Junior Infants 2018/ 2019

In September we were delighted to welcome our new class of

Junior Infants. We wish them all every success as they begin their

journey here at Rathduff N.S.

Fáilte agus go n-éirí libh go léir!

Nollaig 2018

Edition 18

Inside this issue:

New Junior

Infants

Tips for parents

Aistear

Chess Club

Oíche Shamhna

Sciath na Scol

Mini 7s

Indoor football

Speech & Drama

Swimming

Cork Pops

Lifetime Lab

Planetarium

Maths Fair

Book swop

Christmas Shoe

box appeal in aid

of HOPE

Christmas Plays

Christmas Mass

– 20th Dec 2018

Cork Simon Food

Appeal

School closes on

Friday 21st of

December and

reopens on

Monday 7th of

January 2019.

We wish to extend a warm welcome to our newest members of

staff Ms. Margaret Buckley and Ms. Audree Walsh.

Also we extend warm congratulations to former staff member Ms.

Michelle O Hanlon on her recent wedding.

Fáilte agus comhghairdeas

Junior and Senior Infants are having great

fun so far this year exploring a wide variety

of themes during their Aistear lessons. Ms.

Moroney and Ms Spillett would like to thank

all parents who donated toys, dress-up

costumes, games, etc to the school as Aistear

resources. They are of great benefit and the

school would be very grateful of any other

toy donations in the future. Go raibh maith

agaibh!

Cork Pops Orchestra

2nd class and Mr. Duggan’s class had a great

outing to Cork Pops. They really enjoyed

listening to music and singing along with the

songs.

Oíche Shamhna

On Friday 26th October our school was a

very scary place to be as all the children

dressed up in fantastic Halloween

costumes.

Tips for Parents - Help your child with

Reading.

1. Establish a regular reading routine at

home.

2. Encourage your child to read on a regular

basis.

3. Help your child to find books that they

will love to read.

4. Use reading examples outside of books –

for example reading cinema timetables,

reading emails, reading weather reports,

etc.

5. Read little and often.

6. Encourage your child to bring home a

library book to read to a younger sibling.

7. Join the local library.

8. Encourage your child in all reading

efforts.

Speech and Drama classes commenced

this September with Ms. Stephanie Rock.

3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Classes enjoyed

swimming lessons in Leisure World,

Churchfield.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our

Simon food collection.

Lifetime Lab

On September 28th 6th class pupils enjoyed a fun

filled, educational trip out to the Lifetime Lab.

Sciath na Scol

Well done to the boys and girls of 5th and 6th classes who participated in the Sciath na Scol

football competition this year. Both boys and girls teams played really well with the boys team

progressing to the Sciath na Scol final which was played in Páirc Uí Rinn on the 8th of November.

We had a great day out in Páirc Uí Rinn. We are extremely proud of ye and we would like to thank

the boys and girls for their commitment. A huge thanks also to the teachers who gave their time

freely to train the teams and to the trainers at the club and parents who helped out with matches

and washing jerseys during the year.

We also participated in the 4th class fun blitz, Mini 7s Football competitions, 3rd class indoor

football blitz, 4th class indoor football blitz and the Sciath na Scol Quiz. Well done to all the boys

and girls who participated.

Planetarium

On October 15th 2018 we had a very enjoyable day

when the Planetarium visited our school.

Maths Week – Maths Fair

On Wednesday October 17th we held a maths fair in the school hall as part of Maths Week.

Thank you to all the classes who set up very interesting and enjoyable problem solving maths

stations. Thank you to Ms Cunnane and all the teachers for organising a very successful maths

fair. Well done to Rang 6 also for taking part in the daily problem solving tasks each day.

.

Book Swop

Thank you to Ann Burns who organised a

book swop for the children in the school

hall on Thursday 18th October 2018. It

was a great success!

As you can see we have had a very busy term

here in school. We look forward to lots more

fun and learning in 2019.

On behalf of the staff we would like to wish

all our students and their families a very

happy and peaceful Christmas and a

prosperous and healthy new year.

Guímid Nollag fé shonas is fé shuaimhneas

oraibh go léir agus táimid ag tnúth go mór

mhór libh a fheiscint san athbhlian le cúnamh

Dé.

Christmas Plays

Our school Christmas Plays were held on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th of December this

year. The plays were very enjoyable and a huge success. Thank you to Stephanie Rock (Drama

Teacher), teachers and children for all the hard work. Thank you too to the Parents Association

and parents who helped with costumes and putting up the stage.

Chess Club

Chess club has returned again this year

and the children are training hard at

lunch time once a week. Thanks to Ms

Kavanagh, Ms Bohannon and Ms Walsh for

all their help.