We've just been notified of another brilliant installment of the Incredible Years Parent Programme being held in Sligo Education Centre. Please do spread the word and if you are interested please contact the Centre as soon as possible as the course starts this coming Monday 10th March.  If you wish you can download and complete the application form and perhaps email it to the Centre today. 

More information on The Incredible Years Parent Training Programme can be found by clicking here. 

The Class Reps are as follows:

As part of our School Improvement Plan to raise literacy standards in our school, we are asking parents to donate new or used books for our Classroom Libraries. The Parents' Association have generously donated €1,000 to provide new books for our libraries and some parents have already made donations of books to the school. If you have books at home that your children have outgrown and they are taking up room on your bookshelves please feel free to drop them in to us.

Please be aware of the following criteria:

• The books must be in good condition (If they are not enticing to your children at home, they won't be attractive to children at school either).
• Novels and storybooks only please (no comics, magazines, annuals etc.)
• Any reading level from 4yrs to 12yrs is acceptable but please be careful not to include teenage literature that might not be suitable.

You can drop off suitable books to Mary at the front office or send them in with your children. 
Thank you all for your continued support of all our initiatives and projects. 
Ní neart go cur le chéile!!

This year, for the first time, Scoil Ursula ran a pilot Book Rental Scheme for Junior Infant Classes. Now we need your help in evaluating the success of the scheme. If you took part in the Book Rental Scheme please take two minutes of your time to fill in the form below. Your help in this is much appreciated. 
 - Book Rental Scheme Committee

Our annual Carol Singing event took place in Quayside Shopping Centre on Saturday 15th of December from 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

It was an amazing day full of festive cheer. Can you spot yourself? 

The internet is a fantastic resource full of information and great learning opportunities for children and adults alike. 
To help you help your children we've listed some website links here where you can learn about what you can do to help keep your children safe online. The best starting points is always: 

1. Get involved - talk to your child about their internet use, what they do, who they communicate with and what they see/ read
2. Get informed - make sure you read up on the latest in internet use, social networking and new media

Here are some great links to help you get started:

• http://www.internetsafety.ie
• http://www.webwise.ie
• http://www.hotline.ie
• http://www.youtube.com/user/WatchYourpace 

There will be a permanent link to this post in the sidebar of this blog too. 

The NCCA (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment) has developed some new maths resources for parents in partnership with the Marino Institute of Education.
 
They include 12 video clips and two tip sheets all focused on the infant level in primary schools. The purpose of the resources is to share ideas and tips with parents for things they can do using everyday items, to help their children learn and have fun with maths.

To find the resources simply click here. This link is also permanently on the sidebar of this blog. 

Our bag 2 school fundraiser  has now commenced and we would ask all parents to drop the bags to the school on the morning of Friday 26th October. This is a unique opportunity for all of us to recycle  any unwanted clothing,shoes,bags,belts and soft toys, whilst helping to raise funds for the school.Bag 2 School will donate an  additional 10%  to The Lauralynn House,Irelands first childrens hospice.If you have already filled the Bag 2 School bag your child(ren) brought home you can use any bag you may have to donate more.The Parents Association are aiming to provide the senior block with books as part of the literacy programme and the junior block with books as part of the jolly phonics programme.All donations of unwanted items is very much appreciated.