World Autism Month - April 2021

World Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd) aims to shine a light on autism to increase awareness about people and especially children who have autism. There is also hope to develop world knowledge about autism and deliver information on how important it is to detect an early diagnosis.

Autism affects both men and women of all races in all countries. It has an especially large impact on children and is immensely common. This is precisely why raising awareness of autism is essential.

Tips to Raise Awareness on Autism

We hope you enjoyed learning about how to raise awareness about autism. Download our Autism Awareness Week Pack here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/wv2gx Autism...

‘Say Yes to Autism Acceptance’ Guide

The “Say Yes to Autism Acceptance” guide includes 10 ways to say yes to Autism Acceptance, which will be available in SuperValu stores throughout World Autism Month in April.

At least 1 in 65 people in Ireland are autistic and nearly 300,000 people have an immediate family member on the autism spectrum. Autistic people are as diverse as the society we live in and are already making contributions to communities across Ireland.  World Autism Month is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the autism community in Ireland and beyond as we create more inclusive communities by expanding knowledge, understanding and acceptance. AsIAm and SuperValu are on a journey to build more inclusive communities across Ireland. Click on the button below to download the guide.

April in St. Ultans

April will be a busy month for everyone in St. Ultans. When we get back to school next Monday 12th April we will be focusing on a Healthy Sleep Routine, and we will have a PJ day to promote this. We will also be focusing on Autism Awareness, and we will have our annual Active Schools week. Stay tuned to Class Dojo for more details.

St. Ultan's Students in Virtual Paddy's Day Event

Great news!!!

Keep an eye out for familiar Presto faces playing their instruments in this virtual Paddy’s Day event between 12-2pm tomorrow! The young musicians worked hard on this during lockdown and uploaded their recordings in February! 👏🌈☘️ This was done through Bands of Ireland, St. Patricks Day 2021.

St. Patricks Festival have now started their broadcast which will last from March 12th - 17th. You can find this at www.stpatricksfestival.ie or you can go directly to YouTube . There’s a huge amount of events, shows, and performances being broadcast there over the coming days.

Our performances are being broadcast on St. Patrick’s Day between 12:00pm and 2:00pm.

They’ll also be available to watch on demand after this date on the website for the next 24 hours. In Ireland, the performances are also being broadcast on Oireachtas TV which can be found on all TV platforms.

Change to School Calendar

Hi Everyone,

I know that Múinteoir Sarah has been busy letting everyone at the gates know about the change to the school calendar for this week. For anyone who missed out, we will only be closed on Wednesday this week - not Wednesday and Thursday as planned. We look forward to seeing all the boys and girls in school on Thursday after St. Patricks Day,

Thanks,

Múinteoir Maria

CEOL agus CRAIC

Our amazing Music Director, Múinteoir Mairéad is inviting everyone who has an interest in Irish music to join her on Zoom for a series of "seisiúns" each Wednesday at 10am.
Each week she will be teaching some traditional Irish tunes on the tin whistle, so feel free to join with your own whistle or guitar and take part in the fun.
Those with no musical skills and those who are highly skilled are all welcome.

You can get the zoom link on our School Dojo Page, for the Wednesday Seisiúns.

For anyone at home who doesn’t have a tin whistle, you can click on the link below to get a COVID safe paper tin whistle for practice.

And… Mr. Price also have these tin-whistles on sale for €2.50 for anyone who would like to join the ‘Ceol & Craic’ safely from home…

Our Classroom Zoom Rules

Múinteoir Gary and Múinteoir Deirdre have been busy getting tips together for families for when boys and girls are doing live lessons with their teachers from home. Have a look at the poster to find out more…

Read about St. Ultan's in Changemakers Newsletter

The Changemakers Schools Network has a quarterly newsletter. We are delighted that some of our students are featured in the Winter Newsletter explaining how they are CHANGEMAKERS…

Well done to Faith & Faustina, and thanks to Múinteoir Mairead from Presto for working together to share how they are changemakers….

You can see the full newsletter here….

And you can check out St. Ultan’s submission for the newsletter here…

The Changemakers Schools Network has also just launched it’s new website. You can find it by clicking here.

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CLASS SHOUT OUT - 5th Class

In Múinteoir Micheáls 5th Class last week they had a talent show….

Just for fun, the boys and girls submitted pictures, videos, documents showcasing some of their amazing talents….

Here are a few of the entries.. We hope you enjoy!

Well done to everyone who took part…

Parent Survey

We have launched an online survey to get feedback from parents about remote learning in St. Ultans. We would really appreciate it if all parents could take the time to fill in this online questionnaire. It is really important for us to get feedback about how the children are managing with remote learning, so that we can make changes where necessary.

Please have a look at the school dojo page to get the link to the survey. If you do not have access to dojo, please call the school or send a message on our Facebook page to get the link.

Check-out our Class Shout Out

Hi Everyone,

Today I’m going to do a special class shout-out to share some of the amazing work that has been going on at home while school is closed. For this week, it’s Múinteoir Clare’s 3rd Class. Here is a message from Múinteoir Clare….

Hi Everyone, 

We've been very busy in third class this January. We were learning about Australia. The children did their own research and discovered some really interesting facts about Australia. They used these facts to create presentations and added some great images as well.

We also learned how to write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end. The children came up with very imaginative stories called "The Great Escape" about animals escaping Dublin Zoo.

If you would like to read some examples of these fantastic stories and see some examples of the amazing presentations the children made, have a look here: 

Múinteoir Clare