Newsletter 13.5.16

Newsletter

13^th May 2016

Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,

Confirmation

What a wonderful day we had yesterday! The Catholic children in 5^th and 6^th Class made the Sacrament of Confirmation in our parish church in Berkeley Road.

The children had a lovely ceremony of light on Tuesday, when lots of parents/carers joined us to pass the light of faith to their children.

Then yesterday morning at 11.00 a.m. the children arrived for their Confirmation ceremony. Monsignor Dan O’Connor joined us, on behalf of the Archbishop of Dublin, to confirm the children. He complimented the children on their excellent preparation and was delighted with how confident they were.

We said lots of thank yous! Firstly to Fr. Patrick, Fr. Pat and Fr. David who work with us all year to help the children to prepare. We also thanked all of the school staff, especially Ms. Graham, Mr. Kerr, Dolores, Amy and Audrey who work with the children each day and prepared them so well.

We also said a big thank you to the children in the school choir who sang beautifully.

The Confirmation children were joined by their friends from 5^th and 6^th Class for photographs at the end and went off very happy for a lovely sunny day of celebrations.

Our congratulations to them all!

Changes over the holidays

Last week over the mid-term, we had a delivery of brand new furniture to every room in the school. We are now looking even smarter and more modern! A big thank you to Colm, our caretaker, who spent the week carrying very heavy furniture up and down stairs, keeping our building spick and span as always. He does a marvellous job, I know you will agree. Thank you Colm!

SAVE THE DATE – Wednesday, 1^st June

On Wednesday, 1^st June, the school will close at 12 noon for staff training on the new language curriculum.

Attendance and Punctuality

Attendance has not been up to our usual standards this week. But best attendance was in 5^th Class with 99%, well done!

Dates for your diary

17^th/19^th June – Accord Workshops for 5^th/6^th

24^th May – Junior Infants to Newgrange Farm

29^th May – First Communion at 11.45am

31^st May – 4^th Class to Squirrel Scramble

1^st June – School closes at 12 noon for staff training in new language curriculum

6^th June – Bank Holiday – school closed

10^th June – International Day

Week of 13^th June – Active Schools Week

15^th June – Sports Day

17^th June – 6^th Class to Carlingford

30^th June – School finishes at 12 noon

1^st September – Children return to school

Have a lovely weekend – we’re due lots of sunshine!

Éadaoin Kelly – Principal

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