Free Event for Parents & Carers
Dear Parents,
Please see below information on a FREE Event that is suitable for parents, carers and teachers of children and young adults who would like more information when it comes to selective eaters or lack of interest in food. No Pre-Booking required.
There will be plenty of opportunity for questions, answers and peer support.
Who are all Kinds of Amazing?
All Kinds of Amazing are an Arklow based Community Group who support parents and carers of children with additional needs.
We meet on the last Wednesday of every month 10am - 12pm at Arklow Library. All are welcome and no diagnosis is required to attend.
For anyone who is looking for professional support, expert guidance and peer support, this is the ideal for group for you to attend. No fee, No pressure, No diagnosis required.
Save the Date!! Summer Fair 2026
After another hugely successful Summer Fair & great family day out last year, we have decided to hold another Summer Fair this year to celebrate a fantastic year at Scoil San Eoin and as our final school fundraiser for the year.
It will be a similar format to last year and a lovely day out. This is a great community event and a lovely way for us to showcase our wonderful school and its pupils!
This event takes lots of preparing and work on the day and we are seeking as many new parents & family members as possible to help out & volunteer on the day.
Further information will follow soon on activities on offer on the day so keep an eye on our website for times and details!
For now we are asking you to spread the word to your friends and families about the event & to ‘Save the Date’
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Thank You!!
Free Online Safety Webinars - Info & Links to register
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Further to our recent aladdin message, please see below links to the free online safety websinars being ran for parents & carers. Barnardos Ireland (supported by Google.org) provides free Online Safety Webinars tailored for parents and carers.
These interactive, 60-minute evening and lunchtime sessions cover:
Setting up age-appropriate parental controls on tablets, consoles, and phones.
Managing gaming safety, in-app purchases, and stranger interactions.
Encouraging healthy screen time balances and tech-free bedtime routines.
Starting positive family conversations about internet safety.
Every attendee will receive a free digital resource guide to use at home. See below links to register!!
May:
Wednesday 13th May, 2026 @ 7pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8EYnIx7JS3q5SOC7RNZC9Q
Wednesday 27th May, 2026 @ 12pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9yOQ_4ZgRxKD2t2uVWbnXw
June:
Wednesday 10th June, 2026 @ 7pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9kROvR1OQOeDDEt56ihvxw
Wednesday 24th June, 2026 @ 12pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NIXYkCDyT1myj3SEG-2t4Q
Scoil San Eoin Attendance Campaign - Every School Day Counts!!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are thrilled to share that for the month of April 2026, the overall attendance at Scoil San Eoin was a fantastic 92.9%!
As a small but mighty school in Redcross, this figure shows just how dedicated our boys and girls are to their learning and their friends. While the national average has seen fluctuations recently, reaching nearly 93% is a testament to the support you provide at home. We value every day of learning.
As we move into the final months of the school year, we want to remember that ‘’Every School Day Counts’’!!
Every day spent in class is a day for building foundations, discovering new talents, and having fun together.
Let’s keep up this amazing momentum as we head towards the summer holidays!
Crazy Hair Day Fundraiser for Múinteoir Eímear Byrne
We are joining in the campaign ''Arklow for Eímear'' where we will be holding a crazy hair day next Friday 22nd May. All funds raised on the day will be going towards Eimear Byrne a local teacher who desperately needs a lifesaving operation in America.
Fundraising efforts have been happening all over the county in different schools and areas to try to help Eimear reach her goal and together we can help make a difference.
See below info about the campaign for any parents that are not aware of Eimear's campaign.
Eímear Byrne, a dedicated primary school teacher from Arklow, is facing a critical moment in her life. At just 30 years old, she has already endured two open-heart surgeries due to a rare connective tissue disorder. Her journey has been marked by resilience and determination, especially after suffering a severe stroke during her last surgery. Now, she faces an urgent need for a third operation to address three newly discovered aneurysms. This surgery must take place in a specialized hospital in the United States, where the medical team has the expertise to give her the best chance at survival and a full recovery.
The financial burden of this life-saving procedure is overwhelming, and Eímear cannot face it alone. Your support can make a significant difference in her fight for life. Every donation, no matter the size, brings her closer to returning to the classroom and living a fulfilling life. Please consider contributing to help her through this challenging time.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
Go fund me details:
https://gofund.me/ed48ffa92
Well done to Terrie & Finn!!
Two of our Senior room pupils arrived to school with some great news to brighten up our Monday Congratulations and very well done to Terrie Redmond (3rd class) & Finn Keogh (4th class) who won the Cub challenge 2026 in First place with Avoca Scouts at Lough Dan over the weekend! They both received a beautiful trophy to mark the occasion and Terrie brought it in today to show us all.
Terrie & Finn now proceed to the Scouts County Finals in Dublin and we wish them the very best of luck in the next stages of the competition. Well done to you both we are super proud of you
Project Pictures in the Junior room
Our junior room pupils worked really hard on their project pictures last week. They were taught how Jesus had to create the world from nothing and they were tasked a project where they had to create something too but with some materials!
All the pupils worked in teams and made a huge effort. Well done everyone!
Pupils enjoying Shared Reading/Paired Reading
Our Junior and Senior room pupils took a break from their weekly assessments on Friday mornings to spend the morning reading together in the Senior room. Our junior room pupils really enjoyed visiting the senior room classroom and getting to read with the older pupils. They all had great fun together!
Well done!
GAA coaching sessions with Wicklow GAA
Our GAA sessions with Darren & Cian from Wicklow GAA finished today and our final day was filled with sunshine!! Our pupils have thoroughly enjoyed getting out each week to do their GAA sessions while also getting lots of exercise and fresh air. We have been blessed with the weather most weeks and pupils from all our classes from Junior Infants up to 6th class took part in the weekly coaching sessions.
They learned lots about turn- taking, skills and tactics and the basics of GAA. We are looking forward to seeing some of this practice on the yard during break times in the future!
Well done everyone!!
First Aid/DeFib training - Senior Pupils
On Thursday 30th April, our pupils from the senior room completed a First Aid and CPR workshop with Polly Nolan.
They learned what to do in the event of a person collapsing or choking. They learned the steps to complete in order to ensure the person is best looked after and that the outcome is a positive one. Firstly Polly spoke about the importance of staying calm and giving as much information as possible to the ambulance - knowing your home Eircode or telling them what you can see in the area if you are not at home. Then they moved into discussing how to keep themselves and others safe - no bunk beds in an ambulance! Then Polly took out her practise manikins and defib and the class talked through the relevant steps and does and don'ts of CPR and using a defib. It was amazing that each pupil got a hands on experience of compressions, team work, and allowing the defib to take you through the steps. They also got a great understanding of why CPR is used, when it is not used, what defibulation is and why any CPR is better than none.
Finally Polly acted out a choking episode with the pupils and showed them what to do and also tips on what to do if you are alone at the time, and why not to move away from people if it happens.
This workshop really gave the children knowledge and confidence in what should be done if such a situation arises and an assurance that they are capable of taking on the responsibility of CPR and alerting the ambulance services as well as using a defib, even from this young age.
The pupils really enjoyed the experience and Polly very kindly shared some gifts with them as mementos.
Well done to all the Senior room pupils on a great workshop!
First Aid/Defib Training - Junior room pupils
Our Junior room pupils completed training today with Polly on basic first aid and defib training.
They learned all about the number 999 or 112 to call in an emergency and the importance of knowing our Eircode.
Pupils were given a demonstration on how to correctly position our hands before putting them down on a person who needs CPR and then the pupils themselves got to practice individually CPR on dummies in the class room.
Our pupils then got to explore what steps to do if someone was choking, Polly brought a special device where pupils got to practice the Heimlich maneuver.
Towards the end of the sessions pupils got to practice putting bandages on each other.
Everyone received a First Aid badge and a little First aid themed gift.
This was an extremely important workshop for the children to participate in. Please ask the children some questions later today about the workshop and also let them learn their house eircode.
Well done to everyone and a huge thank you to ‘Polly’ Pauline Nolan for coming in to see and giving up her free time to teach the children.
Scoil San Eoin in the sunshine!
Our school grounds are looking beautiful after a winter tidy up and our grounds have all been strimmed and cut back. Everywhere is looking fabulous and the children are really enjoying the outdoors this week with all the glorious sunshine!
Long may it last!
A busy month for our classrooms!
Our Junior room pupils have been very busy learning about all things Space and our senior room pupils have completed some beautiful artwork for our hallways recently too. Well done everyone!
Heritage Ireland Workshop
On Monday 27th April, we had a full day workshop from writer and Heritage Ireland specialist Sheila Forsey. Pupils from all classes took part.
The theme of the workshop was Bealtaine. Pupils learned about the different farming seasons and they took part in activities throughout the day. One of the activities was an old children's game where pupils had to work as 3 parts/individuals and then work together to make their machine work/move. Sheila also brought an old mug which had been found many years ago after digging on a farm and explained how research and letters were written and completed to try to find out history about the discovery. There was lots of singing and dancing through the day which everyone enjoyed
Sheila has also written her own books on historical fiction and showed the children these and spoke about historical writing.
All of our pupils absolutely loved the workshop and had lots of fun and learned so much . Thank you to Sheila for a great day !
Winner of our Thermomix Raffle!!
We had our live raffle for our thermomix fundraiser this afternoon. A copy of the recording is linked on our school social media accounts @ scoilsaneoin on facebook and instagram.
Our very lucky winner of the Thermomix machine valued at €1200 was Oscar Iginochi with ticket number 046.
Congratulations Oscar!! Our sellers were Theo and Alfie Fleming and Well done to them also.
Thank you to everyone for supporting our fundraiser and buying tickets. Its is hugely appreciated!
Well done again to Oscar and we hope you enjoy the Thermomix machine!
Celebrating 5 Years participation in the SYTL programme
Our senior room received a certificate this week for 5 years participation in the SYTL (Say Yes to languages) programme. Our school is one of 206 schools in Ireland who have taken part in the SYTL every year since 2021. This is a great achievement for our pupils and reflects our schools strong commitment to broadening pupils language learning experiences.
Thank you also to our language tutor Sophie Imarzouk who completes the programme each year with us.
Well done to all our pupils!
First Prize for Aifric in Seanfhocail Competition
We received wonderful news on Thursday 16th April that one of our pupils won a competition being ran for Seachtain na Gaeilge by Wicklow County Library Services. The competition was a Seanfhocail Competition where pupils had to design an A4 sized poster to illustrate a Seanfhocail that they liked, and use the poster to illustrate it’s meaning to them.
Our Junior Infant pupil Aifric won first prize in her category and received a lovey Art & Hobby gift card.
Comhghairdeas, a Aifric agus maith thú!
We are all very proud of you!!
A wonderful way to end Term 2 and hop into Easter!
After a wonderful term 2 at Scoil San Eoin on Friday 27th March, our pupils completed Easter art activities in the classrooms & then had a fun festive Easter egg hunt.. Our staff & student teachers even joined in with all the fun Pupils received a lovely gift from out student teachers on the their last day at SSE and again were spoiled with a beautiful decorative Easter gift from Tess (Bodhis Nan). A huge thank you to Tess for such a thoughtful gift. The children all had a great day and it was a lovely way to start the Easter holidays. We hope you all had a safe and fun break and a wonderful Easter.
New IT Laptops for our classrooms!
We've received our delivery of new laptops for the pupils to use during school. These will be very beneficial to our pupils and we are thrilled to have updated our IT trolley. We hope to add more laptops added over the next while! Our pupils are delighted with the update!
