Happy Halloween from 3rd and 4th Class

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It’s hard to believe, we are at the end of the first half of term already – we have been busy in 3rd and 4th class.

The boys and girls have worked extremely hard since September and should be very proud of their efforts.

In Maths – we have been exploring addition, subtraction and multiplication, all of which will set us up to tackle lots of other areas in Maths throughout the year.

In English, we have been busy with Recount and Report Writing. The children wrote some exceptional pieces,  about fairies. We will be keeping a close eye out next time we are in the woods, to see if we can spot one! They also blew their teacher away, with some amazing reports on a country of their choice – super impressive!

In Irish, we have been exploring the Aimsir Chaite Briathra Rialta. The boys and girls have really grasped these over the past few weeks which is amazing! We have also been practicing forming our own sentences in Gaeilge through games which has been great fun! We looked at Mé Féin and Bia.

We have been learning about our bodies, inside and out as well as delving into the past, learning about The Stone Age.

To top it all off, we have been in full swing practicing for our big show and by golly is it going to be a good one, not to be missed!

We made some fantastic mosaic pumpkins and had a spooky colouring competition.

The children made a fantastic effort with their costumes for our Halloween Dress Up in aid of Trick or Treat for Temple Street so well done to everyone. We enjoyed our Halloween disco and assembly where we performed our Oíche Shamhna song for the whole school.

Well done to all the boys and girls in 3rd and 4th who have made a great start to the school year. We can’t wait to see what comes next. Have a very Happy and Safe Halloween!

 

Annual Admissions Notice

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St Michael’s National School
Annual Admission Notice
in respect of admissions to the 2023/2024 school year
 

Admission Policy and Application Form: 

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2023/2024 school year is available as follows: –

To download at: www.stmichaelsns.ie

On request: By emailing stmichaelsnsdonaghmoyne@gmail.com

Or on request: By writing to St Michael’s National School, Donaghmoyne, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, A81EA37.

 

Part 1 – Admissions to the 2023/2024 school year

Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2023/2024

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants:

The school will commence accepting applications for admission onNov 7th 2022
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission onMarch 1st 2023
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application isMarch 12th 2022
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission isTwo Weeks

Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period mentioned above may result in the offer being withdrawn.

 

Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.

Number of places being made available in 2023/2024: 

The number of places being made available in junior infants20

Cumann na mBunscol

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There were fantastic celebrations among our brilliant footballers here in Saint Michael N.S. school this week as they progress to the final of the Cumann na mBunscol school league, which will take place on Saturday 22nd October in Castleblayney.

We would like to say a massive thank you to our coach Darren Fox for helping prepare the boys for the competitions.

Busy Bees in the Infant Classroom

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Our Junior and Senior Infants have been very busy over the past few weeks. We have settled in really well to school life and have managed to pack in a lot of fun along the way!

 

We have been working on our cutting skills.

 

We revised all of the colours of the rainbow.

 

We have been working on our phonological awareness by learning different rhymes and poems. After learning ‘Humpty Dumpty’ we decided to create our own using our amazing cutting and painting skills!

 

We have taken part in fun PE lessons with Eamonn from Monaghan Coaching and Games Committee.

 

.. and we created these ‘Busy Bees’ reminding us of the classroom rules that we decided on back in August!

Conor McSkeane Memorial Cup

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Well done to the boys in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Class who won this year’s cup in the Conor McSkeane Memorial Tournament!

Welcome Back Everyone!

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Good Afternoon everyone,

It’s hard to believe that we are returning to school on Monday. The Summer has gone by so fast. I hope you all had a very enjoyable break and are well rested. We are very excited to welcome you all back, and we are looking forward to another amazing year in St Michaels.

Before returning, here is a quick reminder of a few school rules:

  • Gates open at 9.15 am, students are not insured to be on the premises before this time.
  • Junior Infants/ Senior Infants, 1st & 2nd Class, all enter the school via the main front door to the left when they enter the yard. 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th class will enter via the bottom door to the right  when the enter the yard. They will be directed by myself/ Debby / Nicola  so no need to worry.
  • Junior Infant parents are more than welcome to take their children into their classroom , for the first day. However, with limited space and lack of the middle yard (as building work on our new classroom has commenced), we would urge parents to enter and leave the building as soon as possible. Photographs can be taken in the yard before entering the classroom. Junior Infants will finish at 12pm for the first two weeks. This will allow them the time they need to adjust to the school life gradually, without exhausting them.
  • We are a health promoting school and would ask parents to refer to our healthy eating policy regarding appropriate school lunches. Due to several children with nut allergies, no products containing nuts are permitted on the premises.
  • Please ensure your child has all books/ copies etc with them on their first day. This will allow teachers the opportunity to get their classrooms set up and will enable  teaching to take place as soon as possible. Please label everything for your child!!!!!!
  • We are very excited to see our lovely new school jumper and we would ask parents to adhere to the school uniform. Plain grey tracksuit bottoms (not leggings) and grey polo t- shirt.
  • While we are no longer required to adhere to Covid 19 guidelines, we would ask parents to continue to promote and encourage good hygiene etiquette, as we will within the school.
  • School finishing time will return to 3pm for all classes, with students leaving via the same gate they enter from.

 

If there are any queries, please email stmichaelsnsdonaghmoyne@gmail.com

See you all Monday,

Ms Whelan.

Yoga Bears 2022

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As part of our Active Schools Campaign and also our Mental Health Initiative, the Junior Classes in the school enjoyed participating in some yoga based lessons with Mrs. Mc Guirk. We learned how to relax and unwind and also explored techniques to help us stay focused. Everyone enjoyed the Yoga Bears sessions.

 

School Tour 2022

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Staff and pupils were full of excitement on Friday 13th of May 2022. It was our first school tour since 2019, so we were delighted to get the opportunity to go on an outing as a whole school again! Our destination this year was Castleblaney Outdoor Adventure Centre.

The children got involved in several physical, mental, skill and water-based challenges. The day was enjoyed by all and everyone arrived home in great form after their fun filled day of activities.

First Holy Communion 30th April 2022

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On Saturday the 30th of April 2022, our five amazing boys and our four fantastic girls in Second Class got to make their First Holy Communion.  Finally, we got the opportunity to celebrate this special occasion on the expected date and even though we had a wet morning, the children shone.

Our entire school community is incredibly proud of each and every one of them. They did our school, themselves and their families proud with their prayerful and respectful participation in the mass. They sang their hearts out and we are certain that it will be a day that they will never forget.

It was a privilege to help these wonderful children on their journey of faith to the sacrament of First Holy Communion.

We would like to sincerely thank Fr. Daly for all his support as we prepared for this special day. He without doubt ensured that the day was  a truly memorable one for the children.

We hope that your weekend of celebrations was all you wished for. May God continue to guide our First Communicants in faith and protect them always with his love.

 

Autism Awareness Day 2022

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On Friday 1st April 2022 we celebrated Autism Awareness Day. Firstly, we recapped on what we had learned last year about autism. We then learned about living with autism from the perspective of Megan, a ten year old girl from Canada whose little brother Matt has autism. We learned a lot from watching Megan go through daily life, and we have definitely taken away some brilliant ways to help make life easier for someone with autism. We also wore blue on the day to support Autism Awareness!

Thank you to all of the boys and girls for taking part.