Mrs. Sinnott’s Work for May 11th to 15th

Hello to all my Senior Infants!

I hope you are all keeping well! I am so impressed with all the photos of your written work, drawings etc that I have received this week. Keep up the great work.! 🙂 If you would like to email photos of completed work, drawings etc or ask me any questions regarding the homework, you can email me at mrs.sinnottstjosephs@gmail.com

Please do not worry if you are finding it hard to access the books online, as long as you do a little bit of numeracy and literacy everyday that’s the most important thing. A possible daily routine could be as follows:

  1. 15 mins of reading.
  2. 15 mins of a written activity  such as ‘Our News’, sentence work, dictation, revising the Jolly Phonics sounds etc. This written activity can be based on any subject.
  3. 15 mins of Maths whether it be oral or written work such as addition, subtraction, money, time, shapes etc
  4. 15 mins of PE such as ‘GoNoodle’ or ‘Cosmic Kids’
  5. 15 mins of SESE- for example: learning about different countries, different animal habitats, the life cycle of plants, famous Irish people etc
  6. 15 mins of Art- draw what you see, paint pictures of what ‘Summer means to me’ etc
  7. 15 mins of online numeracy or literacy games on websites such as ‘Topmarks’

The main thing to remember is that each child is different and whether they complete 15 mins of learning per day or 2 hours per day, everyone is trying their best. We will be there to help and support your child when we return to school! 🙂

Note regarding the Senior Infants School Tour:

As our school is now closed until September, the Senior Infants school tour to the Chocolate Garden will obviously not be taking place. I have emailed the Chocolate Garden in relation to the deposit we paid earlier this year to secure our tour date so hopefully we can return the full amount that each of you have paid in the new school year. I will be thinking of all our Senior Infants on May 15th and all the fun we would have had but we will make up for it next year! 🙂

 

Work for May 11th to 15th:

For access to the majority of our class books, please do the following:

  • Go to https://www.cjfallon.ie/
  • On the right hand side of the page click on ‘Parent/student resources’
  • Click on ‘student resources’
  • Click on ‘Senior Infants’ and you will see the list of books available.
  • The books we use in  our class are as follows:
    • Gaeilge- Ceim ar Cheim
    • Maths- Busy at Maths
    • SESE- Small World
    • Click on each book title and then ‘Online Book’. The book will then open on screen for you.
  • Please complete the following pages, if possible, in a copy or on sheets and place the completed work into the ‘Homework Folders’. Complete a page from each book per day if possible or whatever works best for your household.
    • Gaeilge- Ceim ar Cheim: Pg 60- 63.
    • Maths- Busy at Maths: Pg 118-122.
    • SESE- Small World: Pg 50-53.

     

  • Religion:
    • The children should have their ‘Grow in Love’ workbook in their schoolbag. If not, you can find the online book on the Veritas website.
    • Grow in Love-  Pg 52 and 53.

    English:

    • Revise the stories in the class reader ‘What a Box’.
    • Pick words from the reader and put into sentences. You could also dictate these words to your child and get them try write them down.
    • Continue with the ‘Daily Diaries.
    • Write 5 sentences about your ‘Favourite Cartoon/ Film’ and draw a picture.
    • Read as much as you can every day.
    • Practise the Jolly Phonics sounds, songs and ‘Tricky Words’. All the songs can be found on YouTube.
    • The website www.twinkl.ie has lots of great literacy worksheets for phonics, sentence writing etc.
    • The website www.topmarks.co.uk has lots of good literacy games and links to educational websites.
    • Another useful website is www.storylineonline.net. On this website the children can listen to stories being read aloud.
    • Below are some extra written activities if you would like to try them.
    • PE/SPHE:
      • Online PE lessons- ‘P.E with Joe Wicks’ Monday to Friday 9am Live on YouTube ‘The Body Coach TV’
      • Dance lessons- www.gonoodle.com
      • Mindfulness/ Yoga for children- www.cosmickids.com
      • Gaeilge:
        • Cula4 have their own YouTube channel where the children can watch short videos in Irish based on different topics.
        • RTE player have a category dedicated to cartoons in Irish.
        • Futa Fata are also doing a ‘Sceal an Lae’ on their Facebook page every day. They also have a YouTube channel.

      • Maths:

        • Lots of good numeracy games on www.topmarks.co.uk.
        • Practise number formation. Worksheets can be downloaded from www.twinkl.ie.
        •  Practise these addition and subtraction from 10 sums with your child.
        • Topics we have recently covered in class and can be practised at home- 2D/3D shapes, money, sequencing and patterns, adding to 10 and subtracting from 10.
        • Below are some additional activities:

         

        Please do not feel under any pressure to complete all of the above work. I know it is hard to complete the work when the children do not have their books with them. Each day try to do a little bit of each subject- every little bit counts! If you have any worries or concerns, you can email me at mrs.sinnottstjosephs@gmail.com. Feel free to send me photos of any work that the children complete. I would love to see how everyone is getting on! 🙂

        Stay Safe!

        Mrs. Sinnott