Newsletter
23rd February 2018
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
School Closure – Friday, 9th March
The school will be closed on Friday, 9th March for staff training in Child Protection. This year, there are new regulations for schools and teachers about how we keep children safe at school and our duty to report to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, if we have concerns about children in our care. The Department of Education have asked schools to close for one day to allow staff time to learn more about the new procedures. Thank you in advance for your understanding and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
News this month
Earlier this month, Ms. Graham’s Class visited the Ilac library and met author, Erika McGann. This week, both 1st Classes visited Dublin Castle as part of their learning. The children were beautifully behaved and listened very carefully to their guide, asking interesting questions – well done!
On Thursday, 6th Class and our Green Schools team headed to the RDS to the ‘Green-Schools Expo’, an exhibition of lots of different ideas for being an environmentally friendly school. They had a great time!
Ms. Graham’s Class were out on our monthly litter pick in the local community today. Well done!
Thank you to the parents who came to help out in ‘Maths for Fun’ in Ms. Lougheed’s Class today. The children had great fun and learned lots!
Dates for your diary
1st March – World Book Day
1st March – 5th Class to Ombudsman
1st March – First Penance (2nd Class)
5th March – Seachtain na Gaeilge
6th March – 4th Class to the Ark
8th March – Visit from Romanian Ambassador
9th March – School Closed
16th March – Confirmation Ceremony (5th/6th)
19th March – Bank Holiday
23rd March – Last day before Easter Holidays
9th April – Back to School
7th-11th May – Mid-Term Break
Attendance and punctuality
A big improvement in attendance across the school this week. We need to keep it up! Our top attenders were in 6th Class and they won our attendnace trophy this week with an unbeatable 100% Well done!
Parish News
On Wednesday afternoon the children in 5th and 6th Class who are preparing for Confirmation had their Ceremony of Light. This is a very special ceremony where the children and their families commit to the preparation for Confirmation. It was a lovely ceremony, thank you to all who attended and to Mrs. Fay and Ms. Kilkenny who organised it so well.
Parents’ Assocation
Our Parents’ Association are meeting on Tuesday morning next week at 9.00 a.m. They are always keen to meet new families and would love to see some new faces. Please come along to the Parents’ Room or have a chat with Síle.
Have a lovely weekend!
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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