18/05/2020

Dear Parents, Guardians and Children,

Hope everyone is enjoying all the family time. Our theme this week is “People who help us”- An Gardaí Síochana. This theme links with last week as we continue to look at the Emergency Services. I am suggesting the online book “The Emergency Services” but if you have any children’s book about a garda/ police, feel free to use that instead.

Happy 5th Birthday Sara! She will celebrate on the 19th May. Enjoy the day with your family!

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 ow(pillow, bow, row)/ oa (coat, goat, boat). These digraphs make the same sound.

They can write 2/3 sentences about a member of the gardaí. For example:

She is a garda. She is brave and smart She is strong and helpful. The garda helps people who are in danger. They use a radio and handcuffs. They drive a garda car.

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. oa ow

1. A plant will grow. 2. A toad lives by a pond. 3. The crow sat on the top of the boat. 4. Hang up your coat.

(a) Poetry- This Old Man

(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 6Rainy Day Fun: Online book. Read “The Alien Under The Bed” pg 3-12

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

New sight words: corner made everywhere lunch bread meat plenty ham nibbles

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

Repetition of money content from last week. Extension work 5cMoney- 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.

Introducing 2c and 5c. Adding 2c coins is counting in 2’s. Adding 5c coins is counting in 5’s Use real coins and ask them to count up the coins.

When adding 5c+2c+1c=Always start with the coin with the largest value.

Call out a value and get the child to draw the correct amount of coins. Focus on 5c, 2c, 1c questions. For example: Call out 6 cent- Draw 3 2c 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 10 cent coins next week. See powerpoint for extra activities.

Toy ShopSet up a small pretend toy shop with a few toys for sale. Price the items between 1c-10c.

Today, we will only give the child, 1c, 2c, 5c coins to “buy” something in the shop. For example, the teddy bear costs 7c. The child must use the coins in their hands to pay for the item. 5c+1=2c=7c. 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. Tons of practise needed adding and handling money.

ONLINE MONEY GAMES: https://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/eurosite/euroindex.html Money Machine, Coin Drag, Count up,

Next week we will focus on 10c. Adding 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c 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- Sound- Listening- Listen to sounds outside. Name all the sounds that they can hear. Identify quiet sounds and loud sounds. Problem: The siren on the garda car is broken. What could we use instead/ recreate? Experiment: Pupils will use various materials to try to create their own sirens.

5. Geography• Recognize the importance of the role of the garda• Identify the duties of the garda• Create a role play/ small world of a day in the life of a garda

Discuss gardaí and their role in protecting citizens and enforcing the law. What do you know about gardaí. Name some jobs that a garda does? Traffic, road accidents, helping people who need help, community support- looking after elderly, making sure everybody follows the law. What does a garda use? What does a garda uniform look like? My Aunt and first cousin are members of the Gardaí. They are part of the traffic core and community divisions. They are working hard to help everyone stay safe during lockdown. Do you know any Gardaí? Record ideas around the garda crest.

People who help us. Match the job to the uniform. Doctor Paramedic Garda Fire Fighter

People who help us. Match the job to the logo/ crest.Doctor Paramedic Garda Fire Fighter

6. HistoryDiscussion: Changes in the Garda Síochana. Discuss the differences between the Garda today and long ago/ differences & similarities between the modern garda car & the former garda car. Use new and & old photographic evidence below. Working like a historian.

1922

Art Draw our heroes Art Competition. https://drawyourhero.ie/ Senior Infants Age 6-7 can enter. Alternatively, you can stick them on the windows as support for the frontline staff.

Rainbow art. Paint. Colouring pencil. Markers. Everything will be ok.

7. Music Sing and perform: “This Old Man”

https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/this-old-man-t-t-15618

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRuyyFaR5U8

8. DramaRole play. Set up area as a garda station. Try to gather equipment. It can be pretend. Create a garda car from a box or a row of chairs. Use the items that you have. The children can make signs for the garda station. Children will pretend to be a garda helping people. Children will dramatise feelings – how we act when we are afraid or lonely or worried or angry. Asking the adult/ garda for help.

9. SPHE- Road Safety- Car• realise and understand that rules are necessary in order to protect people and keep them safe Discuss the topic of road safety/ Identify some of the hazards on the road/Importance of sitting in a safe seat and wearing a seatbelt. Role-play scenarios of road safety.

Design a poster for wearing your seatbelt in cars.

10.ReligionThis month, we focus on Mary as May is her special month. 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.

11.PE- Walking, jogging or running over distance. Working on stamina and fundamental movement skills. Similar to last week but longer periods. Stretch your arms and legs before beginning. Walk on the spot. Jog for 50 seconds.

5 jumping jacks Bunny Hop for 50 seconds Jog for 60 seconds. 6 jumping jacks

Bunny Hop for 60 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