18th January 2019
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
Visit from Minister of Education
We were delighted to welcome the new Minister for Education, Joe McHugh TD, to our school on Wednesday. The Minister met with children and staff during his visit and was very interested to hear about the work that we do.
He met some of our Young Interpreters, and was so impressed, he has invited them to meet him in Government Buildings to tell him more about it!
Ms. Graham’s Class then took part in a photocall with the Minister and the team from ‘Webwise’, the online safety website (www.webwise.ie) and PDST – the Professional Development Service for Teachers and their Director, Ciara O’Donnell. The photos have been taken in advance of ‘Safer Internet Day’ on 5th February and we will be able to share them with you then. The children were wonderful ambassadors for the school and even sang an impromptu chorus of ‘This is Me’ for the Minister as he left. Well done Ms. Graham’s Class!
Thank you to all the staff who contributed to the preparation for the visit.
News this week
On Tuesday morning, Senior Infants visited the General Post Office, known as the ‘GPO’ on O’Connell Street, as part of their learning about the post office this term. The children were very excited to see the post office in action and had lots of questions to ask.
After-School Clubs
We have had enormous interest in our after-school clubs this term. We have tried our very best to allocate a club to everyone and we apologise to those who may be disappointed. We tried particularly to allocate places to those who didn’t get a club place last term.
The children have a note in their bags today to confirm their places and all clubs (except English Language, which won’t start until February) will run from next week. Please make sure you take a note of the name of the club your child is attending, the day it takes place and the time it finishes. I would also ask you to ensure you are on time to collect your child after clubs. Thank you.
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to Ms. O’Hare’s 1st Class with a perfect 100% attendance record this week!
Dates for your diary
2 February – 3rd and 4th Class perform at Peace Proms concert in the RDS at 2.00 p.m.
5 February – Safer Internet Day – Zeeko Internet Safety talks for parents and children
10 February – Family Mass at 11.45 a.m.
21 and 22 February – Mid-Term Break – School Closed
27 February – First Penance
6 March – Science Blast at RDS
14, 15, 18 March – School Closed
12 April – School closes for Easter Holidays
29 April – School re-opens for summer term
Enrolment for September 2019
We are accepting applications for Junior Infants for September 2019. The closing date for applications is Friday, 1st February 2019. Please call into the office to collect an application form if you need one – and make sure to let your friends, family and neighbours know too!
Best wishes,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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