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Weekly Roundup
8th June 2020 Hello again everyone, We hope you are all keeping busy and staying safe at home with your families.This week we are sharing activities around the theme of animals in music, as well as some challenges for those if you in 5th & 6th class. As always, check with an adult before you go online, and have fun! Junior & Senior Infants Our friend Helen has some lovely songs about butterflies and bees. Sing along with Helen as you pretend to be different insects! Butterflies & Bees Our friends in NYCOS have started sharing songs just for your age! You can sing a new song every day with Karen and on Friday have a big singalong together! Wee Summer Sing 1st & 2nd Class The Carnival of the Animals is a set of pieces in which the composer, Saint-Saens, uses different instruments of the orchestra to represent different animals. The piece in the video below is called The Aquarium, which of course is where you find fish! Close your eyes and listen carefully - can you picture all the different fish swimming around? Look out for all the different instruments playing. You will see a violin, a flute, 2 pianos, and many more! The Aquarium This video comes from Disney's Fantasia and uses the music from the Finale, or the ending, of Carnival of the Animals. Do you think the music matches the animation? It's great fun to watch too! Flamingos 3rd & 4th Class Peter and the Wolf is a classic story that was set to music by a Russian composer called Sergei Prokofiev. He uses the instruments to represent different characters and animals in the piece. Take a look at this video and listen to the story. See if you can identify any of the instruments you hear. Click Here Here is a little challenge for you - can you match the character or animal to the instrument? Have a look at the attached document below and fill in your answers. Challenge 5th & 6th Class Here is a body percussion challenge for you all from our friends in NYCOS! You may already know the song, but can you do the accompanying body percussion? Watch the video closely and pause or go back if you need to. See how fast you can go! Click Here This video should keep you active, combining music and exercise - see if you can keep up! Keep a close eye as the activities change Home Run Comments are closed.
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St. Philomena's G.N.S.Welcome to our website. Message from the Principal
I feel humbled and honoured to write this message as the newly appointed principal of St. Philomena’s N.S. I have been a member of the St. Phil’s staff for the past 14 years and I can honestly say that I have loved every day working in the school. As a Clara woman starting out in a Tullamore school in September 2008, I didn’t quite know how I would be received but I knew instantly that I had landed somewhere very special. The ethos of St. Philomena’s is grounded in respect, tolerance, openness and honesty and as a staff, we work hard at building relationships with each other, with the pupils and their families. My aim as principal is to ensure that every child feels valued coming in the school gates in the morning and that more than anything else, every child wants to come to school with us. In our school, Every Child Counts or No Child Counts and I will make it my main aim to foster a commitment to equality of opportunity for every pupil, every day. I will strive for a healthy, positive learning and working environment for the staff and our pupils and to provide a space where well-being will blossom naturally. As parent(s)/ guardian(s), you are the primary educators of your child/ren, so please don’t be afraid to come in and talk to us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child/ren. Together, we can do so much more! With Love, Geraldine Gaffey Archives
January 2024
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