Resources/Tips and Websites for parents to use during School Closure March 2020

Dear Parents,

Due to the unplanned closure, we have tried our best to organise as much as possible and sent pupils home on Thursday with work packs for the next 2 weeks. There are also some useful tips and websites below which have great resources that parents can avail of for free to use while pupils are off.

During the closure, teachers may also send some work home through Aladdin email therefore please also check your emails. These will be issued from Aladdin, please remember you cannot reply to these emails.

• The best thing you can do is take out their maths book and go over old topics. Especially tables!!! Pick a topic every few days and print out a few worksheets for them to do.  Revision is best here.

• Join Mathlethics. This is a website packed full of maths games. Children can play against each other and work on all the skills that they will have already covered this year https://login.mathletics.com

• Pick out the next 2 reading comprehensions in their English reader. Listen to them read. Get them to do the topics in a new copy for home. Have a read over it yourself when they're done. Spend a week on each story. 

• Read, Read, Read. This is the best time for kids to read as much as they can. Pick a good book. Download a summary for yourself. Most books have book club type questions for each chapter online. Have a chat with the kids about the books. 

• If your children are older, there are some excellent websites for coding. I use scratch when coding with the kids. There's loads and loads of tutorials online https://scratch.mit.edu

• Twinkl are offering a free month to parents. This website is incredible. It is full of printable for everything from pre schoolers upwards. You will find so much here https://www.twinkl.ie. Use the code IRLTWINKLHELPS

• Pick a topic and get the kids to research and put together a project. This could be done the old fashioned way or using powerpoint or Prezi https://prezi.com

• Scoilnet Primary is another website with a wealth of worksheets and topics for researching. https://www.scoilnet.ie

• www.gonoodle.com - Physical Activity website

• http://dabbledoomusic.com//parents-subscription-full-access - Music website

• Please click the attached link for a home activities worksheet also that can be used

Thank You.

School Open Day - Sat 28th March (Cancelled until further notice) Please spread the word

Updated Guidance on talking to children and young adults on COVID 19

Dear Parents/Guardian,

Please click on the attached document issued by the Dept of Education which gives updated guidance on talking to children and young people about Covid-19.

We have been asked to bring this to all parent/guardian’s attention.

Thank You

Food Dudes Week (23rd -27th March 2020)

Food Dudes Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of fruit and vegetables in a healthy lifestyle. The goal of Food Dudes Week is to reinforce the healthy habits that were introduced to the children during Food Dudes intervention stage last year at Scoil San Eoin.

There will be 5 days of fruit and vegetable tasting for all pupils.

Food Dudes Week is an opportunity to celebrate our schools healthy eating culture and to get the wider community involved in the programme.

Parental engagement is an important component of Food Dudes Week and it is an opportunity for parents to get involved in the healthy eating celebrations. 

Volunteers needed for upcoming fundraising bagpack - 20/21st March

Our scheduled bagpack fundraiser @ Dunnes Stores, Bridgewater Shopping Centre Arklow is next Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March and we still do not have enough volunteers to fill time slots.

This is a great opportunity for the school to raise some much needed funds and we would really appreciate your help on the day.

Please contact the school office or a Parent Rep, if you or a family member (Over 16 years old) are available for any of the times above (Does not have to the full 2 hours whatever time people can spare would be of great benefit)

See below time slots that need to be filled.

• Friday 20th March (12-2pm) (2-4pm) & (4-6pm) - need to be filled

• Sat 21st March (10-12) (12-2pm) (4-6pm) - need to be filled

Thank You

New Community Tennis Programme at Wicklow Tennis Club

New Community Tennis Programme at Wicklow Tennis Club

Wicklow Tennis Club is delighted to announce details of its first ever Community Tennis Programme for children who are not current members of the club and aged between 5 and 12.

This will run for 4 Saturday mornings in March and April:

Dates:
Saturday 28th March
Saturday 4th April
Saturday 11th April
Saturday 18th April

Times:
10.00am to 11.00am ages 5 to 8
11.00am to 12.00pm ages 9 to 12

Cost: €25 for 4 sessions (payment on first day of programme – cash or card) there is also the option of a €7 per session but children must be registered beforehand so numbers can be tracked.
All equipment will be provided but the children must wear runners.  Parents will be asked to stay on site during the course of the lesson, you will have access to the clubhouse.

Wicklow Tennis Club is holding its annual Open Day on Saturday 25th April and special membership offers will be available at this event for all categories.
Please click on the link below to register your child.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14Gma2CUaKianvmQZIGmm0VDmK3TvEFQZYm1M2-K0shI/edit

Super Troopers - Lime Green Section Complete!

Well done to the pupils in the senior class who completed their Lime Green activities in the senior class. The pupils are also logging all of the fantastic activities they take part in during the week and at weekends with their families, such as walking, Gaelic, swimming, trampolining, hurling and marshal arts! Well done also to our Pupils of the Month Leah Keogh and Niamh Nolan

Ficheall Tournament in Educate Together Wicklow

The senior pupils had a great day at the Ficheall Tournament in Wicklow. They put all their skills to the test against multiple teams from Gaelscoil an tInbhéar Mhóir, Wicklow Educate Together and Shelleybanks Educate Together. They did very well with the ‘Queen to Win’ team coming 4th in the Budding Masters section and Li’L Rookers coming 3rd in the Masters section. It was a great experience for the pupils and as usual they did Scoil San Eoin proud!! Click on the pictures below to see the pupils in action!

Child Friendly Hygiene images to show children re: Coronavirus

Dear Parents,

Please see below a child friendly poster with advice on the Coronavirus that you can show to your child/ren in relation to hygiene.

Thank You

Aistear Theme - (December 2019) Junior Room

The theme for Aistear for the month of December was Toy Shop. The children really enjoyed learning about the different shops, buying products and playing shop with each other.

Aistear Theme (November 2019) - Junior Room

The theme for Aistear for the month of October for Aistear in the junior room was @ the Doctors. The children really enjoyed learning about the doctor surgery, dressing up and learning about what a visit to the doctor is typically like.

Aistear Theme (October 2019) - Junior Room

The theme for Aistear for the month of October was Autumn. The children really enjoyed learning about the the season and events that take place during this time. They got to do lots of arts & crafts to display in our corridors.

Aistear Theme (September 2019) - Junior Room

The theme for Aistear for the month of Sept was on the farm. The children really enjoyed learning about the different animals and farmlife.

Bagpack Fundraiser (Friday 20th/Sat 21st March 2020) Volunteers Needed

Our scheduled bagpack fundraiser @ Dunnes Stores, Bridgewater Shopping Centre Arklow is nearing & we still have quite a few places to fill with volunteers to ensure a good presence on the day.

See below time slots that need to be filled.

• Friday 20th March (12-2pm) (2-4pm) & (4-6pm) - need to be filled

• Sat 21st March (10-12) (12-2pm) (4-6pm) - need to be filled

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

Please contact the school office or a Parent Rep, if you or a family member (Over 16 years old) are available for any of the times above (Does not have to the full 2 hours whatever time people can spare would be of great benefit)

Thank You

Advise from the Dept of Education to parents regarding the Coronavirus COVID-19

Parents,

Please see below revised information/advise for schools on the Coronavirus issued by the Dept of Education.

A letter has also been issued (see attached link) for parents of schoolchildren travelling from affected areas. Please read.

Pancake Tuesday - 25th February 2020

The children were very lucky to get to eat pancakes and try some delicious toppings on Pancake Tuesday morning. Thank you to all the parents who came in and catered for the children. It was a great morning and all costs will be covered by our fundraising account.

Have a look at some other great work we have been doing in the Senior room!

Paper folding with Michelle, pirate ships in art, fun outside, really great projects on Australia and we learned all about the Aboriginal People and Dreamtime.

Media Studies and Advertising

The senior pupils have been learning about advertising and the media. They have looked at the variety of ways in which companies advertise, the tricks of the trade such as use of colour, slogans, jingles etc and also how advertising and media affect our choices and how we spend our money. They were then set the task of creating their own cereal brand in pairs, and designing an advertising campaign for this new cereal, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Some pupils even created their own ad using SCRATCH and the skills they have learned in IT classes. Well done everyone!!

Something Fishy Programme

This year the Senior Class are taking part in the Something Fishy Programme organised by Blackrock Education Centre and the Central Fisheries Board (CFB). Something Fishy is an Educational Programme, aimed at Primary school pupils aged between 10-13 years, which informs and educates students on fish, water, angling, and the environment and angling. The lessons are based on the theme of the ‘Life cycle of salmon’ - Bradán. See below for samples of some of the experiments and activities we have been doing so far based around the water cycle, water conservation, classifying vertebrate and camouflage.

Active Breaks in the Junior Room

Along with completing our Super Troopers active homework we’ve also been taking active breaks in the classroom to keep us energised.