I am sad to say
that we have come to our final week. Thank you all for your hard work over the
past few months. I am very proud of you and all the work that you have been
doing. I know that it hasn’t always been easy, but you have tried your best and
that is the most important thing.
I will miss
receiving pictures and videos of your wonderful work which always brightened up
my day. I would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all the parents who did a
fantastic job guiding you each day with your lessons. Your support meant the
world to us as teachers.
We are all hopeful
that normality will return soon, and we look forward to getting back to school
in September.
Hello again boys and girls! Thank you for continuing with your
school work – despite the lovely weather outside. We are almost there and you
have all been fantastic over the past couple of months. Everyone has made a
great effort to complete work every week and I am very proud of you all.
Unfortunately, we cannot go on our usual school tour this year
- so the next best thing is a virtual trip. I know how much you love animals so
this week we will be visiting some zoos around the world. You will be able to
see what they get up to when they think no one is watching, what they eat and
how they are cared for. There are also games and activities for you to try. In
addition, we have a story about where the zoo animals might go to on their
summer holidays.
If you have unfinished pages in your workbooks, you could
complete them over the next few weeks and don’t forget to keep up your reading.
I hope you have a lovely week and enjoy your virtual school
trip.
Mrs O’Neill.
To visit the three locations on our virtual school trip, just
click on the links below.
San Diego Zoo
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Edinburgh Zoo
When you have visited each location, I want you to pick your
favourite and complete the worksheet below. Click for a bigger version.
Have you ever wondered where the zoo animals might go to on
their summer holidays? Listen to the story below to give you some ideas. Which
animal would you like to accompany on holiday and why?
Hello again boys and girls! Thank you for continuing with your
school work – despite the lovely weather outside. We are almost there and you
have all been fantastic over the past couple of months. Everyone has made a
great effort to complete work every week and I am very proud of you all.
Unfortunately, we cannot go on our usual school tour this year
- so the next best thing is a virtual trip. I know how much you love animals so
this week we will be visiting some zoos around the world. You will be able to
see what they get up to when they think no one is watching, what they eat and
how they are cared for. There are also games and activities for you to try. In
addition, we have a story about where the zoo animals might go to on their
summer holidays.
If you have unfinished pages in your workbooks, you could
complete them over the next few weeks and don’t forget to keep up your reading.
I hope you have a lovely week and enjoy your virtual school
trip.
Mrs O’Neill.
To visit the three locations on our virtual school trip, just
click on the links below.
San Diego Zoo
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Edinburgh Zoo
When you have visited each location, I want you to pick your
favourite and complete the worksheet below. Click for a bigger version.
Have you ever wondered where the zoo animals might go to on
their summer holidays? Listen to the story below to give you some ideas. Which
animal would you like to accompany on holiday and why?
Hello boys and girls. I hope you are all well and
enjoyed the sunshine last week. Well done everybody for your super work. You
and your Mammies and Daddies are working very hard. It was great to see your
pictures of sports week. It looks like you all had lots of fun.
We have almost reached our summer holidays. This
week I have included some fun activities for you to try. I hope you enjoy them.
As always complete what you can.
You can also keep working on your writing copies,
maths book and sounds like phonics workbook as you wish.
We are also going to learn some very important lessons about water safety this week. I will send a copy of the water safety activities to your parents' email. These are great fun and I hope you all enjoy them
and get lots of information.
Take care everyone, be happy, keep safe and have a
lovely week.
Until next week,
Mrs.
O’Neill
Listen to the story written by Julia Donaldson ‘Sharing
a Shell’
Before you read the story think about the following
questions:
What do you think the story is about?
In this story a little hermit crab does not want to
share his shiny new shell.Do you think
the crab will change his mind?
When you have finished listening to the story you
can use the following sheet below to write about it. You can also complete the
word search. Click for a bigger view.
Art
Draw or paint your favourite creature from the
story ‘Sharing a shell’
You will also find some nice colouring sheets below based
on the story. Click for a bigger view or to print.
Literacy
– Reading
Click
on these pictures and read these stories with your child.
Literacy
– Rhyme This is the Sun
Sing
this Tricky Word song
Tricky
word games
Use
your Tricky words to play the following games -
Tricky
word reveal- This game requires two pieces of
paper. Write a word from the list on a piece of paper. Then cover the word
completely with the other piece of paper. Slowly reveal the first letter of the
word.Ask your child if they can guess
what the word will be from looking at the first word.
Tricky
Word Hunt–
You could write a few of these words on pieces of paper and stick them up in a
room in the house. Call out one of the
words and you child can go and search for it.
I
Spy–
Similar to the ‘Tricky Word Hunt’ You could have a few words stuck up in a
room. Tell your child ‘I spy a word beginning with W. I spy a word ending in g’
etc.
Tricky
Word Toss–
This is a game that can be played outside but you could also play it indoors.
Write a few tricky words on pieces of paper. Spread them out on the grass. Ask
your child to throw something soft e.g a ball onto a word. They then run to the
word that they have landed on and read it.
Mathsgames and Worksheets
Click above to play the counting game!
Click above to play the addition game!
SESE
– Junior and Senior Infants
Taking care of our environment is very important.
Watch and listen to this story all about looking after our environment.
When you have finished design your own poster,
showing ways that you can take care of the environment.
Hello boys and girls, I hope you are all happy and
enjoying the wonderful weather that we are having. This week you are invited to take part in
Scoil BhrÃde’s remote sports week! There are sport activities for each day of
the week. You will also find some lovely colouring pages to download. Remember
to wear your hats and sun cream if you are outside playing in the sunshine.
Drink plenty of water and try not to stay out under the hot sun for too long.
Take a break in the cool shade.
I hope that you enjoyed some of the activities from
last week. Thank you so much for sending me your fantastic work. Your
handwriting is very good and I love reading your weekly news.
This week you will find a new story called ‘When a
dragon moves in’ and also some bird watching tasks. I hope that you enjoy these
and have a go at making your own bird bath.
Now that you have some of your school books at
home. It would be nice if you could
complete some pages from your Sounds like Phonics and maths books. I have included some pages from your books
this week.
Take care everyone and don’t forget to keep up the
regular handwashing. Try your best to help Mammy and Daddy and be kind and
caring to each other.
Until next week,
Mrs.
O’Neill
Listen to Mark Duplass read the story ‘When a
Dragon moves in’
Before you read the story think about the following
questions:
What do you think the story is about?
In
this story, a dragon moves into a boy’s sandcastle. What do you think the
dragon is going to do?
Click on the question sheet below for a bigger version
Listen to the singing walrus singing the song ‘I
love Summertime’. When you finish watching the song you might like to discuss
all the things that you and your child like about the summer.
Literacy
– Reading
Click
on these pictures and read these stories with your child.
You could engage your child with the
following reading strategies to encourage them.
Choral Reading. You read at the same time.
Echo Reading. You read first and your child echoes the same
sentence or paragraph you just read.
Act It Out. You act out the story together or pretend
to be characters in the story and read the lines.
Literacy
– Writing (For Junior and Senior infants)
There
are many exciting things about the summertime. There are lots of things to see
when you go outside. The reading book above ‘At the Beach’ will give you some
ideas for your writing.
Write
a few lines on the writing frame below about different things that you can see
in the summer. Click for a bigger version.
Tricky
Word Games
Use
your Tricky words to play the following games -
Tricky
word reveal- This game requires two pieces of
paper. Write a word from the list on a piece of paper. Then cover the word
completely with the other piece of paper. Slowly reveal the first letter of the
word. Ask your child if they can guess
what the word will be from looking at the first word.
Tricky
Word Hunt–
You could write a few of these words on pieces of paper and stick them up in a
room in the house. Call out one of the
words and you child can go and search for it.
I
Spy–
Similar to the ‘Tricky Word Hunt’ You could have a few words stuck up in a
room. Tell your child ‘I spy a word beginning with W. I spy a word ending in g’
etc.
Tricky
Word Toss–
This is a game that can be played outside but you could also play it indoors.
Write a few tricky words on pieces of paper. Spread them out on the grass. Ask
your child to throw something soft e.g a ball onto a word. They then run to the
word that they have landed on and read it.
Junior Infants New Blending List.
Click for bigger version
Senior Infants New Word List.
Click for bigger version
Maths– We are still
working on money activities this week. Here are some hands-on activities that
may help your child.
Show the following coins to your
child – 1c,2c,5c,10c,20c.
Examine the size, colour,
similarities and differences between these coins.
Can your child name them?
Can you play matching games with the
coins?
Play shop and use coins to buy
different items.
SESE
– Junior and Senior Infants - for any day that you like
S.E.S.E
– Bird Watching
Now that you have looked at some of the birds and
heard their different songs. Why don’t you do your own little bit of bird
watching in your garden. You can use the sheet below to record all the
different birds that you were able to see. Good luck and have fun. Click for a bigger version.
S.E.S.E BIRD WATCHING
Have you noticed that when you go outside you can
hear lots of birds singing? Watch this video from Dublin zoo. It will help you
to recognise what some of these birds look and sound like. (Robin, blue-tit,
blackbird and blue finch)
Did you know that each bird has a different song?
After watching the video, you will be able to recognise the different songs.
Birds love to have a dip in water. Perhaps you
could build your own little bird bath.
If you are lucky you might have many thirsty or hot birds visit your
garden. Watch this video to get some ideas.
I am sad to say
that we have come to our final week. Thank you all for your hard work over the
past few months. I am very proud of you and all the work that you have been
doing. I know that it hasn’t always been easy, but you have tried your best and
that is the most important thing.
I will miss
receiving pictures and videos of your wonderful work which always brightened up
my day. I would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all the parents who did a
fantastic job guiding you each day with your lessons. Your support meant the
world to us as teachers.
We are all hopeful
that normality will return soon, and we look forward to getting back to school
in September.
Hello again boys and girls! Thank you for continuing with your
school work – despite the lovely weather outside. We are almost there and you
have all been fantastic over the past couple of months. Everyone has made a
great effort to complete work every week and I am very proud of you all.
Unfortunately, we cannot go on our usual school tour this year
- so the next best thing is a virtual trip. I know how much you love animals so
this week we will be visiting some zoos around the world. You will be able to
see what they get up to when they think no one is watching, what they eat and
how they are cared for. There are also games and activities for you to try. In
addition, we have a story about where the zoo animals might go to on their
summer holidays.
If you have unfinished pages in your workbooks, you could
complete them over the next few weeks and don’t forget to keep up your reading.
I hope you have a lovely week and enjoy your virtual school
trip.
Mrs O’Neill.
To visit the three locations on our virtual school trip, just
click on the links below.
San Diego Zoo
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Edinburgh Zoo
When you have visited each location, I want you to pick your
favourite and complete the worksheet below. Click for a bigger version.
Have you ever wondered where the zoo animals might go to on
their summer holidays? Listen to the story below to give you some ideas. Which
animal would you like to accompany on holiday and why?
Hello again boys and girls! Thank you for continuing with your
school work – despite the lovely weather outside. We are almost there and you
have all been fantastic over the past couple of months. Everyone has made a
great effort to complete work every week and I am very proud of you all.
Unfortunately, we cannot go on our usual school tour this year
- so the next best thing is a virtual trip. I know how much you love animals so
this week we will be visiting some zoos around the world. You will be able to
see what they get up to when they think no one is watching, what they eat and
how they are cared for. There are also games and activities for you to try. In
addition, we have a story about where the zoo animals might go to on their
summer holidays.
If you have unfinished pages in your workbooks, you could
complete them over the next few weeks and don’t forget to keep up your reading.
I hope you have a lovely week and enjoy your virtual school
trip.
Mrs O’Neill.
To visit the three locations on our virtual school trip, just
click on the links below.
San Diego Zoo
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Edinburgh Zoo
When you have visited each location, I want you to pick your
favourite and complete the worksheet below. Click for a bigger version.
Have you ever wondered where the zoo animals might go to on
their summer holidays? Listen to the story below to give you some ideas. Which
animal would you like to accompany on holiday and why?
Hello boys and girls. I hope you are all well and
enjoyed the sunshine last week. Well done everybody for your super work. You
and your Mammies and Daddies are working very hard. It was great to see your
pictures of sports week. It looks like you all had lots of fun.
We have almost reached our summer holidays. This
week I have included some fun activities for you to try. I hope you enjoy them.
As always complete what you can.
You can also keep working on your writing copies,
maths book and sounds like phonics workbook as you wish.
We are also going to learn some very important lessons about water safety this week. I will send a copy of the water safety activities to your parents' email. These are great fun and I hope you all enjoy them
and get lots of information.
Take care everyone, be happy, keep safe and have a
lovely week.
Until next week,
Mrs.
O’Neill
Listen to the story written by Julia Donaldson ‘Sharing
a Shell’
Before you read the story think about the following
questions:
What do you think the story is about?
In this story a little hermit crab does not want to
share his shiny new shell.Do you think
the crab will change his mind?
When you have finished listening to the story you
can use the following sheet below to write about it. You can also complete the
word search. Click for a bigger view.
Art
Draw or paint your favourite creature from the
story ‘Sharing a shell’
You will also find some nice colouring sheets below based
on the story. Click for a bigger view or to print.
Literacy
– Reading
Click
on these pictures and read these stories with your child.
Literacy
– Rhyme This is the Sun
Sing
this Tricky Word song
Tricky
word games
Use
your Tricky words to play the following games -
Tricky
word reveal- This game requires two pieces of
paper. Write a word from the list on a piece of paper. Then cover the word
completely with the other piece of paper. Slowly reveal the first letter of the
word.Ask your child if they can guess
what the word will be from looking at the first word.
Tricky
Word Hunt–
You could write a few of these words on pieces of paper and stick them up in a
room in the house. Call out one of the
words and you child can go and search for it.
I
Spy–
Similar to the ‘Tricky Word Hunt’ You could have a few words stuck up in a
room. Tell your child ‘I spy a word beginning with W. I spy a word ending in g’
etc.
Tricky
Word Toss–
This is a game that can be played outside but you could also play it indoors.
Write a few tricky words on pieces of paper. Spread them out on the grass. Ask
your child to throw something soft e.g a ball onto a word. They then run to the
word that they have landed on and read it.
Mathsgames and Worksheets
Click above to play the counting game!
Click above to play the addition game!
SESE
– Junior and Senior Infants
Taking care of our environment is very important.
Watch and listen to this story all about looking after our environment.
When you have finished design your own poster,
showing ways that you can take care of the environment.
Hello boys and girls, I hope you are all happy and
enjoying the wonderful weather that we are having. This week you are invited to take part in
Scoil BhrÃde’s remote sports week! There are sport activities for each day of
the week. You will also find some lovely colouring pages to download. Remember
to wear your hats and sun cream if you are outside playing in the sunshine.
Drink plenty of water and try not to stay out under the hot sun for too long.
Take a break in the cool shade.
I hope that you enjoyed some of the activities from
last week. Thank you so much for sending me your fantastic work. Your
handwriting is very good and I love reading your weekly news.
This week you will find a new story called ‘When a
dragon moves in’ and also some bird watching tasks. I hope that you enjoy these
and have a go at making your own bird bath.
Now that you have some of your school books at
home. It would be nice if you could
complete some pages from your Sounds like Phonics and maths books. I have included some pages from your books
this week.
Take care everyone and don’t forget to keep up the
regular handwashing. Try your best to help Mammy and Daddy and be kind and
caring to each other.
Until next week,
Mrs.
O’Neill
Listen to Mark Duplass read the story ‘When a
Dragon moves in’
Before you read the story think about the following
questions:
What do you think the story is about?
In
this story, a dragon moves into a boy’s sandcastle. What do you think the
dragon is going to do?
Click on the question sheet below for a bigger version
Listen to the singing walrus singing the song ‘I
love Summertime’. When you finish watching the song you might like to discuss
all the things that you and your child like about the summer.
Literacy
– Reading
Click
on these pictures and read these stories with your child.
You could engage your child with the
following reading strategies to encourage them.
Choral Reading. You read at the same time.
Echo Reading. You read first and your child echoes the same
sentence or paragraph you just read.
Act It Out. You act out the story together or pretend
to be characters in the story and read the lines.
Literacy
– Writing (For Junior and Senior infants)
There
are many exciting things about the summertime. There are lots of things to see
when you go outside. The reading book above ‘At the Beach’ will give you some
ideas for your writing.
Write
a few lines on the writing frame below about different things that you can see
in the summer. Click for a bigger version.
Tricky
Word Games
Use
your Tricky words to play the following games -
Tricky
word reveal- This game requires two pieces of
paper. Write a word from the list on a piece of paper. Then cover the word
completely with the other piece of paper. Slowly reveal the first letter of the
word. Ask your child if they can guess
what the word will be from looking at the first word.
Tricky
Word Hunt–
You could write a few of these words on pieces of paper and stick them up in a
room in the house. Call out one of the
words and you child can go and search for it.
I
Spy–
Similar to the ‘Tricky Word Hunt’ You could have a few words stuck up in a
room. Tell your child ‘I spy a word beginning with W. I spy a word ending in g’
etc.
Tricky
Word Toss–
This is a game that can be played outside but you could also play it indoors.
Write a few tricky words on pieces of paper. Spread them out on the grass. Ask
your child to throw something soft e.g a ball onto a word. They then run to the
word that they have landed on and read it.
Junior Infants New Blending List.
Click for bigger version
Senior Infants New Word List.
Click for bigger version
Maths– We are still
working on money activities this week. Here are some hands-on activities that
may help your child.
Show the following coins to your
child – 1c,2c,5c,10c,20c.
Examine the size, colour,
similarities and differences between these coins.
Can your child name them?
Can you play matching games with the
coins?
Play shop and use coins to buy
different items.
SESE
– Junior and Senior Infants - for any day that you like
S.E.S.E
– Bird Watching
Now that you have looked at some of the birds and
heard their different songs. Why don’t you do your own little bit of bird
watching in your garden. You can use the sheet below to record all the
different birds that you were able to see. Good luck and have fun. Click for a bigger version.
S.E.S.E BIRD WATCHING
Have you noticed that when you go outside you can
hear lots of birds singing? Watch this video from Dublin zoo. It will help you
to recognise what some of these birds look and sound like. (Robin, blue-tit,
blackbird and blue finch)
Did you know that each bird has a different song?
After watching the video, you will be able to recognise the different songs.
Birds love to have a dip in water. Perhaps you
could build your own little bird bath.
If you are lucky you might have many thirsty or hot birds visit your
garden. Watch this video to get some ideas.
