Knockanean N.S

30/09/2020

Great to see so many students cycling to and from school this year!

09/09/2020

This FREE webinar may be of interest to some parents. It’s suitable for Parents with children in Preschool and Primary school.

NEPS will be presenting a webinar for parents: “Reading aloud to children, how it builds vocabularies”

Reading aloud to children from a very young age underpins future literacy development. It is the single most important parental activity for helping reading success (Bredekamp, Copple, & Neuman, 2000).

Children can listen to stories at a much higher level than they can read, so reading aloud makes complex ideas more accessible and exposes children to vocabulary, background knowledge and language patterns that are not part of everyday speech. This, in turn, will familiarise children to the structure of books when they read independently (Fountas & Pinnell, 1996).

Reading aloud to children also allows less skilled readers to access the same rich and engaging books that strong readers read on their own, and encourages them to become better readers. Pupils of any age benefit enormously being read aloud from high quality books.

This webinar is aimed at parents of children in pre-school or primary school age range.

Register here:

NEPS will be presenting the webinar for parents: “Reading aloud to children, how it builds vocabularies” Reading aloud to children from a very young age underpins future literacy development. It is the single most important parental activity for helping reading success (Bredekamp, Copple, & Neum...

25/08/2020

We found Aoibheann’s lovely Knockanean 5th class tribute among the wall of artistic stones in Clahane 💜💜 a well done Aoibheann!

17/08/2020

A great post that is worth sharing:

Back to school this year is ideal for NO ONE.
Not for teachers.
Not for parents.
Hybrid is not ideal.
Virtual is not ideal.
Face-to-face in the midst of a pandemic is not ideal.

For every kid who is anxious to get back to the classroom there is another who has anxiety about returning.

For every parent who wonders,
“How am I going to manage this?”
There is a teacher wondering,
“How am I going to manage this?”
Often, a person wears both titles.

For every kindergarten parent who is sad that this is how their child will begin their education, there is a parent of a senior who is bummed that this is how their child will end theirs.

For every person angry about their child having to wear a mask, there is a person who is petrified their immune compromised family member will get ill.

Life has thrown us a huge curve ball.
A plot twist if you will.
It will not be easy.
We will be challenged.
We will get frustrated.

I hope we rise to the occasion.
I hope we help one another.
We will all need help.
I hope we treat each other with grace.
We will all need grace.
I hope we realize that at the end of the day, our kids need us to be the light.
Set the tone.
See the good.
Take a really unfortunate situation and do our best to make it okay.
For them.
For us.💕

05/05/2020

To all the little heroes...

28/04/2020

Some useful resources and links for parents:

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23/04/2020

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22/04/2020

This looks interesting:
, an immersive nature adventure from TED-Ed, UN Environment Programme and partners. Dive into 30 Days of videos, quizzes, and activities that will help students celebrate, connect with and explore the natural world:

Dive into videos, quizzes, and activities that will help students celebrate, connect with and explore the natural world.

21/04/2020

Seesaw - additional information that parents may find helpful :)

06/02/2018

17/03/2017

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona Duit.

01/03/2017

The Diocese of Killaloe is holding an evening workshop on “The dangers of Social Media – Challenges for those working with children”. The facilitator will be Dr Maureen Griffin who has great expertise in this area. The date is Wednesday 5th April 2017 in the Oakwood Hotel in Shannon, 6.30pm registration and tea / coffee, for start at 7.00pm to 9.30 pm. The cost of the evening will be €10.

Please find attached a booking form if you have any queries please contact Cleo Yates, Director of Safeguarding, on [email protected].