enrolment 2019
Enrolment for Junior Infant classes for Scoil Mochua for September 2019 will take place in the school foyer on Wednesday 13th. and Thursday 14th. February from 10.00am to 1.00pm.
(Please note, we do NOT operate on a first-come-first-served basis).
Please read the Enrolment Policy and other relevant information by clicking here.
(Please note, we do NOT operate on a first-come-first-served basis).
Please read the Enrolment Policy and other relevant information by clicking here.
student council
The Student Council are doing a fantastic job on behalf of their classmates. Ms. Corr reports to the Principal and Deputy Principal after each meeting, and we are all very impressed by the items under discussion. Some great ideas have been passed onto the Yard Committee and we hope to see some of them implemented in the coming weeks. They have each been assigned a junior class and this week they are addressing the junior class and getting feedback from our younger students.
Well done and keep up the good work!
Well done and keep up the good work!
peace proms 2019
The school choir are putting the finishing touches to their repertoire of songs for the Peace Proms concert which takes place in the RDS, Dublin on Sunday 3rd February at 7pm. Thank you to Ms. Róisín Kavanagh and Ms. Michelle O’Brien for their work with the children. We wish the children and their teachers well on what promises to be a memorable concert. We are very proud of the children – they are an extremely talented group with commitment and dedication beyond their years.
celbridge library talk
There is an upcoming talk in the library called “Supporting the emergent reader & writer from an early age”. The talk is by Niamh Fortune, a primary school teacher and lecturer in Froebel. Niamh has done workshops in Scoil Mochua with Infant teachers and we highly recommend attending her talk.
It is on Wednesday 23rd January at 7pm.
Booking is required – email celbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie.
It is on Wednesday 23rd January at 7pm.
Booking is required – email celbridgelib@kildarecoco.ie.
READATHON
Our Annual Readathon, six wonderful weeks where the children immerse themselves in books, will start on Monday February 4th. Further information will issue in due course.
charitable donations
Thanks to your generosity and that of the children, we raised a staggering €2,700 from the Christmas Jumper Day for the Declan Naughton fund. Many thanks to other schools in the parish who came on board to support this worthy cause. Scoil na Mainistreach raised €913 and Scoil Naomh Brid raised €1070.
The Parish Confirmation Group also supported the Declan Naughton Fund and raised €435 from a Cake Sake.
We collected €755 from the Christmas Evening of Song and we donated the full amount to St. Vincent De Paul. Thanks you the whole community for such incredible generosity.
The Parish Confirmation Group also supported the Declan Naughton Fund and raised €435 from a Cake Sake.
We collected €755 from the Christmas Evening of Song and we donated the full amount to St. Vincent De Paul. Thanks you the whole community for such incredible generosity.
school self evaluation
Every year, schools are encouraged to choose an area of teaching and learning to target for improvement. This year we are targeting problem-solving in Mathematics in Scoil Mochua. SSE is a 6-step process. Further information is available at www.schoolself-evaluation.ie/primary.
Thanks to the 2nd and 5th class parents who provided valuable feedback on our area of focus: Problem Solving in Maths. The SSE committee are now at the stage of analysing the data gathered from teachers, parents and pupils, and then we will set specific measurable targets to improve teaching and learning in problem-solving in maths. We will share these with you in due course.
Thanks to the 2nd and 5th class parents who provided valuable feedback on our area of focus: Problem Solving in Maths. The SSE committee are now at the stage of analysing the data gathered from teachers, parents and pupils, and then we will set specific measurable targets to improve teaching and learning in problem-solving in maths. We will share these with you in due course.
school garden
We are delighted to announce that we have a new resident gardener to tend to our school garden. Tom Whelan, a local gardener and friend of the school, has generously offered his time and expertise to promote and develop the garden. The children will get opportunities to visit the garden with their class grouping and Tom will discuss with them a wide variety of topics including insects, fruit, vegetables, herbs, wild flowers and composting. Your children are guaranteed to have green fingers before long!
term 1 - it has been a busy one!
Term 1 has been a busy term for the pupils and teachers alike. Lots of exciting initiatives have been happening around the school, and the pupils’ level of engagement, their initiative and confidence have been a joy to behold.
Fantastic projects were proudly, and articulately, presented in classrooms throughout the school; Maths Week saw all class levels immersed in our new Maths games (thanks to the PA for those!) and lots of classes participated in the Maths Trails in Castletown House; Science week saw lots of investigations and experiments; Tom, our gardener, has worked with 5th and 6th classes, and is now planting a variety of native trees with the infants; the Road Safety Authority worked with all children from Infants – 2nd class; 4th classes attended STEM workshops in Celbridge library; 5th classes excelled at the Intel Mini Scientist exhibition; 3rd classes enjoyed their swimming lessons; there were tours of Tea Lane Graveyard; 5th class pupils pitched Junior Entrepreneur business ideas to a team of Dragons and now have a fantastic class project which they hope to market within the school next March; the Student Council are having a real impact in the school; senior children are participating in debating; the senior quiz teams will be representing the school at a local inter-schools competition this week; several classes benefitted from the wisdom of the local Silver Thread Club; rehearsals for the upcoming Evening of Song, as well as the Peace Proms, are well underway; the popular, and free, Board Games Club continues every Monday evening; GAA, Rugby and Basketball coaches are working with various classes; all children from 1st – 6th attend free classes in Excel Gymnastics. And of course, a huge well done to our school teams: GAA teams, both football and hurling, our soccer teams and our athletes.
Fantastic projects were proudly, and articulately, presented in classrooms throughout the school; Maths Week saw all class levels immersed in our new Maths games (thanks to the PA for those!) and lots of classes participated in the Maths Trails in Castletown House; Science week saw lots of investigations and experiments; Tom, our gardener, has worked with 5th and 6th classes, and is now planting a variety of native trees with the infants; the Road Safety Authority worked with all children from Infants – 2nd class; 4th classes attended STEM workshops in Celbridge library; 5th classes excelled at the Intel Mini Scientist exhibition; 3rd classes enjoyed their swimming lessons; there were tours of Tea Lane Graveyard; 5th class pupils pitched Junior Entrepreneur business ideas to a team of Dragons and now have a fantastic class project which they hope to market within the school next March; the Student Council are having a real impact in the school; senior children are participating in debating; the senior quiz teams will be representing the school at a local inter-schools competition this week; several classes benefitted from the wisdom of the local Silver Thread Club; rehearsals for the upcoming Evening of Song, as well as the Peace Proms, are well underway; the popular, and free, Board Games Club continues every Monday evening; GAA, Rugby and Basketball coaches are working with various classes; all children from 1st – 6th attend free classes in Excel Gymnastics. And of course, a huge well done to our school teams: GAA teams, both football and hurling, our soccer teams and our athletes.
pupil personal insurance
The school has registered all children on the school register for 24-hour cover under the Allianz Schools Pupil Personal Accident Insurance. For details on the benefits, both medical and dental, please refer to www.allianz.ie/schools/pupil-personal-accident/policy-benefits/
ONLINE PAYMENTS
Many thanks to all parents who have registered as users on our new online payment system. We ask all others to please log on, BY CLICKING HERE, and register as users. Going forward, all payment will be online and you cannot receive payment requests unless you have registered. Payment for school tours will be managed online this year.