peace proms 2019
The school choir has been very busy preparing for the Peace Proms Concert, under the expert guidance of Ms. O’Brien and Ms. Kavanagh. Peace Proms is a cross-border initiative involving schools from all parts of Ireland. The concert will take place in the RDS on Sunday 3rd. February at 7.00p.m. For further information please visit www.peaceproms.com
INTEL MINI- SCIENTIST COMPETITION
Congratulations to all the 5th class children who presented their fascinating and diverse range of projects last month. We are very proud of the two groups who will represent the school at the Regional Competition, date to be confirmed – Jack Ravenhall and Logan Murray for their project “Don’t Scramble your Brain–Wear a Helmet” and Dónal, Luke and Peter Wade for their project “What Exactly is Epilepsy?”
Thanks to the parents and teachers for encouraging and supporting the children in this fantastic initiative. Their learning experience is one that we feel will last in their memories for years to come.
Thanks to the parents and teachers for encouraging and supporting the children in this fantastic initiative. Their learning experience is one that we feel will last in their memories for years to come.
parents' association
Many thanks to our wonderful Parents’ Association for their creativity in providing the amazing Halloween display, and for organizing yet another lovely coffee morning before the break. At the Coffee Morning, a cheque for €4,500 was presented to the school by Michelle Goodburn, the Chairperson of the PA. This money is for the following: €2,500: Maths equipment to support improving Problem Solving Skills; €1,000: to subsidise the swimming lessons for 3rd and 4th classes; €500: to subsidise the Cycle Safety lessons for 5th classes; €500: to kit out the Sensory Room (a PA donation of €1000 was received last year also for the Sensory Room). €4,000 of this donation came from the Voluntary Contributions and the school deeply appreciates your generosity. This fund allows us to provide the extras for your children to ensure a full and rounded education. The €500 for the Sensory Room came from the Blue Token collection in Tesco.
silver thread club
Members of the local Silver Thread Club were invited in to the school in October to meet some of the children and talk to them about life when they were young. This was a wonderful occasion, and the children were enthralled by their stories, and by the artefacts they brought with them. The children even sang Happy Birthday to one special member who was celebrating her 90th birthday on the day. Many thanks to the club for affording the children such a valuable learning experience, and we look forward to welcoming them back in the near future.
september highlights
Our children have hit the ground running this year! Already the Student Council have had their first meeting, and they were involved in rolling out the much-loved Friendship Week around the school. This is a wonderful initiative aimed at setting the tone for the coming year. Classes buddied up for projects, Kindness Monitors patrolled the corridors, and Smiley stickers were distributed every morning. The school was full of smiles! Sticks and Stones, a wonderful organisation who promote anti-bullying through drama, worked with the three 6th classes. Trips to Excel Gymnastics and St Raphael’s Swimming Pool have commenced, and the 4th classes are off to Tea Lane to enjoy some local history. Hurling and GAA matches are well underway, and we already have some wins to be proud of! Our Cross-country teams are participating in a local athletic event today, and the choir have already begun to gear up for the busy year ahead. The Board Games Club is up and running and is as usual a huge hit! Thanks to all the teachers who volunteer their time so generously.
The children are settling well and are getting to know their new teachers. If the happy faces that we greet every morning at the corner are anything to go by, I think we will have a very good year this year!
The children are settling well and are getting to know their new teachers. If the happy faces that we greet every morning at the corner are anything to go by, I think we will have a very good year this year!
school garden
We are delighted to announce that we have a new resident gardener to tend to our school garden. Tom Whelan, a local gardener and friend of the school, has generously offered his time and expertise to promote and develop the garden. The children will get opportunities to visit the garden with their class grouping and Tom will discuss with them a wide variety of topics including insects, fruit, vegetables, herbs, wild flowers and composting. Your children are guaranteed to have green fingers before long!
pupil personal nsurance
The school has registered all children on the school register for 24-hour cover under the Allianz Schools Pupil Personal Accident Insurance. For details on the benefits, both medical and dental, please refer to www.allianz.ie/schools/pupil-personal-accident/policy-benefits/
ONLINE PAYMENTS
Many thanks to all parents who have registered as users on our new online payment system. We ask all others to please log on, BY CLICKING HERE, and register as users. Going forward, all payment will be online and you cannot receive payment requests unless you have registered. Payment for school tours will be managed online this year.