Welcome to Mrs Mc Guigan's

Primary 3 Little  Tigers

2021 and 2022

On this page you will find lots of important information about school and what's been going on in your child's class throughout the year.

Contact  Mrs Mc Guigan on 

cmcguigan205@c2kni.net

or

Ms Mulholland on

ymulholland883@c2kni.net 

In January we will be learning to:

Literacy

Talking and Listening:

• tell real and imagined stories using the conventions of familiar story language
• ask relevant questions
• recount main points in own words

Text Level Work

• understand the concept of story types by examining events, settings, characters and language used
• use story settings from reading, e.g. re-describe, use in own writing
• know how to predict, e.g.  story endings/incidents

Sentence Level Work

• use the grammar of a sentence in conjunction with decoding skills to read new or unfamiliar words, e.g. predict text from the grammar, read on, leave a gap and re-read

• read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation (sentences, speech marks, exclamation marks);
• identify speech marks in reading, understand their purpose, use the terms correctly

Word Level Work

• understand and use the terms ‘vowel’ and ‘consonant’
• identify, segment and blend syllables in words orally, in reading and in writing
•  read and spell multi-syllable words with one letter one sound correspondence

ICT opportunities:

Children will write their own ending of The Frog Princess using the computer and 2Simple or Word. (Exhibit)

Children to write their instructions for their bee-bot journey in Fairy-tale Land. (Plan)

Children will then test out their commands (Do)

Pupils will discuss this with their peers and make any changes if required (review)

G.3- Will have assistance from T.A/teacher.

Explore: explore and interact with a digital device. Carry out a set of instructions using a digital device.

Evaluate: talk about their work and improve their work.

Exchange: Photograph/Record their work using the IPad and use this to inform the Do/Review aspect.

Numeracy

Number

Recognise spoken numbers within 100.

Read numbers within 100.

Write numbers within 100.

Know number “after” within 100.

Know number “before” within 100.

Know number “between” within 100.

Add 10 to any number using the 50 grid, using and explaining number patterns.

Add a multiple of 10 to a multiple of 10 using the 50 grid, using and explaining number patterns.

Subtract 10 from any number using the 50 grid, using and explaining number patterns.

Subtract a multiple of 10 from a multiple of 10 using the 50 grid, using and explaining number patterns.

Find different ways of paying exact amounts within 50p, e.g. using the least number of coins.

Mental Maths

Count forwards in ones within 100, from different starting numbers.

Count backwards in ones within 100, from different starting numbers.

Handling Data

Use given two criteria Carroll Diagrams to sort for negation, explaining completed diagram (e.g stating how many coins were not sliver and not round).

Sort Attribute Blocks on two criteria Carroll Diagrams.

Measure weeks

Choose and use suitable non-standard units to estimate and then measure the length of an object. Explain reasons for choice.

Choose and use suitable non-standard units to estimate and then measure the weight of an object. Explain reasons for choice.

Shape and Space

Describe the properties of known 2D shapes using appropriate mathematical language.

Topic

Wildlife and countryside

Literacy

Listen to and learn poems about animals

Listen to and read stories about badgers, farm animals

Write a report about an animal (wild/tame)

Write about looking after a pet

Numeracy

Use tally marks to record where children live i.e. town or country

Record how many pets the children have using tally marks and bar graph

Arts / PE

Study artists’ paintings of animals/countryside. Discuss and imitate their style (Art)

Act out scenes from animal stories e.g. The Three Little Pigs (Drama)

Listen to and identify music/songs about animals, countryside (Music)

Sing/perform simple farm songs and add accompaniment (Music)

Respond to different types of music e.g. Country, Country and Western (Dance

Interdependence

That there is a variety of plant and animal life in the world around them.

To recognise that there are different environments in which plants and animals can live together.

To be aware that human waste can be harmful for living things in the environment.

The basic needs of animals and plants for survival.

How people’s actions can affect plants, animals and places.

Place

About some of the different plants and animals from a variety of places.

Movement and energy  

That animals move in a variety of ways.

How seasonal changes causes animals to move.

That changes to the environments can cause people and animals to move.

That weather affects the movements of people, goods and animals.

SEESAW

Dear parents/ Queridos pais/ Drodzy Rodzice

If you have 2 or more children, you will have to log off and then log in on the Seesaw app. Each child has a separate code for the seesaw app. Please keep the codes you have been given for each child safe so you can sign in and out for each child.

This is only the case if you have 2 or more children on Seesaw using the same device.

We are sorry for any inconvenience but each child has a separate account for Seesaw as they have different classes. If you would like another copy of the code please do not hesitate to contact me on ymulholland883@c2kni.net or your teachers email address is on their webpage.

Se tem um ou mais filhos, tem que sair de uma conta Seesaw para poder entrar em outra. Cada aluno tem o seu proprio codigo para a sua conta Seesaw. Por favor, guarde os codigos que foram atribuidos aos seus filhos cuidadosamente para poder fazer o login e o logout sempre que necessário.

Este caso aplica-se apenas a quem tem mais que um filho a usar o mesmo dispositivo electronico para a Seesaw.

Pedimos desculpas pela incoveniencia mas cada aluno tem o seu proprio codigo de usuário pois estao em classes diferentes. Se necessita de uma outra copia do codigo, nao hesite em pedir-me atraves do email  ymulholland883@c2kni.net ou atraves do email do professor que está disponivel na nossa página online.

Jesli masz 2 lub wiecej dzieci, musisz sie calkowicie wylogowac, a nastepnie ponownie  zalogowac w aplikacji Seesaw. Kazde dziecko otrzymalo indywidualny  kod do app . Seesaw. Zachowaj kody, ktore otrzymales osobno dla kazdego z dzieci, abys mogl indywidualnie  zalogowac  i wylogowac  kazde z  dziecko  z osobna.

Informacja ta dotyczy rodzicow w  przypadku, gdy masz 2 lub wiecej dzieci  w szkole korzystajacych z app.Seesaw z tego samego urządzenia.

Przepraszamy za wszelkie niedogodnosci, ale  kazde dziecko ma oddzielne konto na app. Seesaw, poniewaz uczeszczaja do innej klasy. Jesli chcesz otrzymac kolejna kopie kodu, nie wahaj sie skontaktowac ze mna pod adresem ymulholland883@c2kni.net lub adres e-mail Twojego nauczyciela ktory znajduje sie na  stronie internetowej szkoly.

Kind regards/ Com os melhores comprimentos/ Z powazaniem

Ms Mulholland

 IMPORTANT MESSAGE

The Ni Executive has confirmed if you travel back from Portugal AFTER 4 am on Saturday 22/8/20 you do NOT have to quarantine for 2 weeks. Parents are reminded if their children have returned from Portugal BEFORE 22/8/20 they MUST still keep isolating for 14  days from the date of their return. We TRUST ALL parents will follow this advice and send their children back to school on the correct date if they are isolating currently. We are caring for the safety of our whole school community and ask parents to follow the this updated advice.

kindest regards

Ms Mulholland