A webinar will take place next Thursday for parents of children starting school in September. It may be of interest to our new parents. The link to register is: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8Lh_ckOkSP6nm5Y1_owjPA?fbclid=IwAR3vmUiXYsVAq0sc9nN_OoaJGNgAVGAYQ4inynCfZyQCnrzUxPGV36aAQjM
Next Thursday, the 18th June is our Virtual Sports Day. Children will be asked to choose five activities from a list of nine activities. If you have a photo or video of your activities, you can post them to your teacher.
Book Publisher Puffin is holding an online festival all this week with many fantastic authors reading their books that children love. You can watch the sessions on their Facebook page.
This programme outlines the essential life-saving guidelines that every child needs to know. Every parent is more than qualified to guide their children through this programme and all lessons have been adapted to facilitate home learning.
PAWS is now on the RTE Home School Hub available at: https://www.rte.ie/learn/2020/0513/1138157-learn-skills-that-save-lives-by-becoming-a-paws-hero/
SSE Airtricity and Dublin Zoo have launched The Eco Explorers Club a new online resource platform inform and educate children on the natural world. The Eco Explorers Club is a 10 week course created with the Dublin Zoo Discovery and Learning Team. It will explore five educational topics related to sustainability and the natural world including biodiversity, climate change and pollution. The range of resources, created together with Dublin Zoo’s Discovery and Learning team, is available on The Eco Explorers Club hub.
Coding Ireland have launched their sixth challenge. Remember there is a beginners and advanced challenge. You can access challenges at: https://www.codingireland.ie/WeeklyChallenge
Athletics Ireland have launched a six week programme Little Athletics Programme. The Little Athletics video series is a step by step progressive introduction for Children (5-10yrs) to the ABC Programme. (Agility,Balance ,Co-ordination).
This Friday, Team Ireland will join RTE’s Home School Hub to bring you the ultimate school sports day in your own home!
Next week RTÉ Home School Hub Olympics will feature interviews, activities and challenges with Olympians Thomas Barr, Shane O’Donoghue and Claire Lambe, World Champion Boxer Kellie Harrington, and Paralympian Greta Streimikyte.
Ireland’s Rocks is running Times Tables Rock Stars from the 15th to 18th June. There will be lots of prizes up for grabs! If you are not a subscriber you can sign up for free during the lockdown at: www.ttrockstars.com/page/irelandrocks2020
