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This year, as well as enjoying the all the amazing worlds you visit when reading books, Summer Stars is celebrating your imagination by running a short story competition. Public libraries are calling on all 6-18 year olds to write a story, no more than 500 words, on An Unexpected Adventure. Of course, 6 year olds won’t be competing against teenagers! There are three age categories: age 6-9, age 10-14, age 15-18. There will be 15 finalists in each category and one national winner from each category. Each winner will receive a Tablet and each finalist will receive a €50 voucher. That's a lot of great prizes and a lot of chances to win! So let your imagination take you on an unexpected adventure and start writing today! Terms & Conditions
 Summer Stars is the public library national summer reading programme for children that runs from the 15th of June until the end of August. All children throughout the country are invited to join the adventure and to enjoy the fun and pleasure of reading and writing over the summer. Summer Stars is non-competitive and every child who reads even one book is regarded as having completed the programme – and it’s all completely free! Activities for Summer Stars 2020:
Right to Read The Summer Stars Reading Adventure is an element of the Right to Read initiative, which is co-ordinated at national level by the Right to Read Steering Group, chaired by the Department of Rural and Community Development. Right to Read is an annual programme to support literacy and reading development across local authorities and is led locally by the public library service. Key elements of the Right to Read service currently include a network of local partners supporting and co-operating in literacy and reading development activities and a series of annual reading activities including Spring into Storytime, Summer Stars, Children’s Book Festival and Family Time at Your Library.  The Great Isolation Activity Book has lots of fun ideas that you might enjoy Click on link below to print https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gasHX74OYHHH4hrrP5Y823FarA_TgnuI/view Special Education Resources
Literacy Resources Oxford Owl free books Free ebooks for children aged 3-11. Oxford Owl Children's Activities Lots of literacy ideas and activities based on age range. Reading Rockets Tips for parents when reading at home with your children. SNIP 1 A structured programme of word and spelling learning for children with dyslexia or literacy difficulties. (part 1) SNIP 2 A structured programme of word and spelling learning for children with dyslexia or literacy difficulties. (part 2) SNIP 3 A structured programme of word and spelling learning for children with dyslexia or literacy difficulties. (part 3) Early Numeracy Skills - Letters Ideas for working with letters. Suitable for emerging and young readers. Early Literacy Skills - Words Ideas for working at word level. Suitable for emerging and young readers. Dolch Word games Games to help with the learning of sight vocabulary. Touch Type Read Spell Structured and progressive touch typing course. (Account required) Numeracy Resources Mathletics An online Maths learning platform. The pupils of Scoil Na Mainistreach all have an account. Ronitbird - Dyscalculia support Games, gameboards, videos and teaching resources for children with numeracy difficulties. Hit The Button - Tables games Online game for developing speed with number facts. Mathplayground Graded maths games for all children. Covers all areas of the curriculum. Other SE Resources Social Stories Social stories on Covid-19/Covid-19 test for children with autism. Language Builder Resource Kit Free Language Builder ARIS Resource Kit for families faced with the challenge of educating and engaging their child with autism or other special needs at home. NCSE Resources Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy activities for all primary school aged children. Tongue Twisters Tongue Twisters for children with speech difficulties. Speech Articulation Literacy and articulation activities. NEPS Language Activities to Develop Receptive Language and Comprehension Skills. NEPS Language Activities to Develop Expressive Language Skills. Communication tips for parents Developing early communication skills. Ican Speech and Language resouce Strategies for parents helping with speech and language skills. Speaking of Speech Downloadable games and worksheets for supporting children and young people with their speech, language and communication skills. General Education Resources ICT Games Online interactive maths and numeracy games. vooks Online animated audio books. 1 month free account available. World Book Online Free online databases for children. Ideal for researching and project work. Audio books Free audio books. David Walliams Access to David Walliams website where he is releasing a free audio book per day for the next month. Cosmic Yoga Mindfulness yoga for kids that promotes relaxation, flexibility and reduced anxiety. GoNoodle movement breaks Activity breaks, free dance, structured dance, mindfulness activities and much more. Starfall Early literacy skills for young readers. Duolingo Language learning app ideal for brushing up on gaeilge. Pota Focal Irish language website, provides glossaries, dictionaries etc. Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo is providing activity books on some of the featured animals in the zoo. Seomra Ranga Resources and activities for learning across the curriculum. PE with Joe Wicks PE lessons with Joe Wicks every morning at 9am. All Curricular Areas
Scoilnet is the official Department of Education and Skills hub containing over 20,000 online resources, which can be accessed according to class level, curricular area & curricular strand The World Book Online has databases of information for pupils of all ages across many curricular areas. English Oxford Owl has a comprehensive list of eBooks for ages 3-11 on this site All library members can download books for free by downloading the BorrowBox app using your library barcode and pin number This site has a range of printable English grammar worksheets for pupils from 3rd-6th classes Revision of the jolly phonics programme, blending and comprehension. Good resource as it tells you exactly what to do before each book. free at the moment, fun for phonics and reading CODE: IRLTWINKLHELPS This site has lots of useful resources for every subject
Maths This site has a wide range of maths activities categorised by age and maths strand This website has mathematics tutorials, tests and games for pupils of all primary school class levels Here you can find a range of interactive maths games categorised by class level (junior infants-second class (KS1) and 3rd-6th class (KS2))
Gaeilge There is a large rage of Irish language programmes, games and activities on this website
Religion Teachers, pupils and parents can access the Veritas Grow in Love and Soul Seekers online series by logging in with the following details Email: trial@growinlove.ie Password: growinlove Physical Education The Body Coach Joe Wicks will have a live workout every day on his YouTube channel every Monday to Friday at 9am Dance classes, stretching tips and challenges for children from 8+ Go Noodle has a wide range of movement video routines to help keep children active every day Social Environmental and Scientific Education (History, Geography and Science) The National Geographic has a wide range of videos, games and quizzes which relate to History, Geography and Science Dorling Kindersley have videos, fun facts and quizzes on a range of topics, especially on the area of S.E.S.E. Get pupils closer to nature with these 50 things to do outdoors. Parents can print off the simple tasks and pupils can tick off the activities as they complete them Visual Arts This Irish visual arts website has short videos, slideshows, lessons and projects for primary school pupils Illustrator Jarrett Lerner has a number of unfinished comic strips here which can be printed off and completed Music An interactive site with a collection of music animations suitable for pupils in senior classes
Drama This website has hundreds of improvisation games for pupils of all ages Community Games Art & Handwriting Competition.
DATE; Sunday 9th Feb. VENUE: Scoil Na Mainistreach TIME: Reg 1.30. Art first 2-3.30 followed by Handwriting at 4pm. ENROLMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 2020
will take place in the on Wednesday 5th. and Thursday 6th. February from 10.00am – 1.00pm. This is an historic year for us as it is the first time that we are enroling boys and girls into our Junior Infants. Please bring the following documentation with you: Child’s Birth Certificate, Current Utility Bill/s (for other acceptable proofs of address see Enrolment Policy on school websites). We are looking for some help to find out how much people in Scoil Na Mainistreach know about Marine Litter. We would like you to help us by filling out a short survey here.
More sporting success on the playing fields for a Scoil Na Mainistreach past pupil. Conor Masterson scored a cracking goal for the 21's in their Euro Qualifier against Sweden last night. A brilliant header by Conor from a corner helped Ireland to a 3-1 win and sets them up for a great chance of qualifying for the Euros next year. Well done Conor and we look forward to seeing him continue his progress with Ireland and his Club QPR.
 Huge congratulations to our past pupil Aaron Browne who has been named on the Electric Ireland Minor Football Team of the Year. A brilliant achievement in what has been an extraordinay year for Aaron on the GAA fields. In July he captained Kildare minors to a Leinster Final win over the arch enemies Dublin! Like all past pupils we are immensely proud of Aaron and his achievements and we look forward to seeing him represent Kildare for many years ahead and who knows help topple them Dubs in Leinster some day!!  This week's jackpot was worth €6,200 and took place on Friday 7th June. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were P Farrell and J Holmes. The numbers drawn were 1,6,24 & 25. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
Our Maynooth Cycle 2019 in association with the Galway Cycle was a tremendous success. Over €2500 was raised by the pupils of the schools in Celbridge. Below we have top class drone footage captured by Adam and Cillian in 6th Class along with excellent pictures taken by parent in Scoil Na Mainistreach Mrs Rossiter. This week's jackpot was worth €5,900 and took place on Friday 17th May. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were E Vennard and J Holmes. The numbers drawn were 2,4,10 & 21. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
It’s Bags of Fun! Scoil Na Mainistreach Charity Clothing Collection Collection Day/Times: Bags can be dropped into school between 9am - 3pm Monday to Friday up until Friday 31st May or on the evenings of Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th May from 7pm - 8pm on these nights. Help NCBI raise funds for the estimated 224,000 people in Ireland experiencing severe problems with their eye-sight including blindness. Bring your previously loved Clothing , linen , curtains , belts , handbags and shoes (paired) in a large plastic sack to your school where it will be collected by our driver. No Cushions Duvets, Pillows, Socks, Underwear or soiled Rag please. We process your donations and sell garments in our 102 Shops nationwide. We recycle what we cannot use for resale. So your donation avoids landfill. Your school will receive an achievement award highlighting the number of bags collected which helps your school gain or Maintain its Green Flag. Your school will also receive money per 10KG Filled bag which funds future school development. Last week's jackpot was worth €5,800 and took place on Friday 10th May. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were D Carton and J Noonan. The numbers drawn were 9,12,14 & 27. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
This week's jackpot was worth €5,700 and took place on Thursday 11th April. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were R Whelan and A Kennedy. The numbers drawn were 4,5,17 & 26. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
The trocaire boxes are being collected on Thursday morning 11th April before 10.30am. Please do not bring in the boxes after this date.
The school will close this Friday 12th April at 12.15 pm for the easter holidays. Please collect children promptly. We will re-open on Monday 29th April at 9 am.
This week's jackpot was worth €5,600 and took place on Friday 5th April. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were K Mulreid and R Blessing. The numbers drawn were 4,22,23 & 27. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
This week's jackpot was worth €5,500 and took place on Friday 29th March. There was no winner of the jackpot. This weeks winners of the €50 were S Mulcahy and A Henderson. The numbers drawn were 11,25,27 & 28. If you wish to take part in our next draw, choose 4 numbers between 1 and 28. The cost is €2 per line. Please do not put your child's name on the envelope, as you need to be over 18 to play. We would ask parents to please support the lotto.
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