IT Questionnaire for Parents - More replies needed!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We issued an IT Questionnaire to all parents via email on the 05th May regarding digital learning and technology in our school.

In order for us to draw up an effective digital learning plan for our school we need to have the input of parents. As part of the process, we are collecting information regarding the use of digital technology in our school and we would greatly appreciate parental input on this. If you haven’t already submitted a completed questionnaire, could you please complete and return one to help us get an overall opinion from parents as at present we can’t use the data that has been received already as we do not enough replies.

A link has been reissued to all parents via email today 19th May 2021

When finished please press submit. 

We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey.

Thank You

Free Webinars for parents - Weds 19th/Thursday 30th May

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Dear Parents/Guardians,

Wexford Education Centre are running webinars for free tonight and tomorrow night for parents of pupils.

The information is as follows

https://www.ecwexford.ie/cpd-courses/parent-courses/1535-webinar-preparing-sixth-class-students-for-secondary-school.html

Please click on the links given to register if interested in the courses

Thank You

GAA/Rugby sessions

Our junior & senior room have been so lucky to of gotten in some GAA sessions with Darren Hayden and Rugby sessions with Barney before finishing up for the school year. We were also blessed with good weather for most of the scheduled days. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed getting out into the fresh air and getting some exercise.

Our last Rugby session was Monday 17th May and our last GAA session will be Thursday 20th May.

Pupils will also finish up their IT classes with Ciaran on Weds 19th May.

School Closure Date - Info for parents

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Dear Parent/Guardians,

Please note that we have outlined on our school calendar for this year that we have a day in-lieu to use regarding a school closure. We have decided that this day will be used on Friday 4th June 2021 therefore there will be no school on the 4th.

Please also note that we are finished on Thursday 24th June for our summer holidays and this will be a half day and school will finish at 12.30

Thank You

Moving on up workshop for 5/6th Class Pupils (Transitioning to secondary school)

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Our5/6th Class pupils completed a workshop on Monday 17th via zoom called Moving On Up: Transferring to Secondary School. The aim of the workshop was to equip our 5/6th class pupils with the skills and knowledge to make a smooth transition to secondary school. Some of the topics covered during the zoom were friendship, social and emotional skills, organizational skills and digital well-being.

Overall the workshop was a great success and the pupils really enjoyed it. We really hope that it will assist our pupils in making things easier for them when moving to secondary school

All pupils received a certificate and a Moving on up pupil booklet which outlines everything they covered on the day. The plan is now to include this course every 2nd year for 5/6th classes to cover before making the transition to secondary school.

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Lots happening in the month of April in the Junior Room!

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Since we returned to school after the Easter holidays the children have completed lots of great work around our SESE theme of the month of Space. Everyone (including Ms. Fitzgerald) learned lots of new information about Space and I’m sure they will surprise you with their knowledge. We also spent time on the measures topic in Maths with lots of work done on Time and Money - 1st and 2nd class even set up a shop in the classroom for everyone to practise using coins. We also spent some time planting cress and sunflower seeds which we hope will continue to grow on our windowsill and eventually make it out to the school garden. We hope you enjoy looking through all our photographs.

IT Classes with Ciaran resume!

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Our annual IT Classes which were cancelled at Christmas due to the school closures recommenced this week on Weds 14th April much to the delight of our pupils. Students from 1st-6th class will engage in these classes for the next 6 weeks with Ciaran. They really enjoy the classes but they are also learning some valuable skills needed for the future in IT.

Easter Colour Burst!

The halls are looking super bright and cheerful with these Funky Bunnies and Easter Baskets! Well done Senior Room!

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Easter Egg Scramble!

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Such a nice way to finish off before the Easter break! The boys and girls had great fun running around and finding all the Easter eggs that the Scoil San Eoin bunny had left around for them! Check out the video and pictures below!

March in the Junior Room

Spring has sprung in the Junior Room. It has been a lovely return to school with lots of happy faces in the Junior Room, all delighted to be back together. Spring was a very fitting theme for the month of March with the children exploring lifecycles, flowers and lots of lovely artwork completed. The nice weather meant the children were spending lots of time outside in the school grounds also. Enjoy the photographs of all the lovely work the children have completed on the topic of Spring during the month.

St Patricks Day

Would you hire any of these Leprechauns? What do you think of our Shamrock characters? Its lovely to have colourful art to brighten up the halls and classrooms again.

Certificates Galore!

Well done to Ms Nicholson’s group who are surpassing themselves completing levels in both Lexia and TTRS. We are so proud of you! Keep up the great work!

A link to our Senior Room pupils debut on News2day!!

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Hi Everyone,

In case any of you missed our senior room’s big debut on News2day on RTE2 on Monday 22nd March where our pupils were interviewed and filmed speaking about chess and playing some games in the classroom here is a link:

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/news2day/SI0000001210?epguid=IH000400251

Everyone was fantastic and spoke with great confidence and knowledge. They all done Scoil San Eoin proud.

Well done guys!

Feel free to share the link with your family and friends.

Thank You

Big News Everyone! Were on News2Day at 4.20pm today Monday 22th March 2021

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Dear Parents,

The children in the senior room today had the fantastic opportunity of being part of a programme on RTE2 called News2Today this morning where they got to talk to a reporter about playing chess and being part of a Ficheall tournament. The children were interviewed and filmed and we have been told just now that the show will air today at 04.20 pm on RTE2. Please tune in a little earlier just in case as this is an approx time!

The children had a great morning and it was so lovely to see such excitement during these tough times!

Thank you to the Ficheall coordinator and to RTE for organising.

Well done everyone

We hope you all enjoy watching!!

World Book Day 2021

Today the children in the junior room celebrated World Book Day. The children shared their favourite books followed by spending time reading and sharing in pairs. We all enjoyed the story ‘Stickman’ and even found our very own stickman from the trees in the school grounds. The children also explored the World Book Day website and listened to some audio books.

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Engineers Week in the Junior Room

It has been a lovely return to school for the children in the junior room. Everybody is settled back into school life and enjoying being with their friends. We came back to school just in time to take part in some Engineers Week activities. Take a look at the photos of some of our pinwheel windmills and marble run made from recyclable materials.

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Skip n Rope

Following our successful skipping workshop last year with Skip n Rope we have been given access to some tutorial videos for this school closure. The children all thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and skipping is one of the most popular activities at break time. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your skipping and practise a new skill!

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChv0GUoeif1tHONdgg_bthQ?view_as=subscriber

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