Last week as part of our theme 'Houses and Homes' we had a special visitor in to talk about Lighthouses. Syed's Dad Roger explained the purpose of lighthouses, how they are fixed and where we can find them. Roger showed us photos of lighthouses around Ireland and some children got the chance to make a sound with a foghorn. A few of us got to try on a sailor cap and look at old devices used for communicating. Massive thanks to Roger!

Play and Homework

There will be no homework until after the winter break. Could I ask all the children who have lines, especially the narrators, to practice them at home this week before Friday. It would be great if they knew the lines off by heart, projecting their voice while they're saying them. On Friday, could the children come in to school already wearing their clothes for the show. See below: Snowmen: Please wear black tights/ leggings/ trousers, a white long-sleeved t-shirt if possible, hat and scarf into school. We will provide face-paint and a felt white snowman costume with buttons as well as additional props if your child is the snow-mum/ snow-dad, snow-granny or snow- grandad. Narrators: Wear all black on top and bottom into school. We will provide tinsel for around their head/ shoulders. 'Children': Please come in to school wearing wellies/ boots, gloves, coat, hat, scarf. It would be great if your child was wearing a festive jumper, although any winter jumper will do if you don't have a festive one. The Sun: Please wear yellow/ orange/ gold/ red leggings/tights/trousers and long-sleeved t-shirt/ t-shirt. We will provide a sun costume and crown.

Winter Show

Children received a note today about the Winter Show. It is on Friday (16th) and not Thursday as mentioned on the note. We are on at 10:30 am.

Homework 5/12/16

Decodable graded reader: Team teachers (Paula/ Shane C/ Paul/ Joe/ Aiveen) are listening to and changing books while our 6 week session is on until the winter holidays. Please let me know if there's any issues regarding the swapping of books. 5 - 7 minutes reading per evening. Please sign when your child can fluently read the book and he/ she will receive a new book. We will be listening to all children read and changing books if they're signed on Wednesdays and Fridays so please ensure your child has his/ her homework folder in on those days. Thanks! Maths sheet: 2D shapes (two sided sheet) Handwriting pages: Vv and Yy Grammar sheet: Sentence writing. Look at the presented sentences and see what is wrong with them. Re-write each sentence correctly underneath in the space provided. (Missing capital letters/ full stops/ words.)