School Year 2023-2024
Welcome to our Second Class page. Our teachers this year are Ciara and Enya. We will update our page regularly throughout the year.
School Year 2022 - 2023
Welcome to our Second Class page. Our teachers this year are Elaine and Lauren. We will update our page regularly throughout the year.
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First Holy Communion
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Reading Buddies
To celebrate World Book Week, we visited our friends in Junior Infants to read them a story.
Have a look at the beautiful pictures........
School Year 2021-2022
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Graduation
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Sports Day
We had great fun on sports day, we didn't let the rain spoil our fun! We enjoyed lots of activities such as; various races, tug of war, dance offs, musical chairs and GAA with Amiee.
Trip to Tayto Park
Our end of year trip was to Tayto Park. We had so much fun on the rides, playground and visiting the animals.
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First Holy Communion
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Wellbeing Week
Swimming
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Art Gallery
Term 1
We've had a busy few weeks in 2nd Class. We recently took part in the Ballymun Fun Run and went on an Autumn Trip to the Botanic Gardens.
School Year 2020-2021
The Great Debate
Look at our amazing art work....
Halloween 2020
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Week 15/06/20
Hey boys and girls, we hope you are all doing well and keeping safe. We are happy to tell you that you are getting a new work pack delivered to your door this Friday!! :) If you do not receive one, please ring the school as we may not have your correct address. We can't believe the school year is almost over and you guys will be moving to the senior school!
Continue to do a little bit of work everyday and some exercise!
Continue to do a little bit of work everyday and some exercise!
Challenge for the week - No thumbs challenge
English
Oral Language Work
Reading - Pick a book of your choice from http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ and read it to someone at home.
Writing - Practice your writing.. here are some questions you could write answers to.
Writing - Practice your writing.. here are some questions you could write answers to.
- What’s the most important thing you would like to do this summer?
- Go for a walk. Write a sentence about the walk you went on.
- Write about a trick you would like to play on your mom.
- What is your favorite thing to do when you play outside?
- What is your favorite thing to do when you play inside?
- Tell about what you will be when you grow up.
- Write about what you would like to do for your next birthday.
- If you could go on a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go?
- Tell about an animal you would like to have for a pet.
- What would you do if there was a dragon stuck under your bed?
- What is the funniest thing that you have ever seen?
- What did you do today?
- What is something you would like to learn more about?
- What kind of pet do you think a teacher should get for their classroom?
- What is the best movie you have ever seen?
- Tell about your favorite book.
- Tell about your favorite restaurant. Tell why it is your favorite.
- Write a poem about what you think 3rd class will be like.
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Maths
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Week 08/06/20
Hello boys and girls, we hope you had a lovely weekend and are working through the work packs you received. Doing one page a day from your work packs would be fantastic!!
We hope you are continuing to do a little bit of exercise every day as it is great for your body and mind!
We hope you are continuing to do a little bit of exercise every day as it is great for your body and mind!
Challenge for the week - The cup game
EXTRA CHALLENGE - See if you can keep up and sing with the music.
English
This is your read along activity for the week. There are loads and loads of story book options on this site and they all come with parent and teacher activity guides to help you get the most out of story time. https://www.storylineonline.net/
Below the video of this book, you will find the activity guides.
Below the video of this book, you will find the activity guides.
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Don't forget there are plenty of activities you can do to practice English, it could be reading, writing or oral language (which is practicing speaking English). Here are other activities you could do:
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
--> ***Brilliant website for books.. https://www.getepic.com/
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
--> ***Brilliant website for books.. https://www.getepic.com/
SESE - all about honey bees
| Honeybees PowerPoint with Video Links |
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10 Facts about Honey Bees
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1. Honey bees are super-important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This means that they help other plants grow! Bees transfer pollen between the male and female parts, allowing plants to grow seeds and fruit.
2. Honey bees live in hives (or colonies). The members of the hive are divided into three types: Queen: One queen runs the whole hive. Her job is to lay the eggs that will spawn the hive’s next generation of bees. The queen also produces chemicals that guide the behaviour of the other bees. Workers: these are all female and their roles are to forage for food (pollen and nectar from flowers), build and protect the hive, clean and circulate air by beating their wings. Workers are the only bees most people ever see flying around outside the hive. Drones: These are the male bees, and their purpose is to mate with the new queen. Several hundred live in each hive during the spring and summer. But come winter, when the hive goes into survival mode, the drones are kicked out! 3. What are these buzzing bugs most famous for? Delicious honey! But did you know they produce honey as food stores for the hive during winter? Luckily for us, these efficient little workers produce 2-3 time more honey than they need, so we get to enjoy the tasty treat, too! 4. If the queen bee dies, workers will create a new queen by selecting a young larva (the newly hatched baby insects) and feeding it a special food called “royal jelly“. This enables the larva to develop into a fertile queen. |
5. Honey bees are fab flyers. They fly at a speed of around 25km per hour and beat their wings 200 times per second!
6. Each bee has 170 odorant receptors, which means they have one serious sense of smell! They use this to communicate within the hive and to recognise different types of flowers when looking for food. 7. The average worker bee lives for just five to six weeks. During this time, she’ll produce around a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey. 8. The queen can live up to five years. She is busiest in the summer months, when she can lay up to 2,500 eggs a day! 9. Honey bees are also brilliant boogiers! To share information about the best food sources, they perform their ‘waggle dance’. When the worker returns to the hive, it moves in a figure-of-eight and waggles its body to indicate the direction of the food source. Cool, huh? 10. Sadly, over the past 15 years, colonies of bees have been disappearing, and the reason remains unknown. Referred to as ‘colony collapse disorder’, billions of Honey bees across the world are leaving their hives, never to return. In some regions, up to 90% of bees have disappeared! |
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** Design your own poster on honeybees and include some new facts that you have learned.
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Maths
Lots of Maths activities to try on this site .. https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/fun-maths-games-activities-for-kids/
A message from Fr Ciaran to the boys and girls of 2nd class.
Week 04/06/20
Hey guys and girls, we hope that you and your family enjoyed the extended bank holiday weekend. We hope that you took a well deserved break this week to enjoy the sunshine! We are delighted that you all received your new work pack last week.
This week, because you received your work packs - I am uploading one activity to do.
I would love for you to check out the San Diego zoo website where they have LOADS of information, videos, activities and games to try.. https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
They even have live cams where you can see what some of the animals are up to during quarantine!!
This week, because you received your work packs - I am uploading one activity to do.
I would love for you to check out the San Diego zoo website where they have LOADS of information, videos, activities and games to try.. https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
They even have live cams where you can see what some of the animals are up to during quarantine!!
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After checking out the website, discuss your favourite animal with an adult and teach them things they might not know about that particular animal.
You could also create a fact file or project with your favourite animal in the zoo. Each animal has a fact file with lots of information about that animal.
You could also create a fact file or project with your favourite animal in the zoo. Each animal has a fact file with lots of information about that animal.
Week 25/05/20
Hello boys and girls, we hope you had a nice weekend and are all keeping safe. There is a new workpack coming to you soon. Don't feel pressured to complete all the work in the pack, it is just additional help during this time. We hope you are enjoying the nice sunny weather.
We you able to say the tongue twisters last week? Who in your family could say it the fastest?
We you able to say the tongue twisters last week? Who in your family could say it the fastest?
Challenge of the week - Spot the difference.
Can you spot the 5 difference between the two photos? There are extra ones on the write hand side, just click on them! Practice and improve your oral language skills by making full sentences when spotting the difference. E.g. "There are three pigs in the top picture but there are only two pigs in the bottom picture.
English
Activities you can try this week:
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
--> ***Brilliant website for books.. https://www.getepic.com/
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
--> ***Brilliant website for books.. https://www.getepic.com/
Maths
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- Go outside and collect some rocks - Paint them lots of different colours. - Option 1: Write lots of different 1 digit and 2 digit numbers on the rocks. Hide them in your garden, outside or around your home. Get your child to go and find 2 rocks at a time. Bring them back to you and form an addition or subtraction sum with the two rocks. Get your child to figure out the answer. - Option 2: You can give your child a specific list of numbers to write on the rocks and also keep 3 rocks spare to paint a + , - and = on. E.g. 10 + 19 = 29 all 3 of those numbers would be on separate rocks. Your child must search for the 3 rocks and put them together to form a correct maths sum. |
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Listen to this story read by astronaut Kate Rubins reading it to you from the International space station!!
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM is also about helping children develop the technical, creative, and critical thinking skills they need to be part of an innovative future. Two of these skills in particular have been termed new literacies. These are vital for future communication just like reading and writing. You don't need to go to the shop to buy things, there are plenty of items you can use that may already be in your home. |
Week 18/05/20
Hey boys and girls, we hope you had a lovely weekend. We are sad that your communion couldn't go ahead this weekend but you will get your day when it is safe to do so. In the mean time, Fr Ciaran left you a video message, it is at the top of this web page! We hope you are continuing to do great work at home and continuing to wash your hands! :)
Can you tie your shoelaces after last weeks challenge? Keep trying you will get there!! and well done to those who have mastered it.
Can you tie your shoelaces after last weeks challenge? Keep trying you will get there!! and well done to those who have mastered it.
Challenge for the week - Tongue Twisters!
Try saying these tongue twisters with your family and see who can say it the fastest without making a mistake! There are different ones to try if you click on the images below on the right.
English
Oral Language practice, discuss what items you would see in your kitchen and what their purpose is.
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<-- Try answering these questions about the picture of the kitchen to the left. 1. There is a fruit bowl _______ the microwave. 2. There is a pot ________ the counter. 3. A child is standing ________ the kitchen table. 4. A cat is peeping out from _______ its kennel. 5. A pair of shoes are ______ the kitchen table. 6. There are clothes _____the washing machine. 7. A man is standing _____ of the oven. 8. A plate is _____ two glasses. 9. There is food _____ the fridge 10. A bird is ____ the window, sitting ____ the tree branch. Once you have written these sentences, you can check your answers in the document below. |
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Reading and online task --- https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0101pr/story?authCtx=U.794217314
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Writing
Write about a pet that you would like to have, or one that you have. Answer the following questions. If you have a pet: - What is your pets name? - What kind of animal is it? - What does it eat for food? - Where does it sleep? - Can you take it for walks? - What colour is the animal? - Does it know any tricks? - Name 3 things you do to take care of your pet? - Draw and colour a picture of your pet. |
If you do not have a pet: - Would you like a pet? - What kind of animal would it be? - What would be your pets name? - What would your pet eat for food? - Where would it sleep? - Can you take it for walks? - What colour would the animal be? - Would you teach your pet any tricks? - Name 3 things you would have to do to take care of your pet. - Draw and colour a picture of the pet you would like. |
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You are working on items in the kitchen for English Oral Language. The kitchen can provide lots of opportunities for learning especially Maths. Children can help by setting the table, organising the shelves, cooking, and baking and apply the basic maths skills of sorting, grouping, matching, and counting. Develop their maths skills by asking the following when you are setting the table
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Music
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Twinkl have a virtual piano for you to use. This week I want you to play along and try learn the song 'twinkle twinkle little star'. Twinkl show you the notes and you can play along with. Once you have tried 'twinkle twinkle' you can have some free play and try come up with your own songs.
https://www.twinkl.ie/go/resource/tg-ga-168-twinkl-tunes-virtual-piano-game Use the code IRLTWINKLHELPS |
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Science
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This week, you could try making your own lava lamp at home. There are a few options on how to make it depending on the items you have at home. I will link them here.
- There are two options on how to make a diy lava lamp on this site https://curiousandgeeks.com/how-make-lava-lamp-without-alka-seltzer/ - Step by step guide on how to make a lava lamp and the science behind it. http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/lava-lamp/ 
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PE
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Challenge of the week ------>
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/ 10 at 10 https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/ Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (A video is uploaded on youtube every morning at 9am but can be watched at any time) Yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/ Dancing https://justdancenow.com/ https://www.thepespecialist.com/peathome/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPaxKUDj6I |
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Week 11/05/20
Hey boys and girls, we hope you had a lovely weekend out in the sunshine. Check out the video that all the staff at St Josephs made for you! Its on the homepage of the website or you can see it on Facebook too. We are so terribly sad that we will not be back in school until September, but we know you guys are doing amazing work at home.
If any of the boys, girls or parent/guardian would like to get in touch to discuss work or ask questions you can send a email to [email protected].
If any of the boys, girls or parent/guardian would like to get in touch to discuss work or ask questions you can send a email to [email protected].
Challenge for the week - Shoelace tying!!!
This weeks challenge is to make sure we all know how to tie our shoelaces. You can practice this anywhere!! Some of 2nd class can already tie shoelaces and so your challenge is to time how fast you can tie your shoelaces and see if you can tie your laces with your eyes closed! ... If you're looking for an added challenge try different designs with your shoelaces moving them in and out of different holes. Check out some of the ideas below.
English
Activities you can do:
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write a story. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
Maths
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<-- Try find answers to these brainteasers. --> Continue your skip counting in 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's and 10's --> This week work on Money. Find any 2c,5c,10c, 20c, 50c, 1 and 2 euro coins you have at home. Make different sets of money and ask your child to count how much is in each set. e.g (Set A 2c, 2c, 50c and 10c) (Vary levels of difficulty depending on child level) * When counting coins tap the coin the amount of times written on the coin --> Try some Coin rubbings- place coins under a sheet of paper and rub over them with a crayon. --> Set up a shop with items in your house. Practice role play and exchanging money for goods. --> Write an amount of money on a plastic cup and leave lots of change next to it. Get your child to count out the change and put the correct amount in the cup. (See picture below) --> Lots of money counting/giving change games.. https://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/eurosite/euroindex.html --> Try this online game .. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur |
SESE PROJECT
In school we were learning about countries in the world. One of the countries we learned about was Brazil. Do you remember learning facts about Brazil? Can you remember where it is or any facts about the country?
This week we would like you to choose a different country... maybe one you have visited already or one you would like to visit once we can travel again??
There are lots of ways of making a project, some of you might have a printer you can use, but its also great practice to write them down or trace them off a screen!!
You can choose a country to discover from this website... https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/ .
Before you click into your chosen country, see if you can locate it on google maps/google earth.
Once you click into a country it will show you lots of facts and pictures about that country.
Here's some examples of how your project might look... but you can do it whatever way you would like!!!
This week we would like you to choose a different country... maybe one you have visited already or one you would like to visit once we can travel again??
There are lots of ways of making a project, some of you might have a printer you can use, but its also great practice to write them down or trace them off a screen!!
You can choose a country to discover from this website... https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/ .
Before you click into your chosen country, see if you can locate it on google maps/google earth.
Once you click into a country it will show you lots of facts and pictures about that country.
Here's some examples of how your project might look... but you can do it whatever way you would like!!!
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SESE/Art
See if you can make, design and fly a paper airplane of your own!
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PE
There are lots of cool PE ideas to try at home on this site ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KPaxKUDj6I
--> If you scroll to the end there is a video on how to do some ninja moves at home!! (Make sure you have lots of space to do these moves, and that there is nobody close by that you could hurt. :)
--> Another good website with lots of ideas is .. https://www.thepespecialist.com/peathome/
--> Don't forget Joe Wicks is continuing to put pe videos for you and your families.
--> If you scroll to the end there is a video on how to do some ninja moves at home!! (Make sure you have lots of space to do these moves, and that there is nobody close by that you could hurt. :)
--> Another good website with lots of ideas is .. https://www.thepespecialist.com/peathome/
--> Don't forget Joe Wicks is continuing to put pe videos for you and your families.
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Week 05/05/20
Hello boys and girls. we hope you've had a nice and safe bank holiday weekend!! We are now in the month of May. Can you remember how many days are in May? Try saying our poem if you can't remember.
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Have a look at the May calender below and see if you can answer these questions:
--> What day did May begin on? --> What day will May end on? --> What date is the last day of May? --> What month begins when May ends? --> How many Fridays are there in May? --> How do you write today's date? For example we finished school on the 12/03/20. 
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Brainteaser for the week - Can you say the colours NOT the words???? and how fast can you do it?
English
If any of the boys and girls have questions or worries about Coronavirus, this might be a nice book to read together this week.
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Other activities you can do:
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
--> Write your news from the weekend. Write about any activities you did. Use your 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When and Why). Don't forget use capital letters,full stops and finger spacing.
--> Phone a friend or family member and interview them about what they did over the weekend.
--> Write out some sentences for your child with an error or two in each. See if they can figure out the mistakes and rewrite it correctly. For example, tom went to the shop to geet some milk --> Tom went to the shop to get some milk.
--> Try some word searches online ... https://www.eslgamesplus.com/word-search-puzzle-games/ .
--> Take a look out your window or go outside and draw a picture of something you see. Show it to whoever is at home and tell them all about it. Maybe they can ask you some questions about it too.
--> Practice your handwriting! I'm sure some of you are practicing your cursive writing which is fantastic!!
--> Countdown letters game .. choose 8 letters a variety of consonants and vowels then set the timer (2-3 mins) and see how many words you can make out of the letters. Here is an online generator .. https://eslkidsgames.com/2013/03/esl-countdown-game.html
--> READ, READ and read some more!! .. try http://www.wonderland.cjfallon.ie/ (Find the level suitable for you) or https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-5-8-1 this week.
--> Play some online educational games. There are lots of English and Maths games on this site .. https://www.abcya.com/grades/1
Maths
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--> Continue your skip counting in 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's and 10's
--> This week work on Money. Find any 2c,5c,10c, 20c, 50c, 1 and 2 euro coins you have at home. Make different sets of money and ask your child to count how much is in each set. e.g (Set A 2c, 2c, 50c and 10c) (Vary levels of difficulty depending on child level) * When counting coins tap the coin the amount of times written on the coin
--> Try some Coin rubbings- place coins under a sheet of paper and rub over them with a crayon.
--> Set up a shop with items in your house. Practice role play and exchanging money for goods.
--> Try this online game .. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur
--> This week work on Money. Find any 2c,5c,10c, 20c, 50c, 1 and 2 euro coins you have at home. Make different sets of money and ask your child to count how much is in each set. e.g (Set A 2c, 2c, 50c and 10c) (Vary levels of difficulty depending on child level) * When counting coins tap the coin the amount of times written on the coin
--> Try some Coin rubbings- place coins under a sheet of paper and rub over them with a crayon.
--> Set up a shop with items in your house. Practice role play and exchanging money for goods.
--> Try this online game .. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur
Other links
Keep up the good work and continue doing things that make you happy like PE, music, art and colouring!!
PE links:
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
10 at 10 https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (A video is uploaded on youtube every morning at 9am)
Yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/
Dancing https://justdancenow.com/
PE links:
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
10 at 10 https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (A video is uploaded on youtube every morning at 9am)
Yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/
Dancing https://justdancenow.com/
Week 27/04/20
English
This weeks story is about squirrels. Have you ever seen a squirrel? On my walk yesterday I saw a squirrel he looked right at me, got a little scared and climbed back up the tree! Do you know what colour a squirrel is? or what squirrels like to eat? This weeks activity is to learn all that you can about squirrels. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2-week-4.html
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Read this poem, can you remember what anonymous means? It means we are not sure who wrote the poem.
Can you find the rhyming words in this poem? Can you put actions to the poem as you read it? If you could choose to be a squirrel for a day would you? What would you do if you were a squirrel for a day? Writing Practice your handwriting as much as you can. Try writing your news or writing a story. Don't forget our 5 W's - Who, What, Where, When, and Why. If your stuck for some story ideas this story generator can help you out. It gives you lots and lots of ideas and allows you to write your story on the website too. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ |
Maths
Brainteasers --> Scaredy Squirrel has 25 nuts. He eats 5 nuts. How many nuts are left?
--> Scaredy Squirrel has 23 nuts. He gets 10 more nuts. How many nuts does he have now?
--> The last month of the year is?
--> 2, 4, 6, 8, what comes next in the pattern?
--> There are 21 frogs in the pond. If 9 frogs left the pond, how many are left? ( 21-9= )
Continue your counting this week and your skip counting in 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's.
Try some of these games
--> https://www.splashlearn.com/math-skills/second-grade
It is free to sign up you just need an email address! :) And there are loads of games to try!!
--> Scaredy Squirrel has 23 nuts. He gets 10 more nuts. How many nuts does he have now?
--> The last month of the year is?
--> 2, 4, 6, 8, what comes next in the pattern?
--> There are 21 frogs in the pond. If 9 frogs left the pond, how many are left? ( 21-9= )
Continue your counting this week and your skip counting in 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's.
Try some of these games
--> https://www.splashlearn.com/math-skills/second-grade
It is free to sign up you just need an email address! :) And there are loads of games to try!!
Update April 2020
Dear Parents, Guardians and of course our fantastic kids from 2nd class,
Chloe and Gareth here. We hope that you and your families had a lovely safe Easter break. We really miss all the boys and girls and we are so excited to see you all when it's safe to do so! :) But for now we are happy to tell you that you will all receive a new work pack to your homes soon with lots more activities for the boys and girls to complete each day! Please do not feel under pressure to complete every aspect of the work packs! Just do the best that you can do!
We will also be posting some new activities and ideas to this page on a weekly basis that you might like to try at home! We just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the amazing work you are doing at home in helping your children continue to learn outside of the classroom. To the boys and girls we bet you are doing a fantastic job at home, keep up the the good work and most importantly stay safe and wash your hands!! :)
See you soon,
Chloe and Gareth
Chloe and Gareth here. We hope that you and your families had a lovely safe Easter break. We really miss all the boys and girls and we are so excited to see you all when it's safe to do so! :) But for now we are happy to tell you that you will all receive a new work pack to your homes soon with lots more activities for the boys and girls to complete each day! Please do not feel under pressure to complete every aspect of the work packs! Just do the best that you can do!
We will also be posting some new activities and ideas to this page on a weekly basis that you might like to try at home! We just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the amazing work you are doing at home in helping your children continue to learn outside of the classroom. To the boys and girls we bet you are doing a fantastic job at home, keep up the the good work and most importantly stay safe and wash your hands!! :)
See you soon,
Chloe and Gareth
English
Reading is so important and the boys and girls in our classrooms have always put great effort into learning how to read and we could definitely see the benefits! This is a great resource where you can choose to read the story, listen to the story being read to you (or a little bit of both) https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2-week-4.html
Remember to continue to ask and answer questions when you are reading your books. Remember our Who, What, Where, When and Why questions?
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You could try this story link this week!
https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0006pr/story?authCtx=U.794217314 After learning about real sea creatures, you could try invent your own! Give your creature a name. Then, draw what it looks like! Here are some things to ask yourself:
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Maths
Practicing our counting is really good, in the classroom we were practicing lots of different methods of counting e.g. counting forwards, counting backwards and skip counting in 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's and 10's!
See if you can fill in these blanks;
See if you can fill in these blanks;
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Maths online games:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button --> Number bonds up to 10 and 20 --> Doubles to 10 --> Halves to 10 Practice telling the time on the clock at home; focus on o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. Here's a game to see how you are getting on! https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/ --> Level One |
PE
Keeping active during this time is super important and can make us feel happier and more energised,
Fingal County Council have set up some skill challenges for you guys to try; https://learning.fingal.ie/course/view.php?id=137 --> See how many of them you can do!
Fingal County Council have set up some skill challenges for you guys to try; https://learning.fingal.ie/course/view.php?id=137 --> See how many of them you can do!
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Joe Wicks continues to post exercise videos that are suitable for all age groups and vary from just a 5 minute quick movement break to a 30 minute pe session! https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/featured
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Covid time capsule - You might like to complete these time capsule worksheets, so when all this is over you will have something to look back on when you're older.
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What to do during the Coronavirus break, beside Tik Tok!
2019-2020
Hi there 2nd class from Gareth and Chloe!! First of all, we really miss all of our amazing kids from 2nd class. You are a great bunch - full of happiness, energy and brains. We both can’t wait to be back in the class with you.
We know the break from school and the break from your friends can be really hard for you but it is only for a short while. We will all be back in school soon, playing games, having fun and maybe, just maybe, even learning some new things!!
Until then though, the most important thing is to look after yourselves and your family. We want you all back to us, safe and sound.
Here's a few short but fun ideas for you to try during the break. Don't feel under pressure to do them all, but if you're fed up with Tik Tok, maybe you could give them a try!
See you soon!
Gareth and Chloe
P.S. Don’t forget to wash your hands!!
We know the break from school and the break from your friends can be really hard for you but it is only for a short while. We will all be back in school soon, playing games, having fun and maybe, just maybe, even learning some new things!!
Until then though, the most important thing is to look after yourselves and your family. We want you all back to us, safe and sound.
Here's a few short but fun ideas for you to try during the break. Don't feel under pressure to do them all, but if you're fed up with Tik Tok, maybe you could give them a try!
See you soon!
Gareth and Chloe
P.S. Don’t forget to wash your hands!!
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Movement breaks are important for both our body and mind; linked are some other ideas on how to keep active. Maybe you can teach Gareth and I some new exercises and dance moves when we are back in school!! :)
Movement Break websites:
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
10 at 10 https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (A video is uploaded on youtube every morning at 9am)
Yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/
Dancing https://justdancenow.com/
Movement Break websites:
Go Noodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
10 at 10 https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w (A video is uploaded on youtube every morning at 9am)
Yoga https://www.cosmickids.com/
Dancing https://justdancenow.com/
If you are feeling like an extra challenge during this time out of school. This website has some fun and interesting SESE activities on their site where you can take time to relax and listen to them as they read you a book. Or you can read a book for yourself or to somebody at home :) There are some puzzles and activities to match each topic as well!!
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
Mindfulness Colouring:
Mindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions and decrease stress and anxiety. There are lots of ways of practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness colouring is a nice way of relaxing. There are plenty of options on Twinkl and they have opened their website to parents and children during this time.
https://www.twinkl.ie/ (Enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS)
Mindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions and decrease stress and anxiety. There are lots of ways of practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness colouring is a nice way of relaxing. There are plenty of options on Twinkl and they have opened their website to parents and children during this time.
https://www.twinkl.ie/ (Enter the code IRLTWINKLHELPS)
But most importantly stay safe and we will see you all soon!!!
School Year 2017-2018
Hello from 2nd Class. Our teachers this year are Gareth and Rosemary.
Tayto Park
Second class enjoyed a trip to Tayto Park for their end of school tour. They had a great day! Enjoying the rides, visiting the factory, having a picnic and playing in the playground. It was a great way to finish off a wonderful year!
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Powerhour Outdoors
When the sun is shining we like to go outside to learn. Rosemary took her Powerhour group out to read in the sun today.
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Swimming at Ballymun Leisure Centre
Second class have started swimming lessons every Friday at Ballymun Leisure Centre. The boys and girls are really enjoying the lessons so far.
A Visit to Ballymun Garda Station
Second class were very lucky to be invited to the Ballymun Garda station open day. The children learned lots about the work the Gardaí do and got a tour of the station. Here are some pictures of their visit.
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Book Buddies
Rachel's senior infants and Rosemary's second class meet every Wednesday for Book Buddies. Children from second class read to the group then each second class child is paired with a senior infant and they read to each other. The children in both classes look forward to the session each week.
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September Newsletter from Rosemary's Class
Our teacher Rosemary is so proud of us for all our hard work and good behaviour. We are so very excited for the year ahead.
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Rediscovery Centre Ballymun
Second class were very lucky to visit the Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun recently. They learned lots about energy; it's different forms, why we need it and things that use energy. They made an oven and learned that they are black for energy efficiency.
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Malahide Castle
We went on a trip to Malahide Castle playground as a reward for good behaviour. We had a lovely day with our friends.
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School Year 2016-2017
Groupwork in Maths
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Drama Workshop in the Axis
We were very lucky to go to a drama workshop in the Axis recently. We had fun and enjoyed different roleplays.
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Yoga
We are enjoying yoga every Tuesday. It helps us relax in school.
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Party Time
Nicola's class celebrated good behaviour with an exciting pyjama party. They had popcorn and watched a movie.
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The BFG
We are reading the BFG by Roald Dahl. We made dreamcatchers.
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