Newsletter
3rd March 2017
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
News this week
As part of our preparations for International Day, 1st and 2nd Class children have started a series of samba workshops with Masamba Samba School tutors. The children are learning to play samba instruments and we are so excited for their performance on 16th March – it sounds great already!
This week, we welcomed our ‘Reader in Residence’, Julianne from Dublin City Libraries who is working with Junior Infants for the next few weeks, sharing stories and reading fun!
It was Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent this week and the Catholic children attended Mass. They also recevied a special Lenten Activity Calendar with small acts of kindness and prayer they can do for each day of Lent.
Thursday was World Book Day! Each child received a voucher for €1.50 to spend in a local bookshop. Some classes have already visited ‘Chapters’ to make their selection. 2nd Class visited the Central Library with their ‘Time to Read’ volunteers from Business in the Community.
3rd and 5th Class had a visit yesterday from the dental nurse who reminded them about how important it is to look after your teeth and brush them at least twice every day. A top tip is to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ in your head while you’re brushing – it lasts for just the right amount of time!
Active Schools News
We have recently started a ‘Slí na Sláinte’ walking initiative in our school. Twice a week, the children and staff go out on a 10 minute walk in our local community and around Blessington Street Basin park. This boosts children’s activity levels, health and wellbeing. Research shows that children’s brains are also much more active and ready for learning after 10 minutes of exercise!
Dates for your diary
8th March – 5th Class to Engineers Week workshop at Ilac Library
Sunday, 12th March – Family Mass at 11.45am
13th March– Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week)
15 March – Céilí Mór for all children
16 March – International Day
17 March – St. Patrick’s Day – School Closed
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to 4th and 5th Class with 99% attendance this week and the winners of our trophy this week.
Seachtain na Gaeilge and International Day
We have our annual celebration of ‘Seachtain na Gaeilge’ coming up. We will be celebrating Irish culture, heritage and our language through the week. We will also be celebrating the many other cultures represented in our school, with a variety of activities and our annual International Food event on Thursday, 16th March – please put the day in your diary!
Enrolment for Junior Infants – Sept. 2017
Applications for September 2017 have closed. We will be confirming places in the next week or so. Please look out for a letter.
Have a lovely weekend!
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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