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On 23rd May we had a surprise visit from two little Spring lambs. The children really enjoyed feeding and playing with them. A very big thank you to Mr & Mrs Cousins for bringing them into our school.
We had great fun during active schools week May 7th to 10th - Tuesday Hannah was here for Zumba, Wednesday we went swimming, Thursday was Athletics with Hugh and Friday we had G.A.A. with T.Y. students from Colaiste Bhride - up and coming 'All Stars'!
Thank you everyone.
On Wednesday April 10th Alison McGuire came to our school to help the children plant the vegetable patch in our garden. We planted a variety of veg such as leeks, onions, broccoli, carrots etc. Thank you Alison! We look forward to watching them grow....
On Friday 8th March 2019 we had our annual fundraising walk in Tomnafinnogue Wood. Thank you to everyone who took part on a cold and wet March afternoon!
On Friday 21st December 2018, Colin from FLEW TO YOU visited the school with owls. We learned a lot about birds of prey and the children thoroughly enjoyed it.
On Wednesday 11th April 2018 we had a visit from Grace Garde who is a specialist with the Heritage in Schools Scheme. Grace came to plant flowers and vegetables in our garden. The children really enjoyed this and got to plant their own seeds to bring home. We look forward to watching them grow! A small area has been fenced off as a wildlife meadow at the back of the church for the children to observe the native wild flowers that grow in summer.
On Wednesday March 21st we had a visit from Agri-Kids to teach the children about farm safety.
"We learned to stay away from the tractors when they are moving and never climb on the tyres. We learned to stay away from cows, especially when they have new born calves. Never go near slurry when it's being mixed". By Vinnie 3rd Class.
2017/2018
Music Generation
On Thursday 22nd June 2017 All Saints' NS took part in the Music Generation Concert in Colaiste Bhride. There were a lot of schools taking part in the concert. The other schools that took part were Carysfort NS, Sacred Heart NS, Ballintemple NS, St. Mary's NS, St. Brigids NS and Kilcommon NS.
We were the smallest group to take part. We sang two songs on our own. There were Kusimama and Chim Chim Cheree. We also joined all the other schools at the end to sing the final song Going Up a Yonder.
Angelica, 5th Class.
On the 22nd June we took part in a Music Generation Concert in Colaiste Bhride, Carnew. As a treat, before we went to the concert we had pizza in school.
There were 7 schools that took part from around the area. We were the smallest group to sing. We sang two songs on our own, Kusimama and Chim Chim Cheree. We also sang Going Up a Yonder with the other schools.
Our parents came to watch us sing. I really enjoyed singing on stage and had a great time listening to all the other schools singing.
Amelie, 3rd Class.
Tearfund Ireland
On May 29th Emma Lynch from Tearfund came to talk to the children about their work in Africa. She talked about a typical child's day there and compared it to a typical child's day in Ireland.
On May 16th Grace Garde spoke to the children about mini beasts and plants in the school garden. As it was a wet day she explained that there were lots of slugs and snails about us as they are not afraid of drying out. They don't appear on sunny days. She told us lavender is good for bees, but lots of insects and slugs don't like the smell of it and won't eat it. Grace explained that the Yew trees that grow in the Churchyard are poisonous for everyone. She thought they were 300 years old.
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Operation Scarecrow!
Our thanks to Alison McGuire who helped the children make scarecrows for the school garden.
April 24th – 28th was ACTIVE SCHOOL WEEK.
We had an action packed week. On Monday, we went swimming to Courtown which will continue for the next 5 weeks. On Tuesday, Miss Kinch set up an obstacle course in the playground. There were many different stations including weaving, hurdles, balancing, throwing and running. On Wednesday, we had Hannah Nolan for a Zumba Dancing session! The children really enjoyed this activity! There were lots of tired legs afterwards..... On Thursday we travelled to Tomnafinnogue Wood where we had great fun taking part in a Scavenger Hunt. It was a lovely morning for a walk and we saw lots of interesting things. We finished off our action packed week with a Soccer Tournament for 1st to 6th class while the Infants had fun with Go Noodle.
Alison McGuire very kindly came into school to help the children plant vegetables in the school garden. We planted a variety of vegetables including pumpkins, squash, beans, lettuce, chives, potatoes. Hopefully our lovely scarecrows that we made with Alison in the first term will be in the garden soon to help protect our crops.. The children will care for the garden during breaks.
Planting in the garden
Planting in the garden
Waterspoutt
On Monday 13th February, Professor Kevin McGuigan from the Royal College of Surgeons Dublin came to speak to our pupils on the subject of providing clean, safe, drinking water in primary schools across rural Africa and other developing countries. Kevin spoke to pupils about the difficulties and challenges which face these communities in finding water – which is usually unsafe to drink – and transporting it many kilometres home; a task which is often designated to the younger, primary aged children of the family to carry out. Kevin and his team here and in Africa work to get people harvesting rainwater in large concrete containers and then render it safe to drink using plastic bottles, racks to contain them, and solar power. Each installation costs €1000 and enables a school to provide some 350 pupils and teachers with bottles of safe drinking water to take home at the end of each school day. The results are safer drinking water, fewer diseases and deaths caused by unsafe water, and children who are able to attend school on a more consistent basis.
On Shrove Tuesday after we had lots of pancakes, we had a sponsored walk to the Sports Field in Carnew to raise money to help provide a school in Uganda with safe drinking water. 1st – 6th Classes carried a small water bottle. Together with Kilcommon N.S. Coláiste Bhríde and the churches in the Tinahely Carnew group our goal is to raise €1,000 to provide one primary school in Uganda with a tank and bottles for safe water. Please visit www.waterspoutt.eu for more information.
Visual Arts Exhibition
The Youth Arts Exhibition “It is not what it seems” opened in the Courthouse Arts Centre in Tinahely on January 11th. It featured the work of primary and secondary school pupils in the area. Below are photos of the artwork the pupils from All Saints' N.S. submitted...
Wicklow National Park
On January 31st speakers from the Wicklow National Park Outreach Service in Glendalough came to talk to the children about Mammals. This was a very enjoyable visit and focused on Irish mammals such as bats, mice, squirrels, rabbits, badgers and hedgehogs.
Model Exhibition – Sunday February 5th
The Model Exhibition took place on Sunday February 5th in Coláiste Bhríde. This was our main Fundraising Event for this year. The Exhibition was run by the three schools in Carnew and the proceeds divided equally. A huge thank you to all our parents who helped setting up/tidying up, baking cakes, tombola, teas etc. Your help was very much appreciated.
Friendship Week
We are having a Friendship Week from February 13th – 17th. Children will explore friendship through poetry, drama, music, art, games and circle time.
Stay Safe Programme
All classes will be working on the Stay Safe Programme this term. The programme is designed to teach children personal safety skills. Topics include:- friendship, bullying, secrets/ telling and strangers.
Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme
The Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme is back! The aim is to increase children's consumption of fruit and vegetables. We participated in this programme in 2013 and have received an invitation to take part this term. This programme begins on Friday March 3rd and runs for three weeks.
The key elements for Junior Infants to 2nd Class are -
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16 days of prepared fruit and vegatables in individual portion packs
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Stickers and rewards for every child
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Food Dudes DVDs
The senior classes in the school will be provided with fruit and vegetables for 8 tasting days and will receive 4 rewards as well as Food Dudes lunchboxes.
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