Unfortunately The Children’s House will not be re-opening next Monday 4th January as we had planned; we have a duty of care to all the children, families & staff & as such feel very strongly that we should take the same preventative measures as primary schools have been directed to, & close for another week to allow close contacts to reduce & help stop the spread of the virus with numbers being so alarmingly high at the moment. We will keep you updated if there are any more developments, but as it stands we will be re-opening on Monday 11th January, & will email Return to School forms to be completed before then – stay safe in the meantime & Happy New Year to you all ❤️💚💜

The Children’s House will close for Christmas holidays on Friday 18th December, reopening Monday 4th January

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Merry Christmas everyone!! This week at The Children’s House we will be celebrating the festive season relentlessly!!!! We will be holding outdoor Christmas songs with the different classes (please don’t forget to wear weather appropriate clothing if attending!!), the children will be doing lots of process art, we will be having A Very Special Visitor joining us on a Zoom call on Thursday, & Christmas party on Friday!!

We have had a fantastic few months at school with your children, & hope you all have a wonderful restful Christmas with your families over the couple of week’s break, & wish you every health & happiness for 2021.

When Santa got Stuck up the Chimney

When santa got stuck up the chimney

He began to shout

“You girls and boys won’t get any toys

If you don’t pull me out!!

My beard is black

There’s soot in my sack

My nose is tickling too!”

When santa got stuck up the chimney

A-choo, a-choo, a-choo!

We would like to ask if you could give your child €1 to bring into school, as every year we talk about how much we have to be thankful for and then give a gift to charity, and this year we will again be making a donation to Barnardos Children’s Charity to support vulnerable children in Ireland this Christmas – thank you so much!

This week at The Children’s House we are talking about how Christmas is celebrated around the world – to this end, we are asking any parents who would like to be involved in this, to write down/ email/ text us with their family’s typical Christmas preparations & traditions – or to do a zoom call with the class to talk us all through it! It’s fascinating to learn about the different ways that Christmas is celebrated in different households, and so important for children to be proud of their heritage and backgrounds.

We will be practicing Christmas songs during the week, making Christmas cards & crafts & making reindeer food in our cooking class, as well as doing our monthly fire drill – no wonder the weeks are flying by so quickly with all these fun activities going on!!

Jingle Bells

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh – hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

Bualadh Bos (Jingle Bells in Irish)

Bualadh bos, bualadh bos,            (clap hands, clap hands)
Bualadh bos go léir,                        (everyone clap hands)
Tá San Nioclás ag teacht anois,    (Santa Claus is coming now)
Anuas an simléar;                             (down the chimney)
Bualadh bos, bualadh bos,            (clap hands, clap hands)
Bualadh bos go léir,                        (everyone clap hands)
Tá San Nioclás ag teacht anois,    (Santa Claus is coming now)
Anuas an simléar!                             (down the chimney!)