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Hi everyone! Please find a selection of work below to choose from for this week. It is hard to believe we are into the last week of May already! I am so impressed with the commitment to following the work from home and as ever want to sincerely thank you all for the superb efforts. I know it is not easy to keep the motivation going .This week alone I have seen some superb sentences, lovely summer artwork including terrific beach scenes , an amazing chalk masterpiece and some fantastic baking including a plaited currant loaf and one delicious birthday cake!

This week Ms.Gleeson has sent a Kahoot survey for parents to complete in lieu of one day’s work. The link is included in a text sent to parents.

A reminder if you would like to send any of the work below or any of your own activities school-based or otherwise which you have completed at this time you

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are more than welcome to send it to castlejordan.school@gmail.com. If you would like a phone call or

e-mail please let us know and we will arrange.Best wishes for a safe week ahead

Day 1 : Literacy:

-Rhyme of the week: ‘This Old Man ’ https://safeYouTube.net/w/5AdF -Can you make up your own version of this rhyme changing the last word in each verse so for example instead of ‘..he played one, he played knick - knack on my thumb ‘ I might change it to ‘…he played knick- knack on my drum’

-Sound of the week: https://vimeo.com/106231366 (Jolly Phonics songs –Please revise all)

This week we are going to learn the digraph ‘wh’ (which is a combination of two letters representing one sound. Individually ‘w’ and ‘h’ make their regular sound . When these letters come together they make a new sound. https://safeYouTube.net/w/wLdF (Chant along with the ‘wh’ song)https://safeYouTube.net/w/rIdF (Ping Fong )

-Reader: ‘Little Zack’ (Supplementary reader – no new words )(Pages 1-6) On Folens website. Open the e-book it will read it aloud if your child would like to hear it being read first before attempting to read themselves (or see link below)

-Story: https://safeYouTube.net/w/PrhF (Listen to ‘The Grouchy Ladybug’ by Eric Carle)

-Wordlist 28 : New words are: win, yes, yet, yop, yum. Blend sounds together and say the words. Can you write these words inside the rainbow using different colours. You can draw a rainbow or print off this template: https://www.firstpalette.com/pdf/rainbow2.pdf

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Numeracy:This week we are revising combining numbers and that when we add zero to a number the answer is always the other number Today we are looking at the various ways to reach the answer three. Sometimes this is called the ‘story of 3’ or the number bonds of 3https://safeYouTube.net/w/BJ8F (Number bonds song)

Maths Book Page 86 ( Combining to three ) https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/T-GO-01-number-bonds-1-to-10 (This is a game which might be difficult at first. A number is given. Your child needs to find the number to add to that number to make 10. This might be revisited during the week as revision of basic sums. )

Gaeilge/Visual Arts: https://safeYouTube.net/w/0dYG -Today we are going to revise the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We covered this a few weeks ago but this is our class programme version. Today’s story tells the story of Mící, Martaí and Murtaí Pig)(Na Trí Mhuc )-D’éirigh Mící, Martaí agus Murtaí go luath ar maidin (They woke early)-Chuaigh said amach ag obair (They went out to work)-Rinne Micí Muc teach beag tuí (Micí made a house of straw)-Rinne Martaí Muc teach beag adhmaid (Martaí made a house of wood)-Rinne Murtaí Muc teach beag brící (Murtaí made a house of bricks)-Tháining an mac tíre mór gránna go dtí an teach beag tuí/adhmaide. Lig isteach mé .Lig isteach mé mo chara mo chroí. Lig isteach mé a haon, a dó, a trí. (The big, ugly wolf came to the house of straw/wood:’ Let me in, Let me in, My lovely friend, Let me in ,one, two, three’)-‘Ní ligfidh mé isteach tú nó íosfaidh tú me’ (I won’t let you in or you will eat

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me)-‘Huff, huff, huff agus Puff, puff, puff. Shéid sé agus shéid sé agus shéid sé arís. Leag an teach tuí/adhmaide. (He huffed and he puffed and he blew their houses down)-Rith Micí agus Martaí go dtí teach Murtaí (They ran to Murtaí’s house)-Shéid sé agus shéid sé ach níor leag an teach beag brící-Chuaigh an mac tíre suas ar an díon (The wolf climbed up on the roof)-Chuaigh sé síos an simléar (He went down the chimney)-Ach bhí na trí mhuc beaga réidh dó. Bhí pota mór uisce ar an tine (The three little pigs were ready for him. They had a big pot of water on the fire)-Thit an mac tíre isteach san uisce (The wolf fell into the water)-ó,ó,ó, ú,ú,u arsa an mac tíre gránna agus rith sé síos an bóthar (Ouch said Mr.Wolf and ran off down the road)-Bhí áthas ar na trí mhuc bheaga. ‘Ní maith linn an mac tíre mar tá sé gránna agus dána, dána, dána.’(The three pigs were happy. We don’t like the bad wolf. He is ugly and bad, bad, bad.) - D’fhan Micí, Martaí agus Murtaí ina gconaí sa teach beag bricí go deo. (And they all lived happily ever after in Murtaí’s house forever) -Can you draw Micí, Martaí and Murtaí and write their names beside them or draw what you would make your ideal house from (Maybe milseáin (sweets) agus seacláíd (chocolate)!!!!!)If you like you might enjoy printing off some of the following :https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-518-the-3-little-pigs-stick-puppets (lollipop sticks puppets)https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/the-three-little-pigs-cutting-skills-activity-t-tp-2549076

Physical Activity: https://safeYouTube.net/w/B AJF (Show us your best foxy moves!!!)

Day 2: Literacy:

-Phonics : Revision work of sh, ch, th, wh: https://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/games/ch_sh_wh_th_sounds.jsp (Game)

-Phonics Book: Page 78 (Word Families- Colour the endings)

-Small Handwriting Book: (Revision page of i, l, t, b, p, k )

-Reader: Continue ‘Little Zack’ Pages 7 -12

-Wordlist 28: Sentences to read and/or write:They will win the match. /’Yes, I like it’, said the man. /’Are we there yet?’. / I like to drink yop. /’Yum, yum’, said the girl.

-Can you read sentence one in a robot voice -Can you read sentence two in a witch’s voice - Can you read sentence three in a whispered voice -Can you read sentence four in an angry voice -Can you read sentence five in a squeaky voice

Gaeilge/Visual Art:

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-Today we will learn the name for some modes of transport ‘as gaeilge’:https://safeYouTube.net/w/ulBF Carr (car), gluaisrothar (motorbike), roicéad (rocket), traein (train), bus (bus), eitleán (aeroplane), leoraí (lorry), bád (boat), rothar (bike), tarracóir (tractor), otharcharr (ambulance), scútar (scooter), héileacaptar(helicopter), long (ship)

-Can you sort the vehicles into those that travel ar an mbóthar (on the road), san aer (in the air) and in the water (san uisce). You could try use your simple Irish phrases such as ‘Feicim bád san uisce’, ‘Feicim carr ar an mbóthar’, Feicim roicéad san aer’

Numeracy:- Today we want to look at the various ways that we can make 4https://safeYouTube.net/w/DmAF

- Maths Book (Page 87)

Song: https://safeYouTube.net/w/ipCF (Just for fun! Now that you know all your letters try to sing them in reverse order. Ask mum or dad to do it first as it should be no problem for them at this stage !!!)

S.E.S.E.: This week’s topic is the lifecycle of the ladybird:

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Ladybird Facts: A ladybird is an insect. It is a small, round, flying beetle It hibernates in winter and comes out in spring Not all ladybirds are ladies –some are female and some are male! A ladybird has 6 legs It has 2 antennae, which allow it to touch, taste and smell It uses its two front legs to clean its head and antennae It has black spots on its body Its coloured, spotted body is really a shell that protects two pairs

of delicate wings Ladybirds eat aphids (greenfly)

The female lays her eggs on the underside of a leaf, near aphids so that her babies will have food to eat when they

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hatch in batches of 40 . Eggs are a yellow or orange colour and usually hatch within 4 to 10 days

 The next stage is known as a larva . A larva sheds its skin four times over a 3-6 week period, before attaching itself to a leaf or stem and becoming a pupa.

A pupa: The pupal stage lasts two weeks. He is inside his sleeping bag changing his appearance. This is called metamorphosis.

Ladybird: All ladybirds emerge bright yellow and over the next few hours the distinctive colours and patterns develop

https://safeYouTube.net/w/rBCF (Short clip about the ladybird) https://safeYouTube.net/w/1DCF (Five Little Ladybirds song)

- Can you draw your favourite ladybird or if you would like to print off a lifecycle and stick the pictures in the correct places https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-1084-ladybird-life-cycle-word-mat

Outdoor Messy Activity: Perhaps you would like to try some giant bubble games on a sunny day. https://safeYouTube.net/w/yVXG (Simple demonstration of bubbles and wand )

What you need to do: Using a large bowl or pan, slowly mix the ingredients together. Let it sit for at least 3 hours for best results.

For easy bubble liquid you will need

6 cups water 1/2 cup washing up liquid 2 tablespoons glycerin (usually found in chemists or the baking aisle in

supermarkets)

or 4 cups (950 mL) of warm water 1/2 cup (115 g) of granulated sugar 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) of washing up liquid (Fairy/quality best)

For a super bubble solution 6 cups (1,400 mL) of water 1/2 cup (65 g) of cornstarch 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) washing up liquid 1 tablespoon (12.5 g) of baking powder 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of glycerin or corn syrup

Food colouring can also be added for a bit of colour.Wands can be made from lots of items from pipe cleaners, old bottles, clothes hangers, straws, sticks, hula hoops etc.

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OrCan you make a picture for me using only items you find outside e.g. stones, sticks, leaves, flowers

Music: https://safeYouTube.net/w/sqhF (Would you like to dance along to Meghan Trainor’s ‘Better when I’m dancing’ song. Show us your best hip-hop moves !

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Day 3: Literacy:

-Written Activity: Can you write 5 or 6 lines telling us about this picture and what ice-cream you would like to order. Here are some words which might help:children ice-cream cone sprinkles flake strawberry chocolate mint vanilla Some sentences might start with :I see ….They are ……My favourite is ……It looks ……

-Reader: Continue ‘Little Zack’ Pages 13 -16

-Wordlist 28: Revise words and sentences

- Phonics: We see the letters wh at the beginning of the question words : Who, What, When, Where, Why (also Which)https://safeYouTube.net/w/WSYF (Song about question words)-Answer these questions:‘Who is the tallest in your family?’‘What is your favourite drink?’‘When is your birthday?’‘Where is your school?’‘Why do people wear sunglasses?’-Can you write two questions that you would like to ask your favourite superhero or princess?

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Numeracy: Today we are looking at sums that make 5:https://safeYouTube.net/w/p9AF -Maths Book (Page 88)

Gaeilge: https://safeYouTube.net/w/QcYG -Again we are revising this story (different version) ‘Cinnín Óir agus na Trí Bhéar’ (Goldilocks and the three bears)Fadó, fadó bhí teach beag álainn ag na trí bhéar. (Long ago the 3 bears had a lovely little house)Rinne Mamaí béar leite . ( Mammy Bear made porridge)Chuir Mamaí an leite I dtrí bhabhla, babhla mór, babhla réasúnta mór, agus babhla beag. (Mum put the porridge in three bowls – a big bowl, a medium-sized bowl and a small bowl)Bhí an leite an-te. (The porridge was very hot)Chuaigh Mamaí Béar, Daidí Béar agus Baibín Béar amach ag súil. (The bears went out walking.)Bhí Cinnín Óir ag súgradh sa choill. (Goldilocks was playing in the woods)Chonaic sí an teach beag alainn. (She saw a lovely little house)D’oscail sí an doras agus shúil sí isteach. (She closed the door and walked inside)Chonaic sí trí bhabhla ar an mbord. (She saw three bowls on the table)Bhlais sí an leite sa bhabla mór/réasúnta mór (She tasted the porridge in the big/medium bowl)‘Ní maith liom an leite seo’ (I don’t like porridge)Ansin bhlais sí an leite a bhí sa bhabhla beag (Then she tasted the porridge in the small bowl)‘Mmmm, Is maith liom an leite sa bhabhla seo’ arsa an Cinnín Óir. D’ith sí an leite go léir. Tá an leite seo go hálainn (‘I like this one’, said Goldilocks. She ate it all. The porridge is lovely.)Chonaic Cinnín Óir trí chathaoir sa chistin (Goldilocks saw three chairs in the kitchen)Shuigh Cinnín Óir ar an gcathaoir mhór/réasúnta mór (She sat on the big/medium chair)‘Ní maith liom an chathaoir seo’ (I don’t like this chair)Ansin shuigh Cinnín Óir ar an gcathaoir bheag. ‘Is maith liom an cathaoir seo’ arsa Cinnín Óir. Tá an chathaoir seo go hálainn. (Then she sat on the little chair. ‘I like this chair,’ she said. This chair is lovely.’)Ach go tobann, bhris an chathaoir. Thit Cinnín Oir ar an úrlár (Suddenly the chair broke. Goldilocks fell on the floor)Chuaigh Cinnín Oir isteach sa seomra codlata. (Goldilocks went into the bedroom)Chonaic sí trí leaba. (She found three beds)Luigh sí síos ar an leaba mór/réasúnta mór. (She lay down on the big/medium-sized bed)‘Ní maith liom an leaba seo, ‘ arsa an Cinnín Óir. (‘I don’t like this bed,’ she said.)Luigh sí síos ar an leaba beag. ‘Is maith liom an leaba seo, ‘arsa an Cinnín Óir. ‘Tá an leaba seo go hálainn. (She lay down on the small bed. ‘I like this bed,’ said Goldilocks.It is lovely’.

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Thit sí ina codladh go sámh. (She fell sound asleep)Tháinig na trí bhéar abhaile .Chuaigh said isteach sa teach.(The three bears came home. They went inside.)‘Cé a d’ith mo leite?’ arsa Daidí/Mamaí/Baibín Béar (‘Who ate my porridge?’, said Daddy, Mammy and Baby Bear)‘Féach , cé a bhris mo chathaoir?’ arsa Baibín Béar . Thosaigh sé ag caoineadh. (‘Who broke my chair?’, asked Baby Bear. He started crying.Chuaigh na trí bhéar isteach sa seomra codlata. ‘Cé a bhí i mo leaba?’, arsa Daidí/Mamaí Béar. (The three bears went into the bedroom. ‘Who has been in my bed?’ asked Daddy and Mammy Bear‘Ce atá I mo leaba anois?’, arsa Baibín Béar. (‘Who is in my bed now?’, asked Baby Bear)Dhúisigh Cinnín Óir. Chonaic sí na trí bhéar. Léim sí amach as an leaba. Rith sí abhaile go tapa. (Goldilocks woke up. She saw the three bears. She jumped out of bed. She ran home quickly) Here is an optional sorting activity : Can you sort into Mór (Big), Réasúnta mór (Medium-size) and Beag (Small)https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-11066-goldilocks-and-the-three-bears-size-sorting-activity

Story: https://safeYouTube.net/w/jidE (The Hare and the Tortoise) -What did you learn from this story?-Can you draw a comic strip (page broke into 3 sections under headings First / Then / Last showing what happened in the story e.g. First the tortoise challenged the hare to a race etc

A baby hare is called a leveret

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A baby tortoise is called a hatchling.

Oral Language: https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/hangman/ Children might enjoy a game of hangman (Choose the category: Colours as the rest are quite difficult. It might be easy to have the names written on a page in front as a guide –red, yellow, black, orange, purple, blue, green, white, grey, brown)

Here are some puzzles for you to solve! (Answers at bottom of page under reader link):

1. Riddle: What begins with an E but only has one letter?2. Riddle: What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?3. Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?

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4. Riddle: What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?5. Riddle: What becomes wetter the more it dries?6. Riddle: What has hands but doesn’t clap?7. Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it?8. Riddle: What goes up but never comes back down?9. Riddle:  What has a neck but no head?10. Riddle: What

is full of holes but still holds water?

Day 4 : Literacy:

-Phonics : https://safeYouTube.net/w/egYG (ch,sh,th,wh song)Book: Page 79 (Read, circle and colour)-Wordlist 28: Revise words and sentences

-Reader: Revise ‘Little Zack’

Numeracy: - Messy Activity: Can you make the numbers 1 to 5 in sand/salt/shaving foam or even paint - Maths (Page 89)

Gaeilge: Listen again to the stories of The three Pigs and The Three Bears

Religion: -Grow In Love Programme/Seasonal Lessons: Summer-Watch video about summer and answer the questions : ‘Which picture is your favourite? Why?’, ’Which of the things in the video have you done before?’, ‘What would it be like if it was sunny all of the time ?’, ‘What kinds of things would you like?’, ‘Is there anything you would miss?’-Say the following poem and prayer

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-You might like to try the art activity suggested on line making a summer sun

Workbook: Page 53: Draw things which you are thankful for e.g. summer, families, your dog, pizza

P.E.: This is an introduction to gymnastics lessons. If you don’t have a hoop at home you could draw a circle with chalk or arrange some clothes in a circular shape. Likewise maybe a sweeping brush or two ties stretched out might replace a rope if not to hand

https://pssi.pdst.ie/pdf/gym/gym_a_1.pdf https://pssi.pdst.ie/pdf/gym/gym_a_2.pdf

Drama: As part of Aistear theme on summer infants are encouraged to role play informally in whatever way possible and to use language related to summer themes. This week your child might like to think about the sea and the underwater sea creaturesTwinkl has a huge amount of resources to support this. Here are some ideas you might

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like to pick and choose from.

Can you spot any of these creatures in this short video below: https://safeYouTube.net/w/4yUF

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Physical Activity: https://safeYouTube.net/w/0iSF (Try out some yoga poses based on sea creatures)

Gaeilge videos :

‘Na Trí Mhuc’ (Monday) https://safeYouTube.net/w/0dYG ‘Cinnín Óir agus na trí Bhéar (Wednesday) https://safeYouTube.net/w/QcYG

Reader:

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‘Little Zack’ https://safeYouTube.net/w/jeZG (Junior Infant Reader) Riddle answers:

1. Envelope2. Trouble3. A cold4. Teapot5. Towel6. Clock7. Egg8. Age9. Bottle10.Sponge

Additional Optional Work :

If Twinkl is an option for you to view and download , they are providing a daily schedule of work to keep your child engaged if they require a little extra work. As this is updated daily, this week I will put up the links to last week’s days. Lots of this work can be just worked through orally or copied onto paper to save printing.

Extra work :DAY 1: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-monday-18th-may-t-tp-2549869DAY 2: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-tuesday-19th-may-t-tp-2549874DAY 3: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-wednesday-20th-may-t-tp-2549875DAY 4: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-thursday-21st-may-t-tp-2549881DAY 5: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-friday-22nd-may-t-tp-2549882

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Daily school continues each day on RTE between 11-12 a.m. (This is geared for first to sixth classes but may be of interest to some!)

Tg 4 (Gaeilge version of school at home) at 10am will contain some subjects suitable for younger ages . The Irish word for infants is Naíonáin and your child might recognise some of the Gaeilge topic

The theme being explored by the teachers on Cúla4 ar Scoil this week is ‘At Home’. Caitríona will interview the wolf from the story The Three Little Pigs and rewrite the story from the wolf’s perspective. He isn’t the baddie in the story at all, who would have known?! In the history lesson, Caitríona will teach sequences by putting pictures from this and other stories in the correct order. Materials used to build houses will be explored in the science lesson and in the music lesson, Caitríona creates graphic symbols of household sounds and uses them to make music.   

After Fiachra the auctioneer (teacher in role) shows us various homes from around the country, we learn how to describe our own home to entice people to buy it. In the art lesson, Fiachra builds the bedroom of his dreams by using recycled materials from the home.

In the geography lesson, Fiachra looks at homes from around the globe and explores one of the major issues of our community at the moment ‘Homelessness’ in the SPHE lesson.

In the maths lesson both teachers will help us identify and expand patterns. Fiachra will explore the rules and properties of sequences in

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numbers.

Sites:

To open links click open hyperlink or copy and paste into google

CJ Fallon: CJ Fallon.ie (See Important covid notice: press click and this will bring you directly to resources, select primary and junior or senior infants)

Folens : Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register Select TeacherFill in a username, email and passwordFor Roll Number use the code:  Prim20 for primary book resources

Grow In Love: Grow in Love.ie . It will ask you to enter email: trial@growinlove.ie and password: growinlove ) Go to Junior Infants book

Twinkl have also extended their free sign up to resource for the next month if you have not yet joined and would like to do so.

Step 1: Go to www.twinkl.ie/offerStep 2: Enter  IRLTWINKLHELPS  if you have not yet been given a code or to ‘Already a member?’ (Type in offer code)