​Kids of Kinsale: Do you love to sing? Do you love to have fun? We are looking for kid singers for our virtual choir for Kinsale Arts Weekend! Email kinsaleartsweekendkidschoir@gmail.com if you’d like to join the fun!
 
Kinsale Arts Weekend is a unique festival and celebration of the arts in Kinsale. Taking place on the 9th – 12th of July 2020 the festival aims to bring together the rich pool of diverse creative talent in the local artistic community of Kinsale along with established and emerging artists from a national and international arena.

Check out Clare's PE lesson for this week! 

Dear Parent /Guardian,
I hope that you and your family are well. In conjunction with Kinsale Gardaí we have organised for you to collect your children’s schoolbooks on Monday next 11th May.
The staff have packed up all the books today and we will send you out a text message shortly, with an allocated timeslot to go to the school and collect your child’s books.
These timeslots are staggered throughout the day so that only up to 7 people at most should be waiting on the grounds at one time.
You may access the school on foot or by car at the school entrance gates on Roseabbey Park Road gates only. Onsite parking will be available and please do not park on the road outside. There will be 20 cones on the pedestrian path to the Ballinacubby Gate, please line up at these cones which will allow for social distancing and then you will be directed to your collection point.
Please note there is only one slot per family, all siblings books will be together. 
If the timeslot assigned does not suit you, please ask someone to swap or ask someone to collect your child’s book for you. 
The following guidelines have been advised in consultation with Kinsale Gardaí.

1. One adult only is to collect the books and children are not permitted on the premises.
2. Please come exactly at your allotted time and not before to enable appropriate social distancing.

If you do not recieve a timeslot, please email the school on info@scoilnaomheltin.ie before Monday.
Thank you for your cooperation in the matter.
Sincere thanks to Kinsale Gardaí.
Le buíochas
Susan O'Hanrahan

For all the family. Not just for kids!

Chess games in the classroom during wet break times has become something of a tradition at Scoil Naomh Eltin for some students in recent years. With this week's weather forecast not promising much, students can play chess online with fellow Scoil Naomh Eltin students.

​Yesterday (Tuesday 5th May), 16 students experimented with the Lichess.org online chess platform and it worked smoothly. Another tournament is planned for today (Wednesday 6th May) at 5pm. It will run weekly from now on as long as there is interest (and rainy days). The tournament will last for 90 minutes.

To join us, use the step by step guide below and register for Lichess.org. Then email Mr Murray with the registered username and the student will be added to the online Scoil Naomh Eltin group.

​The overall winner will of course have the opportunity to play Mr Murray!