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Hi everyone! Please find a selection of work below to choose from for this week. It is hard to believe we are into the last week of May already! I am so impressed with the commitment to following the work from home and as ever want to sincerely thank you all for the superb efforts. I know it is not easy to keep the motivation going .This week alone I have seen some superb sentences, lovely summer artwork including terrific beach scenes , an amazing chalk masterpiece and some fantastic baking including a plaited currant loaf and one delicious birthday cake!

This week Ms.Gleeson has sent a Kahoot survey for parents to complete in lieu of one day’s work. The link is included in a text sent to parents.

A reminder if you would like to send any of the work below or any of your own activities school-based or otherwise which you have completed at this time you are more than welcome to send it to

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castlejordan.school@gmail.com. If you would like a phone call or e-mail please let us know and we will arrange.

Best wishes for a safe week ahead!Day 1 :

Literacy:-Rhyme of the week: ‘My Parents sent me to the store’ by Kenn Nesbitt

My parents sent me to the storeto buy a loaf of bread.

I came home with a puppyand a parakeet instead.

I came home with a guinea pig,a hamster and a cat,a turtle and a lizard

and a friendly little rat.

I also had a monkeyand a mongoose and a mouse.

Those animals went crazywhen I brought them in the house.

They barked and yelped and hissedand chased my family out the door.

My parents never let medo the shopping anymore.

-Reader: ‘The Bouncing Castle’ Pages 29 -35 On CJ Fallon website (first class/English/Starways stage 2/online book) (The Little Humpback Bridge)-Sounds of week : ‘gl’/’gr’ blends

https://safeYouTube.net/w/6LzG (‘gl’ rap)

https://safeYouTube.net/w/mOzG (‘gr’ rap)

New words : glad, glow, glee, glass, glove, glide , globe, gloomy, glitter, glowing, grip, growl, grime, grass, green, grand, ground, grumpy, grateful, graveyard

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-Spellings: skid, skin, skip, slap, slip, sled, snap, snip, snug, hand, land, sand

-Can you write some of your new words spellings in sand, salt or even paint inside a zip-lock bag. Use an old pencil/cotton bud to trace

-Story: https://safeYouTube.net/w/PrhF (Listen to ‘The Grouchy Ladybug’ by Eric Carle)

Numeracy:For the next two weeks we will be learning about money.

Your child is learning about 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cent coins. (The 1c and 2c coins are still used to teach basic values of exchange in money).Your child needs to know the mathematical language associated with money – dear, expensive, cheap, cheaper, Which is cheaper?, How many?, count, money, brown, copper, What colour/shape is a… coin?, ‘Is the edge smooth/ridged?’

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Note: Exposing your child to real coins is the best way to teach him/her. There is nothing better than hands on experience. Explore the coins and describe them.Game 1: Spot the coins hidden in the various roomshttps://ulsterbankroi.mymoneysense.com/students/students-5-8/spot-the-coins/ (Beginners level is simply finding the coins and advanced is placing coins in order of value)

Game 2: Sorting coins Collect as many 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cent coins as you can. Place them in a pile in the centre of the table. Give your child five boxes/cups/plastic cups, bags, etc. Write the amounts 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c and 20c on Post-it notes and place each Post-it note on one of the boxes. Ask your child to sort the coins into the correct boxes.

-Maths Book :Page 110 (Match the coins and colour them)

Gaeilge/Visual Arts: -https://safeYouTube.net/w/0dYG

-Today we are going to revise the story of ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We covered this a few weeks ago but this is our class programme version. Today’s story tells the story of Mící, Martaí and Murtaí Pig)(Na Trí Mhuc )-D’éirigh Mící, Martaí agus Murtaí go luath ar maidin (They woke early)-Chuaigh said amach ag obair (They went out to work)-Rinne Micí Muc teach beag tuí (Micí made a house of straw)-Rinne Martaí Muc teach beag adhmaid (Martaí made a house of wood)-Rinne Murtaí Muc teach beag brící (Murtaí made a house of bricks)-Tháining an mac tíre mór gránna go dtí an teach beag tuí/adhmaide. Lig isteach mé .Lig isteach mé mo chara mo chroí. Lig isteach mé a haon, a dó, a

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trí. (The big, ugly wolf came to the house of straw/wood:’ Let me in, Let me in, My lovely friend, Let me in ,one, two, three’)-‘Ní ligfidh mé isteach tú nó íosfaidh tú me’ (I won’t let you in or you will eat me)-‘Huff, huff, huff agus Puff, puff, puff. Shéid sé agus shéid sé agus shéid sé arís. Leag an teach tuí/adhmaide. (He huffed and he puffed and he blew their houses down)-Rith Micí agus Martaí go dtí teach Murtaí (They ran to Murtaí’s house)-Shéid sé agus shéid sé ach níor leag an teach beag brící-Chuaigh an mac tíre suas ar an díon (The wolf climbed up on the roof)-Chuaigh sé síos an simléar (He went down the chimney)-Ach bhí na trí mhuc beaga réidh dó. Bhí pota mór uisce ar an tine (The three little pigs were ready for him. They had a big pot of water on the fire)-Thit an mac tíre isteach san uisce (The wolf fell into the water)-ó,ó,ó, ú,ú,u arsa an mac tíre gránna agus rith sé síos an bóthar (Ouch said Mr.Wolf and ran off down the road)-Bhí áthas ar na trí mhuc bheaga. ‘Ní maith linn an mac tíre mar tá sé gránna agus dána, dána, dána.’(The three pigs were happy. We don’t like the bad wolf. He is ugly and bad, bad, bad.) - D’fhan Micí, Martaí agus Murtaí ina gconaí sa teach beag bricí go deo. (And they all lived happily ever after in Murtaí’s house forever) -Can you draw Micí, Martaí and Murtaí and write their names beside them or draw what you would make your ideal house from (Maybe milseáin (sweets) agus seacláíd (chocolate)!!!!!)If you like you might enjoy printing off some of the following :https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-518-the-3-little-pigs-stick-puppets (lollipop sticks puppets)https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/the-three-little-pigs-cutting-skills-activity-t-tp-2549076

Physical Activity: https://safeYouTube.net/w/BAJF (Show us your best foxy moves!!!)

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Day 2: Literacy:

-Phonics Revision work: https://safeYouTube.net/w/WV3G (Short ‘gl’ story to listen and read along with)https://safeYouTube.net/w/Oc4G (Short ‘gr’ story to listen and read along with )-Phonics Book: Page 56 (gl/gr words)

-Large Handwriting Book: (Complete two additional pages)

-Reader: Continue ‘The bouncing Castle’ (Mike’s Magic Wellies pgs.36 -40 )

Gaeilge/Drama: Today we will learn the name for some modes of transport ‘as gaeilge’:https://safeYouTube.net/w/ulBF Carr (car), gluaisrothar (motorbike), roicéad (rocket), traein (train), bus (bus), eitleán (aeroplane), leoraí (lorry), bád (boat), rothar (bike), tarracóir (tractor), otharcharr (ambulance), scútar (scooter), héileacaptar (helicopter), long (ship)

-Can you sort the vehicles into those that travel ar an mbóthar (on the road), san aer (in the air) and in the water (san uisce). You could try use your simple Irish phrases such as ‘Feicim bád san uisce’, ‘Feicim carr ar an mbóthar’, Feicim roicéad san aer’

Numeracy:Today we are adding the value of coins. This can be tricky as they are used to counting the amounts of objects so I would usually start by asking how many coins are in the wallet/piggy bank etc then what is

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the money value of these coins or in other words how much are the coins worth? We work this out by adding the value of each coin to the restGame: Count the money in the walletshttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game (Choose EURO flag. Select COUNTING/ Four coins to 20c)https://ie.ixl.com/math/sr-infants/count-money-1c-2c-5c-and-10c-coins- Maths Book Page 111 (Counting the money in the wallets )

Song: https://safeYouTube.net/w/ipCF (Just for fun! Now that you know all your letters try to sing them in reverse order. Ask mum or dad to do it first as it should be no problem for them at this stage !!!)

S.E.S.E.: This week’s topic is the lifecycle of the ladybird:

Ladybird Facts: A ladybird is an insect. It is a small, round, flying beetle It hibernates in winter and comes out in spring Not all ladybirds are ladies –some are female and some are male! A ladybird has 6 legs It has 2 antennae, which allow it to touch, taste and smell It uses its two front legs to clean its head and antennae It has black spots on its body Its coloured, spotted body is really a shell that protects two pairs

of delicate wings Ladybirds eat aphids (greenfly)

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The female lays her eggs on the underside of a leaf, near aphids so that her babies will have food to eat when they hatch in batches of 40 . Eggs are a yellow or orange colour and usually hatch within 4 to 10 days

 The next stage is known as a larva . A larva sheds its skin four times over a 3-6 week period, before attaching itself to a leaf or stem and becoming a pupa.

A pupa: The pupal stage lasts two weeks. He is inside his sleeping bag changing his appearance. This is called metamorphosis.

Ladybird: All ladybirds emerge bright yellow and over the next few hours the distinctive colours and patterns develop

https://safeYouTube.net/w/rBCF (Short clip about the ladybird) https://safeYouTube.net/w/1DCF (Five Little Ladybirds song)

- Can you draw your favourite ladybird or if you would like to print off a lifecycle and stick the pictures in the correct places https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-1084-ladybird-life-cycle-word-mat

Outdoor Messy Activity: Perhaps you would like to try some giant bubble games on a sunny day. https://safeYouTube.net/w/yVXG (Simple demonstration of bubbles and wand )

What you need to do: Using a large bowl or pan, slowly mix the ingredients together. Let it sit for at least 3 hours for best results.

For easy bubble liquid you will need

6 cups water

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1/2 cup washing up liquid 2 tablespoons glycerin (usually found in chemists or the baking aisle in

supermarkets)

or 4 cups (950 mL) of warm water 1/2 cup (115 g) of granulated sugar 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) of washing up liquid (Fairy/quality best)

For a super bubble solution 6 cups (1,400 mL) of water 1/2 cup (65 g) of cornstarch 1⁄2 cup (120 mL) washing up liquid 1 tablespoon (12.5 g) of baking powder 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of glycerin or corn syrup

Food colouring can also be added for a bit of colour.Wands can be made from lots of items from pipe cleaners, old bottles, clothes hangers, straws, sticks, hula hoops etc.

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Can you make a picture for me using only items you find outside e.g. stones, sticks, leaves, flowers

Music: https://safeYouTube.net/w/sqhF (Would you like to dance along to Meghan Trainor’s ‘Better when I’m dancing’ song. Show us your best hip-hop moves !

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Day 3: Literacy:

-Written Activity: Today we are revising nouns https://safeYouTube.net/w/iQRG (Sing along to this song about nouns)Can you write out the following sentences circling the nouns

-Reader: Revise ‘The Bouncing castle’

- Revise words and spellings

-Headline copy: Complete three lines of cursive letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ (CJ Fallon/Senior Infants/Handwriting/Go with the Flow/Interactive) Search letters ‘m’, ‘n’

Numeracy: (Game: Select MIXED COINS/Exact up to 20c)https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money/eur-Maths Book Page 112 (Money: At the Toy Shop)

Gaeilge: https://safeYouTube.net/w/QcYG-Again we are revising this story (different version) ‘Cinnín Óir agus na Trí Bhéar’ (Goldilocks and the three bears)Fadó, fadó bhí teach beag álainn ag na trí bhéar. (Long ago the 3 bears had a lovely little house)Rinne Mamaí béar leite . ( Mammy Bear made porridge)

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Chuir Mamaí an leite I dtrí bhabhla, babhla mór, babhla réasúnta mór, agus babhla beag. (Mum put the porridge in three bowls – a big bowl, a medium-sized bowl and a small bowl)Bhí an leite an-te. (The porridge was very hot)Chuaigh Mamaí Béar, Daidí Béar agus Baibín Béar amach ag súil. (The bears went out walking.)Bhí Cinnín Óir ag súgradh sa choill. (Goldilocks was playing in the woods)Chonaic sí an teach beag alainn. (She saw a lovely little house)D’oscail sí an doras agus shúil sí isteach. (She closed the door and walked inside)Chonaic sí trí bhabhla ar an mbord. (She saw three bowls on the table)Bhlais sí an leite sa bhabla mór/réasúnta mór (She tasted the porridge in the big/medium bowl)‘Ní maith liom an leite seo’ (I don’t like porridge)Ansin bhlais sí an leite a bhí sa bhabhla beag (Then she tasted the porridge in the small bowl)‘Mmmm, Is maith liom an leite sa bhabhla seo’ arsa an Cinnín Óir. D’ith sí an leite go léir. Tá an leite seo go hálainn (‘I like this one’, said Goldilocks. She ate it all. The porridge is lovely.)Chonaic Cinnín Óir trí chathaoir sa chistin (Goldilocks saw three chairs in the kitchen)Shuigh Cinnín Óir ar an gcathaoir mhór/réasúnta mór (She sat on the big/medium chair)‘Ní maith liom an chathaoir seo’ (I don’t like this chair)Ansin shuigh Cinnín Óir ar an gcathaoir bheag. ‘Is maith liom an cathaoir seo’ arsa Cinnín Óir. Tá an chathaoir seo go hálainn. (Then she sat on the little chair. ‘I like this chair,’ she said. This chair is lovely.’)Ach go tobann, bhris an chathaoir. Thit Cinnín Oir ar an úrlár (Suddenly the chair broke. Goldilocks fell on the floor)Chuaigh Cinnín Oir isteach sa seomra codlata. (Goldilocks went into the bedroom)Chonaic sí trí leaba. (She found three beds)Luigh sí síos ar an leaba mór/réasúnta mór. (She lay down on the big/medium-sized bed)‘Ní maith liom an leaba seo, ‘ arsa an Cinnín Óir. (‘I don’t like this bed,’ she said.)Luigh sí síos ar an leaba beag. ‘Is maith liom an leaba seo, ‘arsa an Cinnín Óir. ‘Tá an leaba seo go hálainn. (She lay down on the small bed. ‘I like this bed,’ said Goldilocks.It is lovely’.Thit sí ina codladh go sámh. (She fell sound asleep)Tháinig na trí bhéar abhaile .Chuaigh said isteach sa teach.(The three bears came home. They went inside.)‘Cé a d’ith mo leite?’ arsa Daidí/Mamaí/Baibín Béar (‘Who ate my porridge?’, said Daddy, Mammy and Baby Bear)‘Féach , cé a bhris mo chathaoir?’ arsa Baibín Béar . Thosaigh sé ag caoineadh. (‘Who broke my chair?’, asked Baby Bear. He started crying.Chuaigh na trí bhéar isteach sa seomra codlata. ‘Cé a bhí i mo leaba?’, arsa Daidí/Mamaí Béar. (The three bears went into the bedroom. ‘Who has been in my bed?’ asked Daddy and Mammy Bear‘Ce atá I mo leaba anois?’, arsa Baibín Béar. (‘Who is in my bed now?’, asked Baby Bear)

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Dhúisigh Cinnín Óir. Chonaic sí na trí bhéar. Léim sí amach as an leaba. Rith sí abhaile go tapa. (Goldilocks woke up. She saw the three bears. She jumped out of bed. She ran home quickly) Here is an optional sorting activity : Can you sort into Mór (Big), Réasúnta mór (Medium-size) and Beag (Small)https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/t-t-11066-goldilocks-and-the-three-bears-size-sorting-activity

Story: https://safeYouTube.net/w/jidE (The Hare and the Tortoise) -What did you learn from this story?-Can you draw a comic strip (page broke into 3 sections under headings First / Then / Last showing what happened in the story e.g. First the tortoise challenged the hare to a race etc

A baby hare is called a leveret

A baby tortoise is called a hatchling.

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Oral Language: https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/hangman/ Children might enjoy a game of hangman (Choose the category: Colours as the rest are quite difficult. It might be easy to have the names written on a page in front as a guide –red, yellow, black, orange, purple, blue, green, white, grey, brown)

Here are some puzzles for you to solve! (Answers at bottom of page under reader link):

1. Riddle: What begins with an E but only has one letter?2. Riddle: What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?3. Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?4. Riddle: What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?5. Riddle: What becomes wetter the more it dries?6. Riddle: What has hands but doesn’t clap?7. Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it?8. Riddle: What goes up but never comes back down?9. Riddle:  What has a neck but no head?10. Riddle: What

is full of holes but still holds water?

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Day 4: Literacy:

-Phonics : Pages 44 and 45 ( Revising vowel digraphs) Just to remind you vowel digraphs are when two vowels come together to make a single vowel sound like oa in boat, ai in rain, ee in sweet and ea in treat. Some find it easier to remember the rule : When two vowels go out talking the first vowel does the talking (Saying his letter name, the other vowel stays quiet)https://safeYouTube.net/w/sw7G (Two vowels song)https://www.arcademics.com/games/coconuts (Tricky enough can you fit the vowel digraph in to make a word?)

- Revise spellings and new words

-Reader: Revise this week’s or continue with one of your supplementary readers

Numeracy: Game 2: Shop - Ask your child to help you make a play shop in a section of a room in the house. Collect a number of easily-sourced items – they can be items that you have bought in the shop. Use Post-it notes or pieces of paper as price tags. Place the price tags on/under the items. No item should cost more than 10c. Make up some questions about the items or get your child to make up some questions, for example: How much does the packet of cereal cost? Which is dearer/more expensive: the apple or the orange? I have 6c. Have I enough money to buy the carrot? Which item is the dearest/most expensive/cheapest/ least expensive?

Maths Book: Part A :Page 113 Lily needs 12c, Leo needs 8c, Emily needs 10c, Leah needs 7c, Jacob needs 20c) While there are various options of coins that can be used e.g. 20c = 1 20c coin, 2 x10c coins, 4 x 5c coins etc we encourage the children to choose the option that requires the least amount of coins or to begin with the coin with the greatest value.

Gaeilge: Listen again to the stories of The three Pigs and The Three Bears

Religion: -Grow In Love Programme/Seasonal Lessons: Summer-Watch video about summer and answer the questions : ‘Which picture is your favourite? Why?’, ’Which of the things in the video have you done before?’, ‘What would it be like if it was sunny all of the time ?’, ‘What kinds of things would you like?’, ‘Is there anything you would miss?’-Say the following poem and prayer

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-You might like to try the art activity suggested on line with the summer sun

Workbook: Page 53: Draw things which you are thankful for e.g. summer, families, your dog, pizza

P.E.: This is an introduction to gymnastics lessons. If you don’t have a hoop at home you could draw a circle with chalk or arrange some clothes in a circular shape. Likewise maybe a sweeping brush or two ties stretched out might replace a rope if not to hand

https://pssi.pdst.ie/pdf/gym/gym_a_1.pdf https://pssi.pdst.ie/pdf/gym/gym_a_2.pdf

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Drama: As part of Aistear theme on summer infants are encouraged to role play informally in whatever way possible and to use language related to summer themes. This week’s sub-theme is ‘Under the Sea’

Physical Activity: https://safeYouTube.net/w/0iSF (Try out some yoga poses based on sea creatures)

Can you spot any of the creatures below in this short video : https://safeYouTube.net/w/4yUF

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Finally, it might be a nice idea to watch ‘The Little Mermaid’ and the song from that ‘Under the Sea’

Gaeilge videos:‘Na Trí Mhuc’ (Monday) https://safeYouTube.net/w/0dYG ‘Cinnín Óir agus na trí Bhéar (Wednesday) https://safeYouTube.net/w/QcYG Reader:‘The Bouncing Castle ’ ( Pages 29 - 40) https://safeYouTube.net/w/BcZG Riddle answers:

1. Envelope2. Trouble3. A cold4. Teapot5. Towel6. Clock

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7. Egg8. Age9. Bottle10.Sponge

Additional Optional Work :

If Twinkl is an option for you to view and download , they are providing a daily schedule of work to keep your child engaged if they require a little extra work. As this is updated daily, this week I will put up the links to last week’s days. Lots of this work can be just worked through orally or copied onto paper to save printing.

Extra work :DAY 1: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-monday-18th-may-t-tp-2549869DAY 2: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-tuesday-19th-may-t-tp-2549874DAY 3: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-wednesday-20th-may-t-tp-2549875DAY 4: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-thursday-21st-may-t-tp-2549881DAY 5: https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/home-learning-hub-daily-plan-friday-22nd-may-t-tp-2549882

Daily school continues each day on RTE between 11-12 a.m. (This is geared for first to sixth classes but may be of interest to some!)

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Tg 4 (Gaeilge version of school at home) at 10am will contain some subjects suitable for younger ages . The Irish word for infants is Naíonáin and your child might recognise some of the Gaeilge topic

The theme being explored by the teachers on Cúla4 ar Scoil this week is ‘At Home’. Caitríona will interview the wolf from the story The Three Little Pigs and rewrite the story from the wolf’s perspective. He isn’t the baddie in the story at all, who would have known?! In the history lesson, Caitríona will teach sequences by putting pictures from this and other stories in the correct order. Materials used to build houses will be explored in the science lesson and in the music lesson, Caitríona creates graphic symbols of household sounds and uses them to make music.   

After Fiachra the auctioneer (teacher in role) shows us various homes from around the country, we learn how to describe our own home to entice people to buy it. In the art lesson, Fiachra builds the bedroom of his dreams by using recycled materials from the home.

In the geography lesson, Fiachra looks at homes from around the globe and explores one of the major issues of our community at the moment ‘Homelessness’ in the SPHE lesson.

In the maths lesson both teachers will help us identify and expand patterns. Fiachra will explore the rules and properties of sequences in numbers.

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Sites:

To open links click open hyperlink or copy and paste into google

CJ Fallon: CJ Fallon.ie (See Important covid notice: press click and this will bring you directly to resources, select primary and junior or senior infants)

Folens : Go to FolensOnline.ie and click register Select TeacherFill in a username, email and passwordFor Roll Number use the code:  Prim20 for primary book resources

Grow In Love: Grow in Love.ie . It will ask you to enter email: trial@growinlove.ie and password: growinlove ) Go to Junior Infants book

Twinkl have also extended their free sign up to resource for the next month if you have not yet joined and would like to do so.

Step 1: Go to www.twinkl.ie/offerStep 2: Enter  IRLTWINKLHELPS if you have not yet been given a code or to ‘Already a member?’ (Type in offer code)