Parent Teacher meetings will be held on Tuesday 28th of November. Each parent/guardian has been assigned a time slot with their class teacher and the Special Education teacher (if applicable). Please let the class teacher know if there is any issue with attendance at that time. The school will close for all pupils at 2pm on that day in order to facilitate the meetings. Parents/Guardians will be asked to enter the school via the back door and wait in the corridor until their time. When Ms Brennan is finished in her room, those waiting can move into there.
AED Fundraising Table Quiz & Raffle - Sat 2nd Dec
Just a reminder to all that the AED fundraising table quiz is being held on Saturday 2nd December at 8pm, in Jones Pub Redcross.
A Table of 4 is 20 euro and there is a raffle on the night also which promises some great prizes!
Tickets for this raffle can be bought from Jill Power, Helen Browne,Laura Jones, Shelly Phipps or Nicole Keogh on or before the night.
Please come along and support this great cause.
Thank You
Peace Proms - Official Poster
Scientist busy at work for Science Week!
Junior and Senior Infants were busy experimenting and investigating items that would float or sink. They also investigated how their coats keep them warm and dry during winter. Children investigated what their coats were made of and where the materials came from. They also explored how animals and birds keep warm during winter.
Colaiste Chill Mhaintain
The deadline for all enrolements for 6th Class to CCM is this Friday 17th Nov.
School Bank Re-commencing Friday 17th Nov
The School Bank which operates every Friday is re-commencing this Friday 17th Nov.
New Junior Infants will have their own account opened and a savings book started.
The minimum amount that can be lodged is €1 and the Bank does not accept any 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c or 20c or 50c coins. Any money remaining at the end of the Summer term may be withdrawn, or, alternatively, the balance can roll over into the following year. We would encourage all parents/guardians to leave the money in the bank over the summer months so that it can be available in September to pay for initial school costs.
Saving with the School Bank is optional, however, it has proven to be a very effective initiative since its introduction some years ago, and has lessened the burden for parents/guardians with regards to meeting school costs.
We ask that all parents ensure that they have provided an active email address to the school as all statements will be emailed to parents/guardians and will no longer be printed.
Thank You
Christmas Cards designed by the Children
We are doing a Christmas Card design project again this year with the children.
Each child gets to design or colour an individual design for the front of their Christmas Card. On the back of the card it details the Child's name as the designer.
The children are in the process of designing their cards at present and after this the cards will go to print.
You will receive a draft of your Child's Christmas Card and an order form for which you can detail how many packets you would like to order. Orders then need to be returned to the school with payment for the date detailed on the order form.
Children will then receive their cards just in time to send to everyone for Christmas!!
These are a great keepsake for the children and also a lovely way to wish your friend's and families a Merry Christmas.
Peace Prom Pre-Sale Tickets
Pre-Sale tickets are available live at the moment on www.peaceproms.com website for all parents at a reduced price. Our pupils are performing on Saturday 3rd at 8pm so please use code dubsat8 at checkout.
Halloween Fundraiser
A huge thank you to eveyone who supported the Scoil San Eoin Halloween fundraiser on Sun 29th Oct. A great nite was had by all who attended and it was great to see everyone in costumes and having such fun. Thank you to all the BOM members especially Martina Wynne who headed up the organising and John Cleary for his amazing DJ performance (and impromptu dance!!). Thanks to Bernard Brennan who led the selling of raffle tickets, and all those who sponsored prizes on the night. Thanks also to the parents, Cathy Nolan, Karen Tiernan, Laura Jones, Nicole Keogh, Charisse Van Kan and of course all the well dressed Dads, who helped in setting up, cleaning up, organising games and distributing sweets (in their unique way!). A great team effort meant that the night was a great success and fun for all!. We are very grateful to the pupils who raised much needed funds for the school through the sponsorship cards, and these, combined with the raffle on the night, netted a total of 1450 euro. Thank you to all involved and we hope to do it again next year.
Peace Proms Tickets
Peace Proms tickets will be available for family members/ friends to purchase on Friday 17th November. Further information will follow. These tickets sell quickly so please keep a check on this website for purchase details. The concert is on the 3rd of February.
Scoil San Eoin pupils will be attending their workshop on 11th January in the National Basketball Arena with conductor Geg Beardsell
PJs for Polly Day - In aid of First Responders
A fantastic day was had on Fri 27th when all the pupils dressed in 'scary' PJs to get in the Halloween mood, but also to raise funds for the local First Responders and the equipment that they need to maintain. Pauline Nolan came with Peggy the car, and set up the First Aid equipment so the pupils could practise their skills. In total 114 euro was raised. It was also a good way of getting recognition for all that Pauline and the other First Responders do on a volunteer basis and also to say thanks for sharing her knowledge with the senior pupils each year. We hope to have Pauline back again to run her usual classes later in the year.
AED Table Quiz Fundraiser - Information Update
Due to clash of events, the AED fundraising table quiz which was due to be held on Sat Nov 11th has now being changed to Saturday 2nd December at 8pm, in Jones Pub Redcross.
Table of 4 is 20 euro. Great raffle on the night also.
Tickets for this raffle can be bought from Jill Power, Helen Browne,Laura Jones, Shelly Phipps or Nicole Keogh on or before the night.
Please come along and support this great cause.
Thank you
Parents Reps
A huge thank you to those who put themselves forward for the position of Parents Rep for a class grouping. This will be a great means of communication between school and home. See list below. A meeting will be held after the Halloween break to discuss how best to move forward with the new format.
- Junior and Senior Infants - Laura Jones
- First and Second Class - Helen Browne and Cleo Griffin
- Third and Fourth Class - Jill Power and Cathy Nolan
- Fifth and Sixth Class - Lorraine Shanley
A huge thank you also to the other parents who put their names forward to volunteer throughout the year for various activities. We thank you for giving up your time and look forward to having you work with us in the school.
Wicked Witches in the Senior Room
Spooky witches have landed in the Senior Room.......have a look....if you dare!!!
Credit Union Art Competition
This year all the pupils in the school entered the Wicklow Credit Union Art Competition. The theme this year was 'Set your Imagination Free!'. The pupils did a great job and fingers crossed there will be a winner in the bunch! See a few samples below!
Chess Tournament
As today was the final session with Seamus, he organised a tournament for all the pupils. Each pupil played 6 rounds, playing a new opponent each time. The pairings were worked out on a computerised system used for all competitions. The pupils had a great time and every pupil won at least one game. Seamus provided trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize and for best female competitor (in order to encourage more girls to take up chess as a sport). The top 10 received medals and everyone got a milseán for taking part. We were very proud of all the pupils taking part today, who have embraced chess, be it for the first time or as an improver. It has proven to be one of the most enjoyabe extra curricular activities we have done in the school, and as teachers, we could see the learning benefits as the pupils progressed, as well as a self esteem boost for some pupils. Seamus has been an excellent teacher and has sparked a great interest in all the pupils in chess, and they have learned alot of skills in 7 weeks. We hope to have him back in the school again, and we will be keeping up the practice, so were ready for any competitions that might come our way. Look below to see photos of all the action!
Open days - Glenart College & Dominican College
Open days are taking place for our sixth class pupils in Glenart College Arklow on Weds 25/10 from 5-8 pm and Dominican College Wicklow on Thurs 09th Nov from 6-8pm
All pupils are welcome to both schools to view their facilities
PJs for Polly Day - Friday 27th Oct 2017
‘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.
BBKR Information
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 finger prints and dominant eye.
Children investigated/discussed the following:
- Everybody’s fingerprints are different.
- This science fact greatly helps the police.
- Everyone has a dominant eye – it can be the right one or the left one.
- Took their own finger prints and compared to look for loops, splits, ridges or cusps.
