Ms. Connolly’s Junior Infants
April 27th- May 1st 2020
Hello everyone!
We hope that you are enjoying the lovely sunshine in a safe way. This week is a special week because it is Active Schools Week! We have set a P.E. challenge and a Maths number exercise challenge for each day this week. Have a look at some of the extra fun challenges in the grid below and try some out with your families. We don’t want to put pressure on anyone but listed below are some ideas on what to do with the kids this week.
Please check your Class Dojo daily for extra ideas and help with the work we have put together. If you are not a member of our class dojo team or have any questions please email me on sinead'connolly@warrenmountprimary.com
If your child works with Ms.Doherty, Ms. Lindon/ Ms. O'Rourke, Ms. Staunton, Mr. Cullen or Ms. DeForge please check their page on the website for more home learning activities for your child.
Some ideasare as follows:
Take a look at the 'News' section our the website for some more brilliant ideas for Active School's Week!
http://www.warrenmountprimary.com/News/Active-Home-Week-2020/72016/Index.html
If you try out any of these fun active challenges, we would love to see some pictures or videos! You can send them on the Class Dojo app or to Ms. Noone on Warrenmount's Whatapp: 089 241 2310. You might just see yourself on Warrenmount's Twitter page or school website!
Our theme this week is Spring!
Monday:
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Play:
● Lego challenge
● Online puzzle- Butterfly 1
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/b_butterfly.htm
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Sounds and Tricky Word:
Today’s revision is the letter ‘l’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘l’ – log, lid, lamp, etc.
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘l’ sound.
- Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/play the games in the ‘l’ resource bank.
- Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘l’ sound (lollipop/ lamp)
Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:
Tricky word: some - Think of some sentences using the word some.
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Story:
The Hungry Caterpillar Story - Read Along
● Activity: Children can draw a picture of their favourite part in the story.
● Mute the story and read it yourself with your child, this time leaving spaces for children to join in with the repeated phrases. Reading the story again and again helps children to read more of the story themselves and builds their confidence in books and reading.
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Writing:
● Write the letter ‘l’ in Just Handwriting book
● Make the letter 'l' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves
Maths:
● Comparing and ordering: The Gingerbread Man Game - Counting, Matching and Ordering game
● Cracking Maths workbook: Page 92
● Maths Splash daily challenge.
● Try 10 Jumping Jacks for Active Schools Week!
Irish:
● Bua na Cainte is the interactive programme we use to teach Gaeilge in the classroom.
● During the school closures, Edco has offered free access to Bua na Cainte for parents, however, you will need a computer or laptop to install the software.
● To access this excellent resource, do the following:
● Go to http://www.edco.ie/bua
- Click on the folder that matches the device you are installing it onto – mac or PC.
- Choose Junior Infants and click on the setup icon to install it on your device. It takes about 15 minutes to install.
- Once it is installed, you can open up the programme and enter the login details
- Password: trial, Username: trial
● The children are very familiar with the characters and the layout so they should be able to navigate through it to find stories, lessons, games and songs.
Our theme for this week is: Bia
● Today’s lesson is Ceacht 1
Geography:
● The Hungry Caterpillar Map
-Use the template here or just draw your own simple one.
-Draw a picture of what The Hungry Caterpillar ate on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the circles.
P.E.:
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Tuesday:
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Play:
● Lego challenge
● Online puzzle- Caterpillar
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/caterpillar.htm
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Sounds and Tricky Word:
Today’s revision is the letter ‘f’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘f’ – frog, fun, foot.
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘f’ sound.
- Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘f’ resource bank.
- Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘f’ sound.
Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:
Tricky word:Look for the word some in books
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Story:
The Hungry Caterpillar Short Movie
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Reading activity:
Questioning:
1. What did the caterpillar eat on Monday/ Tuesday/ etc?
2. How many strawberries/ pears/ etc did the caterpillar eat?
3. Which is your favourite fruit in the story?
4. How do you think the caterpillar felt when he woke up from his long rest?
History:
● Try to sequence the story of the Hungry Caterpillar: what happened first, then, next.
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Writing:
● Write the letter ‘f’ in Just Handwriting book
● Make the letter 'f' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves
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Maths:
● Count, match and order the lady-birds!Ladybird Spots - Counting, Matching and Ordering game
● Cracking Maths Book: Page 92
● Maths Splash daily challenge!
● Try 10 chair push-ups for Active Schools Week!
Irish:
● Bia - Ceacht 2
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P.E:
● Yoga Time! The Hungry Caterpillar
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Wednesday:
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Play:
● Lego challenge
● Online puzzle- Butterfly
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/butterfly.htm
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Sounds and Tricky Word:
Today’s sound ‘b’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds beginning with the letter 'b' - bag, bed, bus.
- Look around your house/ outside spot items beginning with the ‘b’ sound.
- Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘b' resource bank.
- Practice writing the letter ‘b’
Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:
Tricky word:Play tricky word bingo using the bingo card and flashcards in your homework folder.
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Science:
● Life-Cycle of the Butterfly Powerpoint
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-526348-the-cautious-caterpillar-life-cycle-of-a-butterfly-powerpoint
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Writing:
● Write the letter ‘b’ in Just Handwriting book
● Make the letter 'b' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves
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Maths:
● Try make two sets out of your favourite toys.
- How many toys are in each set?
- Which set has more or less toys?
- Take a toy away from one set.. Which set now has more? How would we make them the same again?
● Maths Splash see assigned task.
● Try 10 Squats for Active Schools Week!
Irish:
● Bia- Ceacht 3
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P.E:
● Zumba class- I like to move it
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Thursday:
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Play:
● Lego challenge
● Online puzzle- Unicorn
http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/unicorn.htm
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Sounds and Tricky Words:
Today’s revision is the letter ‘j’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘j' - jog, jump.
- Look around your house/ outside spot items beginning with the ‘j’ sound.
- Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/play the games in the ‘j’ resource bank.
- Practice writing the letter ‘j’
Tricky word: Write the word some using your favourite pens/ markers
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Writing:
● Write the letter ‘j’ in Just Handwriting book
● Make the letter 'j' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves
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Maths:
● Practice counting forwards and back-wards up to 10. Try starting at different numbers e.g. Let’s start at 3 and count up to 8!
● Simon Says is a great and fun way to practice number work. Give instructions: 5 jumping Jacks, clap your hands 3 times, hop on one foot 4 times.
● Whats the missing number? Count from 1 to 5 but leave out one number- 1, 2, 4, 5, child has to guess which one is missing
● Count and throw (you'll need a ball/ a teddy and at least one other person for this game)
- Person with the ball/ teddy starts by saying number 1 and throws the ball/teddy to the next person
- Next person says number 2 and throws the ball/ teddy to the next person who says 3, etc
- Practice counting backwards for this game too- start at 10 and go down.
● See Maths Splash assigned task.
● Try 5 frog jumps for Active Schools Week!
Irish:
● Bia - Ceacht 4
S.P.H.E:
● Food I like and foods I don’t like (based on the Hungry Caterpillar)
● Draw a picture of your favourite food and some foods you really don’t like!
Ms Kennedy loves pasta She doesn’t like cauliflower
Ms Connolly loves strawberries She doesn’t like tuna
Music:
● The Hungry Caterpillar song:
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PE:
● A 'Beyond the Classroom' P.E. lesson on Throwing
https://vimeo.com/402212771
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Friday:
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Play:
● Lego challenge
● Online puzzle- Rainbow http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/r_rainbow.htm
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Sounds and Tricky Words:
Today’s revision is the letter ‘z’, here are some activities:
- Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘z’ – zoo, zipper, zig zag, etc.
- Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘z’ sound.
- Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/play the games in the ‘z’ resource bank.
- Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘z’ sound.
Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:
Tricky Word: "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder- parent says show me "me", child points, etc.
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Writing:
● Write the letter ‘z’ in Just Handwriting book
● Make the letter 'z' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves
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Maths:
● Practice writing numbers 1,2,3,4 and 5 with your favourite marker/ colour!
● Use these number rhymes to help you write the numbers
https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/number-formation-and-number-representation-powerpoint-1-5-t-m-30255
● See Maths Splash assigned task.
● Try doing 10 arm circles on each arm for Active Schools Week!
Irish:
● Bia - Ceacht 5
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Art:
● Guided animal drawing- Draw a Butterfly
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PE/ Dance:
● Trolls ‘Cant’ Stop the Feeling’ Dance
Take care everyone and I hope you all have a great week! 
Keep an eye on Class Dojo for some extra fun Active Schools week challenges!
Ms. Connolly
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