Newsletter
3rd June 2016
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
What a beautiful week! The sun has been shining and we have had lots of opportunities to get outside and enjoy it with many visits going on all round the city.
| A reminder that school is closed on Monday 6th June for the Bank Holiday. We are open as usual on Tuesday 7th June – normal times. |
News this week
On Wednesday, our First Communion children came in and showed us their beautiful outfits! They looked wonderful and were excellent ambassadors for our school at their special ceremony on Sunday. We also celebrated our choir’s beautiful singing – well done everyone!
Also on Wednesday, our staff had a first introduction to the new Primary Language Curriculum. There will be more training over the coming months so that we are ready to begin implementing the new curriculum in 2017.
1st and 2nd Class visited the new 1916 exhibition at the GPO today, followed by a visit to the Natural History Museum and the park at Merrion Square.
5th Class had a fantastic day at Surfdock today – kayaking and watersports galore!
4th Class visited the ‘Bloom’ garden festival in the Phoenix Park today. They had a special visit to the ‘Agri Aware’ stand who kindly sponsored their tickets to the event.
As always, the photos from these events are on our Twitter page @stmarysdorsetst or on the school website – www.stmarysprimaryschool.ie . You’ll also find copies of our newsletters and lots more information that you can translate into your home language.
Sun Watch
The weather has been wonderful over the last few days and hopefully will continue to be! As it is so warm, the children are allowed to wear grey or navy shorts with their uniform or tracksuit if you wish.
Please also remember to ensure your child is wearing sunscreen when they come to school each day. We cannot apply it for them and children should not have sunscreen in their bags. They should have plenty of cover for their time at school if you have applied sunscreen in the morning. Thanks.
Money Matters
You will have received a text/email with a link for online payments for tracksuits and books for next year. You can also pay in cash to your child’s class teacher.
If you are paying online for tracksuits, please make sure you also send in the order form with the size you need. Liz will be placing the tracksuit order at the end of next week, so please ensure you have put your order in before then.
If you need support with payments, please talk to Claire Shortall, our Home-School Liaison teacher who will let you know of organisations who provide financial support.
Summer Camps
We are running two free summer camps in the first week of July. These camps are funded by the Department of Education. If you are interested in your child attending, please return the forms sent out this week as soon as possible. We must have 36 children attending each camp for it to go ahead.
Community Events
This weekend, the Dublin Port River Fest takes place at North Wall Quay – there will be lots of activities for children and families and the sun will be shining!
Next weekend, there is a ‘Games of 1916’ event at Collins Barracks for families in the community. Both events are free to attend and promise to be lots of fun!
Attendance and Punctuality
Well done to 5th Class, the winners of our attendance cup this week with 99.2%! Well done also to 3rd Class who were very close behind on 98.3%.
Dates for your diary
6th June – Bank Holiday – school closed
8th June – 3rd Class to Dollymount Strand
10th June – International Day
Week of 13th June – Active Schools Week
13th June – Senior Infants to Dublin Zoo
15th June – Sports Day
17th June – 6th Class to Carlingford
30th June – School finishes at 12 noon
1st September – Children return to school
Enjoy the long weekend and the sunshine!
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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