Author Archives: Marie Conway
Ms Conway’s 2nd Class Work 22nd-26th June
Hi 2nd Class, Parents / Guardians.
Congratulations on keeping up with your work from school each week. I have really enjoyed teaching each of you this year and I am so proud of all your hard work. This being the week of the holidays, below are some suggestions of fun experiments and activities for 2nd class. You can pick and choose what you would like to do. Stay safe, stay happy and stay active! As always, you can contact me on marie.conway@stjosephsgorey.ie
Enjoy your holidays!!
M. Conway ☺
Build a Bug Hotel
This experiment will help encourage bug activity in your garden.
Make your own Bug Hotel using the following:
- Cardboard tubes
- Pine cones
- Twigs
- Dried leaves
- Shredded cardboard
Volcano experiment
Follow the instructions below to create your own volcano. If you would like an extra challenge you could make the mountain part of the volcano using clay, sand or play-doh and place the plastic bottle inside it.
Make your own volcano using the following:
- 10 ml of dish soap
- 100 ml of cold water
- 400 ml of white vinegar
- Food colouring
- Baking soda (fill a cup about ½ with baking soda, then fill the rest of the way with water)
- An empty 2 litre drinks bottle
Lava Lamp
Make your own lava lamp using the following:
- A plastic bottle
- Vegetable oil or Baby oil
- Food colouring
- Water
P.E.
- With Joe – Live – Mon to Fri @ 9am on Youtube
- Practise hurling/camogie/football etc. Skills
- Put on your favourite song and dance!
- Go for a walk/ run/ cycle with a parent or guardian.
- Bullseye: Take 10 steps back from a bucket or bin and throw/kick a ball into it! Keep moving back until you can’t score anymore.
SPHE
Pick as many of the following mindful activities that you would like.
- Mindful yoga
- Mindful colouring: Twinkl Mindful Pages
- Mindful music
Art
- Draw and paint a picture of your favourite memory from this year in Second Class.
- Pretty Portraits: Draw a portrait of yourself and your family.
- Recycled Robo: Build a robot using recycled materials from around the house.
Ms Conway’s 2nd Class 15th – 19th June
Hi 2nd Class, Parents / Guardians.
I hope you all had a great weekend! There is only work listed for both English and Maths to complete Monday to Thursday this week. Keep up all of the good work you are doing at home and remember to read, write and do a little number work each day. Make sure that you get lots of exercise and enjoy the nice sunny weather. Please continue to send on your completed work, or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me on: marie.conway@stjosephsgorey.ie
**This week we are also focusing on Wellness Week. So I would like you to try some of the fun and relaxing activities that are listed for each day on the Wellness Week sheet below!** ☺
2nd Class Wellness Week 15th- 19th June
MONDAY 15TH JUNE
English: Complete the Jolly Grammar Sheet <ie> for the /ee/ sound : Jolly Grammar Spellings and Sentence sheet
Spellings: quit, sweet, field, (put these into sentences).
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. This can be accessed from: Edco Learning Click LOGIN and input – USERNAME: primaryedcobooks PASSWORD: edco2020 Then you can search the novel in the search box and click into it. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
TUESDAY 16TH JUNE
Maths: Continue with your Mental Maths (Week 36).
Mathemagic: Page 161 (see page below if you do not have your book). Complete questions 1- 9.
For the last few weeks we have been skip counting in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s and 10s. You have looked at the songs and videos to help you. Keep going over these as much as you can! Test yourself on these using : Hit the button
Additional Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE
English: Complete the Jolly Grammar Sheet <ie> for the /ee/ sound : Jolly Grammar Interesting Words Sheet
Spellings: piece, chief, thief, (put these into sentences).
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. This can be accessed from: Edco Learning Click LOGIN and input – USERNAME: primaryedcobooks PASSWORD: edco2020 Then you can search the novel in the search box and click into it. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
Maths: Continue with your Mental Maths (Week 36).
Mathemagic: Page 162 (see page below if you do not have your book). Complete questions 1- 8.
For the last few weeks we have been skip counting in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s and 10s. You have looked at the songs and videos to help you. Keep going over these as much as you can! Test yourself on these tables using : Hit the button
Additional Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
Keep up your great work!
M. Conway ☺
Ms. Conway’s Class Work 8th – 12th June
Hello Girls and Boys, Parents and Guardians!
I hope you all had a good week. I am delighted to see so many of you sending on your great work! Keep it up! Remember to read, write, do a little bit of number work, go outside and play every day! If you would like to continue sending work, or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me on : marie.conway@stjosephsgorey.ie
This week we are just focusing on English and Maths. I know most of you now have all the Second Class books at home so if you would like to also complete these books at your own pace that is no problem too.
Monday 8th June
Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 Monday and 1 Problem Solving.
Mathemagic page 156 “Look Back – Time”, Questions 1-3. (Complete on a sheet or in your copy).
Tables: x8 and x9
Test yourself using : Hit the button
Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
English: Writing: Spellings – shook, often, picture (put these into sentences).
Please continue with your Weekly Jolly Grammar Sheets (these can be completed each day over the week): Jolly Grammar TURE sounds
Reading: Clickety Click Reader. Read the poem page 80 ‘The Great Blue Whale’.
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. This can be accessed from: Edco Learning Click LOGIN and input – USERNAME: primaryedcobooks PASSWORD: edco2020 Then you can search the novel in the search box and click into it. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
Tuesday 9th June
Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 Tuesday and 1 Problem Solving.
Mathemagic page 157 “Look Back – Fractions & Length”, Questions 1-2. (Complete on a sheet or in your copy).
Tables x8 and x9
Test yourself using : Hit the button
Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
English: Writing: Spellings – future, nature, creature (put these into sentences).
Please continue with your Weekly Jolly Grammar Sheets (these can be completed each day over the week): Jolly Grammar TURE sounds
Reading: Clickety Click Reader. Read the poem page 80 ‘The Great Blue Whale’.
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”.
Wednesday 10th June
Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 Wednesday and 1 Problem Solving.
Mathemagic page 158 “Look Back – Repeated Addition & Money”, Questions 1-4. (Complete on a sheet or in your copy).
Tables x8 and x9
Test yourself using : Hit the button
Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
English: Writing: Spellings – fracture, adventure, (put these into sentences).
Please continue with your Weekly Jolly Grammar Sheets (these can be completed each day over the week): Jolly Grammar TURE sounds
Reading: Clickety Click Reader. Read the poem page 80 ‘The Great Blue Whale’.
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
Thursday 11th June
Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 Thursday and 1 Problem Solving.
Mathemagic page 159 “Look Back – Repeated Addition & Money”, Questions 1-5. (Complete on a sheet or in your copy).
Tables x8 and x9
Test yourself using : Hit the button
Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
English: Writing: Spellings – mouse, mice (put these into sentences).
Please continue with your Weekly Jolly Grammar Sheets (these can be completed each day over the week): Jolly Grammar TURE sounds
Reading: Clickety Click Reader. Read the poem page 80 ‘The Great Blue Whale’.
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
Friday 12th June
Maths: New Wave Mental Maths Week 35 Friday Review.
Mathemagic page 160 “Look Back- Addition & Subtraction”, Questions 1-8 and the Letter Box. (Complete on a sheet or in your copy).
Tables x8 and x9 (Ask someone to test you and write them in your copy!) and Test yourself using this game : Hit the button
Daily Maths Games Online: Daily 10 Maths Games
English: Spellings 1-10 (Test yourself!)
Please continue with your Weekly Jolly Grammar Sheets (these can be completed each day over the week): Jolly Grammar TURE sounds
Reading: Clickety Click Reader. Read the poem page 80 ‘The Great Blue Whale’.
- Using a Highlighter and pick out the rhyming words in the poem.
- Pick out your favourite part of the poem, write it down in your English copy and draw a picture to accompany it.
10 minutes DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time every day. Reading options include: our class Novel “Jasper goes on Holiday”. Or you can read a book of your own choice from home. Focus on reading your book aloud and using expression for any parts of your book that have someone speaking. Or Pick an article on the following website to read: Youngzine News
Keep up your great work!
M. Conway ☺