Kidorama Academy, after-school classes and evening activities are all closed/cancelled for Mon 16th Oct. The campus is closed. There will be no-one on site.
We hope to open on Tuesday 17th. We hope that all in our community and beyond stay safe.
As per instruction from the Department of Education, all schools in Ireland are to remain closed on Monday, 16th October 2017. Citywest ETNS will abide by this instruction.
Kidorama Academy, after-school classes and evening activities are all closed/cancelled for Mon 16th Oct. The campus is closed. There will be no-one on site. We hope to open on Tuesday 17th. We hope that all in our community and beyond stay safe. Lots of classes have been busy learning about Autumn, now that the leaves are changing colour and the weather is changing. Check out some of our activities at these links:
On Thursday 28th September, as part of our Parent Information Evening, Caitriona hosted two workshops. The purpose of the workshops was to gather ideas for parental involvement at our school. There was good attendance and great engagement at the workshops. In total, approx 40 parents and staff members attended.
Many of those in attendance were parents of children in Junior Infants, who acknowledged that they didn't know what was already in place in the school - this added pleasure to the conversation as many of the ideas suggested are already in place in our school and many have scope for expanding. The following are ideas suggested along with some comments from Caitriona on each suggestion. If you have further ideas, get in touch and let us know. A multi-cultural dance and music event or day Have an Ethnic Day to celebrate people from different cultures
Parents in to read books Child picks their favourite book and their parent comes in to read it
Parents come in to the class when they have a particular interest in an area or topic
Careers - parents come in to talk about their job, how they got there and what they do
Exercise their logic – games with parents
Teach coding to the children Academy of coding – invite them in Logic programming and coding
Nursing homes linkage – visiting – e.g. parachute, singing songs – every child gave a small donation
Spelling bee or similar in Maths - adults competition as well – chn versus parents
Ta gach duine sa scoil ag deanamh iarracht Gaeilge a labhairt i rith an lae. Tabhair cabhair linn!
Everyone at school is trying to use Irish throughout the day. Help us out! See these tips on Bobby's class page for help. WOW! We were absolutely blown away by the response to the Food Fair. The effort that families put into preparing and cooking foods was astounding! You must have been up late last night or very early this morning getting everything ready. What an experience for our children! To taste foods from all around the world. The tastes, the textures, the colours, the names. Amazing! And then the volunteers who came and helped for the day.... Thank you! Such openness and generosity of spirit and time was so appreciated by us. Finally, Thank You to teachers Aoife and Orla who organised the day so well. When an event runs so smoothly, you know that the planning was meticulous. It was such an exciting, joyous day and we thank you all. Feedback from staff, parents and, most importantly, children was that we should make this an annual event. The only improvement we can see is to dedicate a time for parents of older children to come and taste all the foods. So we hope to make that improvement next year. Enjoy the photos below. We will add more as teachers and parents send them in. Preparations are now well underway for our International Food Fair - a fundraiser for Educate Together's annual One Day Together. Educate Together is our patron body and we are delighted to support the crucial work they do in supporting existing schools and establishing new ones around the country. ![]() The Food Fair will take place in the PE Hall this Friday 6th October. Families are asked to prepare a dish that is native to their home country. Each class will visit the fair and taste a selection of the dishes on offer. A cover charge of €3 per child (€5 per family)will be charged at the door, giving them access to a World of Flavour! Please send an empty lunchbox to school with your child on the day, as well as their usual school lunch. This will make it easier for your child to collect a sample of the foods on offer. It is also very important that you make your child aware of any allergies that they may have, so that they can avoid foods that contain those allergens. Families who contribute dishes to the festival will be asked to fill in a small card with the name of the dish and any relevant allergen information. Thank you so much to the parents who have volunteered to help out on the day. We can't wait to see the array of dishes our school community can pull together! Bon Appetit! |
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