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Friday Feedback!

20/6/2020

Super Star of the Week!

Well done to this little super star! What a super job you did this week. I think you might be a dinosaur fan? Great art work. Love the video. We all miss you too!

Class Challenge

This week I ask everyone to name their dinosaur and tell us a little bit about it:

Hallie said "I would call her dotty and we would have a water fight and she could suck up all the water and spray everybody." Sounds like super fun Hallie!

Frankie said "I would adopt a TRex and call him Rexy. I would use him as a transportation device. We would eat salami sandwiches, and go to the movies, but he would have to get his own large popcorn."

Next week will be our last week of school so please make sure you visit our last homework blog on Monday! Have a lovely weekend,

Kind Regards,
Ms Murray

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Homework 15th - 19th June

15/6/2020

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This week Josh wil be celebrating his special day on the 19th. Happy 6th Birthday Josh!! I hope you have a wonderful day.

Dinosaurs!

This week we're going to learn about Dinosaurs! So let's jump straight to the fun challenges below! Of course you are free to continue with any tasks similar to the previous weeks and set some pages in the workbooks. You can also try some of the maths and literacy activities on the additional support page. Or why not get active with Ms McSweeny over on her Skipping School page!

Get Epic!

Visit your GetEpic.com account and you'll see this video I have assigned to your child's folder.

Stomping Yoga!

How to draw a T-Rex!

Click below to print puzzles!

My Little Animal Book!

Last week Calum made this amazing little book of Zoo animals! Well done Calum, what a great job you did. I wonder of anyone could try making a little book of dinosaurs this week? You can check out last week's challenges for the 'How to make a book" video.

It was so nice to be able to share some of your happy moments on Friday Feedback. Please keep them coming and we can enjoy sharing them on Friday Feeback.

Have a lovely week!

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Friday Feedback

12/6/2020

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It's so lovely to see all these happy faces and thank you for sending in the photos and videos for Friday Feedback! I'm so happy to see a little bit of 'normal life' slipping back into our every day!

Classroom Challenges!

Well done to Kaylum, Hallie, Frankie, Calum, Josh and Levi for completing this week's challenges. Who would have thought we could use poo in the Zoo to fertilise all the plants! Wonderful stuff! Also some of our favourite Zoo animals included, penguins, flamingos, giraffes and monkeys! Super selection of interesting animals!

Have a lovely weekend everyone and I hope all the birthday celebrations went well! Chat to you on Monday,

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Homework 8th - 12th!

7/6/2020

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We celebrate lots of special birthdays this week! Congratulations to Emily on Wednesday, Mia M. on Thursday and Karim Saturday! I hope you all have a wonderful day and I'm sure you'll get to do something nice.

The Zoo!

This week we're going to take a virtual school tour to the Zoo! So let's jump straight to the fun challenges below! Of course you are free to continue with any tasks similar to the previous weeks and set some pages in the workbooks. You can also try some of the maths and literacy activities on the additional support page. Or why not get active with Ms McSweeny over on her Skipping School page!

Poo in the Zoo!

What do they really do with all the Poo in the Zoo?

Can you draw a rhino?

Why not try to make a little book and write your own story or make a book of zoo animals? All you need is an A4 Sheet of paper.

Zoo Data

Click to download the activity sheets below. Colour a block for each animal you can spot and record coordinates of the zoo animals. Remember print out in black and white to save ink.

Virtual Zoo Tour!

Check out the virtual visits to the Zoo below. Do you recognise any of the places or animals in Dublin Zoo?

For Friday Feedback...

I would love to see a photo of you doing something fun this week! I miss your smiley faces so much and I know you all miss your friends so we would all love to see your happy faces in Friday Feeback this week!

I hope you enjoy this week's challenges! I can't wait to hear about what you get up to this week. Please feel free to contact me via email if you need to.

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Friday Feedback

5/6/2020

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Sunshine, Rain and Hail!

I'm a little late posting Friday Feedback today because I was busy in school today cleaning our classroom and how crazy was the hailsones and rain showers today!

My Favourite Activities This Week!

Well done to the boys and girls for uploading you work for Friday Feedback! This week my Star Students are Calum, Frankie, Hallie and Josh! I am blown away by your fantastic penmanship and feeling so proud of you and your grown-ups. I know that it has been challenging to continue with distance learning at home but you have really made every effort to get on board so for that I think you all.

Home Work Challenges

Well done to Zoey, Amelia, Calum, Josh, Frankie and Hallie for completing the homework challenges. I am glad to see you all get involved in such an important learning topic. Little bit I know when I set this theme that we would be hearing such sad news this week. So do take the time to talk through all the important guidance with your child.

Some wonderful suggestion on water safety from the boys and girls included:

Stay in the shallow end
Have a lifejacket on
Stay where my parents can see me
Stay with an adult
Always have a grown-up with you

3 Week of Fun!

Thank you again to everyone who has engaged in distance learning. We have three week left of the school summer term. Normally we would have been winding down on the academics and heading outdoors as much as possible; having as much fun as we can. So for the next three weeks please feel free to reduce the amount of "focus work" and maybe spend some of that time visiting the playgrounds (YAY!!!) and seeing some of your friends. It's so lovely to feel a little bit of 'normal' feeding back into our lives so make the most of it. I will continue to post the weekly blog, keeping it very simple and adding some playful activities. Instead of sending me 'work' for Friday Feedback I would love if you could send me a photo of your child doing something fun, like visiting the playground (YAY!!!) or a visit to the beach, walk in the park or even a visit to a loved one? I think it would be nice to celebrate the things we are thankful for over the last three weeks.

Hope you all enjoy the weekend,

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Homework 2nd - 5th June

1/6/2020

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Homework Links

Tricky words and phonics assessment sheet
Dictation - click for audio file
Oxford Owl Readers
Irish: Séideán Sí
Maths: Number Activities

Message For The Children

Yay! The summer has officially arrived! According to meteorology which is the study of weather, the summer months are June, July and August. We get to enjoy all the fine weather (although the good weather has been here a while now!). You may get to make a few visits to the beach or be lucky enough to have a blow-up paddling pool in your garden. But we must remember to stay safe and always make sure you have an adult to watch you! Below are some watery challenge for you this week!

Water Safety!

Watch the videos below and talk to your grow-up about how you can stay safe in the water!

Water Safety Ireland's PAWS (Primary Aquatics Water Safety) programme outlines the essential life-saving guidelines that every child needs to know. Learn skills that can save lives. PAWS is now on the RTE Home School Hub watch below:

Splash!

Read this book and answer the questions below. Click on image below to access book.

Draw yourself with Zack and trace.

Click image below to download page.

Cosmic Yoga on the Beach!

Find a nice quiet place to practice your yoga!

Puzzle Time

Click below to download and complete the wordsearch!

I hope you enjoy this week's activities. If you have any problem you can email at Ms.Murray@OLVInfants.com Have a lovely week.

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Friday Feedback!

29/5/2020

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My Favourite Activities This Week!

My Star Students this week are Alan & Josh! Well done for uploading your favourite piece of work for Friday Feedback. It's so lovely to see everyone is keeping busy and happy at home! I miss you all so much so it's lovely to see some photos with your smiling faces!

Class Challenge

So here are the results of our homework challenge. Well done to Frankie, Hallie, Amelia, Seraphina for answering the maths question, you all got it correct! I hope you enjoyed the story and have been washing your teeth carefully every morning and night. I'm sure everyone is drinking lots of water in this hot weather, but it's important for our tooth care also.

That's it for this week. I hope everyone found the workbooks helpful and managed to complete some of the challenges with the children. We will see you back here on Tuesday. Enjoy your long weekend.

Kind Regards,

Ms. Murray

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Homework 25th - 29th May

24/5/2020

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Homework Links

Tricky words and phonics assessment sheet
Dictation - click for video
Oxford Owl Readers
Irish: 10@10 as Gaeilge
Maths: Measure Activities

Message For The Children

This week we are learning all about taking care of our teeth. Please take some time to talk through the challenges below with your child. You will find a Parent Guide in your child's book pack which will talk you through the mighty mouth programme. Please take some time to read through it and talk to your child about how they can take care of their teeth.

Little Big Feet!

Watch the story below and then answer some of the questions below.

How to Brush Your Teeth

You have received a special pack with your tooth brush and tooth paste. Watch this video and make sure you know how to brush your teeth properly. When you have finished watching it have a go yourself with your new toothbrush!

Make yourself a tooth friendly snack!

Now that we know the basics of dental hygiene: brushing teeth twice a day and flossing daily. However, the secret to healthy teeth might be in your child’s lunchbox! Food has a big impact on their teeth-for better or for worse. Discover the tooth-friendly foods you should incorporate into every meal, and what you need to avoid!

For your lunch today make yourself a healthy tooth friendly snack with the help of your grown-up. Or draw a picture of your favourite tooth-friendly foods and label your picture!

Write a Letter to the Tooth Fairy!

In your toothcare pack you will have received a special envelope for putting your baby tooth in for the Tooth fairy. Write a letter to the Tooth fairy. You could choose from any of the ideas below:

Write her a procedure piece of writing telling her how to brush your teeth properly.
Tell her about what you did at the weekend.
Draw her a picture about all the food that are good and bad for your teeth.

Skipping Challenge!

Try out some of these skipping calenges with your new skipping rope. Have fun!

That's it for this week. I hope you enjoy the challenges. Don't forget to visit last week's Friday Feedback! Here are the books that you received in your pack. Have a look through your child's work and ask them to talk you through the work we have done over the year. You will find a few spare pages at the back of some of the copies that you can use for their homework.

Have a lovely week,

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Friday Feedback!

22/5/2020

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My Favourite Activities this week!

My Star Student this week is Josh! Well done for uploading your favourite piece of work for Friday Feedback. You are just amazing and I love to see that you're working so hard. Well done!

Class Challenge

So here are the results of our homework survey. Well done to Amelia, Frankie, Seraphina, Hallie, Josh, Kaylum, Levi, Calum! for answering the maths question, you all got it correct! Here are some of your favourite Julia Donaldson books...

Amelia: Zog because it is about dragons. A Squash and a Squeeze is funny.
Frankie: The gruffalo because the animals are scared of the gruffalo and the gruffalo is scared of the mouse that makes it funny
Josh: Sharing a shell because I love learning about shells
Calum: The smeds and the smoos I liked this book because they looked funny and they were colourful they had funny noses too. I liked when they fell in love, there families didn’t like each other so was nice they fell in love and everyone was happy at the end.

Well done on entering your favourite story and telling us why you like them!

Have a lovely weekend. It's all about teeth on next week's blog. I hope you managed to collect your book bags and the few extra gifts for the girls and boys! There will be a collection on Monday for the few people who didn't get to collect yesterday.

Kind Regards,

Ms. Murray

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Homework 18th - 22nd May

16/5/2020

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Homework Links

Tricky words and phonics assessment sheet
Dictation - click for video
Oxford Owl Readers
Irish: Siopadóireacht
Maths: Time Activities
Maths Worksheets

Message For The Children

This week we are learning all about shells. Please take some time to talk through the challenges below with your child. Most of the challenges can be completed independently, with just a little support with the reading. I have added some more interactive elements to this week’s challenges which I think will made it a little easier to manage and enjoyable for your child. This week you will see it is an option to upload your child's "Favourite Activity!" see the end of the blog for more details.

Questions & Answers

Listen to the story Sharing a Shell in my video above and answer the questions below.

Mini Shell Counting Lesson

Watch the video of this activity above.
? ?make a number line of shells, stones, bottle tops or paper flowers etc.
? ?make a cover using a larger shell or egg cup.
? activities include:
- identify and order numbers
- point to and count numbers aloud
- hide a selection of numbers with cover

- identify number after/before (advance ability won't have to count from 1)
- count on from... 4, 7, 3
- two more/three less
- matching a visual pattern with the corresponding numeral
It is completely normal for children to make mistakes at this age, it is very much part of the learning process. Try to focus on what they did well, adding some positive reinforcement.

Yoga Under The Sea!

It's a Seashell Day! - GetEpic.com

GetEpic.com is a fantastic online library. Enter your email below and I will send you a free invite to set up a login for our class account. If you have already registered log in and you will see I have assigned the new book for our topic this week. Don't forget to check you Junk Mail for the invite to register.

Draw Your Own Seashells

Note to Parents: New Email Address Ms.Murray@olvinfants.com

Please note that you can now upload your favourite piece of work for our Friday Feedback by clicking on the 'Choose File' tab above. This can be one of the challenges above or something different you did yourself. You can send a picture, a document or a video. Hope you enjoy the blog this week! Don't forget to check out last Friday's Feedback below!

Kind Regards,

Ms Murray

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Super Star of the Week!

Class Challenge

Dinosaurs!

If you had a dinosaur?

Get Epic!

Stomping Yoga!

How to draw a T-Rex!

Click below to print puzzles!

My Little Animal Book!

My Favourite Thing This Week!

Classroom Challenges!

The Zoo!

Poo in the Zoo!

What do they really do with all the Poo in the Zoo?

What do they use the poo in the zoo for?

Can you draw a rhino?

Why not try to make a little book and write your own story or make a book of zoo animals? All you need is an A4 Sheet of paper.

Zoo Data

Virtual Zoo Tour!

For Friday Feedback...

My favourite Thing This Week!

Sunshine, Rain and Hail!

My Favourite Activities This Week!

Home Work Challenges

3 Week of Fun!

Homework Links

Message For The Children

Classroom Challenge

Water Safety!

Splash!

Splash - Questions & Answers

Draw yourself with Zack and trace.

Cosmic Yoga on the Beach!

Puzzle Time

My Favourite Piece of Work for Friday Feedback!

My Favourite Activities This Week!

Class Challenge

Homework Links

Message For The Children

Classroom Challenge!

Little Big Feet!

Answer the questions below:

How to Brush Your Teeth

Make yourself a tooth friendly snack!

Write a Letter to the Tooth Fairy!

Skipping Challenge!

My Favourite Piece of Work for Friday Feedback!

My Favourite Activities this week!

Class Challenge

Homework Links

Message For The Children

Classroom Challenge!

Questions & Answers

Questions & Answers!

Mini Shell Counting Lesson

Yoga Under The Sea!

It's a Seashell Day! - GetEpic.com

Enter your child's name and your email to receive a GetEpic.com login

Draw Your Own Seashells

My Favourite Piece of Work!

Note to Parents: New Email Address Ms.Murray@olvinfants.com

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