St. Ultan's is a Changemaker School

St. Ultan’s Primary School is one of 15 Irish primary Changemaker Schools in the DCU Changemaker Schools Network.

The DCU Changemaker Schools Network is a community of practice and focused on sharing best practice in the areas of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. 

Schools in the network frame their work within changemaking leadership practices focused the development of empathy, creativity, leadership and teamwork with their students.

All students are encouraged to identify as Changemakers. Schools support the vision and mission of the DCU Institute of Education; to transform the education system for the better. 

This year we will be working very hard in St. Ultan’s to teach all the children about our Changemaker identity. Stay tuned for updates and contributions we will be making to the Changemakers monthly Newsletters.

If you would like to find out more please follow Changemakers on twitter @DCUCMS and their website will be coming shortly

Presto Calendars

Next week Múinteoir Mairead will be very busy at the school gate every morning between 8.40-9.00 selling Presto Calendars for 2021.

These calendars are only €2 each, and all money raised goes towards the cost of running our Presto Music Project. All of the boys and girls really appreciate the continued support the comes from this fundraiser.

Updated Reminders about COVID-19 Symptoms

The HSE guidelines were updated in the past few weeks to include the following symptoms as reasons to keep children at home from school.

• Sore Throat

• Headache

• Diarrhoea

This 4 main symptoms of COVID-19 include

1. Temperature

2. New Cough

3. Shortness of breath

4. Loss or change in sense of smell/taste

For more information have a look on the HSE website

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/school-and-covid-19/when-you-should-keep-your-child-home.html

Garden of Remembrance

Each November in St. Ultans, we take time to celebrate the lives of those who have passed away, as part of “In November, we remember.”

Teachers discuss this with their classes and allow them the opportunity to share their memories with their peers.

Children have an opportunity to decorate a flower in honour of a person/people they have lost. These flowers sometimes include;

·         The name/names of those who have died

·         Words that remind them of the person/people (eg. Kind, hugs etc.)

·        Sometimes a little note to the person/people.

These flowers are displayed for everyone to see in a special area in school beside our outdoor classroom. We hope you like our Garden of Remembrance.   

In November, we remember…

Reminders about preventing the spread of COVID-19: When to stay at home...

We are all delighted to be back in school, and hope everyone had a lovely mid-term break.
Here are some reminders about guidelines for when children need to stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks for your support.

Parent Letter - Term 1 Events

Hi Everyone,

Here is a copy of the letter sent home from Múinteoir Gary, before mid-term break.

Thanks

News Flash from 1st Class

Check out these very important messages from the boys and girls in 1st class this Halloween. Stay safe everyone and enjoy the mid-term break!

Halloween Dress Up

This year we will be doing our Halloween Dress Up Day on Friday 23rd October. Please click on this link to find out more….

SAIL Points Challenge

Hi Everyone,

All of the boys and girls in 6th class are very excited as we have started our SAIL points challenge again. For the next few weeks the children will be trying their best to see who can win the most points for having the best line, when they are lining up and moving around the school.

Click on this link to find out more….

https://www.stultans.ie/sail-points

Please remember to wear a coat to school!

Hi Everyone,

Now that the weather is starting to get a little bit colder, and we’ve had a lot of rainy days, we would just like to remind everyone to make sure all children wrap up warmly and wear a coat to school.

Thanks,

Múinteoir Maria