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Birthdays and Celebrations - September 2020
It was a great joy to invite our New Primary Ones to St.Josephs.
Aoife, Dearbhla, Erik, Faye, James, Jessica, Romy, Shauna and Shea.
We have been very busy in The P1/P2 classroom. Our topic was all about 'Birthdays and Celebrations'. We talked about our favourite birthday presents and surprises. We made party balloons to celebrate the month that we were born in.
In Role play we created a 'Birthday party Zone', making props, party banners, streamers, invitations, party hats , food and drinks.
In Literacy we read books about 'Bun's Birthday, Spots Surprise and Spots Surprise'. We made party invitations at the writing table and wrote about best birthday presents.
In Numeracy we had fun problem solving relating to building /designing tasks. We matched ,sorted hats, plates, buns, for each person at the party.
The children used mathematical language associated with measuring long/longer; short/shorter; counting plates/cups for party guests.
Outdoors we enjoyed playing party games, Parachute games and musical statues.
It is truly fantastic to be back together again.
October - 2020 - Chocolate , Autumn and Halloween.
Our Topic in P1/P2 for this month is all about 'Chocolate , Signs of Autumn and Halloween.
We Will learn about:
- Different types of Chocolate
- How Choc is made/changes that happen when it is heated and then cools.
- How to make chocolate play dough.
- Stories about chocolate
- Signs of Autumn/Collection of Autumn leaves.
- Getting ready for Halloween.
- Literacy
- Enjoy a range of books on Chocolate/Autumn/Halloween
Create Menus/Take orders/lists in 'The Chocolate Cafe'
Write recipe for 'Hot Chocolate' and make some delicious Hot chocolate.
Numeracy
- To encourage Mathematical language associated with measure(big, bigger, smallest,full,half -full, empty.
To use money in role play/Make sums to 10p(p.1)/ 20p/P.2)
As usual ….a busy and fun time in our classroom.
November: 2020 “Colour “
Our topic this month is all about ‘Colour’. We will be learning about different colours, mixing colours/light dark colours – cold / warm colours.
In literacy we will be reading stories about Elmer the colourful elephant, the Gingerbread house, The day the crayons stopped working, the rainbow fish and Bear, bear what do you see?
We will make lots of different things in art using food colours and shaving foam/ coloured chains / marble playdoh/ bubble footprints and many more.
In our number / topic we will make patterns using 2/3 different colours / with playdoh, cubes and beads etc.
We will make colourful rainbows and pictograms of our favourite colours.
December 2020: " Christmas "
During Structured Play sessions we will be -:
- Dressing up in the Grotto,
- Wrapping presents,
- sorting the special letters and Christmas Parcels,
- writing cards and labels.
- Making Christmas decorations, angels, trees, stockings
- making a crib for baby Jesus.
Literacy hour will allow us time to Read and listen to lots of Christmas stories. We will also be writing our ‘Santa letters’. We will be busy little Elves helping Santa in his grotto to help develop our oral language skills. Hopefully Malachy (the Post Man) will call and safely deliver our letters to the North Pole. It is a very exciting place to be in the P1/2 Classroom, as we count down to Christmas and watch for the Sparkle in the sky. Every day we will be watching to see the little elves fly over Tyrella to check that we are being good!!!
Useful websites for home learning
Below is a list of useful websites that you can access from home to help your child. Find many more by following this link http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com
Phonics play
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/
PhonicsPlay is currently letting everyone sign on for free. Username: march20 password: home. Great to learn or revise sounds.
Twinkl
Twinkl are also offering free access with the code CVDTWINKLHELPS. Twinkl offers resources for all subjects from P1-7.
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.
BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/
This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
Futurelearn
https://www.futurelearn.com
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).
Seneca
https://www.senecalearning.com
For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
Ted Ed
https://ed.ted.com
All sorts of engaging educational videos
National Geographic Kids
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Duolingo
https://www.duolingo.com
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Mystery Science
https://mysteryscience.com
Free science lessons
The Kids Should See This
https://thekidshouldseethis.com
Wide range of cool educational videos
Crash Course
https://thecrashcourse.com
You Tube videos on many subjects
Crash Course Kids
https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
As above for a younger audience
Crest Awards
https://www.crestawards.org
Science awards you can complete from home.
iDEA Awards
https://idea.org.uk
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Paw Print Badges
https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Prodigy Maths
https://www.prodigygame.com
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetect…/
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning
Oxford Owl for Home
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Lots of free resources for Primary age
Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
Blue Peter Badges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/about-blue-peter-badges
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
The Artful Parent
https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/
Good, free art activities
Red Ted Art
https://www.redtedart.com
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
The Imagination Tree
https://theimaginationtree.com
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Toy Theater
https://toytheater.com/
Educational online games
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/…
Activities and quizzes
Big Play Fun!!!!
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