11/05/2020

Dear Parents, Guardians and Children,

Thank you to every family who responded to the postcards. It was great to find out how the boys and girls are doing and what fun they have been up to. You will find some photos on the class page. Check out what your friends have been up to. Our theme this week is “People who help us”- The Fire Services. I have made a general plan below of how we can link it into some of the subjects. I will suggest a book “The Emergency Services” but if you have any children’s book about a fire engine, feel free to use that instead.

Happy 7th Birthday Izzy! She will celebrate on the 17th May.

If you have any tech issues or questions about the course work, feel free to email missroweonline@gmail.com .

I hope you all stay safe and well for the week ahead and I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Aisling Rowe

1. Irish 29. Lá te Téamaí: An Aimsir, Éadaí, Caitheamh Aimsirean ghrian (the sun), ag taitneamh ( shining), culaith shnámha (swim suit)linn bheag (paddling pool), ag lapadaíl ( splashing), crúiscín (jug), crúiscín liomanáide (jug of lemonade), ag ól liomanáide (drinking lemonade), Daideo (Grandad)Please refer to CJfallon website and create a free account. https://my.cjfallon.ie/preview/index/20360/52• CJFallon link to workbook (Céim ar Chéim B) pages 60 & 61; 60: Cuir tic sa bhosca ceart agus abair. Dathaigh na pictiúir. 61: Ceangail na daiseanna agus tarraing Lára, Daideo agus Mamaí. Meaitseáil.Complete orally as you do not have the workbooks.

2. English

Senior Infants Phonics Revision of ai ay a_e

Nessy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGrIyCT7nK0

They can write 2/3 sentences about a member of the fire service. For example: I am a fire fighter. She is strong and fast. He is clever and kind. The fire fighter help people who are in danger. They use a hose and ladder.

Remind children to write on the line and have a space between their words.

Tall letters are tall are touch the top line like t, l, h ,k f. Small letters are sitting on the line like a, c, e, u, i. Letters with tails go under the line like g, j, y.

Capitals at the start of a sentence Full stop at the end of the sentence.

This is all about encouragement to write and don’t worry if there’s spelling errors. This activity is to enjoy writing and boost confidence. Get the child to read the word or sentence back to you. Praise tall letters touching the top line, capitals at the start or spaces between the words.

Dictation – encourage the children to sound all the words out themselves, remind them to stretch the words out to help them. Please do not spell the words for the children, let them try by themselves. Correct together. ai ay a_e

1. Help! There is a boy in pain. 2. I made a card for the fire fighters. 3. They gave some money to pay for the mask.4. The rain helped put out the fire.

(a) Poetry- I’m a Little Firefighter to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot

(b) Reading -‘Over the Moon’ series available free using this link - https://content.yudu.com/web/1yssw/0A224cw/OTMJnrInfsNfReader8/html/index.html?refUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fcontent.yudu.com%252Fweb%252F1yssw%252F0A224cw%252FOTMJnrInfsNfReader8%252Findex.html&page=1

Complete the story “Emergency Services”. Ask children open and closed questions like above.

Let the children read this aloud independently. Say the phrase “Chop it up” or “If in doubt, sound it out”. Sound out the words together if needed. Give them hints if they are stuck on words.

They all should have a Core reader 4 & 5 in their hw folder. For anyone who was absent. All Core Readers are available on this link. https://my.cjfallon.ie/dashboard/student-resources .

Click: Primary. Senior Infants. English. Rainbow stage 1. Access Core Reader 5 Magic in the sky: Online book. Read “A balloon ride” pg 17-24

Revise sight words: job did rubs floor soap bathroom home walls said washing mouse

New sight words: lives crumbs left each about kitchen ground fills searches

Practice this week’s sight words by orally putting each word in a sentence. Ask the child what rhymes with

Board Games posted on the class page. Other games for sight words include bingo, tic tac toe, fly swatters, hopscotch, memory cards, treasure (word) hunt, shaving foam, car park game.

3. Maths Counting in 1’s… 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10….. Counting in 2’s….. Skip counting. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ Counting in 5’s… 5, 10, 15, 20.

Counting in 5’s

Money- In Senior Infants, we focus on 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c. Adding up to the value of 10c. Use real money if you have it. If you don’t have 1c/ 2c/ 5c/10c coins, draw some on cardboard and cut them out.

First, we will let them see all the coins 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 1 euro, 2 euro. Name all the coins together with your child. This week we will focus on identifying 1c. Let them feel the money. Infants learn best when they have a sensory experience. Ask the following questions

Find the number on each coin? What is the picture on the front of the coin? Earth. Are both sides of the coin the same? Is there a picture on the back of the coin? What is the symbol on Irish coins? What shape is it? What material is it made from?

These coins are brown in colour and are smaller than the others. Put them in order of size. 1c, 2c, 5c. Which coin is the smallest? 1c Which coin is the biggest? 5c

Note: There is not a coin for each number. We have to use the coins we have to make up that amount/value. Eg there’s no 4 cent coin but we can use a 2c+2c=4c

Sorting activity: Ask your child to sort the coins into 4 groups. 1c coins together, 2c coins together, 5c coins together, 10c coins together.

Focus on 1c coins first. Adding 1c coins is straight forward as its just counting in 1. Use real coins and ask them to count up the coins. 1c+1c=2c 1c+1c+1c=3c 1c+1c+1c+1c=4c 1c+1c+1c+1c=5cCall out a value and get the child to draw the correct amount of coins. Focus on 1c questions only. For example: Call out 2 cent- Draw 2 1c coins. Do the same for 3 cent, 4 cent, 5 cent, 6 cent, 7 cent, 8 cent, 9 cent, 10 cent. This may sound easy but they must have a very good

foundation level understanding before they start 5 cent coins next week. See powerpoint for extra activities.

Toy ShopSet up a small pretend toy shop with a few toys for sale. Label the items 1c or 2c. Today, we will only give the child, 1c and 2c coins to “buy” something in the shop. For example, the teddy bear costs 2c. The child must use the coins in their hands to pay for the item. 1c+1c=2c. Enough to buy the teddy bear. Help them with the role play until they are comfortable to pay by themselves. If they are comfortable with this, increase the prices to 4c, 5c, 6c. Tons of practise needed adding and handling money.

BUSY AT MATHS HOMEWORK BOOK. COMPLETE PG 36 (remember add the bigger value coin first (5c) and then count on the other values.)

Next week we will focus on 5c. Adding 1c, 2c, 5c coins. Buying items in a slightly more expensive shop.

In school, we break money down into teaching steps and there’s a lot of content. If you go too fast, the students can get confused as they didn’t fully understand the basic information.

4. Science- Listen to the song Fireman Sam. Students will respond to problem of putting out the fire. Problem: The sofa is on fire. What could an adult use to extinguish? The fire extinguisher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyy_lup0F4c Experiment: Pupils will observe an experiment with a tea light, water and a glass. The students will see the flame go out as the oxygen being used up.

5. Geography• Recognize the importance of the role of the fire officer• Identify the duties of the fire officer• Create a role play/ small world of a day in the life of a fire officer Discussion: Class will discuss fire officers and their role in protecting citizens and protecting people. Discuss what the children know about fire officers. Record ideas around the fire engine and fire man Sam. Use a fire station word mat to discuss extra vocab. Samples below.

People who help us. Match the job to the uniform.

Doctor Paramedic Garda Fire Fighter

6. HistoryDiscuss the differences between the fire officer today and long ago/ differences & similarities between the modern fire engine & the former fire engine. Complete orally.

Art Junk Art. Use recycled materials to create a fire engine.If you have paint and straws- Blow art- Create a fire scene by blowing paint with straws

7. MusicSing and perform: Fire safety song: Fireman Sam https://youtu.be/SFQTOeENllE Cool big fire trucks kids song- Listening and responding. Play the video. The children should draw a picture based on listening to the sounds that they hear. https://youtu.be/Lzb9v2iQH4o

8. DramaRole play. Set up area as a fire station. Try to gather equipment. It can be pretend. Create a fire engine from a box

or a row of chairs. Use the items that you have. The children can make signs for the fire station. Children will pretend to be a fire fighter helping people and saving them from the fire.

9. SPHELearn and practise safety strategies for fire safety and preventionRealise and understand that rules are necessary in order to protect people and keep them safePersonal safety- If your clothes catch fire. How can the fire be put out. (Remove one part of the fire triangle – heat, oxygen or fuel.) This will help emphasize Stop, Drop & Roll – eliminate oxygen or extinguishing candles – reduce heat, etc.) Discuss the topic of fire safety/ Identify some of the fire hazards in the home/ Plan a safe escape route for school/ Check fire checklist for our classroom / Role-play scenarios of fire safety

10.Religion Pg 62, 63 This month, we focus on Mary as May is her special month. In school, we would set up a May Altar with a statue of Mary, drawings, special prayers, flowers, candles and rosary beads. Feel free to set one up if you want. Say the Hail Mary with your child. They do not know this prayer yet but let them hear it and they might join in with the words that they do know.

Angel Gabriel came to visit Mary and told her the good news. She was going to have a baby. Mary was the mother of Jesus. She lived in Nazareth with Jesus and Joseph. Her special colour is blue. Hail Mary is her special prayer.

11.PE- Walking, jogging or running over distance. Working on stamina and fundamental movement skills. Stretch your arms and legs before beginning. Walk on the spot. Jog for 30 seconds.

3 jumping jacks Bunny Hop for 30 seconds Jog for 40 seconds. 4 jumping jacks

Bunny Hop for 40 seconds REPEAT

Thank you to all the parents who have been to contact. If you have any work related queries please feel free to email me at: missroweonline@gmail.com or even if your child would like to send me a few lines to say how they are doing, that would be great. No pressure! I will be monitoring the emails from 10-12 o’clock next week should you wish to contact me.Kind regards, Aisling Rowe