Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua gets Planning Permission!
June 3, 2014
We are delighted to announce that the school has been granted planning permission for our new site on the Ballyogan Road. If you would like to view the plans, they are available in the office. The Department of Education & Skills have signed a contract with Western Building Systems. The construction work for our new building will commence shortly and we will move in in early 2015.
Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua
De La Salle Palmerston RFC
Páirc Kirwan
Cill Tiarnáin
BÁC 18
fón 01-2921774
Information on the Junior and Leaving Certificate Examinations
June 3, 2014
Information on the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations, including regular updates throughout the examinations period, is available from the website of the State Examinations Commission www.examinations.ie. The phone number for all enquiries is 090 6442700.
Throughout the written examinations period (4th to 20th June 2014), staff members are on hand to deal with queries from 8.30am to 9.00pm on examination days and from 9.30am to 1.00pm at weekends. Outside of these hours contact may be made through the main number 090 6442700 and a brief message can be left with the security staff.
An Dioplóma i Múineadh na Gaeilge (Foghlaimeoirí Fásta) 2014
May 28, 2014
Turas Óige Feachtas
May 28, 2014
Family Course sa Ghaeltacht July 2014 – Scholarships available
May 28, 2014
Foras na Gaeilge, is providing 10 scholarships worth €1,000 each, to families wishing to attend a Family Course as Gaeilge in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal during the week 19-26 July 2014.
All information on the course is available on www.piarsaigh.ie
The scholarship gives a family of four, two adults and two children, the opportunity of attending the course. An accommodation allowance of €400 will be paid to each family.
The scholarships are for families who have children in the All-Irish education sector.
Two scholarships will be presented each day during the week 09-13 June 2014 on Binneas Béil (2pm-4pm) on RTE RADIO NA GAELTACHTA.
Further information is available from Joe Ó Gallchóir at 086 8288764 or galljoe@eircom.net.
Irish Grammar App – Gramadach na Gaeilge
May 28, 2014
Irish Grammar App – Gramadach na Gaeilge is an exciting new app available on both iTunes and android platforms – the app that Irish teachers, students and enthusiasts have been waiting for. A must-have app for Leaving and Junior cert students to master their grammar in the run up to exams.
You can learn grammar rules section by section and then test yourself at the end. It’s an ideal app for the classroom that teachers and students alike can download and use at their own pace. Its interactive element will give students immediate feedback. At the end of each quiz students will be given a summary and explanation of their answers. The timing aspect of the quizzes allows students to feel time pressure as they will in the real exam.
It is the first interactive app of its kind, with over a 1000 grammar exercises that both primary and secondary students can use in the classroom and at home. Each grammar topic is split up into its own section, where it is explained. You can study the grammar rules by each tense or topic with grammar exercises at the end of each section. There’s an ULTIMATE QUIZ of 50 questions at the end. This app isn’t just aimed at students; it’s a fun app for anyone of any age to download to brush up on their Irish grammar. The final section includes useful phrases and seanfhocail.
The app was developed by Áine McGillycuddy, a second level teacher with over 13 years experience in Coláiste Ráithín, Bray, Co. Wicklow who teaches Irish and Business to honours classes from 1st to 6th year, along with providing one-to-one tuition. ‘Irish Grammar- Gramadach na Gaeilge’ has been a consistently top selling educational app since its introduction in early 2014. Áine is passionate about providing lifelong learning for all students to a high standard. She has a B.A in Gaeilge and Economics, a Higher Diploma in Education and a Masters in Education (M.Ed), all from University College Dublin.
The app covers:
- The past tense
- The present tense
- The future tense
- The conditional tense
- Numbers
- Possessive adjective
- Lenition & Eclipsis
- Irregular verbs
- The Copula
- Prepositions
- Useful phrases
- Ultimate quiz
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AVAILABLE ON ANDROID WEDNESDAY 28TH MAY!
Gaelscoil na gCrann – Curaidh na Féile Náisiúnta Scoldrámaíochta
May 28, 2014
Board of Management Training
May 27, 2014
Over the last two years, Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge and Gaelscoileanna Teo. have been running a training programme for the Boards of Management of Irish-medium schools. Board members are invited to take part. This training programme is made available through various education partnerships and is recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.
Training is being provided in five modules, delivered nationally by the Department of Education and Skills and the primary education partners. The modules are as follows:
- Recruitment Procedures
- The Board of Management as a Corporate Entity
- Board Finances and the Role of the Treasurer
- Legal Issues
- Child Protection
The notes from the various modules are available to download here.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2014 i nGaelcholáiste Luimnigh
May 27, 2014
Special Offer from Forever Languages
May 27, 2014
Forever Languages have a special offer for our On y va! 1 + 2 books. These are French textbooks for Irish-medium post-primary schools.
On y va! is the only French course taught through Irish available for the Junior Certificate.
On y va! 1 is for 1st year and On y va! 2 is for 2nd and 3rd year. These books were published by Authentik with the support of COGG.
We are offering a 10% discount and free shipping on orders received before the 30th of June 2014. Just mention Gaelscoileanna.ie when you place your order to avail of the discount, or use coupon code GAEL when you purchase from our website www.foreverlanguages.com.
There are CDs with each book with listening material and the Teachers Notes can be downloaded from www.foreverlanguages.com.
We now have additional material on www.foreverlanguages.com for On y va! 1 and 2 – games, activities, word searches, drag and drop, jumbled sentences, matching pairs, missing letters etc. We will be adding more material and games to the website throughout the Summer.
Please contact marie@foreverlanguages.com for further details.
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