Ms Coyne - 1st & 2nd class work April 27th -May 1st

Hello girls and boys

I hope you all had a good week and enjoyed the beautiful weather. I recieved emails from some of you with pictures of the fantastic work you are doing at home and I am so impressed ! Keep up the exellent work everybody.

This week is Active Home Week so I'm going to ask you to make a huge effort to be super active. I know all of you love your exercise so I am sure you will have great fun exercising through fun activies, games, yoga & dance.

Also on Sunday 3^rd of May, at 6.30pm RTÉ will be showing a programme called ‘Creative Kids’ & some of the students from Warrenmount Primary will be on it so make sure to have a watch.

Again my email is chloe.coyne@warrenmountprimary.com if you want to send on any work or if you have any questions. The school also has a new mobile number which you can find on the website.

Stay safe and chat to you all again soon.

Ms Coyne

Mornings are a great time to do some physical activity to help children get energized and awake. This week I would love for you to start everyday with some exercise.

Here are some movements that can be done on the spot and only take ten minutes or less - these can be done throughout the day at any time if your child needs to refocus.

Phonics:Write out as many i_e, o_e, u_e & a_e words as you can.

Eg.
i_e words - kite, pipe ..
o_e words - more, sore...
u_e words - flute, mute ...
a_e words- make, sale...

Put these words into sentences.

Dictation:

Call out these sentences to your child and they practice writing them down correctly.
Repeat the sentence as many times as your child needs. Don't forget your capital letters and full stops.

1st class:

1. The little boy made a mess.
2. I will eat my dinner at 2 o' clock.
3. I love to skip and jump.
4. She likes to run fast.
5. I will win the race.
6. The egg fell off the spoon.
7. Jumping jacks are fun.
8. I like to ride my bike.
9. I went for a walk in the park.
10. Pat put his new runners on.

2nd Class:

1. He wishes he had two sweets.
2. They went to a beautiful beach.
3. The boy found the toy in the old box.
4. The brushes had paint on them.
5. She will write about her favourite subject.
6. Would you like to have an egg and spoon race?
7. I think the puppy will run very fast.
8. Sally loves to exercise everyday.
9. I did fifty jumping jacks.
10. I bought a new skipping rope yesterday.

1st class poem: Yo Ho Ho!
Read the poem & answer the questions. Write your answers on a piece of paper.

Questions:

1. Where did Fred wear his sword?

• on his shoulder
• on his thigh
• on his head

2. Which word in the poem rhymes with hairy?

• money
• trip
• scary

3. Which two adjectives are used to describe the treasure chest?

• mouldy
• old
• broken

4. Why were the pirates stinky?

• because they never used the sea for a dip
• because they were stuck on a tall pirate ship
• because they hunted all day for gold

5. Look at the poem - what is Pirate Fred not good at?

• sharing
• sailing
• stealing

2nd class Poem: The Sound Keeper

Read the poem & answer the questions. Write down your answers on a piece of paper- make sure to write full sentences when answering the questions.

Questions:

When did the person in the poem read the book?

• in the morning
• last night
• Saturday

But the ones that I heard best were right beside the _____ What comes next?

• school
• house
• sea

What was drippy?

• sweets
• ice cream
• seagulls

Where was Mum?

• on the moon
• reading a book
• here with me

What does the book do to the sounds?

• keeps them there
• takes them away
• makes them go quiet

Now you are going to write your own poem using your five senses : My Seaside Senses Poem

Write this poem out on a piece of paper and then decorate it.
Remember to use lots of adjectives ( words that describe a noun) in your witing - beautiful beach, blue water, yellow sand, sparkling sea, delicious ice- cream etc

Here is a little picture puzzler for you.

Find a piece of paper and write out the words for each picture eg, sock & clock - now read the clues and write down the correct answer.

The letters you get should spell a happy word at the end.

Here are some suggestions on how you can help your child with their writing everyday.

Creative writing:

Try writing a shopping list - think of all the different foods that you might need to make breakfast, dinner and tea.

Reading: Make sure to continue to practice reading for atleast 10 minutes everyday.

Continue to ask your child lots of questions about the story:

What is the title of this book?
Who is the author?
Who is the illustrator?
What do you predict will happen in this story?
What do you predict will happen next?
What is happening in the pictures?
Who is the main character in this story?
Can you describe the characters in this story?
What is this story about?

There are so many fantastic free ebooks you can avail of on this website
Just simply sign up with a username and password. Then pick an appropriate level book for your child from their library here https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/?view=image&query=&type=book&age_group=&level=&level_select=&book_ty

Gaeilge:

Mo chuid éadaigh - My Clothes

Is mise _____ ( I am _______)

Tá____ orm ( on me )

Tá léine orm - I have a shirt on me

Tá bróga orm - I have shoes on me

Tá bríste orm - I have trousers on me

Copy this poster into your copy and write down what clothes you are wearing using the sentence Tá _____ orm

Maths:

Continue to practice counting forward and back from different numbers between 1-100 everyday.

Continue to practice your tables-counting up in 2,s, 5's , 10's - This week practice counting up in 3's.

Take out the clock this week and practice telling the time:

1st - o'clock / half past/ quarter past

2nd - o'clock/ quarter past/ quarter to/ half past & five minute intervals.

There are so many excellent interactive maths games and activities on the websites listed below - click on the links & you will be directed to the website where you can choose from an array of activities.

https://www.coolmath4kids.com

https://slp.cjfallon.ie

https://www.splashlearn.com

https://www.themathsfactor.com/

Below I have attached some maths work sheets that the children can do. Copy these activities down onto your notebooks.

I have put the class level beside each activity.

1st class revision: -Adding doubles.

After your child has completed this activity in their notebook test them by calling out different doubles

- What is 9+9 ? 8+8? etc

First class - Subtraction

1st & Second class : Time

First & second Class: Mental Maths

Second Class - Use your less than/ more than/ equal to signs < > =

Second Class: Addition with regrouping

Science:

Study this picture of the human skeleton - now read names of each part of the human skeleton. See if you can say what each part of the body is.

See if you can draw and lable the human skeleton in your copy.

P.E.

Running is one of the simplest and most basic ways the human body is built to move and there are lots of ways to make running fun

Running games:

1. RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT

This classic running game is great for interval training as well as building physical endurance and listening skills. When you call out “green light,” the runner can start running as fast as they can. When you call out “red light,” the runner must freeze in place until “green light” is called out again. If “yellow light,” is called out the runner must slow their pace until it’s time to freeze or run once again.

2. WACKY LAPS

To make running laps more fun and interesting for young runners, introduce Wacky Laps, in which they run every lap in a different (and wacky!) way. Students can run the first lap to music, the second lap backward, and the third lap as slowly as possible. They can run a lap weaving among cones or jumping over mini-hurdles (such as bean bags or any other small item that won’t trip them up). Letting the runner brainstorm their own Wacky Laps is another great way to keep them engaged.

Beyond the classroom:

This website shows ways in which the children can practice their fundamental movement skills:

https://www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit/beyond/

If any of you want to share any pictures of ways that your child is keeping active you can send them to the new school mobile numer on whatsapp where they will be shared on the school website.

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