Well done to Suzy and Emma Griffin!
2 of our pupils took part in District Competitions for the Girl Brigade in Wicklow last weekend on Sunday 24th March and came home with 3 medals.
Emma and Suzy Griffin both took part - Taking home 2 X Gold medals for 1st places each in Modern Dance & Emma also received a medal for 4th place in solo skipping .
They competed against teams from Greystones, Dundrum, Dun Laoghaire, Tallaght and Bray.
Well done to both girls on a fantastic achievement from everyone at Scoil San Eoin!
Newsflash!! School write up in the Wicklow People Newspaper dated 20th March
The school received a lovely write up in the Wicklow People Newspaper dated 20th March in relation to the members and officials of the Arklow Municipal Council who held their monthly meeting at Scoil San Eoin on 13th March.
The article detailed the history of the school and mentioned our 2 new extensions which was a really positive aspect for future families coming to the school.
Please click on the following link to read the full article.
Cumann na m Bunscoil Skills Competition
Cumann na mBunscol held their annual skills competition in Annacurra on Friday 22nd March. Scoil San Eoin were given the opportunity to put 2 students forward for Hurling/GAA & Comagie.
Pupils were given skills sheets which they had to practice in the run up to the event and then on the day they were asked to preform these skills.
Well done to Jack Nolan (4th class) Daniel Jones (4th class) and Ronan Wynne (2nd class) who all represented the school in hurling and GAA.
Each of the boys done brilliantly during their skills test. Unfortunately on the day they didn’t make the final as numbers were very high but we are all very proud of you at Scoil San Eoin.
Well Done!
Seachtain na Gaeilge and other activities - Senior Room
Recently we celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge. This year we revised Amhran na bhFiann, learned some Seanfhocals, completed a booklet revising the main themes in Gaeilge, and created some fun artwork for Lá Féile Pádraig. We’re also learning Glaoch na hÉireann (Ireland’s Call) which we will perform next week (video evidence to follow!)
We have also cover the topic of water safety in SPHE using the PAWS programme and learned the ABC of Water Safety. Having completed the genre of Report Writing, we wrote reports on our favourite animals and finally, we revised the meaning of and reason for, the season of Lent, in the run up to Easter, writing about some of the ways we can be our “Best Self” during this time.
Annual Rugby Blitz - Arklow Rugby Club Weds 20th March 2019
We were blessed with gorgeous weather as our Senior room took part in their annual tag rugby blitz with Barney today at Arklow Rugby Club. We had 2 teams and both teams played 3 matches each. We played teams from Templerainy and St Johns National School.
All the children took part, had great fun, got lots of exercise and fresh air and had a great day.
Thank you to everyone for taking part and to Laura Jones,Cleo Griffin,Alison Shanley and Cathy Nolan who transported the children to and from the Blitz.
Barney has advised that we may have another one before the end of term.
Upcoming Bagpack Fundraiser - 29/30th March
We have scheduled a Bagpack fundraiser @ Dunnes Stores, Bridgewater Shopping Centre Arklow on Friday 29th/30th March in aid of Scoil San Eoin.
We still have some slots that need to be filled:
Friday 29th May ( 2-4pm & 4-6pm ) Currently we have no volunteers
Sat 30th May (10-12 & 12-2pm ) Currently we only have 1 volunteer
Please contact the school office or a Parent Rep, if you or a family member are available for any of the times above.
We would really appreciate your help on the day to raise some much needed funds for the school.
Thank You!
Arklow Muncipal Council Meeting comes to Scoil San Eoin - Weds 13th March
Arklow Municipal District and its members held their March meeting on Weds 13th March in our lovely new classroom. Some of the children were allowed to sit in on some of the meeting and got to see the structure and formality of a Municipal meeting. As a thank you the Cathaoirleach and its members presented the school with an apple tree which will be planted in our garden. During the meeting, members of the Redcross Community gave a presentation on how the village could be improved.
Photos were taken by the local Wicklow People.
Thank you to all our students and parents who stayed back after school for the meeting and presentation.
Bye Bye Old Room...Hello New Room!!
We are all delighted to be finally in our new room. We have so much space and light and can now do our work comfortably and move around to different areas and do group work, station teaching and circle time. Our old room will now be called the General Purpose Room and will be used to activities such as IT, gymnastics and for wet breaks.
We learned about Claude Monet and Impressionism
This month the Senior pupils learned about Claude Monet and Impressionism. The did a great job in recreating his painting Reflections.
Budding Engineers in the Senior Room
Our activities in the Senior Room during Engineering Week were great fun. First we had a workshop with All 4 Science in which the pupils made robotic hands. Then the pupils were given an engineering task which showed the talents and resilience of all pupils. The team spirit shown was amazing and everyone worked together to help each other until the projects were finished. Great fun was had ….have a look below at the amazing things they made. We have sky wheels, cars, mechanical fish, elevators, vacuum cleaners, bubble machine, lamp and even a Googly eyed gecko!!!!. Thanks to all the Mums and Dads who provided some equipment and helped out over the weekend with the tricky bits!!!
South Wicklow CnmB Skills Competition
The Annual Cumann na MBunscol Wicklow Skills competition will take place on the week beginning March 25th
N/B:All participants must be born on or after Jan 01st 2007.
Each school are permitted to send 2 representatives into each category below:
GAELIC FOOTBALL (BOYS)
GAELIC FOOTBALL (GIRLS)
HURLING
CAMOGIE
Please note: Each pupil will only be permitted to complete in one of the above.
The top 2 pupils from each area will be invited to complete in the County Skills Test scheduled for April 03rd in Wicklow GAA Centre for Excellence, Ballinakill at 11am. 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.
If any parents are interested in your child competing please contact your parent rep or the school office and we will register pupils. Registration must be submitted to Wicklow GAA by Weds 20th March.
Thank You
Well done to all of our pupils who completed the Arklow Music Festival (2-10th March)
A very big well done to Jack Nolan, Daniel Jones, Imana van Kan, Aisling Tiernan, Brian Jones, Ronan Wynne and Cian Jones who all took part in the Arklow Music Festival solo verse speaking competitions last week and done so well.
You all did brilliantly and represented the school very well!
We are all very proud of you at Scoil San Eoin.
Aldi Rugby Play Poster
We’ve done it !!!!
We have filled our Aldi Rugby Play poster and we are now on our way to try to complete our 2nd poster.
A huge thank you to everyone who has brought in stickers and who have asked friends and family members to participate.
We really appreciate it.
Fingers crossed now that we win some prizes :-)
SkipnRope Workshop - Friday 08th March
We had our scheduled Skipnrope Workshop with instructor Mark McCabe on Friday 08th March. The weather couldn’t even dampen spirits and the children had a great day. The children in the Junior classes were shown how to skip safely and correctly and the rest of the classes participated in skipping games etc.
Thank you to Mark for providing the workshop.
Students can purchase skipping ropes used on the day - Orders will be submitted on Weds 13th therefore please ensure payment is made to the school office by Weds 13th March if you would like to order one. Prices are below again for anyone that missed previous post on website.
Skipping Rope - Individual Ropes Prices
7ft Speed Rope € 6 (Jun Inf - Small 1st Class Children)
8.5 ft Speed Rope € 6 (Tall 1st Class - 6th Class Children)
10ft Speed Rope € 6 (Very Tall Children in 5th or 6th Class plus Adult)
Family Rope €10 (16ft Long)
Double Dutch Set €15 (2 x 16ft Long)
Long Rope €15 (25ft Long)
Thank You
SkipnRope Workshop - Friday 08th March
Skipping ropes are avaible to buy on the day of workshop only if parents wish to. IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. Children will be given ropes on the day to use by instructor.
See below prices given to us by instructor.
Skipping Rope - Individual Ropes Prices
7ft Speed Rope € 6 (Jun Inf - Small 1st Class Children)
8.5 ft Speed Rope € 6 (Tall 1st Class - 6th Class Children)
10ft Speed Rope € 6 (Very Tall Children in 5th or 6th Class plus Adult)
Family Rope €10 (16ft Long)
Double Dutch Set €15 (2 x 16ft Long)
Long Rope €15 (25ft Long)
Good Luck to all our pupils entering the Arklow Music Festival (2-10th March)
Wishing all our pupils the very best of luck this week as you enter in the Verse speaking competitions for the Arklow Music Festival. We are all very proud of you at Scoil San Eoin and well done!
6 Week Rugby sessions with Barney completed!
The children finished up their 6 week Rugby sessions with Barney on Weds 06.03.2019. They had great fun learning the rules and playing. The smaller children in Junior & Senior Infants also go to play.
Thank you to Barney for coming each week.
Pancake Tasting Morning for Pancake Tuesday 05th March 2019
The children were very lucky to have a tasting session for Pancake Tuesday where they were given pancakes and got to try all of the different toppings. Thank you to all the volunteers who set up and served the children and who tidied up after.
Enigineers Week 2-8th March 2019
This week is Engineers week across the country in schools. We will be completing challenges and workshops in school throughout the week to celebrate this.
Thank You
Parent Reminder of school activities
Just a general reminder for parents:
Our Sale of work and open day is 06th April. We are seeking donations from the community for items for the sale of work. Please click on the attached link for full list of items. We are ready to accept donations now and parents/community members can drop items to the school.
Bagpack Fundraiser - We have our Bagpack fundraiser on Friday 29th/30th March in Dunnes Stores Bridgewater and we still have some slots that need to be filled. Please contact the school office or a parent rep if you or a family member can volunteer your time for any of the slots. (Friday 29th 2-4pm & 4-6pm need to be filled) and Sat 30th (10-12, 12-2pm need to be filled)
Tesco Blue Tokens - We are in Tesco Arklow as a charity for the Tesco community fund. Please remind your friends and family members to support us if they can.
Aldi Play Rugby Poster - We nearly have our Aldi Play Rugby Poster filled - Please ask all friends and family members to request stickers when shopping in Aldi for the school. There are great prizes to be won but we also receive water bottles/ bag and balls if we submit a full poster.
Thank You