Big hello to all the amazing Junior Infants!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! You are all doing such a brilliant job with learning from home. This will be our last week of home learning.

A big thank you to you all for the effort's that have been made. You have all worked so hard this year.

It has been a pleasure to get to know you all, both parents and children, and I have really enjoyed this year in Junior Infants.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again in September in Warrenmount.

Have a lovely summer and take a well deserved break!!

I have left this week's suggested activities below. As always, please don't feel under pressure to tick off all of the activities.

Choose your favourite activities and have some fun with them!

Remember to check Class Dojo daily for extra ideas and stories.

If you have any questions send me a message on Class Dojo or send an email to:

maria.kennedy@warrenmountprimary.com

If your child works with Ms. Staunton, Mr. Cullen or Ms. DeForge

please check their page on the website for more home learning activities for your child.

Take care everyone. I hope you all have a great week! Thanks again for a great year in Warrenmount.

Ms. Kennedy

This weeks theme is:

Transport

Monday:

Play:

Online Puzzle - Car https://www.happyclicks.net/puzzles-online/12-puzzle-car.php

Tricky word revision:

We have finished all of our tricky words! Well done we will practice and revise all of our words this week.

Story:

The Train Ride

Reading activity:

Have a look at the front cover of the book.
The name of a story is also called the title of a story - ask your child what is the title of this story?
A person who writes a story is called the author…can you find the author of this book from looking at the cover
Try playing a game of ‘I spy’ using the front cover. For e.g. ‘I spy with my eye something beginning with the sound ‘t’ - train

History:

Try to sequence the story of “The Train Ride”
Can you draw a picture for what happened during the beginning/ middle and end of the story?

Maths:

Our topic this week is Money

Cracking Maths - pg. 119
Gather any spare change you have in the house (it is a good idea to give the coins a wash before giving them to your child.) Ask your child to sort out the coins into different piles, identify the number on the coin, count how many coins in each pile.

Music:

The Wheels on the Bus

Irish:

Bua na Cainte, do the following:
Go to http://www.edco.ie/bua
Password: trial, Username: trial
Today’s lesson is An Teilifís - Ceacht 1

P.E.:

Cosmic Yoga - Diggory the Dumptruck

Tuesday:

Play:

Online puzzle- Ship http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/s_ship.htm

Tricky word:

Choose your favourite book at home. Can you see any of the tricky words from the list below in your book?

-the
-you
-they
-some
-when
-here

Oral Language:

Have a look at the picture. Name the different types of vehicles.
What sounds do some of these vehicles make?
Where would you see some of these vehicles?
Play a game of ‘I Spy’ using the picture below. Example: ‘I spy with my little eye something beginning with the sound ‘b’ - bicycle.

Reading & Writing:

Draw out this template on a sheet of paper.
Sound out the pictures and write the sentence. Example: ‘b-o-x’ I can see a box.

Geography:

How do you get to school?
Do you use a car/ bus/ train? Draw a picture and some things you see on your way to school.
If you walk, draw a picture of the different types of transport you can see on the road :)

Maths:

Set up a toy shop at home!
Use real coins (1c, 2c, 5c) or make coins using paper. Make prices for your items and sell them to your customers.
Cracking Maths - pg. 120

Music:

We all go travelling by

Irish:

An Teilifís - Ceacht 2

P.E:

Just Dance - The Wheels on the Bus

Wednesday:

Play:

Online jigsaw- Helicopter http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/h_helicopter.htm

Tricky word:

Reading:

Read the sentences and match the correct sentence to the picture.
You don’t need to print out this sheet just read the sentences and match using your finger.

S.P.H.E:

Road Safety. Have a look at this powerpoint on how to cross the road safely.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rcx4kw7dMAapLxQsciJpy9lYiW_vEVrG3v0bS7fcqSk/edit?usp=sharing

Maths:

Set up a food shop at home!
Use real coins (1c, 2c, 5c) or make coins using paper. Make prices for your items and sell them to your customers.
Cracking Maths - pg. 121

Music:

10 Little Aeroplanes

Irish:

An Teilifís - ceacht 3

P.E:

Just Dance - I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

Thursday:

Play:

Online puzzle - Yacht http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/y_yacht.htm

Tricky word:

Poem:

Reading:

Have a look at the picture and fill in the missing letters. Use the grid below to help you :)
You don’t need to print out this sheet, just write out the words on a page and draw a picture.

Maths:

Set up a clothes shop at home!
Use real coins (1c, 2c, 5c) or make coins using paper. Make prices for your items and sell them to your customers.
Cracking Maths p 122

Irish: