Monthly Archives: June 2020

Here is a message from Ms. Russell wishing you all a happy and healthy summer. 4BC3934C-DA0F-48AB-A827-47EAC087A44A

We may have been apart but that did not detract from the unity of sports day this year. Thanks to Ms. D’Arcy for coordinating a fantastic day in connection with Healthy Kidz. For three weeks, students uploaded their daily practices in welly throw, sprint, marathon, strength, egg and spoon and obstacle course activities. Ms. Byrne’s class were the outright winners and will receive yummy fruit pots in September. Top class participants will also win fruit pots. We were delighted to be top of the national leaderboard yesterday!  Here is a gallery of our activity – enjoy! Here are some videos of our active students! 932827F6-5E77-4BDE-AE2D-FA195EC304D1

We are really looking forward to welcoming the newest members of our school community this September. This year has not allowed us to have the traditional welcome that we would normally extend to students and their families so we hope that the Zoom connections, videos and emails have helped somewhat. Below are some supports that may help you prepare for the transition to school in September. Be reassured that we are on hand to nurture your child as they enter school for the first time! This is an excellent padlet of resources to help: https://padlet.com/lilacsars/u1mmvkzfeqrjpc2z This link is to a government site aimed at preparing students for the transition https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/1e8a3-lets-get-ready/?referrer=http://www.gov.ie/letsgetready/ Here … Continue reading →

There is no debating the fact that our 6th class students have missed out on a great deal. Their last few months play on the school field, the debating county final, Rackard League hurling, final school tour, bending the rules a little ….the list goes on We have tried to mark this occasion with a special souvenir newsletter compiled by all the staff who care for you and will miss you greatly. I am also grateful to the other community members who contributed to this newsletter.   I hope that you all enjoy this souvenir and we hope to see you very soon. I hope you like your special badge … Continue reading →

Black Lives Matter is a cause that should not only affect adults but children too. Here are some resources that might help you to have discussions with your children. Thank you to those who shared these resources with me. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gz8yo0_I7BQ The Elmer series of books celebrate diversity and colour differences at an elementary level. The song at the link above is a fun way of sharing a really important message Reading Material: Today FM provide a list of appropriate reading material recommended by parents. See link below https://www.todayfm.com/best-bits/books-kids-read-learn-racism-1026357 This article provides some language that may aid conversations with your children around this topic kid-friendly-language This article from The New York … Continue reading →

We are delighted to launch our preparations for Virtual Sports Day today! This morning, our families will be downloading their apps which will allow them to record their daily activities. There’s something for everyone; from sprint to egg and spoon to welly throw! I think there will be great competition amongst the classes! Huge thanks to Mr. Breen and Ms. D’Arcy for coordinating and to all the teachers for rolling it out with their classes. Check out https://healthy-kidz.com for more info!

We are delighted to launch our preparations for Virtual Sports Day today! This morning, our families will be downloading their apps which will allow them to record their daily activities. There’s something for everyone; from sprint to egg and spoon to welly throw! I think there will be great competition amongst the classes! Huge thanks to Mr. Breen and Ms. D’Arcy for coordinating and to all the teachers for rolling it out with their classes. Check out https://healthy-kidz.com for more info!  

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing our first Amber Flag for the promotion of positive mental health in our school. Amber Flag is run by Pieta House. Now more than ever, we value the importance of positive mental health and mental resilience. We look forward to building on our mental health practices when we return to school. We believe that our Amber Flag and Active Flag work well in tandem with one another. A healthy mind in a healthy body.