Hello everyone,

Well done on last week’s challenges using objects in the house and we have a potato character art challenge! This week we have a maths challenge for you to try and we also have included a drawing challenge for the month of June.

There are different activities that involve play, online actives, worksheets, hands on activities, powerpoints, stories etc. Pick the ones that suit your child and home best. Some of the activities can even be done outside if the weather is good. 

We are coming to the end of the junior infant curriculum and soon we will be coming to the end of our books. After that we will be doing some revision and fun activities for the rest of June. We did not send home the Just Write A book as we had only just started letter formation when we had to finish up school due to Covid 19. So letter formation and handwriting will be finished at the start of senior infants in September so we will be using the book then.

This week the main new topics to focus on first are maths – addition, english –tricky word/oral language, sese/aistear – the farm.

Remember to check out the school website for fun challenges and the children’s corner where you can contribute by sending photos of your work to website.nketns@gmail.com.

Kelly and Orla	
Mon 1st of June     	Bank Holiday

MOVIE TIME!!! Why not watch a movie with a farm animal in it? e.g. ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’/ ‘Peter Rabbit’/ ‘Babe’	
Tues 2nd June	Maths: 
•	Maths topic ‘addition’ chose an activity from the Maths box at the end of the page to do each day. 
SESE:
•	New SESE topic ‘Farm‘ chose an activity from the SESE box at the end of the page to do each day. 
Gaeilge:
•	New Gaeilge topic ‘Ag feachaint ar scannán’ using Abair Liom.
•	Play the PowerPoint attached in email to listen to new vocabulary how to say them, ask child to repeat them Luascartaí/flashcards are attached also to help children learn new vocabulary
https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/abair-liom-junior-infants/resources/
•	Listen to song siúil leat (siúil- walk, léim- jump, gread- stamp) https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html
English: 
•	Play a tricky Word Game 
•	Sounds like Phonics –see link below
•	Reading from an online source – see list below
Aistear:
•	Use our new Aistear topic ‘The Farm’ chose an activity from the box at the end of the page to do each day. This is linked with the oral language topic.	
Wed 3rd June	Maths: 
•	Maths topic ‘Addition’ chose an activity from the Maths box at the end of the page to do each day. 
English: 
•	New Oral Language topic ‘The Farm chose an activity from the English box at the end of the page to do. 
Music:
•	 Song ‘Old McDonald’ – Rainbow Language Song
Gaeilge:
•	Just before listening to the story, the link below revises new vocabulary from yesterday to see if they can remember any of the new words, you can use the flashcards https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html foclóir 1 and foclóir 2 
•	Use this link  https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html  to bring you to an interactive story, play the story a few times, just listen for enjoyment. 
Aistear:
•	Use our new Aistear topic ‘The Farm’ chose an activity from the box at the end of the page to do each day. This is linked with the oral language topic.
SPHE:
•	Discuss how to take care of a farm animal.
•	Pick a farm animal and draw a picture of it in the middle of the page – around it draw things it needs- things the farmer must give it.
Learn Together:
•	World Bicycle Day – see activities below	
Thurs 4th June	PE:
•	Play outside – gross motor activities outside, run, jog, walk, cycle, scoot, animal walks
Maths: 
•	Maths topic ‘addition’ chose an activity from the Maths box at the end of the page to do each day. 
English: 
•	Play a tricky Word Game –Sounds like Phonics –see link below
•	Reading from an online source – see list below
Gaeilge:
•	Revise new vocabulary and play story from yesterday.
•	Listen to the comhra 
https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Dialogue/AL_JI_ACT_Comhra_L27_002/index.html 
•	Play the listening game, see link https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html
SESE:
•	New SESE topic ‘Farm‘ chose an activity from the SESE box at the end of the page to do each day. 
Aistear:
•	Use our new Aistear topic ‘The Farm’ chose an activity from the box at the end of the page to do each day. This is linked with the oral language topic.	
Fri 5th June	Maths: 
•	Maths topic ‘Addition’ chose an activity from the Maths box at the end of the page to do each day. 
English: 
•	Work away at folens pre reading book, finish pages that are left 
Art:
•	Pick one of the art activities listed at the end of the page.
Gaeilge:
•	Revise new vocabulary and play story 
•	Listen to Humptaí Dumptaí https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html
•	Abair Liom Children’s Book pg 94 agus 94 – it is listening task. You tell the child what to colour by giving them instructions e.g colour the madra buí (yellow), dáthaigh an cat glas (green), dáthaigh Sean agus Daidí dearg (red), Dáthaigh Síofra gorm (blue). 
Page 95 ask your child what is mammaí ag ithe? Grán rosta (popcorn),  Daidí at ithe? (pizza), madra ag ithe? (cnámh- bone) Sean ag ól? (seacláide té- hot chocolate) 
Aistear:
•	Use our new Aistear topic ‘The Farm’ chose an activity from the box at the end of the page to do each day. This is linked with the oral language topic.	

Maths	English	
This week our Maths Topic is ‘Addition’ continuing this topic from last week
Vocabulary to learn
•	Make, altogether, one, two, three, four, five, together
Resources
•	In school we would use cubes, beads or little maths bears. At home you could use beads, pasta shapes etc.
Hands on Activity Ideas 
•	 Use objects at home to do some addition e.g. 2 spoons and 2 spoons = 4 spoons
Planet Maths Book pages 
•	The children can use their own maths books now that they have them home.
•	 Pgs 110-121
Planet Maths Interactive Games
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_105/index.html
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_112/index.html
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_114/index.html
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/PlanetMaths/PMJI/resources/activities/pm_ji_115/index.html
CJ Fallons Interactive Games
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-58/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-59/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-79/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-80/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-93/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-94/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-102/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-103/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-104/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-105/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-108/index.html
•	http://data.cjfallon.ie/resources/19596/activity-109/index.html
Worksheets (see email)
•	I have attached some worksheets you can print or copy if you have the book work finished	Sounds Like Phonics
This is a phonics programme similar to Jolly Phonics, same sounds are covered but in a different order. They have great interactive resources for children. 
•	Click on activity book B –complete Unit 2
•	Continue to work on unit 1 The Park is revision of digraphs the children have learned already through jolly phonics programme
https://slp.cjfallon.ie/
Jolly Phonics
•	Jolly phonics sounds https://vimeo.com/106231366
•	Tricky Words Lists 1-4 practicing words – using different games
Rainbows Oral Language Programme
Unit 10 – The Farm  https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/units/junior/10 
This unit explores the decision-making of adults and children as they navigate their way through a farm.
Lessons 1-4 
•	Talk and discussion about the farm- play the poster 
•	Play oral language games on line 
•	Play charades- act out a chore or act as a particular farm animal
•	Talk about images on slideshow  
Folens Pre Reading Book
•	Work away on the pages that are left in this book
Other fine motor skills activity 
•	Dot-dot activity 
•	Cutting farm pages 
•	Cut out farm animals 
Reading
Oxford Owl
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Starfall – reading and phonics games
https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/
Reading Eggs
https://readingeggs.co.uk/home-learning/
Audio Books
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/	
SESE	Aistear	
This week’s Topic is “The Farm” 
Science
•	Name different farm animals. 
•	Can you name the mammy, daddy and baby of the animal families?
•	What does each animal like to eat?
•	Describe what they look like
Geography
•	Check out What a farm is with Ellie the explorer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSSLYfparXM&feature=youtu.be
•	Listen out for the names of the animals and their young, the jobs the farmer completes and vegetables/ fruit grown by the farmer). 
History - story
•	Listen and enjoy the story The Bad Seed https://youtu.be/uqsGoiz-ufg
Drawing and Colouring Tasks
•	Can you draw your favourite farm animal?
•	Draw a farm - Include the following- the farmer’s house, a barn, the henhouse, the duck’s pond, fields for the horses and cows, a pigsty for the pigs, a pen for the sheep and a vegetable garden for the farmer to set his seeds and grow crops.
•	See colouring sheets attached in email – farm theme
•	Bad seed worksheet
PowerPoints & Worksheets (see email)
•	I have attached some PowerPoints  
•	I have attached some worksheets you can print or copy out yourself	Aistear Theme –The Farm
Role-Play
•	Set up a farm using cuddly toy/animal figures/images of animals and badges for farmer.
•	Try acting out some of the jobs of the farmer- use some of your teddies as the animals. e.g. herding the animals, setting seeds to grow crops, driving the tractor, feeding the animals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtH7hNKyOD8&feature=youtu.be
Small World
•	Design and build a farm. You can use small toy animals or make stick animals/draw or cut out farm animal images
Drawing Area – see email
•	Mindful colouring farm themed
•	Colouring pages of farm animals 
Sensory Play
•	Playdough – make farm animals, make what animals need e.g. horse- saddle, hay
Construction Play
•	Construct a farm using blocks or lego etc.
Junk Art
•	Make a home for a farm animal- stable, pigsty, cow shed, barn etc. 
•	Design and make a farm	
SPHE	Gaeilge 	
This week’s Topic ‘Caring for Farm Animals’
•	Last week we learned about caring for pets, this week discuss how to look after farm animals.
•	Pick a farm animal and draw a picture of it in the middle of the page – around it draw things it needs- things the farmer must give it	This is the programme we use in school so children will be familiar with the characters and the online resources. 
PowerPoints (see email)
•	PowerPoint with audio to hear how new vocabulary is pronounced.
•	Flashcards of new vocabulary.
Abair Liom Interactives
•	https://www.folensonline.ie/home/library/programmes/abair-liom-junior-infants/resources/
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Poster/AL_JI_ACT_Postaer_L27_001/index.html
•	https://content.folensonline.ie/programmes/AbairLiom/JI/resources/Dialogue/AL_JI_ACT_Comhra_L27_002/index.html
 	
Learn Together	PE	
World Bicycle Day – Wednesday 3rd June
•	Go out for a cycle today
•	Discuss bike safety with your child
•	Can your child name parts of a bike e.g. saddle, handlebars etc.
•	See email for bike themed worksheets	Outdoor gross motor activities
•	Run/hop/skip/jump 
•	Animal walks 
•	Scoot, cycle, trampoline, play ball, dance 	
Music	Art	
Dabbledoo
•	Parents have access to Dabbledoo website we use in school, this can be used for music.
Listening and Responding
•	Name the animal you hear. Have a go drawing the sounds you hear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkAsTg7Qvyw&feature=youtu.be
Song
•	Old McDonald had a Farm song from this week’s oral language topic  The Farm https://rainbow.cjfallon.ie/#/units/junior/14
	Choose an art activity to do – see email for ideas
•	Make a paper plate farm animal
•	Colour images of farm animals using crayons/pencils/paint
•	Art hub- pick a farm animal to draw  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=art+hub+for+kids+farm+animals+
•	Draw farm animals using chalk outside 	

A reminder how to access online websites
•	Folens are granting free access to all their online resources. 
•	Parents can follow the steps below to get access:
1.                    Go to folensonline.ie and click register.
2.                    Select Teacher
3.                    Fill in a username, email and password.
4.                    For Roll Number use the code Prim20

•	Twinkl are offering all parents FREE Ultimate Membership to Twinkl. This will allow parents unlimited access to every single resource for every single curriculum subject from junior infants to sixth class.
•	Setting this up is really easy to do – go to www.twinkl.ie/offer and enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS.