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Annual Christmas Performance 2019 @ Scoil San Eoin

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Our annual Christmas Performance was held on Wednesday 11th Dec at Trinity Hall. The night was a huge success for all involved. We had 2 performances from our Junior and Senior Rooms. The junior room done a brilliant performance of ‘‘The Donkey’s Christmas’’ and our senior room performed a very funny version of C-H-R—I-S-T-M-A-S spells Christmas.

Each and every one of our pupils should be extremely proud of themselves for working so hard and for getting up and delivering a brilliant show on the night.

We also had some festive songs from the amazing Brittas Bay Choir who sang some beautiful Christmas carols on the night. Thank you to Orla and all the members of the Brittas Bay Choir for giving up their time. It added a very special touch to the night.

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Thank you to all the parents/ family members and locals who braved the cold on the night and came out to watch the performances.

Thank you to all the local businesses and people who donated and gave prizes to the raffle

Thank you to the parents who donated prizes and who made/gave refreshments for the night

And lastly a huge thank you to the parent reps who organised and decorated the hall, made hampers from prizes, served and made refreshments and who sold raffle tickets and organised the raffle and prizes on the night, we really appreciate all you do for the school!

A massive total of €780.00 was raised on the night between the raffle/refreshments and our recycled houses/hedgehogs made by the pupils so a big thank you to everyone.

Finally, The Teachers, Staff and Board of Management at Scoil San Eoin would like to wish the pupil’s and families a very Happy and safe Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

Christmas Cheer at Scoil San Eoin!

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Our 6th class pupils completed the annual tradition of decorating the school and the tree for Christmas.

The 2 girls (Ella and Rachel) have the school looking very festive. Well done Girls!

Thank you to Ms. Greene’s Mam for donating our lovely Christmas tree and decorations.

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3rd/4th Class Hurling Blitz - Friday 22nd Nov 2019

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Pupils from the 3rd/4th class got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil hurling blitz in Aughrim on Friday 22nd Nov. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud. It was so great that they got to take part and was a new experience for some of our pupils who hadn’t previously played.

Thank you to Cleo, Mandie and Laura for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervision while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.

Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd/4th class!

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A special Thank You from Team Hope - Shoebox Appeal

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A big thank you to all of our Parents and pupils who gave so generously to our Christmas Shoe Box appeal.

We know the amount of work and effort it takes to put all this together and have it here on time.

A total of 20 shoe boxes were collected by Team Hope and will go to right into the hands of some of the world’s most vulnerable children and will make some little boys and girls very happy this Christmas.

Well done and Thank you!

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Sponsored Cycle - Thurs 24th Oct 2019

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We had our first sponsored cycle on Thursday 24th Oct 2019. The skies were clear and the sun was shining to ensure that a great days cycling was had by all. Lots of brilliant parents came to help out on the day some cycled with the children, some parents, including our Parents Rep drove in front and behind to make sure the pupils and parents were safe, others helped the younger pupils navigate their way around Cullen Park and to and from the school, and other Parents Reps organised the very welcome refreshments at the end of the cycle. The boys and girls had a fantastic day both on the 7k route and in Cullen Pk and they were very proud of their achievement. It is a testament to the effort they have put in during the Cycle Right Programme and shows that we truly are and active school!! Thanks to all that sponsored the pupils and helped out on the day. Thanks to Claire Jenkinson who organised the Wicklow People to come and photograph the day and also sent in photos to the Wicklow Times. An amazing grand total of 1505.55 euro was raised in total. Well done all!!!

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Completion of Cycleright Program

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The senior room finished up their cycleright program today and all received certificates for taking part and finishing the program.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the program each week and the children are now armed with knowledge and skills on cycling.

Thank you to Graham and Ruth from all at Scoil San Eoin

Senior Room - Maths Trail

Senior room pupils took part in a maths trail on Thurs 17th Oct as part of Maths week. The pupils were using measurements, time, angles and shapes as part of the trail and were learning how maths can be incorporated into everyday life. Pupils completed target boards and pair activities in class and also had problem solving activities for homework.

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5/6th Class Cumann na mBunscoil Hurling Blitz - Friday 11th Oct

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Pupils from the 5/6th class got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil hurling blitz today in Aughrim. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud. It was so great that they got to take part and was a new experience for some of our pupils who hadn’t previously played.

Thank you to Laura & Jill for taking the time to volunteer to drive the pupils to the blitz and provide supervison while they were there as without them, pupils would not have been able to take part.

Well done to all the boys and girls in 5th class!

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Super Troopers Programme starting Weds 09th Oct

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All pupils from all classes will be commencing the Super Troopers programme today 09th October at Scoil San Eoin.

This is a Health Homework programme that teaches children about leading a healthy balanced lifestyle by focusing on physical activity, wellbeing and nutrition.

The programme encourages children to increase their activity levels by setting physical activity homework every night. The Health Homework Journals also contain wellbeing challenges, extra tips on looking after overall health, information on nutrition and healthy recipes helping children to be fit and healthy in mind and body.

Each pupil will receive the following today:

  • Super troopers 4 week challenge

  • A letter for each pupil’s parent/carer explaining in detail how Super Troopers work

This programme will also be part of the active flag and will go towards helping us gain our active flag at Scoil San Eoin this year.

We encourage all pupils and their families to participate in the programme.

There is a great section dedicated to parents on the website www.supertroopers.ie for lots of helpful tips and information.

Happy Exercising!!!

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European Sports Day -Senior Room

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The senior room took part in European sports day and on the day completed lots of different sporting activities. We are encouraging children at Scoil San Eoin to be more active as part of our gaining our active flag.

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Cycleright - Cycling Programme for Senior Room (Commencing today 02.09.2019)

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Our pupils from the senior room will today be commencing a Cycle Right programme provided by certified instructors. The programme is being provided by a different course provider than last year but the purpose is for the pupils to build on and revise previous knowledge.Tutors do provide a small amount of bikes but encourage students to bring their own bikes/helmets for the duration of the course to ensure that they are familiar and comfortable with using their own bike on the road. All bikes can be stored in our school shelter for the course period from Monday 09th Sept. The programme will run for approx 8 weeks. The course cost will be 20.00 per pupil, 10.00 per pupil will be subsidized by the school using fundraising money, leaving the cost of 10.00 per pupil payable to the school office by Weds 25th Sep. See below further information on the course and the benefits etc.

What is Cycle Right?

CYCLE RIGHT is the National Standard for Cycle Training and provides practical cycle safety and skills training to promote competent and confident cyclists.

What are the Goals of Cycle Right?

  • To ensure best-practice cycle training is delivered across Ireland.

  • To provide participants with the skills needed to move as cyclists in complex, changing, road environments.

  • To train participants to apply dynamic thinking, assessing conditions and the environment on the road as they go through their journey.


    What are the Benefits?

  • CYCLE RIGHT will offer those taking part the skills to cycle confidently on the road network, from novice to competent cyclists.

  • CYCLE RIGHT is delivered over three stages with participants gaining skills and knowledge on a phased basis, preparing them to cycle in increasingly complex road scenarios.

  • All CYCLE RIGHT training is delivered by registered trainers.

  • Training will be delivered to the CYCLE RIGHT programme with defined outcomes and according to trainee/trainer ratios which facilitate the learning process.

  • Ongoing quality assurance and annual trainer registration will be part of the CYCLE RIGHT process to ensure consistent quality in programme delivery.

  • CYCLE RIGHT offers a programme uniquely suited to the Irish environment, taking account of rural, suburban and urban conditions that are regularly encountered in close proximity.

3rd - 6th Rugby Blitz - Arklow Rugby Club

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Pupils from 3rd - 6th took part in a Tag Rugby Blitz at Arklow Rugby Club with Barney on Thursday 30th May . They played against Aughrim NS, Carysfort NS. and Templerainey NS.

Our team demonstrated great skill and teamwork and played great. The weather was lovely and overall it was a great morning.

Transportation to the Blitz was provided by Ms. Greene and the parent reps. Thank you to all the parent reps who helped on on the day and drove the players to the Blitz. It is greatly appreciated.

Well done to all the pupils from 3-6th and thank you to Barney for organizing.

Confirmation

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The pupils of 5th and 6th class made their Confirmation in Avoca on Friday 17th. The Archbishop Diarmuid Martin celebrated the Mass. A wonderful day was had and the pupils have done their school and families proud, not only on the day, but throughout all the preparation during the year. Well done all!!

Pictured with their certificates are - Cuan Beirne, Jade Kenny, Darren Lee, Abigail Byrne, Hannah Finnigan, Ella Brennan and Rachel Redmond. Stephen Tobin-Kelly (Absent)

The 5/6th Class pupils and their parents presented Ms Greene with a beautiful bouquet of flowers as a thank you gift on Monday. Thank you to all the children and their parents for their thoughtfulness, it was very much appreciated.

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Active Schools Week (08th-10th May)

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Next week is Active Schools Week from 08-10th May. Our aim is for Scoil San Eoin to receive our Active School Flag early next year. The Active School Flag (ASF) is awarded to schools that strive to achieve a physically educated and physically active school community.

Our aims for the week and afterwards is to encourage the children to get more active, more often.

As part of this we have arranged lots of activities for the children to take part in.

  • Weds 08th May - Clara Jenkinson will be here to do tug of war and boxercise.

  • Thurs 09th May - The children will be doing dance classes with Laura Gannon where they will be listening to music, dancing and the older pupils will be learning a dance routine.

  • Friday 10th - The children will have their gymnastic classes but we will also have Alison Shanley in to do some GAA with the children.

In preparation for Active Schools week, can all parents please ensure that the children:

  • are wearing comfortable clothing & footwear (If weather is good, children are allowed to wear PLAIN navy shorts (no football shorts or other shorts).

  • Have extra drinks with lunches

  • are wearing sunscreen if weather is warm

Thank You

Seachtain na Gaeilge and other activities - Senior Room

Recently we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge. This year we revised Amhran na bhFiann, learned some Seanfhocals, completed a booklet revising the main themes in Gaeilge, and created some fun artwork for Lá Féile Pádraig. We’re also learning Glaoch na hÉireann (Ireland’s Call) which we will perform next week (video evidence to follow!)

We have also cover the topic of water safety in SPHE using the PAWS programme and learned the ABC of Water Safety. Having completed the genre of Report Writing, we wrote reports on our favourite animals and finally, we revised the meaning of and reason for, the season of Lent, in the run up to Easter, writing about some of the ways we can be our “Best Self” during this time.

Budding Engineers in the Senior Room

Our activities in the Senior Room during Engineering Week were great fun. First we had a workshop with All 4 Science in which the pupils made robotic hands. Then the pupils were given an engineering task which showed the talents and resilience of all pupils. The team spirit shown was amazing and everyone worked together to help each other until the projects were finished. Great fun was had ….have a look below at the amazing things they made. We have sky wheels, cars, mechanical fish, elevators, vacuum cleaners, bubble machine, lamp and even a Googly eyed gecko!!!!. Thanks to all the Mums and Dads who provided some equipment and helped out over the weekend with the tricky bits!!!

Update on the latest great work from the Senior Room!!

The pupils from 3rd to 6th have been very busy …..Have a look below…..Maths Week projects on Data, Halloween and Christmas Art, Science Week Demonstrations of Experiments (some very explosive!!) and some samples of what we covered in SESE, Gaeilge and SPHE

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