A new channel to access Irish stories, It is added to weekly. You can access the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAj_uumBm–NoEFUXDkWrA

There are fantastic videos available for all the ‘comprehension strategies. These will help you support your child’s understanding of what they are reading. They are available at: https://youtu.be/PhlX7UCbXZM

Poetry Day is happening on the 30th April. Students in fifth and sixth class are invited to continue a poem centred around the theme of time with the first line written by Michael D Higgins. The President of Ireland began the poem with: “There will be time without measure.” Submissions will be collected to create a longer poem which will be unveiled online on the day. On top of this, the completed poem will be buried in a time capsule in the garden of Poetry Ireland, located at 11 Parnell Square East in Dublin. All submissions from fifth and sixth class students should only be one line of poetry per child. The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm on Monday, April 27 via the online form: https://www.poetryireland.ie/poetry-day/join-in/poemathon

Out of the Ark is a fantastic website to meet your music needs. There are six weeks of songs (so far) to keep you entertained. There are activities to go with each song. There are even dance routines to accompany some of the songs. Here is one example of a song available on the website.

Art Competition!

• Create a portrait of someone you know. You could choose a friend, a family member, your teacher, or even yourself!
• Paintings, drawings, photographs, collages, sculpture and videos are all welcome.
• Ages groups are: 6 years and under, 7 – 11 years, 12 – 15 years and 16 – 18 years .
• All useful information is available at: https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/zurich-young-portrait-prize-2020/zurich-young-portrait-prize-2020-how-enter
• You can download the entry form from the link above.