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Ms Murray's Class Blog

Friday 8th September

8/9/2017

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A great first week !

Well done to all the children and grown-ups for getting through the first week of Junior Infant! No doubt we are all exhausted and looking forward to a rest this weekend! Below are a few snaps of what we got up to on the first week of school. We kept it simple and fun. 
WANTED:
I'm hoping to do a nice art project over the coming weeks and I am looking to collect some empty tin cans please, especially large tuna tins (washed). If you could collect some over the coming weeks and bring them in I would appreciate that! 
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Early Morning Maths and Literacy Stations

I like to allow the children as much movement as possible around the classroom. They are allowed to choose where they feel most comfortable sitting to complete their morning activities. They are partnered up with a new friend to help them to get to know each other. the activities work on a rota system so each day they get to work on something new. 

Yard Time

We have slowly been introducing the children to the yard. They will not share the same break with the older classes until we have the full day but for now they have been enjoying getting to know the different play areas and all the new toys... and of course their new friends!

Humpty Dumpty

Our focus nursery rhyme is Humpty Dumpty. Ask your child to sing it to you and make sure the are saying each word clearly. You could also ask them some simple questions like... What was Humpty Dumpty sitting on... Do you think the wall was high or low? Why? 

Some budding artists in Rm 5!

Ask your child to point out their picture to you. let them know what you like about it. Make sure you correct any pencil grips when needed. The thumb and index finger should pinch the pencil and pencil rests on the middle finger. Some children are holding the pencil too high. Only 1 inch up for right handed and 1.5 for left. I put two dots on pencils to help the children remember, you could do the same at home.
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Morning Work Stations... By Friday they all knew the drill!

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Aistear

I am really looking forward to getting started with our Aistear learning. It will be easier to get the most from it when we have the full day but for now the focus is on behaviour, playing together nicely, taking turns, body language when talking to a peer and lot's of encouragement to get to know their new friends. 
So, that's it for this week. Please keep posted to this page. I will do blog competitions every now and then and I love reading any comments during class. Children get a sticker if they post or their grown-up does, but really no pressure. I am really happy to stay that I have a very strong class this year and I am really looking forward to seeing what the will achieve! These little ones are really going places! 

Have a great weekend,

Kind Regards,

Ms. Murray
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Friday 30th September

27/9/2016

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Everyone has been so good at arriving to class on time in the mornings. I was thrilled that by 9.05 on Tuesday morning everyone was seated and we were ready to revise our days of the week. Each morning we will do a quick 10 minute revision session before the children head off to find out what work station they are on. This is working really well. Don't forget to encourage your child to hang their coats up on the hangers provided outside the classroom before they come into class.
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We were acting out some scenes from Little Red Riding Hood as it is our focus Fiary Tale. The children were such sports and really got into their roles. We practiced lots of expression and tone when we were reading the story together and they really carried this through to their acting. It was so funny! I think you'll enjoy the videos below.

IMG_3061 from Zara Murray on Vimeo.

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Later that day it was so nice to see the children incorporate what they had learnt into their Aistear play.
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Lunch times are great fun in the yard! We get to play with our new friends.
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Language Towards Literacy started today. We will be focusing on Body parts and senses over the next few weeks. Ms Brookes and Ms Stanley come into our room once a week with their wonderful games. I sent home a sheet with the vocabulary that we would be grateful if you could reinforce at home. 

Thank you to everyone who manage to bring in a family photo this week. The children really enjoyed sharing their photo with their friends and talking about their family members. It was a lovely way to finish off this months topic of Home and Family. 

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Finally... Anyone who missed the parent meeting this week if you click here, you can view a copy of the power point with all the points raised. Have a great weekend! P.s don't forget to leave a comment if you can, we will enjoy reading them in class :) 

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September 23rd, 2016

23/9/2016

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Friday 

23/9/2016

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We've had a very busy week, I can't believe we have been back to school for 3 weeks already! The girls and boys have settled in so well and could easily be mistaken for first class as they are so well behaved! Again this week we have been focusing on the home and family. We have been learning all the words for different rooms, furniture and appliances, this has been super fun as we get to do it through play (Aistear). In maths we have been practicing numbers 1-5 and also how to recognise pattern all around us and then make our own using blocks and pegs. Below are a few snaps from the week. Enjoy your weekends. 

​Ms. Murray
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Friday 16th September

16/9/2016

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So we got off to a flying start this week. We learnt lots of new colours, rhymes and stories. Below are just a few snap shots of what we got up to. Click on any image to enlarge.

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All the girls and boys had great fun learning all about Little Red Riding Hood and her unfortunate encounter with a horrible wolf! Above the children are putting sequence cards in the correct order. (pre-reading skill)
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Over the last two week the children have been revising the colours red and yellow. They got to mix them in this painting activity and were delighted to see the created a whole new colour!! Orange! Check back next week to see their finished piece of work.

This month the children are learning all about the home and family. Wherever possible we encourage the children to learn through play based methodologies (Aistear). This gives them an opportunity to use all the vocabulary and learning from their formal lessons and apply it to their child-led play. This is so much fun for them and they love it!
Above is some cutting and sticking we did too, our red ladybugs. Also a matching activity which helps the children recognise the rhyming sounds in words (pre reading skills)
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Look at this crazy looking carrot!! :) 
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Welcome to Junior Infants!

15/9/2016

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We are so delighted to welcome all the girls and boys back after the summer holidays and especially to my new class in room 5. The children have settled in so well to their new school routine and it is so lovely to see them arrive to school happy and enthuastic each morning. Keep posted to our blog where we will updating you with all our news and work.

Kind Regards,
Ms Murray 
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