Mr Kelly's 5th Class 2023
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Ms. Slattery's 4th Class
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Maths Week Fun!!
Fun Day Friday- 23rd September
We had so much fun on Fun Day Friday! We took part in lots of amazing activities. Check out the pictures below.
Forest Schools Activities with Mr Kelly:
Forest Schools Activities with Mr Kelly:
Yoga with Mr O' Sullivan:
Leaf printing with Ms Morris:
Face painting and team building games on the yard:
Chocolate apples with Ms Desmond & Ms Duggan and bowls with Ms Dolan:
Obstacle course, lemonade stand & drumming:
Ms. Slattery's 3rd Class
Our Trip to Dublin Zoo
On April 6th, we took a trip to the zoo with 1st Class and 6th Class A. We won the trip because of the very hard work we put into our wellbeing project with Sr Maura. We had a fantastic day, check out some of the animals we saw in the pictures below!
Relay Races
Autumn Art
Welcome to Third Class!
Ms. Slammon's 2nd Class
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May 2021
Lovely Lunch Al Fresco
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April 2021
Second Class painted beautiful Symmetrical Butterflies
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Life drawings in the garden was great fun!
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Second Class take their 'Reading Competition' very serious :-)
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Below is Scoil Treasa Naofa's 5 Star 'Buglin Hotel' ★★★★★
We would like to thank Ms. Spillane for granting planning permission for this hotel. Thank you John for building this bug hotel. We already have lots of happy pests staying here.
We would like to thank Ms. Spillane for granting planning permission for this hotel. Thank you John for building this bug hotel. We already have lots of happy pests staying here.
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Cruz and Eoin escorted some of pests to their rooms at Buglin Hotel.
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March 2021
Seesaw was cool but we are all happier to back in school!
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January 2021
Monday 18th January
Good morning Second Class,
Well done all of you completing most of your tasks assigned on Seesaw last week. You are working extremely hard.
Well done Aleksandras, you answered the most questions on IXL last week.
We have a Class Zoom today at 12:30pm.
We will be having a chat and we will revisit Mathematic topics that we covered since September. The login details are:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/9895057453?pwd=YUFWN3ZKc2VubDA3Nit6bi8zdW9rdz09
Meeting ID: 989 505 7453
Passcode: 5NeNH6
Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if you have any queries.
Ms. Slammon
Tuesday 12/01/21
Dear Second Class,
Please find your daily tasks on Seesaw. Well done to those of you who have already sent me back all the work you completed yesterday. I noticed a lot of you were working hard on IXL yesterday. Keep up the great work.
We will have a Zoom tomorrow Wednesday 12th at 12:30pm. I am looking forward to catching up with you all.
The following is the Zoom login details:
Meeting ID:93701187305
Passcode:7MawgV
Dear Second Class,
Please find your daily tasks on Seesaw. Well done to those of you who have already sent me back all the work you completed yesterday. I noticed a lot of you were working hard on IXL yesterday. Keep up the great work.
We will have a Zoom tomorrow Wednesday 12th at 12:30pm. I am looking forward to catching up with you all.
The following is the Zoom login details:
Meeting ID:93701187305
Passcode:7MawgV
Monday
11/01/21
Dear Parents and Second Class,
Happy New Year! I hope you all are keeping safe and healthy.
Second class I miss you all and am looking forward to hearing how you all are. I hope our elf Pascal did not get up to too much mischief over the Christmas holidays.
As you know we will be using Seesaw for the next few weeks. I know you all will really enjoy Seesaw and hope you try to do as much work at home as you can. I have uploaded today’s tasks on Seesaw, you will find these in the announcement section. I will be uploading work for you all on Seesaw daily and you can send me back your completed work there also. I have emailed everyone their individual code which is needed to access work. Press the green tab below to access Seesaw.
I also want the children to continue to use IXL, I have emailed everyone their IXL password this morning. Please contact me if you have any issues logging in to Seesaw or IXL. I can ring you and guide you through it if anyone has any issues. We will have a Zoom on Wednesday 12th at 12:30pm, I am looking forward to catching up with you all then.
Parents, please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if you have any queries.
Ms. Slammon
11/01/21
Dear Parents and Second Class,
Happy New Year! I hope you all are keeping safe and healthy.
Second class I miss you all and am looking forward to hearing how you all are. I hope our elf Pascal did not get up to too much mischief over the Christmas holidays.
As you know we will be using Seesaw for the next few weeks. I know you all will really enjoy Seesaw and hope you try to do as much work at home as you can. I have uploaded today’s tasks on Seesaw, you will find these in the announcement section. I will be uploading work for you all on Seesaw daily and you can send me back your completed work there also. I have emailed everyone their individual code which is needed to access work. Press the green tab below to access Seesaw.
I also want the children to continue to use IXL, I have emailed everyone their IXL password this morning. Please contact me if you have any issues logging in to Seesaw or IXL. I can ring you and guide you through it if anyone has any issues. We will have a Zoom on Wednesday 12th at 12:30pm, I am looking forward to catching up with you all then.
Parents, please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected] if you have any queries.
Ms. Slammon
December 2020
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November 2020
We had lots of fun Science Week!
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October 2020
Congratulations Pirate Amiria on winning Student of the Month!
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Congratulations Calvin on winning Reader of the Month!
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Congratulations Incredible Hulk aka Bryson on winning Most Improved Student of the Month!
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Congratulations Rex aka Admed on winning Most Improved Student in Ms. Costellos's Group.
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Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh/ Happy Halloween!
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Check out how Spooktacular Second Class looked this Halloween!
Congratulations Forky aka Eoin on winning the best Halloween Costume! Well done everyone for making such an amazing effort! :-) I hope you all have a safe Halloween and I am looking forward to seeing you all after the break. Ms. Slammon |
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Maths Week (12.10.20-16.10.20)
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Clay Hedgehogs
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September 2020
Leaf Prints inspired by Diamara
First Class Memories
Thanks to everyone who was able to join our last 1st class Zoom, congratulations on defeating Ms. McCain on the quiz! Your are a very clever bunch!
Below you will find a 'Life in Lockdown' video of some of the fabulous and very impressive work and activities that was achieved and shared over the course of lockdown. As promised, there is also a fabulous puppet show production put on by the very talented sister and brother duo Alannah and Eoin. Enjoy! Have a fabulous and safe summer!!!!
Friday June 26th 2020,
I can't believe the last day of school is already here!!! The school year absolutely flew by! I would like to thank each and every one of you for making this such a fun and memorable year. You are FANTASTIC. You impressed me each and everyday, both in class and through the months you worked from home. You should be very PROUD of all your hard work and success throughout the year. I would also like to thank all the 1st class parents/guardians for all your support throughout the school year, I am extremely grateful and appreciative.
Today we have our online school assembly at 11:30 (you will find the link below) and for those of you who would like to join our last Zoom it will be at 12:30.
It is not goodbye it is only SEE YOU :LATER! Have a wonderful summer holiday.
Your extremely thankful teacher,
Ms. Duggan
Today we have our online school assembly at 11:30 (you will find the link below) and for those of you who would like to join our last Zoom it will be at 12:30.
It is not goodbye it is only SEE YOU :LATER! Have a wonderful summer holiday.
Your extremely thankful teacher,
Ms. Duggan
Thursday June 25th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all well. I am very much looking forward to tomorrows last Zoom before the summer holidays. It will be nice to have the opportunity to wish each other a great summer break and have one last laugh with our Class vs. Teacher quiz. I have a special guest teacher lined up....I wonder if anyone can figure out who it is??? Below you will find today's activities. Have a lovely day and I will see you tomorrow!
Wednesday June 24th 2020,
First Class! I must congratulate you on yesterdays big win! Well done for answering all 18 questions correctly! You were absolutely marvellous. Mr. Nolan will definitely want a rematch after your amazing performance! For those of you that were unable to make it to the quiz, don't worry! We had such good fun that we have decided to have one more final Zoom meet up on Friday to wish each other all a fun and safe summer and to have one more quiz just for good measure. I hope you all can make it! Below you will find some activities for today. They are absolutely optional! Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Tuesday June 23rd 2020,
Good morning 1st class! I hope you are all looking forward to today's Zoom quiz against Mr. Nolan! He better watch out because this quiz is all about SCIENCE, ANIMALS and MOVIES, things I know 1st class knows tons about. I'd say he is shaking in his boots! It will be great fun, so I hope to see you all there.
Below you will find today's activities. As you can see Jack has completed his treehouse from yesterday's activities! Well done Jack! It's a very clever and impressive tree house with some very delicious snacks!!!
Below you will find today's activities. As you can see Jack has completed his treehouse from yesterday's activities! Well done Jack! It's a very clever and impressive tree house with some very delicious snacks!!!
Monday June 22nd 2020,
Good morning 1st class! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a very well deserved rest after a very ACTIVE week.
I'm delighted to announce that tomorrow we have an extra special activity scheduled!
Good morning 1st class! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a very well deserved rest after a very ACTIVE week.
I'm delighted to announce that tomorrow we have an extra special activity scheduled!
That's right! Tomorrow on Zoom 1st class will go head to head against Mr. Nolan in the Class VS. Teacher Quiz!!! I hope you are all very excited and I hope to see you all there!
Below you will find today's activities. Remember they are only optional activities if you feel like trying them. After last weeks activities during sports week I hope you will continue to be active and get outdoors and have some fun. Please send on any photos you would like to share with 1st class throughout the week.
Take a look at Mariyah and Juwairiyah's adventure during Sports and Wellness week below! I wonder if anyone will go on any fun adventures this week! I certainly hope I do!
Below you will find today's activities. Remember they are only optional activities if you feel like trying them. After last weeks activities during sports week I hope you will continue to be active and get outdoors and have some fun. Please send on any photos you would like to share with 1st class throughout the week.
Take a look at Mariyah and Juwairiyah's adventure during Sports and Wellness week below! I wonder if anyone will go on any fun adventures this week! I certainly hope I do!
Here are today's activities!
Friday June 19th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. So today is the last day of Sports and Wellness week! I hope you have enjoyed watching the teachers try some challenges and have gotten active yourself this week. Below you will find some videos sent in of some of the challenges from this week!
I look forward to seeing you at 12 pm on Zoom! You will find today's activities below.
Good morning 1st class. So today is the last day of Sports and Wellness week! I hope you have enjoyed watching the teachers try some challenges and have gotten active yourself this week. Below you will find some videos sent in of some of the challenges from this week!
I look forward to seeing you at 12 pm on Zoom! You will find today's activities below.
Thursday June 18th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all keeping very well. I look forward to tomorrows zoom call and hearing all about the challenges and activities you have gotten up to this week.
On today's 1st class activities page you will notice a new Art Challenge. It is a Sports Week Art Challenge that I think you will enjoy.
You will also find some lovely Wellness activities and some P.E. challenges from Paul in 6th class on the Active Flag page. You will find the link to the Active Flag page below.
Today at 12:00 pm Mr. Nolan is hosting a Sports Quiz on Zoom. I have emailed the sign in details for those of you who would like to participate and have a visit with Mr. Nolan :) I hope you have a lovely and ACTIVE day.
Wednesday June 17th 2020,
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Good morning 1st class, I hope you are enjoying Sports and Wellness week. I know many of you have been very busy this week and some of you have been participating in the beat the teacher challenges! Below you will see some videos of Mohammed doing the skipping challenge from yesterday at super sonic speed, both at home and at the beach! Well done Mohammed! Very impressive. You will also see a video sent in from Paul in 6th class who definitely beat the teacher. Great job Paul, thanks for participating and sending it in!
Jack has also been very busy, walking 28, 600 steps in just 2 days!!! Thanks to Jack we are well on our way in the Around the World school challenge. |
Below you will find Mohammed and Paul's beat the teacher videos. You will also find our 1st class activities for today. Keep up the great work everyone and have a wonderful Wednesday.
Tuesday June 16th 2020,
Good morning 1st class! I hope you are enjoying Sports and Wellbeing Week so far. Mohamed's week is off to a great start! Take a look at his fancy foot work below!
Jack also got straight to business. Yesterday I received a push up challenge from Jack. Click below to see it.
Below you will find today's first class work. There are 2 new Beat the Teacher challenges for today :)
Monday June 15th 2020,
Good morning 1st class, I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Last week's Multicultural Week was a huge success. I was so very impressed by how involved 1st class was. It was very obvious you put a lot of time and effort into participating in all the various activities. Well Done! You should be very proud of yourselves. You will notice that I have added a few new photos to our Multicultural gallery below.
This week is another very exciting and eventful week at Scoil Treasa Naofa. It is Sports and Wellbeing Week! Taking care of your mind and your body, to ensure you are healthy and happy, is very important and this week we are going to be celebrating taking good care of our minds and our bodies with some extra fun activities! You will find all the Sports and Wellbeing activities (as well as our `1st class activities) on our 1st class activities page, the link is located below. I look forward to a very fun and very active week ahead. Please send in your photos and videos throughout the week!
Good morning 1st class, I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Last week's Multicultural Week was a huge success. I was so very impressed by how involved 1st class was. It was very obvious you put a lot of time and effort into participating in all the various activities. Well Done! You should be very proud of yourselves. You will notice that I have added a few new photos to our Multicultural gallery below.
This week is another very exciting and eventful week at Scoil Treasa Naofa. It is Sports and Wellbeing Week! Taking care of your mind and your body, to ensure you are healthy and happy, is very important and this week we are going to be celebrating taking good care of our minds and our bodies with some extra fun activities! You will find all the Sports and Wellbeing activities (as well as our `1st class activities) on our 1st class activities page, the link is located below. I look forward to a very fun and very active week ahead. Please send in your photos and videos throughout the week!
Friday June 12th 2020,
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Good morning 1st class! So today is the day Multicultural Week comes to a close. I hope you enjoyed all the activities this week, I know I sure did. Well done to everyone that participated. There are still several fun activities taking place today and you will find the link to them at the top of today's 1st class activities page.
I hope you will be able to join us for our Friday zoom today at 12 pm. I will be texting and emailing the link. I look forward to a multicultural week catch up and hearing about some of the activities you have enjoyed. Today's zoom call will be extra exciting because we will also be joined by a special guest! Your 2nd class teacher is going to stop by for a chat! So I really hope to see you there. You will find the link to today's activities below. See you later!
I hope you will be able to join us for our Friday zoom today at 12 pm. I will be texting and emailing the link. I look forward to a multicultural week catch up and hearing about some of the activities you have enjoyed. Today's zoom call will be extra exciting because we will also be joined by a special guest! Your 2nd class teacher is going to stop by for a chat! So I really hope to see you there. You will find the link to today's activities below. See you later!
Thursday June 11th 2020,
It's Multicultural Food Fare Day!!! Take a look below.
It's Multicultural Food Fare Day!!! Take a look below.
Well has the Multicultural Food Fare video inspired you to dress up or make your favourite dish, or both!?!? It definitely made me very very HUNGRY!
I hope you all enjoyed yesterdays Zoom multicultural dance! Well done to you for all your practice :) There are still a lot of fun activities taking place throughout the rest of the week so do make sure to pop into the Multicultural Week website. You can find the link on the top of our 1st class activities page.
Tomorrow is an EXTRA SPECIAL Friday Zoom because we are going to have a SPECIAL GUEST! Your 2nd class teacher is going to pop in to have a lovely chat with you! HOW EXCITING!
On today's activities page you will find this weeks MULTICULTURAL ART COMPETITION along with some other fun activities. On the multicultural website today you can learn how the make Dumplings with Zakariya from 6th class and learn how to do the HAKA.
I have already received some INCREDIBLE country posters that I will be putting up HERE tomorrow. If you would like to share your poster with the rest of the class on tomorrow's Zoom that would be wonderful! You will find today's activities below. Have a wonderful day!
I hope you all enjoyed yesterdays Zoom multicultural dance! Well done to you for all your practice :) There are still a lot of fun activities taking place throughout the rest of the week so do make sure to pop into the Multicultural Week website. You can find the link on the top of our 1st class activities page.
Tomorrow is an EXTRA SPECIAL Friday Zoom because we are going to have a SPECIAL GUEST! Your 2nd class teacher is going to pop in to have a lovely chat with you! HOW EXCITING!
On today's activities page you will find this weeks MULTICULTURAL ART COMPETITION along with some other fun activities. On the multicultural website today you can learn how the make Dumplings with Zakariya from 6th class and learn how to do the HAKA.
I have already received some INCREDIBLE country posters that I will be putting up HERE tomorrow. If you would like to share your poster with the rest of the class on tomorrow's Zoom that would be wonderful! You will find today's activities below. Have a wonderful day!
Good Morning 1st class! So today is the big day! Today is our fun Multicultural dance. It will take place at 2pm on Zoom. Click on the button below to join the Zoom dance party. The Meeting ID is: 989 505 7453 and the Password is : 5NeNH6
I look forward to seeing you at 2pm today to DANCE!!!! There are some other wonderful activities taking place today including Martial Arts with Tadhg and Origami with Yaturo. You can access these activities on the Multicultural Week website. You will find a link the the website at the top of today's activities! For today's 1st class activities click on the button below.
Tuesday June 9th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are enjoying your Multicultural Week activities so far. I'm delighted to share that Ms. Slammon with be doing an Aztec Art class today at 2 pm on Zoom. It is sure to be great fun. If you would like to take part you will find the zoom link and information below.
Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/9895057453?pwd=YUFWN3ZKc2VubDA3Nit6bi8zdW9rdz09
Meeting ID: 989 505 7453 Password: 5NeNH6
I know she would love to see you there.
Below you will find the button to today's 1st class activities. I hope you enjoy them. Have a terrific Tuesday.
Monday June 8th 2020,
Happy Monday 1st class ! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. This is a very exciting week here at Scoil Treasa Naofa because it is MULTICULTURAL WEEK!!! Click on the button below to see an extra special message to kick off the weeks activities.
Isn't that a LOVELY message! I hope you are all excited to participate in the fun activities that will be taking place throughout the week.
When you you click on the button below it will take you to today's 1st class activities page. You will find more information about multicultural week there and a few 1st class activities. Remember you do not have to complete all the activities you can choose which ones you would like to do this week. Don't forget to start practising our multi cultural dance with Susan! You will find it in today's activities so get dancing!!!! Have a marvellous Monday.
Friday June 5th 2020,
Good morning 1st class.! I hope you are all well. Thanks very much for sending in your FABULOUS photos of all the cool things you have been up to this week. Very impressive stuff, you have all been so busy! Just a reminder, you still have time to send in a photo or video of yourself doing something you enjoy for the Scoil Treasa Showcase. I have received some wonderful videos and it is very clear the Showcase is going to be absolutely BRILLIANT!
I am looking forward to today's Zoom call, I hope to see you there! Below you will find the button to today's work! There is an EXTRA SPECIAL activity for P.E. today. Trust me, you don't want to miss it!
I am looking forward to today's Zoom call, I hope to see you there! Below you will find the button to today's work! There is an EXTRA SPECIAL activity for P.E. today. Trust me, you don't want to miss it!
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Thursday June 4th 2020,
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Good Morning 1st class! I hope you are all well. I have been enjoying your Sock Puppet Diaries, your sock puppets have been having such an eventful week ! I hope you have been enjoying this weeks BINGO activity and Scavenger Hunt. Tomorrow we will be having our Friday Zoom call. I hope to see you there so we can hear each others news and have a little catch up! Below you will find today's activities. Have a great day.
Wednesday June 3rd 2020
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Good morning 1st class! I hope you are all well. Lemmy forgot to mention those weren't his pancakes he ate. They were mine! I turned around for 1 second to pour some orange juice and BLAM they were gone and Larry was sitting there with syrup all over his face and trying to blame the dog! What will I do with him!
Below you will find the link to today's activities. Remember you do not have to do all of them. You can pick and choose which ones you think you would most enjoy. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Below you will find the link to today's activities. Remember you do not have to do all of them. You can pick and choose which ones you think you would most enjoy. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Tuesday June 2nd 2020,
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Good morning 1st class. I hope you enjoyed your longgggggggg weekend! First things first, Lemmy did NOT let me win at Scrabble. I tried my very best and I won fair and square. I think Lemmy may still be annoyed at me because I asked him to kindly stop eating all my lovley flowers and he was not very pleased with me.
It was an absolute pleasure to see so many of you (and so many fabulous sock puppets) on Friday's zoom call. On the call I mentioned that this week you would notice that there is less work on the school website than previous weeks. This week we will be focusing on the Scoil Treasa Naofa showcase. You can choose to work alone or with a family member to choose an activity you enjoy ( magic, dancing, singing, jokes, baking, football skills etc) and send a video or picture of you participating in this activity to me and I will submit your entry.
Remember all activities this week (including the showcase) are optional. Below you will find the button to today's activities. Have a lovely day!
It was an absolute pleasure to see so many of you (and so many fabulous sock puppets) on Friday's zoom call. On the call I mentioned that this week you would notice that there is less work on the school website than previous weeks. This week we will be focusing on the Scoil Treasa Naofa showcase. You can choose to work alone or with a family member to choose an activity you enjoy ( magic, dancing, singing, jokes, baking, football skills etc) and send a video or picture of you participating in this activity to me and I will submit your entry.
Remember all activities this week (including the showcase) are optional. Below you will find the button to today's activities. Have a lovely day!
Friday May 29th 2020,
Good morning 1st class! Happy Friday. I am really looking forward to today's Zoom call. I cannot wait to hear all about your sock puppets and any other interesting or exciting news you may have. Below is a sneak peek of some of the puppets 1st class have made. They are soooooooo very cool. I am extremely impressed!
It was absolutely lovely to receive a few pics of your adventures this week! Thanks very much:)
I look forward to seeing you at 12 pm for our Zoom call! Below you will find today's activities.
Thursday May 28th 2020
Hello hello 1st class. I hope you and your puppets are well! I am currently trying to think of a name for my puppet! Such a tough decision. Does your puppet have a name? Later today via email, I will be sending out the zoom password for tomorrow's Puppet Zoom meeting at 12 pm. Looking forward to seeing you and all your new friends! You will find today's activities below! Have a wonderful day :)
Wednesday May 27th 2020,
Happy Wednesday 1st class! As you can see I have added something new to my sock puppet! Does anyone have any ideas what it might be yet! I am very much looking forward to seeing your sock puppets and reading your lovely stories about them. Below you will find todays activities. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Tuesday May 26th 2020,
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Good morning everyone! I hope you are well. Soooooo any ideas what type of sock puppet I am making? Stayed tuned :) Tomorrow you will notice some more changes. Today I have added this weeks writing challenge to your activities. Your writing and your sock puppet are both due for Friday's zoom call. I wonder if anyone's sock puppets will look similar to one another!? Below you will find the button for today's activities. Have a terrific Tuesday!
Monday May 25th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It was so lovely to catch up with you on our zoom call on Friday. I was so very impressed with your writing and all your creative art!
To everyone who was celebrating Eid, I hope you had a very enjoyable time. I look forward to hearing all about it on our next call :)
This week's Art challenge is to make your own sock puppet. We will also have a writing challenge about our sock puppets. On this Friday's zoom call everyone will have the opportunity to introduce their puppet to the class.
As you can see I have chosen my sock! I chose this sock because I haven't seen its partner in ages! It you have an odd sock or an old sock they make great puppets!
Please feel free to send in photos of anything exciting or fun you get up to this week!
You will find the button to today's activities below. Have a marvellous Monday!
To everyone who was celebrating Eid, I hope you had a very enjoyable time. I look forward to hearing all about it on our next call :)
This week's Art challenge is to make your own sock puppet. We will also have a writing challenge about our sock puppets. On this Friday's zoom call everyone will have the opportunity to introduce their puppet to the class.
As you can see I have chosen my sock! I chose this sock because I haven't seen its partner in ages! It you have an odd sock or an old sock they make great puppets!
Please feel free to send in photos of anything exciting or fun you get up to this week!
You will find the button to today's activities below. Have a marvellous Monday!
Friday May 22nd 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I look forward to seeing you on today's Zoom call. If you have a Tiddler writing challenge story that you would like to read to the class or a sea creature from this weeks art challenge that you would like to show the class please bring them along! See you at 12 pm. Below you will find today's activities.
Thursday May 21st 2020,
Good morning 1st class. Tomorrow we will have our Friday Zoom call at 12pm. If you would like to have the opportunity to read your story to the class please send it to me today. You will also have the opportunity to show everyone your sea creature art. I look forward to hopefully seeing you and your lovely sea creatures. Below you will find the button for today's work. Remember you do not have to complete all the activities, choose the ones you would like to do and try your best. Have a great day!
Good morning 1st class. Tomorrow we will have our Friday Zoom call at 12pm. If you would like to have the opportunity to read your story to the class please send it to me today. You will also have the opportunity to show everyone your sea creature art. I look forward to hopefully seeing you and your lovely sea creatures. Below you will find the button for today's work. Remember you do not have to complete all the activities, choose the ones you would like to do and try your best. Have a great day!
Wednesday May 20th 2020
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all well. I also hope you are enjoying our Under the Sea theme this week. I am very much looking forward to meeting your Sea Creature Arts projects on Fridays Zoom call. I am also very much looking forward to finding out what kind of adventures you are sending little Tiddler the fish on in your writing challenge! Below you will find the button to today's activities. Have a wonderful day.
Monday May 19th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all well. Just like Dash I am very much looking forward to seeing your sea creatures on Friday's Zoom cal.l. Today we are continuing with our Under the Sea theme. You will find today's writing challenge as one of your activities. Please send your writing challenge to me by Thursday. I will be randomly picking names again this week to see which writing challenge stories I will be reading. You will find the button to today's activities below. Have a great day.
Monday May 18th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you had a lovely weekend. It was absolutely wonderful to have the opportunity to speak to some of you last Friday. I am already looking forward to this weeks zoom meeting. As Sybbie has already told you, this weeks theme is UNDER THE SEA. Today you will find a fun art challenge on your activities page. If you choose to accept the challenge you will have to opportunity to show to the rest of your classmates your project at this Friday's Zoom meet. You will find today's activities below. Have a great day!
Friday May 15th 2020,
Good morning 1st class! Did anyone have any guesses who our mystery 1st class dinosaur was yesterday? Well, if you thought it was Dan then you were correct. Well done!
I am very much looking forward to our Zoom Dino Bash today. As you know I will be dressed as a dinosaur so feel free to dress in something silly if you would like.
Everyone will have the opportunity to say hello and introduce their Zoo Animals that they have been working on for the art challenge this week. If you did not complete the art challenge absolutely no problem. Choose a favourite toy to show to the class instead.
Please remember I will be turning off your microphones during show and tell so everyone will have the opportunity to have a quiet audience when they are sharing their show and tell :) If we have any issue with devices not working today don't worry. We will be doing a Zoom every Friday and with practice we will soon be Zoom experts!
1st class parents, I sent the link and password by email yesterday. If you need me to resend it please email me at [email protected] and I would be happy to do so.
See you at 12pm. You will find today's activities below!
I am very much looking forward to our Zoom Dino Bash today. As you know I will be dressed as a dinosaur so feel free to dress in something silly if you would like.
Everyone will have the opportunity to say hello and introduce their Zoo Animals that they have been working on for the art challenge this week. If you did not complete the art challenge absolutely no problem. Choose a favourite toy to show to the class instead.
Please remember I will be turning off your microphones during show and tell so everyone will have the opportunity to have a quiet audience when they are sharing their show and tell :) If we have any issue with devices not working today don't worry. We will be doing a Zoom every Friday and with practice we will soon be Zoom experts!
1st class parents, I sent the link and password by email yesterday. If you need me to resend it please email me at [email protected] and I would be happy to do so.
See you at 12pm. You will find today's activities below!
Thursday May 14th 2020,
Take a look! We have another 1st class mystery dinosaur! Who could it be? Any ideas?
Good morning 1st class! I hope you are all well! I am very much looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow for our first online catch up! If you are unavailable tomorrow DON'T WORRY, we will do one every Friday moving forward! If you are available as you know I am going to be looking pretty silly because as promised I will be wearing a DINOSAUR costume. If you would like to dress in something silly then PLEASE DO! If you have made a zoo animal creation then please invite your new friend along to introduce to the rest of the class. I will also be reading some of your Dinosaur stories, so if you would like the opportunity to have your story read, make sure you email it to me by this evening.
You will find the link to today's activities below. Have a marvellous day!
You will find the link to today's activities below. Have a marvellous day!
Wednesday May 13th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. Soooo did anyone figure out WHO our ferocious 1st class dinosaur was in yesterday's photo? Well, if you guessed Jack CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You guessed correctly. Well done and a BIG thanks to Jack for sending in that awesome photo.
You will find the button to today's activities below. Remember your Dinosaur Story Challenge and a picture of your Zoo Animal creations are due tomorrow. I look forward to sharing your stories this Friday and meeting your Zoo animals creations.
Tomorrow I will be send out the details of how to connect to our Zoom chat. I will be providing you with a link to join the conversation. You will need access to a computer, a tablet or a smart phone to connect to the meeting on Friday. I am super excited to be able to SEE and TALK to you. If you can't make it this Friday DON'T WORRY, we will try to do one each Friday moving forward.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
You will find the button to today's activities below. Remember your Dinosaur Story Challenge and a picture of your Zoo Animal creations are due tomorrow. I look forward to sharing your stories this Friday and meeting your Zoo animals creations.
Tomorrow I will be send out the details of how to connect to our Zoom chat. I will be providing you with a link to join the conversation. You will need access to a computer, a tablet or a smart phone to connect to the meeting on Friday. I am super excited to be able to SEE and TALK to you. If you can't make it this Friday DON'T WORRY, we will try to do one each Friday moving forward.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Tuesday May 12th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are well. Soooooo any idea who this ferocious dino from 1st class might be? I must warn you that my dinosaur costume is not nearly as fabulous as this one!
On Friday I am going to organise for us to have something called a Zoom call. It will be a way for all of us to meet up on the internet and have a little chat. As promised I will make a complete fool of myself by dressing as a dinosaur! I will also read some of our Dinosaur Challenge stories. There will also be a show and tell where you will have the opportunity to show the class your favourite zoo animal creation that you made for art this week. This Zoom meet is completely optional which means if you don't feel like meeting up Friday morning that is totally fine! For those of you that are interested I look forward to having a catch up with you and seeing your zoo animal creations. I will also tell you WHO this ferocious dinosaur is at our Zoom meeting. I will send on more details this week on how to join our Zoom meeting.
Your activities for today are below. Have a wonderful day!
On Friday I am going to organise for us to have something called a Zoom call. It will be a way for all of us to meet up on the internet and have a little chat. As promised I will make a complete fool of myself by dressing as a dinosaur! I will also read some of our Dinosaur Challenge stories. There will also be a show and tell where you will have the opportunity to show the class your favourite zoo animal creation that you made for art this week. This Zoom meet is completely optional which means if you don't feel like meeting up Friday morning that is totally fine! For those of you that are interested I look forward to having a catch up with you and seeing your zoo animal creations. I will also tell you WHO this ferocious dinosaur is at our Zoom meeting. I will send on more details this week on how to join our Zoom meeting.
Your activities for today are below. Have a wonderful day!
Monday May 11th 2020,
Good morning 1st class. I hope your had a lovely, very well deserved break this weekend. I see you have already met my new friend Sybbie. Guess what? Sybbie is 7 years old just like many of you!
Below you will find the button for today's activities. Remember if you choose to accept my Dinosaur Writing Challenge you must send it to me by Thursday evening. I will be reading some of them for you this Friday. I already have my dinosaur costume ready to go! Today you will also find a really fun art project that I am very excited about. I really think you will enjoy it. Have a wonderful day :)
Below you will find the button for today's activities. Remember if you choose to accept my Dinosaur Writing Challenge you must send it to me by Thursday evening. I will be reading some of them for you this Friday. I already have my dinosaur costume ready to go! Today you will also find a really fun art project that I am very excited about. I really think you will enjoy it. Have a wonderful day :)
Friday May 8th,
Happy Friday 1st Class. Congratulations on another week of absolutely AMAZING work! I must say I was very impressed with all the WOW WORD sentences this week and how fantastic everyone did on their ONOMATOPOEIA worksheet. Well done, you should be very proud of yourselves.
I am EXTREMELY impressed with the lovely messages and cards you have made for Becky. I just know she is going to be absolutely over the moon when she receives them! They are so beautiful and artistic, and I must say very professional looking!!! They are nicer than the ones I have seen in the shop! I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into them.
This week I did not receive many submissions for a Friday gallery, which is absolutely fine as I know your were working very hard on your messages to Becky. But I did receive some photos of an absolutely amazing project that two 1st class students did at home. I am super excited to share them with you. Take a look!!!!
Happy Friday 1st Class. Congratulations on another week of absolutely AMAZING work! I must say I was very impressed with all the WOW WORD sentences this week and how fantastic everyone did on their ONOMATOPOEIA worksheet. Well done, you should be very proud of yourselves.
I am EXTREMELY impressed with the lovely messages and cards you have made for Becky. I just know she is going to be absolutely over the moon when she receives them! They are so beautiful and artistic, and I must say very professional looking!!! They are nicer than the ones I have seen in the shop! I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into them.
This week I did not receive many submissions for a Friday gallery, which is absolutely fine as I know your were working very hard on your messages to Becky. But I did receive some photos of an absolutely amazing project that two 1st class students did at home. I am super excited to share them with you. Take a look!!!!
Well done Conor and Joseph! Your hut is super cool. You have inspired me to make my own hut this weekend! I need to start thinking about what I will make it out of and what I will put inside! I LOVE your hammock idea.
Below you will find today's activities. You will notice that all of them are DINOSAUR themed! I have declared today DINOSAUR DAY!!! Now just because it's dinosaur day doesn't mean you can stomp around roaring and trying to eat your brothers, sisters, family pets, or parents! Well maybe you can let out one ferocious dinosaur roar. BUT JUST THE ONE!!! You will also notice that there is an EXTRA SPECIAL dinosaur challenge added to today's activities. I hope you will accept my challenge and look forward to seeing your work. Have a FEROCIOUS Friday my dino-mite friends!!!
Below you will find today's activities. You will notice that all of them are DINOSAUR themed! I have declared today DINOSAUR DAY!!! Now just because it's dinosaur day doesn't mean you can stomp around roaring and trying to eat your brothers, sisters, family pets, or parents! Well maybe you can let out one ferocious dinosaur roar. BUT JUST THE ONE!!! You will also notice that there is an EXTRA SPECIAL dinosaur challenge added to today's activities. I hope you will accept my challenge and look forward to seeing your work. Have a FEROCIOUS Friday my dino-mite friends!!!
Thursday May 7th
Good morning 1st class! Thanks for all the fabulous work yesterday. Your Wow Word sentences made me soooo HUNGRY!!! I was also very impressed with the maths word problems you came up with, they were very clever. Well done! Below you will find the button to today's activities. Remember you still have until the end of today to send me any congratulations messages you may have for Becky and any pictures of things you got up to at home this week for tomorrows Friday Gallery. Have a wonderful day.
Good morning 1st class! Thanks for all the fabulous work yesterday. Your Wow Word sentences made me soooo HUNGRY!!! I was also very impressed with the maths word problems you came up with, they were very clever. Well done! Below you will find the button to today's activities. Remember you still have until the end of today to send me any congratulations messages you may have for Becky and any pictures of things you got up to at home this week for tomorrows Friday Gallery. Have a wonderful day.
Wednesday May 6th 2020
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all very well this morning. I must say you were very busy and productive yesterday! The messages for Becky and the imaginary friend designs that I have received so far are absolutely BRILLIANT. You are so very clever and artistic, I am one very lucky teacher! I have also received some awesome photos of other projects you have been working on at home including; science experiments, baking, cool huts you have built, hopscotch, fabulous art work and the list goes on and on and on. We even have had a few teeth fall out! It's all action in first class! I have a feeling we will have another exciting Friday Gallery! I hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to seeing some of the wonderful work you have completed. Click below for today's activities!
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all very well this morning. I must say you were very busy and productive yesterday! The messages for Becky and the imaginary friend designs that I have received so far are absolutely BRILLIANT. You are so very clever and artistic, I am one very lucky teacher! I have also received some awesome photos of other projects you have been working on at home including; science experiments, baking, cool huts you have built, hopscotch, fabulous art work and the list goes on and on and on. We even have had a few teeth fall out! It's all action in first class! I have a feeling we will have another exciting Friday Gallery! I hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to seeing some of the wonderful work you have completed. Click below for today's activities!
Tuesday May 5th 2020
Good morning first class. I hope you are all keeping well and that you had a lovely weekend. Ned and Gilly's happy news is true. Both these lucky duckies have found their wonderful FOREVER families. I am DELIGHTED for them but yes I did cry like a baby when I said goodbye :) But guess what!?!? It's not really goodbye because Ned and Gilly's found their FOREVER homes in Dublin! Which means I will still be able to meet up with them and go for walks in the park. Ned and Gilly absolutely adore all of you in 1st class (OBVIOUSLY) and they made me promise to keep giving them updates on how you are doing. They also promised that they would send regular pictures and messages about the adventures they are getting up to.
You will notice on your activity page that I did not put up our WOW Words today. I will be putting them up tomorrow. I have a super duper special activity I would like you to work on this week. It is the first item on today's activity page under CLASS NEWS. I think you will really enjoy it!
Have a terrific Tuesday everyone! Click below to find today's activities.
You will notice on your activity page that I did not put up our WOW Words today. I will be putting them up tomorrow. I have a super duper special activity I would like you to work on this week. It is the first item on today's activity page under CLASS NEWS. I think you will really enjoy it!
Have a terrific Tuesday everyone! Click below to find today's activities.
Friday May 1st 2020,
Happy Friday my friends! I hope you all have a very well deserved relaxing Friday after a very very ACTIVE week. Well done to everyone for getting outdoors and getting ACTIVE. Thank you very much for all your hard work again this week. I very much enjoyed all the lovely story responses, gaeilge, maths and writing I received. I know you are all working hard at home and trying your best. I am very PROUD of each and everyone of you and greatly APPRECIATE all your efforts.
Happy Friday my friends! I hope you all have a very well deserved relaxing Friday after a very very ACTIVE week. Well done to everyone for getting outdoors and getting ACTIVE. Thank you very much for all your hard work again this week. I very much enjoyed all the lovely story responses, gaeilge, maths and writing I received. I know you are all working hard at home and trying your best. I am very PROUD of each and everyone of you and greatly APPRECIATE all your efforts.
We also had some scientist doing some cool experiments at home this week. Take a look below.
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Well done everyone! Have a super duper weekend. Click on the button below for today's activities.
Thursday April 30th 2020
Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying your active week so far. I have to say I am absolutely LOVING all the updates about the activities you are doing. Please feel free to send in any pictures of your walks, exercise or anything you have tried this week and I will add them to our ACTIVE WEEK GALLERY. I hope you all have a fabulous day. Click on the button below to find today's activities.
Wednesday April 29th, 2020
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Hello my friends,
Just like Dash I am also very much looking forward to what you have been getting up to for active week! Our Friday Gallery is going to be absolutely AMAZING. So far you guys have been up to some really fun and cool activities. I won't say any names because I would like that part to be a bit of a surprise on Friday but I have pictures of people doing some really fun activities including; Monday's name exercise challenge, scootering in the park, a skipping rope challenge and someone even made their very own hopscotch game and you won't believe this but it has 200 squares on it!! I am VERY impressed with all of your activities and I know Mr. Nolan will be extremely proud of you. Keep up the great work. Click on the button below for today's activities and have a WONDERFUL day!!!
Please note that I have noticed that some of the work (maths and reading comprehension) is showing up clear on a computer device but blurry on a tablet. If you are experiencing this please email me ([email protected]) and I will send the documents directly to you via email. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Tuesday April 28th, 2020
Good morning 1st class. Click on the button below for today's activities. Have a wonderful day.
Good morning 1st class. Click on the button below for today's activities. Have a wonderful day.
Monday April 27th, 2020
Good morning 1st class. I hope you had a well deserved break over the weekend. As Gilly said above, this week is ACTIVE WEEK! Please feel free to send in any active ideas you have or any active things you get up to at home with your family. Below you will find the button for today's activities. Remember these are suggested activities, you do not have to complete each and every one of them. Have a lovely day!
Friday April 24th 2020,
Happy Friday 1st class! Give yourself a pat on the back for a fantastic week of work. I am so impressed by all the fantastic work being done at home. Below you will find a little EARTH DAY art gallery of some of the work that was sent to me during the week. If you have something at home that you didn't yet send in but want to, NO WORRIES! It can go up in next Friday's gallery.
Happy Friday 1st class! Give yourself a pat on the back for a fantastic week of work. I am so impressed by all the fantastic work being done at home. Below you will find a little EARTH DAY art gallery of some of the work that was sent to me during the week. If you have something at home that you didn't yet send in but want to, NO WORRIES! It can go up in next Friday's gallery.
Earth Day Art Gallery
I am absolutely delighted to announce that you have answered 22, 679 questions on IXL!!! What an ACHIEVEMENT! Everyone is working so very hard. The top 5 people who answered the most questions this week are Ichiyo, Joseph, Salwa, Jack and Aleksandras. Well done you guys!
One last VERY COOL thing before you get on to your Friday activities. Cruz, Cali and family sent on a link to a SUPER FUN family project. It is a TIME CAPSULE, so in years to come you and your family will have a wonderful keepsakes to look back on and remember this point in history. I have attached the link below if you would like to take a look and see if it is something you and your family might want to do.
One last VERY COOL thing before you get on to your Friday activities. Cruz, Cali and family sent on a link to a SUPER FUN family project. It is a TIME CAPSULE, so in years to come you and your family will have a wonderful keepsakes to look back on and remember this point in history. I have attached the link below if you would like to take a look and see if it is something you and your family might want to do.
To access today's activities click on the button below. I hope you enjoy them! Remember these are just suggested activities, you do not have to do all of them. Have a lovely day and a wonderful weekend. See you back here on Monday.
Thursday April 23rd 2020,
Hello my friends! I hope you all enjoyed your Earth Day activities. I am SO VERY IMPRESSED with the acrostic poems and Earth Day posters I have received so far. They were absolutely BRILLIANT. If you would like to submit an Earth Day poster or any other art work you have been working on for our Friday Gallery please email it to me at [email protected]
Please email me if you are having any trouble with your IXL passwords and I would be happy to set you up with a new one.
Below in a link for a WRITING COMPETITION that DOGSTRUST is doing. This is NOT mandatory and it is NOT homework. It is just of a bit of fun. I thought I would share it with you because I know 1st class is an amazing group of writers and some of you may be interested in doing this in your spare time.
If you are interested in knowing more about this writing competition click on the link below:
https://www.learnwithdogstrust.ie/whats-happening/
To get to today's 1st class activities please click on the button below. Remember you do not have to do everything that I have provided for today. Just try your best to do the sections that you would like to do. Have a fabulous day 1st class!
Hello my friends! I hope you all enjoyed your Earth Day activities. I am SO VERY IMPRESSED with the acrostic poems and Earth Day posters I have received so far. They were absolutely BRILLIANT. If you would like to submit an Earth Day poster or any other art work you have been working on for our Friday Gallery please email it to me at [email protected]
Please email me if you are having any trouble with your IXL passwords and I would be happy to set you up with a new one.
Below in a link for a WRITING COMPETITION that DOGSTRUST is doing. This is NOT mandatory and it is NOT homework. It is just of a bit of fun. I thought I would share it with you because I know 1st class is an amazing group of writers and some of you may be interested in doing this in your spare time.
If you are interested in knowing more about this writing competition click on the link below:
https://www.learnwithdogstrust.ie/whats-happening/
To get to today's 1st class activities please click on the button below. Remember you do not have to do everything that I have provided for today. Just try your best to do the sections that you would like to do. Have a fabulous day 1st class!
Hello First Class,
This is Ms. Ronan :)- Ms. Duggan tells me you've all been working so hard! And guess what, I believe her!! So if you would like to do some EXTRA Reading, Make Words, Watch some buds opening or listen to a nice story about Planet Earth please click this blue button- the one that says 'Ms. Ronan's Class' :)
If you have any questions or would like to send me your work, my email address is on every page. I miss hearing all your lovely reading everyday and hope to see you all soon First Class :)
This is Ms. Ronan :)- Ms. Duggan tells me you've all been working so hard! And guess what, I believe her!! So if you would like to do some EXTRA Reading, Make Words, Watch some buds opening or listen to a nice story about Planet Earth please click this blue button- the one that says 'Ms. Ronan's Class' :)
If you have any questions or would like to send me your work, my email address is on every page. I miss hearing all your lovely reading everyday and hope to see you all soon First Class :)
Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Tuesday April 21st 2020
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a lovely sleep and a yummy breakfast so you will have lots of energy for today's work. Remember these are suggested activities so you do not have to complete all of them. Just try your BEST. Click on the button below to get to work. Have a wonderful day.
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a lovely sleep and a yummy breakfast so you will have lots of energy for today's work. Remember these are suggested activities so you do not have to complete all of them. Just try your BEST. Click on the button below to get to work. Have a wonderful day.
Monday April 20th 2020
Welcome back 1st class! Ohhhhh how I have missed each and everyone of your faces. I hope you all had a very well deserved break from all your hard work. I know we were hoping to be meeting back up in the classroom and hopefully we will be very soon, but in the meantime it is lovely for us to have this space online to meet up. I have missed turning on my computer and seeing all the lovely work you have all been doing.
I could not believe my eyes over the holidays when I noticed that some of your were even busy on IXL. Well done to you! It was a delight to see you working away.
Below you will find a BUTTON. When you press this BUTTON it will bring you to today's activities. Remember these are suggested activities. You can choose which ones you would like to do. You may be in the mood to do all of them today or you may decide to do 1 or 2. As long as you try your best to sit down and focus on some work each day I will be very happy.
Remember you can contact me via email at [email protected] with any questions or concerns. Some of you have been sending on pictures of work you have completed and I will of course get back in touch with you about your fabulous work.
Click on the green button below for today's work!
Friday April 3rd 2020
Happy Friday my 1st class friends. Below you will find a Funky Friday Gallery of some of the wonderful work first class has been up to.
Happy Friday my 1st class friends. Below you will find a Funky Friday Gallery of some of the wonderful work first class has been up to.
Isn't all this work amazing! I am so very impressed by the fantastic work you are all accomplishing at home. Not just the lovely work in the gallery, but the work in your maths and literacy packages, your amazing work on IXL and all your hard work on the website assignments. Give yourself a big pat on the back!
This week choosing the student of the week was made extremely difficult due to all the lovely work I received from you. Everyone is working so hard and trying their best. I have decided that it will be a joint student of the week and everyone in the gallery will be this weeks students of the week. Congratulations to Albaraa, Eoin, Ichiyo and Zakariya. Thank you for these beautiful pieces of work.
Maths: Below is an addition maths assignments. You will have to add up the sum of sweets to get the total. Don't forget to show your work by writing out each sum.
English : Read Aloud
Do you remember Alex from I wanna Iguana? Well Alex is back!!!! Except this time he is writing to his dad. Instead of trying to persuade his mom to let him have an iguana he is trying to persuade his dad to let him have something. Will he be successful once again? Listen to the story to find out..
Do you remember Alex from I wanna Iguana? Well Alex is back!!!! Except this time he is writing to his dad. Instead of trying to persuade his mom to let him have an iguana he is trying to persuade his dad to let him have something. Will he be successful once again? Listen to the story to find out..
Now that you have listened to the story I would like you to answer the following questions:
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. What is Alex trying to persuade his dad to let him have?
3. Is Alex successful?
4. Do you think Alex should be allowed to have his own room? Why or why not?
5. Did you enjoy this book? Why or why not?
6. What would you score this book out of 10?
On Monday our school Easter Breaks begin.This means I will not be putting work up on the website for the next 2 weeks. It is a time for you to relax and unwind after this new transition to working from home. I hope you have a lovely break and I look forward to catching back up with you online when the Easter holidays are over. I am sure you will have lots and lots of news for me and I will be looking forward to hearing it.
Take care and be safe,
Your very lucky teacher, Ms. Duggan
1. Who are the characters in the story?
2. What is Alex trying to persuade his dad to let him have?
3. Is Alex successful?
4. Do you think Alex should be allowed to have his own room? Why or why not?
5. Did you enjoy this book? Why or why not?
6. What would you score this book out of 10?
On Monday our school Easter Breaks begin.This means I will not be putting work up on the website for the next 2 weeks. It is a time for you to relax and unwind after this new transition to working from home. I hope you have a lovely break and I look forward to catching back up with you online when the Easter holidays are over. I am sure you will have lots and lots of news for me and I will be looking forward to hearing it.
Take care and be safe,
Your very lucky teacher, Ms. Duggan
Thursday April 2nd 2020
Silly Ned! I hope you are all feeling more awake and ready to work than Ned! Below you will find a Maths activity and a Gaeilge activity for today. Don't be like Ned though. Make sure you don't over do it. Take a movement break or have a snack if you feel like you need to. I have added a yoga exercise video underneath todays work. You can also find some more activities on the green flag page.
Gaeilge: Below you will find some pictures of Mimi the cat. In the pictures Mimi is with food. Some of the food she likes and some of the foods she doesn't like. You can tell by looking at Mimi's facial expression if she likes that food or doesn't like that food. For each picture, in Irish, you are to write whether or not Mimi likes or doesn't like that food. Take a look at the pictures. Underneath is an example of how to write your sentences.
IS maith le..../Ní maith le....
Example:
1. Bainne:
In the first picture I can tell Mimi likes bainne because she is smiling. So I will write: Is maith le Mímí bainne
2. Úll:
In the second picture I can tell Mímí does not like úll because she is scowling. So I will write: Ní maith le Mímí úll.
Your turn: Write a sentence for subh, brioscaí, banana, cáca, calóga, im arán, criospaí, uisce, sicín.
When you are done practice reading each sentence out loud.
1. Bainne:
In the first picture I can tell Mimi likes bainne because she is smiling. So I will write: Is maith le Mímí bainne
2. Úll:
In the second picture I can tell Mímí does not like úll because she is scowling. So I will write: Ní maith le Mímí úll.
Your turn: Write a sentence for subh, brioscaí, banana, cáca, calóga, im arán, criospaí, uisce, sicín.
When you are done practice reading each sentence out loud.
Below is a yoga break to help your mind and body relax after all that hard work!
Wednesday April 1st 2020
Good morning my friends. I hope you are all well today. Happy April Fool's Day! Don't worry, I will save all my horrible pranks to play on you when we are back in class together. Below you will find a reading activity and two maths activities. Please read the following passage about sharks and answer the follow up questions. Once you have completed your reading you have 2 maths pages. Don't forget to write out each sum. Remember to work at your own pace and take a movement break every now and again. Everything does not have to be completed today.
HAVE A LOVELY DAY!!!
Good morning my friends. I hope you are all well today. Happy April Fool's Day! Don't worry, I will save all my horrible pranks to play on you when we are back in class together. Below you will find a reading activity and two maths activities. Please read the following passage about sharks and answer the follow up questions. Once you have completed your reading you have 2 maths pages. Don't forget to write out each sum. Remember to work at your own pace and take a movement break every now and again. Everything does not have to be completed today.
HAVE A LOVELY DAY!!!
Tuesday March 31st 2020
Good morning 1st class ! I just couldn't believe my eyes this morning when I turned on my computer !!! Together you have answered 10, 000 questions on IXL. . What an accomplishment ! You should be very proud of yourselves for all your hard work on IXL and in your work packs. Below is a picture of Ned's reaction when I told him you answered 10, 000 questions. As you can see he was very excited!
Good morning 1st class ! I just couldn't believe my eyes this morning when I turned on my computer !!! Together you have answered 10, 000 questions on IXL. . What an accomplishment ! You should be very proud of yourselves for all your hard work on IXL and in your work packs. Below is a picture of Ned's reaction when I told him you answered 10, 000 questions. As you can see he was very excited!
English Activity:
Please read the following poster about Pet Monster's for Sale. Underneath the reading are some activities for you to do.
Please read the following poster about Pet Monster's for Sale. Underneath the reading are some activities for you to do.
After reading activities:
1. Answer the 5 Check - Up questions on the poster.
2. Next find all the verbs (doing words), nouns (person, place, things) and the adjectives (description words) on the poster and write them down. Here is an example of how it should look.
VERBS NOUNS ADJECTIVES
sing legs purple
cry adults soft
3. Choose 3 of the verbs you found and write each of them in a sentence.
4. Choose 3 of the nouns you found and write each of them in a sentence.
5. Choose 3 of the adjectives you found and write each of them in a sentence.
6. Design your own Monster. Once you have designed your monster write a little description about your monster. Don't forget to use verbs, adjectives and nouns.
Maths Activity:
1. Answer the 5 Check - Up questions on the poster.
2. Next find all the verbs (doing words), nouns (person, place, things) and the adjectives (description words) on the poster and write them down. Here is an example of how it should look.
VERBS NOUNS ADJECTIVES
sing legs purple
cry adults soft
3. Choose 3 of the verbs you found and write each of them in a sentence.
4. Choose 3 of the nouns you found and write each of them in a sentence.
5. Choose 3 of the adjectives you found and write each of them in a sentence.
6. Design your own Monster. Once you have designed your monster write a little description about your monster. Don't forget to use verbs, adjectives and nouns.
Maths Activity:
Read the questions below and answer them. Don't forget to show your work and write out each sum.
Monday March 30th 2020
Happy Monday 1st class. I hope you had a relaxing weekend. Did you do any fun crafts? Play outside? Watch any movies? Invent any new games? I spent a lot of time in the garden and taking the dogs on walks. I always keep a look out in case I happen to see one of you!!! Fingers crossed I might see one of you if I am lucky :)
As it is Monday I have added our new WOW Words for the week. This weeks Wow Words are NIGHT words. They are dusk, eerie, moonlit, nocturnal, sleepless and twilight. Please take a look at the cartoon below and the definitions of each word. I would like you to try and make a sentence using each of these words. There are 6 words so when you are done you should have 6 sentences. Try and draw your own picture for each word. :)
Happy Monday 1st class. I hope you had a relaxing weekend. Did you do any fun crafts? Play outside? Watch any movies? Invent any new games? I spent a lot of time in the garden and taking the dogs on walks. I always keep a look out in case I happen to see one of you!!! Fingers crossed I might see one of you if I am lucky :)
As it is Monday I have added our new WOW Words for the week. This weeks Wow Words are NIGHT words. They are dusk, eerie, moonlit, nocturnal, sleepless and twilight. Please take a look at the cartoon below and the definitions of each word. I would like you to try and make a sentence using each of these words. There are 6 words so when you are done you should have 6 sentences. Try and draw your own picture for each word. :)
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Below you will find some words problems. Read them carefully. Draw a picture of each word problem to help you solve it.
Remember it's not about how much work you complete, just take your time and try your best. You can always take a little movement break, have a little stretch or a snack and come back and do a little more work when you are ready. :)
Happy Friday everyone!
I hope you are all keeping very well. You won't believe it but you have answered 7, 235 questions on IXL. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! I am over the moon with the hard work you are doing from home. I just wanted to check in and say you are doing absolutely brilliantly. As it is Friday I also wanted to announce the student of the week. You are working so very hard it is an extremely difficult decision. But this weeks student of the week is ALBARAA!!! Congratulations!!! Albarra sent me a sample of the hard work he is doing at home. He wrote a very convincing persuasive letter to his mum persuading her to let him get a cat. I look forward to Albaraa reading it for you when we get back into the classroom and I look forward to everyone getting the opportunity to share their hard work with one another.
Since it is Friday and we usually do Art if you have a chance today set a little time aside to CREATE something. I was thinking perhaps finding items in nature (leaves, twigs, flower petals, stones) to build/write you name with.
Have a lovely day and a lovely weekend. Be safe my friends, Chat again on Monday!
Ms. Duggan
I hope you are all keeping very well. You won't believe it but you have answered 7, 235 questions on IXL. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! I am over the moon with the hard work you are doing from home. I just wanted to check in and say you are doing absolutely brilliantly. As it is Friday I also wanted to announce the student of the week. You are working so very hard it is an extremely difficult decision. But this weeks student of the week is ALBARAA!!! Congratulations!!! Albarra sent me a sample of the hard work he is doing at home. He wrote a very convincing persuasive letter to his mum persuading her to let him get a cat. I look forward to Albaraa reading it for you when we get back into the classroom and I look forward to everyone getting the opportunity to share their hard work with one another.
Since it is Friday and we usually do Art if you have a chance today set a little time aside to CREATE something. I was thinking perhaps finding items in nature (leaves, twigs, flower petals, stones) to build/write you name with.
Have a lovely day and a lovely weekend. Be safe my friends, Chat again on Monday!
Ms. Duggan
Thursday March 26th 2020
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all well. Just as a reminder below is the list of work you are working through.
I know some of you are coming to the end of this work so I have added some activities for today. We are continuing to work on Persuasive writing. Below is a read aloud of a book entitled Hey Little Ant. I would like you to listen to the story. Once you have listened to the story I would like you to answer the question I have left below it.
Good morning 1st class. I hope you are all well. Just as a reminder below is the list of work you are working through.
- Maths package received on Thursday 12th of March
- English package received on Thursday 12th of March
- Maths word problems put up on here
- I wanna Iguana Persuasive writing – writing about a pet you would like
- Wow word sentences
I know some of you are coming to the end of this work so I have added some activities for today. We are continuing to work on Persuasive writing. Below is a read aloud of a book entitled Hey Little Ant. I would like you to listen to the story. Once you have listened to the story I would like you to answer the question I have left below it.
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Hey Little Ant Questions:
Maths Word Problems:
- The boy wants to step on the ant. What are 3 reasons the boy gives that he SHOULD step on the ant?
- The ant does not want to be stepped on. What are 3 reasons the ant provides that the boy SHOULD NOT step on him?
- What do you think the boy should do? Why?
- Did you enjoy this story? Why or why not?
Maths Word Problems:
- Yesterday morning I ate 12 grapes. In the afternoon I had 15 more grapes. How many grapes did I eat yesterday?
- 14 swans were swimming in the canal. 21 more swans joined them. How many swans were in the canal altogether?
- 49 blackbirds were sitting in a tree. 23 blackbirds flew away. How many blackbirds were left in the tree?
- Karen has 17 markers. She gave 9 of them to her brother. How many markers does she have left?
- Gilly ate 11 dog treats. Dash ate 6 dog treats. Ned at 14 dog treats. Ms. Duggan ate 1 dog treat. How many dog treats were eaten altogether?
- There were 25 horses in a field. 20 of them went away. Later, 6 of them came back. How many horses are in the field then?
- What day will it be in 3 days?
- Draw a dog using only triangles and squares?
- Draw a map of your home. Label each room.
- Make 5 addition questions of your own. Make 5 subtraction questions of your own. See if someone in your home can answer the questions.
Wednesday 25th March 2020,
Good morning 1st class! It's such a beautiful sunny day outside, I hope you get out and enjoy the lovely weather at some point! Similarly to yesterday I will not be adding anymore work to the list at the moment. I would like to give everyone the opportunity to work through the packages sent home first. If you have finished everything on the list please have someone help you email me and I would be happy to put up more activities. Have a lovely day!
Good morning 1st class! It's such a beautiful sunny day outside, I hope you get out and enjoy the lovely weather at some point! Similarly to yesterday I will not be adding anymore work to the list at the moment. I would like to give everyone the opportunity to work through the packages sent home first. If you have finished everything on the list please have someone help you email me and I would be happy to put up more activities. Have a lovely day!
Tuesday 24 March 2020,
Good morning my 1st class friends. I hope you and your families are well today. There continues to be a lot of action on IXL. It’s great to turn on my computer and see your names pop up!!! We have lots of work to keep us busy at the moment so I don’t want to be adding to list and causing any unnecessary stress. I just want to remind you it’s not about how much work you get done. It’s just about picking a time to work and sitting down and focusing on your work in that time frame. I understand that not everyday will be the same. Some days you may have more of an opportunity to get more work done and some days you may not. I hope you are getting outside and enjoying some of this lovely mild spring weather we are having. Mr. Nolan has put up some lovely exercises to keep you active. You can
find them on the Active Flag part of the website .
You are so very fabulous at your classroom jobs it makes me wonder if you have any jobs at home these days. I’ll have to ask about that the next time we see each other! Below is the list of work you have to keep you busy.
Below is a picture of Gilly out enjoying the sunshine. She loves being outside when the weather is nice!!!!
Good morning my 1st class friends. I hope you and your families are well today. There continues to be a lot of action on IXL. It’s great to turn on my computer and see your names pop up!!! We have lots of work to keep us busy at the moment so I don’t want to be adding to list and causing any unnecessary stress. I just want to remind you it’s not about how much work you get done. It’s just about picking a time to work and sitting down and focusing on your work in that time frame. I understand that not everyday will be the same. Some days you may have more of an opportunity to get more work done and some days you may not. I hope you are getting outside and enjoying some of this lovely mild spring weather we are having. Mr. Nolan has put up some lovely exercises to keep you active. You can
find them on the Active Flag part of the website .
You are so very fabulous at your classroom jobs it makes me wonder if you have any jobs at home these days. I’ll have to ask about that the next time we see each other! Below is the list of work you have to keep you busy.
- Maths package received on Thursday 12th of March
- English package received on Thursday 12th of March
- Maths word problems put up on here
- I wanna Iguana Persuasive writing – writing about a pet you would like
- Wow Word sentences
Below is a picture of Gilly out enjoying the sunshine. She loves being outside when the weather is nice!!!!
Monday March 23rd 2020,
Good morning my favourite people! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Usually on Monday mornings we get to have a little chat about what you got up to on the weekend but since we aren’t in class I guess I’ll have to use my imagination. Did anyone get their drivers license? Go skydiving? Enter a cake eating contest? Go fishing? Build a fort ? Climb a magic beanstalk? Clean their room? Mess their room?
We took the dogs for a lovely walk in the sunshine yesterday and did a little bit of gardening. Here are Ned and Gilly enjoying the outdoors. Can you see Dash in the photo? He is hiding. Look very closely :) Did you find him?
Due to popular demand below you will find this weeks WOW WORDS cartoons. This weeks wow words are Cloudy Words - billowing, dense, hazy, overcast, swirling, and wispy. Please look over the cartoons and the definitions of each word below. Your wow word challenge is to write a sentence for each word. There are 6 words so you should have 6 sentences when you are done. Take a look outside. What does the sky look like. Can you use any of your wow words to describe it?
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In addition to your wow word challenge you also have your English and Maths packages and IXL you can work on. Remember it's not about how much you get done every day. Just take your time and try your best. If you need to take a movement break DO! You can also always get in contact with me through email. If you have a question or something you want to share with me you can get someone in your family to help you message me at [email protected].
Have a lovely day my friends,
Ms. Duggan
Have a lovely day my friends,
Ms. Duggan
20/03/2020
Happy Friday 1st Class! Once again I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at how much work has been done on IXL :) As of this morning 1, 714 question have been answered ! Well done to you. I know not everyone is using IXL as you may be working on your homework packages or the activities I leave here on the school website. But it is very important to do some first class work each and every school day.
As you know on Friday at the end of the day we have our awards and student of the week. Even though we are not in class I would like to continue this tradition. It will take some thinking about so I will have to do a bit of brainstorming to come up with a system that will work while we are all doing our work from home :) This week I have decided to award the student of the week to the person who has answered the most questions on IXL. I know not everyone is on IXL so to keep things fair the student of the week will not always be based on IXL.
Soooooooo this weeks student of the week for answering the most IXL questions is MOHAMED KHALIFA!!!! Congratulations Mohamed you have been working very hard! And a big WELL DONE to everyone who has been doing work from home. I know this is very new and very different but we are still 1st Class and we have always been a very dedicated and hard working class so I know we will continue to try our best.
I miss all our lovely chats and opportunities to share our news with one another so I thought I would share a little news with you all. As you know we have lovely greyhound Gilly staying with us until she finds her FOREVER family but GUESS WHAT!!!! There is also another new 4 legged friend in the house. Meet NED!
Happy Friday 1st Class! Once again I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked at how much work has been done on IXL :) As of this morning 1, 714 question have been answered ! Well done to you. I know not everyone is using IXL as you may be working on your homework packages or the activities I leave here on the school website. But it is very important to do some first class work each and every school day.
As you know on Friday at the end of the day we have our awards and student of the week. Even though we are not in class I would like to continue this tradition. It will take some thinking about so I will have to do a bit of brainstorming to come up with a system that will work while we are all doing our work from home :) This week I have decided to award the student of the week to the person who has answered the most questions on IXL. I know not everyone is on IXL so to keep things fair the student of the week will not always be based on IXL.
Soooooooo this weeks student of the week for answering the most IXL questions is MOHAMED KHALIFA!!!! Congratulations Mohamed you have been working very hard! And a big WELL DONE to everyone who has been doing work from home. I know this is very new and very different but we are still 1st Class and we have always been a very dedicated and hard working class so I know we will continue to try our best.
I miss all our lovely chats and opportunities to share our news with one another so I thought I would share a little news with you all. As you know we have lovely greyhound Gilly staying with us until she finds her FOREVER family but GUESS WHAT!!!! There is also another new 4 legged friend in the house. Meet NED!
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Ned will be living with us until he finds his FOREVER family. He is 4 years old and as you can see his favourite toy is mouse. I know it's hard to believe there is another greyhound in the house. I had to be very PERSUASIVE (try saying it: PER-SWAY-SIV) to CONVINCE Sean to agree to another greyhound.
Do you remember when we talked about the word PERSUASIVE and practiced how to use it? Below you will find a read aloud of I WANNA IGUANA about Alex PERSUADING his mom to let him have Stinky's pet iguana. I would like you to watch and listen to it again. After you have listened to the story I would like you to brainstorm and think of an animal you would like to have in the house. Is it a mouse? An alligator ? A sloth? An elephant!? Draw a picture of your chosen animal. Don't forget to give it a name and come up with some adjectives to describe it. Once you have done that I want you to write a short letter to someone is your house to practice your persuasive skills. Come up with at least 3 reasons you should be allowed to have this animal. Here is an example of how I PERSUADED Sean to let Ned come stay for a visit.
Dear kind hearted Sean,
Since we are both working from home right now this is the PERFECT time to foster another dog. We will both be home the whole time so we can make sure he doesn't make a mess. Also, since we are both at home we can walk the dogs together. No one will have to walk the dogs alone. It's easy peezy to walk 3 dogs when we will have 4 arms every time. Plus, if we don't take Ned he will be stuck in kennels the whole time. He will be terribly sad and lonely. You don't want NED to be sad and lonely do you ??? Why have Ned be sad and alone when we are both at home to keep him company! So what do you say? PLEAAASEEEEEEEEEEE!
Your dog loving and super hopeful wife,
Sheila
Ok! Now it's your turn. Watch the read aloud and get THINKING PERSUASIVELY!
Do you remember when we talked about the word PERSUASIVE and practiced how to use it? Below you will find a read aloud of I WANNA IGUANA about Alex PERSUADING his mom to let him have Stinky's pet iguana. I would like you to watch and listen to it again. After you have listened to the story I would like you to brainstorm and think of an animal you would like to have in the house. Is it a mouse? An alligator ? A sloth? An elephant!? Draw a picture of your chosen animal. Don't forget to give it a name and come up with some adjectives to describe it. Once you have done that I want you to write a short letter to someone is your house to practice your persuasive skills. Come up with at least 3 reasons you should be allowed to have this animal. Here is an example of how I PERSUADED Sean to let Ned come stay for a visit.
Dear kind hearted Sean,
Since we are both working from home right now this is the PERFECT time to foster another dog. We will both be home the whole time so we can make sure he doesn't make a mess. Also, since we are both at home we can walk the dogs together. No one will have to walk the dogs alone. It's easy peezy to walk 3 dogs when we will have 4 arms every time. Plus, if we don't take Ned he will be stuck in kennels the whole time. He will be terribly sad and lonely. You don't want NED to be sad and lonely do you ??? Why have Ned be sad and alone when we are both at home to keep him company! So what do you say? PLEAAASEEEEEEEEEEE!
Your dog loving and super hopeful wife,
Sheila
Ok! Now it's your turn. Watch the read aloud and get THINKING PERSUASIVELY!
19/03/2020
Hello 1st class! My goodness, you have been very busy bees! Yesterday 1021 questions were answered on IXL! Well done :) I hope you are working away on your maths and English packages and taking some time to read. There are some lovely free activities available on Twinkl.ie you may enjoy as well. Below I have left you 10 maths challenges. Some of them require you to do a little bit of art work. I will be leaving a few activities each day for you to give a try! Missing each and everyone of you!
1. A butterfly has 13 spots all together. If one wing has 7 spots how many spots does the other wing have?
2. A caterpillar has 14 spots all together. 4 spots are red, 6 spots are blue and the rest are green. How many green spots are on the caterpillar? Draw a picture of a the caterpillar showing its red, blue and green spots.
3. There were 15 apples on a tree. Some fell down. Now there are only 7 left. How many apples fell down.
4. Paul had 15 marbles. He gave some of them to Mark. He now has 7 marbles left. How many marbles did Paul give to Mark?
5. Same has 6 apples. Sue has 5 apples. Ali has 4 apples. How many apples do they have altogether.
6. Mikey Monkey ate 7 bananas on Monday. 6 bananas on Tuesday and 5 bananas on Wednesday. How many bananas altogether did he eat in the three days?
7. Karen has 12 books. She lets her friend Kevin borrow half of them. How many books does she lend to Kevin?
8. Ted has 17 cents. He spends 13 cents on sweets. How much does he have left?
9. Sarah has 12 lollipop. Her sister gives her 9 more. How many lollipops does she have altogether?
10. Ben has 19 magnets on the fridge. 7 fall off. How many magnets are left on the fridge?
Well done ! You made it to the end :) You have one last challenge....to DANCE !! Click on the link below and ENJOY!
Hello 1st class! My goodness, you have been very busy bees! Yesterday 1021 questions were answered on IXL! Well done :) I hope you are working away on your maths and English packages and taking some time to read. There are some lovely free activities available on Twinkl.ie you may enjoy as well. Below I have left you 10 maths challenges. Some of them require you to do a little bit of art work. I will be leaving a few activities each day for you to give a try! Missing each and everyone of you!
1. A butterfly has 13 spots all together. If one wing has 7 spots how many spots does the other wing have?
- Draw a picture to show the spots on each wing.
2. A caterpillar has 14 spots all together. 4 spots are red, 6 spots are blue and the rest are green. How many green spots are on the caterpillar? Draw a picture of a the caterpillar showing its red, blue and green spots.
3. There were 15 apples on a tree. Some fell down. Now there are only 7 left. How many apples fell down.
- Draw a picture of the apples tree. Don’t forget to include how many apples are on the tree and how many apples are on the ground.
4. Paul had 15 marbles. He gave some of them to Mark. He now has 7 marbles left. How many marbles did Paul give to Mark?
5. Same has 6 apples. Sue has 5 apples. Ali has 4 apples. How many apples do they have altogether.
6. Mikey Monkey ate 7 bananas on Monday. 6 bananas on Tuesday and 5 bananas on Wednesday. How many bananas altogether did he eat in the three days?
7. Karen has 12 books. She lets her friend Kevin borrow half of them. How many books does she lend to Kevin?
- Can you name 6 of your favourite books?
8. Ted has 17 cents. He spends 13 cents on sweets. How much does he have left?
9. Sarah has 12 lollipop. Her sister gives her 9 more. How many lollipops does she have altogether?
- Draw Sarah’s lollipops. Can you make a pattern using different colours?
10. Ben has 19 magnets on the fridge. 7 fall off. How many magnets are left on the fridge?
- Design your own fridge magnet for your fridge.
Well done ! You made it to the end :) You have one last challenge....to DANCE !! Click on the link below and ENJOY!
18/03/2020
Dear Parents,
I hope you and your family are keeping safe and well. Please pass on my warm regards to your son or daughter on my behalf and let them know I miss them terribly. I am pleased to share with you that during our time away from the classroom environment we will be using a website called IXL. IXL is a comprehensive learning programme offering unlimited maths and English practice across thousands of skills—all of which are aligned to the national curriculum. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from the comfort of home and continue to learn and I will be able to observe and respond to their progress.
To get your child started on your home computer, please follow these easy steps:
1. Go to https://www.ixl.com
2. Enter your child's username and password and click "Sign in."
I will be sending your child's user name and password via a Scoil Treasa text message.
3. Click on any skill to start learning!
For on-the-go practice, you can download IXL’s free tablet apps for iPad, Android or Kindle and sign in with your child’s username and password. IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The programme is adaptive and will adjust based on your child's demonstrated understanding of the material. All of your child's results will be saved, so you can monitor his or her progress anytime by clicking on Analytics.
I hope you'll encourage your son or daughter to use IXL regularly while we are away from the classroom environment.
If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email me at [email protected].
Keep safe and warm regards,
Sheila Duggan
Fáilte romhaimh go léir ar ais!
Welcome back for a new year. Hard to believe it's a year since the children first started in Scoil Treasa Naofa!! They've all come back so enthusiastic about the new year ahead. Keep checking in with us here online as there will be pictures, news stories and updates on what's happening. See you soon :)
Vocabulary Of the week
Each week we will be learning 5 new words based on a book we are reading. We do activities based on the new vocabulary and we also try and use it where possible. I would be very grateful if you at home could use these words with your children and practice them. Thank you.
Week 1 and 2
Roam, terror, trembling, weak, grim, hatch, devoured, appetising, scavenging, baffle, industrious.
Each week we will be learning 5 new words based on a book we are reading. We do activities based on the new vocabulary and we also try and use it where possible. I would be very grateful if you at home could use these words with your children and practice them. Thank you.
Week 1 and 2
Roam, terror, trembling, weak, grim, hatch, devoured, appetising, scavenging, baffle, industrious.
The new bench: As I was setting up the new classroom for this year I came across a little bench. I spent some time debating whether or not it would be of much use and would the children use it. I have gotten my answer. Look at our early finishers...
Pattern:
We have spent the last couple of weeks learning about pattern. Some of the children amazed me with the patterns they came up with. Below are some pictures of some of the patterns the children came up with in their pairs.
We have spent the last couple of weeks learning about pattern. Some of the children amazed me with the patterns they came up with. Below are some pictures of some of the patterns the children came up with in their pairs.
Vocabulary of the Week
Borrow, Glittering, Gift, Fade, Secret, Survive, Outskirts, Retreat, Dense, Alternative, Grumpy, Grim, Glow, Clever, Mend
Borrow, Glittering, Gift, Fade, Secret, Survive, Outskirts, Retreat, Dense, Alternative, Grumpy, Grim, Glow, Clever, Mend
What we can see below is an assortment of pictures from October. We have some of our Halloween party and some of the children taking part in Aistear. Amongst our Aistear pictures we have a garden swing that was made during Junk Art and a castle which was built using waffle blocks in construction. Both of these stand out to me as they are original ideas from the children. We spent 3 weeks on the topic of Homes and these were built/made in the last week. To see what had been made up until the last week you would understand the originality behind these constructions. Well done to all involved.
Vocabulary of the week...
Fussy, Exceptional, Terrifying, Invent, Superior, Obey, Command, Bundled, Sway, Rehearse, Glance, Gaze,
November Writing Celebration
I would like to thank everyone who came along to our Writing Celebration. The children had spent a long time working on their stories and were so happy to get to share them with you. I was so proud of them as I'm sure you were too, especially when looking back to last year and the improvement that has been made. On behalf of the authors and myself, go raibh míle maith agaibh!
Vocabulary of the month...
Puffing, steep, dismay, rush, chuckle, prepare, curious, repel, attract, fussy
Grandparents Day
Ba mhaith liom buíochas mór a ghabháil leis na sean-tuismeathóirí go léir a tháinig isteach an tseachtain seo chaite.
We had a great time. It is so lovely for the children to get to show you things and tell you all about their school life. The excitement, happiness and enthusiasm in the class that day was just fantastic, it was so clear to see how proud each and every one of you are of your grandchildren. They work so hard and are so kind, fun and friendly, they really are a credit to all of you.
We had a great time. It is so lovely for the children to get to show you things and tell you all about their school life. The excitement, happiness and enthusiasm in the class that day was just fantastic, it was so clear to see how proud each and every one of you are of your grandchildren. They work so hard and are so kind, fun and friendly, they really are a credit to all of you.
The Farm/An Feirm:
As you can see below there are a collection of photos from the theme FARM in Aistear. With February being the first season of Spring and of new life, it was a great theme to get our teeth into.
Gymnastics: I have posted pictures on the Active flag page of our class doing gymnastics. The reason why I am alluding to it here is because I would like to make you aware of the HUGE improvement the children have made. Our school slogan is Movement is Improvement and that is a mantra we have really stuck to this year in Senior Infants. We, myself included, have worked on improving basic movement skills and patterns and balance. It is something we will continue to work on throughout the year as it is of significant importance throughout our whole life.
March Madness
oMarch has been a very busy month for us here in Senior Infants. We finished our Junior Achievement with Avril, we celebrated Seachtain Na Gaeilge and we were very busy working as doctors in Aistear. Big well done to Maisie Barrett, Zuzanna Motowilzuk and Kayla Ennis who were all awarded with Gailgeoir na Seactaine during the month of March. They have been making such a super effort to speak Irish. Keep up the good work!! We are looking forward to taking a nice long break for the Easter holidays!!
Hooray for Pancakes!!
It's that time of the year again where we can eat as much pancakes as we can and no one can say anything to us!! This year was no different. We topped our delicious pancakes with jam, butter, sugar and of course the most popular nutella. We ended up with nutella on our hands and face and even our clothes. It was worth it though. We're already looking forward to next years pancakes.
Aistear Activities
We are kept really busy in Aistear at the minute. During the month of January we were learning about the Arctic and Antarctica. It was so cool!! We did lots of researching and found out loads of interesting facts about the animals, the weather and lots more. For the month of February we are busy working on the farm. We can't believe how much has to be done. We're milking cows, collecting eggs, shearing sheep, planting vegetables and much more!! It's tiring work. We hope the animals appreciate it!
Great Success!
A huge well done to all the junior and senior infants who took part in their nativity play. They were absolutely super! Everyone did a great job and we were all so proud of them. For the last few days they are more than entitled to relax after all the hard work they put in. I'm sure we will think of lots of nice things to do before the Christmas holidays and if we're lucky we might even get a visit from a certain someone!!
Writing Celebration
In November we were working really hard on our narrative stories. We loved thinking of cool characters and settings to include in our writing. We had a writing celebration at the end of November so our moms and dads could see all the hard work we've been doing. They were very proud and loved all the stories we had written. There's definitely a few authors in the making in Senior Infants!
Happy Halloween!
We are so happy that the month of October is nearly over because we are so excited for Halloween!! We did lots of cool Halloween activities the last week of school to get us in the spirit! We carved a pumpkin, made spooky ghost buns and dressed up on the last day of school. Some of us looked so scary!! We did lots of other stuff in October too. We did a maths trail for maths week. It was a little tricky but in the end we worked out all the answers. We were busy building houses in Aistear. We can now build terraced houses, detached and semi detached houses and even flats, so if you need a builder you know who to call! Have a look at what we got up to below. We hope everyone has a spooky Halloween!
Super September
We can't believe how quick the month of September has gone! We have had a very busy month but it's been great! We went on our Teddy Bear's Picnic to Phoenix Park. We played games, played in the playground and had a yummy lunch on the grass. Even our teddies had a great time who were still in the middle of a party when we returned! Senior Infants won 5 medals in September for super attendance and having a great line. As a reward they got to have an ice cream party. Chocolate sauce and sprinkles were a very popular topping choice! We can't wait to win another 5 medal so we can have another party.
Fáilte
A big welcome back to all the senior infants! They have all gotten so tall over the summer. We are so happy to welcome a new boy to our class. His name is Kayden and we're sure we'll all be great friends. We were sorry to say goodbye to our friend Adam but we're sure he'll be happy in his new school. We have lots of exciting things planned for the coming year so keep an eye on here to see what we're up to! Here's to a great year.
A big welcome back to all the senior infants! They have all gotten so tall over the summer. We are so happy to welcome a new boy to our class. His name is Kayden and we're sure we'll all be great friends. We were sorry to say goodbye to our friend Adam but we're sure he'll be happy in his new school. We have lots of exciting things planned for the coming year so keep an eye on here to see what we're up to! Here's to a great year.
