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Easter Fair – Polska Éire 2015
which celebrates many of the Polish customs and traditions associated with Easter. The Easter fair will take place in the wooden hall in Scoil Mhuire Junior and includes Easter egg painting, Easter crafts and baking, puppet show and much more. The Altogether Polish school is a supplementary school for Polish children which runs every Saturday in Scoil Mhuire. According to principal Jolanta Oliwiak, ” the school aims to enpower communication skills, build skills to overcome inhibition and create an environment which facilitates active learning. We are very excited to be hosting this event in association with Scoil Mhuire in Newbridge, a town that has been home to many Polish people over the years, during which they have become active members of the school and local community” It is hoped that the upcoming Polska Eire 2015 will not only celebrate aspects of Polands rich culture and traditions but also provide a focal point for the further integration of the local, vibrant Polish community into the town.Any event which increases social and cultural activities and promotes integration between all sectors of the community is to be celebrated. A fun day for all the family is promised with a line-up of free events, and families from every nationality in the school and beyond are welcome.Coding Event
On Wednesday 10th December Scoil Mhuire Sóisearach in Newbridge will be hosting a ‘coding event’. This is as part of the international ‘Hour of Code’ week taking place from 8th – 12th December in schools around the globe. It is the largest learning campaign in history. The organisers of the week are aiming for 100 million people to do an hour of code by the end of 2014. More information can be found at code.org
Coding is what makes it possible for us to create computer software, apps and websites. Writing code helps children’s learning because it helps to nurture creativity and problem solving skills as well as prepare children for future jobs (some of which might not even exist yet!).
During the day, children from the various classes will come to the hall to try out different activities to help build the skills required for writing code. Even our youngest children can begin to learn to code with simple activities such as programming floor robots and simple online activities. The school’s principal Bryan O’Reilly is also going to give it a go and will try his first hour of code!
Parents can help in the following ways:
- Are you available to help on the day? We need parents to assist the children with the simple online activities. No expertise required!
- Have you a laptop that you could lend us for the day? We need as many laptops as possible in order to give as many children as possible a go!
- You can also have a look at some of the activities and videos on code.org with your child at home.
Please contact bairbre.elwood@scmj.ie if you can help in any way.