20th March 2020
  • Calendar (day, date, month, season, weather)
  • Gaeilge: Listen to the story 'Cé tusa?' (see video below)
  • Revise all Tricky Words, sounds and digraphs.
  • Continue to read the book 'At the Vet'. Do a retell of the book (What happened at the beginning, the middle and end of the story?).
  • Draw and colour a picture of your pet or draw a picture of your favourite animal. Write your pet’s name or the name of your favourite animal beside your picture. You can send me a picture of your pet/animal drawing to cmccarville@stcorbans.com
  • Busy at Maths big book page 89 (see image below). Number rhymes:                                                          3 = Around the tree, around the tree, now I’ve made the number 3.                                                            4 = Down and across and down some more, now I’ve made the number 4.                                                  5 = Start at the dot, go down and around then put on its hat.   
  • Last but not least, have a lovely weekend and don't forget to wish your Mum a 'Happy Mother's Day' on Sunday.                                                          

​Optional Activities:                                                                                                                                      - Listen to and do our Jolly Phonics action for each of the sounds by following the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KjYLDhzhvo  
- Maths Home/School Links: Numeral 5 (see image below)
- GoNoodle - helps kids to get moving with short interactive activities. https://app.gonoodle.com/
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                                         19th March 2020
  • Calendar (day, date, month, season, weather)
  • Revise all Tricky Words, sounds and digraphs.
  • Continue to read the book 'At the Vet.'
  • Busy at Maths big book page 88 (see image below). Number rhyme = Start at the dot, go down and around then put on its hat.
  • Just Handwriting small homework book Letter 'h'. Letter rhyme = Start high at the top, go down to the line, half way back up and over the bridge.
  • Fun Phonics Fitness Song: Listen to and follow actions of the song by following the link:                              www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezdSqXROWOA&feature=youtu.be

Optional Activities:                                                                                                                                      - Maths Home/School Links: Numeral 5 (see image below)
- GoNoodle - helps kids to get moving with short interactive activities. https://app.gonoodle.com/

                                                             18th March 2020

Morning all!
I hope you and all of your families are keeping well at this difficult time. I hope the boys had a nice St. Patrick's Day and aren’t missing school too much! I will be listing some work here for them to complete while the school is closed. However, as Mr. Drewett explained in the text message on Monday, there is no pressure on you to get it all done. We are keenly aware of the fact that everyone’s situation is different.

The work listed will keep the boys engaged on some level with the work we have completed to date. Aside from the specific work listed, it would be very beneficial to continue to practise the boys’ phonics i.e. sounds (yellow card), digraphs (green), Tricky Words (blue) and decodable words (orange). Encourage them to write words and simple sentences to keep them moving forward.

Each day, chat about the calendar i.e. What day it is. What date it is, what month, season and the weather. (The boys can tell you all about the weather in Irish!!!)

I will also list some ideas for additional activities for you to use if you wish. These will be in the form of useful apps, games or some little activities to help pass the time.

If you need me for anything, please send a quick email to cmccarville@stcorbans.com and I will revert to you as soon as possible.

In the meantime, please say hi to the boys for me. Take care of yourselves and each other,
Ms. McCarville. 

Wednesday 18th March
  • Busy at Maths – Small Homework Book Page 23 – Number the pictures in the correct order and colour.
  • Dandelion Book – I have shared pictures from a book “At the Vet”. Please read it over the next 3 days. Lots of chat about the pictures!

Optional activities:
Cool Apps for Schools – Check out this website for lists of useful apps and websites. Click on “Junior Classes” for age appropriate apps.

Teach your Monster to Read is a fun game for your son to use to develop his reading skills. It is available online for free here https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/accounts/sign_up  or you can purchase the app. (Usually €5.49. Free for iPads/iPhones at the moment.)
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Twinkl resources - Access resources on Twinkl for free for a month. A huge variety of resources available. Use the code IRLTWINKLHELPS.