Dear Parents,

 

Thank you for returning the library cards. We visited the local library last Thursday and the children read a book with their reading buddies in Room 16 (4^th Class). Our Musical Oliver is now just a week away. The children of Room 10 will be performing on Tuesday 24^th of March at 7pm. I forgot to give out most of the homework folder on last Thursday so children will finish their reader this Monday and get a new one on Wednesday this week.

Aistear Theme – The Building Site.

Included in the homework this week is a vocabulary sheet on tools and buildings. Please ask your children what each picture is and

Who might use that tool (Tools)? or Where would you see that building? (Buildings)

This week we will be continuing to learn how to read the names of the children in the class, learn about left/right and 1^st/2^nd/3^rd/last and talk about St. Patrick.

Thanks

Mr Gleeson

 

Monday: Word Wallet (children’s names) Maths Handout p77 English: Write 1-3 sentences from word list 3 - make sure to use a pencil. Reader: Little book. Discuss and fill out reading log.

Wednesday: Word Wallet Maths: Maths Handout p80 top half English: Write another 1-3 sentences from word list 3 Reader: Little book. Discuss and read. Tools Vocabulary sheet.   Thursday: Word Wallet Maths: Maths Handout p80 – finish English: All Write Now p9 Reader: Little book. Discuss and fill out reading log. Buildings Vocabulary sheet.

Reminders

Homework

On Mondays I will give you a note in the homework folder with the homework for the week. It will also let you know some of the things we are doing in class. Homework will usually tie into what we are doing in class that week.

Readers

I will give out 2 readers per week. Please read the story together on both nights, and then fill out the reading log on the second night. The reading log can be kept in the homework folder.

Aistear

The children will be given time to creatively play using a given theme. Our first theme is the “The Building Site”. If you have some items at home that would help us play please send them in. We will return them in a few weeks when we move on to another theme.

PE

Our PE days are Mondays and Thursdays so children can wear their tracksuits on those days.

Lunches

If children don’t eat something I will send that home so you will know. If you want to change your child’s lunch order then drop me a note in the homework folder. You can view your child’s current lunch order on our class website. It’s the link on the left hand side called “School Lunches”.

Questions

If there are any questions please ask. If you can’t make it into the school my email is vincent.gleeson@stannesps.ie for any questions. I usually check that every day.

 

 

 

Jolly Phonics 42 sounds in order with a sample word.

Jolly Phonics Activities – for each sound up to “sh” – as in shoe

1.     Children make the sound and show you the action. (e.g. a, a, a ants on my arm)

2.    Ask the children for a word or words starting or containing that sound. (ant, apple, Alice, etc)

 

Word Wallet – Red words

 

Dan Q	Jasmine	Jim	Serena	Jimmy
Luke	Sherina	DD	Andrew	Karina
Mick	Annareika	Julie	Clifford	Danny
Peter	Darragh	Josh	Monique	Dan S
Mariah	Emma	Helen	Talyana	Dan O