Junior

Literacy: The Ginger Bread Man

Infants have been listening, exploring, learning character profile, sequencing of events of the Ginger Bread Man story. The infants thoroughly enjoyed in colouring, cutting & gluing their characters of the Ginger Bread Man onto Lollipop sticks so they can reenact the story by using the characters from the story. The children took time out of their break to finish this lesson because they had the determination and stamina to fulfill this but equally the end product gave a personal satisfaction to all pupils.  Similarly the pupils took great enjoyment in bringing them home to share with all.     

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Secretary Position Available

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SCHOOL SECRETARY WANTED

Scoil San Eoin, Redcross, requires a secretary for 12 hours per week, term-time only, with the possibility of further hours at a later date.  Applicants must agree to be Garda Vetted. CV and references are essential.  Applicants must have secretarial experience and good level of computer skills.  Position will commence on 3rd April with one previous week of training.  If you are interested in this position, please apply in writing to:

 

 

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Radio Superstars!!

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Four pupils from the Senior Class were guests on Declan Meehan's show on East Coast FM today. They were speaking about the Junior Entrepreneur Programme and the business idea that they have come up with.  All pupils did a great job and represented the school very well. What a great experience for them and we are all very proud that our school was chosen from all the schools in Wicklow to speak about JEP this year.   Below is the audio from the show.  Enjoy!

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Next Steps in Junior Entrepreneur

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The Senior Pupils have been continuing with their JEP projects. Today the class had a visit from our JEP coordinator Aoife Boyle. She was very impressed with the pupils work and how much they had learned and discovered about being an entrepreneur. She loved their choice of project and thought it was very different and should be a profitable business venture. She was so impressed she asked 4 of the class to go on East Coast Radio on Tuesday 14th to speak about JEP and the class project. Tune in and listen!!! WELL DONE ALL!!!!!!

The pupils have now completed Step 4 and 5 of the programme. They looked at their talents and skills and after a variety of activities and class discussions, have now been placed on a team with a role and responsibility within the project. 

As part of Step 4 the class had to conduct market research. A group took an enjoyable stroll in the sunshine down through the village to see who we could ask to take part. Each pupil was also asked to get 3 surveys completed by family and friends. This information will now have to be correlated and put onto a graph. This will show the class what direction they should go with their product. Thank you to all who took the time to take part in the surveys. 

Science Experiment: Potato Growth

In the Junior room, we will be monitoring our Potato Growth by examining the sprouting of our potatoes. We will break up the experiment by leaving some potatoes to sprout in direct sun light and the other half in shade. We hope the shoots and roots will grow and we hope to extract the roots to our outdoor vegetable bed  with the hope of growing more potatoes.   Watch this space  ............

First Penance was a great Success!!

Congratulations to the boys and girls in First and Second class on achieving the Sacrament of Penance. The children said their prayers with great clarity and confidence and they sung their songs with great zest. The children displayed their lovely art work on the alter. This is the first time to use the story and song "Zacchaeus" from the Grow in love new Religion programme and this modern song was greatly enjoyed by all.  Many thanks to the parents and Father Byrne for a memorable and special occasion. Well Done Boys and Girls, keep up the good work !!  

The Sacrament of Penance

The children in first and second class have been practicing for many weeks now and are now ready to receive their first Confession in Barniskey Church, Wednesday the 8th of March @2pm. If a parent/guardian wish to attend please be at the school 1.50pm to pick their child up or alternatively we will continue with the same car lifts from our practice run last Thursday. 

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Shared Reading

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As part of World Book Day we had some Shared Reading time.  Pupils from the Senior room chose a book and read it to the  pupils in the Junior room.  As you will see from the photos, everybody involved really enjoyed the experience.  Shared Reading develops confidence and a love for reading in both the older and younger child. It is also a good way to develop social skills between pupils of all ages. This will be continued on a monthly basis from now on in the school.  

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World Book Day

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We took part in World Book Day on March 2nd.  Everybody looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book character.  The outfits were very creative and colourful.  As well as having great fun, we also raised €93.00 for Book Aid International.  Well done everyone!

Hip-Hop Classes

The Junior room are currently enjoying their 6 week Hip Hop classes. Zoe their Hip Hop teacher is teaching them not only about spatial awareness but how they can express themselves as animals as well as learning about time keeping. They are now half way through their programme. Click on the photo to see more pictures. 

Wicklow Mountains National Park Outreach Programme

On Friday the 3rd of February, Scoil San Eoin had the pleasure of listening to Gillian and David from the National Park. This theme was "Bugs". The children got to see lovely pictures of spiders, butterflies etc and learn interesting facts about them. Also, there was stuffed animals for the children to pet and feel such as; Hedgehog, Badger and a Rabbit. Many Thanks to our guest speakers for such a lovely experience.   

Clouds

All the children in the Junior Room have been learning about Clouds for the month of January. This theme was linked in with "An Aimsir". RI & RII got an opportunity to record clouds daily in the morning for a week and predict what weather we would experience in the afternoon. This geography outdoor trail was enjoyed by all. They had a Cloud finder to assist in naming the different clouds and a description of what a cloud should look like. 

Money

This month the children are learning interesting facts about money. Some children brought in coins and notes from the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece and even Indian money.  

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