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All children are encouraged to bring healthy lunches to school. One small treat is permitted on Fridays.\nIf fruit/vegetables are brought for lunch, ensure they are prepared in a way that your child can manage independently.\nBottles of water can be refilled in the classroom.\nCurricular Work\nEnglish Reading, Writing & Oral Language. (Jolly Phonics & Starlight Programme)\nGaeilge (Bua na Cainte A)\nMaths (Planet Maths)\nSocial Environmental & Scientific Education (S.E.S.E)\nArt\nMusic\nDrama\nP.E.\nSocial, Personal & Health Education (S.P.H.E)\nReligion (Grow In Love Primary 1).\nAistear\nAistear is a curriculum framework for children from birth to 6 years old. Aistear is the Irish   word for a journey.\nIt is not a separate subject but a way of teaching every subject. It places an important         emphasis on learning through play.\nThis play is structured play, designed carefully by the teacher. It consists of various stations such as role play, small world play, messy play, construction, junk art etc.\nNew vocabulary will be taught before beginning each new theme. The children are              encouraged to use this language in context during Aistear time.\nA new theme will be explored every few weeks: travel, the supermarket, the restaurant etc.\nIt strives to make children’s learning relevant to their own lives and experiences.\nThe adult guides the children in their learning. You, as a parent, also play a hugely                important role in this.\nPhonics\nChildren are now taught to read using phonics.\nThe children are taught 42 letter sounds. Each sound has a story, song and action to accompany it.\nLetter names become more of a focus at a later time.\nReading is taught using a ‘blending’ technique, where children are taught to ‘blend’  sounds together. For example, c-a-t, b-a-g.\nWords that cannot be sounded out (also known as ‘tricky words’, such as ‘the’, ‘our’, ‘he’ and ‘she’), are given to the children to learn by sight. It is important to practise    tricky words with your child each night.\nHomework\nShould take 10-15 minutes with no distractions.\nEach child will have a zipped homework folder. Notes for      home will be put in the folder. If you wish to send in a note,  put it in the folder and make it visible.\nHomework sheets will be given out each Monday. They will  explain what has to be done for the upcoming week.\nThe children will receive a new rhyme/poem each week to    read, one maths activity sheet and some phonics based      homework. Reading will begin after Christmas.\nPhonics exercises/maths will always relate to topic being     covered in class that week.\nSettling In\nSchool begins at 9.20am. The bell is rung at 9.15am outside and children   ","cbCairaO5RyxmeZG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairaO5RyxmeZG","pptx",887853,13,"English","# Welcome\n# Preparation for School\n## School Uniform\n## Lunch\n# Curricular Work\n## Aistear\n## Phonics\n# Homework\n# Settling In\n# Assessment\n# Dates for your Diary\n# Thank You","[{\"question\":\"What can parents do to help children prepare for Junior Infants?\",\"answer\":\"Speak positively about school, read and discuss stories, take trips to the local library, practice fine-motor activities, and help children manage coats, labels, book names, and Velcro footwear where possible.\"},{\"question\":\"What learning activities and subjects will children experience?\",\"answer\":\"Children work on English (reading, writing, oral language with phonics programmes), Gaeilge, Maths, S.E.S.E, Art, Music, Drama, P.E., S.P.H.E, Religion, and Aistear, which emphasizes structured play through stations.\"},{\"question\":\"How should homework and school routines be handled during the year?\",\"answer\":\"Homework should take 10–15 minutes with no distractions, using a zipped folder with weekly sheets and topic-linked phonics and maths tasks. 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