Junior Infant Information Meeting September 2016

Life Skills In school children must be able to: Interact in a safe manner with other children Take off and put on coat/ hat/ scarfs/ and GLOVES! Tie shoe laces (Velcro is a great option in Junior Infants) Open and close their own school bag and lunch box

Life Skills In school children must be able to: Take care of their books (homework included) Toilet themselves Be responsible for their own belongings

Behaviour

Subject Overview In Junior Infants there are currently eleven curricular areas; English Maths Gaeilge SESE – History / Geography / Science SPHE PE Visual Art Music Drama

English Three Strands; Oral Language Reading Writing

Oral Language 1 hour per day Integrated teaching time Learning through play Thematic List for the year Website – consent

Learning Language Through Play

Oral Language – Phonological Awareness

Reading Jolly Phonics CVC words Word Families Tricky Words Blending

Writing Writing Sentences Writing Words Writing Letters Mark Making Pre-writing – Pencil Grip Writing Milestones Writing Genres Letter formation Drawing Mark Making Writing Letters Writing Words Writing Sentences

Gaelige Bua na Cainte

Maths

Maths Language and RSGM

Physical Education PE DAYS – Please wear tracksuit! Ms. Riordan – Monday Ms. O’Neill – Monday and Tuesday Ms. King – Friday Physical Education

Please send in an old oversized t-shirt! Art

SPHE Stay Safe Tucker Turtle

Goodness Me Goodness You! Multi-Belief Programme

Healthy Lunches Suggestions: fruit vegetables sandwiches cheese rice cakes crackers rivita salads pasta Not permitted: sweets crisps biscuits chocolate chocolate spread fizzy drinks / capri suns chips fast food yogurts (messy) jam cereal bars / breakfast bars

Products with nuts include: chocolate spread peanut butter No nuts are allowed in school. There are children with severe allergies in the Junior Infant classes. Products with nuts include: chocolate spread peanut butter

All packaging is sent home every day. Green Schools All packaging is sent home every day. We are a Green School!

Homework Dated pages only please Please supervise your children Complete homework in pencil please Collected and corrected on Thursday Monday – Wednesday: written work Thursday: Oral Language

Thank you for coming to this meeting! Any questions?