

[go to edcolearning.ie and login with the following details; username-primaryedcobooks and password-edco2020]

Tricky words:

• New tricky words this week ‘go’ and ‘no’

1. Sound out the word phonetically and point out that when we sound out the word like this it sounds funny-it is not a real word. It is a tricky word.
2. Tell your child that in these words the letter ‘o’ is tricking us by making the /oa/ sound. Then sound out the word with the /oa/ sound.

• Tricky word worksheets below

Tricky word worksheets ‘go’ and ‘no’

Sentence writing:

• Instead of dictation this week we are going to look at, talk about and write about a picture. The file below has two pages-each has a picture, sentences to trace and blank lines. The children should read the sentences (see if they can read the sentences independently), and then write their own short, simple sentence about the picture on the lines. It does not matter if they cannot spell a word correctly. If they find it too difficult to write a sentence independently you could dictate a sentence to them. If you do not have a printer you could show your child the picture on the screen and let them read the sentences then write on a piece of paper.

Picture and writing pages

Maths:

• Counting video:

• Lady bird craft

-Write the numbers 1-5; one number on each spot. Then cut out the spots and the ladybird. Glue the spots on to the lady bird in order 1-2-3-4-5.

Ladybird number craft

• Busy at Maths pg. 124

Busy at Maths page 124

• Number collages

-Print out or draw out the numbers below (all of them or just choose one). Use objects around your house or garden to collage the number e.g. pasta, leaves, feathers, pom poms, buttons-the more unusual the better. (you could spread this out over a few days as suggested in the timetable below)

Number collages

*Parents; feel free to email me a picture of your child’s masterpieces and I will share them on the website.

Timetable:

Tuesday:

1. Ready to Write A1 pg. 69
2. Reading-book 10
3. Watch the counting video and sing along
4. Tricky word ‘go’-introduce and worksheet

Wednesday:

1. Ready to write A1 pg. 70 and the letter ‘z’ on pg. 71
2. Lady bird craft
3. Reading-book 10

Thursday:

1. Picture and sentence worksheet of choice
2. Busy at Maths pg. 124
3. Number collage

Friday:

1. Tricky word ‘no’-introduce and worksheet
2. Number collage
3. Picture and sentence worksheet

As always, you are not obligated to do everything on this list. Do as much as you can and do not worry about anything that is not done.

Have a good week!

This week junior infants listened to the story ‘Flat Stanley’ and then made their own little characters to take on adventures!

Everywhere Bear wants all the boys and girls to see the adventures he has been on-he has been a very busy little bear!

He has done lots of gardening, fed the birds, climbed a tree, went for a drive, chilled out in the sun, went for a walk and then after all of that he relaxed and watched Paw Patrol on T.V.