The Curragh Montessori School

 

JUNE NEWSLETTER 2026

 

 

Important Dates:

• Monday 1st June – School closed

• Thursday 4th June – Presentation of Learning Journals (this little ceremony takes place just for the children, during the morning in school, but we will put lots of photos up on the web page).

• ??  June – Sports Day (date will be dependent on the weather)

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• Wednesday 24th June - ECCE officially finishes and final year celebrations

 

June Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Harvey, Abdullah and Paige who turn 5 years in June.

 

Transition to ‘Big School’.

Congratulations to all our children who secured their places in the different Primary schools in the local area. With many of our children moving on to Primary in September, we will be spending time now in June discussing this move with the children and preparing them for the changes ahead.

 

June Curriculum

 

• Transition to Big School

We will be discussing ‘Big school’ with the ECCE 2 Class. Moving from pre-school to primary school is a big change for a child. Each child is different and requires support. We will be doing a number of things - discussions/activities/play/ideas to help support that transition. Setting the Scene and providing talking points: We will put books about starting school in the library for individual or group reading. These can provide numerous talking points for discussions. We will Introduce school-related props into our setting to support school discussions and play: We will have local school uniforms brought in to show and discuss with the children. We will Incorporate items which may be found in primary school into play, such as pencil cases, pencils, erasers, school bags, lunch boxes, books, copies etc. We will brainstorm with the children before we start and discuss what kind of things might be in it. We will listen to children’s thoughts and if they have any concerns, address them. As the month progresses, we will take opportunities to have individual chats with all children about their upcoming move to school.

• Safety

We will also be discussing – Safety with the children, including -

• Road safety – which we have started

• Water safety – around pools and the beach

• Stranger Danger

 

Please talk to your child daily and ask them to tell you what we were discussing in class, and then you can reiterate and or add more information to suit your family situation.

 

• ECCE 1 transitioning to ECCE 2

• ECCE 1 will also spend a morning in ECCE 2 (and vice versa) so that ECCE 1 children will be familiar with our classroom, teachers and routine for their return in September.

 

Learning Journals:

• The children will soon be bringing home their Learning Journals. Inside are many representations of the child’s work throughout the last year.  Observations by the child’s teacher and end of year reports are also included in the Learning Journal. The children will be presented their Learning Journals on Thursday 4th June – in a little ceremony that will take place for all the children during the morning, we will put lots of photos up on the web page.

• Any child who is absent on that day will be presented with their Learning Journal on another day

 

 

If there is anything that you would like to discuss regarding your child, please do not hesitate to arrange a time to come in before the end of the month and speak to your child’s teacher.

 

VIPs

 

• Last week we had a visit from 2 of the Athgarvan Primary school teachers who came in to talk to the children about the things they will be doing and the fun they will have when they go to Primary school in September.

 

• In June we will have a VIP visit from Eliza’s Dad who will come into the school to play some traditional music.

 

For any of the parents who are returning to us in September - you might get a few ideas over the summer months about something you could share with the children in the new academic year.

 

Sun Protection

As we spend a lot of our morning outdoors, please make sure to have sunscreen on your child and a sun cap, from now on.

 

 

Sports Day

As we are going to hold our sports day outside in the garden, it will therefore be weather dependent. We will aim to hold the sports day on second week of June, but may need to change this date when we get a more accurate weather forecast. Shorts, tee-shirt and runners would be the best attire for your child on the day and please remember sun cream and sun hat – if the weather is sunny.

 

 

Wednesday 24th June - ECCE officially finishes.

 

Summer Camp

Because the numbers for the summer camp weeks were very low this year and we need to have a certain number of children enrolled to make the summer camps viable, we are therefore not going to run any summer camps this summer.

 

Parental Feedback

In June I will be leaving out some ‘feedback’ forms and a return box in the hallway or by the gate. Any information you provide us with in the ‘Feedback Form’ will help us make changes and/or improvements to our school for the better and help us to plan more effectively for the new school year in September.

 

During this month we will also be asking the children directly to let us know what they like/dislike about coming to our school. 

 

As we near the final weeks of school once more, I would like to remind you to visit the web page  www.thecurraghmontessori.com for Photos, information etc.

 

Finally - We would like to wish all our children, and their families, who are moving on to big school in September the very best of luck. It was a pleasure having your child(ren) in our school and getting to know them and their families.

 

For some families this will be your youngest and last child to have passed through our school. We will have known some families now for many years and it is always sad to see these children and families leave. But please do not be strangers, pop in now and again if you are passing as we love to see the children grow up and hear how you are all getting on.

 

To those of you who are returning to us in September we look forward to having many more fun days next term.

 

 

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Have a great Summer and LET THE SUN SHINE …

 

 

 

The Curragh Montessori School will REOPEN on Monday 31st August 2026…

 

Visit the ‘Parents Page’ on our website for Photos taken each month

www.thecurraghmontessori.com

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