Comórtas Filíochta an Free Wee Library 2014
April 22, 2014
Bronntar bua uile-Éireann Dráma ar ‘Sheampaíní’ Ghaelscoil na gCrann
April 17, 2014
Minister Quinn announces all primary schools to be offered funding from school book rental scheme capital fund
April 17, 2014
Approximately 400 primary schools will receive funding to establish book rental schemes shortly
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., is announcing that all primary schools who currently operate a school book rental scheme will be able to benefit from the €15 million School Book Rental Scheme Fund which he secured as part of Budget 2014.
Last October, the Minister announced that the €15 million fund would be targeted specifically at primary schools who did not currently operate a book rental scheme. The Department of Education has received applications from approximately 400 such schools to date.
531 schools who previously indicated that they did not have book loan schemes were invited to apply for the funding. Of these, three quarters of these schools have now applied.
DEIS schools will receive €150 per child and non-DEIS schools will receive €100 per child in seed capital funding over the next two years to establish book rental schemes. This will cost approximately €6.7 million and is expected to benefit more than 63,000 pupils and their families.
Minister Quinn has now decided that the balance of the fund, some €8.3 million, will be divided among all other primary schools that currently operate book rental schemes, in 2015 and 2016. These schools are expected to receive a total of €18 per pupil or €20 in DEIS schools over those two years. This is on top of the annual book grant of €15 million which is paid to all schools on a per pupil basis. This forms part of the Minister’s wider agenda to tackle the high costs of going to school for parents.
“Every primary school in the country has now the opportunity to benefit from the School Book Rental Scheme funding we secured through the proceeds of the sale of the national Lottery.”
“When I first announced this scheme which targeted only primary schools who were not operating a Book Rental Scheme, many of the other schools voiced their concern at being left out, despite the hard work of many parents and teachers to establish such schemes.”
“I indicated that after the initial first round of funding was allocated that we could examine the scheme again and I am delighted that we will be able to provide an extra boost to these other schools which should allow them to expand or replace some books on their own schemes.”
“Every primary school has now been given the opportunity to benefit from the funding I secured for book rental schemes. I believe that all parents should have access to a school book rental scheme enabling them to significantly reduce the costs of sending a child to school,” said the Minister.
€5 million in seed capital funds for approximately 400 schools to establish book rental schemes will be distributed later this month in order to give the schools time to do so for the next school year, using the Guidelines issues by the Department in January 2013. The balance of the funding, €1.7 million, will be distributed to qualifying schools in 2015.
Provisions are also being made for new primary schools due to open in September to receive this funding. All other primary schools that currently operate book rental schemes will receive their share of the funding in 2015 and 2016.
The eligibility criteria for funding under the Seed Capital Grant Scheme for Book Loan/Rental Schemes is as follows:
(a) The school authorities must undertake to establish a textbook loan/rental scheme (covering either hard copy or electronic books) for the main textbooks used by the students in accordance with best practice contained in the Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools for a minimum of 5 years. A book loan/rental scheme will normally have to achieve a life of approximately five years for each textbook, for it to break even.
(b) The school must confirm that it did not operate a school textbook loan/rental scheme in the school year 2013/14.
(c) The school must agree to maintain and furnish financial and other records regarding the establishment, maintenance and operation of the textbook loan/rental scheme to the Department, on request. All funding provided will be used exclusively for the purposes of establishing a textbook loan/rental scheme.
Distribution of remaining funding:
Following the distribution of seed capital funding to qualifying primary schools it is estimated that there will be €8.3 million remaining in the fund.
It has been decided to distribute this money to primary schools who currently operate school book rental schemes in 2015 and 2016 in order to allow them to supplement their existing school book rental schemes. These schools will receive €18 per pupil in non-DEIS schools and €20 per pupil in DEIS schools over that two year period or €7 or €8 per pupil in 2015 and €11 or €12 in 2016.
Existing funding provided to schools for books:
The book grant is paid to all recognised primary schools and all post-primary schools within the Free Education Scheme, with DEIS schools receiving an enhanced rate. It is paid in June each year for the following school year. For both 2012 and 2013, €15 million was ring-fenced for the programme.
Naíscoil an Iúir celebrating Easter
April 17, 2014
Craobhchomórtas Siansa Gael Linn ar TG4!
April 16, 2014
Don’t miss a special programme on TG4 at 10.30p.m. on Wednesday, 23 April, featuring highlights from the Siansa Gael Linn 2014 final from the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Eight young traditional music groups took to the stage to battle it out for the prestigous title of All-Ireland Champions in front of an audience of over 1000 people.
Follow us on Twitter #Siansa or on Facebook Siansa Gael Linn!
News from Gael Taca
April 15, 2014
Campaí Samhradh:
Beidh campaí samhraidh ar siúl an samhradh seo i gCumann Lúthchleas Gael, Baile an Easpaig. Beidh ranganna ar siúl ar maidin le béim speisialta ar an teanga labhartha agus imeachtaí san iarnóin trí mheán na Gaeilge. Beidh réimse leathan imeachtaí ar siúl: tonnmharcaíocht, peil, seó tallainne, ceol agus drámaíocht. Dátaí: 9ú-13ú Meitheamh agus an 16ú-20ú Meitheamh.
Costas: €120 do sheachtain agus €199 don choicís.
Tuilleadh Eolais: 021 4310841 nó eolas@gael-taca.com
Summer Camps:
There will be summer camps for teenagers this summer in Bishopstown GAA. The classes will take place in the mornings with a special emphasis on spoken Irish and there will be activities through Irish in the afternoons. There will be a range of activities, including: Surfing,football, talent show, music and drama.
Dates: 9th-13th June and 16th-20th June.
Cost: €120 for one week and €199 for two weeks.
More information: 021 4310841 or eolas@gael-taca.com
Café Cois Laoi:
Na déanaigí dearmad ar Chafé Cois Laoi a chairde: Margadh na míosa: tae/caifé agus scóna €3. Buailigí isteach táimid anseo go dtí a 5 gach lá.
Café Cois Laoi:
Don’t forget about Café Cois Laoi: We have a great offer on tea/coffee and a lovely scone for €3. Call in, we’re open until 5 every day.
Irish for the Rusty:
Má tá tú timpeall na cathrach aon mhaidin Mháirt, buail isteach go dtí Ghael-Taca i gcomhair “Irish for the Rusty”. Is seans maith é píosa Ghaeilge a fhoghlaim nó a cheachtadh, agus an rud is fearr ná; ní cosnaíonn sé ach €3, le tae SAOR IN AISCE!!!
Irish for the Rusty:
If you’re around the city any Tuesday morning call into Gael-Taca for “Irish for the Rusty”. It’s a great chance to learn a bit of Irish or to practice it, and the best thing is; it only costs €3, with FREE tea!!!
Mí na Gaeilge 2014
Ba mhór againn dá bhféadfadh sibh an suirbhé a chomhlánú agus a chur ar ais chugainn faoi *Dé hAoine, 2ú Bealtaine 2014*, más féidir.
Is féidir an suirbhé a chomhlánú i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla ar fáil ag an nasc shíos:
– Suirbhé Gaeilge/ Béárla:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCGCBTV
Mí na Gaeilge 2014:
We would be very grateful if you could fill in the survey and return it to us by *Friday, 2nd of May 2014*, if possible.
You may complete the survey in Irish or English and both versions are available at the following links:
– Irish/ English version of survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCGCBTV
Seisiún Trad:
Bíonn seisiún Trad anseo i nGael Taca gach maidin Céadaoin ag 11 r.n! Bígí linn le haghaidh neart ceoil agus craic!
Trad Session:
There is a Trad Session every Wednesday morning here in Gael-Taca at 11 .m! Join us for pleanty of music and fun!
Máistir Rang- Ardteist
Máistir-Rang Ghael-Taca Bealtaine 2014 don Ardteist, Ardleibhéal.
Beidh máistir-rang (master class) do dhaltaí Ardteiste, Ardleibhéil ar siúl ag Gael-Taca, 22 Port Uí Shúilleabháin, Corcaigh ar an dáta seo:
Cúrsa 1: Dé Sathairn 17 Bealtaine 2014 óna 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Beidh sos le haghaidh lóin óna 12.30 – 1.30.
Is do dhaltaí Ardteiste Ardleibhéil amháin na ranganna seo.
Seo a leanas na réimsí a chlúdófar sna cúrsaí:
(a) Páipéar 1 – Cluastuiscint agus Ceapadóireacht
(b) Páipéar 2: Léamhthuiscint, Filíocht, Prós
(c) Leideanna agus Comhairle don Scrúdú
Tabharfar nótaí cuimsitheacha ar GACH gné den chúrsa dóibh siúd a dhéanfadh freastal ar na cúrsaí.
Uasmhéad (maximum) na ndaltaí ar gach cúrsa: __30__. Ar an ábhar sin moltar do dhaltaí clárú go luath.
Ní mór do dhaltaí na nithe seo a leanas a bhreith leo go dtí an cúrsa: (i) leabhráin páipéir scrúdaithe (ii) téacsleabhair Ghaeilge (iii) cóipleabhair agus pinn.
Is é an múinteoir agus an scríbhneoir Mícheál Ó Ruairc a bheas i bhfeighil an másitir rang seo. Is saineolaí é ar Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta, Ardleibhéal agus taithí fhada, fhairsing aige ar an teanga a mhúineadh. Neart téacsleabhar scoile scríofa aige thar na blianta. Is é REVISEWISE Ardteist, Ardleibhéal 2012 – 2017, EDCO an ceann is déanaí. Cúrsaí déanta aige ar bhonn rialta le Bruce College, Corcaigh ó 2008 – 2013; le Comhar Chorcaí agus i scoileanna éagsúla ar fud na cathrach agus an chontae freisin.
€10 an táille a ghearrfar ar gach dalta.
Master Class- Leaving Certificate:
There will be a master class for leaving certificate students, higher level running in Gael-Taca, 22 Sullivans Quay,Cork on the following dates:
Course 1: Saturday 17th of May 2014 from 10:00am – 4:00 pm. There will be a break for lunch from 12:30 until 1:30
The classes are only for Higher Level Leaving Certificate Students
The following is a list of what will be covered in the courses:
(a)Paper 1 – Listening and Composition
(b) Paper 2: Comprehensions, Poetry and Prose
(c) Hints and Advice for the Exam
Comprehensive notes will be given on every aspect of the course to those who attend the course.
Maximum Students for each course: 30 . On that subject, it is recommended students sign up early.
Students should bring the following with them to the course: (i) Exam Papers (ii) Irish Textbook (iii) Copybook and pen.
It is the teacher and writer Micheál Ó Ruairc who will be in charge of the master class. He is an expert on the Irish Leaving Certificate, Higher Level, and has lengthy experience and expertise on teaching the language. He has written a lot of school text books over the years. REVISEWISE Leaving Certificate is the latest one. He has completed courses on a regular basis with Bruce College, Cork from 2008-2013; and in different schools around the City and County as well.
€10 is the price per Student
Helena Ní Dheá
Oifigeach Forbartha
Gael-Taca,
22 Port Uí Shúilleabháin,
Corcaigh.
www.gael-taca.com
(021)4310841
Féile Cásca Cheatharlach
April 15, 2014
Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha’s big day out
April 15, 2014
We had a great crowd at our run today. Well done to all that took part. Thank you all for supporting our school. We had a great day at the fun day also. The children really enjoyed themselves. Our parents’ committee did a great job. Hope you all enjoy the holidays.
An Tuaisceart Dearg le Fearg
April 15, 2014
Bunscoil an Iúir ag Rith!
April 14, 2014
