Remote Learning Week 5

Upcoming Events:

February Mid-term break is on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February.

Today is the beginning of the Chinese New Year: To learn more: http://bit.ly/3rIJ42n

Sunday 14th is Valentine’s Day- For some card ideas: http://bit.ly/3rIIYI3

Tuesday 16th is Shrove Tuesday- Pancake ideas: http://bit.ly/3rNuA17

Wednesday 17th is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent:  https://bit.ly/3rQ3KoW

Enrolling now until March March 5th, forms available here: https://www.ahiohillns.ie/enrolment

Fresh ideas:

Cork County Library are running their Lego Challenge once more. Weekly, they post a challenge for the build up to Engineers week at the end of the month and also a Kids quiz on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CorkCoCo/

50 year anniversary since Mr Men and Little Miss were first released- For activities: https://mrmen.com/

Reading:

• Free access to Jolly phonics e-readers until May 31st: http://bit.ly/3djdmF5

• Oxford Owl have free eBooks available for 3-11 year olds: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Art: https://www.kidsartncraft.com/

Music: Blob Opera- Create your own opera inspired song http://bit.ly/3jKoQlO

Science experiments for cold weather: http://bit.ly/3jJUYWX

PE: School Fitness Ireland are giving free access for the month of Feb- These classes include gymnastics, Irish Dancing, General fitness and Yo-Gaeil-Ga= Yoga as gaeilge: http://bit.ly/2OwC76d

Enrollment for Junior Infants 2021

Ahiohill National school are delighted to announce that we are enrolling from February 8th- March 5th.

Please contact the school for an enrollment form on ahiohill@gmail.com

Enrollment time is here again

It is now time to leave your den

Come join Ms Kelly in Ahiohill

To start your journey, let the learning unfold

 

Mrs Coomey is the Principal

In the Senior room she is visible

Mrs Duane had another baby

So Mrs Long is covering that lady

 

Mrs O’ Driscoll and Mrs O’ Regan

Will be back again

Not forgetting Noelle, Caren and Mary

Without them the team would be weary

 

Wave goodbye to Jacquie

She made you all so happy

Come with plenty fuel

And you’ll be ready for Ahiohill National School

 

For now we cannot meet

But we all look forward to greet

Our new cubs are coming in

So let the enrollment begin!

Remote Learning Week 3

Enrollment for September 2021 will begin on Feb 8th, more information will be shared next week.

Here are some extra resources you may find useful at home:

1.   Well being for parents and children: http://bit.ly/3owzSMz

2.   Interactive tours:

·       Dublin zoo- kids can watch live webcams of the animals and look them up in their animal encyclopedia: https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/our-animals/

·       Arás an Uachtaráin- Children section to learn all about the president and take a quiz to test your knowledge: https://president.ie/en/childrens-section

·       Dublina- This is a fully interactive tour where you can learn all about the Viking and Medieval History of Dublin: https://dublinia.ie/online-learning/

3.   Virtual tours:

·       Cork City Gaol- http://www.storywise.ie/Cork_City_Gaol/Cork_City_Gaol_Virtual_Tour.html

·       The Cliffs of Moher-  https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/google-360-inside-tour/

·       The Giant’s Causeway-  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway/features/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-giants-causeway

·       Enniskillen Castle Museum- https://www.enniskillencastle.co.uk/

4.   Ask About Ireland has dedicated a ‘learning zone’ for kids to learn about Ireland’s history and geography: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/

5.   National Geographic for kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

6.   Nasa’s Kids club: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

7. Monday February 1st is St. Brigid’s Day, For more information on St. Brigid and activities: https://www.scoilnet.ie/go-to-primary/theme-pages/events/st-brigids-day/

Remote Learning Week 2

1.   ‘Help my kid Learn’ is an Irish website developed by the Department of Education. Simply choose your age category at the top of the page and pick from a wide variety of activities: http://bit.ly/3d8jq0v

2.   Ahiohill Tidy towns kindly shared a booklet ‘Let’s play Cork’ file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/Let'sPLayCork.pdf

3.   Free access to Big Cat Collins eBooks and worksheets https://bit.ly/2ReMH08

4.   Cvc words: Find and match http://bit.ly/2KLtaV7

5.   No sew sock puppets- https://bit.ly/3ohgMcY

6.   Cooking for kids: http://bit.ly/2LSf8Sd

7. Go on a ‘Colours walk’ within your 5km

Remote learning week 1

We hope you are all keeping safe and well during this time. Well done to all the boys, girls, Moms and Dads who almost have their first week of online learning complete. Great job everybody! Below are some fun extra curricular activities to choose from:

• Rebel Óg Coaching are putting together a weekly PE session, that children can do whilst at home.

Junior & Senior Infants: https://youtu.be/eUiBCeEzRq4

1st & 2nd Class: https://youtu.be/ZDiQqo_JQWg

3rd & 4th Class: https://youtu.be/pLa1NHvBIEA

5th & 6th Class: https://youtu.be/vjpRaIa1iWo

This will be updated weekly and the new sessions can be found on the link here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32JMu4DI-gIzJ998ZqK_dw

• RTÉ School hub is on Mon-Fri 10-12 am, Irish sign language version is at 1pm and after school hub is 3: 20 all on RTÉ2. The hub has excellent lessons for middle and older rooms. Resources for lessons are here https://www.rte.ie/learn/home-school-hub/

• PE skills with Kilkenny’s TJ Brosnan is starting back this Friday at 12 noon. This will be streamed live through ‘TJ Reid Health and fitness’ Facebook page.

• For any Harry Potter lovers, here is a quiz http://bit.ly/38I5OZx

Pictures Below

1. 30 days of positivity challenge

2. Make your own play dough

3. Salt art

School Closure & Distance Learning

Happy New Year to everyone & we hope you enjoyed the Christmas break.

Ahiohill National School will remain closed as per government directive until Monday February 1st. We will be engaging in distance learning online from Monday January 11th through Seesaw & emails so please keep an eye on these platforms for more information in the coming days.

Below are some useful resources for the coming weeks:

• Here a refresher video for parents and students on how to use Seesaw https://bit.ly/2MH0xc9

• Reading eggs have a free 30 day trial & many free resources for homeschooling to help with reading, fun games & activities for Juniors- 2nd class https://readingeggs.co.uk/

• Sensational Kids facebook page have a range of tips and tricks on dealing with anxiety and creating a calming environment at home http://bit.ly/38nPlcO

• The Irish examiner have compiled a list of free educational resources for parents http://bit.ly/3bj87Uy

• NCSE have a list of apps and games for students with Speech, Language and communication needs https://bit.ly/35jqtRO

Please stay at home, stay safe and take care.

Festive Fun

Paddy, Seán, Fionán & Bobby made the front of the Echo this week in their Christmas jumpers.

The Senior room created some fantastic art work this week using felt.

The middle room made some creative Christmas art deigns using paint.

The Junior room added in a sensory station to their Aistear.

A very special visitor turned up to school today with selection boxes for the boys and girls who are all on the nice list!

Best of luck to the Cork Ladies Football team who play Dublin on Sunday in the All-Ireland Football Final- Be sure to sure to tune in and support the girls. Up the Rebels!

December

We hope everyone is enjoying the festive vibes throughout the school. Feel free to show off your best dance moves in the morning time on your way in while listening to the Christmas music.

An elf on the shelf has appeared in the school and we have named him Freddie.

Children are able to wear their Christmas jumpers or anything festive over their uniforms from next Monday Dec 14th until the day we get our holidays.

The infant room have been working on their Aistear for December- Santa’s Workshop.

Christmas holidays will be on Tuesday December 22nd at 12 noon. Please follow along with the one-way system already in place. We will stagger collection times:

Infant room & bus 11:45

1st-3rd Class 11:55

Senior room 12 noon

The school will reopen on Wednesday January 6th.

We have been running a whole school ticketing competition. Congratulations to our October and November winners: Bobby Hales, Paddy Higgins, Adele Lordan, Sonny Crowley, Chloe Galwey & Amie Millen. This competition will run every month, the more tickets one has, the greater chance of winning the prize!

Congratulations are also due to Ahiohill Tidy Towns who were nominated for a Pride of Place Award. This is a fantastic achievement for the parish, congratulations to all involved. Also thank you to the Tidy Towns committee for collaborating with Cork County Council in getting the new safety speed signs beside the school. This was funded by Clár in the hope of reducing the speed when passing the school-Everyone please aim for that smiley face!

Bobby Hales

Paddy Higgins

Adele Lordan

Sonny Crowley

Chloe Galwey

Amie Millen

Caelum, Yuuka, Liam & Conor

Seán, Christopher, Aaron & Isabel

Eoin, Fionán, Charlie & Alice Anne

Tom, Douglas, Bobby, Noah & Matthew

Eoghan, Paddy, Saorla & Faith

Bobby , Douglas, Matthew, Caren, Noah & Tom

Seán, Isabel, Oisín, Aaron & Christopher

Up The Rebels!!

Ahiohill National School decked out in red ahead of Sunday’s Munster Final versus Tipperary- Up the Rebels!!

November Update

Huge congratulations to Mrs Duane and her husband on the birth of their baby boy last Friday called Charlie.

Reminder for all pupils to wear their Cork jersey or anything red tomorrow (Friday 20th) as Cork are playing in the Munster final this Sunday November 22nd.