Scoil San Eoin - Open Day & Book Fair

Our annual open day will be held on Saturday 28th March 2020 from 1-3pm. We will also have our scholastic book club on the day which will feature lots of lovely books for the children to buy. This is open to all the community and everyone is welcome to come and look at the fair and purchase books if interested. It will also be a great opportunity to see the school and its facilities and to meet the teachers. Please spread the word and let any parents with children possibly enrolling know that this event is taking place.

We would love your support!

Thank You

Ipad Apps for children with learning difficulties

Dear Parents,

Please click on the attached link which details some recommended apps that can be purchased for reading, writing, notetaking, maths, literacy etc for children with any learning difficulties.

Grandparents Day 2020

Some more great pictures and videos from a very enjoyable Grandparents Day.

Below some of the senior pupils showed off their skills on their toys.

Thank you again to all the Grandparents who came to visit us at Scoil San Eoin.

Please show to any grandparents who would like to see them.

Thank You

Niamh showing off her skills to our Grandparents on her hoverboard!

Information for parents of students/children on Coronavirus (Issued by the Dept of Health)

Please see attached a document issued to schools from the Dept of Health regarding the current outbreak of Coronavirus

This is Information for schools and pre-school settings and parents of students/children.

Tony Attwood (World Autism Expert) Event in Dublin 2020

Please see below information that we have been asked to share to parents on Tony Attwood who is a world autism expert coming to Dublin in June. Please share this information with anyone who would be interested.

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Starcamp Summer Camps 2020

See below info on summer camps running in the Dominican College Wicklow from 04-08th August 2020.

The children were given leaflets on Friday with all info needed.

Information Booklets for Parents - Helping with the Transition to Post Primary School

Folens have partnered with Graham Richmond, an experienced teacher and Councillor, to author an online advice booklet for parents to help prepare themselves and their children for the move to post-primary education. The booklet includes advice on several different topics including the practicalities of adapting to a new timetable, screentime etc.

This booklet is available to download from www.folens.ie.

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Grandparents Day - Thursday 30th Jan

A huge thank you to all grandparents and parents who attended Grandparents Day in the school. The pupils loved having you in the school and spending time with you. Thank you also to the Parents Reps who provided teas,coffees and treats on the day. The pupils were delighted to show off some of the games they play in school, at home, and as part of their lessons . The very active and fun loving grandparents in the senior room took part in the 10@10 exercises showing the pupils that exercise is for any age!!. The grandparents also answered questions on their childhood and school days and some brought in mementos from that time to show to pupils. All grandparents , including those who could not attend, received a certificate and card from their grandchild outlining what they loved about them.

It was a very enjoyable day and it was clear from the cards and art activities that the pupils created and wrote, that their Grandparents are a much loved and important part of their lives.

Cumann na m Bunscoil GAA Blitz - 5/6th Class (Aughrim Fri 31st Jan)

Pupils from the 5th/6th class along with pupils from Barndarrig NS got to take part in a Cumann na mBunscoil GAA blitz in Aughrim on Friday 31st Jan. They had a brilliant day and done the school so proud.

Thank you to Laura and Cathy 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 5th/6th Class!

Weekly Rugby with Barney

Our pupils are currently taking part in Rugby sessions with coach Barney Hynes for the next 6 weeks. They are loving getting outside in the fresh air and getting active while having lots of fun.

10@ 10 School Challenge - Senior Room getting active!!

Our senior room pupils getting active and having lots of fun taking part in our 10@10 Challenge…

Senior room pupils taking on Chess Lessons!

Our pupils from the Senior room are taking part in a 6 week course of Chess lessons with chess coach Seamus Duffy. There will be a chess tournament at the end called ‘Ficheal’ so pupils are very eager to learn and enjoying taking part.

Chess has so many educational benefits for the children - It helps to develop children’s critical thinking and reasoning, encourages them to plan ahead and teaches them that their actions have consequences. It also encourages problem-solving, sportsmanship and self-esteem, often allowing quieter children to shine and is great for concentration and patience.

Upcoming Dates/Events to take note of at Scoil San Eoin

The children have been issued with a list of upcoming events happening at SSE for the next few months. A copy of this document can be found here also if needed.

Bagpack Fundraiser - Date AMENDED (New date 20/21st March)

A bagpack fundraiser has been booked to be held @ Dunnes Stores, Bridgewater Shopping Centre Arklow on Friday 20th & Sat 21st March in aid of Scoil San Eoin.

We need to try to fill as many time slots as we can for both days to ensure we have a good presence on the day. We are asking parents/guardians and family members to help out and volunteer whatever time you have available to help us raise some much needed funds for the school.

There will be a form in the office of the school which you can detail you name and chosen day/time slot that you are available for or alternatively you can contact a parent rep.

We would really appreciate your help on the day to raise some much needed funds for the school.

Thank You

10@10 Whole School Challenge

All pupils are going to be taking part in the 10@10 challenge for the next few weeks. This is to encourage all pupils to get active while having fun for 10 minutes, every morning at 10 o’clock and to show them how a little exercise every day can make a big difference!

Exercises can be done in the classroom so it doesn’t matter what the weather’s like outside.

We are encouraging all parents/guardians to also take part at home when they can.

Keep an eye on our website for the next few weeks for our fun videos.

Grandparents Day - Thursday 30th Jan @ 11am

We are holding Grandparents Day again this year and inviting all Grandparents to visit the children and Scoil San Eoin on Thursday 30th Jan from 11am.

Grandparents will get to answer informal questions from the children about themselves and their lives growing up. Its gives the children a great insight into life then compared to now and they also love the chance to show their grandparents where they go to school and their classroom.

If possible we would ask all grandparents if they could to bring in photos/games or memorabilia from the past to share with the children.

There will be some light refreshments after for everyone to enjoy.

We are encouraging all grandparents to attend if possible and everyone is welcome.

Please spread the word.

Thank You

Christmas Breakfast Morning & Kris Kindle - Junior Room/Senior Room

We had our annual breakfast morning hosted by the parent reps this morning. The children enjoyed a hot breakfast and treats and enjoyed a small party before finishing up for their Christmas Holidays. Thank you to Cleo/Lorika and Laura for organising and running and also to the parents who visited.

We held our raffle for the completed Christmas Fundraiser cards. Winners were as follows:

• Junior/Senior Infants Class Grouping - Lilly Kenny

• First/Second Class Grouping - Alex Lee Garvey

• Third/Fourth Class Grouping - Niamh Nolan

• Fifth/Sixth Class Grouping - Niamh Kenny.

Well done to all our winners and we hope you enjoy your prizes. Thank you to all parents/pupils and family members for collecting for our fundraiser and for returning all cards completed. The total amount raised was 317.80 and will go towards much needed resources for our school.

Kris Kindle was also done on Thursday in the Junior Room and Friday in the Senior Room. The children were delighted with their gifts.

Lastly we would like to wish Ms Nuzum our Junior Room teacher the very best as she commences her maternity leave. We would like to wish all our pupils and families a very Happy and Safe Christmas from all at Scoil San Eoin.

Enjoy the holidays and we will see you all back in January.

Annual Christmas Performance 2019 @ Scoil San Eoin

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.

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!

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.

Thank You from Team Hope!

Jenny our Team Hope co-coordinator has been in touch to say that 5,428 boxes were collected from her location. An improvement of 834 boxes from last year. Our shoeboxes will be going to Serbia.

Thank you again to everyone from Team Hope and all at Scoil San Eoin