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4th, 5th and 6th classes will be taking part in the Intel Mini Scientist Programme this month.
Congratulations to our 3rd class girls who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on Friday, 18th September.
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School Calendar for 2020-2021
Christmas Holidays
School will close on Tuesday 22nd of December at 12.00.
School will re-open after the Christmas holidays on Wednesday 6th January 2021.
February Mid-Term Break
School closed Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February
St. Patrick's Day
School closed Wednesday 17th March
Easter Holidays
School closed Monday 29th March - Friday 9th April
May Bank Holiday - School closed Monday 3rd May
June Bank Holiday - School closed Friday 4th June and Monday 7th June
Summer Holidays - School closes Friday 25th June
School will close on Tuesday 22nd of December at 12.00.
School will re-open after the Christmas holidays on Wednesday 6th January 2021.
February Mid-Term Break
School closed Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February
St. Patrick's Day
School closed Wednesday 17th March
Easter Holidays
School closed Monday 29th March - Friday 9th April
May Bank Holiday - School closed Monday 3rd May
June Bank Holiday - School closed Friday 4th June and Monday 7th June
Summer Holidays - School closes Friday 25th June
Christ the King Church
Visit Christ the King church on their new website page www.cabraparish.ie . You will find a 'kids corner' section, parish newsletter and access to the church webcam.
Return to School Information
Three short videos providing age appropriate advice on returning to school.
https://youtu.be/92MLB_0nq8Q 2nd class
https://youtu.be/MVlb0jAm55Y 3rd - 6th class
https://youtu.be/03RXGM1hMMI Advice for parents
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Useful links:
- Click on this link to download a fantastic resource 'The Great Isolation Activity Book' https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gasHX74OYHHH4hrrP5Y823FarA_TgnuI/view?usp=sharing or record this time in history by filling in your own Covid-19 Time Capsule https://s3.letsembark.ca/long-creations/2020-COVID-19-Time-Capsule-Metric.pdf
- We'd like to share a fantastic resource from our friends in Cloughfin National School in Co. Donegal. They have made Padlets for each of the year groups. A Padlet is an online noticeboard where links to relevant websites can be easily shared.
- 1st/2nd class padlet: https://padlet.com/ffarry1/firsec
- 3rd/4th class padlet: https://padlet.com/ffarry1/thifou
- 5th/6th class: padlet: https://padlet.com/ffarry1/fifthsixth
- Learn to type https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/
- Bake some treats www.londis.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Londis-Little-Baker-Book..pdf
- Practise being kind to yourself and to others https://indd.adobe.com/view/5237deef-2311-469f-9e2d-b5ee89c2000f?fbclid=IwAR0m8E9BshpKCgx8Fva0LHMELGBHuhzZl2zdsU290v6Dj9YAdm0F89qrjUU
- Christ the King Church have recently started a facebook page. Keep an eye on this for updates from our parish as well as colouring sheets and much more! https://www.facebook.com/The-Church-of-Christ-the-King-Cabra-111692867137633/
- Draw with Don! www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4dO9D4okn25M6mvfB02rQ Take a paper and pencil and draw along with Irish artist Don Conroy!
- Grow in Love is providing free access to its religion textbooks and online resources. Log in on the www.growinlove.ie website with the following details:
Password: growinlove
You can then click on your class level to find your class textbook in ebook form and online resources.
- https://www.mathsweek.ie/2019/maths-at-home/ use this link to take part in daily maths activities. Each day you will find a fun maths activity that you can do with everyday things that you might have at home, Target Boards, 24 and Simultaneous Equations. You might remember doing some of these activities during Maths Week.
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRwQrzogy-g - Here is a link to our daily loving kindness meditation we had been practicing in school. Keep up the good work and don't be afraid to get the whole family involved!
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - This is a great website with lots of maths games. You can find 'hit the button' to practice your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division tables and also 'The daily 10'. Why not try the daily 10 with your brothers, sisters, or even parents!
- https://www.twinkl.ie/ - This website is offering free membership for parents at the moment. You can sign up and find worksheets, powerpoint presentations and a lot more on a wide variety of topics.
- https://www.gonoodle.com/ - A fantastic resource to get some exercise- even if its raining! There is also lots of meditation and yoga available on this website.
- Listen to an audio book on https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
- https://www.storyberries.com/ This is a free online collection of easy-to-read and beautifully illustrated stories, comics and poems for children.
- www.storylineonline.net Listen to children's books being read by famous actors alongside creatively produced illustrations.
- https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1 From Monday 23rd of March Joe Wicks will be doing a PE workout live every morning at 9:00. The videos will be saved there afterwards. He also has lots of fun Kids Workout videos!