Curriculum Evening

Senior Infants and First Class

Agenda

Welcome The school dayAbsencesCurriculum AreasLearn together.Lunch Communication

The School Day

8.40 am- School Door Opens

8.50 am-School Starts

After 9 your child will be marked late.

9.30 am- Any child who arrives after this time is marked absent on the roll.

Senior Infants pick up time 1.30

First class pick up time 2.30

Absences

Children should be in school every day unless they are ill.

Appointments to outside agencies should be made for after school times where possible.

The school cannot give permission to take children out of school for holidays.

A note of explanation must be given to teachers detailing reason for absence. A phone call will not suffice as a written record is needed.

Curriculum AreasSubject Senior Infants First Class

English 4hours 5hours

Gaelige 2 hours 30 mins 3 hours 30 mins

Maths 3 hours25 mins 4 hours 10 mins

SESE:GeographyHistory Science

2 hours 15 mins 3 hours

SPHE 30 mins 30mins

P.E 1 hour 1 hour

Arts education:DramaMusicArt

2 hours 30 mins 3 hours

Learn Together 2 hours 30mins 2 hours 30 mins

Literacy

Oral Language

Reading

Writing

Oral Language

What a good speaker looks like, what a good listener looks like.

Opportunities to speak:

My news - recount my news using who, what, where, when how.

Show and tell.

Drama

Reading

Comprehension – read a piece of text and answer questions about the characters, plot, setting.

Reading with expression, paying attention to punctuation.

Comprehension Skills- Predicting, Visualisation, Think Aloud, Making Connections, asking questions

Writing

Grammar and punctuation

Handwriting.

Spelling strategies

Recount, Report, Narrative, Term 1 procedure.

Free Writing

Reading

The Oxford Reading Tree Scheme is available to all children. When reading the books the emphasis is not only on the child’s ability to read the words, but also on being able to comprehend what has happened in the story. An emphasis on punctuation and expression should be encouraged when reading.

Books are changed once a week

Class library: Children are encouraged to take library books home to read for enjoyment.

1st class will begin a Novel in term 3.

Gaeilge

Gaeilge

Éisteacht (Listening)

Labhairt (Speaking)

Léitheoireacht (Reading)Scríbhneoireacht (Writing)

1. Mé Fein Myself

2. Sa Bhaile At home

3. An Scoil School

4. Bia Food

5. An Teilifís Television

6. Siopadóireacht Shopping

7. Caitheamh Aimsire Past Times

8. Éadaí Clothes

9. An Aimsir Time

10. Ócáidí Speisialta Special Occasions

Téamaí

Mathematics

Mathematics Number Classifying, Matching, Comparing and Ordering,

Operations,

Place Value

Algebra Patterns, Sequences, Number sentences, Odd,Even

Shape and 2-D Shape, 3-D shape, Angles, Symmetry

Space

Measures Length, Area, Weight, Capacity, Time and Money.

Data Interpreting and understanding visual representation.

MathematicsMental Maths

Practical Maths Activities

Problem solving Skills

Mathematical Vocabulary

Standardisation of procedures available on website.

Physical EducationChildren must wear

comfortable clothes and runners.(no crocs, wellies)

Shoes need to be waterfproof and easy to move in.

Learn Together Programme

Learn together is the religious education programme that is used in educate together schools. We 2.5 hours of the Learn Together program a week.

The strands are:

1. Moral and spiritual

2. Equality and justice

3. Belief Systems

4. Ethics and the environment

November – Ethics and the environment : Energy December – Journeys

HomeworkDay Senior Infants First Class

Monday Phonics Maths ReaderTricky word

PhonicsMental mathsReaderSpellings

Tuesday Handwriting Maths Reader Tricky words (revise)

Mental maths readerSpellings

Wednesday PhonicsMathsReaderTricky words (revise)

Mental Maths ReaderSpellings Grammar sheet

Thursday *Readers changed

HandwritingMathsReaderTricky words revise

Mental MathsReaderSpellings

Friday No homework No homework.

Important homework points.

Homework folders must be handed up every morning straight away.

Homework is changed on a Friday for the following week.

It is imperative that folders are handed up on a Friday so that homework can get changed.

Please use existing folder given to your child as it is labelled.

Colouring is an important part of homework . Please ensure that your child draws a picture/colours in when required.

Please ensure that your child uses pencil in all written work. Colouring pencils are not a substitute!

It is important to empty homework folders of any little treasures that your child may have created. I suggest doing this once a week to avoid a congested folder !

Spelling Look

Say

Cover

Write

Check

Homework should be…

Completed in full every night

If it is not completed, it is done in Golden Time on Friday. 

Take 20minutes (Senior Infants ) 25 minutes (first class)

Parents can help by….

Having a consistent time for homework

Quiet place equipped with everything they need (pencils, rubber, colours etc)

Checking homework is completed

Signing your child’s homework sheet every night

Lunch

Please ensure that your child has an appropriate sized lunch.

Yogurts and spoons. Yogurts that are child sizes and ensure child has a spoon.

Drinks- we cannot fill up drinks throughout the day. Please ensure your child has a drink or two if necessary.

All rubbish is brought home to be disposed of as per our green schools arrangement.

Communication with class teacher….

I am here to talk to you about your child's learning.

Home worksheet.

Informally in the morning

Call Susan (our secretary) and arrange a meeting

Parent Teacher Meetings (November)

Communication beyond the teacher …..

1)Class Teacher

2)Principal

3)Chairperson of BOM

4)Formal letter to the Board

Link Below is a link to the schools policies.

http://www.wexfordeducatetogether.ie/policies/

Thank you for listening !!!

Any questions?

Or comments?

We are looking forward to a wonderful year !!