by admin | Oct 1, 2012 | Competitions
After the success of last week’s competition, Veritas have kindly decided to sponsor another one! They have given us five copies of another new addition to their catalogue, “Preparing for First Reconciliation – A Guide for Families”. Written...
by admin | Sep 30, 2012 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is delighted to launch Tree Day 2012 themed “If Trees Could Talk…”, which will take place on Thursday 11th October. Trees, especially old trees, have many intriguing tales to tell of times past. On Tree Day, schools...
by admin | Sep 30, 2012 | Technology, Technology
This is the fourth of David Ganly’s ICT in the Classroom eBulletins. David teaches in Donabate Community College and he says that the eBulletin started off as an idea he had to engage and encourage teachers in his school to use ICT in the classroom. After putting the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2012 | Book Reviews
“The Demon Notebook”, published by O’ Brien Press, is the first book written by author Erika McGann. The book is about five girls who want to be witches. They try to cast spells but they never work until one day, after using a Ouija board, one of the girls...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Teaching News, Technology
I’ve come across a few articles on the internet in the past week or so about a new font devised specifically to help pupils with Dyslexia. The font, called Open Dyslexic, apparently uses a device in which the bottoms of characters are weighted. Curiously some...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Competitions
Many thanks to all of the teachers who entered our competition with Veritas for a copy of “Prayer Assemblies for Primary Schools” by Maurice Harmon and Elaine Mahon. It was a great success. Many thanks to Veritas for sponsoring the prizes. Most people found the...