<![CDATA[OLV Infants - Ms. O\'Shea]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:33:22 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[Lifecycle of a pumpkin]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:16:37 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/lifecycle-of-a-pumpkinThis week we learned about where pumpkins come from and what happens to them on their journey!
Then we made some pumpkins ourselves! Lots of us liked making them scary as you will see!..
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]]><![CDATA[Phonological Awareness - Syllables!]]>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:14:14 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/phonological-awareness-syllablesSyllables - just part of the phonological awareness the children engage in to help them be ready for Phonics in the coming weeks! They also love finding the syllables in their names so why not do the names in your families - you can clap, stamp, jump them out!
]]><![CDATA[More phonological awareness]]>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:03:54 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/more-phonological-awareness
]]><![CDATA[Another fun week of learning!]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:11:55 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/another-fun-week-of-learning
]]><![CDATA[Using our sense of touch]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:25:00 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/using-our-sense-of-touchThe children have to use their sense of touch to feel each surface using words like rough, smooth, spongy, prickly etc and match it to its partner!
]]><![CDATA[What a masterpiece!]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:22:34 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/what-a-masterpiece
]]><![CDATA[DEAR time - Drop Everything And Read!!]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:10:21 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/dear-time-drop-everything-and-readOr in our case, look at the pictures!
HOWEVER, don’t underestimate the power of letting the children use books.
  • Turning the page (Pinching)
  • Page numbers
  • Left to right orientation
  • Oral language is 🔑 - talk about the pictures!
  • Story is made from sentences, sentences from words. (Point as you are reading)

All of these things are so valuable to a child before we begin to read later in the year!
]]><![CDATA[How is it October already?!]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 18:09:20 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/october-02nd-2020
]]><![CDATA[Fine Motor]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:15:30 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/fine-motorFine Motor activities are excellent for hand strength and makes sure that we are ready for writing when the time comes!
Some other examples of fine motor activities include:
  • Using play dough (maybe you could use real dough and bake something!)
  • Using pegs (Clothes)
  • Joining paper clips
  • Colouring/drawing
  • Ripping paper
  • Picking up small items
]]><![CDATA[Congratulations]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:42:29 GMThttps://www.olvinfants.com/ms-oshea/congratulations8123547Congrats to these two on getting a prize from Ms. McDonnell’s treasure chest!
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