1. Junior Infants 2016/’17

2. Welcome! Introduction – Seán Ó Raghallaigh
School Life - Ms Carol Plower
Practical Issues – Ms Plower
General Information – An Príomhoide

3. Introduction Welcome Carrabane N.S. Staff Parental involvement
Monthly Newsletter
Website-Twitter, Facebook
New School

4. Happy at School!

5. (Primary School Curriculum Introduction, p.21)
Parents
“parents are the child's primary educators, and the life of the home is the most potent factor in his or her development during the primary school years".
(Primary School Curriculum Introduction, p.21)

6. Communication
Home
School
Learning

7. First Day at School
A great opportunity to become familiar with the school environment
Thursday, June 16th
9:45 am – 11:45 am
No uniform
Bring a small snack and drink
Pick-up from classroom door

8. The School Day

9. Play is Important!
Aistear (0-6yrs.) The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.
Part of daily timetable.
Children learn through play - fine and gross motor skills.
Imagine, create, observe and imitate.
New ideas
Develop relationships, communication
skills and oral language.

10. Learning to Read and Write
Jolly Phonics
foundation for reading and writing.
International research: the best multisensory method of teaching phonics.
After one year’s teaching, children taught with Jolly Phonics have an average reading age around 12 months ahead of their actual age.

11. Practical Issues

12. First Few Days Help your child to a seat & leave.
Most children will settle down when parents have left.
The first school term starts Thursday Sept. 1st.
School finishes at 12 noon for the first 7 days and then 2:00pm from Mon. Sept. 12th. Collection at classroom door for the 1st week.

13. You can help! Label everything! My name Tags .ie
coats, hats, lunchboxes, drink bottles, pencil cases, folders, books etc.
Schoolbags, lunchboxes can be easily opened and closed by child.
Fruit cut up, straws out of plastic etc.

14. Skills Recognise their name. Hang up coat.
Put on and take off coats and
sweatshirts (especially when they have
been turned inside out!)
- Zip/ button up coat.
Put shoes on the correct feet…velcro shoes..no laces.
Open and close schoolbags, lunchboxes, drinks.
Pierce juice carton with straw.
Toilet: Go independently, flush toilet, wash hands.

15. Skills Develop Fine Motor skills – lots of colouring
activities, cutting, pasting, beading etc.
Encourage drawing skills – basic shapes, and then
people, flowers, spiders etc.
If using a pencil – triangular one is best and
encourage correct pencil grip, tripod grip.

16. Other Medical problems or allergies Speech and Language / Occupational
Therapy sessions
Cover books in clear contact
Label front cover of books/copybooks
Use homework journal to communicate with teacher
Progress folder
Arrange an appointment for detailed discussion.
Bring sample of book and copybook with label.

17. Class meeting in September
Information night for parents
Detailed discussion of curriculum
Aims/ objectives / expectations for the year.
We will include more detail on individual aspects of the subjects within the curriculum at that point.

18. Happy at Scoil Sheosaimh!

19. General information
Seán Ó Raghallaigh

20. School Uniform

21. School Uniform

22. Final Details Staff: Care of child Attendance : 20 days absence
Integrated Approach
School Bus
Insurance
Communication School-Home
Information Booklet for each family.
Spraoi Activity Camp July 4th -8th

23. Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
Carrabane N.S.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh!