NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY PRIMARY SCHOOL
 
Curriculum Update September/October 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 Monahan
 
Subject
Topics Covered

 
Gaeilge
 
Mé Féin: Tá mé i mo chonaí i gCúige Laighean, X is ainm dom/do/di, Tá __ i mo chlann, Tá ___ deirfiúireacha/ deartháireacha agam, tá mo chuid súile/ gruaige ___,b Tá mé ocht/naoi mbliana d’aois Tá mé ar feabhas/ ar mhúin na muice, Níl mé go maith, tá pian i mo __ srl. Ghortaigh mé/ Chabhraigh mé
An Aimsir: An Fómhar: An fómhar atá ann, Tá an aimsir fliuch/tirim/gaofar/ grianmhar. Tá an ghaoth ag séideadh, tá sé ag cur báistí. Tá duilleoga/ cnónna/sionnach/iora rua/ iora liath/ broc/ péist sa chóill srl Tá  X ag obair go dian. Inniu/inné/amárach an Luan/Mháirt srl.
Ócáidí Speisialta: Oíche Shamhna: Oíche Shamhna a bhí ann, bhí an oíche dubh agus dorcha. Bhí cailleach/puimcín/ vaimpír/ cnámharlach/ ceann cait/ sciathán leathair/ púca in aice leis an gcrann/ ar an gcrann/ faoin gcrann sa chrann. Bhí ___ gléasta suas mar ____. Bhí ___ ag rince. ‘Bob nó bia’ arsa na páistí, Chuaigh siad ó theach go teach.
 

 
English
 
Oral Language

• Topics covered include Summer holidays/ school closures, Wonderful Wicklow, Early people and ancient societies (bronze age and stone age), Halloween traditions and safety
• Focus on opinion-based conversations and comparisons, backing up answers with reasons or relevant information

Reading:

• Comprehension skills of predication, clarifying and sequencing
• Choral reading of poems for fluency
• At home – reading for enjoyment
• Modelled reading in class – class novel; Boot by Shane Hegarty

Writing:

• Recount genre: identifying features, analysing samples, writing their own recounts on their Communion/ last Birthday
• Free writing sessions
• Various written tasks associated with grammar and phonics learning

Grammar/phonics

• Full stops
• Capital letters
• Alphabetical order
• Nouns
• Common nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Rhyming words
• Ue, oe, igh words

 

 
Maths
 

• Addition and subtraction revision
• Addition and subtraction with large numbers
• Addition and subtraction with 3 numbers
• Addition and subtraction with renaming/ regrouping
• Place value – value of digits in a number; hundreds, tens, units
• Rounding to nearest 10/ 100
• Time – telling analogue and digital time in 5-minute intervals

 

 
Other
 
SESE (Geo, Hist, Sci):

• My county and counties of
• Environmental Awareness and care
• Early people and ancient societies
• Feasts and festivals (Halloween, Samhain, Ramadan, Hannukkah)
• The water cycle
• My skeleton

Music: Bodhrán (Music Generation), listening and responding to a variety of music related through themes of Myself, Autumn and Halloween.
PE: Athletics; running, jumping, throwing, assorted games, GAA taught by external teacher.
Visual Art:
Therapeutic art: Mandalas, dream catchers, mindfulness colouring
The colour wheel
Printing using Autumn leaves
Artists Study: Gustav Klimt –The Tree of Life
Ombre Halloween sky painting
Design Christmas card (school fundraising initiative)
Inktober doodling competition – a doodle a day
RE: Theme 1: God Theme 2: The Bible
SPHE: Back to school feelings, what makes a good classmate/ teacher, appropriate yard behaviour, International Day of Peace, Stay Safe theme 1: Myself
 

Croke Park Hours:
Teacher In-service
Google Classroom training
Additional morning supervision

School Events/Activities
Whole school Assembly
GAA Coaching
Music Generation