Ms Leonard’s Work

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Dear Parents / Guardians,

I hope you and your families are all keeping well in these strange times. The following are activities that your child may have-a-go at if it suits you and your circumstances. Any work suggested is practice and revision of skills and knowledge already introduced and covered in school. At this moment, I will not be posting new work. Please do not feel obliged to complete this work. These activities will simply provide opportunities for your child to develop their skills and to become more proficient and confident in doing them. Your child will not miss out on new areas of work or be behind his/her classmates if they do not take part in these activities. I’m very confident that your child has been practicing and developing a great variety of useful skills through everyday activities since we have been off school. Please do not put yourselves under unnecessary pressure. These are exceptional times we are experiencing.  I have included a few links to some websites that may be useful to support their learning. Please note: As always, for internet based activities please ensure your children are supervised while accessing the internet.

Best wishes to you all,

Sinéad Leonard.

2nd Class. Week 1 work.

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Reading: Create a reading hut using blankets, towels, jumpers, chairs, teddies, whatever makes it cosy. Reading can be done for 20 minutes in here then every day.

Spellings: “Ow” words. Get your child to write a list of as many ow words as they can. Challenge them to see if they can get the same words as the list Ms. Walshe has created. Here are the following words, 3 a day. They can put them into a sentence and also look up their meanings on an online dictionary. You can google one on your phone.

1.cow 2. clown 3. crowd 4. powder 5. brown 6. town 7. flowerpot 8. now 9. how 10. howl 11. owl 12. down 13. crown 14. shadow 15. tomorrow

Maths: Tables champion (1 column a day) written and orally.

2D shapes – Draw their bedroom showing all the 2D shapes that are in it.

Practicing counting in 2s and 4s. It is equally important to count backwards as it is to count forwards. You will be surprised how much practice is needed counting backwards. Even I find it challenging sometimes!!

Art/Drama: Create a mask using cardboard from a box or a cereal box. Then make a mini sketch (which is a small play) and act it out to your family. Pick a cool costume from your clothes. Make sure it is funny.

Project: Write a report on the following farm animals: a cow, a hen and a sheep. Include the following: Give the animal a name, describe how it looks, where it lives, what it eats and any other fun facts you can research about these animals. Don’t forget to try draw it. Remember to write full sentences using adjectives (describing words like big/ small/ blue).

PE: 10 star jumps every day, and create an obstacle course for your family and see if they can beat your time record. If you are inside it could include star jumps, rolling, throwing teddies into a bag from a distance. If you are outside it could be tumbles, running, skipping. Be imaginative. The more different the better.

Letter to 2nd class children

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Hey incredible,
I know we both love when Friyay comes but I wish more than anything I was back in class with you and the rest of my incredible 2nd Class. I know I tell you all a million times that you are my FAVOURITE class so I thought I could still be your teacher even though we are not in school for the next little while.
Here is my incredible plan (promise not to tell anyone except your parents because this is especially only for amazing 2nd class kids in St. Gabriel’s National School). Every Friday I will upload some work onto our school website. You and your mum or dad can make a really fun plan of what you are going to do each day. I know you all love PE, Art and Drama so I promise to include LOADS of the fun stuff. Remember our deal in class that “We work hard, we play hard” that can be a deal with your mum or dad for the next little while no problem.
If you are wondering what I am getting up to I am doing lots of reading because I have made a really cool reading hut out of chairs, blankets and teddies. I miss our one so I made one. I am doing lots of exercise. I love Go Noodle at the minute. I have drawn lots of pictures and I am experimenting with cooking. Some things I have cooked tasted incredible, then some, let’s just say the birds enjoyed.
How about you give our plan a go. I cannot wait to see you again!!
Stay cool,
Ms. Walshe the incredible.