Congratulations to both the Under-11 and Under-13 teams on our double victory at the football County Finals in Semple Stadium, 22-11-2018.

Thank you to all those who helped and supported the teams in any way.

 

 

Deputy Michael Lowry arranges meeting of New Minister for Education , Joe Mc Hugh with Tipp Town Principals .

The ongoing saga of the need and demand for extra resources for the 5 Primary Schools in Tipperary Town has been raised recently in government headquarters by Michael Lowry TD.
Mr. Lowry has held numerous meetings with the Tipp Town Principals and is fully briefed of the need for educational supports in the town’s Primary Schools.
Mr. Lowry saw at first hand the thousands of parents, families and children who marched in the recent MARCH4TIPP along with their schools.
At the request of Mr. Lowry a meeting was held last week with Minister for Education Joe Mc Hugh and DES officials with Principals Louise Tobin and Siobhan Verdon representing the 5 Principals of the town.
At this meeting the Principals outlined to the Minister the levels of deprivation in the town and the urgent need for supports for the children of the town.
The Minister was aware of this issue and was delighted to have the opportunity to hear at first hand the gaps in the children’s education. The DES official accepted the levels of disadvantage in Tipp Town but stated that any further roll-out of the DEIS scheme would not be until Spring 2019.
The Minister said he would have a look and see what he could do in terms of some input to help in the interim.
Mr. Lowry reiterated that we need supports now, as parents were feeling the educational needs of their children were being overlooked with each passing year.
Mr. Lowry will continue to work on behalf of the children of Tipperary Town til this issue is resolved.
Pictured at a meeting last week with Minister for Education Mr. Joe McHugh are left to right
Louise Tobin, Principal, St. Joseph’s Primary, Tipperary Town; Minister for Education Mr. Joe McHugh; Siobhan Verdon, Principal, St. Michael’s Junior Boys School and Michael Lowry TD.

On Friday 19^th October, our Nature Trail was officially opened by Councillor Mary Hanna. Earlier this year, Ms. Tobin, our school principal, applied to Tipperary County Council for a grant under the RAPID funding programme. When we were lucky enough to receive the grant, Ms. Tobin formed a committee involving our caretaker Pat, and our Ebony’s dad, Graham Hunt, who designed the garden.

Our Nature Trail starts with an Entrance Arch and includes a Wishing Bench, a Wishing Well, a Gnome Garden, labelled trees and flowers, a Fairy Grove, painted fences, birds taking a bath, stepping stones, a Community Garden, a Nature Trail Mural, a living Willow Wall, a vegetable garden, and ends with the Peace Garden. As you walk around, watch out for some frogs and squirrels. The present 6^th class did a lovely job of painting the fence in the Junior Yard last summer when they were in 5^th class. They were also excellent at presenting their speeches on the day.

Councillor Mary Hanna then cut the ribbon to declare the Nature Trail open. To finish the occasion, we all took a stroll around the wonderful Nature Trail. Look at our photos and join us on our Nature Trail.

 

Last week all classes took part in the Cheerios Childline Breakfasts. We raised over €260, and had a nice breakfast in school too. Thank you to everyone who made a donation.

 

On the 4th of October, some classes went to see the River Ara beside Tipp Co -Op with Albert Nolan, (who also told us about bees and pollination in June of this year). We found water scorpions, whirligig beetles, leeches that only attach to fish and birds but not people, small fish and other little creatures. We wore our boots and went in to the water with nets to catch some wildlife. Some of us got water in our boots too. It was great fun.

 

The girls in 3rd class used tangrams in Maths class today. We learned that tamgrams are made up of 7 shapes – a square, a parallelogram and 5 triangles. Our first challenge was to make a square with all 7 pieces. That was tricky. Then we helped each other to make pictures with the shapes, such as a person on a horse, an emerald and a bird.

 

Today, all classes had a lesson in Scratch Computer Coding. Look at some of the classes in action. More photos to follow.

If you would like to download Scratch and use it at home with your child, it is available as a free download at https://scratch.mit.edu/

There are lots of online tutorials. Once downloaded, Scratch does not require internet. Please read the notes for parents here- https://scratch.mit.edu/parents/

 

This week is Maths Week. Parents will be receiving a leaflet this week with ideas of how to make Maths practical for your child. Cooking, shopping and train journeys are all opportunities for using Maths in everyday life.

There are lots of interactive Maths games on the internet. Check this page of our blog for some ideas-Educational Websites.

You can also play memory games/ tables games etc with a deck of cards. Check here for lots of ideas- Making Math More Fun Card Games

On Wednesday, MobileIT will be coming with almost 30 laptops. The pupils in every classroom will have an opportunity to learn some computer coding. This helps to improve problem solving skills, which are very necessary in Maths. Each child is asked to bring 3 euro please.

This week, every child will be receiving a fun-size box of Cheerios at school for breakfast. Alternatively, children may bring a breakfast of their choice- toast, cereal, fruit, yoghurt, etc.

We will be collecting donations for Childline.

Your child will need to bring a spoon and a plastic bowl, in a plastic bag. Milk is provided in school.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Huge congratulations to both the U11 and U13 football teams for winning their matches in the recent blitzes. We are very proud of your achievements so far.

We wish both panels the very best for the upcoming County Finals.

Thanks to all staff, parents and especially the trainers for all the hard work.

This week your child should receive information about the Shoebox Appeal. Participation is voluntary. If you choose to take part, your child could fill a box on their own, with a sister in school or as part of a group of friends in school. There will also be a shoebox in each classroom where your child could add an item or two.

Remember the 4 Ws – wash, wear, write and wow. Some items are not allowed, so please read the information leaflet carefully.

These shoeboxes will bring happiness to lots of needy children.

SEPT -NEWSLETTER 2018

Yesterday we had our sponsored walk to raise funds for Róisín and her family. The weather was lovely. We set out after break and walked up the hills and around Patrick’s Avenue. The senior classes accompanied their buddies in the junior classes. When we got back to school, Ms. Tobin, our principal, thanked everyone for their generous donations, those who made the wonderful banner carried by Ava, Róisín’s sister, and a friend, the parent helpers, and the members of An  Garda Síochána who assisted in keeping us safe as we walked. Pink balloons were then released into the air to carry our best wishes to Dublin to wish Róisín a speedy recovery.

Parents can find our AUP(Acceptable Use Policy for Internet use)  and Parents’ letter of acceptance of our AUP here.

The theme of this year’s Fancy Dress was Green in the Garden, or Anything Goes.