Fostering a love for reading is key to unlocking lifelong learning and creativity. To support this, our school is delighted to launch this year's Let's Read' programme, aimed at enhancing literacy skills and inspiring a passion for books among students."
All 1st, 2nd and TY students will be taking part in a 'reading for pleasure' programme called 'Let's Read'. This is a targeted intervention to improve literacy levels in each year group and to encourage reading as a pastime outside of school.
Every day, for 4 weeks, students will take part in 30 minutes of reading based on the timetable below. The programme will run from Monday 13th January until Friday 7th February 2025.
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Week 1
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Monday 19th - Friday 23rd January
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During Period 4 (12:00-13:00) all students should be allocated 30 minutes to read their books.
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Week 2
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Monday 26th - Friday 30th January
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During Period 3 (11:00-12:00) all students should be allocated 30 minutes to read their books.
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Week 3
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Monday 2nd - Friday 6th February
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During Period 2 (09:45-10:45) all students should be allocated 30 minutes to read their books.
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Week 4
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Tuesday 9th - Friday 13th February
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During Period 1 (08:45-09:45) all students should be allocated 30 minutes to read their books.
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Thank you for your encouragement and support.
We were delighted to welcome Karen Harte to the school to work with our Leaving Certificate Applied students and TYs.
Karen is a graphic illustrator best known for illustrating the Milly McCarthy series. Her workshop centred on character design and gave students valuable insight into the creative process.
As part of our partnership with Children’s Books Ireland this year, Karen will visit the school on several occasions between now and the summer, delivering workshops to a range of year groups.
It was a pleasure to welcome Karen to the school for the launch of our Let’s Read literacy intervention.