The Write a book Project 2019 Ceremony will take place on Monday 1st April in the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney.

This year has seen 4,681 books written by a total of 6,061 children from 42 schools in our catchment area, from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.  On Monday, 247 children will received their medal and certificate for the chosen Merit books from the hands of Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD, and the Director of Blackrock Education Centre, Dr Susan Gibney.  In the picture, an image from the 2017 Project with Merit Award Ivan Zakharov, from Guardian Angels N.S.

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As part of the Heritage Ireland 2030   Have Your Say! campaign, there is a competition targetted to 4^th, 5^th and 6^th class pupils to design an emoji.

This full-day seminar will give teachers an opportunity

• to explore the new Agricultural Science specification with a particular emphasis on an Inquiry based approach; and
• to collaborate in engaging with the implementation of the new specification.

Substitution cover will be provided.

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SEMINAR DAY 3

Participants will revise the concept of physical literacy, paying particular attention to the locomotor and stability skills explored in seminars 1 and 2.  Seminar 3 will focus on manipulative skills, through the Games strand of the curriculum. The wide range of activities, supplementary support materials and templates for planning and assessment that are presented in the PDST comprehensive resource and online at www.scoilnet.ie/pdst/physlit , will also be explored on the day. 

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