1. Junior Infant Information Meeting
September 2016

2. 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

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

4. Behaviour

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

8. English
Three Strands;
Oral Language
Reading
Writing

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

10. Learning Language Through Play

11. Oral Language – Phonological Awareness

12. Reading
Jolly Phonics
CVC words
Word Families
Tricky Words
Blending

13. 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

14. Gaelige
Bua na Cainte

15. Maths

16. Maths Language and RSGM

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

18. Please send in an old oversized t-shirt!
Art

19. SPHE
Stay Safe
Tucker Turtle

20. Goodness Me Goodness You!
Multi-Belief Programme

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. Thank you for coming to this meeting! Any questions?