Message to Senior Infants:Hi everyone,Please find this week`s work below. Many thanks to all of you who sent us pictures of your work through Class Dojo and email this week. It has been really lovely to hear from you and to see the wonderful work you are doing (we even received a lovely video of one of the senior infants reading). Don`t forget to send us your letters (English work) this week.Ms. Whelan & Ms. O’ ConnorEmail: maresaoconnor.moc@gmail.com

This is our final week exploring the topic of ‘The Zoo’.

Literacy

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Please see the bottom of this document for sight word lists.Please contact us by email if you wish to discuss which level your child should be reading.

For literacy Ms. Doyle’s group are to continue working on the packs she has supplied as well as engaging with the oral language section below.Ms. Kehoe’s group is to continue using the packs she has supplied as well as the work listed below.

Overview of English for the week (details below)Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday1.Phonics – /ng/ - Just Phonics (small Book) page 11

2.Listen to the story ‘Adventure in the Zoo’ being read. (please see notes below)

1.Phonics – /or/ - Just Phonics (small Book) page 9

2.Reading –Visualising using ‘Dear Greenpeace’ Over the Moon page 111.(see notes below)

1.Phonics/or/,/ng/,/oo/./oo/ - Over the Moon page 110

2. their and came words (see below for information)See sight words at the bottom of this document.

1.Writing – steps 1-3(Answer page 117 of Over the Moon, see information below)

1. .Writing A letter to your teachers (see information below writing steps 4+5)

Please send us a picture of this letter

Each DayEcho-reading – ‘Adventure in the Zoo’

A few lines of the handwriting book.

Read for 5- 10 minutes with a parent or older sibling each day.

Revise sounds in the back of hardback copy (call out 3 sounds and ask your child to find them).

Revise sight words in your hardback copy.

Zoo camshttps://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal-webcams/https://zoocamerasaroundtheworld.com/Home School Hub – Zoohttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2020/0426/1134893-were-going-to-the-zoo-zoo-zoo/

Reading

‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James1. After giving your child a simple explanation about

Greenpeace please let your child listen to the story being read without letting them look at the pictures (see link below).

2. Discuss the whale in Emily’s pond. What does he look, smell and feel like.

3. Draw the whale you have visualised in the cloud at the top of page 111 in ‘Over the Moon’

4. Encourage your child to visualise other animals that that could be in their house or garden e.g. A penguin in the fridge, a dolphin in the bathtub or a giraffe in the kitchen. Please answer part B of page 111.

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

Continue to listen to your child reading and to read to them. Sight words

their and came

- Page 84 of ‘Over the Moon’ book. Your child is to read the word each time they write or colour it.

Listening to the book ‘Adventure in the Zoo’ being read.- The link below will bring you directly to the book ‘Adventure at the Zoo’

https://www.gillexplore.ie/gill-explore-resources/over-the-moon-senior-infants-skills-book?Chapters=7661&ResourceTypes=11302

Before reading ‘Adventure in the Zoo’: Look at the front cover and predict what the book will be about. Go on a picture walk (look through the pictures and discuss them).

During reading:

- Does this book remind you of anything?- Have you ever been to the zoo?- Do you remember your school tour from last year.

Comprehension Questions Pages 2-3

Why do you think Tom’s dad came on the bus? How do you think the children are feeling? Why do you think Mr. Lillis had a first aid kit?

Pages 4-5 What do you think they will see in the African plains?

Pages 6+7 Why do you think the cheetahs need sharp teeth? Why do you think the cheetahs chew their food in the

shade?Pages 8+9

Why do you think ostriches need to run fast? What does ‘wild’ mean?

Pages 10+11 Does this picture remind you of anything? (we can make a

connection here to our school trip to Kia Ora Farm last year).Pages 12+13

What do you think Ella and Tom are talking about?Pages 14+15

Why do you think Tom’s favourite animal the sloth?

Listen to the entire book being read. Encourage your child to reread each section after listening to it being read. This is called echo-reading and is very beneficial. A few pages of this could be done independently each day.

Writing

1. Look at the top of page 117 of Over the Moon and discuss the different types of writing. We have looked at lists, cards, invitations and booking forms in school this year. Please discuss when and why we would use each type.

2. Together, please pick the correct type of writing to go with each problem (part B of page 117).Children to then answer the page.

3. After giving your child a simple explanation about Greenpeace please let them listen to ‘Dear Greenpeace’ being read see link below.

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

4. Discuss letter writing with your child- Why do we write letters?- Has your child ever received a letter?- Who would they like to receive a letter from?- Who would they like to write a letter to?

5. Write a letter to both of their teachers telling us about the fun they are having at home. Please take a photo of this letter and send it to us on Class Dojo or by email.

Dear Mrs. Whelan and Mrs. O’ Connor,

From

PhonicsRevision of /or/, /ng/,/oo/+/oo/

Please help your child to answer pages 9+11 of ‘Just Phonics – My Sound Booklet’. Answer page 110 of ‘Over the Moon’. Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics song (see link below).

https://www.google.com/search?q=phase+3+jolly+phonics+song&rlz=1C1GCEA_enIE770IE770&oq=phase+3+jolly+phonics+song&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.23339j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

MathsOverview of Maths for this week

Topics – Money, revision

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

P104Operation Maths

P116Operation Maths

P117Operation Maths

P122 Operation Maths

P29 Operation Maths at home book

We have looked at coins and money a number of times during senior infants in class. It takes some practice to count coins so if children are finding these activities difficult, don`t worry. Help your child become familiar with the coins and their values. The topic will be explored further during first class.

Instructions for maths

P104 In class, as each of the numbers 6-10 was introduced, we looked at patterns of each number. We tried putting 6 counters in lots of different arrangements. On this page, we are designing flags, making each one different.

In the first row, we are putting 8triangles on each flag, so we could put 2 rows of 4 triangles on one flag, 4 rows of 2 triangles on another and three rows with 3,2,and 3 traingles on another. Now try the other rows.

P116

Part A Add the sums to get a total. Can you match your total to the prices on the items.

Part B Look back up at part A, answer the questions relating to the treats. If you find q4 difficult, draw 10 one cent coins to show your 10c. The ice cream costs 8c, cross out eight of

them as you pay for the ice cream. How many are left? This is the change from 10c.

P117

Add the amount of two prices. Remember that adding down is much the same as adding across, we just put the answer underneath the line. If we add cent, our answer is cent.

Try This! Try using coins to make the two amounts and then add up all the coins to get the total.

P122

Part A. Add the dots and put the total under the line.

Part B

In part B, we are counting three lots of dots to get our totals.

Part C

In part C, we have the totals and can put the dots on ourselves. There are lots of ways we can put 10 dots across two dice – choose one of them and draw the dots.

P29 Operation Maths at home book

Part A – Look at the first ten frame, there are 7 pink stars on it. How many more will we need to add to fill the ten frame, that`s right three. Lets draw them in. Now, our sum is 7+3=10

Now try the other ten frames.

Part B

Look at the sum under the ten frame. The first one is 2+3+4= so we have 2 green counters, 3 blue counters and 4 green counters to show the sum. When we count all these up, we get 9, the answer to the sum. Some of you may not need to count as you know a ten frame with one empty box shows 9. Now try the others, filling in the counters for the sum.

Irish – An Teilifís

Go to the links below to listen to a comhrá (conversation) and to play a game based on the theme of An Teilifís.

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/SI/resources/Dialogue/AL_SI_ACT_Comhra_L15_002/index.html

Éist leis an gcomhrá agus freagair na ceisteanna.

(Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.)

https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/SI/resources/Poster/AL_SI_ACT_Postaer_L15_001/index.html

Tá scéal, amhrán agus dán le feiceáil, agus roinnt cluichí freisin.

(There is a story, song and poem to be seen, and some games aswell.)

Please note

If folensonline asks you to sign in, insert your own email, create a password and use Prim20 as roll number

Music – song singing

‘We’re Going to the Zoo’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4OnxTAgXI

Fun Aistear ideas you may like to try at home over this week:

1. Use play-doh to make different animals. 2. Small world – use any sets or toys you have a home to set up a

zoo. 3. Sand play – animal habitats.4. Junk Art – make a zoo building or animal.5. Build a zoo – using lego, blocks etc.6. Aquarium – water, pebbles and a variety of sea creature

figurines. 7. Gift Shop/ ticket sales - cash register, children to create price

tags etc.8. Be a zookeeper – feed the animals, give a talk etc.

SESE Page 107 of ‘Over the Moon’

Find out a few facts about the Big Blue Whale. Answer Page 114 of ‘Over the Moon’ – ‘The Blue Whale’

ArtVisualising- drawing a picture of Emily’s whale on page 111 of Over the Moon (covered in English).

P.E.1. Animal relay race:Call out an animal and your child is to move like that animal, e.g. slithering snake, flying bat, jumping frogs.2. Zoo themed yoga:

e.g. Penguin (walking with knees together), Elephant (make a trunk out of your arms and swing them from side to side), Bear (downward dog pose could be used as a bear walking pose), Flamingo (standing on one leg like tree pose), snake (cobra pose).

Religion Go to www.growinlove.ie and login with trial@growinlove.ie as email address and growinlove as password.Click on Senior Infants/P2 book. Now click on 8. The Church, then click on 1. A Place to Gather. In this section, look in particular at A House of Prayer and listen to the song “The Church”.

SPHE

Farm SafetyIf you did not have time to do this last week, please try to get around to it this week as it is a very important topic.This is a topic which is important for children, especially those who live in a rural area to explore and learn about each year. Some of the information on the given websites, especially if you come across videos, while educational, can be a little frightening for children in infants and it is important to become familiar yourself with the content and choose what you feel is suitable for your child. Your child should not work through this topic independently, they will need a parent/guardian working with them.

On AgriAware website, scroll down to Resources - Junior and Senior Infants

Lesson plans, discussion sheets, puzzles and activities. These are age appropriate and there is an app you can download on a tablet if interested.

If you would like some further resources to help you discuss the topic with your child

HAS website has the following downloadable booklet– “Only a giant can lift a bull”. It has a collection of stories with a farm safety message and while some are more suited to older classes, there are some you could read with your child. On this website there is also a pdf presentation which is quite child friendly called “Primary school presentation – Stay safe on the Farm”

We have been working our way through the list of tricky words this year. If you’re your child knows all of these words they can start learning the Dolch words (some children will already have Dolch words in their hardback copies).Tricky words

Dolch Words