First Class April 27th - 1st May

                                    First Class April 27th - 1st May
English:
Reader: Dance Shoes for GG. Continue reading the story “Denzel’s Holiday.
Review the story so far and make a list of all the characters and the items they have given Denzel to pack. Talk about Denzel’s expression.
Remind your child that the tone a reader uses reflects the feelings of the character. Discuss how Denzel’s tone might change as he watches his neatly packed bag begin to overflow.


    Teach Your Monster to Read: This is a fun website & App to help students with their reading. It is based on a game but is    very interactive and will reinforce lots of class work.
            https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/
 The game is free to play on a laptop or PC. Parents will need to set up a Username and Password.
The App can be downloaded in GooglePlay or the App Store  but costs 99c.

• Treasury : Continue p. 56 - 59
• Sounds in Action: Continue on (maybe a page a day). This is revision of previous class work.
• Read At Home: Week 19
• Free writing/ Discussion work ( link with Read at Home story ‘Supergirl’) If you had superpowers, what powers would you like? Where and how would you use them for good? What superpowers would Mrs. Linehan need?...
• Spellbound Unit 17

Use the correct method Look, Cover, Write, Read and Check.
Have your test on Friday, just like we do in school.
Use https://www.spellingcity.com/users/mrsdlinehan as a link to access lots of spelling games based on Spellbound. Find ‘Unit 17’, ‘Try a game’.

• Phonics : Magic e in ‘a’ words

Same rule as last week = Magic e cannot make any sound so he reaches in and pinches the nearest vowel .In these words “a” gets such a fright he screams out his name.
Some magic e words to practise reading :
Hate, cane, cake, ape, fade, cave, pane, mate, date, same, lane, whale, grape, wave, blame, amaze, shave, snake, shake, blade, blaze, flake, spade, skate, amaze, mistake,

 
 
Maths:

• Tables: Revision work pgs. 50,51. Revise -5,-6,-7,-8.

Continue on each day as we do in school. Remember addition and subtraction are related e.g.16 – 7 = 9 ….. 7 + 9 = 16
You can use the fun ‘Tables Challenge’ game on our 1st & 2nd class blog page on our school website ( Scroll down the right side)

• Mathemagic1 Subtraction pgs. 126 – 128

N.B. Always start with the units, so subtract the units first and then the tens.     
Extra practise on IXL learning website.
I would recommend activity H.17( I’ve starred it.) to practise this week’s subtraction skills.
If you did not receive an email with your child’s username and password, please let me know.

• New Wave Week 29…some ideas to expand  learning

Monday : No.10=  What kind of a shape is a sphere?...a 3D shape. Where would you see 3D shapes at home . Name some. E.g. Tin of beans = cylinder, dice = cube, cereal boxes = cuboids,
Tuesday: No. 1= What time is it now? 1 hour..1/2 hour before this?.....1 hour…1/2 hour later..
Wednesday: No.8= How many corners (8), surfaces (6), edges (12) has a cube/ cuboid? What 3D shapes have smooth, curved surfaces?...sphere, cylinder
Thursday: No. 4= What do we call these shapes? ..2D shapes ..Name some more e.g. square, oval. What’s special about a square?...All sides are the same/equal. A rectangle? Opposite sides are equal.
No. 8= Double 3 is 6 so ½ of 6 = 3…Double 8…Double 4..12…10..7
Friday: No.3=  Tell 4 ways of paying exactly for the ice-cream
e.g. 50c+ 5c ; 20c +20c+10c+5c ;……….
 
Problemsolving: Remember underline key words. Draw pictures to help. Use “ RUDE”
R= Read
U = Underline
D = Draw
E = Evaluate. .Does your answer  make sense?
 
Remember mistakes are good when we learn from them.
 

Grow in Love:
  They have kindly opened up all of their resources to parents.
  If  you wish you can sign up at the following
   https://app.growinlove.ie/en/login
  Username: trial@growinlove.ie
  Password: growinlove
  When logged in go to Grow in Love 1st Class. Click on Theme 6   Celebrating Mass: Lesson 2 : ‘Do this in Memory’
Look at and discuss video clips and pictures. Complete workbook pgs. 36,37.

 
Irish:
    We are using Bua na Cainte 2 in class this year. As it is a second class programme first class may find certain elements of it difficult but the children enjoy it and for a limited time it is available for all parents to download if you want.
    www.edco.ie/bua
   Select the file that suits your PC.
   Select the class level and click to download.
   Once downloaded ,click on the file to install and follow the instructions.
   A Bua na Cainte icon will appear on your desktop.
   Click on this icon to bring you to the login page.
   Username: trial
   Password: trial
You will then have access to all the stories, games, songs and poems that we usually work on in the classroom.
This week’s theme is ‘ÉADAÍ’ ( Clothes). Your child will be familiar with the format of these lessons .
 
If you just want your child to listen to the Irish language I would recommend Cúla 4, An Siopa Ealaíne or Spongebob ( Irish version).
 

 
 
 
 
 
EXTRAS:

• Lovely songs and music activities:

Out of the Ark release 7 children’s songs each week, one for each day with fun activities and challenges.
https://wwwoutoftheark.co.uk Click on Out Of The Ark Music @ Home Free Resources For You.
 

• Dublin Zoo

Children can go to Dublin zoo website and watch one of their many live cams to see animals in their habitats. They also have an animal encyclopaedia page where students can read and learn about all the different zoo animals.
 

• Develop fine motor skills e.g. cutting straight lines/wavy lines/fringes in paper and later cardboard, building with lego/bricks/ meccano, tying shoelaces.

 

• Physical exercise every day e.g. make an obstacle course in your backyard. Log on to Go noodle or Joe Wicks Body Coach. Make a den/ blanket fort. Play musical chairs or Blind Man’s Bluff. Have fun!!

Keep Cork active www.activecork.ie has great ideas for indoor and outdoor fun for everyone in the family
 
 Remember that playing is a very important part of learning and a huge amount of learning can be done through play.