Thursday Newsletter 30/03/2023

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

Completed New Mission Statement

We are kind to ourselves and others, in school and beyond. Accepting each person as they are, we celebrate our individuality and our differences. We include and encourage everyone, working together to give all an equal chance, and a voice.

Each of us is responsible for keeping our school a safe, fun, and friendly place to learn, where we can all thrive. Glasnevin ETNS values nurturing positive relationships, being Active, Creative and making fair choices toward building a better world. Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Positive Behaviour Policy

Please click here to view the updated Positive Behaviour Policy ratified at the Board of Management this week.

And More! (see photos below)

ALC Blue have been working with ‘Alan the Artist’ as part of the Teacher Artist Partnership TAP over the last few months. TAP is an Arts in Education initiative where an Artist is funded to come into a school to work with a class. The students created some amazing sculptures and did lots of extra literacy work based on the project. Our lovely ALC parents were in to look at our great work on Tuesday.

You can check out our creative TAP journey in our digital portfolio (below).

Junior Infants had a wonderful trip to the Botanic Gardens. Many thanks to parent Ciara, who is the education officer there, for inviting us into the Viking House and explaining how the vikings used plants. We saw lots of signs of spring and the children were fantastic on walking to and from the gardens.

Mystery Readers
Junior Infants are loving having their parents visit the class as mystery readers this term and we hope to continue in term 3. If you are interested please let Sorcha or Daniel know.

Lisa’s Senior Infant’s wonderful clay pinch pot animal creations!

We had lots of fun doing our science investigation this week using different materials to make a boat that would float. Then we tested them to see how many marbles they could hold!

4th classes trip to the Botanic gardens today

Parents’ Resources

The following resources may be of interest to you in preparation for SPHE delivery:

RSE- Making The ‘Big Talk’ many small talks: For parents of 4 -7 year olds
RSE – Making The ‘Big Talk’ many small talks: For parents of 8 – 12 year olds
RSE- Making the ‘Big Talk’ many small talks: Healthy Ireland library collection
Alcohol and Drugs: A Parent’s Guide – practical advice to help parents and children communicate about alcohol and other drugs.
Healthy Eating – START your child on a healthy lifestyle, with tips and advice on how to create a healthy lifestyle for your children
Healthy Eating – START Healthy Lunchbox Leaflet Order or download from www.healthpromotion.ie

Upcoming:

Friday 31^st March 2023 School Closes at 12pm

19^th May 2023 School Closed for Primary Language Curriculum training.

Sports Day

Senior – Thursday 1^stJune
Junior – Friday 2^nd June

Art Day – Friday 9^th June

School Tours

ALC Green – 31^st May to Dublin Zoo
Junior Infants – 13^th June to Newbridge Farm
Senior Infants – 30^th May to Newgrange Farm
1^st Class – 24^th May to Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park
2^nd Class – 1^st June to Squirrel Scramble
3^rd Class – 25^th May to Squirrel Scramble
4^th Class – 30^th May to Navan Adventure Centre
5^th Class – 7^th June to Flynn Park Adventure Park
6^th Class – 31^st May to Flynn Park Adventure Park

School Calendar for Academic Year 2023/2024

Reminder:

Please arrive to school on time as many classes are doing circle time and other learning activities at 8:40am, coming in later than this disrupts the whole class learning and means your child is missing out.