Eolas – Ag Ullmhú do Bhliain 1 – 2023/24

2 – Ceannaigh iPad / Purchase from the Wriggle Store

Dáta dúnta /Closing date 7ú Meitheamh / 7th June 2023.

Wriggle Online Store Login (wriggle.ie) Uimhir na scoile le seoladh amach ag deireadh mhí Aibreáin. School store number (school specific code) to be sent out by text at the end of April (and available from school office). You’ll find information below about the purchasing and initial setup of the iPads for the students. We have attached information on Wriggle’s Flexi-fi scheme and information on the Credit Union support scheme below which you may like to investigate for yourselves.

All books should be bought through the Wriggle Store, and books for the core subjects only will be bought before the start of the school year.  Is gá na leabhair ar fad a cheannach tríd an siopa Wriggle amháin, agus ní gá ach na croí-ábhair a cheannach ag tús na scoilbhliana. (Féach Céim 6/See Step 6)

• Info re Credit Union support
• Back to School Allowance
• Wriggle Parents Pack 2023 iPad – Coláiste Pobail Osraí
• Wriggle – Parents’ iPad Information Page – Bileog Eolais do Thuismitheoirí
• Wriggle Connect Family – Support for Learners and their Families
• Parental restrictions on iPad

3 – Cruinnithe / Meetings:

       A Thuismitheoir/Chaomhnóir,

Tá súil againn go bhfuil sibh i mbarr na sláinte. Tá ullmhúcháin faoi lánseol sa scoil chun fáilte mhór a chur roimh bhur bpáiste. Mar chuid den Chlár Ionduchtaithe ba bhreá linn cuireadh a thabhairt duit chun cruinniú aonair a bheith agat le ball foirne, dá mbeadh sé sin ag teastáil uaibh.

Is í aidhm na cruinnithe ná chun deis a thabhairt dúinn plé a dhéanamh ar aon ní tábhachtach a chabhródh le do pháiste san aistriú ón mbunscoil go meánscoil, agus an t-aistriúchán sin a éascú.

We hope that you are keeping well. Preparations are underway in the school for the welcoming of your son/daughter into our school. As part of our Induction Programme we would like to invite you in for a one to one meeting with a member of our team, if you would like to avail of this opportunity.

The aim of this meeting is to give us an opportunity to discuss the more subtle but essential pieces of information that the school may need, to allow the transition of your son/daughter from Primary to Secondary school, be as smooth as we can make it.

Cuir cruinniú in áirithe ag / Please book a meeting at:

Cruinniú aonair a chur in áirithe – Book an individual meeting

6 – Trealamh / Booklist, School Uniform and Other School Costs

(June / Meitheamh 2023)

The First Year booklist & list of equipment can be found below (please note that only materials for core subjects are needed for the beginning of Term 1, and the second part of the list includes all texts for choice subjects, and can be purchased later in Term 1 following taster sessions).

All books should be bought through the Wriggle Store, and books for the core subjects only (Gaeilge, Béarla, Mata, Eolaíocht, Stair) will be bought before the start of the school year. The Wriggle Store will reopen later in the first term for those needed for subjects chosen later.

Is gá na leabhair ar fad a cheannach tríd an siopa Wriggle amháin, agus ní gá ach na croí-ábhair a cheannach ag tús na scoilbhliana. Beidh na siopa Wriggle ar oscailt arís i rith Téarma 1 do na leabhair sna hábhair roghnacha.

• Leabharliosta Bliain 1 2023-24
• Éide Scoile 2023-24
• Costais – Costs 2023-24

7 – Ullmhúchán / Prepare for the School Year 

First Years start with Induction in late August 2023. Fáilteofar roimh Bhliain 1 ag deireadh mhí Lúnasa 2023.

Conas ullmhú don scoilbhliain?   What can we do before school begins?

✔Cleachtaigh do Ghaeilge / Practice your Gaeilge    ✔Bain taithneamh as an samhradh / Enjoy the summer!

An Ghaeilge / Club Osraí:

Is deis iontach í seo chun bhur gcuid Gaeilge a chur chun cinn sa bhaile. Bainigí úsáid as cuid de na smaointí sa rannóg thíos chuige sin.

Now is a good time for your child to practice their scileanna Gaeilge (Irish language skills), and we would encourage you to look at the list of activities and ideas below to help with this.

• Acmhainní & Smaointí – Resources and Ideas for improving Irish skills
• Áiseanna Chlub Osraí – Review materials from our Club Osraí
• ‘Déan Comhrá’ Cúpla Focal for Parents/Guardians from Gaeloideachas

The organisation Gaeloideachas also has a handy page for parents with FAQs and advice. We have linked this below, along with a link through which you can sign up for their newsletter (plenty of hints and tips about learning Gaeilge to be found there).

Is mór an chabhair atá sa suíomh seo do thuismitheoirí – sínigh suas don nuachtlitir agus breathnaigh ar na moltaí agus áiseanna atá ar fáil.

• Gaeloideachas – Parents’ advice re starting in a Gaelcholáiste
• Sign-up for Gaeloideachas Parents’ newsletter (Bilingual, Quarterly)

Tacaíocht / Support:

Kilkenny Education Support Centre has developed an online resources page which Parents/Guardians will find useful. They provide guidance on a wide variety of resources and supports. The centre also provides courses for parents/guardians. Is áis iontach chabhrach é an t-ionad seo chun tacú le tuismitheoirí/caomhnóirí.

Taighde ar an aistriú ó bhunscoil go meánscoil / Research documents on the Transition from Primary to Secondary School:

• https://www.sess.ie/resources/transition-primary-post-primary
• https://www.folens.ie/sites/default/files/2020-01/folens-primary-to-pp-transition-booklet-final.pdf