Our 6th class pupils had their final trip together as a group before they set off on the next exciting chapter of their adventures to secondary school. The group went kayaking to Wicklow and then had some treats after. Thank you to Laura Jones for organizing and to Nicole Keogh for doing photographer.
They all had a great time and it will hopefully be a fun reminder of their last week in Primary school.
We wish them all the very best in the future and we will miss you all!
Our Junior Room had their annual school tour on Thursday 17th June and headed to Greenan Maze with Ms Fitzgerald and Mary. Again due to covid restrictions the Dept of Education advised that school tours should be kept local this year. We weren’t going to have the children miss out therefore we settled on an fun filled daze at the maze.
The weather was glorias and the children all had a great time. We split into 2 teams first and tackled the maze to try to find the center.. Next up was time in the park which the children all loved, we then went on to play football and other games. After this we had a lovely walk through the forest while doing a treasure hunt. The children were promised some treasure if they finished and were all very excited to make it to the end. We visited the museum while on the treasure hunt and got to look at lots of old machinery and tools from long ago. The children also got to visit the farmers cottage and look at how it was all laid out in previous years. There were also animals to see while on the walk and lots of funny smells :-)
Last up was more time in the park and the children all got a surprise visit from the Maze’s peacock whilst here.
Overall everyone had a fantastic day and there were smiles and laughter all round from everyone. We couldnt ask for more than that. Again school tour no 2 was a great success!!
Next week w/c 21st June 2021 which is our final week of school at Scoil San Eoin for term 20/21 will be activity week. We want to end the year on a positive for all the children. It will be an action packed week and there are lots of fun activities planned for each day such as a day of outdoor play with the outdoor toys, a mini sports day and also a fun day at River Valley Holiday Park for the whole school and lots more in between.
Our planned whole school trip to River Valley will be on Tuesday 22nd June. All classes will be attending . The current classroom pods will remain during the visit therefore all covid19 protocols will be adhered to.
All pupils will get to do 2 planned activities go-karting and crazy golf. We will also get the opportunity to use the lovely children’s park whilst there and the pupils will all get to play.
We are asking parents that they cover a fee of €6.00 towards the trip to River Valley. A link for this trip will be issued via Aladdin to all parents which will be payable by Monday 21st June.
As the children will be spending a lot of time outdoors next week please ensure they are wearing comfortable footwear and are dressed appropriately for the unpredictable weather in Ireland (ie) sunscreen and a sun hat if weather sunny/hot and a light raincoat if weather is damp. Please also give adequate drinks.
It’s looking like a fun week ahead!!
Our senior room along with Ms Greene and Ms Nicholson headed to Hidden Valley in Rathdrum on Tuesday for our annual school tour. Due to covid19 restrictions the Dept of Education advised that school tours should be kept local this year. We weren’t going to have the children miss out therefore we settled on an adventure packed trip to Hidden Valley.
We were very lucky with the lovely weather which made the tour even nicer. The children competed the new Aqua splash obstacle course on the water. Everyone really enjoyed it and it was wonderful to see the children enjoying themselves after such a tough year. Next up was lunch and they all got to spend time and use the play park which was also great. Last item on the agenda was an activity of laser tag which everyone also really enjoyed and it was a great teambuilding exercise for the children.
Overall a brilliant day was had by everyone and we are sure the children slept well on the night from all the activity! A very successful school tour!
Here are some pictures to give you all a sneak peek of our lovely new fairy garden which all the children from our Junior & Senior Room are working so hard on!! Everything is still in progress and we will post lots of photos of it when it is finished. A huge thank you to Doloras Byrne for giving up so much time to help us and also to Thomas Browne for all his hard work designing and making the doors, signs, posts and birdhouses..
Take a look at our fabulous new fairy doors that have been hung today in the school garden by our senior room pupils. Each and every one are unique and just gorgeas. They have added such a lovely twist to our school garden.
Well done everyone!
Have a look at our gorgeas new fairy doors that have been hung today in the school garden by our junior room pupils. There are lots of bright colours and designs and each fairy door is a great example of the child’s personality and likes. It has transformed the bare trees and brightened up the space.
Well done everyone!
Our confirmation class were very fortunate and got to attend a confirmation retreat in Glendalough today. Fr. Michael and Sister Breda from the Tearmann Centre looked after us so well on our guided walk and provided lots of very informative information about Glendalough and our confirmation ahead.
The weather was glorias and overall it was a really lovely morning. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to reflect and pause in beautiful surroundings.
The children have gotten a lovely surprise and a new large wall mounted basketball hoop and 15 new basketballs have been purchased for the children to play with. It is already a huge success!
Our senior room pupils got to enjoy the recent beautiful weather we have been having and started our fairy garden project. We sourced some wooden wheels which the pupils have painted in gorgeas bright colours and which we will all decorate as a whole school project in the coming weeks.
Each pupil have also received their own wooden fairy door which they could paint in their own choice of design and these will then be decorated and placed around the school for many years to come.
It will be a lovely way of pupils leaving their own mark on Scoil San Eoin and will really brighten up our lovely outdoor space where the children will play
Our senior room have been very busy makin bird feeders out of recycled milk cartons with Ms Hedderman to look after our birds. They have made them look very stylish and inviting for our bird visitors.
These will be placed around the school grounds very soon with lots more exciting changes coming in the pipeline!
Since our return to school we our very lucky and have just started a beautiful new vegetable garden with new bedding areas. Our senior room have been very busy planting with Doloras. All our lovely vegetables are growing away and are already looking good enough to eat. We have a mixture of carrots, onions, lettuce and herbs. Our pupils are looking after them very well as you can see.
Our junior room have also been very busy little bees and have been planting sunflower seeds. They also have lots of vegetables and herbs that have started in cups and are now ready to move to our bedding trays when Mr Sunshine decides to come back to us.
Have a look at everyone’s hard work!
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We issued an IT Questionnaire to all parents via email on the 05th May regarding digital learning and technology in our school.
In order for us to draw up an effective digital learning plan for our school we need to have the input of parents. As part of the process, we are collecting information regarding the use of digital technology in our school and we would greatly appreciate parental input on this. If you haven’t already submitted a completed questionnaire, could you please complete and return one to help us get an overall opinion from parents as at present we can’t use the data that has been received already as we do not enough replies.
A link has been reissued to all parents via email today 19th May 2021
When finished please press submit.
We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey.
Thank You
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Wexford Education Centre are running webinars for free tonight and tomorrow night for parents of pupils.
The information is as follows
Getting Ready for Secondary School
Wednesday May 19th @ 7pm
https://www.ecwexford.ie/cpd-courses/parent-courses/1535-webinar-preparing-sixth-class-students-for-secondary-school.html
Ramp your resilience and boost your well being
Thursday May 20th @ 06.45pm
Please click on the links given to register if interested in the courses
Thank You
Our junior & senior room have been so lucky to of gotten in some GAA sessions with Darren Hayden and Rugby sessions with Barney before finishing up for the school year. We were also blessed with good weather for most of the scheduled days. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed getting out into the fresh air and getting some exercise.
Our last Rugby session was Monday 17th May and our last GAA session will be Thursday 20th May.
Pupils will also finish up their IT classes with Ciaran on Weds 19th May.
Dear Parent/Guardians,
Please note that we have outlined on our school calendar for this year that we have a day in-lieu to use regarding a school closure. We have decided that this day will be used on Friday 4th June 2021 therefore there will be no school on the 4th.
Please also note that we are finished on Thursday 24th June for our summer holidays and this will be a half day and school will finish at 12.30
Thank You
Our5/6th Class pupils completed a workshop on Monday 17th via zoom called Moving On Up: Transferring to Secondary School. The aim of the workshop was to equip our 5/6th class pupils with the skills and knowledge to make a smooth transition to secondary school. Some of the topics covered during the zoom were friendship, social and emotional skills, organizational skills and digital well-being.
Overall the workshop was a great success and the pupils really enjoyed it. We really hope that it will assist our pupils in making things easier for them when moving to secondary school
All pupils received a certificate and a Moving on up pupil booklet which outlines everything they covered on the day. The plan is now to include this course every 2nd year for 5/6th classes to cover before making the transition to secondary school.
Hi Everyone,
Please see attached a flyer on Supporting Young People: A webinar series for parents and teachers which is being organised by UCD.
This is a free series of events for anyone interested in learning more about supporting young people’s mental health.
If interested please click on the attached link with all the information needed
to book a place.
Thank You
Since we returned to school after the Easter holidays the children have completed lots of great work around our SESE theme of the month of Space. Everyone (including Ms. Fitzgerald) learned lots of new information about Space and I’m sure they will surprise you with their knowledge. We also spent time on the measures topic in Maths with lots of work done on Time and Money - 1st and 2nd class even set up a shop in the classroom for everyone to practise using coins. We also spent some time planting cress and sunflower seeds which we hope will continue to grow on our windowsill and eventually make it out to the school garden. We hope you enjoy looking through all our photographs.
Our annual IT Classes which were cancelled at Christmas due to the school closures recommenced this week on Weds 14th April much to the delight of our pupils. Students from 1st-6th class will engage in these classes for the next 6 weeks with Ciaran. They really enjoy the classes but they are also learning some valuable skills needed for the future in IT.
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“This school now has high speed broadband connectivity through the Department of Education School Broadband Programme, delivered as part of the Irish National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU.”