Dear Parents,
Thank you for sending
in the €4 for the Gymnastics. That will continue on Thursdays. We now have many
tools for our class building site. Please ensure that the children are getting
a healthy lunch each day. One treat is allowed on a Friday.
Word Wallet activities.
Jolly Phonics – We are learning the alternative ways to
spell some of the sounds /y/ (sunny), /ea/, /igh/, /ow/ (snow), /ew/, /ir/,
/ur/, /au/, /aw/, /al/, /oy/, /ow/ (cow)
This week we
are working on the “ee” sound but spelt as /ea/.
Please get the
children to make up the following words. 3 per night
leaf, beans,
cheap, clean, east, season, please, mean, heater, leader, neat and cream
Tricky Word activities. – Children will continue learning/revising
the Tricky Words. We are on the red List 4 now. See the Tricky words prezi on
our class website. We use this in class to practice.
1.
Match
the coloured card to its place on the white card. (Place the “they” on top of
the white “they”)
2.
Say
the word.
3.
Ask
the children for a sentence with at least 2 tricky word in it. (Who saw that they were lost.)
We are learning the names of
various buildings this week. This will tie in with our Aistear theme. 1St
Class are learning tens and units. There are 2 more online Studyladder
activities to complete if possible.
Thanks
Mr. Gleeson.
Homework Monday – Thursday
Bookworm club
reader and Word Wallet
Seniors – Planet
Maths p15-18 (1 page per night)
Jolly Phonics Workbook 2 p23 & p24 (½page
each night)
Name buildings on buildings handout
1st
Class – Maths Handout (½page each
night)
Tricky Word Sentences – See Handout List 6
– 2 sentences per night.
Spellings – words in spelling copy.
Tables p11 -2
Our religion
workbook “Grow In Love” has a home activity each week. P27 God’s greatest gift.
Jolly Phonics 42 sounds in order with a sample
word.
|
s
snake
|
a
apple
|
t
tennis
|
i
ink
|
p
pig J
|
n
net J
|
|
c k
car king
|
e
egg
|
h
hop
|
r
rug
|
m
map
|
d
dog J
|
|
g
go
|
o
on
|
u
up J
|
l
lick
|
f
fish
|
b
ball J
|
|
ai
rain
|
j
jug
|
oa
boat
|
ie
pie
|
ee
sleep
|
or
fork
|
|
z
zebra
|
w
wet J
|
ng
strong
|
v
van
|
oo
book
|
oo
moon
|
|
y
yellow
|
x
box
|
ch
chat
|
sh
shoe
|
th
this
|
th
thin
|
|
qu
queen
|
ou
cloud
|
oi
oil
|
ue
rescue
|
er
mixer
|
ar
arm
|
Tricky
Words (List 4)
|
were
|
because
|
want
|
their
|
put
|
|
could
|
should
|
would
|
right
|
two
|
|
four
|
mother
|
does
|
made
|
saw
|
|
goes
|
father
|
once
|
every
|
love
|
