Welcome to Lyndsey's Senior Infants
Scroll down to see what we've been up to in class.
September
Children are learning the importance of handwashing. they have been practising their vampire coughs and learning a song about washing your hands thoroughly.
Activities
Here are some of the activities the children have been enjoying this month, they are engaging well together. They like the large construction in particular.
Some of the Maths Songs that we have been learning in class.
We are learning new counting songs Zero Zero Superhero www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfIKqkvHTY and Herman the Worm in particular are their favourite. These are helping children revise counting forwards and backwards 1-10.
My Many Coloured Days by Dr Seuss
I read the book 'My Many Coloured Days' by Dr Seuss. It's a lovely book that connects emotions and colours. The children spoke about how what colour they were feeling that day.
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Buddies
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The children love meeting their buddies, every Wednesday we are going to try and meet up and do a shared activity. In September we played playground games, shared reading and we learned how to make origami frogs.
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Phonics
We are revising the 21 Jolly Phonics single sounds in September. We have used ICT, play doh to make it more interactive. The children really enjoyed this.
Class Dojo
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We have started class dojo in the class. This is a reward system to encourage children to work together, to be kind to one and other and to try their best. The children love their little Monsters. Here is a list of things the children are working towards.
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October
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Here are some pictures of the morning activities the children have been enjoying doing this month.
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Aistear: Homes
Station TeachingWe have started Station Teaching every Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday's we concentrate on Literacy and on Thursday's we focus on Maths. The children complete five 7minute stations on particular topics and then move to the next. This has proven to be very effective and the children really enjoy it.
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Meeting with Our Buddies
We try to meet with our buddies weekly here are some pictures from this month.
Halloween |
The children had a great time dressing up and participating in the Halloween parade. They looked fantastic!
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Autumn Art |
The children really did some beautiful Autumn Art. They loved gathering the leaves and creating some lovely pieces.
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November
The children loved reading the ebook 10 little lights. It opened up great discussion in the class. It had a numeracy focus which was great for integration. Click on the picture to get the link to the book.
Aistear: The Cafe
They The them for this month was The Cafe. The children really engaged with this theme. We used the book 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' as a stimulus. They did literacy and Art Work based on this. They built a cafe out of large construction, they wrote lists and created menus. We set up a cafe in the shared area. The children adopted roles of different people such as chef, customer, waiter and cashier. They got a lot out of this theme. At the end they made a clay piece of a cup and saucer. This took a lot of time and effort, the children were very proud of their finished pieces.
Winter
As the season has changed we have begun talking about What happens in Winter. We discussed how the trees look, what clothes we wear, the changes that happen to the weather. Here are are some art pieces the children created using watercolours, masking tape and salt.
Digraphs
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The children are working on their digraphs this month. There are 18 digraphs in Jolly Phonics. These are two letters that make one sound. We are working on them both in station teaching and in class lessons. I have created a digraph homework book for them also. I plan on doing 2 new digraph per week. Each digraph has an action and a song, these are easily accessible on YouTube. |
Christmas Fun in Senior Infants
The children had great fun this Christmas. They made amazing Xmas art and crafts, they loved singing and performing their Christmas songs. Their favourite thing of all was to play in the Christmas post office that we set up in the classroom. Senior infants dressed up as Elves and Santa. They practiced letter writing, made wrapping paper for their imaginary gifts. They had such fun.
January and February
Happy New Year! The children have been working very hard since they've returned to school. Have a look and see what they've been getting up to.
Aistear Theme: The Dentist
The children have been learning all about how to care for their teeth. We have done some lessons on visits to the dentist and what happens in the dental surgery. The children have learned so much from sharing information with their peers of their experiences at the dentist and also engaging in lessons in the class. We have created a mini dental surgery where the children have taken on the roles of the dentist, dental nurse, receptionist and patient. I have really enjoying listening to the conversations they have. Within the Aistear stations the children have been doing fine motor, play doh, construction, literacy/maths and art all based on the theme of the dentist.
Chinese New Year
1000 Dojo Points
Our First Library Visit
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The children were so excited to leave the school grounds with the class. They really enjoyed choosing their own books in the library and had great fun reading them in the class.
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Buddies: Shared Reading and Signs of Spring Trail
March
Spring
The children are learning about spring . They have been making spring trees, gone on spring trails with their buddies and have been learning about the lifecycle of the frog. Here are some photo's of their art and writing they've been working hard on. |
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Aistear: The Supermarket
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The children have recently opened up their very own Senior Infants Lidl Market. They are having great fun writing price lists, labels and dressing up in the Socio Dramatic Play area. In the drama area they are learning to take on the role of the Supermarket Manager, Cashier, Sales Assistant and the Customer.
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