Thursday Newsletter 04/02/2021

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

We are delighted to know that the ALC will be reopening from the 22^nd February. The Department are also providing some additional support similar to July Provision for those eligible, details will follow to the relevant families.



In light of extended closure we have been reviewing how everything is going and would appreciate your input.

Parents Survey

We would love to hear your feedback on how Remote Learning is going and would appreciate if you could fill in this short survey. The Survey will be open until Monday 8^th February.

• Infants Survey 
• 1st – 6th and ALC Survey 

Mindful of the ongoing challenges we are all facing I believe everyone is trying their best and sincerely hope that you are minding your wellbeing and keeping active. See below, thank you Lisa! Please try not to worry about your children falling behind. We are still very happy with the level of engagement and the standard of work. Keep up the great work!

Inspirational Quote of the Week

“To succeed in life you need three things, a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.” by Reba McIntyre

Wellbeing

We hope children are enjoying our wellbeing activities and hopefully some of you will continue with to build gratitude practices & mindful minutes into your day. Our Wellbeing focus for the next two weeks is Affirmations. Affirmations teach us to speak to ourselves with kindness. Affirmations are a great reminder to our kids they are loved, special and unique in their own way. Please find some nice Affirmation exercises to try out on our Wellbeing page.

Fun Active Challenges

Mark from Na Fianna has a brand new fitness video helping us to master our running technique. Why not check it out and see how your running technique compares! It’s on our Active School Page under Fun Challenges to Try at Home.

Dublin GAA Coaching are launching our some fun fitness sessions for children as and families. Sessions start today on Facebook Live: Dublin GAA Coaching and Games Development All sessions are also being recorded and will be uploaded every Friday morning on their YouTube Channel

Frása na Seachtaine:

“Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine “- “People live in each other’s shadows. (This seanfhocal reminds us that we rely on eachother and people need eachother)”

Le meas

Róisín Conlon

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