Homework 23rd - 27th October 2017

Hi everyone,

Thank you SO much for the very high standard of homework. The theme we are focusing on at the moment in school is 'My local area'. In all subjects we are exploring community helpers and places of work, as well as ways to look after our environment. In Aistear this week the role-play area will turn into a post office. Last week we went on a nature walk to Father Collins Park and collcted 'signs' of Autumn. Homework for the week is as follows:

Monday: ‘p’ worksheet 

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘p’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘p’ song we learnt in school today. (Link below.) As you sing, practice the action for ‘p’.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJlPKm1Hbl8

  4. Learn to recognise our tricky word of the week ‘she’.  (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words.)

Tuesday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 5- ‘p’

1.     Practice writing ‘p’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘p’ underneath.

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘p’ song and do the action.

4.     Practice our tricky word of the week ‘she’.  (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Wednesday: ‘n’ worksheet 

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘n’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘n’ song we learnt in school today. (Link below) As you sing, practice the action for ‘n’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SkJfIVSXg

4.     Keep practicing our tricky word of the week ‘she’. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Thursday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 6 - ‘n’

1.     Practice writing ‘n’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘n’ underneath.

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘n’ song and do the action.

4.     Tricky word of the week ‘she’. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

If you have any questions please get in touch.

belmayneetjulie@gmail.com

Have a nice day, 

Julie :-)

No Homework

Hi everyone,

No homework this week due to the short week! :-) Hope you all enjoyed the extra long weekend!

Homework 9th - 13th October 2017

^{*** We please ask that you follow this homework plan night by night and do not skip ahead/ swap activites for different nights. In school this week we will cover ‘t’ on Monday and Tuesday and ‘i’ on Wednesday and Thursday.}

Monday: ‘t’ worksheet (with tennis racket)

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘t’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture of the tennis racket.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘t’ song we learnt in school today. As you sing, practice the action for ‘t’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_KvU5oc9Q

4.     Learn to recognise our tricky word of the week ‘he’. Revise 'the'. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words.)

Tuesday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 3 - ‘t’

1.     Practice writing ‘t’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘t’ underneath.

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘t’ song and do the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_KvU5oc9Q

4.     Practice our tricky word of the week ‘he’. Revise 'the'.  (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Wednesday: ‘i’ worksheet (with Inky the mouse)

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘i’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture of the Inky the mouse.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘i’ song we learnt in school today. As you sing, practice the action for ‘i’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7GuPnhElJs

4.     Keep practicing our tricky word of the week ‘he’. Revise 'the'. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Thursday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 4 - ‘i’

1.     Practice writing ‘i’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘i’ underneath. 

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘i’ song and do the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7GuPnhElJs

4.     Tricky word of the week ‘he’. Revise 'the'. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

A little update...

Can you believe, this is our second month in school?? Time really is flying by!

For your information, our P.E. days will be Monday and Thursday. Also, the class rep this year is Aislinn’s mom Erika. I will link in with Erika if I have a request/ want to send out information to the whole class. If you want someone’s contact details for a birthday party invitation/ playdate etc. you can contact Erika as she has a class list. Her email address is erika.ohealai@gmail.com

On Monday, we started a new theme for this fortnight - My School. We will be learning all about school life here in Belmayne ETNS and who the other teachers and staff are. We will also be taking a closer look at the school building and the materials it is made from. As we have lots of friends in school we will also be starting our SPHE programme called 'You Can Do It'. We are starting with the lessons about 'Getting Along'.

In September, our theme was ‘Myself and My Family’. The children were learning all about the 'Home' in Aistear and they talked lots about themselves, their families, their homes. Here are some pictures from Aistear. The role-play area was a home; For construction they built houses from Lego; In Small World they played ‘families’ with a doll’s house, community map, little people and cars; For playdough and sand they made ‘meals’ for families. Aistear is great for developing their social, emotional, communication and language skills. The love it and look forward to it every day :-)

Parents Evening Powerpoint

Homework Week October 2nd - October 6th 2017

^{*** We please ask that you follow this homework plan night by night and do not skip ahead/ swap activites for different nights. In school this week we will cover ‘s’ on Monday and Tuesday and ‘a’ on Wednesday and Thursday.}

Monday: ‘s’ worksheet (with snake)

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘s’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture of the snake.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘s’ song we learnt in school today. As you sing, practice the action for ‘s’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybiJTZNLvTI

4.     Learn to recognise our tricky word of the week ‘the’.  (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words.)

Tuesday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 1 - ‘s’

1.     Practice writing ‘s’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘s’ underneath.

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘s’ song and do the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybiJTZNLvTI

4.     Practice our tricky word of the week ‘the’.  (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Wednesday: ‘a’ worksheet (with ant)

1.     Practice the letter formation for ‘a’ using the short chant to help. Please form good habits early by using the correct pencil grip. Thanks!

2.     Colour the picture of the ant.

3.     Listen to and sing the Jolly Phonics ‘a’ song we learnt in school today. As you sing, practice the action for ‘a’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mVER0qQ6Q0

4.     Keep practicing our tricky word of the week ‘the’. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)

Thursday: My Sounds Booklet pg. 2 - ‘a’

1.     Practice writing ‘a’ at the top.

2.     Draw or stick in pictures from a magazine/ newspaper that start with ‘a’ underneath.

3.     Sing the Jolly Phonics ‘a’ song and do the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mVER0qQ6Q0

4.     Tricky word of the week ‘the’. (See homework helpers sheet – Tricky Words)