Parental Involvement

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Parental Involvement is very important in St. Vincent's G.N.S. At the moment we have three projects where parental involvement is vital.

• 'Shared Maths' Classes
• 'Shared Reading' Classes
• The Breakfast Club

1. 'Shared Maths' Classes:

'Shared Maths' is where a group of trained adults/parent come into designated class rooms for six sessions of approximately one hour and play mathematical games with the pupils in groups. The games are designed to encourage the pupils interest and understanding of mathematics. The games can be adapted to facilitate the senior enfants up to the sixth class pupils. Examples of the games are:

• Attribute Block and
• The Banker Game

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2. 'Shared Reading' Classes:

'Shared Reading' Classes involve training three or four parents to work with the pupils in the reading of specially selected books.

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3. The Breakfast Club:

The Breakfast Club is run by the parents of the pupils and has been a tremendous success story in St.Vincents. The club itself is funded by the Department of Community - Family Affairs.

The children come into school at 8.45a.m. They have breakfast with their friends before the real work of the day begins. The junior classes (junior infants to 2nd class) have breakfast in their classroom, while the older girls have breakfast in the cookery room. The Breakfast Club is the highlight of the day for many of the children.

Many of the parents come in at 8 a.m. to prepare baskets for the jumiors. The Breakfast Club has been running since September 2001.

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