St. Brigid's, The Coombe

Good morning boys and girls,

I hope you all had a great long weekend. Did you all recieve my postcards? I hope they reached you safe and sound.

Here is our plan for the week.

Contact me anytime at room6@stbrigidsthecoombe.ie

Le grá,

Ms. Fallon xx

Rhyme of the week: Changes - all about frogs

Sound of the week: or

You did this sound last year in senior infants. In Jollyphonics, they put ‘ee’ and ‘or’ together but they are two separate sounds and the action for ‘or’ is your handing facing down on the top of your head!

Before you read on, can you think of any ‘or’ words?

Try read these or words.

For torch sport short

Pork morning fork fort

Storm afford more story

Corn forty sort torn

I have attached your spelling sheets and or activities below.

There are sentences with ‘or’ words attached. Write them down into a copy like we do in reading groups. Underline the ‘or’ words.

Tricky words:

This week I would like everyone to practice all the tricky words we have learned so far. I have included 2 roll and read mats full of tricky words below. We have played these in school. Roll a dice, read a word in the row of the number you get. If you can read the word cover it. If you don’t have a dice just write the numbers 1-6 on pieces of paper, face them down and shuffle, then choose one.

You can also write all the tricky words onto small pieces of paper and turn them down. I have included a list below. When it’s your go choose a word and if you can read it you can keep it. Then it’s your partners go. You can put it some ZAP cards as well for an extra challenge!!

Grammar: es plurals

This year we learned about singular and plural nouns.

Singular means one. One dog, one shoe, one book, one girl.

Plural means more than one and for this we add an ‘s’.

Two dogs, three shoes, four books, five girls.

For some words we need to give them a different ending to make them plural.

If a word ends in sh, ch, s or x then we need to put ‘es’ at the end to make it plural.

One church two churches

One brush three brushes

One fox four foxes

One dress fives dresses

I have attached the plural sheet for your Jollyphonics book below.

Reading: Comprehension

Read the short story ‘Gemma is seven’. There is also another worksheet to go with it. Write the answers to the questions on a page. Remember to write a full sentence for each answer. For example ‘What day is it?’ ‘Today it is Tuesday’.

Extra questions

Can you see an ‘ar’ word?
Can you see an ‘ay’ word?
Are there any compound words?
Do you see a magic e word?
What adverb is used to describe how Pat talked?

Oral Language: One Little Kitten poem

Read the poem below and answer the questions on the page.

More questions:

What adjective did the author use to describe the eels?
What adjective did the author use to describe the lizards?
What adjective do you think describes a donkey?
What is your favourite animal?
What kinds of habitats do each of these animals live in?

Maths:

I have attached quick maths activities to do each day this week.

I have also attached some worksheets to continue to practice adding and taking away tens and units.

Remember for these, we always start with the units.

Gaeilge: An Telifís (The TV)

Listen to ceacht 1-5.

Some important phrases this week:

- Ar chuala tú an _____ (madra, cat, asal..) Did you hear?

Chuala mé / níor chuala mé (I heard / I didn't hear)

- An raibh tú ag _____? (ag snámh, ag rith, ag siúl, ag léamh, ag sugradh) Were you....?

Bhí mé / Ní raibh mé (I was / I wasn't)

- Cad a fheiceann tú ? (do you hear..?) Feicim / Ní fheicim

- Las na soilse (turn on the lights)

- Dún an doras (close the door)

- Múch an ríomhaire (turn off the computer)

- Is maith liom (I like)

- Is maith leat (You like)

- Is maith leis (He likes)

- Is maith léi (She likes)

Science: The Frog

This week we will learn all about frogs.

First I would like you to make a brainstorm of everything you know about frogs already, just like we do in school. You or your Mum or Dad can write the brainstorm on a page or you can draw pictures.

Have a look at the information pages attached below about frogs.

Have a look at these videos to learn more information.

Answer these questions (no need to write them just talk!)

Frogs are amphibians, what does that word mean?
What do we call the jelly like material the eggs are in?
Why can be a pond be a dangerous place for frogs?
As a tadpole gets bigger, how does it’s body start to change?
What does a young frog use to breathe?
What does a frog eat?
What will try and eat a frog?
Where would you find a frog?

Writing: A Frog report

For writing this week I would like you to write a report about frogs. There is a sheet at the bottom to write it on. Write full sentences e.g. Frogs are green and slimy. There is also a booklet you can write a few sentences about each stage in a frogs life from frogspawn to an adult frog.

Appearance – what a frog looks like
Diet – what do frogs eat and also who like to eat frogs!
Habitat – where they live
Life cycle – how they grow and change
Any extra facts

Art: Directed drawing of a frog

Geography: Counties of Ireland

I have attached a map of Ireland at the bottom of this post.

I have also attached some information to look at and for you to learn lots of facts about our country! Take a look below.

History: The Salmon of Knowledge legend

This year in school we learned about legends. These are old Irish stories. Before the TV, phone, ipad, xbox or even book was invented people told stories to each other for entertainment. There was a man called a ‘seanchí’ who visited people’s houses and told them legends. They all gathered around the fire and listened carefully. Do you remember ‘The Children of Lir’ and ‘Oisín I dTir na nÓg’ that we listened to?

This legend is called The Salmon of Knowledge’. Have a listen.

Have a look at the excellent video a school called ‘Mercy Primary’ made about The Salmon of Knowledge’.

I have attached a sheet with 6 boxes below, draw a picture in each one of different parts of the story. You can retell the story to your family!

SPHE: Making decisions

Every day when we get up, we lots of decision or choices, sometimes we don’t even realise that we made a decision!

What did you decide to eat for breakfast?

What did you decide to wear today?

Did you choose to go out to exercise on your bike or your scooter?

If you have an ice-cream or a chocolate bar, what choice would you make?

Some choices are easy to make and we can decide very quickly but other decisions take longer to make and we need to think about them first.

Before you make a decision, it is a good idea to stop and think about it.

For example:

You have a bag of sweets. Your friends have none. There are lots of you playing together. If you share, you’ll hardly get any. If you don’t share, people will think you’re greedy. What would you do?

I have attached decision making challenge cards, read them carefully and think what choice or decision you would make. There is also a worksheet to discuss here.

Music:

Listen to the song ‘Ireland’s Call’. We have listened to this before in school. Learn the words with your family.

A famous song in Dublin is ‘Molly Malone’. We loved this when we sang it in school. Sing it out loud at home!

P.E: Yoga.

Lately, I have been really enjoying doing some yoga each morning first thing when I wake up before I eat my breakfast. I find it very relaxing and It gets my ready for the day. I love the feeling of stretching my body, and each time I do it I feel I can stretch a bit further!

I love the channel ‘Yoga with Adrienne’ and she has a few videos for children’s yoga too. I love her dog Benji who is usually relaxing beside her yoga mat! Give the videos a go this week and let me know how you get on.