Schoolday Newsletter

Are we nearly there yet - May Bank Holiday Weekend With the May Bank Holiday looming, and then the long summer holidays, the prospect of long car journeys with the children may not fill you with joy! We've all been there - setting out full of good intentions for a calm, harmonious journey, only to end up threatening to stop the car, or turn around and go straight back home after 20 minutes. So, what can you do to ease their boredom and ensure you don’t have a nervous breakdown en route? Check out School Run Mum's suggestions For suggestions on Family Outings over the weekend check out our  What's On Calendar or our Fun Family Days Out Section Is your child a TV addict? Do you sometimes wonder if your children are becoming TV addicts? Do they watch hours of TV, no matter what’s on? Are you worried that they are spending less time with friends or in physical activity? Many parents today are concerned about the amount of TV their child is watching. Should you be worried? Find out if you should be worried and what steps to take Last Day to Enter- An Oige Hostel Competition Schooldays.ie has teamed up with An Óige to offer one lucky Class of 25 people (including leaders) a chance to win: 1 night's free accommodation in your choice of the following hostels. Killarney International Hostel, Knockree Youth Hostel or Errigal Youth Hostel in Donegal Competition is open to Parents and Teachers only. Be in with a chance to win this great prize - Enter here School Debs Most secondary school students in Ireland attend a Debutante Ball on the completion of their final year in school. Debs balls can occur as early as mid July whilst others can be as late as Christmas. Whether your son or daughter is making their Debs or are involved in organising one we've put together a number of articles and resources which should help them along the way.  Visit our Debs Section on Schooldays.ie The Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children in Ireland Parents from Cork, Dublin, Limerick & Galway are invited to participate in research project being carried out by UCC and DCU exploring the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Children in Ireland. The study is being funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs Find out more here  Popular Links on Schooldays.ie Leaving Certificate Resources - Great Revision links Junior Certificate Resources - Great Revision Links Summer Camps 2013 - Lists of Camps & events happening around the country this summer with lots of camp placements to be won. School Year Calendar - Showing school holidays dates for 2013/2014 Competitions on Schooldays.ie Enter our competitions and you could win: * A Summer Camp place in a Starcamp Summer Camp* A Summer Camp place in a MKF Institute Photography Camp * A Summer Camp place in a Summer Stage Camp * A Summer Camp place in a Dunboyne School of Music Camp * A family pass to Barney & Friends at the Olympia Theatre Check out all the competitions here! Popular Stories & Links on Schooldays.ie Debate over pace of school handovers to patrons ASTI rejects Croke Park II deal Teenage girl 'not entitled to injunction for school place' School extension to accommodate greater numbers County Limerick schools getting active Church of Ireland voices school policy concerns Minister invites applications for patronage of four new primary schools Irish pupils take part in special Nasa broadcast First phase of new afterschool childcare scheme launched Principals propose school entry shakeup Forum makes post-primary school recommendations Lack of jobs creating primary school teacher surplus