Days 49 - 53

School in our socks!

The final countdown...

We are only 3 weeks away from the summer holidays. You have all worked so hard and now we're coming to the end of Junior Infants. This week's activities are outlined below. You might choose to do a different subject area each day (e.g. Literacy Monday, Numeracy Tuesday and Gaeilge Wednesday).
Underneath that you will find 5 fun activities for the week. 
Please remember to send on pictures of your child's work and I will post up a gallery on Friday.

Literacy: 
Handwriting and Writing workshop

Handwriting - Letter Formation - V and W

Handwriting workbook

Letter 'v' pg. 22

Letter 'w' pg. 24 

Writing workshop

Numeracy

Workbook pg. 31

Workbook pg. 35

Gaeilge - Aimsir, Ainmhíthe

Aimsir

Ainmhíthe

5 FUN ACTIVITIES

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Monday

P.E.
Ms. McSweeney

Tuesday

Maths
Ms. Brooks

Wednesday

Geography
Ms. Maguire

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Thursday

Science
Ms. Keogh

Friday

Art
Ms. O'Shea

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P.E.
​with Ms. McSweeney

All you need is your skipping rope, a bit of space and lots of energy. Moving your body everyday is so important. Why not try this indoors on a rainy day!

Maths
with Ms. Brooks

Geography
with Ms. Maguire

Sycamore leaf

Oak leaf

Leaf rubbings
You will need:
- paper
- crayon
(I used a twistable but a thick crayon on its side would be better)

Science
with Ms. Keogh

Today we are going to do 2 fun science experiments! For these experiments you will need: ​

Experiment One (Volcano):
1. Vinegar
2. Baking Soda
3. Food colouring (optional)
4. Spoon
5. Small glass

Experiment Two (Balloon)
1. Vinegar
2. Baking Soda
3. Balloon
​4. Water Bottle

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Remember: In science, Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. When an acid and a base come together a chemical reaction occurs!

​Before you watch the video try and predict what you think happens when vinegar and baking soda are mixed together...

If you like, after your experiments you can draw a picture of what happened. You could even try and label the picture and write about it!

Art
with Ms. O'Shea

Butterfly life Cycle
Today we will do an art activity based on the life cycle of a butterfly. Many of us know what butterflies are, but do we know where they come from? Watch the powerpoint video below to learn more and then get ready for some creativity! Enjoy :)

You will need:

• A paper plate
• Paper/card
• Scissors
• A ruler
• Glue
• A leaf
• Pasta pieces
• Grains of rice
• Colours/pencils

This is the list needed for my lesson, you can make your own version with what you have in your house! In fact, I have posted some other versions below!
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