Curriculum update Nov/Dec 2020

NEWTOWNMONTKENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Curriculum Update: Nov/Dec 2020
A recommendation has come from parents as part of our School Self Evaluation 2012 for more Parent Teacher Communication re Curricular Programmes.
Class: ____3rd Class_____ Teacher: _____Ms Meldon_______
Subject
Topics Covered

Maths

•  Lines and angles
• Word problems
• subtraction
• Fractions
• revision

English

• Oral Language: News/ show and tell. Christmas story, people at work, ancient Greeks,
• Writing: Report writing, letter to socialise, card to socialise
• Reading: Novel: Georges Marvellous medicine, clickety click stories, The Four Rivers, The Giant’s Causeway, The great Garden sale
• Comprehension strategies, prediction, I wonder clouds, stop and think cards, summary of story.
• Grammar and phonics: capital letters,adejctives questioning, revision

Gaeilge

• An scoil- Mionna na bliana, Mo mhala scoile,
• in aice leis, ar an, faoin, an bhfuil____agat? Tá/níl___agam, Cad é? Is ea/ ní hea
• Bia, na gutaí. An Bric feasta
• Cad atá uait? Tá____uaim
• An nollaig

 

Other
 
 
SESE: ancient Greeks, people at work, water, science week and experiments, bouncy egg, cress seeds growth
RE- advent, Jesus heals the sick
ART- Salvador Dali, penguin art
GAA- with Jackie
Bodhrán with Niall!
SPHE- RSE programme 
Christmas activities

Croke Park Hours:
Teacher Inservice
Staff Meetings
 

School Events/Activities
  Whole School  Zoom Assembly
Santa visit
Christmas Jumper day
Christmas plays