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Dear Parents/Guardians,

We have received a date for First Communion for the 2nd classes.

Date: Saturday 19th September in St Patrick’s Cathedral Dundalk

With current restrictions in the church both classes will receive the sacrament at separate masses.

12:30pm: Mr Jones current 2nd class

2pm :        Ms Conroy’s current 2nd class.

First Penance will take place in the school(during the day) prior to 19th September.

Due to current restrictions, the sacrament will be a scaled down version of our ”normal” First Communion and and it will be a mass for the children and their parents, for the children to receive their First Communion.

Unfortunately the normal return visit to the school after mass will not be possible this year.

This date is confirmed , provided there is no escalation in the spread of Covid 19 and providing there has been no ”tightening” of restrictions.

As we get more details we will let you know immediately.

 

SCHOOL TEXT SYSTEM

Some parents appear to be having difficulty with the school texts.

If you are not receiving texts can you please email the school at     office@cbsprimarydundalk.ie 

Please include your phone number in the email, and we will double check that we have the correct  number on the system.

We will be sending texts over the coming weeks in relation to school reopening and book lists/money.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

Kind regards

Patricia Mc Keever

 

REMINDER

Dear Parents,

I hope you and your families are keeping well.

I just want to remind everyone that the teachers in CBS are now using the Seesaw Platform to ensure continuity of teaching and learning during the school closure.

On Friday 18th April, a text was sent with an email address for you to contact your child’s class teacher. To activate Seesaw you must contact the class teacher on the email provided.

If you are having difficulty in accessing the email address or did not get a contact email address , you can notify the office at 

office@cbsprimary dundalk.ie

and we will try to sort out the issue. 

Stay Safe.

Kind Regards

Patricia Mc Keever

Dear Parents,
This time of unprecedented school closure, can be very frightening for both parents and children. The children are very aware of what is going on and are listening to everything.They can also sense the tension and anxiety of the moment. This is not like a regular school closure, of play-dates, parties and trips away; but a closure of social distancing .
Here are some suggestions to keep them busy .
Try to make sure they get some fresh air every day. Go for walks or play in the garden. Aistear in Junior/Senior Infants is all about learning through play:
sand, water, role play/dress up, junk art, play doh and small world.
Play board games, bingo or card games, these are all maths based activities.
Bake with the children, allow them to read the recipe or weigh out the ingredients.
Work on a project; history, geography and science all great areas for this.
Pick a book together as a family, allow the older children to take turns reading, younger children just need to listen and enjoy.
Children are like sponges, they absorb information in many different ways, and even though they are not in the classroom, they will still be learning. And when we get back to school, the teachers will re adjust curriculum planning to cater for this unexpected break in the children’s formal learning at school.
Mrs King has recommended a very good app(it’s free) to download ”Insight Timer”. Very useful for children/adults who are feeling anxious, stressed or worried at this time.
Her yoga page on Facebook ”yoga with Liz” also has some very good information.
Folens online have offered free access to parents . We use Abair Liom and Planet Maths from this website.
Go Noodle online is great for activity.

The attached photos include some suggested work for 2nd class and some very useful websites.

This work/websites are  suggested as an option. Please do not feel stressed as a parent to get all this work done. Do what you can and what the children are happy to engage in.

Kind Regards

Patricia Mc Keever