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Weekly Roundup
22 June 2020 We are nearly there...! Hello again everyone, We hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to your summer holidays. What a strange last term it's been, very different to what we are used to! This is our last newsletter for the year, and we want to thank you all for your support during the year. Thanks to everyone who sent in videos, photos and messages, it's been great to hear from you all. We can't wait to see you all again and to start making music together. Best of luck to all the girls and boys in 6th class who will be moving into secondary school, we have loved getting to know you all and singing and playing music together over the years. We are also looking forward to meeting all the new pupils starting school this September! Here are a few fun activities to do during the holidays, don't forget to ask permission before going online! Have a great summer break and we look forward to seeing you all again soon. This Is Me from The Greatest Showman Quite a lot of you were involved in learning this song for Singfest, and you may also have learnt it in school. We think it's one of the best highlights from last year and the song has a very powerful message for us all - especially for those of you in 6th class moving into secondary school, making new friends and learning lots of new things. Keep remembering how strong and brave you all are, you can achieve anything! This Is Me Click on the button (This Is Me) to see our school choir and Singfest choirs performing the song together at last year's Singfest Gala Concert. We will be looking for new members for our Singfest choirs, please ask your parents/guardians to like our Facebook page so you can keep up to date with all our events. You will find the link below. Junior & Senior Infants We are really looking forward to the summer break and here is a song from our friends at NYCOS called Mister Sun. You might already know the song and will need a bouncy ball for the game that goes along with it. Try it with a partner outside in the sun! Mister Sun We just love this song, all about the things we love to do in the summer, and no doubt there are lost more things that you all like to do in the summer! Summer Song 1st & 2nd Class Our friends in NYCOS have made so many fun music videos, it's hard to chose just one this week! This is a fun game and all you need is a small ball or beanbag. Try it with a partner for an extra challenge. See how fast you can go!! Switch it! Here is a fun song that is also a workout for your brain. Can you keep up with all the different actions, and sing some of the song in your head? Make up your own actions too - the sillier the better! Moving to the Music 3rd & 4th Class Some of you might remember this song, with a body percussion pattern? In this video we use plastic cups to play the percussion pattern. Bim Bom This song comes from New Zealand and as well as learning a body percussion pattern, if you play the ukulele, you will be able to play along with the chords in the video. Epo I Tai Tai E 5th & 6th Class Rob Kitchen has a music and science experiment for us this week: to make a glass harmonica. You will need some glasses and a jug of water for this, and once it's made, you will be able to play a song on it! Glass Harmonica Here is another great video from Rob's Kitchen Music, a cup passing game you can do with your family and friends. Everyone needs 1 cup, and follow the video carefully as Rob takes us through each section. Have fun! Cup Passing Game 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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