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B Elwood Monday 27th April 2020
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all well. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEK’S WORK. As always, please treat this as a menu and only do what works for you and your child.
It was so lovely to see the faces of those who could join the video call on Thursday! I know not everyone could make it but I will be doing another call at the same time this week, 10am on Thursday. I’ll send the login details by email later in the week and will also post them on Seesaw.
For those of you on Seesaw, I will keep posting activities throughout the week so please keep checking in. This also works like a menu so your child can do the activities that suit. The activities are much the same as the activities here but there are more ways for the children to communicate easily with me and to share their work. Thanks to all those who have already taken part. It is so lovely to see the responses from the kids! Anyone not on Seesaw and who wants to join, please send me an email and I’ll send you the login details for your child.
As this week is #ActiveHomeWeek, I will be including some physical activities for each day this week. These activities could be done or any other physical activity your child enjoys! (Click here for more info.)
For those of you looking for ways to give your children independent reading time, I highly recommend the online program ‘READING EGGS‘ which is is an online program with games, activities and online books matched to your child’s reading level. They are offering a free trial at the moment. We have also done this list of suggestions for sourcing online reading material: http://www.scmj.ie/online-books-for-reading-at-home/.
Wishing you and your families well. Looking forward to seeing some of the children again this week and to seeing more of the great work they are doing at home. As always, if you need any support or your child would like to send me some work, please get in touch. I’d love to hear from them!
Bairbre
Active Home Week 27th April – 3rd May
This week, children and families across Ireland will participate in #ActiveHomeWeek. Scoil Mhuire Junior is taking part and encouraging children to have a go at doing some physical activity each day this week. Click here for more information. Teachers will include some physical activities in their work suggestions this week so IF it suits your family to participate then have a go! Remember to include #activehomeweek and @scoilmhuirescmj if tweeting about your activities!
And if you would like some extra ideas for keeping active, just have a look at this word cloud:
Useful Numbers During Covid 19
Please click on the links for useful numbers and contacts you may need during this time:
Numbers When you Need Them During Covid 19 kildare and West Wicklow V4
Click here for support for parents during Covid 19 from Barnardos.ie.
Online books for reading at home.
There are a number of ways to access free online books during this time. It is important that children have opportunities to read at home so to help with finding books for your child to read we have put together the following information. Please get in touch with any questions you may have.
Kildare Library Services:
People can join up to the library at this time without having to present themselves with ID etc. Instructions for doing this can be found here: https://www.librariesireland.ie/news/online-services-during-coronavirus.
New members can then access all of the free online library services and resources including e-books, e-audiobooks, e-comics etc. They also have a wonderful Children’s Reading Corner. The link above also includes short guides on how to access and use these services and resources. Download the ‘BorrowBox’ app and you can download ebooks for free to read on a mobile device.
Once signed up, all of the online services can be accessed through the Kildare Library Service website:
http://kildare.ie/Library/OnlineServices/.
Other:
- We highly recommend the online programme READING EGGS. This includes reading activities, spellings, games and online books matched to your child’s reading level. They are offering a free trial at the moment and it is well worth a look.
- Raz Kids is a leveled e-book library where the books are leveled and colour-coded the same as in school. It is child-friendly and interactive. There are lots of e-books per level. Children can choose books based on the book colour they read in school. Each book includes a little comprehension quiz at the end and comes in audio format for self-correction. It also enables children to record little voice notes, type notes or highlight words. They are offering free access until the end of the school year. Go to https://www.learningaz.com/site/lp2/covid19 to register.
- Oxford Press are allowing access to all of their ebooks readers for children for free. Just go to https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/free-ebooks/ and browse.
- RNIB Bookshare offers access to free online books and readers.
Information from teachers during school closure.
Click here to view the work suggestions from your child’s individual teacher.
20/04/2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope you and your families are well and getting used to the new lockdown norm. I have not received any indication from the Department of Education and Skills regarding any dates for the possible reopening of school buildings. Teachers will continue to update you via our website, www.scmj.ie and their individual links there; they will also make online contact you. Please contact your child’s teacher as they want to help and receiving feedback helps us plan what’s best for the children.
I will be phoning you all next week for a quick chat; if you need to contact me please email caitlin.oconnor@scmj.ie
If you are receiving this letter by post, according to our records, you never agreed to receive contact from the school by email; if you now can agree to email contact it would make things easier for the school and ensure you receive regular updates as fast as possible. Please forward your email to me, caitlin.oconnor@scmj.ie
I want to wish Ms Jessica Raymond and Ms Gemma Swords well as they begin their maternity leaves from school, our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at this exciting time for them. A huge welcome to Ms Mary O’Halloran who is taking over from Ms Swords in Room 11 and Ms Deirdre O’Hagan who is taking over from Ms Raymond.
I continue to hold you in my prayers, St Teresa of Avila beautifully says:
‘Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing,
God never changes.’
Le gach dea ghuí,
Caitlin O’Connor.
Hi Boys and Girls,
I cannot believe the school is still closed!
Not to worry, teachers have lots of fun activities and some cool work to keep you going for another while. Check out our website, www.scmj.ie
I hope you had a lovely Easter with your family, I know I did! I have been walking my two dogs every day; I even met some of you when I was out and about! I’m also very busy trying to make sure my cat doesn’t eat the birds in my garden! Last week I saw two robins, a wagtail, a thrush, two blackbirds (collecting twigs and grass for a nest) and a goldfinch, I had to look the goldfinch up online, as I hadn’t seen one before!
Isn’t he very pretty? Maybe you could take some pictures of the birds you see, only if mam or dad have time to spare.
I know how kind and helpful you all are in school so I hope you are really helping out at home and learning new skills like cleaning and tidying.
I will keep saying a prayer for you and you keep saying a prayer for me.
Chat soon,
Ms O’Connor