Monday 30 March
Hi all,
I hope that you had a good weekend,
Please check your messages for your child's new gmail address and login for it.
Log into gmail and then in your inbox you should have recieved an invitatoin to join Google Classroom.
If you have not recieved an invitation please email your child's teacher directly, we will send out another invitation.
As stated on Friday we will be usig Google Classroom going forward, we hope that this will be a more effictive way to communicate, and keep all of your work in one place.
If we can help in anyway please ask!
[email protected]
[email protected]
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita and Elaine
I hope that you had a good weekend,
Please check your messages for your child's new gmail address and login for it.
Log into gmail and then in your inbox you should have recieved an invitatoin to join Google Classroom.
If you have not recieved an invitation please email your child's teacher directly, we will send out another invitation.
As stated on Friday we will be usig Google Classroom going forward, we hope that this will be a more effictive way to communicate, and keep all of your work in one place.
If we can help in anyway please ask!
[email protected]
[email protected]
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita and Elaine
Thursday 26th March
Hi all,
Hope you are keeping well. Here are some activities you can do today after your tricky words, maths and phonics.
Literacy: Baby animals book https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/unite/animals/book?BookId=93
Numeracy: Count the Sheep game http://www.mathgametime.com/games/count-the-sheep
SESE: Observe real life farm animals and describe actions while watching video. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrJ6yhtlXtemmMA2jJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=baby+farm+animals&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=2&vid=c43ca0b003765ecbdd20dad56ea93ef9&action=view
Music: Listen and sing Old MacDonald https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrEzeq9vXte4pQAkVxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=old+macdonald+song&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=7&vid=05179c8bfa2c3e443635c7c0113a5168&action=view
We will have an update for you soon in relation to the other programmes we will be using but in the meantime stay safe!
Naosán, Gráinne, Anita and Elaine.
Hope you are keeping well. Here are some activities you can do today after your tricky words, maths and phonics.
Literacy: Baby animals book https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/unite/animals/book?BookId=93
Numeracy: Count the Sheep game http://www.mathgametime.com/games/count-the-sheep
SESE: Observe real life farm animals and describe actions while watching video. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrJ6yhtlXtemmMA2jJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=baby+farm+animals&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=2&vid=c43ca0b003765ecbdd20dad56ea93ef9&action=view
Music: Listen and sing Old MacDonald https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrEzeq9vXte4pQAkVxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=old+macdonald+song&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=7&vid=05179c8bfa2c3e443635c7c0113a5168&action=view
We will have an update for you soon in relation to the other programmes we will be using but in the meantime stay safe!
Naosán, Gráinne, Anita and Elaine.
Wednesday 25th March
Hi Senior Infants,
Here are some new activities for you to do today, after you have practiced your tricky words, phonics and maths!
Literacy: Snappsy the Alligator story https://www.storylineonline.net/books/snappsy-the-alligator/
Numeracy: Jet Ski additionhttps://www.coolmath4kids.com/math-games/jet-ski-addition
Gaeilge: Attached is a video from our class programme for Irish,
Alternatively there is now a free log in for the programme, however it is a very large file and requires you to download it. I will try to find a better/ interesting way of showing you the language!
I think that the download is available from this link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AAAkm2HtNs6Avqd97igRJi_6a/PC/Senior%20Infants?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1
User name: Trial
Password Trial.
An Teilifís, Ceacht 8 is where my video on vocabulary is taken from.
You will also be sent a message with your child's email address and password. THat email address has been sent an invitation to join Google Classroom. There are 2 more programmes that we will be using in school , we will also set up an account for each child.
Stay safe!
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita, Elaine
Here are some new activities for you to do today, after you have practiced your tricky words, phonics and maths!
Literacy: Snappsy the Alligator story https://www.storylineonline.net/books/snappsy-the-alligator/
Numeracy: Jet Ski additionhttps://www.coolmath4kids.com/math-games/jet-ski-addition
Gaeilge: Attached is a video from our class programme for Irish,
Alternatively there is now a free log in for the programme, however it is a very large file and requires you to download it. I will try to find a better/ interesting way of showing you the language!
I think that the download is available from this link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2l9k7prhpldw0od/AAAkm2HtNs6Avqd97igRJi_6a/PC/Senior%20Infants?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1
User name: Trial
Password Trial.
An Teilifís, Ceacht 8 is where my video on vocabulary is taken from.
You will also be sent a message with your child's email address and password. THat email address has been sent an invitation to join Google Classroom. There are 2 more programmes that we will be using in school , we will also set up an account for each child.
Stay safe!
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita, Elaine
Tuesday 24th March
Maths: Watch video about the clock http://www.mathgametime.com/videos/clock-videon-seconds-minutes-and-hours
Draw/Paint/Make a clock. Here is a simple example: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F06%2Fclock-crafts-for-kids.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fpaper-plate-clock-craft.html&tbnid=niziOWj62T7M0M&vet=12ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg..i&docid=ADIoZSJ6YnVpWM&w=400&h=400&q=paper%20plate%20clock&ved=2ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg
SESE: How plants grow video https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KIbZwsGXZeykYAoBVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0YXI0NGltBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjkzMjVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=how+sun+helps+things+grow&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=8&vid=f68447d93f82bb529ba4d9efe308284c&action=view
Here is a worksheet you may wish to download and print relating to the sun helping different things grow. http://www.mathgametime.com/worksheets/the-sun-helps-things-grow
Gaeilge: Revise the animals in Irish with this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c
Good morning all,
Hope you are all keeping well and keeping as active as you can. We really appreciate all the work you are doing with your children.
A reminder to keep practicing our phonics, tricky words, reading and number work every day. Here are some extra activities you can do today:
Phonics: Revise ‘ee’ and ‘or’’ sound with Dinosaur eggs game http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEggs_phonics/index.html
Maths: Watch video about the clock http://www.mathgametime.com/videos/clock-videon-seconds-minutes-and-hours
Draw/Paint/Make a clock. Here is a simple example: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F06%2Fclock-crafts-for-kids.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fpaper-plate-clock-craft.html&tbnid=niziOWj62T7M0M&vet=12ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg..i&docid=ADIoZSJ6YnVpWM&w=400&h=400&q=paper%20plate%20clock&ved=2ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg
SESE: How plants grow video https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KIbZwsGXZeykYAoBVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0YXI0NGltBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjkzMjVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=how+sun+helps+things+grow&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=8&vid=f68447d93f82bb529ba4d9efe308284c&action=view
Here is a worksheet you may wish to download and print relating to the sun helping different things grow. http://www.mathgametime.com/worksheets/the-sun-helps-things-grow
Gaeilge: Revise the animals in Irish with this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c
Music: Play “Aquarium” from ‘Carnival of the Animals’ by Saint Saens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFpZ5MZ7kk without showing your child the video. Discuss dynamics (loud/soft), tempo (fast/slow) and timbre (feel of the music i.e. tense/peaceful). Also try to identify some instruments (piano, strings) Ask children what animals they think of when they hear the music.
Listen to the piece again allowing your child watch the video and discuss how the music represents an aquarium (Slow smooth musical passages represent the animals gliding through the clear calm water). Please find attached a colouring sheet which you may print off for your child to colour. Alternatively, your child can draw an aquarium scene.
Draw/Paint/Make a clock. Here is a simple example: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F06%2Fclock-crafts-for-kids.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fpaper-plate-clock-craft.html&tbnid=niziOWj62T7M0M&vet=12ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg..i&docid=ADIoZSJ6YnVpWM&w=400&h=400&q=paper%20plate%20clock&ved=2ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg
SESE: How plants grow video https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KIbZwsGXZeykYAoBVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0YXI0NGltBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjkzMjVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=how+sun+helps+things+grow&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=8&vid=f68447d93f82bb529ba4d9efe308284c&action=view
Here is a worksheet you may wish to download and print relating to the sun helping different things grow. http://www.mathgametime.com/worksheets/the-sun-helps-things-grow
Gaeilge: Revise the animals in Irish with this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c
Good morning all,
Hope you are all keeping well and keeping as active as you can. We really appreciate all the work you are doing with your children.
A reminder to keep practicing our phonics, tricky words, reading and number work every day. Here are some extra activities you can do today:
Phonics: Revise ‘ee’ and ‘or’’ sound with Dinosaur eggs game http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEggs_phonics/index.html
Maths: Watch video about the clock http://www.mathgametime.com/videos/clock-videon-seconds-minutes-and-hours
Draw/Paint/Make a clock. Here is a simple example: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F06%2Fclock-crafts-for-kids.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.easy-crafts-for-kids.com%2Fpaper-plate-clock-craft.html&tbnid=niziOWj62T7M0M&vet=12ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg..i&docid=ADIoZSJ6YnVpWM&w=400&h=400&q=paper%20plate%20clock&ved=2ahUKEwjFw_Lc2avoAhW8WhUIHan6BVwQMygPegUIARCiAg
SESE: How plants grow video https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A2KIbZwsGXZeykYAoBVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0YXI0NGltBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjkzMjVfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=how+sun+helps+things+grow&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcafee#id=8&vid=f68447d93f82bb529ba4d9efe308284c&action=view
Here is a worksheet you may wish to download and print relating to the sun helping different things grow. http://www.mathgametime.com/worksheets/the-sun-helps-things-grow
Gaeilge: Revise the animals in Irish with this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c
Music: Play “Aquarium” from ‘Carnival of the Animals’ by Saint Saens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFpZ5MZ7kk without showing your child the video. Discuss dynamics (loud/soft), tempo (fast/slow) and timbre (feel of the music i.e. tense/peaceful). Also try to identify some instruments (piano, strings) Ask children what animals they think of when they hear the music.
Listen to the piece again allowing your child watch the video and discuss how the music represents an aquarium (Slow smooth musical passages represent the animals gliding through the clear calm water). Please find attached a colouring sheet which you may print off for your child to colour. Alternatively, your child can draw an aquarium scene.
Monday 23rd March
Good morning Senior Infants,
We hope that you have a good weekend and a quiet Mother's Day. Thank you for all that you do for our students, they are very lucky.
Here are a few activities that you can do today.
It is important that we practice our phonics, tricky words, reading and number everyday, these are just add on extras.
Literacy
Here is a video with the names of some animals in Irish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c Try to practice these and we will have a sentence to use them in on Wednesday.
Report Writing/ Science
As some of you have already mentioned Dublin Zoo have some lovely resources on their website
This page give you information about different animals https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/
This page has work packs that can be used https://www.dublinzoo.ie/news/dublinzoofun/
Feel free to complete the next 6 pages of the maths book.
Feel free to carry on with the Cursive handwriting book until the end. However it is very inportant that the children try their best to use their cursive writing in their daily tasks, to reinforce the handwriting books. Here is a link to another schools website where they show lots of videos on correct letter formation http://www.stpatricksns.ie/parents.php?id=17
We will post this message on the Class Blog so that it is more accessible for you.
Have a good day,
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita and Elaine
We hope that you have a good weekend and a quiet Mother's Day. Thank you for all that you do for our students, they are very lucky.
Here are a few activities that you can do today.
It is important that we practice our phonics, tricky words, reading and number everyday, these are just add on extras.
Literacy
- Phonics: Revise ‘th’ and ‘ng’’ sound with Dinosaur eggs game https://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurEggs_phonics/mobile/
- Here are all of the jolly phonics songs in alphabetical order. These are the songs that we use in class. https://vimeo.com/106231366
- Counting the stars game: http://www.mathgametime.com/games/12-many
- Watch the video about using a number line to add. http://www.mathgametime.com/videos/addition-using-a-number-line You can create own numberline and solve some problems.
Here is a video with the names of some animals in Irish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_AfMBbqa6c Try to practice these and we will have a sentence to use them in on Wednesday.
Report Writing/ Science
As some of you have already mentioned Dublin Zoo have some lovely resources on their website
This page give you information about different animals https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/
This page has work packs that can be used https://www.dublinzoo.ie/news/dublinzoofun/
Feel free to complete the next 6 pages of the maths book.
Feel free to carry on with the Cursive handwriting book until the end. However it is very inportant that the children try their best to use their cursive writing in their daily tasks, to reinforce the handwriting books. Here is a link to another schools website where they show lots of videos on correct letter formation http://www.stpatricksns.ie/parents.php?id=17
We will post this message on the Class Blog so that it is more accessible for you.
Have a good day,
Gráinne, Naosán, Anita and Elaine
Bricfeasta Gaelach - Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020
A chairde! Parents, Guardians and friends!
Next week we will be celebrating Irish language and culture as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. We will be busy learning Irish songs (amhráin) and dances (damhsaí), playing games (cluichí) through Irish, reading and writing stories as Gaeilge, listening to Irish music (ceol gaelach) and promoting the Irish language throughout the school.
We would like to invite you to join in the fun this Friday 13th March.
Breakfast
We would be delighted if anyone would like to contribute baked goods for our Irish Breakfast morning. Some ideas of Irish foods include:
Soda bread or brown bread
Scones
Barmbrack or fruit bread
Potato cakes
Oat cakes
Apple cake
Spreads: blackberry jam, apple jelly or Irish butter
A chairde, tuismitheoirí agus cosantóirí,
An tseachtain seo chugainn beidh muid ag céiliúradh ár gcultúr agus teanga le Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020. Beidh muid gnóthach ag foghlaim amhráin, damhsaí, ag imirt cluichí, ag léamh agus ag scríobh scéalta tríd meain na Gaeilge, ag éisteacht le ceol gaelach agus ag déanamh iarracht mór chun an Ghaeilge a úsáid an tam ar fád ar scoil.
Ba mhaith linn cuireadh a thabhairt daoibh chun teacht isteach agus tóg páirt sa chraic ar an Aoine 13ú Márta.
Breakfast
Ó 8.30 – 9 o chlog beidh bricfeasta gaelach ann daoibh sa halla scoile. Beidh roinnt de na scoláirí ag riartha tae, scóna, aran donn agus rudaí mar sin.
Beidh siad ag déanamh iarracht chun frasaí gaelach agus simplí a mhúineadh daoibh.
Show
Ó 9 – 10 o chlog beidh taispeáinteas ann sa halla.
Tar linn agus beidh an chraic ann!
Next week we will be celebrating Irish language and culture as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. We will be busy learning Irish songs (amhráin) and dances (damhsaí), playing games (cluichí) through Irish, reading and writing stories as Gaeilge, listening to Irish music (ceol gaelach) and promoting the Irish language throughout the school.
We would like to invite you to join in the fun this Friday 13th March.
Breakfast
- Join us between 8:30 and 9am for an Irish breakfast in the school hall. Some of our students will be serving Irish tea, scones, brown bread and other baked goods for parents to enjoy! They will be helping parents to learn some Irish phrases so that you can have chat ‘as Gaeilge’ while you sip your tea!
- Classes will be performing some Irish songs, poems and dances for parents in the hall between 9 and 10am
We would be delighted if anyone would like to contribute baked goods for our Irish Breakfast morning. Some ideas of Irish foods include:
Soda bread or brown bread
Scones
Barmbrack or fruit bread
Potato cakes
Oat cakes
Apple cake
Spreads: blackberry jam, apple jelly or Irish butter
A chairde, tuismitheoirí agus cosantóirí,
An tseachtain seo chugainn beidh muid ag céiliúradh ár gcultúr agus teanga le Seachtain na Gaeilge 2020. Beidh muid gnóthach ag foghlaim amhráin, damhsaí, ag imirt cluichí, ag léamh agus ag scríobh scéalta tríd meain na Gaeilge, ag éisteacht le ceol gaelach agus ag déanamh iarracht mór chun an Ghaeilge a úsáid an tam ar fád ar scoil.
Ba mhaith linn cuireadh a thabhairt daoibh chun teacht isteach agus tóg páirt sa chraic ar an Aoine 13ú Márta.
Breakfast
Ó 8.30 – 9 o chlog beidh bricfeasta gaelach ann daoibh sa halla scoile. Beidh roinnt de na scoláirí ag riartha tae, scóna, aran donn agus rudaí mar sin.
Beidh siad ag déanamh iarracht chun frasaí gaelach agus simplí a mhúineadh daoibh.
Show
Ó 9 – 10 o chlog beidh taispeáinteas ann sa halla.
Tar linn agus beidh an chraic ann!
Swimming News
See note on Aladdin regarding our upcoming swimming lessons: Here are the dates for Senior Infants
Mondays
24th February,
2nd, 9th, 23rd, 30th March.
No swimming on 16th March. Date for lesson will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Mondays
24th February,
2nd, 9th, 23rd, 30th March.
No swimming on 16th March. Date for lesson will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Operation Transformation Walk
The Operation Transformation Walk will take place in Tyrrelstown for the first time ever on Saturday 18th January at 11am. There will be an option of doing 3km or 5km and is FREE for everyone to take part. Parking will be available in the Tyrrelstown Community Centre car park and the meeting point for the walk will be at the entrance to the park beside the community centre.
There is no need to register so just turn up and get your year off to an active start.
There is no need to register so just turn up and get your year off to an active start.
Sports for Schools
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We were very lucky to have been part of the Sports for Schools Partnership. We have a visit and did some circuits, and then a visit from World Champion Kick Boxer Carradh O'Donovon. Take a look at our video.
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Winter Fair
Powerstown ETNS PTA Winter Fair- Friday December 6th 1:10pm - 2:30pm
Powerstown ETNS’ PTA would like to cordially invite all our families and school community to attend our annual Winter Fair on Friday, December 6th. There’ll be lots of familiar stands with a few new events this year! There’ll be a new games area, face painting, raffle prizes, toy & bake sales. The children of the school are also busy preparing some very special artwork for sale, sure to be a cherished gift or memento for relatives and family members.
Don’t forget that we’ll also have a VERY special visitor dressed all in red and ready to meet each child and perhaps provide a small gift too!
Toys and Bake Sale Items needed for our Winter Fair!
We will have a toy and baked goods table for sale at the fair. If any parents have old toys that are in good condition that they would like to donate they can do so on Thursday, December 5th.
Parents who would like to donate baked goods for the bake sale can drop these into the school on the morning of the Winter Fair, Friday, December 6th., We kindly request that any food items be nut and seed free. Other speciality and savoury foods are also welcome! Friday, December 6th.
Raffle Prizes
We are looking for raffle prizes for our Winter Fair Raffle. If know a local business or your place of employment that might be able to support us with the provision of small raffle prize please let us know!
Powerstown ETNS’ PTA would like to cordially invite all our families and school community to attend our annual Winter Fair on Friday, December 6th. There’ll be lots of familiar stands with a few new events this year! There’ll be a new games area, face painting, raffle prizes, toy & bake sales. The children of the school are also busy preparing some very special artwork for sale, sure to be a cherished gift or memento for relatives and family members.
Don’t forget that we’ll also have a VERY special visitor dressed all in red and ready to meet each child and perhaps provide a small gift too!
Toys and Bake Sale Items needed for our Winter Fair!
We will have a toy and baked goods table for sale at the fair. If any parents have old toys that are in good condition that they would like to donate they can do so on Thursday, December 5th.
Parents who would like to donate baked goods for the bake sale can drop these into the school on the morning of the Winter Fair, Friday, December 6th., We kindly request that any food items be nut and seed free. Other speciality and savoury foods are also welcome! Friday, December 6th.
Raffle Prizes
We are looking for raffle prizes for our Winter Fair Raffle. If know a local business or your place of employment that might be able to support us with the provision of small raffle prize please let us know!
Dear Parents/Guardians, we invite you to the hall on Tuesday 26th November at 1.00 to watch 2nd - 6 th class perform their songs that they have been working on with Fergus and Dónal from Fingal Academy of Music.
Movie Night
What: Penguins of Madagascar (PG rating)
When: 6-7.30pm Thursday 21st November 2019
Where: School Hall
Who: Everyone welcome
Tickets: €5 (single) €10 (family)
Our student council Movie Night in term 2 takes place on Thursday, 21st November 2019. The Student Council voted for the movie Penguins of Madagascar. The screening will take place in the school hall on the big projector! Children are welcome to bring snacks and there will be a tuck shop selling treats on the night too. Children are welcome to bring along siblings, friends other family members. Tickets €5 (single) €10 (family) will be on sale outside the school every morning/afternoon and online too. Tickets will also be available on the night.
When: 6-7.30pm Thursday 21st November 2019
Where: School Hall
Who: Everyone welcome
Tickets: €5 (single) €10 (family)
Our student council Movie Night in term 2 takes place on Thursday, 21st November 2019. The Student Council voted for the movie Penguins of Madagascar. The screening will take place in the school hall on the big projector! Children are welcome to bring snacks and there will be a tuck shop selling treats on the night too. Children are welcome to bring along siblings, friends other family members. Tickets €5 (single) €10 (family) will be on sale outside the school every morning/afternoon and online too. Tickets will also be available on the night.
Sports for Schools
Sports For Schools - Athletes who Inspire Kids
On Friday 22nd of November Irish National Karate champion and Olympic hopeful Caradh O'Donovan will be visiting our school. She will be leading all children in a fun fitness circuit in which we hope there will be non stop movement start to finish!
The circuit is a sponsored circuit - we ask that children bring in €3 to help raise money for new sports equipment in the school and to help support Irish athletes like Caradh to compete for our country and inspire the next generation.
There are prizes for contributions more than €3 - however there is no expectation or pressure to contribute more than this sum.
If you would like more info about the event please find the sponsorship booklet in your child's bag or homework folder. All information about the event can be found there or online at www.sportsforschools.org
On Friday 22nd of November Irish National Karate champion and Olympic hopeful Caradh O'Donovan will be visiting our school. She will be leading all children in a fun fitness circuit in which we hope there will be non stop movement start to finish!
The circuit is a sponsored circuit - we ask that children bring in €3 to help raise money for new sports equipment in the school and to help support Irish athletes like Caradh to compete for our country and inspire the next generation.
There are prizes for contributions more than €3 - however there is no expectation or pressure to contribute more than this sum.
If you would like more info about the event please find the sponsorship booklet in your child's bag or homework folder. All information about the event can be found there or online at www.sportsforschools.org
TUSLA Every Day Counts - 20 Day Challenge
As part of TUSLA's (The Child and Family Agency) ‘Every School Day Counts’ national attendance campaign, in the month of November, our school will we taking part in the 20 day challenge.
This attendance awareness campaign runs annually in schools across Ireland focusing on improved attendance with the aim of boosting children to get the most out of their time in education. During the month of November there are 20 school days - the aim for all children is to be in school every day each week. If children reach this goal they will receive homework passes to celebrate their family's achievement. The month will also be broken up into four 5 day segments - if a child is in 5 out of 5 days they will get 10 dojo points from their class teacher on Friday.
Attached are some really helpful tips from TUSLA to help prepare ourselves for reaching our November goal.
As part of TUSLA's (The Child and Family Agency) ‘Every School Day Counts’ national attendance campaign, in the month of November, our school will we taking part in the 20 day challenge.
This attendance awareness campaign runs annually in schools across Ireland focusing on improved attendance with the aim of boosting children to get the most out of their time in education. During the month of November there are 20 school days - the aim for all children is to be in school every day each week. If children reach this goal they will receive homework passes to celebrate their family's achievement. The month will also be broken up into four 5 day segments - if a child is in 5 out of 5 days they will get 10 dojo points from their class teacher on Friday.
Attached are some really helpful tips from TUSLA to help prepare ourselves for reaching our November goal.
Poster Competition: TUSLA Every Day Counts 20 Day Challenge
As part of our November ‘Every School Day Counts’ 20 day challenge – to raise awareness in the school community – we are running a poster competition throughout the school. As a collaborative family project at home we ask that posters about why it is important to come to school our made any time from the 14th October and be submitted to class teachers no later than Wednesday 23rd October.
From all entries 4 posters (1 from Junior/Senior Infants; 1st/2nd Class; 3rd/4th Class; and 5th/6th Class) will be chosen to feature on our school website, in the weekly newsletter and be displayed at the front of the school to remind and help us all to try achieve our goal of 20 days in school for November.
As part of our November ‘Every School Day Counts’ 20 day challenge – to raise awareness in the school community – we are running a poster competition throughout the school. As a collaborative family project at home we ask that posters about why it is important to come to school our made any time from the 14th October and be submitted to class teachers no later than Wednesday 23rd October.
From all entries 4 posters (1 from Junior/Senior Infants; 1st/2nd Class; 3rd/4th Class; and 5th/6th Class) will be chosen to feature on our school website, in the weekly newsletter and be displayed at the front of the school to remind and help us all to try achieve our goal of 20 days in school for November.
Student Committees
Congratulations to the children from Senior Infants who were elected onto our Student Committees!
Student Council
Oak Safiya & Martin
Sycamore Jacob & Kuba
Green School Committee
Oak Ahmed & Liza
Sycamore Pranav & Thomas
School Garden and Forest School Committee
Oak Erin & Lavin
Sycamore Hanna & Max
Active Schools Committee
Oak Kayde & Elena
Sycamore Mateusz & Alexandru
Student Council
Oak Safiya & Martin
Sycamore Jacob & Kuba
Green School Committee
Oak Ahmed & Liza
Sycamore Pranav & Thomas
School Garden and Forest School Committee
Oak Erin & Lavin
Sycamore Hanna & Max
Active Schools Committee
Oak Kayde & Elena
Sycamore Mateusz & Alexandru
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
You are invited to join Shared Reading in Senior Infants. Shared Reading is an interactive experience where adults volunteer to read a book to the pupils, in English or in a chosen home language. Books will be provided or can be brought in from home.
This will take place on Fridays at 8.30am until October midterm.
Please let us know if you would like to volunteer.
You are invited to join Shared Reading in Senior Infants. Shared Reading is an interactive experience where adults volunteer to read a book to the pupils, in English or in a chosen home language. Books will be provided or can be brought in from home.
This will take place on Fridays at 8.30am until October midterm.
Please let us know if you would like to volunteer.
Peace Day
We sang the Rainbow song for our Peace Day song. We were excellent at performing on the stage.