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The Book of Hopes
The Book of Hopes:
Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown.
RISE NI, CAMHS & Autism Services
Autism Services, CAMHS and Rise NI have made a series of resources available (southerntrust.hscni.net) click here.
We appreciate that this is challenging time for all our young people, parents and carers. We hope that this content will provide useful information to support you during this period of social distancing.
Play ideas and resources for home (click on title)
Reading Ideas, Activities & Resources
BookTrust have launched a new digital hub, www.booktrust.org.uk/hometime
which is packed with reading advice, ideas, activities and resources.
The BookTrust NI Facebook page allows us to connect with families and share the work that authors and illustrators post on Facebook. We will be able to share your organisations content there too
Listen to A Free Audio Book
Create a relaxing environment, sit or lie and listen. Focus on your ears, that's the only part of your body you are using, the rest is calm, relaxed and still.
Audio books will bring a whole new dimension to your family story time. They encourage listening skills and take the pressure off and Dad and Mum.
David Williams Free Daily Book>>>>
WizardingWorld.com is hosting Harry Potter At Home, a hub of information and activities for parents, children and carers to discover the magic of Harry Potter, by reading or listening on their own or together with loved ones, whilst staying at home.
Explore the hub for a wealth of creative and craft activities, quizzes, puzzles and more. There will also be a weekly email newsletter bringing fresh ideas into inboxes each Friday.
STEM At Home
Our Videos
An Irish Blessing
Lets's Sing With Friends
BBC Springwatch
"The birds will continue to sing, the bees will continue to buzz and baby mammals will continue to play".
To view the BBC Springwatch page use the link below.
Children remember, you must ask permission from a parent or carer to use the internet .
On-line Safety
St Clare's Abbey is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.
We recommend adult supervision for links to external sites and at all time for children when using the internet.
If you need advice on using the internet please visit our Online Safety page which can be found under About Us.
Dublin Zoo
Animals can be viewed via webcams
Art Activities
Meditation
On the Relax Kids page you will find "Meditation". We have used the term Relax Kids as the information comes from the Relax Kids Programme. NOTE that it is not just for Kids, it's for the whole family and our staff have been using it too.
Rainbow Joy
"Somewhere over the rainbow"
Please spread joy and hope that the Pandemic will end soon.
Send your rainbow posters to
Baking or Birthday Celebrations
Please share your baking efforts with each other.
Also share birthday photographs.
Memories from Choir & Newry Feis
Such a lovely reminder of our time as members of the Children in Need Belfast Choir. This was a wonderful day for us with the choir decked out in purple Pudsy t-shirts and singing so beautifully on the BBC like real TV stars!! I was so incredibly proud of the St Clares Abbey boys and girls. I hope you are still finding time to sing at home without our weekly choir practice!!
This was such a happy day for me. Our children sang beautifully hundreds of times!!!!!! The fact that it was to help so many vulnerable children made it so, so special and it truly was a great honour for us to be invited to participate. I was very, very, very proud of our choir, true ambassadors for St Clare’s Abbey.
I sang in the massive Children in need choir and it really was, an experience of a life time. When I was in P5 we took part in peace proms. In P6 we took part in BBC school choir of the year and then in P7 I was included in the children in Need choir. I have had an amazing few years in choir. Every year just getting better and better. I now have a Pudsey T-shirt to remind me of the choirs' success. I can't wait to hear about the success in choir when I leave. I will always look back and say "I was in that choir". Thank you Miss Mallon and Mr Clarke
My favourite memories is, when the choir went to the Peace Proms in Dublin. I loved going on the bus with my friends.
I absolutely loved this performance from the boys and girls for Children in Need. I've listened to the performance again during this time of isolating at home and it makes me think of the amazing true colours of our community, all pulling together and helping each other.
The choir should be so proud because TODAY you are making lots of people smile. I hope all our St Clare's Abbey Families are well. Stay safe and let your true colours shine through. Keep Singing
An absolute joy to watch and listen to our fantastic ‘St Clare’s Abbey’ school choir. The true pleasure in all their little faces certainly has put a big smile on all here in the McKeown household.🥰 Thank you for this beautiful music! Hope to see all the boys and girls in our fabulous St Clare’s Abbey school very soon. Take care, Love from Mrs McKeown x🥰
What amazing talent our beautiful children from St Clare's Abbey have. It does my heart good to see their beautiful faces again. Keep safe everyone. Miss you all.
THANK YOU, to every member of the choir for making me smile today. I BLASTED the recording in my kitchen. It gave me the energy I needed, as I was feeling tired.👠I remember how many times the producer made you record. I hope that you all have beautiful memories of that day and that you are PROUD of yourselves. âï¸ ðŸŒˆ
Watching this again fills my heart with pride and joy, seeing all the faces of our little boys and girls. Sad because I'm missing them, but thankful that they are all safe.
The Rainbow Children
The Rainbow Children
Written by Gemma Peacock
The history books will talk of now,
That time the world stood still.
When every family stayed at home,
Waved out from windowsills-
At those they loved but could not hold,
Because they loved them so.
Yet, whilst they did they noticed all the flowers start to grow.
The sun came out, they can recall,
And windows, rainbows filled.
They kicked a football in their yards,
Until the night drew in.
They walked each day but not too close,
That time the world stood still.
When people walked straight down the roads,
That once the cars did fill.
They saw that people became ill,
They knew the world was scared.
But whilst the world stood still they saw,
How much the whole world cared.
They clapped on Thursdays from their doors,
They cheered for the brave.
For people who would risk their lives,
So others could be saved.
The schools closed down, they missed their friends,
They missed their teachers so.
Their Mam’s and Dad’s helped with their work,
They helped their minds to grow.
The parents used to worry that,
As schools were put on hold,
Their children wouldn’t have the tools,
They’d need as they grew old.
But history books will talk of them,
Now adults, fully grown.
Those little boys and girls back then,
The ones who stayed at home.
They’ll tell you that they fixed this world,
Of all they would fulfil.
The RAINBOW children building dreams,
They’d dreamed whilst time stood still
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