FAQ

How will I know if my child has a specific learning difficulty?

You may be worried that you child is falling behind in literacy. You may have a child who seems to forget things easily, gets very frustrated when they can't remember spellings or tables...

External Links

These are some external web sites which may be of interest:

These sites are not managed or controlled by St. Oliver Plunkett National School and we are not responsible for their contents. The views expressed therein may not be the views of the Management or Staff at St. Oliver Plunkett National School.

Scoilnet
Wilson
Dyslexia Association of Ireland
The British Dyslexia Association
The Department of Education and Science

Beyond the Books

Music

We have music class every Friday. Ms Soraghan, our music teacher, is teaching us about instruments, types of music and sound.

Swimming

Each Friday the whole school has a swimming lesson in Monkstown Swimming Pool. As swimming is part of our P.E. programme all children are expected to take part in swimming lessons. At the end of each term we hold a swimming gala and the children receive merit badges.

Computers

Each classroom has a new computer.

Cartoon Project

We had book illustrator and author, Alan Nolan, working with us. He showed us how to draw cartoon characters!

Green School

Our school won the Green Flag! We earned this by recycling, keeping our school and yard tidy and composting.

Quiz

Every week we have a puzzle to figure out and then we discuss it at assembly. Here is an example of one of the questions.

Do you know the answer?

What has cities without houses, woods without trees and rivers without water?

The Student Council

The Student Council meets every Friday and do very valuable work. We consider the Student Council to be an authentic voice in the management of the school and their concern are regularly raised at staff meetings.

Examples of work to date include:

* Discussions on Bullying
* Representing class opinions on school issues
* Selecting and fundraising for additional PE equipment
* Changing some Yard procedures
* Mentoring other children
* Lobbying (successfully) for a treat with lunches on Fridays.

Artist of the Month

Each class is responsible for learning about an artist and sharing their findings with the whole school at assembly. They tell about the life of an artist and make art pieces that copy the artists work.

The Sam Maguire cup

The Sam Maguire cup and some of the Dublin team will be visiting us in the next few weeks.

Mission statement

We seek to assist all children to reach their full potential by creating a warm, caring, inclusive, yet highly structured, environment in which each child is treated as a unique individual with their own special talents.
We seek to improve the literacy levels of each child in the areas of reading accuracy, reading comprehension, spelling and writing to enable them to be better equipped to cope with the demands of mainstream education.
We endeavour to ensure that each child, and each member of staff, will have the opportunity to grow intellectually, spiritually and emotionally while a member of our school community.

“Today a reader,
tomorrow a leader”
(Margaret Fuller)

St. Oliver Plunkett, N.S.
Alma Place,
Carrickbrennan Road,
Monkstown,
County Dublin

Phone:
353 1 280 8824