Summer advice for screentime
One great way to negotiate and manage the use of technology over the summer is to create a digital contract with your children.
water safety
At this time of year, with the arrival of warmer weather it is a most opportune time to highlight the dangers of playing in water and the risks that various activities pose. A day out at the beach with the family comes to mind but children getting into difficulties often present themselves in everyday summer activities locally.
Bearing in mind that the River Liffey flows through our village and Castletown, it is imperative that your child understands the risks involved when playing near water. We encourage all parents to join with the school in highlighting the need for knowledge and understanding about water safety.
During the next few weeks, throughout the school, the need for safety around water in many different situations will be explored. We will be using the Irish Water Safety Association’s PAWS programme, which deals with many situations including dangers in the home, on the farm, at a pool, in rivers and canals, and at the beach.
As our partners in education and with the safety of your child paramount, we ask you to take a look at the water safety messages on www.iws.ie and to have a discussion with your child about the topics presented.
We wish everyone a sunny and safe summer.
Bearing in mind that the River Liffey flows through our village and Castletown, it is imperative that your child understands the risks involved when playing near water. We encourage all parents to join with the school in highlighting the need for knowledge and understanding about water safety.
During the next few weeks, throughout the school, the need for safety around water in many different situations will be explored. We will be using the Irish Water Safety Association’s PAWS programme, which deals with many situations including dangers in the home, on the farm, at a pool, in rivers and canals, and at the beach.
As our partners in education and with the safety of your child paramount, we ask you to take a look at the water safety messages on www.iws.ie and to have a discussion with your child about the topics presented.
We wish everyone a sunny and safe summer.
Just Think of all the magical journeys that await over the long summer Holidays...
STEM
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READATHON 2018
Once again our annual Readathon was a wonderful success with a record number of books read over the five weeks. During the Readathon the children read a total of 16,170 books and collected €12,320 in sponsorship. A most enjoyable Readathon Assembly took place on Friday 9th March during which cheques for €1,000 were presented to the Ronald McDonald House Charity, Barretstown Children’s Charity and Lámha Suas Charity.
Congratulations to Avril McGowan from Room 18 who won the first prize of a bicycle in the Readathon Draw.
We would like to acknowledge the fantastic support of all parents during the Readathon.
We urge you to continue to encourage reading as an enjoyable activity in your homes.
Congratulations to Avril McGowan from Room 18 who won the first prize of a bicycle in the Readathon Draw.
We would like to acknowledge the fantastic support of all parents during the Readathon.
We urge you to continue to encourage reading as an enjoyable activity in your homes.
OUR YEAR IN PICTURES 2017-2018
Principal's address
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Welcome to our school website. We are very proud of it and we hope you enjoy your virtual tour of the school. Our parents are our partners in education and their ongoing support helps to make Scoil Mochua the thriving, busy, happy school that it is. First and foremost, the website was designed as a window for our parents into our school and into classroom life. We want to share classroom stories and school life with our partners in education. We feel that it is important to share these precious moments from the children’s school life - we know they generate smiles and warm the heart! School life for our children is so varied, and the children are exposed to so many exciting learning opportunities. We love to capture these on camera and post them on the website so that families can chat about them at home.
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Of course, the website also attracts visits from grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends. We are delighted and proud to welcome all of you. Above all else in our school, we value the children’s happiness and their enjoyment of learning. Their energy, inquisitiveness and level of engagement in learning never ceases to amaze us. I hope some of this jumps off the pages as you browse through the photographs of class activities and school events.
For those of you who are history buffs, or are simply interested in learning more about Celbridge, you will enjoy reading about the history of Celbridge on the website. Our lovely village is steeped in history – you will be amazed!
And, of course, the website is an excellent communication platform. Read some of our policies, the school calendar, information on our super Parents’ Association, useful educational links to enhance your child’s learning, details on school sporting events – it’s all there. You can also follow us on Twitter @scoilmochua for updates on the wide variety of learning that happens in Scoil Mochua.
Happy Browsing!
Kind Regards,
Catherine Carragher, Principal.
For those of you who are history buffs, or are simply interested in learning more about Celbridge, you will enjoy reading about the history of Celbridge on the website. Our lovely village is steeped in history – you will be amazed!
And, of course, the website is an excellent communication platform. Read some of our policies, the school calendar, information on our super Parents’ Association, useful educational links to enhance your child’s learning, details on school sporting events – it’s all there. You can also follow us on Twitter @scoilmochua for updates on the wide variety of learning that happens in Scoil Mochua.
Happy Browsing!
Kind Regards,
Catherine Carragher, Principal.