12 Nov
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Introducing: BiDee Phonics Decodable Readers!

We’re delighted to announce our newest Decodable Reader Series ‘BiDee Phonics Decodable Readers’, written by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor!
BiDee Phonics are written by two Irish Primary Teachers as well as being illustrated and printed in Ireland!  Bríd & Denise have over 15 years’ experience teaching infant classes they decided to develop their own readers when they found it difficult to source readers which were decodable but also told engaging stories.

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08 May
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Primary Schoolbook Scheme 2024 Information Announced!

May 8th 2024:

This morning the Department of Education has announced the budget for the Primary Schoolbook Grant 2024/25. The Schoolbooks scheme was introduced to remove the cost from families of funding schoolbooks, workbooks, copybooks and stationery for children and young people. These schemes provide funding for pupils enrolled in primary and special schools across Ireland under the Free Education Scheme.

You can read the official article from the Department of Education here. We have also summarised the article for your convienence below.

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05 Oct
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5 Festive paper plate Christmas crafts

This Christmas, we want to bring your children some fun, creative, and easy Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery.

It’s a good idea to stock up on paper plates during the festive season. They can be used for so many different craft activities! Below, we’ve listed some ideas for Christmas crafts that your little ones can create using a paper plate, with a list of resources from our website to help you.

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