Homework note Week 1

Post date: 31-Aug-2015 22:45:55

Dear Parents,

Hello and welcome from Seniors/1^st Class for 2015/16.

My name is Vincent Gleeson and I’m looking forward to working with you and your children this school year. This week I hope to get to know the children and for them to get to know me and the routines we have in the class.

Homework

My plan is that on Mondays I will give you a note in the homework folder with all the homework for the week. It will also let you know some of the things we are doing in class and the homework will usually tie in with what we are doing in class that week.

Jolly Phonics

We will be revising our Jolly Phonics sounds and words. There are 42 letter sounds in all and we will be working our way through them. If you want to know the letter sounds check out the Jolly Phonics link on our class website. The sounds and a sample word containing those sounds are on the other side of this page

Readers

This week I hope to give out one reader. I will endeavour to have them reading a book that is at their level. This may take a week or two to establish. Please fill out the reading log so we can track your child’s reading. The reading log can be kept in the homework folder.

This week we will start reading the names of the children in the class (see over), talking about our summer holidays from school and the All-Ireland hurling final. We will be sorting lots of items and finding out about some of the resources we have in the class.

I am committed to working with you the parents and guardians to help the children progress and enjoy school so please do ask me questions or let me know anything that might help me achieve this.

My school email is vincent.gleeson at pallaskenryns.ie and I usually check that most days.

Watch out for what we are doing in class on our class website at

http://www.pallaskenryns.ie/home/class-zone/seniorsandfirstclass

or just Google “pallaskenry national school” and click on the Seniors and 1^st link on the lower left side.

Thanks

Mr. Gleeson

Tuesday:

Reader: Read and leave a comment in the learning log. ¨

Jolly Phonics: Revise the 1st row sounds and words (see over) s-n ¨

Wednesday:

Reader: Read and discuss. ¨

Jolly Phonics: Revise the 2nd row sounds and words (see over) c k – d ¨

Maths: ½ handout. ¨

Thursday:

Reader: Read and fill out reading log.¨

Jolly Phonics: Revise the 3rd row sounds and words (see over) g-b ¨

Maths: Finish handout. ¨

Seniors/1^st Class Names 2015/2016

Jolly Phonics 42 sounds in order with a sample word.

Put in a tick ü if correct and a l if not known yet