School Closure Programme

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Múinteoir: Ms. Feighery Rang: Junior Infants Dáta: 25/05/20- 29/05/20

Dear Parents,

I hope you are all keeping well. Once again I would like to thank you for all of your hard work and for engaging through Seesaw.

The enclosed timetable of work is designed to ensure continuity in learning for your child from home. We have laid out what, we feel, are age appropriate
times for subject areas, as a helpful guide for you.

Junior Infants:  

English: No longer than 30-40 minutes                  

Maths: No longer than 30-40 minutes                    

Other subjects: No longer than 45 minutes

As teachers, we know every child is different and that each individual family is facing its own unique challenges at present. We are aware that many
children will need help if undertaking the suggested work, and you may, or may not be able to give them that help. You know your child best - you know what
they need and what works best for them, so feel free to do it your own way. Please note that these learning activities are not intended to cause stress
or anxiety, pick and choose from them. We understand that families are under pressure and that your and their health is the main priority.  Please
feel free to contact us by phone or email if we can be of any further assistance. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me through email (bgarnslfeighery@eircom.net) or Seesaw.

Enjoy the long weekend,

Kind regards,

Lucy Feighery

Please continue to read below this timetable for some extra activities that can be completed during the week if you choose to do so
 A Luan
Oral Work:
Recite the days of the week,
months of the year and the
seasons with your child.
Ask the following kinds of
questions: What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day comes
after/before/between etc.
What season is it? What month
are we in? When is your
birthday? On what date does it
fall?
* Ask your child to write their
name
English
Poem: The Butterfly
Reading:
Hen in the Pen
Today your child will be reading
-en words.
Please remember to pause this
video as you go along, allowing
your child to read each sentence
first.
https://youtu.be/MgSe2GrS79U
An Mháirt
Oral Work:
Recite the days of the week,
months of the year and the
seasons with your child.
Ask the following kinds of
questions: What day is it
today? What day was it
yesterday? What day comes
after/before/between etc.
What season is it? What
month are we in? When is your
birthday? On what date does
it fall?
* Ask your child to write
their name
English
Poem: The Butterfly
Reading:
A Red Bed
Today your child will be
reading -ed words.
Please remember to pause this
video as you go along, allowing
your child to read each
sentence first.
https://youtu.be/fVh8Pe-
JUp4
An Chéadaoin
Oral Work:
Recite the days of the week,
months of the year and the
seasons with your child.
Ask the following kinds of
questions: What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day comes
after/before/between etc.
What season is it? What month
are we in? When is your
birthday? On what date does it
fall?
* Ask your child to write their
name
English
Poem: The Butterfly
Reading:
Pig in a Wig
Today your child will be reading
-ig words.
Please remember to pause this
video as you go along, allowing
your child to read each
sentence first.
https://youtu.be/fQaKEIncXRU https://youtu.be/D2r8GsJP4
ag
An Déardaoin An Aoine
Oral Work:
Recite the days of the week,
months of the year and the Have a
seasons with your child.
Ask the following kinds of lovely long
questions: What day is it
today? What day was it weekend
yesterday? What day comes
after/before/between etc. everyone!
What season is it? What
month are we in? When is
your birthday? On what date
does it fall? Stay Safe!
* Ask your child to write
their name
English
Poem: The Butterfly
Reading:
Can it Fit?
Today your child will be
reading -it words.
Please remember to pause
this video as you go along,
allowing your child to read
each sentence first.

Tricky Words:
New word: are
Please revise I, the, he, she, me,
we, be, was, to, do
Writing:
Just Phonics: pg. 34
Read each word. Ring the correct
picture.
Maths
*Ask your child to write the
numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5
Ask them to count to 5/10/20
Workbook: Page 106
Discussion re. Days of the Week
Name the days of the week, what
comes before/after/between
etc. What is your favourite day?
What is the weekend? How many
days are in the weekend? Can you
name them? What is a Bank
Holiday?
The 7 Days of the Week Song
https://youtu.be/3tx0rvuXIRg
Tricky Words:
New word: all
Please revise I, the, he, she,
me, we, be, was, to, do, are
Writing:
Just Phonics: pg. 35
Match each word to the
correct picture
Maths
*Ask your child to write the
numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5
Ask them to count to
5/10/20
Workbook: Page 107
Similar questions to yesterday
The 7 Days of the Week Song
https://youtu.be/3tx0rvuXIR
g altogether?
Tricky Words:
Please revise the following 12 Tricky Words:
Tricky Words Please revise the following
12 Tricky Words
I, the, he, she, me, we, be, was,
to, do, are, all I, the, he, she, me, we, be,
was, to, do, are, all
Writing:
Just Phonics: pg. 50 Phonics:
Read each word. Colour the The er sound
correct picture in each row. https://youtu.be/mMelnjj0X
xM
Jolly Phonics: pg. 39 ‘er’
Maths
Maths
*Ask your child to write the
numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5 *Ask your child to write
the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5
Ask them to count to 5/10/20
Ask them to count to
Workbook: Page 108 5/10/20
Using concrete materials Workbook: Page 109
provide your child with
opportunities to add. Similar activities to
e.g. yesterday
Take out 3 pieces of Lego. Now
add 2 more pieces to this set.
How many pieces have you
Try to use the following words:
count, add, write, combine, join,
make, set, 1,2,3,4,5

Gaeilge
Don’t forget to view the TG4
Home School Timetable. Daily
Irish lessons available on TG4
at 10am
Ag Siopadóireacht
Foclóir:
siopa milseán: sweet shop
cheannaigh mé: I bought
airgead: money
criospaí: crisps
líreacán: lollipop
milseáin: sweets
seacláid: chocolate
d’ith mé: I ate
Phrasaí:
Cheannaigh mé: I bought
D’ith mé: I ate
Dán: An Siopa Milseán
Bhí mé ag an siopa
An siopa milseán.
Cheannaigh me criospaí
Agus líreacán
D’ith mé na criospaí
Thaitin said liom.
D’ith mé an líreacán
Ium, ium, ium!
Gaeilge
Gaeilge Gaeilge
Don’t forget to view the TG4
Don’t forget to view the TG4 Home School Timetable. Daily Don’t forget to view the
Home School Timetable. Irish lessons available on TG4 TG4 Home School
Daily Irish lessons available at 10am Timetable. Daily Irish
on TG4 at 10am lessons available on TG4 at
10am
Ag Siopadóireacht
Ag Siopadóireacht Ag Siopadóireacht
Dán: An Siopa Milseán
Dán: An Siopa Milseán Dán: An Siopa Milseán
Please revise previously learned
Foclóir: words and phrases with the Please revise new vocab and
úll: apple children phrases learned during the
oráiste: orange week.
arán: bread New words for today:
im: butter An Siopa Bia: The Food Shop New word for today:
bainne: milk An Siopa Bréagán: The Toy bád = boat
subh: jam Shop
An Siopa Eadaí: The Clothes
Shop New Phrases
Phrasaí: Rith Teidí (Mamaí, Daidí, mé,
Céard ba mhaith leat? What New Phrases: sé, sí) isteach sa siopa:
would you like? Téigh go dtí………go to the Teddy ran into the shop
Ba mhaith liom: I would like Agus ceannaigh……..and buy
Tabhair dom: Give me Cheannaigh sé (mé, sí, Mamaí,
Cheannaigh mé: I bought Daidí): He bought
D’ith mé: I ate Bua na Cainte A
Complete page 40 Bhí sé an sásta: He was very
happy
Bua na Cainte A
Complete page 39 Bua na Cainte A
Complete page 41

Religion
May is the month of Mary.
Please pray the Hail Mary.
Grow In Love
Veritas Ireland have given FREE
access to the Grow in Love
website. You may login on
www.growinlove.ie with the
following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Our class are following the
Junior Infant programme.
If you choose to login, please go
to Theme 8: Water
Lesson 2: Welcomed with Waterl!
Pages 48+49 can also be
completed in your child’s
workbook.
*Please remember this work is
entirely optional
Religion
May is the month of Mary.
Please pray the Hail Mary. If
you haven’t already done so,
you might like to make a simple
May altar with your child.
Grow In Love
Veritas Ireland have given
FREE access to the Grow in
Love website. You may login on
www.growinlove.ie with the
following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Our class are following the
Junior Infant programme.
If you choose to login, please
go to Theme 8: Water
Lesson 2: Welcomed with
Water
Pages 48+49 can also be
completed in your child’s
workbook.
Seesaw activity
Religion
May is the month of Mary.
Please pray the Hail Mary.
Grow In Love
Veritas Ireland have given FREE
access to the Grow in Love
website. You may login on
www.growinlove.ie with the
following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Our class are following the
Junior Infant programme.
If you choose to login, please go
to Theme 8: Water
Lesson 2: Welcomed with Water
Pages 48+49 can also be
completed in your child’s
workbook.
Religion
May is the month of Mary.
Please pray the Hail Mary.
Grow In Love
Veritas Ireland have given
FREE access to the Grow in
Love website. You may login
on www.growinlove.ie with the
following details:
Email: trial@growinlove.ie
Password: growinlove
Our class are following the
Junior Infant programme.
If you choose to login, please
go to Theme 8: Water
Lesson 2: Welcomed with
Water
Pages 48+49 can also be
completed in your child’s
workbook.
Seesaw activity
Everyday activities:
1. Please make sure that your child writes their full name each day.
2. Sound book: Go over all sounds in sound book
3. Sound bag: Make some CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words from the sounds in the sound bag. You can call out words that can be written
on paper/ whiteboards/ using sounds from the sound bag

*Other activities for the week!

EXTRA MATHS
Extra Maths pages are available in the Home/School Links book ‘Look Out Teddy’ activity book and ‘All Write Now’
Page 33: Days of the Week handwriting book may be completed by your child if
Page 34: Days of the Week they have any free time
Page 35: Add

P.E.
Please ensure that your child exercises for at least 30 minutes each day. You’re all probably well familiar by now with The Body Coach workouts
on YouTube, Go Noodle, Just Dance etc.
Cosmic Kids Yoga is also another nice one to try out.

SPHE
Topic for this week: Growing and Changing

As I grow I change
Have a little chat with your child about growing and changing.
-Identify some of the factors that promote growth: food, love, warmth, exercise, rest, sleep etc.
-Realise that growth and change are part of the process of life and are unique to each individual
Physical: increase in shoe size, need to cut hair and nails frequently etc.
Social: interacting with others, sharing, arguing, talking, playing together
Intellectual: drawing, writing, reading, questioning, things I can do for myself
Spiritual: fostering wonder and imagination through the senses, beginning to reflect, availing of quiet time
Talk to your child about responsibility and how taking responsibility for himself/herself and others increases as he/she grows older

S.E.S.E

The Butterfly

This week we are learning all about the butterfly and its lifecycle.

Some nice stories to introduce this topic:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
https://youtu.be/75NQK-Sm1YY

The Cautious Caterpillar (linked on our class page)

Introduce the children to the following words:

Eggs
Caterpillar
Chrysalis
Butterfly

I have attached many useful resources to our class webpage…….powerpoints, cut and paste activities, colouring pages etc. Please check them out!

ART
Some ideas:
-Design your own butterfly
-Butterfly Origami https://youtu.be/qmPTMNBIz0o
- Handprint Butterfly https://youtu.be/HIt4ITyMiy0

I have linked colouring pages and other helpful pages on the school website

I would love to see your creations on Seesaw