Tuesday 5th – Friday 8th of May

Hello again everyone! I cannot believe it is May already! I was thinking of you all on Saturday on what should have been your Holy Communion. Hopefully we will get to celebrate soon.

Here is work for you to do this week. Remember to try and do a little of each subject every day and keep a routine. As Monday was a Bank Holiday, we got the day off school work! Please do not get worried about getting all of this done. Just try your best. My email address is claire.lawlor@stjosephsgorey.ie. You can use this to contact me or send me your work. Well done to all who have sent work so far. You are doing great! Hope to see ye all soon!

Maths:

Please continue with your Mental Maths as usual.

Continue doing the Daily 10 Mental Maths Challenge on topmarks.co.uk. Click here

Last week we did skip counting in 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s. We learned some songs to help us. Keep going over these as much as you can to make sure you know them.

This week we’re going on to skip counting in 6s and 10s. Here are songs to help:

Skip counting in 6s click here

Skip counting in 10s click here

Here are the pages from your book. Again I would suggest doing one page per day.

English:

Please continue with your Jolly Phonics sheets and your Read at Home as normal. Here are the Jolly Phonics sheets for you to print:

Spelling sheet

Grammar sheet

For grammar this week, we are learning about prepositions. Here is a little song about prepositions.

Before you do your Jolly Grammar sheet, here is a little listening/drawing activity for you to do. First you will need to print this sheet and then listen to the instructions here.

For reading this week, please read “Agree or Disagree? A Debate.”(pages 53&54) and the poem “Oh, take me to the seaside” (page 78) in your Clickety Click. You can then do these two pages:

This week we are going to read the second half of Chapter 1 in “Jasper Goes on Holiday.” Here is a video, followed by a worksheet to complete. When you’re finished the worksheet, don’t forget to click on submit to send it to me.

I have an oral activity for you to do this week. Watch this video and then enter your scores here.

Gaeilge:

Please continue with your Fuaimeanna agus Focail. No need to write sentences.

For Tuesday’s activity please click here.

For Wednesday’s activity please click here.

For Thursday’s activity, please click here.

On Friday you will need to look at the poster below and listen to this track. When the lady calls out a word/phrase, you must find it, put your finger on it and repeat it. In your copy, I want you to write out five “Cad atá á dhéanamh ag ____?” questions and answers in your copy. I’ve included a photo example below. If you’re stuck, look back on Thursday’s video.

SESE:

This week we are learning about hospitals. We will start with page 67 of your Small World book. There are new words for you to learn on the top of the page. Follow the instructions on the page.

Next we are going to do page 68. Part A involves looking at the photo of nurses in their uniform and answering questions. Here is a short video of how nurses’ uniforms have changed over the years.

For Part B, you listen to Mary talking about when she was a nurse and answer the questions. Click here for the sound clip.

The last page we will be looking at this week is page 69. We hear Jimmy and Caoimhe talking about their experiences in hospital and then you answer the questions. Click on their names above to listen to what they have to say.

When you have finished these pages, click on this link to play a short quiz about the vocabulary from this week. Use your initials as your nickname.

Music:

For this week, I want you to listen to “Let it Be” by the Beatles. I used to think it was about Our Lady, but it was written by Paul McCartney about his own mother, Mary. Here is a link to the song. I want you to write down what you think about the song. Do you like it? Why? Why not?

Religion:

Please continue to revise your prayers daily. Remember if you’ve lost your sheet you can click here to print and download another one.

Last week we learned the Prayer Before Communion. This week we are going to learn the first verse of the Prayer After Communion. Here is a poster for you to print and put on your fridge.

P.E:

Here are some websites for ideas:

www.cosmickids.com

RTE Jr 10@10 can be found here

Joe Wicks has a YouTube channel and does daily workouts for children. You can find his channel here

Art:

Design a poster for a doggy holiday camp Jasper might like to go to.

Mrs. Murphy:

1) Continue Snip one per fortnight and do a weekly test .

2) Toe by toe daily until children get three consecutive dots.

3) Print off dolch list one and do five words a night until they know all five. Mrs. Murphy normally writes them on flash cards and when they get it right, she puts a dot on the back. If they get three dots, she puts into a envelope to go over at a later date . If you go to https://www.enchantedlearning.com/dolch/worksheets.shtml you can access dolch lists and activities based on them. Dolch High-frequency words represent 220 words that make up between 50 and 75 percent of all print in English and are therefore so important.

4) Continue Maths made easy and Lexia on laptops if you have them

Don’t hestitate to contact Mrs. Murphy on Orla.murphy@stjosephsgorey.ie

Mrs. Lawlor’s 2nd Class Work: April 20th to May 1st

Hello again everyone! I hope ye all had a nice Easter. Here is work for you to do this fortnight. Remember to try and do a little of each subject every day and keep a routine. It will help in the long run. Please do not get worried about getting all of this done. Just try your best. My email address is claire.lawlor@stjosephsgorey.ie. You can use this to contact me or send me your work. Hope to see ye all soon!

Maths:

Please continue with your Mental Maths as usual.

I hope you are all doing the Daily 10 Mental Maths Challenge on topmarks.co.uk. Click here

We are going to do the Look Back chapter in our Mathemagic for Week 1. Here are the pages. I would suggest doing one page per day.

Remember our subtraction rules and remember to use RUDE for problem-solving. Here is a reminder of them:

For Week 2 we will be moving on to skip counting in 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s. Here are some songs to help you:

Skip counting in 2s click here

Skip counting in 3s click here

Skip counting in 4s click here

Skip counting in 5s click here

Here are the pages from your book. Again, I would suggest doing one page per day.

English:

Please continue with your Jolly Phonics sheets and your Read at Home as normal. Here are the Jolly Phonics sheets for you to print:

The spelling sheets can be found here:

Week 1

Week 2

The grammar sheets can be found here:

Week 1

Week 2

For reading during Week 1, please read “Where Would You See the Great Wall?” (pages 62 & 63) and “What Can Fossils Tell Us?” (pages 64 & 65) from your Clickety Click. For Week 2, please read “Agree or Disagree? A Debate.”(pages 49-52) in your Clickety Click.

By now you should have finished reading “The Four Rivers” story and the two poems “Good Morning, Mr. Croc-Doco-Dile” and “Moon Music” from your Clickety Click. During Week 1, please complete the following pages of work based on the story:

During Week 2, please complete the following pages based on “Where Would You See the Great Wall?” and “What Can Fossils Tell Us?”

This term we are also going to start our novel “Jasper Goes on Holiday”. During Week 1, we are going to look at the front cover and the contents page. Here is a video, followed by a worksheet to complete. When you’re finished the worksheet, don’t forget to click on submit to send it to me.

The video:

The worksheet can be found here

For Week 2, we’re going to look at the first half of Chapter 1. Here is a video, followed by a worksheet to complete. When you’re finished the worksheet, don’t forget to click on submit to send it to me.

The video:

The worksheet can be found here

World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23 April every year. The #readinghour takes place from 7-8pm on the night. We’re looking forward to it in my house. For more information click visit www.worldbooknight.org

The JCSP Libraries are having their annual DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) Challenge on Friday, April 24th at 12pm. For more information including how to register, please click here. I have registered and will be doing the challenge!

SESE:

For Week 1, we are continuing to learn about Africa. Click here for a map of Africa for you to print and colour:

Before Easter you read the story of Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom from your Small World books. There are many more stories about Anansi online and on YouTube. To read another story about Anansi click here.

Please select one of the stories and do a comic strip based on it. You can either draw your own or a template can be found here

Here is a little video about Ghana, a country in Africa. This will help you to answer the worksheet here

For Week 2, we are learning about Ethiopia (an African country) and May Day which is on the 1st of May. For more information on African countries, look up the website https://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php.

For information about May Day traditions in Ireland, you might like to read this article from the Farmers’ Journal, or visit this website.

Here are pages from your workbook to complete:

Gaeilge (Irish):

Please continue with your Fuaimeanna agus Focail. No need to write sentences.

For Bun go Barr this week, please do the following pages:

For page 101, please listen to Track C, put your finger on the words and repeat them. For Track D, listen to the instructions and colour the clothes.

For page 102, please listen to Track E, put your finger on the words and repeat them. Then match the words to the pictures. For Track F, listen to the sentences and say whether they are true (fíor) or false (bréagach) for you.

For Week 2, we are going to listen to the poem a few times. Try saying it with the track.

We are also going to listen to the story of Na Trí Mhuc (Three Little Pigs). Click here for the track. You should look at the poster below whilst listening to the story.

Music & Art:

For Week 1, listen to Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Click here to listen to it. You might like to look at this powerpoint too. Draw/ paint a picture of what you imagined as you listened to the music.

For Week 2, listen to Bring Flowers of the Rarest here. Please click here for the words and a picture for you to colour. Draw/paint a picture of a May Day scene.

Religion:

To date we have been learning the prayers for First Confession. Please continue to revise them daily. We haven’t a new date yet, but we want to be ready when we do. If you’ve lost your sheet you can click here to print and download another one.

We are going to move on to our Prayer Before Communion now. It is on the back of the sheet above, but here is a display poster you could print and stick on the fridge.

When you think you know it, you can print and fill out page one of this worksheet. No cheating!

In school we had been learning about the Mass. We learned about the Introductory Rite and the Liturgy of the Word. The next part of the Mass is the “Preparation of the Gifts”. We give thanks to God for the gifts he has given us in our lives. Here is a video from Grow in Love showing this part of the Mass:

<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/178443791″>2.4 Theme 6 Lesson 2 – Mass ‘Preparation of the Gifts'</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/growinlove”>Grow in Love by Veritas</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>

Even though we cannot attend Mass at the moment, St. Michael’s Church stream Mass live on the church website (www.stmichaelsgorey.ie) at 10am daily. They also broadcast it on the radio on 106FM.

Next month will be May, which is the month of Mary. I will be doing a May altar. You might like to do one at home too. Here is a powerpoint about the May altar.

SPHE:

Practise mindfulness and meditation every day. Every day I would like you to write down two things you are thankful for. Keep a journal of this time.

P.E:

Here are some websites for ideas:

www.cosmickids.com

RTE Jr 10@10 can be found here

Joe Wicks has a YouTube channel and does daily workouts for children. You can find his channel here

Mrs. Murphy’s Work:

Continue 1 SNIP per fortnight and make sure to give your child a spelling test weekly on this. Children should use look, say, cover, write and check method. If children are struggling with words play snap using flash cards.

Toe by Toe daily until they get three dots.

Get the children to read daily at their own level, no more than 3 words per page that they can’t say. Ask the children questions based on it to ensure understanding. Pick out high frequency words.

If you child has Lexia or Maths Made Easy on their laptops, get them to do it daily. They should be well able to work away and they will enjoy it!

Addition tables practice is really good for number facts. Try www.arithmetic.zetamac.com

Just do addition tables and change the ranges from 2-12.

Don’t worry if they get stuck, we will be there to help them. If you need any help, don’t hesitate to contact me on orla.murphy@stjosephsgorey.ie

Work for 2nd Class 30th March to 3rd April

Hi everyone! I hope ye are all keeping safe. Here are a few activities to keep you going until Easter. Try to do a little every day and get into a routine. It will help in the long run. Please do not get worried about getting all of this done. Just try your best. Hope to see ye all soon!

Maths:

Please continue with your Mental Maths as usual.

You might also like to do the Daily 10 Mental Maths Challenge on topmarks.co.uk. Click here

We are moving on to time this week. Here are the pages from your Mathemagic 2. You can do these in your copy.

Here are links to online games you might like to try:

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/clock/index.html

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/index.html

Here are a few extra worksheets for you to do:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ez6m1R27ZnblkmCNTLtSsc5r5A_5Sfq3/view?usp=sharing

When you’re finished that, you can move on to the next pages in your Mathemagic:

Don’t forget our subtraction rules:

English:

Please continue with your Jolly Phonics sheets and your Read at Home as normal. By now you should have finished reading The Giant’s Causeway from your Clickety Click. Please complete the following pages of work based on that story:

Please read “The Four Rivers” story and the two poems “Good Morning, Mr. Croc-Doco-Dile” and “Moon Music” from your Clickety Click.

Edco are allowing free access to their website at the moment. Please click here

For writing, please pick one of these writing prompts and write a story about it:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDzJzRCsz-fdUF_q_EkhDVnR7g54jprF/view?usp=sharing

David Walliams is releasing audio stories daily for the next 30 days. If you would like to listen in, click here for his website.

Gaeilge (Irish):

Please continue with your Fuaimeanna agus Focail.

Here is the next story in your Bun go Barr. Please read the story and do the next pages as written work. To listen to the story being read, please click here

Here are some Easter cards and sheets (in Irish) for you to colour:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p9m_l5j4fk1z9NSK14UImqVKOBXoKaNm/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bQmV12akKwqSSRLgXeqRr74vuXzBTlpT/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N9tbnYKCpXuhUKggu5_pP1BtAx0mbrqU/view?usp=sharing

SESE:

We are going to be learning about Africa over the coming weeks. Here is the story of Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom from your Small World books:

Please read the story and answer the questions at the end.

Over the coming weeks, we will be learning about African countries. Please pick any African country and write a fact file about it.

We will also be learning about African animals, such as the wildebeest. Here is the page from your Small World about it: