Newsletter
26th May 2017
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
News this last week
Our Athletics team of 40 children had a brilliant day at Morton Stadium in Santry. The children were competing against children from schools all over Dublin and did so well! Congratulations to Simon from 3rd Class who won a bronze medal for the 100m sprint. It is our first ever time to win a medal at this event and we are so proud! What a great achievement!
4th Class had a super day at the ‘Squirrel Scramble’ in Kilruddery House yesterday. They did lots of very adventurous things like climbing in trees and zip-lining in the forest – well done!
Parents’ Association
Next week, Síle will be inviting parents and carers to beome involved in our new parents’ association. This is a group of interested parents and carers who come together regularly to support the school, plan events and make sure the views of parents are represented in the school. We have asked the National Parents’ Council (www.npc.ie) to come and give some training to any parent who is interested in being involved on Friday, 9th June. We would love to have an active group of parents/carers working with us – please come along!
Internet Safety Talk
With children using the internet more and more, making sure your child is safe and protected while they are online is very important. We have arranged for an expert in online safety to speak to all parents/carers on Wednesday, 14th June at 9.00 a.m. Look out for more information from Síle next week.
Term Dates 2017-2018
The term dates for 2017-2018 have been published on our website. Please note the children will return to school on Thursday, 31st August 2017, a day earlier than usual. This will allow us to take a week’s mid-term holiday in May 2018.
Dates for your diary
29th May – Junior Infants to Newgrange Farm
29th May – 5th Class to SurfDock
Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th June – School Closed for Mid-Term
7th June – 3rd Class to Trinity Sports
7th June – Ms. Calvey’s to Little Museum of Dublin
9th June – 2nd Class to Dollymount Strand Beach
9th June – 6th Class to Carlingford
9th June – Parents’ Association Training
12th-16th June – Active and Wellness Week
13th June – 5th Class to National Gallery
14th June – Internet Safety Talk for Parents
14th June – 1st Class to Natural History Museum
26th/27th June – Whole-School Performance
29th June – 6th Class Graduation
30th June – School closes at 12 noon
31st August – School re-opens at 8.50 a.m.
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to Ms. Calvey’s 1st and 2nd Class who have 100% attendance this week! They were very closely followed by Miss Collins’s 2nd Class and 5th Class on 99%. Well done everyone!
It would be great to see children arriving on time to school in the next few weeks. Punctuality is a really big issue for a large number of families who are arriving after 8.50 a.m. every single day. This disrupts your child’s learning as they are arriving into class after everyone else has started. Please make every effort to be on time and thank you to the families who are eagerly awaiting the opening of the gate every day at 8.40 a.m.
Have a lovely weekend,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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