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Freemount National School is adjacent to Freemount Community Hall,  GAA pitch and community walkway and multi - purpose outdoor sports area, and has access to and use of these facilities.

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(a) Dear parents of prospective Junior Infant class 2023-2024

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(a) Dear parents of prospective Junior Infant class 2023-2024

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Welcome to this virtual presentation on (a) Freemount National School, (b) preparing your child for school, and (c) the junior infant curriculum / what to expect during the first year.
This "padlet" page was created as a virtual introduction to the school when, due to the Covid health crisis, we could not have an enrolment night/open night. Even though restrictions have now lifted, we decided to update this padlet for the 2023-2024 school year.
We warmly welcome you, and invite you to explore these posts at your ease.
The posts are numbered, so are best followed in order, and this is probably easiest on a lap top, though any device is fine. (Apologies if the posts do not show up in order).
If you have any queries, please email  office@freemountns.com

Kind regards,
Laura O'Hara, Principal
Mairead O'Sullivan, Infant teacher

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Freemount National School is a Catholic primary school and is welcoming to and respectful of  pupils of all faiths and none. There are four mainstream class teachers in Freemount NS, including principal Laura O'Hara. We have one full-time Special Education teacher, with extra hours catered for by a visiting teacher/teachers. Freemount NS presently has one full time Special Needs Assistant (SNA), and two part-time SNAs.

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(d) Multi-purpose sports area behind Freemount National School

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(d) Multi-purpose sports area behind Freemount National School

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(a) Developing fine motor skills as a preparation for WRITING

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(a) Developing fine motor skills as a preparation for WRITING

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(b) A varied curriculum !     Note : English and Maths are not mentioned in the following list but are detailed in columns 7, 8 and 9. 

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(b) A varied curriculum !     Note : English and Maths are not mentioned in the following list but are detailed in columns 7, 8 and 9. 

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* PE : Even though "Aquatics" is part of the PE curriculum, the Infants are not taken to the swimming pool until First/Second Class. Instead, they are  introduced to topics such as "Water safety" in the summer term.

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The Primary Mathematics Curriculum has five Strands: Algebra (which basically means learning about pattern in Junior Infants) ,, Data and Chance, Measures, Number, Shape and Space. These "strands" interact and connect in the learning experience of the child. The Junior Infants classroom has lots of colourful resources

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The Irish programme we use in Freemount National School is "Ceim ar Cheim" . The children love it and it is very effective. It is interactive with online videos and games and songs for the classroom and an accompanying workbook for the child. There is new vocabulary and a new cartoon for each week, with attractive characters (Liam agus Lára) . In the Infant classroom, we use the Junior Infant programme and the Senior Infant programme in alternate years. Such is the effectiveness of the programme that Junior infants pick up a lot of Irish even when they begin with the Senior Infants programme.

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Directed and Animated by: Aidan O'Sullivan

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The video link below dates from 2015 when the new Religious Education programme "Grow in love" was introduced to Irish schools, and is a nice introduction to the series.
In the infant classroom we use the Junior Infant programme and the Senior Infant programme in alternate years.

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Learn more about Grow in Love, the new Religious Education series from Veritas!

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Freemount National School provides a nurturing environment for children with varying educational needs. It is very important that if you have a psychological report or speech and language report about your child, detailing specific difficulties, that you would share this information with the school before your child commences Junior Infants.

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(c) Pencil cases and more.... (Note - Short, thick crayons, such as Chublets, are best for children who find it difficult to manage crayons or Twistables)

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(c) Pencil cases and more.... (Note - Short, thick crayons, such as Chublets, are best for children who find it difficult to manage crayons or Twistables)

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(b) Maths "tip" sheet for parents attached...

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(b) Maths "tip" sheet for parents attached...

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(c) Book lists will be arranged at a later date.

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(c) Book lists will be arranged at a later date.