by admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Teaching News
The Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Tetra Pak, is calling on primary school children across the country to get involved in Tetra Pak Tree Day on Thursday 4th October 2018. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Be nature nice!” or “Bí dóighiúil don...
by admin | Sep 10, 2018 | Competitions
To mark the beginning of another school year, we’ve teamed up again with the kind people at Poolbeg Press to bring you another great competition. Poolbeg has put together a selection of books which mark special dates throughout the school year eg. “Scéal Naomh...
by admin | Sep 9, 2018 | Guest Post, Technology
School Radio. How did we get the idea is something that I am often asked. Since 2009, I had been doing short podcasts with book and movie reviews with my classes. Sometimes, we would speculate where a book was going and record a podcast, then read the rest of the...
by admin | Sep 9, 2018 | Book Reviews
‘Tomi’ is a true story, based on Tomi Riechental’s childhood experiences of the horrors of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the time in World War 2 when Jews were treated like criminals and brutally murdered simply because of their different religion. Many people...
by admin | Sep 8, 2018 | Resources Websites
I recently saw the Classroom Screen website recommended on the CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) mailing list and, having had a quick initial look, I was immediately convinced of its usefulness in the classroom. This free resource for teachers is...
by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | Teaching News
European Movement Ireland has announced that the Blue Star Programme will be running for its eighth year over the 2018-2019 school term and the registration process for interested primary schools across Ireland is now open. The Blue Star Programme aims to foster...
