Boys throughout the School are busy this week designing their Credit Union Poster Competition.
This year's theme is "Celebrating Community Colour".
This year's theme is "Celebrating Community Colour".
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On Friday October 19th all of the schools in the parish were asked by Kanturk Community Council to participate in a Jersey day to help fund the installation of C.C.T.V. cameras around town. St Colman's collected over €140 for this cause.
 This past week was National Maths Week. To celebrate this week 1st & 2nd Class boys had great fun playing Board Games. On Friday 5th & 6th Class participated in a Maths Quiz.  Maths Quiz 5th & 6th Oct 2012 On Friday we celebrated Green Day in St Colman's by visiting the Recycling Centre.There we learnt about all the different things that could be recycled.  All the boys this week were busy writing Hallowe'en Stories. Many of these were entered into the Corkman Hallowe'en Story Competition. Hopefully some will get published in the paper. You'd never know we might even have a winner!! Watch this space!
 On Thursday as part of Book Month the 5th & 6th Class Boys were invited to a workshop in the Library. There they met Author Maura Byrne who read extracts from her book
" Bridget in Werewolf Rehab" .  Mrs O’Connor has teamed up again with the Credit Union to encourage the habit of Saving. Children from 2nd Class up can purchase Saving Stamps in the school and put them on a card. When the card is full they can take it to the Credit Union and exchange it for cash or add it to their savings. Sammy Stamps can be purchased every Friday from Mrs O' Connor.
 Today we had our first DEAR Time ( Drop everything and read ! ). This is a special time in our day when we can read our own books for enjoyment. We hope to do this most days.
Today the West Midland Children's Theatre Company visited our school and performed a play called "The King of Copenhagen". They put on a great performance and we really enjoyed it. During the last year the Government and the Department of Education and Science has stated that the improvement of Numeracy and Literacy skills in Irish schools is seen as being vital. We are very fortunate that the vast majority of our pupils are performing above the national average in both literacy and numeracy. We will endeavour to maintain this high standard. In line with D.E.S. regulations our school is developing a 3 year plan to further enhance the numeracy and literacy skills of our pupils.
At the moment we are focusing on reading · Every child gets a library book and card each week. We ask you to listen to your child reading aloud and question them on the content to ascertain their level of comprehension. · Each child will read class novels throughout the year. · Children will be encouraged to read extra material from class libraries. · We hope to organise a paired reading/buddy system between classes i.e. 6th class reading with 2nd. · We will use continuous standardised and class based assessments in the classroom to highlight your childs' strengths and weaknesses. · We will introduce a DEAR time in school (Drop Everything And Read) to promote a love of reading. · As a parent you could - (I) Let your child join the local library. (II) Encourage your child to read a chapter before bedtime. (III) Read to your child as much as you can - offering to kick start the book by reading the first few pages. We thank you for your continued co-operation. Eilish Finnegan & the Staff of St Colman's B.N.S. |
October 2012 in St Colman's B.N.S.
Dates to Remember
October 3rd
Staff Meeting Boys finishing @ 1.50pm October 11th: West Midlands Theatre Company to visit October 18th : Library Visit for 5th & 6th October 19th "Go Green Day" Boys to visit the Recycling Centre October 19th Jersey Day Fund Raiser for Town CCTV Cameras 
First Holy Communion 2013
May 18th 2013
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