1st Class - Ms. O'Brien and Ms. O'Leary by Jessica O'Brien https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y North Presentation Digital Classroom en-us 2020-04-30 16:12:59 UTC 2025-04-09 16:11:18 UTC hello@padlet.com ORAL LANGUAGE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542471036 -Revise the days of the week, months of year, seasons with your child.
-Ask your child questions like: 
What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day will it be tomorrow?            What are the months of Spring?What month is St. Patrick's Day?

Spellings
Spellbound pg. 66 Box 1

]]> 2020-04-30 16:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542471036 ORAL LANGUAGE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542488485 -Revise the days of the week, months of year, seasons with your child.
-Ask your child questions like: 
What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day will it be tomorrow?            What are the months of Autumn?What month is Halloween?

Spellings
- Spellbound pg. 66 Box 2

]]> 2020-04-30 16:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542488485 READING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542489284 Your child can read ‘Monster Sale Now On’ in the Wordwise Book pg. 66 and answer the questions.]]> 2020-04-30 16:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542489284 WRITING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542493050  -Going back to the story from yesterday 'A Monster Surprise' your child can complete their own menu below.]]> 2020-04-30 16:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542493050 ORAL LANGUAGE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542496570 -Revise the days of the week, months of year, seasons with your child.
-Ask your child questions like: 
What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day will it be tomorrow?            What are the months of Winter?What month is Christmas?

Spellings
- Spellbound pg. 66 Box 3

]]> 2020-04-30 16:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542496570 READING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542498353 Your child can read the poem 'The Monster' attached below. Discuss the poem with your child.
Your child might like to draw a picture of the monster being described in the poem.


]]> 2020-04-30 16:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542498353 WRITING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542501023 Your child can complete pg. 43/44 of Write Here handwriting book.

]]> 2020-04-30 16:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542501023 MATHS jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638292 Ask your child to count in 10's.  Counting in 10's will help with the work page below.

Please complete Busy at Maths pg. 156. Once again this page focuses on subtraction of tens and units. Please remind your child that we always subtract the units first, and then the tens. 

Step 1: Take away the UNITS.
Step 2: Take away the TENS.

]]> 2020-04-30 17:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638292 GEOGRAPHY jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638499 Aerial View
-Discuss what an aerial view is – where might you be looking from?
-Where would you be to get an aerial view of things?
-Do things look the same if you look at them from the ground and an aerial view?
-Examine a picture of Frog in the Hot Air Balloon (Earthlinks pg. 72)
-Observe what things he can see down below from his aerial view.

]]> 2020-04-30 17:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638499 MATHS jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638680 Your child can complete Busy at Maths pg. 157.

Be careful with these questions because the child is subtracting double numbers.

Step 1: Take away the UNITS
Step 2: Take away the TENS

Have a look at the video below for some help.
]]> 2020-04-30 17:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542638680 READING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542639355 Your child can complete the activity below. They must read the instructions to complete the picture.]]> 2020-04-30 17:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542639355 TEST jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542640922 - Today is test day. Ask your child to spell any words from the word list in Spellbound pg. 66

]]> 2020-04-30 17:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542640922 MATHS jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542642938 Your child can complete the revision page in Busy at Maths pg. 164.]]> 2020-04-30 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542642938 P.E. jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542643140 These are just some websites that offer a variety of movement breaks exercises etc. that your child will enjoy. 
-Joe Wicks Kids Workouts are available on the Body Coach TV YouTube channel. There is a live P.E. workout every day at 9 a.m.
 -Go Noodle 
-10@10 on RTE Jnr.
-10 minute shake up ]]> 2020-04-30 17:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542643140 SCIENCE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542685329 Melting Experiment
-Discuss what gives us heat in your home
-Predict what you think will happen to two ice pops/ice cubes placed in jars in different locations in your house.
-Observe what happens every half hour.
-Compare the two jars with the ice-pops and explain the results.

 Your child can complete Earthlinks pg. 83 – write out the experiment.

 

 

]]> 2020-04-30 17:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/542685329 Gabby's Cave Painting jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/572265782 2020-05-14 10:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/572265782 READING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929038 You can read the story below with your child.]]> 2020-05-16 17:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929038 WRITING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929136 After reading the above story your child can complete the diary entry attached below.

]]> 2020-05-16 17:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929136 MATHS jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929677 This week we are moving onto subtraction.  Watch the video below with your child about subtraction.
Remind your child that a sum can be wrote 2 ways, same as addition e.g. 34 - 2 = 32   OR
   34
-    2
_____
   32                                       

It is most important that when subtracting tens and units, the units must be subtracted first. 

Step 1: Take away the UNITS.
Step 2: Take away the TENS.

Your child can complete Busy at Maths pg. 155.

]]> 2020-05-16 17:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929677 ART jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929715 Below is a link to a step by step activity your child might like to complete.

Please continue to send us pictures of your child with their art, it is lovely to see. 


]]> 2020-05-16 17:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/576929715 📹ORAL LANGUAGE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580894922 Phonics:
Ask your child to tell you: 

-5 words that begin with the ‘sh’ sound
-5 words that begin with the ‘tr’ sound
-5 words that begin with the ‘pl’ sound
-5 words that begin with the ‘br’ sound

Spellings pg. 66 Box 4
]]> 2020-05-18 19:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580894922 WRITING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580919548 Your child can complete Spellbound pg. 66 A, B and C]]> 2020-05-18 20:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580919548 MATHS jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580928424 Your child can complete the worksheet attached below. Once again, this page focuses on subtraction of tens and units. Please remind your child that we always subtract the units first, and then the tens. 

Step 1: Take away the UNITS.
Step 2: Take away the TENS.]]> 2020-05-18 20:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580928424 WRITING jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580938228 - Your child can complete Spellbound pg. 66/67 D, E and F


]]> 2020-05-18 20:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/580938228 SPHE jessieob https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/583296279 - Discuss with your child the different friends they have in school.
- Ask your child how their friends are special.
- Ask your child how their friends are different.

 Your child can complete Earthlinks pg. 96.

]]> 2020-05-19 18:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/583296279 S.P.H.E. lorraineoleary https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/616386339 Water Safety:

At this time of the year many of us go to the beach or near water with our kids. It is very important that children are aware of what is safe or not safe with regards to water. The Irish Water Safety Association have put together some fun lessons and activities to teach children what is safe behaviour around water and what is not. This is the link to the lessons and resources suitable for 1st class:


]]> 2020-06-08 08:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/616386339 Zuzanna's self-portrait! lorraineoleary https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/618892608 Well done Zuzanna! We have a very artistic group of students in our class!

]]> 2020-06-09 14:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/618892608 Gabby's self-portrait lorraineoleary https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/620659056 Well done Gabby, what a beautiful self-portrait that is! ]]> 2020-06-10 13:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jessieob/g8a5i2bmyut6a82y/wish/620659056