Our Lady Queen of the Apostles, Clonburris N.S.
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Mr Toomey's MGLD Class

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Clonburris N.S. has one Special Class for students with a
Mild General Learning Difficulty (MGLD).
The school does not have a specific special class for children with autism.

Students are integrated back into their mainstream classes as much as possible.
Students focus on oral language skills, reading, writing, Maths skills, social & life skills.
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*Helpful Websites*

Special Needs Info
https://ncse.ie/
autism.ie/
https://asiam.ie/
https://www.dyslexia.ie/
http://www.dyspraxia.ie/
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https://adhdireland.ie/for-parents/
National Educational Psychological Service
Assessment of Needs Info
Primary Care Child Psychology
July Provision Programme
CAMHS: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Sevices
Sensational Kids Assessments & Toys
Thinking Toys

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​Special Education Needs Officer (SENO) for our school

Name:  Michelle English
Ph: 01 6033282
Address: National Council for Special Education
               Ground Floor,
               County Hall,
               Belgard Square North,
               Town Centre, 
               Tallaght,
               Dublin 24.
               D24 X0WP

email: michelle.english@ncse.ie

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(Always check the school's website for up to date enrolment information & dates)

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Applications for Special Needs Schools

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                               Special Schools:
Mild General Learning Difficulties:

St Augustine's Special School, Blackrock
St Michaels, Holy Angels, Glenmaroon
St Joseph's, Balrothery

Moderate General Learning Difficulties:
Stewarts Special School, Rosse Court Avenue, Lucan
St John of God's, Islandbridge
St Raphaels, Celbridge
St Vincent's, Navan Rd

Secondary Mainstream Schools with ASD Classes
Pobalscoil Iosolde Palmerstown.
St Kevin’s Community College, Clondalkin
Collinstown Park Community College, Rowlagh
Kishoge Community School, Lucan
Kingswood Community School, Tallaght
       Important notice for all parents that are applying to                     special needs schools in October. 
  • ​Please be aware that schools require a new application each year.
  • Your child's last Educational Psychological Assessment has to have been administered within the last two years or else the application to a special school will not be accepted.
  • Application forms should be sent to schools by registered post. Some schools operate a list system.
  • Do not send in an application before the acceptance date as any applications received before this date will not be accepted.
  • If you need to get a private assessment please contact the school's SENO for further advice.
  • There are long waiting lists for private assessments so start sooner rather than later. (up to 6 months)
  • Special school placements are very hard to obtain as there are only a small amount of places made available each year. If a special school is recommended for your child please begin the process of applying to appropriate schools as soon as possible as your child could be waiting many years for a placement.
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NCSE Resources for Special Class:
General support in Learning, Speech and Language, Self Regulation, Motor Skills & Promoting Learning & Behaviour at Home. Click Here
                          
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Special Class Resources: 
Padletsof very useful resources: 
https://padlet.com/margueritehanley/2guxoaqvgzwy
https://padlet.com/ffarry1/firsec
Autism: https://www.thereddoorschool.com/resources.html
​Autism Emergency Ed Curriculum:  http://info.stageslearning.com/covid-19_emergency_autism_education_curriculum
Inclusion Ireland: http://www.inclusionireland.ie/content/covid-19-resources
English 4 Kids: http://www.english-4kids.com/links.html
Reading Games: https://pbskids.org/games/reading/
Word World: http://www.wordworld.com/
Oxford Owl Reading: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
The Red Door Special School Resources: https://www.thereddoorschool.com/resources.html

Helpful Educational Websites:
www.twinkl.ie – a free website with plenty of resources for all subjects
www.starfall.com – an excellent website for reading and word games
http://www.helpmykidlearn.ie/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk
www.gonoodle.ie    
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Mindfullness for children   

Reading: 
  • You can access books through BorrowBox online. Lots of free books to read on Oxford Owl also.
  • sightwords.com/ is also another free website that children can use to revise reading their high frequency words and there are lots of printable games too. 
  • Go to:   https://connect.collins.co.uk/school/Portal.aspx
    Click on the Teacher portal and enter
    Username:   parents@harpercollins.co.uk
    Password:    Parents 20!
    Click on Login and then select Collins Big Cat.
     There are lots of books available at each level to read. Start with Red or Yellow bands and work on from there.
    Ask the children questions about the text or to retell the story or facts to check their understanding. 
  • Revise Dolch Words: ​Dolch 220 List
     
Spelling
  • Vocabulary Spelling City - free access for the rest of the school year.
  • https://www.aaaspell.com/

Language Development Resources:
twinkl Speech & Lang: https://www.twinkl.ie/resources/specialeducationalneeds-sen-speech-language-therapy/sen-communication/sen-speech-and-language
Speech & Lang Resources: https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/free-speech-language-resources/

Maths: 
  • Practice tables on the website Hit the Button​
  • Revise key topics like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, money and time.
  • Practise their daily starters of counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, months of the year, seasons, matching maths vocabulary to symbols, halves of numbers, 2-D & 3-D shapes​

***Our Trips & Activities***

Life Skills: Shopping Trip

We practiced our shopping skills in the Mill Shopping Centre
Students walked to their local shopping centre and did their shopping.

       Our Trip to Bray

On Thursday the 19th of September, we took the train and Dart to Bray. We enjoyed a splash in the sea, built castles, played in the playground and ate some delicious chips.

*Dublin Fire Brigade Visit*

Tallaght Fire Brigade visited us on the 17th of Oct. They talked to us about keeping safe during Halloween and they showed us around their fire engine. The students became mini fire fighters.

Newlands Garden Centre Trip

Our Trip to Spraoi

Once a month we take a trip to SPRAOI Activity Centre. We work on our gross motor and social skills

Christmas Trip into Town

​On Wed the 11th of December, we went into town on the bus, saw Santa in Arnotts, saw the animals in the live crib, visited St Stephen's Green Park, fed the ducks, played in the playground and had lunch in Mc Donalds. It was a great day.

Look at our Pumpkin Carvings

Our trip to Corkagh Park on Fri 13th

**Star Bakers**

On Thursday the 11th of Oct we became
​STAR BAKERS.
We baked iced buns and made Rice Krispy Buns.
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