Easter Holidays

Tomorrow, March 26th marks the Easter holidays. We will stagger home times as follows:

Infant room & bus 11:45

1st-3rd Class 11:55

Senior room 12 noon

The school will reopen on Monday April 12th. Please note that the Return to Education Form must be completed before your child returns after the Easter break and emailed to the class teacher. Some parents have had difficulty editing this form, so it is fine to copy and paste the form and fill in your child details on a word document and email it in that way.

The children are to wear something colourful tomorrow for Daffodil Day and to mark the Easter holidays.

Finally, tomorrow is the last morning for the clothes collection fundraiser organised by the Parents Association. The company accepts: clean dry clothing, paired shoes, handbags and belts, bed sheets in good condition and soft toys, they do not take stained, wet clothes, underwear, duvets, pillows, hard toys or books. If you have clothes ready to donate, members from the Parents Association will be at school at morning drop off time for you to give your clothes donation.

Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable Easter break.

St Patrick's Day

We had a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Tuesday and all the children and staff dressed up in green- Here is a slideshow:

https://vimeo.com/user127550562

Full return to school

Next Monday, 15th of March, marks the return to school of 4th, 5th & 6th class. We are really looking forward to having all the boys and girls back in school. Please note the following:

Book Drop:

We have allocated 10 a.m. -11 a.m. for returning children’s books to school on Friday 12th of March.   If you are dropping a sibling to school in the morning, Mrs Coomey will be in the yard so you may bring back the books then to avoid a second journey. We would ask that you would wear a mask when dropping off the books.

Return to Education Form:

All parents are required to fill out the Return to Education Form for each pupil returning. Please fill it out and email it to my email address ahiohill@gmail.com. This form must be completed before your child returns to school. Some parents have had difficulty editing this form, so it is fine to copy and paste the form and fill in your child details on a word document and email it to me that way.

You will also have to complete this Declaration after all absences from school, regardless of the reason for the absence and it must be sent to the class teacher.

Drop off/collection:

We will continue to operate the one-way system that has been in place this school year.

School gates will open at 9 a.m. Children/parents are not to congregate at the school gates prior to 9am.  School begins at 9.15 a.m.

The children will enter the school as they  have been all year-Junior/Senior Infants through the main front door; 1st-3rd class will come in through the main gate and go around to the Middle room side door, 4th to 6th through the main gates and enter on the side of their classroom.

At home time the Infant room will be collected at 1.55 p.m. from the ‘Montessori’ gate.

Caren/Mary will collect the children at the end of the day and escort them to the bus maintaining social distancing as they do so. School transport will run as normal.

1st-3rd will be collected through the big gate by the Middle room at 2.50. pm.

4th -6th will be collected through the Montessori gate at 2.55 pm.

As per DES guidelines we would ask that there is no congregation at any stage during drop off/collection and to adhere to Public health guidelines at all times.

Updated Covid-19 Response Plan

Please be familiar with the school's updated Covid-19 Response Plan, in particular section 5.

Please do not send your child to school if she/he has any Covid like symptoms. A precautionary approach should be taken. 

If you are unsure of what to do, please check the following:

· https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/40e9c-protecting-your-child-from-coronavirus/

Please note that parents of any child who is unwell will be contacted and asked to collect their child. This is in line with the school's Covid-19 Response Plan.

Wellbeing:

 The Department of Education has updated wellbeing resources for parents. Wellbeing resources for parents.

Communication

Parent/Teacher communication will continue via email/phone call.

 Homework:

We will not be allocating homework for the next 2 weeks. We will review this after the Easter holidays, when the children are settled back in school and into a routine once again. 

Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday to all the fantastic Mother’s and Granny’s for all you do.

Seachtaine na Gaeilge took place this week and the children showed off some excellent Irish skills through stories, poems, frasaí and lots more.

St Patrick’s Day is next Wednesday March 17th and the school will be closed for the day. The children can wear green on Tuesday 16th to celebrate.

We will be trialing a new lunch break time from next Monday 15th, am lón will take place at 1pm instead of 12:35. Please encourage your children to eat a good breakfast to have energy for the day and also a gentle reminder of our healthy eating policy.

Below are some photos of Junior and Senior Infants learning about Spring and the farm in Aistear.

We are really looking forward to having everyone back at school again next week, have a lovely weekend everyone and stay safe!

March

Welcome back to Juniors, Seniors, 1st, 2nd and 3rd class and well done on completing their fist week at school since December, we hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe experience.

Best of luck to 4th, 5th and 6th Class on their last week of online learning, Well done boys and girls, you are almost there. We look forward to welcoming you back on March 15th.

This week is Engineers Week and it is also World Book Day today, the children enjoyed a wide variety of activities.

Reminders:

• We urge parent’s to keep your child at home if they are showing any of the COVID-19 symptoms until they are 48 hours symptom free. Here is a ‘quick isolation guide’ https://bit.ly/3kIzR7X

• If your child is out sick or out of school for any reason, The Return to Education Form must be completed before returning and sent to the class teacher. For anyone having trouble filling this out, copy and paste it into a word document and you can fill in the information accordingly.

• We are currently enrolling, forms are available on the green tab at the top of the website. For any additional queries please email ahiohill@gmail.com

Thank you to all the families for your tireless work and we look forward to adapting back into school life once more.

Phased Return to School

We look forward to welcoming Junior Infants- 3rd Class back to school on Monday March 1st. Remote learning will continue for 4th- 6th Class until their return on March 15th.

Book Drop

We have allocated 10 a.m. -12 a.m. for returning Juniors- 3rd Class books to school today Friday 26th of February.

Parental Declaration Form

All parents are required to fill out the Return to Education Form for each pupil returning. Please fill it out and email it to the relevant class teacher. You will also have to complete this declaration after all absences from school, regardless of the reason for the absence.

Updated Covid-19 Response Plan

Please be familiar with the school's updated Covid-19 Response Plan (attached below), in particular section 5. Please do not send your child to school if she/he has any Covid like symptoms. A precautionary approach should be taken.  If you are unsure of what to do, please check the following:

· https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/40e9c-protecting-your-child-from-coronavirus/

Please note that parents of any child who is unwell will be contacted and asked to collect their child. This is in line with the school's Covid-19 Response Plan.

Well-being

This is a very stressful and anxious time for many families. The Department of Education have updated their wellness resources for parents. Wellbeing resources for parents.

We are really looking forward to seeing all the boys and girls on Monday morning, stay safe everyone!

Remote Learning Week 6

Well done to all the Boys, Girls, Moms and Dads who have completed 6 weeks of online learning.

Take a well deserved mid-term break, enjoy everybody and stay safe!

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