April 3, 2020
Dear parents and children,
I hope that you are all keeping well and are happy at home. This has been a trying time for everyone. Despite being very confined you are doing very well.
Thank you for completing lessons and for keeping up with your schoolwork. Today marks the start of the Easter break which will run for the next two weeks. Children should take a break from formal lessons and enjoy playing and resting. Your teachers w...
April 1, 2020
To supplement the work children are doing at home as guided by their own teachers, check out RTE's Home School Hub. The ‘virtual classroom’ airs on RTE2 from 11am to 12pm. Later on in the day, RTE Home School Extra will air as a catch-up programme at 4.15pm.
Great to see the whole country pulling together to make sure our children don't miss out during this challenging time.
You can also watch online, where you will...
March 30, 2020
300 things we love about Newport...
As we celebrate Newport's 300th birthday this week (Thursday to be precise) the committee would like to create a collage of all the things we love about our town. We are asking EVERYONE - especially the local children - to send us ONE THING that illustrates why they #lovenewport.
It can be..
• A photo
• A drawing
• A word or a short phrase
If the children would like to participate, you can...
March 26, 2020
Although it might be hard right now to imagine life returning to normal, this may give you some re-assurance, as you can now place your orders(s) for school lunches for your child(ren) for the final term of the 2019/2020 school year.
Orders should be placed by 10th April 2020 and those submitted by that time will commence on the first day we return to school in the new term.
Once an order is submitted it will remain in pl...
March 26, 2020
Applications for School Transport for the new school year are currently open and can be accessed online at www.buseireann.ie/schooltransport.
Details of the scheme are also available on the Department's website:
https://www.education.ie/en/Parents/Services/School-Transport/
This is particularly important for families who will be new to our school in Sept 2020 and also to 6th class pupils who will be moving to Secondary School. T...
March 24, 2020
As announced today by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the school closure period has now been extended for a further three weeks from 29 March to 19 April, as part of the new Covid-19 restrictions.
Please keep checking the school website for more updates as they become available.
Stay Safe.
March 19, 2020
Parents/Guardians,
Libraries Ireland are now allowing users to sign up for online access to the library’s resources without having to physically go to the library to create an account.
If you would like to avail of this resource, please follow the link below for details of how to sign-up and of how to access audiobooks and ebooks.
https://www.librariesireland.ie/news/online-services-during-coronavirus
March 18, 2020
One of the best online resources we use in the school is Twinkl, and they have put together some excellent School Closure Packs for parents of children from Junior Infants right through to 6th class.
To access, simply go to www.twinkl.ie, click JOIN, giving your own email address and the code IRLTWINKLHELPS
Once you are logged in, go to RoI Resources and you will see the School Closure Packs for each class level
March 12, 2020
Many teachers are sending letters home with the children today with regard to working from home over the coming two weeks.
Copies of these will be made available on the school website - simply go to the class page for your child(ren)s class(es).
We will keep you updated of any developments
Thank you and stay safe
