Newsletter
4th April 2019
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
National Children’s Choir
We are so proud of 5th and 6th Class’s performance with the National Children’s Choir last Tuesday night. They sang with children from five other primary schools and an orchestra and made a really beautiful sound. The children have been learning the 15 songs since September and have worked very hard to perfect the difficult but lovely harmonies. They sang songs in English, Irish, Swahili, Latin and Hebrew! It has been a big challenge and we were delighted to see the children enjoy their performance so much.
Thank you to all the families who came along to support the children on the night – it was a very special evening! Thanks to Ms. Staunton and Mr. McGuire who have worked so hard with the children to learn the music and all those words! And thanks to Ms. Kilkenny, Mr. Kerr and Ms. Brophy who supported the children at the concert.
News from last week
Our local Community Garda team came to speak to 4th, 5th and 6th Class about cyber-bullying last week. The interactions children have online is an increasingly worrying issue and I would remind all parents/carers to be very, very careful about the games your child has access to and to check regularly who they are speaking to and the content they are using.
5th and 6th Class visited the Ark on Friday to watch a theatre performance ‘Peat’.
3rd/4th Class visited Larkin Community College yesterday to take part in a circus skills workshop and rock-climbing activity.
A group of boys represented our school at the FAI Schools soccer blitz on Tuesday.
Student Council Disco
The children in our School Council are organising a disco in the Hall on Friday 12th April to raise money for Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice. We’re asking children to bring a small donation with them on the day – please give as much as you can. The Laura Lynn charity provides free care and support for children with life limiting conditions and their families. You can find more information about them at www.lauralynn.ie
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to Ms. O’Hare’s 1st Class with 100% attendance last week. The competition is fierce this week with lots of classes vying for the top spot – it’s great to see!
Dates for your diary
4 April – Science Fair for 4th-6th Class at 1.00
10 April – 4th Class to Natural History Museum
10 April – Science Fair for Sen. Infants – 3rd Class
10 April – Author visit to Doodle Den, families invited to come in at 1.30
11 April – Yellow Flag information morning for parents/carers at 9.00 with Síle and Ms. Nolan
12 April – Student Council Disco
12 April – School closes for Holidays at 12 noon
29 April – School re-opens for summer term
…and finally…
We are currently finalising the term dates for 2019-2020. At this stage, I can confirm to you that we will be starting back to school on Thursday, 29th August 2019 for the new school year. I know lots of families will soon be booking summer flights – so please ensure you are back in time to start the new year.
Best wishes,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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