Wondering which books are good books for children?
Parent Courses Online (Managing in Difficult times) -Free
Michael Lowry asks Micheál Martin about DEIS for Tipperary Town Schools
In-person Supplementary Programme to Support the Education or Care Needs of Pupils with Complex Needs during this period of school closure
In-person Supplementary Programme to Support the Education or Care Needs of Pupils with Complex Needs during this period of school closure
Read the document here. DES Guidance for parents – Supplementary Programme 04.02.21
Would you like to send a piece of your artwork to the Minister for Education?
The Minister’s Easel
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD invites children in primary school to submit their artwork for display in her office.
Each week, the Minister will select several items of artwork to be placed on the easel in her office, for display.
The artwork may be photographed and shared on the Department’s twitter and Instagram accounts. Where provided and permission is given, the names of the children and the school will be published.
Please print and fill out a consent form with your artwork. The consent form is available to download here.
Children can submit a short piece with their art on what they have portrayed and why.
Individual children and class groups are invited to send their drawings, paintings and other two-dimensional artworks measuring ideally A4 size but no more than 1m length x.80m height for display to:
The Minister’s Easel, Department of Education, Marlborough Street, Dublin, D01 RC96.
Please note that you should take a photo of the artwork before sending it, as it will not be possible to return the artworks.
Free Webinar on Online Safety for Parents
Free Fitness Classes from School Fitness Ireland
With the government making it clear that there will be no full return to School in February, School Fitness Ireland have decided to make access FREE to every child in the country for the month of February.
As the Number 1 Outsourced PE Provider in the country,
we want to bring Fun and Structured PE to every child.
FREE Access to our After School Club until the end of February.
This Free Access Link is Valid from February 1st – February 28th.
Monday – Friday @ 2:30 p.m a new class is uploaded
Each class is available to children whenever wanted so that they can …
Pause, Rewind and Learn all at their own pace.
These Classes are Specifically Designed to:
1.) Keep Kids Engaged for a Full 30 minutes
2.) Help Kids to Find the Fun in Fitness
3.) Encourage Kids to Develop a Deep Rooted Love for Fitness
School Fitness Ireland
Pollardstown,
Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork.
P67 AN29
Pollardstown,
Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork.
P67 AN29
Email us: schoolfitnessireland@gmail.com / Call us: 021- 21 20 439
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Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week 2021 was celebrated from Sunday 24 January to Sunday 31 January 2021 on the theme ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience’.
CSW Resources for Primary
Please find below the resources for Primary Schools for Catholic Schools Week 2021:
CSW2021: Celebrating Catholic Schools Week in your parish
CSW2021 Primary Junior and Senior Infants Resource
CSW2021 Primary First and Second Class
CSW2021 Primary Third and Fourth Class
CSW2021 Primary Fifth and Sixth Class
Helpful Links from School Completion Programme
Rte supporting Learning at Home
Home School Hub on RTE, Mon 18-01-21 to Fri 22-01-21
If you want to plan out your entire week, or just take it day by day, this is the place where you will find a daily breakdown of what is happening on Home School Hub.
Not only is there a heads-up of what is happening in class, there are also links to the worksheets to go with them for you.
Worksheets for first and second class – https://www.rte.ie/learn/1st-and-2nd-class/
Worksheets for third and fourth class – https://www.rte.ie/learn/3rd-and-4th-class/
Worksheets for 5th and 6th class – https://www.rte.ie/learn/5th-and-6th-class/
Here is what the week ahead looks like, so tune in to RTÉ2 from 10am til 12 noon! Don’t forget that After School Hub is on every weekday afternoon at 3.15pm.
https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/2021/0115/1189903-home-school-hub-18-january/
More on Rte -learn to draw with Will
https://www.rte.ie/learn/2020/0410/1129796-we-will-draw-learn-how-to-draw-with-will-sliney/
Quiz time
https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/2021/0115/1190012-its-quiz-time/
Art competition-closing date 31-Jan.
https://www.rte.ie/learn/2020/1127/1180877-this-is-art-online-gallery-competition/
More about Rte home school hub
Accessing Seesaw on Games Consoles
Seesaw Access Via Games Consoles
Seesaw can be accessed via phones, tablets, laptops, PC’s, Xbox Live, PS4 or Kindle Fire. Parents can see what the children are working on and comment. Staff can set work and respond and can also track progress and standards.
Accessing Seesaw via Xbox
1) Plug in a keyboard into USB
2) Go into – My games – Apps
3) Find Microsoft Edge and Select
4) Go to https://web.seesaw.me/ (or search for Seesaw via Google)
5) To move around you can use Xbox controller or add a mouse
Accessing Seesaw via Playstation
1) Identify the Playstation Internet Browser icon (it is www with dots)
2) Press the Playstation logo on the controller
3) Go into the library and find options for games and applications
4) Go to Applications and you will find the Internet Browser
5) Go to https://web.seesaw.me/ (or search for Seesaw via Google)
6) To move around you can use Xbox controller or add a mouse
RTÉ Online School Hub
As we begin to start our roll-out of remote teaching, RTÉ’s Home School Hub is starting on Monday Jan 11th and will be extended to a 2 hour teaching programme from 10-12 , with an afternoon session at 3.20.
Please see the link below for all information on this:
https://www.rte.ie/learn/