Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire

Happy New Year to all and I hope you and your family are keeping safe and well. As you know schools will remain closed until the 1st of February. Teaching and learning will continue from Monday 11th on Seesaw (Infants to 3rd classes) and on Google Classroom (4th – 6th Classes). We’ve done this before – so we can do it again! As always, encourage your child to participate as best she can and try to establish a routine from next week. Please do not let school work become a source of stress in your home – just do your best.

You can collect your child’s books from school on Monday 11th – click here to see information detailing the specific times and pick-up points. We are doing this is in a staggered manner to reduce the numbers of staff and parents on site at any one time.

All important messages and updates in the coming weeks will be via the Aladdin Connect App so please check in there regularly. If you have any queries you are welcome to contact me on dsweeneysmntardee@gmail.com

In the meantime, stay safe.
Mrs Sweeney, Principal

Book Collection Day 11th Jan – Information for Parents

As the summer holidays draw to a close I want to share some essential information and guidance with you about returning to school on 27th August. Please take the time to read the documents below and to become familiar with our new procedures. Please take special note of the new start time and home-time for your child’s class. The staff of Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire is really looking forward to seeing all our pupils and our new Junior Infants next week. Together we will make the return to school a safe and enjoyable experience for all.

Mrs Sweeney, Principal

We wish everyone a safe and happy summer holiday. Best of luck to 6th class as they move on to Secondary School. Please scroll down for our latest news including our June Newsletter, our 6th Class Graduation Video, our Discovery Primary Science & Maths Logbook 2020 and our Junior Infants’ Information 2020. Keep an eye on our website for our Back to School Information later in the summer. We look forward to seeing all our pupils and new infants in late August.

Best wishes from Mrs Sweeney and staff

We’re nearly there! Next week is our last week of school – we get our summer holidays on 25th June. Well done everybody on all your great work, you’ve been amazing. In the Parents’ Section of our website you will find your child’s booklist for next year and our provisional school calendar. The school reports and booklists were posted to all families this week. Please follow the links below for Mrs Sweeney’s letter and for details of our 6th Class Graduation. Teachers have prepared fun activities for the last week of school with virtual school tours all over the world, Sports Day events and much more – enjoy! Pupils’ work on Seesaw is fantastic and teachers really appreciate all their work, voice messages and videos so well done girls! Next week we will post our final messages before the holidays including our school newsletter and end of year video so make sure to check in!

Best wishes from Mrs Sweeney and staff

Message from Mrs Sweeney 5^th June 2020Dear parents and pupils,Once again you will find the home learning activities for next week in the lists below. Teachers have included lessons on road, farm and water safety – people are on the move a bit more so please take extra care if you are out and about.We are waiting on guidance from the Department of Education & Skills on the re-opening of schools and we will keep you informed when we know more. Meanwhile, we are busy working on school reports, booklists, staffing and all the other planning needed for September. Please keep up the good work at home – your support is so valuable and is much appreciated.Best wishes,Mrs Sweeney & Staff

Dear Parents and Pupils,

We’re starting into the last few weeks of school – the weather is glorious, but we hope the girls will keep up their home learning right up to summer holidays on 25th June. We are so impressed with the work the girls upload on Seesaw – well done girls, you’re the best! Your teachers are still working really hard and they love to see you working too. For June, we’ll have “Feel Good Friday” every week. On Fridays, girls can catch up on unfinished work, take a break from the “screens” and choose some fun ideas from the grid (see below) or from teacher’s list on Seesaw. Have a look at this month’s Photo Gallery – your great work is shining through!

Best wishes from Mrs Sweeney & Staff

Message from Mrs Sweeney 22^nd May 2020

We are facing into the last week in May – where has the time gone? Today we would like you to take note of the following important messages:

As per our School Calendar there is no school on Friday 29th May or on Monday 1st June so there will be no home learning activities assigned for those days. We hope that will give everyone a little break from all the hard work to date.
From next week, teachers will no longer email learning activities to pupils. Instead, the activities can be accessed on Seesaw or on our website. Teachers will continue to give feedback via Seesaw, and it is important that pupils engage with the Seesaw work as much as possible.
We have a very important message about collecting your child’s books and belongings next Tuesday morning – please click here for details: Collecting Your Child’s Books
Finally, we are thinking of all the children and families in the parish who should be celebrating their Confirmation this weekend. Ms McKenna has prepared a lovely PowerPoint message for the girls – scroll down and have a look.

Kind regards,
Mrs Sweeney and staff

Message from Mrs Sweeney 15^th May

Nine weeks have passed since school closed and, in that time, life has changed considerably for you, your family and for the entire country. Well done on adapting and rising to the challenges of learning from home. The photo gallery below shows the very “rounded” learning that is happening – well done. We’ve enjoyed looking at all your lovely work and activities; sorry I didn’t use all your photos this week but keep an eye out in the weeks ahead! Keep up the good work on Seesaw – you will also find a summary of teachers’ suggested learning activities for next week by following the links below.

Stay safe and well,

Mrs Sweeney and Staff

8^th May 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As you know, primary schools will not open until September. We were preparing for that eventuality but when it became a reality last Friday we were saddened and also very aware of how our pupils must feel knowing they won’t get to finish their year with their teachers and friends.
Ní bhíonn in aon rud ach seal – Nothing lasts forever, so all teachers and staff are looking forward to getting back to our classrooms and are busy making plans for the new school year, working on class allocations, booklists, school reports and much more. If you have not emailed me using your personal email address, please do so as soon as possible at dsweeneysmntardee@gmail.com as your daughter’s booklist and school report will be emailed to you in the coming weeks. (Please don’t assume that we have your email address.)

You will find the suggested Home Learning Activities for each class for the week of 11-15 May by clicking on the links below. There are seven weeks left in the school year so it’s important that pupils try to keep up their good home learning work. Pupils made a great start this week with the Seesaw online learning platform, well done girls. Please help your child log in to her Seesaw account where she will find very interactive activities – it’s important that your child gets used to using Seesaw where she can also enjoy feedback from her teacher, making her home learning even more worthwhile. Seesaw is new to everyone, it’s early days so we’re taking it step by step to allow you and your child get used to the various features of the platform. We know many families are under pressure to find time for schoolwork on top of their own work and family commitments – we cannot emphasise enough that these are suggested learning activities so don’t get stressed if you cannot do it all.

Renewed thanks for your amazing support, we really appreciate it.

Kind regards,

Mrs Sweeney & Staff

24^th April 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Once again, our teachers have worked hard to prepare suggested Learning Activities to support your daughter’s home learning for next week, 27^th April – 1^st May, and you can find all the activities by following the links below.

I want to say a heartfelt thanks to our staff for keeping in contact with you and your child by email and for all their work both online and behind the scenes at this time. Our school doors may be shut but we are still available to help in any way we can, so if you have any questions please email us.

We are very grateful for all the lovely messages of thanks, feedback and support received to date from parents and pupils – thank you for your kindness. We also want to acknowledge the great efforts being made by families to complete schoolwork and in supporting children’s wellbeing – well done.

We are now ready to move on to a new, very child-friendly, online learning platform called Seesaw, which our staff has explored in recent weeks. We are very confident that the children (and parents!) will take to this like “ducks to water” so to speak, so don’t worry, we will be with you to guide you along every step of the way. All details will be emailed to you in the coming days, so if you haven’t sent me your personal email address yet please email me at dsweeneysmntardee@gmail.com. Likewise, if you still have to set up your child’s new Gmail address please click here and follow the Gmail Setup Instructions. We will maintain our email communication and website content for the next few weeks also.

Next week is National Active School Week and it’s normally a very enjoyable part of the school year for children. We have been working on our Active School Flag renewal and as we are keen to keep up that good work, we are inviting our pupils to participate in the “Active HOME Week” challenge instead – please click here for more information. Remember our school’s Active Slogan – Be Wise, Exercise!

As we approach the month of May we think especially of our pupils in 2^nd Class who were due to celebrate their First Holy Communion on 2^nd May. Their teachers Mrs O’Malley and Ms Clinton, and all our staff are thinking of the girls, and whilst the girls may be disappointed we know that a new date will be set, new plans will be made and in due course we will get to celebrate and enjoy this wonderful occasion.

Tabhair aire, fanaigí slán agus sona.

Take care, stay safe and well,

Mrs Sweeney

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to our school website which I hope gives you the essential school information you seek as well as an insight into the happy, vibrant and productive life of Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire. In our school you will find happy children supported by a team of dedicated and enthusiastic staff. It is with immense pride that I carry out my duties as Principal and I am always extremely grateful for the hard work and support of our parents, pupils, staff, Board of Management and Parents’ Association and the wider community who make Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire the unique and welcoming school that it is. Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire has been serving the town of Ardee since 1956 and our dedicated staff and Board of Management continuously work to build on our excellent reputation and caring ethos. Our website will give you a flavour of the many activities we undertake to develop the intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and emotional well-being of our pupils.
Bainigí taitneamh as.
Deirdre Sweeney
Principal