Active Learning - Understanding Division in Miss McCoy's P6 class.

For Staff, Governors and Visitors.

For Our Primary School Pupils

If you want to ensure that anonymised information relating to your child is not shared with the research team, you can opt-out by completing the form below and returning it to the school SENCO/Principal by Monday 21 March.

The Transfer Process to Post Primary School

Update on school re opening

End of week one update 

For children of "key Workers" and "Vulnerable" children

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DRIVERS

NURSERY 

Please be aware that children’s attendance is not monitored by the school but by Education Authority’s Welfare Officer (EWO) on a monthly basis.

Parents are expected to inform school about planned holidays during the school terms, however, please be aware that ALL HOLIDAYS taken during term time are considered UNAUTHORISED by the Attendance Officer.

School will be closed for all pupils on Wednesday 26 April 2023 for the full day.

From Newry & Mourne District Council 

Parents

Please note these two letters 

1. Letter from school outlining how we will move forward in September 2020, if the 1 metre distancing rule remains the same. (Blue and white groupings)

2. Letter from Newry Area Primary Principals Group outlining shared practice in this area

I urge you to look at both letters carefully as you may feel that you need to make a response in accordance with instructions detailed in the first letter.

Mrs Monaghan

These cards encourage positive thinking and calm the mind.

Guidance for stretching, breathing and mindfulness. You can print and cut out or screen shot, whatever suits best. A lot of the children have been introduced to the exercises and I know they will love to guide the famly.

School dinners must now be booked and paid for in advance of the day to allow our canteen staff to have correct numbers.

Free School Meals must also be booked. This can be done for a number of weeks in advance if you wish.

Important dates for Nativity Plays, moving into our new building and for the rest of the school year.

Pupils will have a half day  on Tuesday 16^th December 2014, 12pm finish.

Details for morning and afternoon clubs

ATTENTION

RE Internet Use

The Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP)

The whole family can set this up, so it has somthing for everyone. It would be fantastic if you could share pictures of your relaxation areas at home. stclaresabbey@gmail.com
We would be very excited to see them.

School Policies can be found in the About Us menu.

Be Motivated

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Parents, please read

St Clare’s Abbey feature on pages 4-6

Dear parents,

please see correspondence below and the restart leaflet issued by DE and the Minister Of Education. At this point I wish to inform you that our plans for 'Welcome Back' sessions on the week of 24th August, will proceed as planned.

Please refer to the date issued to you in June, for your child's session.

If you have queries, please ring the school office on the week commencing Monday 17th August.  

Thereafter all pupils will return to school full time from 2nd September.  

Next week ,you will receive further communication from me outlining practical measures to be followed to facilitate safe, full time return.

Thank you sincerely,

yours in partnership,    

Mrs Monaghan  

Contains important safety information 

Sent as app message

School will re open Monday 7 November 2022

Sent as an app message

1 October 2021

A Family Learning Programme has been organised by The Education Authority to help parents support their children’s learning. This programme will be delivered via ZOOM. Please note the details below.

We will forward on the Zoom link closer to the time via the school app to remind parents when the sessions are taking place. 

Please contact Mr Sweeney via email to confirm your interest.    esweeney242@c2kni.net

PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION IN THIS LETTER

For 2023/2024

The GL Assessment Test will be held on Saturday 12 November 2022 in Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry.  Sacred Heart School will forward the time of test at a later date. 

Familiarisation sessions will take place in Sacred Heart Grammar School on: 

Monday 24 October 2022 
Tuesday 25 October 2022 from 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm. 

Please read the full details below.

When your child is reading it is important that he/she has a bank of words that can be read without having to "sound them out". He/she should be able to "look and say" these words which appear a lot in their reading. We have grouped these words into 30 sets of 10, group 1 being the least difficult. Help your child to learn these words by presenting him/her with a list of 10 (if you are unsure as to which list your child should be on, the teacher can help you gauge which list to begin with)

The child should say these words with your help to begin with and then recognise them by themselves. If they are having difficulty with a word or number of words write the word/s out and stick it/them in a prominent place ie the fridge of the bedroom door / wall.

We appreciate your help in seeking to provide your child with a strong foundation for reading.

Easter Ideas in this issue. 

Useful rips for the summer

Information and registration form 

If you have any queries in relation to special educational needs, you can contact the Special Educational Needs

Helpdesk on 028 9598 5960.

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This letter contains details of the new school uniform and where it can be purchased. It also cantains important information about how the children will merge into new classes.

IMPORTANT: If there is someone, especially one of your child’s parents, who is not allowed to collect your child due to a court order please contact Mrs Toner, Mr Sweeney (our ‘Designated Child Protection’ teachers) or Mrs Monaghan immediately.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

End of week 2 update

Contains information about build progress and the recent parents' questionnaire.

In the event of a school closure due to adverse weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances parents will receive a text message. Information will be displayed on the home page of our website and on the BBC NI website.

Important information about video recordings Re Child Protection

IMPORTANT: If there is someone, especially one of your child’s parents, who is not allowed to collect your child due to a court order please contact Mrs Toner, Mr Sweeney (our ‘Designated Child Protection’ teachers) or Mrs Monaghan immediately.

The children simply lie down with a soft blanket or duvet, ask them to be very quiet, listen carefully and use their imagination. Allow a few minutes to get settled.

Criteria for Designating a Pupil as a Newcomer and Sharing Good Practice

EVERY SCHOOL A GOOD SCHOOL. Full version in English

Dear Parishioner,

It is tough at times to figure out who has authority on certain issues.  There are ‘experts’ everywhere, telling us how we should eat, exercise, manage our finances… the list goes on.  We hear from doctors, virologists, politicians and economists, and their opinions don’t always align,  It can take us a while to trust the voices we hear in the media.

The temple scene in the Gospel this weekend sparks a debate about Jesus’ authority.  While he certainly cuts an authoritative figure as He drives out the stallholders and moneychangers, He is immediately questioned.  The Jews demand a sign to explain His provocative words and actions, as if to say, ‘Who do you think you are?’  It is interesting to note that in John’s Gospel, this scene takes place at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry (unlike the Synoptic Gospels where it comes towards the end).  This would explain the disbelief of the witnesses.

In calling the Temple ‘my Father’s House’ Jesus identifies the source of His authority.  But His interrogators do not understand, nor do His disciples. Though we are told it later makes sense to them after the resurrection.  This scene offers more than an angry Jesus and a clueless audience.  It is a public revelation of Jesus’ identity and authority, as the one in whom God’s presence dwells.  It also emphasises the radical new way of living that Jesus has come to bring about.  As we journey through Lent, we ask ourselves where the message of Jesus has become obstructed in our lives, and how we might open our hearts again to His presence and guidance.

God Bless

Canon Francis Brown

Dear Parishioner,

In the Palestine of New Testament times, it was customary for a wedding banquet to take place at night.  Jesus presses this scenario into service as a parable for His Kingdom.  The ten Virgins, or bridesmaids, represent all Christians as they wait for Christ to return at the end of time in glory.  But according to the parable, when He comes, He finds that half of them is unprepared.  They are not evil; just lazy, shallow, thoughtless.  They have been hoping to free wheel into the feast; maybe relying on the good works of others to get them there.  But according to the conclusion to our Gospel this weekend, instead they hear the spine-chilling sentence: Amen, I say to you: I do not know you. 

Jesus is speaking in Jerusalem, according to St. Matthew’s Gospel, in the last days before His passion and death.  He is looking ahead to the time of the Church, urging His disciples, in no uncertain terms, to spiritual vigilance.  Entrance to heaven, He teaches, is not simply assured for all.  We cannot expect to drift gently and without effort into eternal salvation.  Until the end of time, we must realise the necessity and urgency of preaching and living the Gospel; striving for true holiness of life; remaining always morally and spiritually awake.  Nowadays, that is not the message that is easy for people to hear.

In the centre of the parable this weekend there is a thrilling cry.  Behold the Bridegroom! Go out to meet Him.  He is coming from heaven to earth; from His Father’s glory to you and to me, here and now, in order to give Himself to us, in love, and without reserve.

God Bless

Canon Francis Brown

Dear Parishioner,

It is possible to experience joy while feeling sad, angry, or happy.  That is because joy is altogether something other than a feeling.  Of course, many of us feel some form of elation when we hear the Gospel passage, ‘I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people’ or when we see a beautiful landscape.  When we are young, we confuse elation with supernatural joy.  While elation is a passing feeling, joy is more of an attitude rooted in unshakeable faith and hope.

This joy is an attitude, disposition, or orientation.  We don’t have to be a bubbly, happy-go-lucky person to be ‘joyful’- that would be confusing the externals with the internals.  Instead, joy brings us peace.  The anxiety we may feel when faced with human obstacles or challenges can be overwhelmed and trumped by the fundamental disposition of joy within.

This joy comes from Christ, the victor.  We know He rules, that He has conquered death, and that He invites us to live with Him.  That should colour absolutely everything we see.  We know that no matter what happens, whether good or ill, we will triumph with Him.  That is how joy can vanquish sadness.  Though we may experience physical loss or distress, joy can buoy us up via supernatural hope.

Adversities can be overcome.  No matter the struggle, we know who we serve, and He brings us joy.  Any other challenge can be taken in stride, knowing that God is in control.  Our faith tells us He knows what we need – and whether He gives us what we want or not, we know He is providing for us. But he 

God Bless

Canon Francis Brown

Dear Parishioner,

In Calcutta, India, there is a children’s home named Shishu Bhavan; founded by Mother Teresa, the home continues to be operated by her community, the Missionaries of Charity.  On the wall hangs a sign which reads:

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred.  LOVE THEM ANYWAY.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.  DO GOOD ANYWAY.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.  SUCCEED ANYWAY.

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow.  DO GOOD ANYWAY.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.  BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY.

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight.  BUILD ANYWAY.

People really need help but may attack if you help them.  HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY.

Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.  GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY.

Mother Teresa counselled her young charges that the challenges offered by this sign can be met only if human beings are motivated by a love and a respect for one another which looks beyond faults, differences ulterior motives, success, and failure.  Love such as this originates in God who has taken the initiative of loving all people; once that love is known and experienced, it becomes contagious and must necessarily spill over and inform all other relationships.

God Bless

Canon Francis Brown

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Parenting a neurodiverse child

IMPORTANT 

Further to my communication last week, I provide you now with details re practical arrangements for the return to school. We have been and will continue to work hard to make St Clare’s Abbey as safe as possible.

The Induction Session that your child will have in school on the week commencing 24^th August will allow us to explain the many changes implemented, in preparation for full return on Tuesday 1^st September (all pupils – P2 – P7)

The letter below has been sent out to you on our school App. Please talk to your child about the important information provided.

Yours in partnership,

Michelle Monaghan 

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Dear Parishioner,

One of the gifts that God gave us is our Catholic faith.  Jesus gave this to us through our Baptism.  Does this gift of faith end with our Baptism?  No, Jesus is also expecting us to share this gift of our Baptism by living and sharing our faith.

We read in the Gospel on Friday this week that there was a landowner who leased his vineyard to some tenants.  After a period of time the landowner was now demanding his share of their produce.  But they did not give him his share.  The tenants were ruled by greed that they kept to themselves the fruits of the vineyard.

The same is true with the gift of faith that Jesus gave us, Jesus expects us to share the fruits of our faith.  Let us not be content with the status quo or inaction let us move and do something so that we could share our faith, for this is what Jesus demands from us.

For example, why don’t we share our faith with the members of our family by inviting them to go to Holy Mass?  Why don’t we share our Catholic faith with them by having a regular time for family reflection about the words of Jesus in the Bible?  Ot perhaps by praying the Holy Rosary which can certainly strengthen the unity of the family.  What have you done so far with the gift of faith that Jesus gave through the Sacrament of Baptism?  Have you shared it already?

God Bless

Canon Francis Brown

A family mass will be held once a month in St Brigid’s…..

Safety request from PSNI

This week we look at how resilience can be developed through learning through play outdoors and how resilience can contribute to emotional well-being. We suggest you read the following documents along with our guidance: 

https://www.playboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Play-And-Resilience-Fact-Sheet.pdf 

http://www.claredevlin.org/blog-page/2020-05-28/providing-the-curriculum-outdoors-social-emotional-development

Read the blog post along with learning through play at home - 1

http://www.claredevlin.org/blog-page/2020-05-14/providing-the-curriculum-outdoors-physical-development-gross-motor

This link is included in our week 1 advice.

Dear Parents, 

The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland have sent us a warning to share with you about the importance of educating children on online safety before gifting new devices and technology gadgets for Christmas.
We would appreciate if you could read the attached letter and ensure all devices are set up securely so children are safe online. 

Parents please discuss with your child

If your child needs to take medication during school hours you must read this document and call into the office to sign the appropriate form.

You will be aware that PSNI have been monitoring the parking situation on Courtenay Hill and that the information leaflets below relating to this have been distributed.

Unfortunately, the problem persists.

As such, I have been informed that from this point onwards, parking fines will be issued.

Attention Drivers

Drogi Kierowco,

Gerbiamieji vairuotojai,

Important letter for "Key Workers".

We again ask you to speak to your children about safe road crossing outside of the school.

Information for parents 

On site adjoining school grounds

Social Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing (SBEW), Working with the Whole School Community to Understand.

IMPORTANT 

'Letter issued to all parents on 1st September'

We ask that children only seek sponsorship from within their family due to coronavirus restrictions 

Important information for parents & carers

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Summary in Chinese

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Cian O'Callaghan

Emily Flanagan Part 2

Emily Flanagan Part 1

From the Boards of Governors of:

Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry

Our Lady’s Grammar School, Newry

Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry

St Colman’s College, Newry

St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel

A Our teachers will also post the statement on the P6 class page on Seesaw and an app message has been sent out today.

From the Boards of Governors of:
Abbey Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Newry
Our Lady’s Grammar School, Newry
Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry
St Colman’s College, Newry
St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel

Closing date for applications Friday 20 September

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