4th Class
Welcome to Ms. Kate Leddy's 4th Class
Welcome to our classroom!
Here is a copy of the school calendar for 2023/2024:
Classroom Gallery
Our Classroom News!
Easter Events!
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
April 8, 2024
How lucky were we to have the Easter Bunny visit us before the holidays!!
We also had an Easter Egg hunt. It was so much fun!!
There was also an Easter Egg raffle. The hampers were kindly donated by Mount Hanover Farms. One hamper was raffled per classroom. Congratulations to the lucky winners!!
Say Yes to Languages
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
April 8, 2024
In term 2 the children in 3rd,4th,5th & 6th Class participated in the ‘Say Yes to Languages’ initiative. Thank you to Elena from ‘Lingotot Drogheda & East Meath’ for facilitating the Spanish lessons.
Standardised Testing Dates 2024
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
January 18, 2024
Standardised testing for the children in 1st – 6th Class will take place on the following dates.
If at all possible, please avoid booking holidays for these dates.
o Spelling: February 27th & 28th
o Reading: May 8th & 9th
o Maths: May 28th & 29th
September 2023 Newsletter
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
September 29, 2023
Please use the link below to view the September newsletter.
Back to School!!!
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
August 29, 2023
Looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school tomorrow!
Staff List 2023/2024:
Junior Infants: Ms Mary Clayton
Senior Infants: Ms Brigid O Donnell
1st/2nd: Ms Lisa Maher
3rd/4th: Mr Padraig McGroggan
5th/6th: Ms Lorraine O’Loughlin
SET: Ms Laura McGinty
SNA: Mrs Mary Kennedy
Secretary: Mrs Jennifer Donoghue
Art and Craft material, photocopying and stationery: €40
Personal Pupil Insurance (24hr cover) **Optional** €9
Payment can be made online through the following portal:
https://www.aladdin.ie/p/6180051006521344
Please ensure payment is made on or before Friday September 22nd 2023
See you all at 8.50am tomorrow!!
JEP Showcase Day 2023
Ms. Lorraine O’Loughlin
March 20, 2023
Please join us for our ‘Showcase Day’ for ‘Cara Buidéal’ at 10 am in the GP Room on Friday March 24th.
The bottles and jars will be available to buy after the presentation.
Student Corner
Notes & Reminders
The School Day:
8.50: Drop Off
2.30: Home Time
General Notes:
Tracksuit to be worn on PE day only
Healthy Eating Policy:
At Scoil Cholmcille, we have a healthy eating policy. The children are encouraged to eat fruit and veg. Sweets, chocolate, biscuits and crisps are not allowed in school.
As Scoil Cholmcille is a NUT FREE SCHOOL, we would ask that parents do not give their children nut products for lunch.
Tips for Parents:
Helping_your_child_in_3rd & 4th
Maths Tips: Division
Useful Class Links
Kids Website Directories
www.kidsites.com
Links to the best of the children’s web sites and all of the sites have been checked and approved for kids.
The Internet Public Library Youth Division has seemingly endless sites of a more educational nature.
Helpful Free Apps
Little Writer–The Tracing App for Kids
Free app for tracing letters and learning all the sounds and letter formation of the alphabet.
App where kids have to solve the maths problems to crack open the quirky eggs on legs.
Star Walk – 5 Stars Astronomy Guide
An App where you can point your iPad or iPhone at the sky and see what stars, constellations, and satellites you are looking at in real-time.
PopMath is a fun game for kids of all ages to practice basic math.
Yahooligans is a browsable, searchable directory of Internet sites for kids. Each site has been carefully checked by an experienced educator to ensure the content and links are appropriate for young people. The site is primarily aimed at primary age readers
Reading Corner
Nothing Found, Stay Tuned Though!
Extra Information
Useful Websites:
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ – a variety of Maths games and English games
Launched Sept 2012. Includes audio and video content to support parents with literacy difficulties and links to others websites providing more detailed information on specific topics. The site is designed for parents, grandparents and carers of children aged 0 – 12 years and is searchable according to the child’s age.
Providing lots of information and activities on History, Geography & Science broken down into class levels.
Providing a range of resources, worksheets, and project information for all subjects within the Irish primary curriculum broken down by class levels.
Discover Primary Science is a flagship project run by the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. The programme aims to show children how important and fun science can be!
A database of Irish terms containing over 270,000 terms, searchable under both Irish and English versions.
A site devoted to the history of the Vikings in Ireland
Webwise.ie educates on safer usage of the Internet. Aimed at students, teachers and parents it also promotes the positive aspects of using the Internet and informs on how to deal with the risks.