Year: 2019

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Under the Bed Monsters: Author Gaw Ward visits Charlestown Library

On Thursday morning, Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class had the pleasure of visiting the library in Charlestown for a fantastic reading session.

When the children arrived they were greeted by all of the fabulous staff and wonderful author Gaw Ward. It was amazing to listen to Gaw’s stories especially ‘Under the Bed Monsters’ who are actually furry, friendly little beings who take care of children … whilst also getting up to lots of mischief. We all loved hearing the adventures of each of the characters: Gryffin, Hattie, Bidge, Bugly and Poppi!

Once story time had finished, we really enjoyed colouring in some of our favourite characters! What a fantastic morning we all had! Míle Buíochas le gach duine!

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Road Safety Workshops

All classes enjoyed workshops on Tuesday from Ruth Kelly (Education Officer) of the Road Safety Authority.

The children were introduced to and informed of all aspects of road safety and the very important role we all play in remaining safe at home and at school.

We discussed the rules of the road, the importance of hi-vis vests, wearing a seatbelt and also a helmet when cycling. We listened to stories and even danced to the ‘Safe Cross Code’!

Our Senior Students this afternoon learned of the importance of being aware of blind spots, concentration and an awareness of all road users.
They heard of frightening statistics that should reman with them long after they leave our school prior to looking at the very important role we each play in emphasising and spreading the message of road safety.

We were delighted to welcome Ruth to our school and feel confident that the children gained much from her visit.

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Students of the Week Friday October 18th

We had a very positive assembly earlier where we learned about many nice things that happened throughout the past week in and around our school. We learned how many of our students are setting a great example to others, displaying great leadership skills at a young age.

Teachers spoke of the importance of positivity, catching people doing good things and taking time to compliment others! We learned of students working very hard, sharing, showing patience, always well behaved and in great form! We heard that some students have learned to wait their turn when answering questions and others who in the past loved to talk/chat have become more patient and understanding.

Finally our week ended by hearing of students who are engaging so well with our whole school theme of a ‘Journey to Space’ and of others who throughout the week displayed a very positive attitude to ‘Gaeilge’ and the presentation in their copies and handwriting’ . They have made great progress in recent times setting the bar very high in their classroom.An example for all.

Well done to all the students chosen this week, we’re really proud of the great effort you’ve made. Maith sibh!

Dates for your Diaries:

Halloween Fancy Dress: We will have a fancy-dress Halloween Assembly on Friday October 25th here in school. Children are invited to come to school in costume. Any fancy-dress costume is acceptable on the day! School will finish at the normal time for all classes.

We are taking part again this year in the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox appeal. Mrs Reilly has a number of pre-prepared boxes which are available in school. Final date for the appeal is Friday November 8th.

Parent Teacher Meetings: On Wednesday November 13th November and Thursday November 14th we will have our Parent Teacher Meetings: Letters will be sent home prior to the mid-term break via school bags with days and time for meetings.

Reminder: We will be closed for our Mid-Term Break from Monday 28th October to Friday November 1st. We will re-open at the usual time on Monday November 4th.

Finally we will have our annual Clothing Collection from Monday 11th November to Friday 22nd. Please bring your unwanted clothing, paired shoes, handbags & accessories and good quality bed linen sheets to the GP Room. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to accept clothes in an un-wearable condition, pillows, curtains, underwear, shoes in poor condition or uniforms with crests.

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Students of the Week Friday October 11th

While this week’s assembly was a little shorter with the visit of the Exploration Dome and GAA Coaching with Eugene we still had time to learn about many nice things that happened throughout the past week in and around our school.We learned how many of our older students are setting a great example to our younger students, showing great maturity inside of and outside class whilst taking part wholeheartedly in all school activities. As always, we heard of students who are making great strides and of those who perform each week consistently well.

We learned of students who consistently work very hard and of those who have learned to wait their turn when answering questions and others who in the past loved to talk/chat have become more patient and understanding. One of our students this week has also displayed a very positive attitude to ‘Gaeilge’ and has made great progress in recent times setting the bar very high in their classroom. Finally, we heard glowing tributes to one of this week students which highlighted that they are always nice to everyone and of an excellent student who has settled into his new school with ease! We cant ask any more than that!

Well done to all the students chosen this week, we’re really proud of the great effort you’ve made. Maith sibh!

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Exploration Dome visits St. Attracta’s

As part of our whole school theme ‘A Journey to Space’, we were delighted to welcome Martin and the Exploration Dome to our school.

It was a fantastic interactive learning experience for all our students inside the dome, bringing the Solar System, planets, night sky / constellations to life in a very engaging and child friendly way.

All our classes have been so engaged by our first theme of the school year with young and old learning each day at school! The visit of the Exploration Dome today to our school has certainly supported and added to this learning. We hope all our students enjoyed their day.

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Students of the Week Friday October 4th

Today as we gathered in assembly we listened to our teachers speaking very positively of our students, delighted with another outstanding week in school.

Our students of the week were praised for their attention to detail and the effort that they put into their work. Teachers spoke of children who despite distractions going on around them, worked diligently and got their work finished. Sometimes it is easy to get distracted and go off track, so it is a practiced skill to remain focused. We also heard about students who show great kindness to others in their classrooms, in the corridors and on the yard. We are all different and our children are great ambassadors for embracing our differences and getting along. Our teachers also spoke about the honesty of the children which was lovely to hear.

Tp conclude, Mrs. Colson taught us some more signs this week, please and thank you. We will be making a huge effort to use these daily as Gaeilge agus as Bearla. We are working so hard on our whole school theme ‘A Jouney to Space’ at the moment and our displays of work and learning really are out of this world!!

Maith sibh a pháistí!

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Students of the Week Friday September 27th

We had another exciting assembly earlier this afternoon reflecting on another very busy week at school!From Music to the Mayo Cross Country finals to exploring our whole school theme of a ‘Journey to Space’ we haven’t had time to draw breath.

As always, it was really difficult for the teachers to make their decision for Students of the Week with so many putting their names forward through their hard work and excellent behaviour.
This week’s students were recommended for a variety of very positive reasons. These ranged from continuously being in great form , working happily each day and having a great impact on classmates, to working very hard with their ‘Gaeilge’ and being kind to others and also to a great improvement in listening to their teacher. Others have settled into their new class with ease and continued where they left off last year while it was also lovely to hear of students who’ve settled so well into their new school. Recommendations also included students making a huge effort to improve handwriting/presentation and setting a great example to younger students by word and action.

Well done to all who were selected – we are very proud of you.

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Curriculum Information Meetings 2019

Over the course of the next fortnight we will have our annual Curriculum Information Meetings. These are short meetings where our class teachers will explore the curricular areas that will be used throughout the coming year and the methodologies to be used in our classrooms.

At the meeting we will also outline how you can best support your child with their work at school and at home.

These meetings will take place in your child’s classroom at 9.25 a.m. The children will be supervised by Ms.Connaghan, Ms Tierney, Mrs.Reilly and Mr.McDermott during the meetings.

Teacher Curriculum Information Meeting Date

Ms. Colson Monday 9th September
Ms. Delaney Tuesday 10th September
Mr. Rushe Wednesday 11th September
Mr. Clarke Thursday 12th September
Ms. Henry Friday 13th September
Mr. McDonagh Monday 16th September
Ms. Ruane Tuesday 17th September
Ms. Munnelly Wednesday 18th September
Ms. Durkin Thursday 19th September
Ms. Duffy Friday 20th September

As always we look forward to a great attendance and hope that you find the meetings helpful.

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Back to School

Welcome back everyone to a new school year. We hope you all had a great summer break.

A very special welcome to our new pupils in Junior Infants who joined our school and indeed all other pupils who have joined us for the first time this year. We trust you will have a happy and long association with our school.

We would also like to welcome Ms. Durkan who returns in our Senior Infant Class and to Ms. Elaine Tierney who joins our Special Education Needs Team as Learning Support Teacher. Welcome also to Martina McHugh, Grazyna Drury, Eilish Burke and Roisín Higgins who join our school team as Special Needs Assistants. We hope that our new staff members feel very welcome here in St. Attracta’s. We are delighted they have joined us

Finally we hope all our students have enjoyed the opening to our school year. As always we have many exciting and enjoyable projects planned for all classes throughout this year. We have lots to look forward to.

We hope you all enjoy tracking our progress on these pages!