Dear families,
The information below contains an outline of work that we have prepared for the children.
This includes work in a range of subjects including Literacy. Gaeilge, Maths, Art, PE, SESE (History, Geography, Science) and Music.
The pupils have been provided with two At Home Work packs, their homework books, handwriting books and free writing copies. Some classes may have additional workbooks.
In addition to this, each class level has a list of other work detailed below, and a list of links to support your child’s learning.
A number of links to educational sites and tasks have been provided for parents to use with their children. Pupils should be supervised by an adult when using any internet links or websites.
All work should be retained and returned to school upon reopening of the school.
Kind regards, The Staff of Scoil Chormaic CNS
Senior Infants:
- Pupils should continue with their homework
- Pupils have been provided with a pack of work labelled
- At Home Work Week 1
- At Home Work Week 2
Literacy – English:
- The pupils should write their news daily in their news copy
- Handwriting copies – one page per week. Please write
- Line 1 & 2: Practice tricky words of the week (see homework)
- Line 3-6:Practice writing words using the sounds of the week (see homework)
- Line 7: Write a sentence based on the sound or tricky word of the week
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg_q6YX1y3DG8Ttu_7mJ12Q (Good for children to enhance fine motor skills and use for teaching early letter formation. Type in squiglet (on YouTube) along with the phonic sound you want to focus on)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMyssfAUx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R087lYrRpgY (Tricky words songs)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2HYM9VXz9k (Jolly Phonics songs)
- https://www.youtube.com/user/BouncePatrolKids (Fun and interactive nursery rhymes and songs. Type in bounce (on YouTube) along with the phonic sound you want to focus on)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx2Tf9TE1bc (Great for teaching phonics. Type in geraldine giraffe (on YouTube) along with the phonic sound you want to focus on)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc36_Imtiig (Great for teaching phonics. Type in Kids vs phonics (on You Tube) along with the phonic sound you want to focus on)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/helpAHedgehog/ (For sight reading and reading words)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/forestPhonics/index.html (Select a phonic sound and spell the words using the letters announced on the screen)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/viking/index.html (Select a word family and use the letters provided to spell words within that word family)
- https://www.ictgames.com/littleBirdSpelling/ (Tricky word spelling game)
Maths:
- The pupils should write the number story of numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 into their maths copies. Write every way of using addition to make the number. (Two numbers per week)
- Each week the pupils should complete missing addend sums for the two numbers of the week e.g. 7 + ___ = 10
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/smoothie/ (Addition game to help combining and partitioning skills)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/countingCaterpillar/index.html (A game to help children to order numbers. Infants should work between 0-20)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/balloon/index.html (Addition game. Select level 1 option. Add the numbers in the balloons and select the correct answer)
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train (Select the ‘+’ option. Then choose ‘up to 10’. Allow the children to work on addition skills between 1 and 10.)
- https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/tenFrame/index.html (Use the ten frame to orally instruct the child to place ‘x’ counters in the ten frame.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTI21me_vV4 (Follow this link and type in the number you want to focus on.)
- https://www.starfall.com/h/addsub/add-machine-1/?sn=math1–math0 (Pictorial addition game)
- https://www.arcademics.com/games/alien (Mental addition game)
- https://www.arcademics.com/games/mission
- (Subtraction game)
PE:
- Please see the following links for active work for
your child
- https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2017/0201/849300-operation-transformation-karl-henry-s-10- at-10-on-february-10th/
- http://www.coloradoedinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CEI-Take-a-Break-Teacher- Toolbox.pdf
Intercultural Day:
- Pupils should choose a country that is special to
them/that they have family from and complete a project on that country. The
project could include information on any of the following:
- General facts about: flag, language, currency, population, cities
- More specific information about: Food, Traditional clothes, history, landmarks, animals life
SESE/Aistear:
- Projects can be completed in copies sent home with the children or on an A4 page.
Topic 1: The Medical Centre.
Children can complete projects by:
- Learning new Vocabulary in relation to the topic. For example bandage, crutches, optician etc.
- Drawing a picture and label it in their copies/ on a page.
OR
- Writing 3 sentences in relation to the topic with a picture drawn.
- Children can engage in role-play at home, playing ‘the doctor’, ‘the optician’ and ‘ the dentist’.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXXmVqS3tLk Use the link provided to help teach the children about the doctor surgery.
Topic 2: Spring.
Children can complete projects by:
- Learning new vocabulary in relation to the topic. For example; calf, cow, foal. Horse, daffodil, snowdrop.
- Draw a picture and label it in their copy/ on a page.
OR
- Write 3 sentences about Spring and draw a picture to reflect their writing.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iisj2kTZIFs Look at the link provided to learn when Spring occurs in the year.
Topic 3: The Garden Centre
Children can complete projects by:
- Learning new vocabulary in relation to the topic. For example; bulb, seed, trowel, soil, flower box etc.
- Draw a picture and label it in their copy/ on a page.
OR
- Write 3 sentences about Spring and draw a picture to reflect their writing.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95rR33Sqi0M Watch the link provided and talk to the children about what they can see/ is happening in the picture.
- Children can engage in role-play at home, playing The Garden Centre. This may include, customer, shopkeeper, sales assistant etc.
Busy Breaks:
- https://app.gonoodle.com/login
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (Short work-outs for kids.)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzgc_RelBA (Just Dance Kids is a fun dancing game)
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvvcOGMpSw (The dance infants are currently learning for seachtain na Gaeilge)
