Christmas Carols 2nd to 6th Class, 15-12-2023
Hockey Training- change of venue
During the winter months, hockey classes will take place upstairs in Arravale Rovers on Wednesday evenings, 6th of October.
Cost- €2.00 each Wednesday
Classes for children from Junior Infants to 4th Class: 6pm to 7pm.
Pupils in 5th and 6th classes: 7pm to 8pm.
Bring gumshields and shin-guards if you have them (optional).
Hockey sticks are provided.
For more information, contact Nuala O’ Sullivan: 0863438899.
Some photo updates from 2nd Class
The girls in 2nd class have been enjoying the Fundamental Movements PE classes in the hall. Watch them HERE.
Science Week with Lismore Science: The girls in 2nd class experimented with a page and some metal bolts to find the strongest bridge they could make with a sheet of paper. They also constructed a tower with clothes pegs and paperclips. See them at work HERE.
Help support GOAL!
On Friday the 13th of October, the students and staff of St. Joseph’s School will be wearing jerseys in support of Goal’s Jersey Day. We are trying to raise funds for Goal. Can you help?
Online donation options:
- Click here to donate.
- Scan the qr code.
GOAL works with communities right around the world to help them recover from and then rebuild their lives after things like man-made and natural disasters happen.
GOAL was started in 1977 and has been in existence for 45 years now.
Last year alone GOAL supported 14 million people across 19 different countries. That’s roughly 3 times the population of Ireland that have been helped by GOALs programmes and by us because we support GOAL by taking part in Jersey Day.
There are currently over 2500 GOAL staff around the world who run different programmes in Latin America, East and West Africa, the Middle East and in 2022 Europe was added to that list when GOAL began working in Ukraine and where the now have two offices in Kyiv and Lviv.
Hockey Coaching
Hockey classes will begin in St. Ailbe’s School on Wednesday evening, 6th of October.
Cost- €2.00 each Wednesday
Classes for children from Junior Infants to 4th Class: 6pm to 7pm.
Pupils in 5th and 6th classes: 7pm to 8pm.
Bring gumshields and shin-guards if you have them (optional).
Hockey sticks are provided.
For more information, contact Nuala O’ Sullivan: 0863438899.
Sports Day- Infants to 2nd
Skipathon 2023
On Friday 23rd of June, our pupils took part in a sponsored skipathon to raise funds for the school.
If you missed the event, or just want to look back on the wonderful performances, click on the video links below.
We also performed our Growth Mindset Chant and the Jimmy Buckley song, Show a Little Kindness.
The New Primary Curriculum
Parents/Guardians,
You may be aware that the primary curriculum is changing and will continue to change over the coming years. The new primary curriculum recognises the key role parents and guardians play in their child’s education and promotes a partnership approach which will encourage increased communication between schools and parents/guardians.
Please see the attached leaflet which outlines some of these changes in more detail.
URGENT- Blood Donations Needed
Ballykisteen Hotel, Tipperary
Tues 6th , Wed 7th & Thurs 8th June
4.50pm – 8.10pm
New Donors welcome
Please phone 1800 222 111 for appointment.
Did you know?
Did you know that approximately 1000 people in Ireland get blood transfusions every week?Transfusions can happen for a variety of reasons – cancer treatment, surgery, car accidents, and childbirth complications to name a few.Your gift could save a life!
Why not become a blood donor and save lives? This is your opportunity give the gift of life.
Did you know?
1 in 4 of us will need a blood transfusion in our lifetime
• 67% of donated blood is used to treat cancer patients & people with blood disorders.
• 27% of donated blood is used in surgery and emergency situations
• 6% of donated blood is used to treat blood loss after childbirth & to help premature babies
• 100% of donated blood is precious and saves lives in Ireland everyday.
Explaining test scores on the summer report cards.
School reports will issue during the month of June. In classes from 1st to 6th class, you will notice a section for standardised test scores.
What do standardised tests measure?
Standardised tests in English reading and maths measure your child’s achievement compared to other children in all schools at the same class or age level.
To find out more, read the attached document in English.
Understanding STen scores- English
This has been translated into some other languages, which you will get at this link.
https://ncca.ie/en/primary/resources-for-parents/
The results can be reported as standard scores or STen scores.
In St. Joseph’s School, we report the STen score.
Please ensure that you scroll down to the section- Understanding STen scores: information for parents.
Growth Mindset
Free Schoolbooks for pupils in Primary Schools
From September 2023, schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks for children in primary schools, including special schools, will be provided to every child free by their school. There is no charge to parents/guardians for this, as schools receive funding from Government to cover these costs.
For further information, please click here: Info for parents
Integration of our Ukrainian Pupils
We take great pride in ensuring that our school setting is an inclusive, safe and happy environment to enable all our pupils thrive and reach their potential.
To date, we have welcomed a dozen girls from war torn Ukraine to our school.
Please see two articles, recently featured in The Nationalist and The Irish Times which highlight the great work being done by all staff here at St. Joseph’s.
Food Dudes
This year a “Food Dudes Week” is available for our school as part of Year 3 of the programme. This will take place from February 27th – March 03rd.
Each pupil will receive 5 days of free fresh fruit and vegetable deliveries.
Please inform the school if your child is allergic to any of these fruit/ vegetables.
