PJs for Polly Day - Friday 27th Oct 2017

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‘PJs for Polly Day’ 

 Pauline Nolan has been a great friend to Scoil San Eoin and has given a huge amount of time and energy to pass on her expertise in the area of CPR and First Aid to the senior pupils of the school, at no cost. In order to pay her back in some way Scoil San Eoin would like to hold a fundraiser for Pauline Nolan and the Conary/Redcross First Responders. ‘PJs for Polly Day’ will be held in the school on Friday 27th October.

The pupils will be asked to have a Pyjama Day with a spooky twist, for the season that is in it! We ask that pupils be as imaginative as possible, but that they refrain from scary masks, as they may be upsetting to the younger pupils.

All accessories can only be worn during break times for health and safety reasons. 

Face paint is allowed.

In order to raise as much money as possible for this great local cause we ask pupils to make a donation, whatever they wish, at least 2 euro, to the class teacher, which will then be passed on to Pauline.

This money will go towards the running costs and upkeep of the two defibrillators, and expenses incurred during the year. This is a vital resource for the community and it is important that we all support this worthy cause.The school will also be making a contribution from fundraising, during the year, to the Redcross Community Group, towards their efforts to purchase another defibrillator for the village.

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BBKR Information

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The future of BBKR community games.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In this week’s edition of the Wicklow people there was a great write up on the medals night presentation that is held annually to celebrate the community games achievements in our area. This is a night that many children look forward to and is a fun way of rounding up the games.

We hold our AGM after this night to help start the planning for the year ahead. An important role in this is that of Area secretary. This role involves liaising between the local committee and the county committee. It means attending a monthly meeting and being able to keep in contact with activity leaders and admin duties.  We are very lucky that we live in an area that has community games already established and activity leaders assigned to organise events for our children.

Currently we have no secretary and an area that has no secretary is not able to participate in community games. Unless we have someone who can take this on we will not be running the BBKR games for 2018. If you live in the Barndarrig, Kilbride, Brittas Bay, RedCross area and you feel that you would like to help out in this role we would like to hear from you. There will be people to help you in the role and support you throughout the year.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this as we appreciate that there are so many demands on people’s lives. Please have a think about it and if you would welcome the opportunity to find out more about community games this is the role for you. Contact Fiona on 087-24092321 for any information by Thursday the 19th of October.

 

Investigating Starch.

Children carried out an experiment to investigate the presence of starch in a number of items using iodine.

They discovered that starch reacts with iodine to produce a blue or blue-black colour. It can therefore be used as an ‘indicator’, i.e. to test if starch is present in something.

 Starch is a carbohydrate. It is found in plants. Green plants make carbohydrates through photosynthesis. Starch is therefore in many foods, but also in other things as well, e.g. some paper. Starch is a white powder.

 

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Peace Proms Information

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As both Ms Nuzum and Ms Greene's classes now embark on learning the songs required for the Peace Proms, below is some practical information for parents:

Dates for the Diary: 

Workshop - January 9th , Wed 10th and Thurs 11th in the National Sports Arena, Dublin.

(We will be notified as to which of these workshops we must attend nearer to the time)

Concert - February 3rd and 4th Simmonscourt Arena RDS, Dublin. 

Costs:

There are no costs involved in the process except for transport to and from the venues.

Tickets for Parents and Family Members:

These usually go on sale on November 1st www.peaceproms.com

Dress Code:

Choir Members will wear their school uniform to the workshop. All pupils must wear a plain white t-shirt/blouse/shirt (no logos) and dark bottoms e.g. uniform trousers/skirt and tights on the day of the concert. 

Further practical information for the days of the workshopand the concert will be posted nearer to the dates. 

 

BBKR Community Games AGM - Weds 11/10/2017

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Barndarrig, Brittas Bay Kilbride & Redcross Community Games (BBKR) AGM Wednesday the 11th of October 8pm.

Community games has had a long and vibrant tradition within our community. It has enabled children to participate in a range of activities from debating to cross country running, chess to pitch and putt. Many children have gone on to successfully represent the area at both county and national level and this has been an enriching experience for them and their families.

The backbone of the community games are the volunteers who run the activities and form the committee that makes this all possible. Many of our committee have given years of dedication to this and are now stepping down. If we are to continue to support our children to take part in community games we need more volunteers. Please come along to our AGM on Wednesday the 11th of October in Jack Whites at 8pm to find out how as a community we can ensure this great tradition continues. Alternately if you think you can help in any way at all please contact Fiona on 087-2409231. We look forward to seeing you there.

Look what we've been up to the in the Senior Room!

The Senior Room pupils were off to a flying start this year. Everyone has settled back in well and enjoying their time in school. Chess lessons have been a very positive experience. Seamus is a great teacher and already the pupils have learned lots of information and tricks....its getting quite competitive!!! So far they have covered the theme of 'Ar Scoil' in Gaeilge, revised the physical Geography of Ireland, Addition and Subtraction and 2D shapes in Maths and the often forgotten Capital Letters and Sentences in English. The pupils also wrote brilliant Recount pieces about an adventure during the summer, and all pupils are putting a great effort into using their cursive writing in all their work.  They also had great fun doing portraits of each other in Art class. 

This year, because of the extra staffing, we are able to set up team teaching and in class support for Literacy and Numeracy. This is something that we have wanted to do in Scoil San Eoin for a long time but were unable to implement it due to lack of staff and high pupil numbers. Ms Fitzgerald is in the senior class three days a week for station teaching in Maths and Oral Language and for in class support in Maths one day. Ms Brennan is also undertaking to gain a Discovery Primary Science and Maths Award for the school, so is in the senior room for Science each week. This is fantastic for all the pupils and allows them to learn in a varied and more activity based way. 

September Activities in the Middle Room

The children settled back to school very smoothly and were eager to start learning. Here is a sample of some work/activities that was covered in the middle room; the children had tobring a book and discuss, write up a book review, The Clown in me (Art), GAA, Chess, restorative classes, station teaching and team teaching.

  Click on photo for more photos.......

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Peace Proms RDS Dublin 2018

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As part of our music curriculum this year, Scoil San Eoin are excited to take part in the annual musical education programme called Peace Proms. This was established not only to enrich pupils lives through exceptional musical experiences and performances but also to promote  peace, unity and tolerance through music.  Peace Proms is a free initiative which engages children and young people in music and enriches their lives through exceptional musical experiences and performances.


• Peace Proms celebrates culture and diversity and promotes peace, unity and tolerance through music.
•  There is no restriction on the number of children who can participate from each schools. Places are filled on a first come first served basis.
• Peace Proms is for everyone. Whether your choir is established or starting out, Peace Proms gives your choir the once in a lifetime opportunity to:
• Sing with a choir of up to 3,000 children
• Perform with a full symphony youth orchestra
• Work with one of the UK’s leading professional conductors – Greg Beardsell
• Perform at top venues e.g. the Echo Arena Liverpool, the RDS Dublin, the SSE Arena Belfast, the Hub Kilkenny and the Kingfisher Hall Galway.
• Develop vocal technique, presentation and performance
• Experience a variety of musical styles and genres
• The musical programme is tailor made to ensure it is fun and engaging for children, fulfils important educational requirements, is very rewarding to teach, and the end performance is an inspirational and thrilling experience for choirs, teachers, parents and audiences alike!

Peace Proms Involves
IN SCHOOL LEARNING: With their teachers, children learn up to 8 songs or medleys in different genres. Schools are provided with choir packs, and a rehearsal CD
REGIONAL WORKSHOPS: Each school participates in ONE regional workshop which usually takes place in December/January during school hours and is given by renowned conductor Greg Beardsell.
PEACE PROMS CONCERT: All schools perform with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland and a host of top soloists in ONE concert which will take place in Spring 2018

Parental Consent Forms will be sent home with each child in the next day or so and these need to be returned to the office by Monday 25th. We urge parents to send them back, signed, asap as we must forward them onto the Peace Proms office to be checked. If they are late, we may loose our place in the initiative!

Irish Sign Language Week (18th Sept - 22 Sept 2017)

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We have chosen to take part in Irish Sign Language Awareness Week which begins this week on Monday September 18th.

Each class will take part and learn a different sign each day and the teachers will be including this in their lesson plan.

We encourage all parents to talk to the children about this when they go home and maybe learn some with them!

This year is a particularly important one for Irish Sign Language and the Deaf Community, as there is presently a Bill progressing through the Seanad and Dail to officially recognise ISL. 

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