Resources

Summer Courses

We have been notified of the following summer courses which might be of interest to pupils & record them here for your information

Newtown Innovation Labs (iLabs) is a not-for-profit, community learning space located on campus in Newtown Secondary School in Waterford. Inspired by Microsoft DreamSpace, it is a creative place for students to learn through hands-on, practical workshops in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).Funded by the Public Service Innovation Fund 2020, free online workshops will be available on 4th & 5th August, 11th & 12th August and 25th & 26th August. Separate workshops will be run for students and for teachers.Students, aged 8 – 14 years, will learn how to create motorised Scribblebots (Workshop 1) and use LED/Circuitry (Workshop 2). Teachers will be shown how to deliver these workshops online or in the classroom.

To find out more and register your interest, please go to https://newtownschool.ie/innovationlabs/

Access to Educational Resources while Schools are closed

A number of companies & organisations have generously provided resources for parents and teachers while the schools remain closed due to Covid-19.

The following may be of some help to you, dip in as you find useful.  

Please note that we are not recommending any purchases, or endorsing any content providers.

The NCSE is providing online resources for children and young people with Special Educational Needs who are at home as a result of the schools’ closure. The resources are designed to assist parents, teachers and students in special schools, special class placements and mainstream classes

School Book Access

Use username primaryedcobooks & password edco2020 
This site desn't seem to open well on mobile phone
This will require your name and an email address 
Register as Teacher & use Roll No. Prim20 to get access to all online resources 
Gill Explore E-Book Access

Weekly Challenges from Irish Teachers

We have lots of ideas for you to pass your time, exercise your brains, develop new skills and have fun too 

All Subjects & General Knowledge

Scoilnet is the official Department of Education and Skills hub containing over 20,000 online resources, which can be accessed according to class level, curricular area & curricular strand
Twinkl has lots of resources for all subjects. The special offer code is pre-filled in the Login/Register form
The National Geographic has a wide range of videos, games and quizzes which relate to History, Geography and Science
A safe place online for your child to see, learn, and explore almost everything

The Primary Planet 

for 4th-6th class

NewsFlash

 for 2nd to 4th class

Eipic

Fitness & Activity

There are a lot of workout videos available online.

This is one that Mr Harte recommends as being good for all the family, particularly younger children.  It's about 15 minutes long.

During these particularly challenging times for families, the #GAAPrimary Challenges are designed to help Teachers and parents to work on the cross-curricular lesson plans with children to meet their learning needs. Gaelic games-themed lessons are across all curriculum subjects and are for children at every class level, based on the GAA Céim ar Aghaidh/Step Ahead resource. 
Activity, fun, a little bit of everything
Fit Squad were a great hit when they came to our school in March.

English

Oxford Owl has a comprehensive list of eBooks for ages 3-11 on this site
Access to e-books for all members
American Website with lots of resources, but watch spelling

 Art


Check out Draw with Don on Youtube 










One sample here, but lots more available

Coding & Technology

Learn Computer Science at homeVery good resources for children 3rd - 6th class
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations.  Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.  Build code like building blocks.

TV & Home School Hub

Tá an iomarca cláir, achmhannaí agus cluichí ar an suíomh gréasáin seo

Health & Wellbeing

As we continue to work through unknown territory and challenging times, Food Dudes has adapted like many other learning mediums. We are pleased to invite you and your pupils to join Food Dudes Fun at Home via our website 
Resources for 12-25 year oldsUseful help for parents in dealing with anxiety & mental wellbeing. Scroll down through webpage to find resources