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Board of Management Report 25/1/24 School Self Evaluation Our two areas of focus for school self evaluation this year are Spellings and Differentiation. Brenda Heaslip and Geraldine Gaffey have been gathering data from the school community in relation to both areas of focus and are analysing this data at present. This information will form the basis of a school improvement plan in both areas. New Maths Curriculum Rebecca Madden is overseeing the communication regarding the new maths curriculum. It is being introduced on a phased basis and we have a training day for the same on the 4th March. Well Being Aisling Kenny is continuing her work on the amber flag initiative which is grounded in mental health and well being. This initiative is aligned with the national well being framework. Together with the committee, Ms. Kenny held a whole school amber flag mascot competition in December. Aoife Duffy in 5th class won this competition. We now have Rose as our mascot to help us with promoting emotional well being. Other Initiatives/programmes Emma Goulding is with us every Wednesday teaching music through music generation. John Burns from Tullamore rugby club coached the girls in Tag Rugby in the lead up to Christmas 15th December: We held a ‘Christmas Door’ competition in school which culminated in a welcome morning for parents on the morning of 15th. The parents were invited to come into the school and view the Christmas doors and get into the festive spirit. Ms. Brennan’s door was a worthy winner this year. 18th December: We had a movie day and Christmas jumper day in St. Mary’s. The whole school watched Elf and Ms. Gaffey provided popcorn as a treat. 19th December - Whole School Assembly in St. Mary’s. It was great to get together as a whole school to recognise achievements, discuss upcoming events and any other issues that need to be presented to the whole school. We will be timetabling this as a monthly event going forward. 20th December: 5th class performed with the Sacred Heart choir in the church for their carol service. This proved to be a great experience for the girls. We were invited to partake by the music teacher and he practiced with the girls in St. Phils in the lead up to the service. Thanks to Ms. Marron for coordinating this event and to Ms. Brennan for her support on the night. 21st December: We had our annual Carol service in the church which was absolutely gorgeous. The whole school performed so well on the altar and the girls were a credit to themselves and their teachers. Ms. Marron put a huge amount of work into organising this event and it really paid off. As part of the whole school advent calendar, we delivered cards and sweets to the garda station, collected dog food and treats for the OSPCA, and recorded daily reflections for Fr. Damian for his online advent calendar for the parish website. Ms. Marron published a fabulous school newsletter for December. The 2023 Tullamoe annual featured a piece from St. Philomena’s. Ms. McAuliffe wrote a piece about her experience of leading 6th class in the Our World Irish Aid programme last year. January is reading month. Ms. Heaslip had a plethora of activities lined up for the month which included a ‘book swap’ initiative, use of ‘picture books’ by each class with associated activities and lots more besides Each class is getting one session with the interactive ball wall in St. Marys. These sessions are taking place each Tuesday. 11th January : 3rd class started swimming lessons 16th January : staff started couch to 5 k 22nd January: Soccer for whole school Paula Furlong is working with a small group of pupils (art therapy) over a six week period Parents Association : The Parents association has yet to have a meeting or arrange a meeting for this term. We will hopefully arrange a date for a meeting soon. Link with Parish Fr. Damien called into the school in the lead up to Christmas. He recorded a number of the 6th class girls saying reflections for the online advent calendar. He was a great support for the carol service. It is Catholic Schools Week this week and Ms Cunningham together with Ms Marron had a plan in place for the week. It aligns nicely with the girls in 6th class as they prepare for confirmation. All Parent(s)/guardian(s), |
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Well done to Ellie and Fayth for their winning jokes in our Maths Joke competition!
— St Philomena's (@ScoilPhils) October 27, 2022
A huge thank you to our Maths Fair committee and our Countdown helpers for their amazing work and commitment during Maths Week! Well done everyone! @mathsweek pic.twitter.com/VrtaXKpciV
Last week we celebrated Maths Week! The girls took part in loads of fun activities throughout the week, including Maths Trails, Maths Picture Books, Maths competitions, and the return of our annual Maths Fair! Well done to all of the girls for getting involved! @mathsweek pic.twitter.com/rNDdOUqFDg
— St Philomena's (@ScoilPhils) October 27, 2022
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Our football team have had a busy two weeks with two very close & exciting games against Scoil Mhuire & Rahan. We were delighted to get our first win of the campaign yesterday in O’Brien Park. Thanks to all the girls for their super effort & @tullamoregaa for looking after us! pic.twitter.com/HTqgXu2jMl
— St Philomena's (@ScoilPhils) September 23, 2022
The girls in 3rd class had a lovely Monday morning as they decorated cupcakes with Kellie pic.twitter.com/9vUHF2cUMT
— St Philomena's (@ScoilPhils) September 19, 2022
The girls in An Cuan are painting a green screen in our classroom. We can't wait to create videos using @DoInkTweets @PDST_TechinEd pic.twitter.com/xcKKrHSD5O
— St Philomena's (@ScoilPhils) September 8, 2022
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