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Ceiliúradh 40 Bliain na Gaelscoile/ 40th Celebration Dinner

Ceiliúradh 40 Bliain na Gaelscoile/ 40th Celebration Dinner

Tá An Ghaelscoil 40 i mbliana! Beimid ag ceiliúradh ag ócáid fíor-speisialta sa Woodford Dolmen ar Aoine 5ú /5ú agus táimid ag tabhairt cuireadh duit a bheith ann. Is féidir ticéad a cheannach ar an nasc thíos, nó trí ghlaoch a chur ar Oifig na Gaelscoile (059 ) 9131634. Ba bhreá linn tú a fheiceáil ann! Is féidir stair na scoile a léamh anseo

An Ghaelscoil is 40 this year. We will be celebrating at a very special event in the Woodford Dolmen and we are inviting you to join us. You can buy a ticket by clicking on the link below or by ringing the office (059) 9131634 We’d love to see you there! you can read about the history of the school here.

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Fáilte ar Ais! Welcome!

Tá an scoilbhliain 2022-2023 faoi lán seoil . Is léir go bhfuil  na Naíonáin Bheaga nua ag socrú isteach cheana féin. Guímid gach rath orthu agus iad  ag tosnú ar shaol na Gaelscoile. Cuirimid fáilte chroíúil rompu agus míle fáilte ar ais roimh  na ranganna eile chomh maith. Fáilte roimh na múinteoirí nua atá linn i mbliana. ‘Siad sin An M Emma Rang 1, An Megan Rang 4 ,An M. Rebecca leis na  Naí. Bheaga, An M. Jessica Rang 2,  An M. Michaela  sa tacaíocht foghlama, An M. Conor Rang 3 agus  An M. Ríoghán le Naí Mhóra. Is bliain an-speisialta í seo mar go bhfuil  an Ghaelscoil daichead bliain ar an bhfód agus beimid ag ceiliúradh sin  i rith na bliana

The 2022-2023 school year is well underway. It’s clear that the new Naíonáin Bheaga are settling in well already. We wish them well as they begin their journey through Gaelscoil life.  We bid them a wholehearted  welcome and míle fáilte to the other classes as well. Welcome to our new teachers. They are  An M Emma Rang 1, An Megan Rang 4 ,An M. Rebecca  Naí. Bheaga, An M. Jessica Rang 2,  An M. Michaela  in Learning Support, An M. Conor Rang 3 and An M. Ríoghán in Naí Mhóra. This year is a very significant one as An Ghaelscoil is celebrating its 40th year which we shall celebrate throughout the year.

Unicef

Unicef

Theastaigh ó Choiste na nDaltaí cabhrú le páistí in áiteanna timpeall an domhain go bhfuil cogadh iontu. Shocraíodar ar lá gan éide scoil a reáchtáil agus bhailigh siad €2,500 ar fad. Is iontach an rud é go bhfuil an ghlúín óg ag smaoineamh ar pháistí atá i gcruachás.

An M. Emer ag dul ar scor. An M. Emer’s retirement.

Thosaigh an M. Emer ag múineadh anseo sa Ghaelscoil mar ionadaí i 1997. Fuair si post buan linn i 1998 agus thug sí tús iontach le turas an oideachais do Naíonáin  leis na blianta. Le blianta beaga anuas, bhí sí ag obair mar mhúinteoir tacaíochta agus ag déanamh a dícheall chun tacú leis na leanaí a bhí faoin a cúram ansin chomh maith. Guímid gach dea-ghuí uirthi agus a clann agus í ag dul ar scor.

An M. Emer began her teaching career in An Ghaelscoil as a substitute teacher in 1997. She joined the staff in a permanent capacity in 1998 and  launched many classes of Infants on their education journey for many years. In more recent years, she worked as a member of the support teacher team, where she continued to do her best for the children under her care.We wish her and her family all that is good as she retires.

Scrúdaithe  Dhroim Chonraic 2022/ Drumcondra Tests 2022

Ag teacht le scrúdaithe  Dhroim Chonraic sa Bhéarla agus sa Mhatamaitic a tugadh isteach sa chóras anseo sa Ghaelscoil ag deireadh na scoilbhliana 2019, is i bhfoirm Scóranna Caighdeánacha (Standard Scores) atá na torthaí ar na scrúdaithe caighdeánacha curtha ar fáil do  Rang 1 as seo amach. Tá míniú ar na scóranna  sna nascanna thíos.

In line with the new Drumcondra tests in English and Maths which we introduced at the end of the 2019 school year, our standardised test results are  shared in standardised score format for Rang 1. An explanation of standard scores  and STEN may be found at the links at the end of this post. 

For information on STEN  scores (Rang 2 to Rang 6,)please click on this link /english_tip_sheet_sten

For Rang 1 ,an explanation of standard scores  may be found here. 

Dráma Naíonáin Mhóra/Senior Infants’ Drama

Dráma Naíonáin Mhóra/Senior Infants’ Drama

Comhghairdeachas ollmhór leis na leanaí i Seomra a Sé agus an M. Jill a léirigh dráma den scoth “Cá bhfuil mo Mham? “mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge .Tá an  dráma bunaithe ar an leabhar cáiliúil Monkey Puzzle le Julia Donaldson.  Ghlacadar páirt i gCoirm, áit a bhuadar trí ghradaim agus ansin ghlacadar páirt i bhFéile Scoildrámaíochta Cheatharlach 2022. Bhuadar gradam ansin freisin agus d’éirigh leo dul ar aghaidh go dtí Féile Laighean. Comhghairdeas le Chloe a bhuaigh gradam aonair mar an t-aisteoir ab fhearr ar an lá.

Tá sé mar aidhm ag COIRM lucht bunscoile a spreagadh le seó i nGaeilge a chur ar an ardán a léireoidh na tallanna éagsúla atá ag daltaí na scoile, bídís ón rang céanna nó ó ranganna éagsúla. Sa tslí seo , bíonn Gael Linn ag súil le meas agus spéis na bpáistí sa Ghaeilge a neartú agus deis a thabhairt dóibh í a chleachtadh chomh maith. Tá Coirm dírithe go príomha ar Ghaelscoileanna agus ar bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta.

 Heartiest congratulations to the páistí in Seomra 6 and their teacher, An M. Jill wh gave an excellent performance of “Where’s is my Mammy?” as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. The drama is based on the book “Monkey Puzzle”by Julia Donaldson .They also took part in the “Coirm” competition, where they scooped 3 awards and the Carlow Schools’ Irish Language Drama Festival 2022. They won awards there too and have qualified to go forward to the Leinster Final. Congratulations to Chloe who won the best overall actor on the day.

The aim of Coirm is to promote the Irish language amongst primary children and to allow them to showcase their talents, where they can work with classmates or across a few class groups. Through Coirm, Gael-Linn hopes that the children will develop an interest in the Irish language and  learn an appreciation of it.

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