readathon
This year our annual Readathon will commence on Monday 19th April and continue until Friday 7th
May. During the Readathon, the children are asked to make an extra effort to read as many books as
possible. The focus of the Readathon this year is solely to encourage good reading habits and to develop
a sustained interest in reading. This year the Readathon will run over a 3-week period and the children
will not be required to collect sponsorship money.
Children can access books through the class libraries which have recently been replenished. Books can
also be accessed through online library services which are available to all library members. This includes
BorrowBox which gives free access to e books and audio books. Non-members can sign up for free.
Check out our Readathon Page to get more information on this facility and other fun
reading activities.
May. During the Readathon, the children are asked to make an extra effort to read as many books as
possible. The focus of the Readathon this year is solely to encourage good reading habits and to develop
a sustained interest in reading. This year the Readathon will run over a 3-week period and the children
will not be required to collect sponsorship money.
Children can access books through the class libraries which have recently been replenished. Books can
also be accessed through online library services which are available to all library members. This includes
BorrowBox which gives free access to e books and audio books. Non-members can sign up for free.
Check out our Readathon Page to get more information on this facility and other fun
reading activities.
intel - The Community Foundation for Ireland
As part of the above initiative, Scoil Mochua have been awarded €5,500 by Intel to fund our efforts during the pandemic. We have earmarked the money to replace some of the teachers’ laptops which are 6/7 years old, and not up to the job of remote teaching! Thanks to Intel for this very generous donation.
book fair
The online Book Fair was a huge success, both in terms of rekindling the children’s passion for reading (our primary objective) and for raising funds to reinvest in books for the school. You purchased a total of €7,228 worth of books, which means that we have credit to the value of €3,614 to spend on books. We plan to invest in new sets of class novels, and we will also purchase more set of books for our 5th and 6 th class Book Clubs
sign language performances
Several classes have learned songs in sign-language to make up for the fact that singing indoors is not advisable. Attending a performance led to a flood of emotions – sadness that the children couldn’t sing, amazement at what young children can learn, admiration for the teachers for the lengths they go to in these extraordinary times. Any sadness, however, very quickly disappeared: the children danced their little hearts out as they ‘signed’ the song, and they beamed with enjoyment and pride throughout! What a wonderful achievement.
board of management
Board of Management for 2019-2023
The members are as follows: Chairperson: Fr Joe McDonald; Paddy Farrell (Patron Nominee),
Colin Bulger (Community Nominee), Dawn O’Dwyer (Community Nominee),
Cara Cumiskey (Parent Nominee), Brian Daly (Parent Nominee),
Richie Hannan (Teacher Nominee), Catherine Carragher (Principal)
The members are as follows: Chairperson: Fr Joe McDonald; Paddy Farrell (Patron Nominee),
Colin Bulger (Community Nominee), Dawn O’Dwyer (Community Nominee),
Cara Cumiskey (Parent Nominee), Brian Daly (Parent Nominee),
Richie Hannan (Teacher Nominee), Catherine Carragher (Principal)
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.