Category: Education

Sam and Sue | Sam and Sue learn about Cybersafety

Following the great success of “Sam and Sue learn about cybersafety”, 3 more books from the children’s safety series have been released.

Mallow health and safety publications and local author/ educational psychologist Ann Linehan have produced the new titles which include “Sam and Sue call 112”, “Sam and Sue learn about flu and other germs” and “Sam and Sue learn about stranger awareness”.

All available now from www.samandsue.com and coming soon to Wordsworth Millstreet just in time for Christmas!

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Millstreet Parent Assn Competition Winners

Millstreet Parents Association sadly couldn’t put on the annual ‘Halloween Disco’ this year, so recently over half term they held a Netflix party where children from the Presentation N.S. & Scoil Mhuire Boy’s N.S. watched a film together from the safety of their own homes, also they held a couple of competition’s, firstly a colouring competition and then a fancy dress competition.  Below are some of the winners.  Thank you to everyone who entered, it was really hard picking the winners and we wish we could have shared all the entries as they were wonderful and scary.  Also thank you to both schools and everyone who helped.

Irish Grinds

Irish Grinds Classes available to students Via Zoom for students wishing to achieve top marks. Excellent typed notes given beforehand, all aspects of the course covered and focus is on exam preparation. I am a native Irish speaker, an experienced teacher with an excellent results record and an Examiner for the Irish Orals State Commission. Classes need to be booked asap to join, ring 087 9858133 to secure a place

Irish Leaving Cert Honours Grinds Classes

Irish Leaving Cert Honours Grinds Classes available to eager students wanting to achieve top marks.

Held in Rathmore area by an experienced Kerry native Irish teacher with Oral Irish Examination experience in her own home.

Class 1 : duration 1 hour, covers Paper 1 & 2, excellent H1 typed notes given and sample answers on the poems and stories, essays, debates and Novel covered.

Class 2: duration 1 hour, Irish Oral class, complete top-class preparation for this exam worth 40%, by experienced examiner, excellent typed notes given for the 20 Sraith Phictiúr, the conversation and the poetry reading.

Students have the option to attend 1 or both classes,

€25 per class, limited availability,

Booking is essential to secure a place.

Phone 087 9858133 for further enquiries

6th Class graduation from Kilcorney N.S.

Congratulations to our wonderful 6th Class who graduated from Kilcorney N.S. last Friday!
We were delighted to see them and their families at home with a socially distanced drive by! 🚘 We would like to thank Hullaballoons for all their help with the balloons and milseáin! 🍭 🎈
Congratulations and best of luck Ella, Katie, Muireann, Niamh, Noah and Patrick! 🌟
Kilcorney N.S.

Click here for more of the wonderful occasion. 

 

Outdoor 6th Class Graduation

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Outdoor 6th Class Graduation

We were delighted to welcome back this wonderful group of girls to give them the send off from Presentation N.S. they truly deserve. It was a privilege watching these girls blossom from timid Junior Infants to confident and independent young ladies. 

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Irish Pilgrimage Trust

Ria Buckley and Hannah Keane were due to travel to Lourdes with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust (IPT) on Easter Sunday. However due to the Covid19 situation the trip was cancelled. The girls raised €2,367.50 and they have donated the full amount to the Irish Pilgrimage Trust to support their ongoing work.

The girls would like to thank their parents, families, friends, local community, and everyone who helped to make the quiz and bake sale possible. Furthermore, they would like to thank all the local businesses for their tremendous support and generosity in donating prizes and refreshments.
They would also like to express their gratitude to all those that sponsored them.

Finally a very special thank you to the teachers and staff of Millstreet Community School who were so generous with their time especially, John Magee, Jennifer O’Donoghue, Mary Randles, Denise O’Leary and Marion Buckley.  [read more …] “Irish Pilgrimage Trust”

Green Flag for Rathcoole N.S.

St. Brendans N.S., Rathcoole are delighted with the news this week that they have been awarded their 4th Green Flag for Sustainable Travel.

The school has been working for the past two years towards this award, but unfortunately their final event had to be cancelled when schools closed. Instead, pupils from Rathcoole got on their bikes or went on a hike over the past few weeks and headed out to photograph their picturesque “2km Zone” nestled between the foothills of Mushera and the banks of the Blackwater.
Here is the beautiful video they submitted to the Green Schools “Hidden Places” project:

The team at Green-Schools headquarters were very impressed with the application, and extend their thanks to everyone in the school.  The Green-Schools committee and the whole school community deserve a huge amount of credit for their efforts – well done on your 4th Green Flag!
Green Schools Committee

Active Home School Week – Toilet Roll Challenge

The pupils and staff in St. Brendan’s N.S. Rathcoole took part in Active Home Week last week. They completed the Toilet Roll Challenge. It was a lovely way to motivate each other to get active and to unite our pupils and staff during this time. Have a look at what they got up to in the video below:

Second Year Presentation Convent Millstreet 1968-69

With thanks to Carmel for this photo of the 2nd year Presentation Convent Millstreet 1968-69. In the background is St. Patrick’s Church, and to the right of the photo is part of the Presentation Convent which is now the Pastoral Centre [f]  [read more …] “Second Year Presentation Convent Millstreet 1968-69”

Millstreet Adult Learning Centre

In line with government guidelines arising from the Covid-19 crisis, Millstreet Adult Learning Centre remains closed until further notice. However, if any learners and/or prospective learners need some advice, help or support, please call Marie on 086 7707301 on Monday or Thursday 9am to 5pm or leave a text message anytime and I will follow up. We have set up a new Facebook page (Millstreet FET) and we upload information,  resources, activity lists and useful links to other sites so please visit our page to find out more. Help is also available for those who are struggling to stay calm in these challenging times ……… Stay safe, stay at home and stay in touch.  [read more …] “Millstreet Adult Learning Centre”

A Great Opportunity to Create a Time Capsule


This is a great opportunity for families to get creative and work as historians!

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians.

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Presentation National School

Dear Families,
We appreciate that this is a difficult time for our pupils and their families and we are working to provide educational support in a different way than the norm.
With this in mind, we have sourced this comprehensive list of ideas and activities you might consider checking out to support your child during the coming weeks. Please remember that we will get through this together!
Stay safe and healthy!
Staff of Presentation N.S.  [1]

To download the list of ideas and activities (it’s a word document), click the image below or CLICK HERE.

 

Scoil Mhuire Boy’s National School – Book Collection

Scoil Mhuire Boy’s National School wish to give parents the opportunity to collect their child’s books from the school. Classrooms are being allocated separate days. Parents/children will not be able to enter school building. Please come to the front of the school, remain outside, and press buzzer. The teacher on duty that day will give out the child’s books either in a box or a clear plastic bag.

DAY ALLOCATION
MONDAY 23rd – Mr. O Connor  9:20 to 3:00 pm
TUESDAY 24th – Mrs. Curtin  9:20 to 3:00 pm
WEDNESDAY 25th – Miss Buckley  9:20 to 3:00 pm
THURSDAY 26th – Miss Guerin 9:20 to 3:00 pm

We plan to start using Edmodo to distribute schoolwork from next Wednesday on. Your child will be allocated a code to access this by your class teacher. In the meantime there are many great educational websites out there, however the website scoilnet is a great place to get educational content. Our school e-mail is <bnsmillstreet@gmail.com> should you have any queries or difficulties. We hope you all stay safe at this time.
Frank O Connor and staff, Scoil Mhuire BNS.

Scoil Mhuire Boy’s National School [GMaps]

Millstreet Adult Learning Centre

Millstreet Adult Learning Centre: All classes are cancelled as issued in the Department of Education and Skills statement. This is effective until 29th March and any updates will be posted as soon as directed on the Department of Education and Skills website. I will also notify Learners directly and put posters on the window for information.

Coffee Morning to mark International Women’s Day 2020 – Wed. 4th March

Tap on the Poster to enlarge. (S.R.)

“Women Hold up Half the Sky”

To mark International Women’s Day we’d like to invite active retired ladies to a  Coffee Morning in Millstreet Parish Centre on Wednesday 4th March between 10.30am and 12 noon. 

It’ll be a chance for us to have a chat about changes in society through the years and how they have affected women. We’d love to see you there!

From: Millstreet Community School Transition Year Global Citizenship Education group (2019/2020)

Pottery Classes at Millstreet Day Centre

Millstreet Day Centre is very excited to be welcoming our newest volunteer – the wonderfully talented Barry Fraser – to the Centre who will be running clay pottery classes with our clients every Monday starting on the 9th March!

Call the Centre on (029) 70926 to book in if you’d like to attend on a Monday & partake in the class – just €12 for Morning Tea & Scones, Pottery class, 3 Course Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Transport.

There are also an array of Nursing Services available right here in the centre including blood pressure check, blood sugars check, wound/dressing changes, weight management, assisted showers etc.

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MCS Computer Room Refurbishment

Millstreet Community School Parents’ Advisory Committee is raising money for the Computer Room Refurbishment.  The current Computer Room is outdated and the PCs need to be replaced. We hope to replace PCs with Chromebooks and create learning pods as per the plan above. Microsoft Office 365 across the school.  Teachers and students are now collaborating in the digital space using cloud technology.  The proposed new layout of the room will provide us with a space where students can collaborate with one another in groups during class periods.  Their work will then be available to them on the cloud for future consultation and for revision purposes. Help us to realise this vision and future proof our school!
Click the Go Find Me link to Donate.  We are hoping to complete this project before next September!Bright Days Ahead!

Proposed layout of the refurbished computer room

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