A sneek peek at our new school outdoor play space!

Introducing a sneek peek of our new outdoor play area for our pupils. Thomas and Fiach are working very hard to get this much needed space finished for the pupils of the school and we are very grateful to them both!

When finished it will be a sheltered covered space for the children to play in with sand, outdoor toys etc. Our pupils are extremly lucky to have such a great outdoor space within the school surroundings.

Our fundraising helps projects like these come to life and make them possible to complete!

We will update with more photos when the space is finished but we are super excited to see how it turns out!

Important HSE Letter issued to parents regarding rise in Strep A cases

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Please find attached a letter issued to parents from the HSE regarding current rise in Strep A cases in Ireland in children.

HSE Poster outlining syptoms to look out for - attached

This letter has also been issued to all parents via email.

Please be extra vigilant of these symptoms over the coming weeks. If your child is unwell, please do not send them to school and seek advice from your GP.

Thank You

Arklow Library (Crafts & Games with Rachel from the Colour Club from 2-4pm)

Dear Parents,

We have been asked by the Arklow Library to share the following info for parents.

Free Workshop on making Christmas Decorations

Just a quick reminder that there are still places on a Making Christmas decorations workshop with Rachel from The Colour Club this Saturday at 2pm in Arklow Library.

The workshop is suitable for 4-10 year olds and kids can drop in at any time from 2-4pm.

What better way to kick off the Christmas period than with some brand new decorations to hang at home!

if you could share this with any of your students who might be interested in attending

Thank You

Please click on the attached link for poster details

Help the Homeless Appeal for Christmas! Final Collection Date 1st Dec

Thursday 1st Dec will be the final day for our collection for the Homeless. We will be accepting donations all this week up until Thursday if you are in a position to donate, please do so.

Scoil San Eoin have again this year joined with East Coast Roosters Motorcycle club to help raise such much needed donations for the less fortunate.

  • All details of donations accepted are listed below.

  • Drop offs for donations can be in the morning or afternoon at school drop/collection times

Please help spread the word within the community. You do not need to be a parent to drop a donation off.

Thank You

Halloween Fundraiser 2022 - Final amount raised!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The final amount raised for our recent Halloween Fundraiser was an amazing €1930.00.

This event could not have happened without all our parents who volunteered and helped out with everything that was needed to ensure that the event went by as safely as possible. It was a fantastic event on the day and the children really embraced the task and enjoyed themselves!

Thank you to everyone who returned their cards and to all the pupils/parents who went to such great efforts raising money on their cards.

Some of this money will be used towards further development of the playground and some other projects throughout the year.

Well done everyone and Thank You!!!

 

Flu vaccine available for children - HSE Info

Dear Parents,

We have been requested to issue the following information regarding the flu vaccine available for children to parents from the HSE:

  • All children aged 2-17 can get the free flu vaccine

  • The nasal flu vaccine is now available in Ireland for children aged 2-17.

  • Participating GP practices and Pharmacies are giving the vaccine.

  • It is given as a spray up the nose, there is no need for an injection.

  • It is a safe, easy and pain free way to help protect children against flu this winter.

Further Information and resources:

HSE flu website: www.hse.ie/flu. It also contains further information about the flu vaccines available this year (including the injectable flu vaccines for adults) and all those who are recommended the flu vaccine.

Information leaflet for parents (in English and translations available on the flu website): https://bit.ly/LAIVLeaflet

Poster on the Children’s Flu vaccine (in English and Irish translation available on the flu website):

Wander & Wonder Exhibition being shown by Scoil San Eoin pupil’s Parent Sarah Eva Manson!

Dear Parents,

We are delighted to be able to give you the below details on an exhibition being held in our local library for one of our Junior Infant pupils parents Böjin Manson Orgil. Sarah Eva Manson is a local artist and the exhibition is being held from 23rd -30th November

The collection is called ‘Wander & Wonder’ and the work invites viewers to experience the natural world through the lens of nature connectedness and the art of slowing down.

Please give Sarah your support and if possible drop into the Arklow branch library to view the exhibition.

Congratulations Sarah on a fantastic exhibition & achievement from all at Scoil San Eoin!

https://www.sarahevamansonart.com/wander-wonder

The Bells of Christmas - 'The winter reading challenge' at Arklow Library

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Wicklow Library are running 'The Bells of Christmas'the winter reading challenge in Arklow Library!

Reading cards will be available in Arklow Library from 1st December.

Each child who takes part will receive a bell and a stamp on their card for each week in December, then a certificate of completion at the end.

We have been asked by Wicklow Library to share this with all parents and we encourage as many as possible to take part as its a lovely idea!

Thank You

Parent Teacher Meetings

Parent Teacher Meetings are being held on Tuesday 22nd November & Thursday 24th November. An email with your child’s meeting type and all other information has been issued to all parents.

If you have not received this email, please contact the school office immediately.

In the event that you cannot attend your scheduled meeting, please contact your class teacher as soon as possible.

Thank You

Help the Homeless Appeal for Christmas! Final Collection Date 1st Dec

Thursday 1st Dec will be the final day for our collection for the Homeless. We will be accepting donations all this week up until Thursday if you are in a position to donate, please do so.

Scoil San Eoin have again this year joined with East Coast Roosters Motorcycle club to help raise such much needed donations for the less fortunate.

  • All details of donations accepted are listed below.

  • Drop offs for donations can be in the morning or afternoon at school drop/collection times

Please help spread the word within the community. You do not need to be a parent to drop a donation off.

Thank You

Admissions Open for Term 2023/2024

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Our annual admissions notice in respect of the school year 2023/2024 is now available to view under school information - section Enrolment/new admissions. This notice details all dates in relation to enrolment of new Junior Infant pupils at Scoil San Eoin.

Please spread the word to any new parents that you may know that are planning on enroling their child/ren for next Sept 2023.

Thank You

Halloween Sponsored Cycle Event 2022 - A fantastic success once again!

Our annual school Halloween Sponsored Cycle took place on Weds 26th Oct. We were so fortunate with the weather after a wet start to the week but on the day it turned out that we got lucky and we had some decent weather ensuring that the cycle would be a great day.

We added a more fun element this year and gave pupils the chance to go to Cullen Park on any kind of wheels and also that they could choose to decorate the item they are travelling if they wished. Pupils arrived on the day on lots of different wheels and had fantastic fun on their walk to and around Cullen Park. They also had great fun at the park whilst there. The 3 pupils who were given certs and a goody park for the best dressed wheels were Ruairí Flannery, Logan O’ Reilly and Theo Devine Fagan so very well done to the 3 boys!

We also had the very serious task of cycling 7k to Ballykane and a small group of pupils braved this one along with Ms Greene and the parents who volunteered and helped out on the day. The children well and truly proved that we are a very active school and faced the task of a long cycle head on!

Everyone headed back to the school then for some much needed refreshments and Halloween treat bags!

The day was a fantastic success achieved only by the help and volunteering of our parents who were road marshals, who cycled alongside our pupils, who walked and supervised our smaller pupils and who volunteered afterwards to provide refreshments. Thank you to everyone who helped out on the day, we couldn’t of done it without you.

Thank you also to our parent reps who helped in organizing the event and provided the treat bags for our pupils.

It was so lovely to get outside on the day and have some much needed fresh air for everyone!

We are still awaiting all sponsor cards to be returned to the school but once we have a final figure we will let parents know!

Again thank you to everyone for all your help and a huge well done to all our pupils and teachers for taking part in the event.

Admissions Open for Term 2023/2024

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Our annual admissions notice in respect of the school year 2023/2024 is now available to view under school information - section Enrolment/new admissions. This notice details all dates in relation to enrolment of new Junior Infant pupils at Scoil San Eoin.

Please spread the word to any new parents that you may know that are planning on enroling their child/ren for next Sept 2023.

Thank You

RE: Free Parental Online Safety for Primary School Children Information Session being offered to parents

Dear Parents,

We have booked a Parents information session on online safety for parents of children at Scoil San Eoin. This is an extremely important and beneficial information session for parents and would we advise all parents to attend the session delivered by Zoom if possible.

Please see below the details for the talk

  • The talk will be delivered via zoom to parents – Please contact the school for log in details

  • The talk is 50 mins in total with 20 mins allocated for questions/answers in person and via chat

  • Tuesday October 25th 2022

  • Time: 7.30pm

  1. We have been asked to ask parents to fill in the parental survey prior to attending the session online. This will give the presenter loads of feedback as to what exactly parent’s want to discuss and what is important to you - The link for this is as follows: https://besecureonline.co.uk/Information/Parental-Survey

  2. Please also give your email details as emails will be sent in the following months with information on online safety for children and tips/tricks for parents.

This information session has been funded by the school fundraising for all parents of Scoil San Eoin to attend. We are extremely lucky to have secured a booking as they fill up very fast. We really feel that in these current times parents will really benefit with some accurate up to date facts on online safety for our children. We hope you enjoy it.

Thank You

Linda Greene

Principal

Info for 6th class parents

Dear Parents,

The below are closing dates for 1st year applications for term 23/24 for 6th class pupils for local schools for your reference

  • Glenart College - Closing date for applications for first year pupils - Monday 24th Oct 2022

  • CCM Wicklow - Closing date for applications for first year pupils - Monday 24th Oct 2022

  • St Mary's Arklow - Closing date for applications for first year pupils - Friday 18th Nov 2022

  • Avondale College Rathdrum - Closing date for applications for first year pupils - Monday 24th Oct 2022