Transcript Welcome to our junior infants September information meeting

Welcome
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Junior Infants!
September Information Meeting
Introduction
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School subjects
Morning Routines
Classroom Routines
Homework
Parents and Teachers working
together
• Expectations
School Subjects
•English, Irish, Maths
•History, Geography,
Science
•Visual Arts, Music,
Drama
•S.P.H.E.
•R.E.
•Thematic Approach
•Incidental Learning
Development of Reading
Skills
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Pre reading skills
Phonemic and phonological awareness
Developing their awareness of sound
Playing games
Jolly Phonics – multi sensory approach
Introduction of Oxford Reading Tree
Word Bags - Reading at home “with” your
child “v” listening to your child’s reading
Importance of informal comprehension
activities
You will be informed prior to formal
reading homework being sent home
Segmentation, picture and contextual
clues, blending, letter-sound approach
Morning Routines
• The school day begins at 8.30 when children enter the
classroom
• Hang Up coats and school bag
• Lunch boxes go into cubbies
• Homework Folders left on their table
• Activities
• Socialisation
• Fostering independence
• Reading – later in the year
• Formal teaching begins at 8.50
• Notes may be passed on or an appointment made if necessary
A school day!
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Teacht le chéile – 8.30-8.50
Small break at 10.30am
Aistear
Lunch at 12.30pm (healthy
lunches)
Go home at 1.10pm (door to left
of main building)
Children are “kept” until I can
see a parent/guardian collecting
them
Assemblies on Mondays and
Thursdays
P.E. days – Mondays and
Thursdays
Homework
• Encourage a good routine
• Complete in a positive way, they will
need a little break after school but as
soon after that as possible
• Use writing pencils only for written
work and crayons or colouring pencils
for colouring
• Encourage “their best work”
• Homework Folders on Table first thing
in the morning
• Check homework bags for notes,
notes usually in hands at home time
• 10-15 minutes long
• Practical homework
• When formal reading commences,
homework will have a huge literacy
focus
Working together
Positive communication
Relay information
Notes in bags
School e-mail kcoins.ie
Get involved
Your expertise is valuable!
Motivating and fun for the
children!
• Arts and
Crafts/Aistear/SESE
• Come see me……
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Things to remember
• Healthy Lunches (Treat on a Friday, NO NUTS)
•Pupil of the Month, house competitions, carol service,
assemblies
• Drinks bottles with sport top
• Label Clothing
• Home toys for home, school toys for school
• Art on Fridays
•PE on Mondays and Thursdays
•Parent teacher meetings (November and May) and informal
chats (after school)
•PLEASE SAVE ME YOUR JUNK!
•Egg cartons, toilet rolls, every so often I will collect
for Junk Art or classroom activities
•Aistear Permission Slips
•Contact List
And Finally......