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!
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!
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!
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.
Science week in our Senior room!
The theme of science week this year for our senior room pupils was 'Then - Today - Now' .
We looked at Irish scientist from the past and the changes/discoveries they made. Pupils researched a chosen scientist in pairs and presented their findings. Using the theme of Air we investigated through experiments.
Does air have force? Does air have weight and does temperature affect air and how? Pupils were asked to look at an invention through the lens of the past, present and future.
Finally pupils were given a STEM challenge of creating their own parachute using a choice of materials and style, again using all their knowledge of air and aerodynamics.
They all done a fantastic job and had lots of dun deigning and creating their parachutes.
Well done everyone
Sports Day 2025
This year we held our annual Sports Day on Tuesday 24th June
Again the weather gods were with us and it was a lovely warm dry day. All the pupils were divided into teams of mixed classes and the theme for the day is that each pupil was to do their best, encourage their teammates and have fun!!!
It was a fantastic day and all our pupils were great teamplayers and had great fun. As always our senior pupils minded and took care of our smaller ones and showed them how everything was done.
We ended the day of sports with a tug of war and so many parents took part. It was great fun and very competitive!!.
Each pupil got a lovely medal for participation and we had also were treated to gorgeas snacks on the day with ice creams.
We also presented our 6th class with their traditional going away gift which included a gorgeas personalized hoody, a framed class photo, a personalized candle and a personalized keyring as a memento for their time spent at Scoil San Eoin.
Huge thanks to the Parents Reps and all the parents who helped out on the day,
Well done to all our pupils on a brilliant day!
Cycleright Program completed for our senior room pupils!!
Our Senior room pupils haven just finished their cycling safety training run by the Cycling Safety School.
This course was very beneficial to our pupils and they learned some very important skills and information around bike safety.
Topics covered during the course were:Safe equipment, rules of the road, starting and stopping, road positioning, shoulder checking, turning left and right, overtaking and traffic manoeuvres and where appropriate to the group, on-road training. The emphasis of the course is on safety through control of the bike and awareness of surroundings.
Everyone participated well and really got involved in the discussions. Well done to all our pupils!!
Senior Room - January and February Update!
Wow what a busy but fun and varied start we have had to the year in the senior room…watch the video below to check it all out!
Something Fishy Programme for the Senior room!
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Our senior room pupils will be taking part in the ‘Something Fishy’ 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.
Lessons will begin with Ms Greene from next week w/c 27th February and we will have a visit to the school from the programme co-ordinator on 9th March.
After Easter there will be a class trip to Avonmore River planned but details for this will be released to parents nearer the time.
We are really looking forward to taking part in this interesting programme and it will be something new and exciting for the pupils to take part in.
Cumann na mBunscol Skills Comp Details - Please take note of dates
Dear Parents,
Please find attached information from Cumann na mBunscol that we have been asked to send to parents
The annual Cumann na mBunscol Wicklow Skills competition will take place in regional venues on e week beginning March 13.
South Skills Competition – Wednesday 15th March in Ballinakill.
o Football and Hurling Skills Test @11:00am
o Girls Football and Camogie Skills Test @12:30pm
County Final in Ballinakill – Wednesday 22nd March
Each school is permitted to send 2 representatives per code to compete in
· Gaelic Football (boys)
· Gaelic Football (girls)
· Hurling
· Camogie
If your child would like to attend and try out for any of the above, please email Mary in the school office and she will organize registration. If we have more applicants than places, Ms. Greene will decide what way we will proceed.
Attached for your attention if your child is taking part in the competition:
· The football skills test
· The hurling/camogie skills test
Please see below rules before entering:
Please take particular notice of the age restriction regarding this event. Note that the age limit has changed and is now the same for all schools regardless of enrolment numbers.
Participants must be Born on or after January 1st 2011
Each pupil will only be permitted to compete in one code.
If a child has represented Wicklow in Croke Park previously in any code they cannot take part at any level of the skills test again e.g. regional skills day etc.
Note:
The top 2 pupils in each code from each area will be invited to compete in the County Skill Tests scheduled for Wednesday March 22nd in Wicklow GAA Centre of Excellence, Ballinakill.
The top performing pupils in the County Skills tests will have the opportunity to represent their school and county during the half-time of selected All Ireland Series games during the summer.
Many Thanks,
SQUEEZE IN A READ!! This week at Scoil San Eoin
SQUEEZE IN A READ!!
Irish libraries, Children’s Books Ireland, NALA, booksellers and others are partnering once again to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to Ireland Reads Day on Saturday, 25th of February.
We are asking everyone to pledge to ‘squeeze in a read’ – whether that’s reading a book, a newspaper, a comic – whatever works grabs your interest!
We have made a pledge as a school that all pupils from 1st – 6th class will read for 15 minutes per day, each afternoon between 2pm and 3pm, commencing from Tuesday 21st to Fri 24th Feb and will encourage all parents and pupils to also read for at least 15 minutes on Sat 25th as well as part of the initiative above.
Please take some pictures over the next few days of your child and family reading and send them to us on our email @ schoolofficeredcross@gmail.com before Monday 27th Feb to allow us to send these on and share them on our website
Some information on access to books below:
Library members can borrow from 12 million items or download from thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers online. Simply visit www.librariesireland.ie to join.
You can browse and borrow in your local library or browse and reserve online. They also have thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and online newspapers and magazines available to download straight to your device.
Please also consider supporting your local bookshop.
We are asking all parents and pupils/family members to take part in the above initiative and share it with us.
Thank You
Linda Greene
Grandparents Day
What a special day we had for Grandparents Day! We had lots of VIPs turn up to interact with the pupils today, tell them about their time in school and mingle with some old friends. Today also gave the pupils an opportunity to show the Grandparents how they learn now, and how we use all of the ‘mod cons’ in our teaching and learning in the classroom. Grandparents also got a nice cup of tea and some artwork to bring home with them as a memento. Many thanks to all that helped out, sent in photos, baked and came in to help on the day. We are already looking forward to the next one!
November and December in the Senior Room
What a busy end to the first term!! Watch the video below and see what we did!
Senior Room Tour 2022
A fantastic day was had by all the senior room gang on their Alive Outside School Tour in Kilruddery Estate in Bray. The pupils got to undertake 2 land and 2 water activities throughout the day. The weather played ball and the sun was shining!
First up was some bush crafting where the pupils constructed an outdoor structure and made it comfortable and cosy. They had to work as teams and they could only use what nature provided around them. They built some fantastic structures and they were very handy when it came to eating their morning snack!
Next they all complete a portion of the Hell and Back/ Irelands Fittest Family course where they were put through their paces, and may have gotten just a little muddy (see pics!). All the pupils showed great team spirit as they encouraged each other through the obstacle course.
Following that, they took to the water in kayaks and had some fun on the lake…Some taking the leisurely approach and some giving the O’Donovan brothers a run for their money in the races!!
Final they got to experience more of Irelands Fittest family as they squealed their way down the fast paced slide or jumped off the platform into the lake. They finished the day with a well earned lunch and goody bag (provided by the company). Needless to say, it was a quiet bus journey back to school as both teachers and pupils took a badly needed rest!!
As always the pupil were impeccably well behaved and were highly complimented by the instructors. We were so proud of all the pupils who had a brilliant attitude to the activities and everyone gave something a go, some pupils overcoming fears along the way. I can safely say it was a school tour to remember!
Food Dudes Program (W/C 11th-15th March)
Dear Parent/Guardian,
This week at Scoil San Eoin your child/children will be participating in the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme, which aims to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables.
Previously we have participated in a 8 days/16 days Food Dudes intervention under which pupils received daily deliveries of fruit and vegetables and were rewarded with stickers and small rewards for participation. At the end of the intervention, pupils were encouraged to bring in and eat fruit and vegetables from home as part of their daily diet.
We are very pleased to inform you that your child/children will have the opportunity to participate in the next phase of the programme this week. Under this phase, we will receive 5 days of fruit and vegetables – a “Food Dudes Week” – to help maintain the healthy eating ethos in the school.
Pupils in Junior Infants and pupils new to the school this academic year, will be provided with a reusable Food Dudes Lunchbox, to help encourage this healthy behaviour.
To support the school based activities that will be running alongside Food Dudes, your child will be given a Passport to Healthy Eating. This passport contains a number of fun activities and is designed to be completed with you at home during the course of the Food Dudes week.
The completion of the passport by you and your child will further enhance the healthy eating ethos in school and at home.
Parent’s may wish to adjust the amount of food in your child’s lunchbox next week, to accommodate these additional foods.
We are looking forward to a great week ahead!
January and February update from the Senior Room
We’ve been super busy in the Senior Room…sit back and have a look!!!
Dale Treadwell visit to Scoil San Eoin 22.02.2022
Dear Parent/Guardians,
Yesterday 22.02.22 we had a full day workshop with Dale Treadwell from Hertiage Ireland.
The children in our Junior Room had a very busy day.
They got to listen to a lovely Hedgehog story, and spent some time examining woodlice, ladybird, centipede and spiders through lenses which was super interesting for them to see.
They Listened to the story Patricia The Planted Butter Fly written by Dale who gave the workshop and learned about dinosaurs and saw lots of interesting artifacts, bones and teeth
They played lots of games outside in a circle and got to plant wildflower seeds at the bank outside of their classroom. The pupils also planted a Tree (Mountain Ash) over by the corner of the pitch. This will be such a lovely memory for the children and they will get to watch what they have planted develop and grow.
All the children in the Junior Room finished the day with artwork on drawing dinosaurs and using playdough to make one.
Overall everyone had a super interesting and exciting day and I am sure there were lots of lovely stories for parents afterwards.
Thank you to Dale for visiting us at Scoil San Eoin
In the Senior Room they made a bug hotel, learned about echo location and had to work together as a team to put together a geometric dome. It was tougher than it looked and they learned some engineering skills and some skills about job delegation and patience!!
HSE Updated isolation guides - COVID19
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Please see below updated isolation quick guide guidance from the HSE - Issued 06.01.2022
Isolation quick guide Isolation quick guide - Adults and children from their 13th birthday
Thank You