Thanks to all of your efforts during the Readathon this year we raised €10, 574. At our assembly on Tuesday 4th March we donated €1,500 to Mellon Educate, €1,500 to St Brigid's Hospice and €1,000 to Celbridge Community First Responders. After expenses, we now have €5,024 to spend on new library books and literacy resources to further promote reading in our school. Thank you so much for the amazing generosity.
The children also read a staggering 10,189 books during the Readathon! This is a new record in Scoil Mochua and we are absolutely delighted to see it. We hope the new reading habits continue long after the Readathon ends.
We had many prize winners on the day but the overall winner of our grand prize was Sadhbh Stewart-Nissar in 6th class. Sadhbh now has a choice of one of the 3 prizes below.
Prize Winners
Our annual Readathon will commence on Monday 20th January and continue until Friday 14th February. During the Readathon, the children are asked to make an extra effort to read as many books as possible and to collect sponsorship money. The main aims of the Readathon are:
1. to foster good reading habits and a love of reading.
During the course of the Readathon, the children will engage in a variety of reading activities including: buddy reading, writing book reports and reviews, dramatising scenes from novels, virtual visits from from the library, workshops with authors, dressing up as a book character and much more. Please continue to promote reading at home as it will benefit your child in so many ways.
Children can access books through the class libraries and books can also be accessed through online library services which are available to all library members.
1. to foster good reading habits and a love of reading.
- 2. to teach our pupils the important traits of compassion and generosity for others, by involving them in a charitable activity.
During the course of the Readathon, the children will engage in a variety of reading activities including: buddy reading, writing book reports and reviews, dramatising scenes from novels, virtual visits from from the library, workshops with authors, dressing up as a book character and much more. Please continue to promote reading at home as it will benefit your child in so many ways.
Children can access books through the class libraries and books can also be accessed through online library services which are available to all library members.
Thank you and well done to all the children who entered this year's Readathon Art Competition. Some of the finalists can be seen below.
Celbridge Libraries Details
The library is opened Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm with two late openings on
Tuesday and Thursday evening till 8pm.
If you are not a library member, you can sign up for free and with access to online services by registering on the Libraries Ireland Website through the link below.
The library is opened Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm with two late openings on
Tuesday and Thursday evening till 8pm.
If you are not a library member, you can sign up for free and with access to online services by registering on the Libraries Ireland Website through the link below.
On registering you will be sent a temporary code which you can then bring into the library and we will issue you with a library card. Please bring proof of ID and address with you for signing up. If you are opening a children’s account – we do not need proof of ID and address for children as an adult will be guarantor on their account.
There is no charge for Library membership and Libraries Ireland are no longer charging fines for overdue items.
Library members can take 12 items out at a time with a loan period of three weeks. Books can be renewed too for longer if needed.
Kildare Libraries is part of a national collection – if there is a book that a patron would like that’s not available on our shelves, we can request it be sent to us free of charge from another library.
Library members can use their Celbridge Library card in any public library in Ireland.
There is no charge for Library membership and Libraries Ireland are no longer charging fines for overdue items.
Library members can take 12 items out at a time with a loan period of three weeks. Books can be renewed too for longer if needed.
Kildare Libraries is part of a national collection – if there is a book that a patron would like that’s not available on our shelves, we can request it be sent to us free of charge from another library.
Library members can use their Celbridge Library card in any public library in Ireland.
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world.
Love of books is the best of all."
Love of books is the best of all."
During the Readathon we ask all parents to make a special effort to read with their children every night. Literacy is the key to success in life and we are passionate about giving children a flying start to becoming independent, confident, life-long readers. Below are some suggestions on how you can help your child become a happy and confident reader.
‘Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.’ - Margaret Fuller
‘Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.’ - Margaret Fuller
- Be a role model and let your child see you reading – a newspaper, a book, a magazine.
- Talk to your child about the joy of reading.
- Read together every day. Make it an enjoyable activity.
- Read to your child with humour and expression. Use different voices.
- Be interactive. Discuss what is happening in the book, ask questions about the story, point out objects and words on the page.
- Know when to stop. Put the book away when your child loses interest. Choose a different book or come back to it later.
- Read it again and again. Young children especially love repetition so go ahead and read your child’s favourite book for the 100th time!!
- Join the local library and visit it regularly.
- Give everything a name. Build your child’s vocabulary by talking about interesting words and objects and discussing words in the reading and in the environment around you.
- Point out print everywhere. Talk about written words you see in the world around you. Find new words on each outing.
- In the evening time, turn off the TV and all interactive devices and let your child ‘get lost’ in a book.
- Click here to find links to many websites that promote literacy.
Below are links to some websites that we highly recommend for reading activities.
WIZARDING WORLD
STORYTELLER - NIALL DE BÚRCA
ROALD DAHL WEBSITE
WIZARDING WORLD
STORYTELLER - NIALL DE BÚRCA
ROALD DAHL WEBSITE
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book” Dr. Seuss
