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Monday 30th March.
Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I am overwhelmed with all of the brilliant Australia projects I have received! Well done! Here is today's work. Have a great day :) Spellings- Week 27 (4) - ‘er’ final blend. Brainstorm as many words as you can with ‘er’ final blend. Pick 5 of these words and put them into oral sentences with connecting words. https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-l-51826-find-and-write-the-er-words-differentiated-activity-sheets - Here’s a link to some activities the boys can carry out based on ‘er’ words Dictation sentences: in Dictation copy write one sentence per spelling word (Week 27) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 1-5) Dolch List - Drill Dolch List 11 (read and orally put into a sentence) Tables – (-8) Maths- Today we will revise and consolidate the work done on fractions last week- you can continue to do some activities listed on the home school links page. Complete page 38 in Maths Shadow book to assess the learning. History (Australia)- The Flying Doctors- Read and complete page 74 Small world work book. The following websites will enhance learning about the flying doctors (lots of cool information, games and ideas): https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/ https://www.flyingdoctor4education.org.au/kids-club/fun-games **Optional Work: Twinkl e-book ‘The Carrot Club’ https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-or-150-carrot-club-ebook - Read and re-tell the story. Draw a picture of your favourite part. Daniel has sent some lovely reading for us- he typed all of this information about Australia. Amazing work- Well done Daniel :)
Luke has been working hard on his project- Maith Thú Luke :)
Donncha is proudly displaying his brilliant work from this week- Well done! :)
Cillian is displaying his work from this week- look at that beautiful handwriting! well done Cillian :)
Patrick really got into the spirit yesterday with his Australia themed outfit :)
Friday 27th March
Good morning first class :) We usually do show and tell on a Friday so if you would like to present an object for show and tell to an audience at home that might be a nice idea :) I have received lots of Australia project pictures- They look amazing! Have a great weekend, stay safe. I'm missing you all loads. Ms. Cronin Spellings: Week 26 words. If you can, please test this week's spellings in written format in your test copy and complete 2 dictation sentences underneath. Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 6-10 (read and orally put into a sentence) Handwriting- Letter ‘S’ in handwriting copy- s, s, s, s, Saturday, Spain Tables: -7. If you can, please test this week’s tables in your test copy. Maths: Fractions word puzzles Complete Busy at Maths pg. 100. Pick 1 activity from the home school links page to complete on fractions. D.E.A.R time (Drop Everything And Read): Pick up your favourite book and read silently for 15-20 mins. Australia Project: Finish your Australia project and present it to an audience at home. If you can, email it to tcronin@stcorbans.com ***Optional Work: Enjoy a stretch by doing some yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/category/watch/ Thursday 26th March Good morning everyone. I hope you are all well. I was delighted to get so many emails and pictures of your work yesterday. Scroll down to have a look! I have received pictures of some of your projects and they look great :) They are due today so if you can it would be great if you could email it to me. Have a great day! Spellings: Revise all Week 26 words- Pick 5 of these words and put them into a sentence with a connecting word (write) Check letter formation, capital letters, full stops, small, tall, fall guys. Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 6-10 (read and orally put into a sentence) Handwriting- Practise letter R in handwriting copy – r, r, r, r, radio, Roscommon (Complete 1 page in copy) Tables: -7 Maths: Use everyday small items (e.g. building blocks, Lego, pasta, sweets) at home to make sets of even numbers. Divide each set equally between you and your brother/ sister/ friend (e.g. a set of 12 pieces of Lego will become 2 equal sets of 6, so 6+6= 12 and ½ of 12=6). Complete Busy at Maths pg. 99 Religion: Discuss the importance of food in our everyday lives. Why do we need food? Recall how we receive the gift of Jesus when we receive Holy Communion. Complete pg. 39 in Grow in Love, focusing on the importance of showing respect when we receive Holy Communion. Australia Project: Continue to work on your project. Useful websites for your project research: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ ***Optional Work: Write your news in your news copy and draw a picture. Mark has been busy at work with his animal report and his Australia project. He has done an amazing job!
Patrick is busy reading 'The Witches' this week. What a great read!
Wednesday 25th March Good Morning Buachaillí! Hope all is well- We are half way through the week! I’m looking forward to seeing all of your Australia projects on Friday. I will have more corrections up for you tomorrow so you can self-correct at home. Keep up the great work! Spellings: Week 24 (3) Grammar: Revision of (of/off, two/to, a/an, I/me) Complete page 79 in Two little frogs. Create oral sentences with each word to check for understanding. Dolch List - Revise Dolch Lists 1-5 (read and orally put into a sentence) Tables: -7 Maths: Revise doubles orally/in written form (e.g 1+1=2, 2+2=4, 3+3=6...to 12+12=24) Complete Busy at Maths pg. 98 Complete some of the extra maths activities based on fractions in the home school link page>> Australia Project: Continue to work on your project. Useful websites for your project research: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ ***Optional Work: Play a game of ‘Feicim le mo shúilín rud éigin ag tosú le….’ (I-spy in Irish). The boys are very familiar with this game and it’s a good chance to expand their vocabulary at home. Useful website: Typing is a great skill to have and what better time to give it a go! Try out this fun typing game to help you to learn to type https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr Tuesday 24th March
Good morning boys :) I hope you are all doing well. Here is today's work. The corrections for your work to date are on the right >>> Ms. Cronin. Spellings: Week 26 (3) Dictation sentences: in Dictation copy write one sentence per spelling word (Week 23) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 5 - 10) Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 9 and 10 (read and orally put into a sentence) Tables: -7 Two Little Frogs: Reread pg. 76 and re-tell the story using the 5 finger strategy. Page 78- before completing this page make a list of as many Magic e words with the vowel I as you can. Check out my picture to remember the magic e rule! Australia Project: Continue to work on your project. Useful websites for your project research: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ ***Optional Work: Tables practice: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 Sameer is proudly displaying his brilliant work on his animal report and his project on Australia. Well done Sameer!
Rhys did a great job with his animal report!
Patrick is hard at work this week with his project on Australia :) It's looking good!
Monday 23rd March Good Morning everyone. I hope you all had a lovely weekend. I hope you are all washing your hands and being good helpers at home :) I have received some lovely pictures over the last few days of some of you hard at work (scroll below today's work) -I am so proud of you boys- I know it must be so hard not seeing your friends each day and I'm really missing hearing all of your stories! Don't hesitate to email me any pictures of your work or updates on how you are getting on with the work at home- it would be great to hear from you. You can email me at tcronin@stcorbans.com. Tomorrow morning, along with the boys work for the day, I will be uploading the corrections for the Busy at Maths and Two Little Frogs workbook pages completed. The boys are used to correcting their peers work- a pencil will suffice. Talk tomorrow, Ms. Cronin. Spellings: Week 26 (4)- ‘oo’ words again this week. Brainstorm as many ‘oo’ words as you can remember from last week. Pick 5 of these words and put them into oral sentences with connecting words. https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/roi-l-305-oo-vowel-digraph-differentiated-word-search Here’s a link to a word search the boys can complete based on the ‘oo’ vowel digraph. Dictation sentences: in Dictation copy write one sentence per spelling word (Week 26) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 1-5) Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 7 and 8 (read and orally put into a sentence) Tables: -7 Maths: make some shapes from paper, fold each shape in half and colour each side a different colour. Practice writing ½. Complete pg. 97 in Busy in Maths Australia Project: Begin to research your project under the headings in your homework diary. Research information can be put into your Small World copy. You can work on this project until Friday, presenting your finished result on the poster given to you in school last week. I am so looking forward to seeing all of your fantastic work! Don’t forget to email it to me J
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Teacher contact details:
Please feel free to contact me at any stage with questions, queries and samples of the boys work. I would love to hear from you all. You can contact me by email at tcronin@stcorbans.com Special Education Team
The SET's who are assigned to our class level would like to provide you with their email should there be any boy who is struggling with the assigned work. They may be able to advise you on how to differentiate the work to meet your son's needs during this time at home. Ms. C Bonner cbonner@stcorbans.com Ms. Y Delaney ydelaney@stcorbans.com 
Conor is proudly displaying his colourful project. Maith thú Conor :)
Andrei's project looks amazing! Great job!
Great to see some family teamwork! :) Well done James!
Dear Parent/Guardians, Daffodil Day is a very significant day for our school. You may be aware that, this year, the Irish Cancer Society has cancelled all public fundraising due to the outbreak of Covid-19. This is the first time in a number of years that we are unable to fundraise as a school. Fortunately, those who wish to donate can do so online and our staff members have already made personal contributions. We understand the extremely difficult circumstances at this time but we would encourage anyone who has a spare few euro to go online and donate what you can to this great cause. https://www.cancer.ie/ Check out this super work by Christian- well done :)
Denis has been busy with his report and his Australia project- They look great. Well done!
What a wonderful project by Rhys- He looks like he's hard at work!
Homework Corrections:Check out this talented musician :)Daniel has done a superb job on his Australia project! He has also been learning how to type. Well done :)
Razvan has been working on his report, his maths and his vowel digraph 'oo'. Well done for all of the hard work Razvan! :)
Check out the cool maths activity Rhys has been doing to explore fractions! :)
Some super work done by James, Luke and Conor! The animal reports are looking great. Have a look everyone and remember to email any work the boys are proud of to me :)Below are pictures of some great apps and websites to assist learning at home. Check it out:Ms. Cronin's First Class have been hard at work! Well done boys- you are doing great! | ||||||||||
Day 3: 20/03/2020
Good morning boys! Thank crunchie it's Friday :) There will be more work up here for you all on Monday! Have a good weekend.
Spellings: Week 25 (2) Spellings (If you want an extra challenge do a spelling test based on the weeks spellings- you can use your spelling copy)
Dictation sentences: Read over dictation sentences. Check for capital letters, full stops, fall, tall, small guys and correct letter formation.
Handwriting: Practice the letter Q (1 page in handwriting copy)- q, q, q, q, queen, Qatar (Note handwriting sheet attached for correct letter formation)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 5 and 6
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child/what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Again, do a tables test if you'd like an extra challenge- orally or written.
Two Little Frogs: Unit 19: Read and complete oral retell - Page 77 : Complete this page using full sentences for your answers.
Writing: Write your News from the week in ‘News and dictation’ Copy and draw a picture.
Optional Work:
If there is ever a day you feel like your child would benefit from some extra work these are some optional extras. I will add to these options every few days.
Good morning boys! Thank crunchie it's Friday :) There will be more work up here for you all on Monday! Have a good weekend.
Spellings: Week 25 (2) Spellings (If you want an extra challenge do a spelling test based on the weeks spellings- you can use your spelling copy)
Dictation sentences: Read over dictation sentences. Check for capital letters, full stops, fall, tall, small guys and correct letter formation.
Handwriting: Practice the letter Q (1 page in handwriting copy)- q, q, q, q, queen, Qatar (Note handwriting sheet attached for correct letter formation)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 5 and 6
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child/what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Again, do a tables test if you'd like an extra challenge- orally or written.
Two Little Frogs: Unit 19: Read and complete oral retell - Page 77 : Complete this page using full sentences for your answers.
Writing: Write your News from the week in ‘News and dictation’ Copy and draw a picture.
Optional Work:
If there is ever a day you feel like your child would benefit from some extra work these are some optional extras. I will add to these options every few days.
- Read a chapter of the book you are reading at the moment and draw a picture of your favourite part.
- There is a short story competition being run by John Boyne - please see details here: https://johnboyne.com/short-story-competition/
- Here is a padlet which has some great digital resources for first class: https://padlet.com/ffarry1/firsec
- For those who have access, here is a great website to help the boys to start learning how to type- this is something they will be doing as they move up along the school https://www.typing.com/student/lessons
- In-door workouts to burn off some energy that the boys are familiar with and really enjoy. This link will bring you to the body coach’s youtube channel and the videos we use are under the title ‘Kids workouts to do at home’- https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/featured
Day 2: 19/03/2020
Spellings: Week 25 (4) Spellings
Dictation sentences: In ‘My News and Dictation’ copy write one sentence per spelling word (Week 25) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 5 - 10)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 3 and 4
Report Writing: Complete report on your favourite animal- As an extra challenge try to include some connecting words where you can e.g. (and, but, because, then, while). Colour in the lovely picture that you have drawn of your animal. I can’t wait to see them all J
Good website for research- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child/what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Busy At Maths: We began the topic of Fractions just before our break.
Maths language to use at home based on this topic: half, fraction, part, bit, piece, shapes, equal, match, before, after, between, doubles.
Hands – On Activity: find shapes and objects at home that you can fold/ split or cut in half (2 equal parts).
https://www.twinkl.ie/go/resource/tg-ga-92-pizza-fractions-game (If you make a free twinkl account this game is good fun)
https://www.twinkl.ie/go/resource/t-n-2545029-fractions-halves-video (A video teaching halves on twinkl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVaxiJB6Fls Story the boys can listen to - Give Me Half by Stuart J. Murphy
Big Busy at Maths Book: Fractions Pg.96 complete full page
Optional Work:
Listen to Vivaldi (Our Composer for this year) - 4 Seasons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA]
Discuss / write about why you like/ don’t like this piece of music.
Identify as many musical instruments as you can from listening to this piece.
Spellings: Week 25 (4) Spellings
Dictation sentences: In ‘My News and Dictation’ copy write one sentence per spelling word (Week 25) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 5 - 10)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 3 and 4
Report Writing: Complete report on your favourite animal- As an extra challenge try to include some connecting words where you can e.g. (and, but, because, then, while). Colour in the lovely picture that you have drawn of your animal. I can’t wait to see them all J
Good website for research- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child/what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Busy At Maths: We began the topic of Fractions just before our break.
Maths language to use at home based on this topic: half, fraction, part, bit, piece, shapes, equal, match, before, after, between, doubles.
Hands – On Activity: find shapes and objects at home that you can fold/ split or cut in half (2 equal parts).
https://www.twinkl.ie/go/resource/tg-ga-92-pizza-fractions-game (If you make a free twinkl account this game is good fun)
https://www.twinkl.ie/go/resource/t-n-2545029-fractions-halves-video (A video teaching halves on twinkl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVaxiJB6Fls Story the boys can listen to - Give Me Half by Stuart J. Murphy
Big Busy at Maths Book: Fractions Pg.96 complete full page
Optional Work:
Listen to Vivaldi (Our Composer for this year) - 4 Seasons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxofEmo3HA]
Discuss / write about why you like/ don’t like this piece of music.
Identify as many musical instruments as you can from listening to this piece.
Sharing our work.
The boys love sharing their work in school with one another. It gives a great sense of achievement and boosts confidence. To keep up some communication between us all, if anyone is interested, it may be a nice idea to send pictures of some of the boys work they would like to show off e.g. Their animal reports, projects on Australia, a nice picture the boys have drawn or something they have done at home with an educational purpose. If parents are interested you can email them to me and I will share them on our class page for everyone to enjoy :)
Slán,
Ms. Cronin.
The boys love sharing their work in school with one another. It gives a great sense of achievement and boosts confidence. To keep up some communication between us all, if anyone is interested, it may be a nice idea to send pictures of some of the boys work they would like to show off e.g. Their animal reports, projects on Australia, a nice picture the boys have drawn or something they have done at home with an educational purpose. If parents are interested you can email them to me and I will share them on our class page for everyone to enjoy :)
Slán,
Ms. Cronin.
Good morning boys. Each school day I will post some lessons and useful websites/apps that will help your child to progress. As much as is possible, the work will be reflective of what he would have been learning in school. Hopefully this work will be easy to adapt at home. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are unclear on any aspect of the work or if you have a question. You can email me at tcronin@stcorbans.com. I hope you are all keeping well and hopefully we will be back to school soon :)
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Day 1: 18/03/2020
Spellings: Week 25 (4) ‘oo’ long ‘o’ sound- Encourage your child to come up with as many words as they can with ‘oo’ vowel digraph. Option- write the words out or explore them orally.
Dictation sentences: In ‘My News and Dictation’ copy or a spare copy if needed- write one sentence per spelling word (Week 23) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 1 - 5)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 1 and 2
Report Writing: Research and begin report on your favourite animal (to be completed dover 2 days). The boys were given a sheet last Thursday to fill their report into- This is an easy to follow template. If your child was absent or have misplaced the report you can use a spare copy. (classification, facts, description- dynamics, appearance, diet, habitat).
Good website for research- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child /what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Optional Work:
Watch News Today https://trte.rte.ie/news2day/ and discuss or write about the most interesting topic (project copy)
Twinkl are offering all parents One Month FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl.ie. This will allow parents unlimited access to every single resource for every single curriculum subject from junior infants to sixth class. www.twinkl.ie/offer
Notes: Setting this up is really easy to do - go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS. This code will only work for new memberships. It's a website I use a lot and the boys are familiar with it.
Day 1: 18/03/2020
Spellings: Week 25 (4) ‘oo’ long ‘o’ sound- Encourage your child to come up with as many words as they can with ‘oo’ vowel digraph. Option- write the words out or explore them orally.
Dictation sentences: In ‘My News and Dictation’ copy or a spare copy if needed- write one sentence per spelling word (Week 23) to show that meaning and use of the word is understood. (Words 1 - 5)
Dolch List - Revise Dolch List 1 and 2
Report Writing: Research and begin report on your favourite animal (to be completed dover 2 days). The boys were given a sheet last Thursday to fill their report into- This is an easy to follow template. If your child was absent or have misplaced the report you can use a spare copy. (classification, facts, description- dynamics, appearance, diet, habitat).
Good website for research- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Tables: (-6) These are some fun and interactive maths games that the boys play in school- have a look and see what challenges your child /what they enjoy most: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=subtraction
Optional Work:
Watch News Today https://trte.rte.ie/news2day/ and discuss or write about the most interesting topic (project copy)
