Newsletter
20th April 2018
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
News this week
On Tuesday, our Doodle Den children had a very exciting visit to Airfield farm with their Doodle friends from other local schools.
On Wednesday, our ‘Time to Read’ children in 2nd Class visited the ‘Business in the Community’ offices to have a look at where their volunteers work every day. They had lots of fun!
The children in 5th and 6th Class took part in ‘Feis Átha Cliath’ on Wednesday, an Irish dancing competition. The children practised really hard and danced beautifully.
We were delighted to meet a group of new parents of children coming to Junior Infants in September. We look forward to welcoming them to our community in the coming months.
The first session of ‘Doodle Families’ began this week. There are still places available if you have a child in 1st Class and a parent is free to come along too. Remember – sessions are on Tuesdays between 3.00 and 4.00 p.m.
Today, 6th Class visited the Ark Cultural Centre to see traditional Irish music band ‘Moxie’. The children enjoyed a scavenger hunt in the sunshine on their walk to the Ark and had a great time at the gig!
Science Fair
As usual, our annual Science Fairs have been a huge success, with more amazing experiments to come next week in 4th, 5th and 6th Class.
Yesterday, our Infant children were delighted with their activities and it was lovely to see so many parents and carers here to support their children’s learning.
Today, it was the turn of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class. The children have been working so hard to prepare for the day, planning, testing and improving their work so it is ready to show you. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Thanks to Mr. Kerr for coordinating the days and to our teachers for their hard work and creativity.
Dates for your diary
26 April – 2nd Class to Natural History Museum
26 April – 2nd/3rd and 3rd Class to Gate Theatre
Sunday, 29th April – First Communion
Week of 30th April – Careers Week
30th April – 6th Class to Lir Theatre
2nd May – Young Achievers’ Awards
4th May – 6th Class to DIT
7-11 May inclusive – Mid-Term Break – school closed
18 May – 4th Class to the Ark
22 May – Green Schools Award Ceremony
22 May – Santry Athletics
23 May – Junior Infants to Newgrange Farm
Week of 28 May – Active Schools Week
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to 2nd and 6th Class who shared our top attendance prize with an outstanding 100% attendance record in both classes!
And finally…
What lovely sunshine we have today! Let’s hope it stays around for a while. I hope you all get outside and enjoy it! Have a lovely weekend,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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