Newsletter
28th June 2018
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
Aladdin Jr. Performance
What an amazing evening we had last night. The children from 2nd to 6th Class treated us to an outstanding performance of ‘Aladdin Jr’ in Liberty Hall Theatre, surrounded by their families and friends. We got such lovely feedback on their fantastic acting, singing and dancing – thank you for coming!
We were immensely proud of the hard work the children did in preparation, especially in the hot weather. They were excellent in all ways and a credit to their families.
We have so many people to thank:
Thanks to Ms. Graham, Ms. Devereux, Ms. Lougheed and Ms. Palmer for rehearsing the acting, to Aedín, our dance teacher, and to Ms. Collins and Ms. Nolan for the choreography. To Ms. Marron for helping with the singing. To Mr. Carney and Ms. Conlon for helping with sound and microphones. To Ms. Kilkenny, Ms. Todd, Colm, Ms. McBride, Ms. O’Donovan, Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Hayes, James, Ms. Lennon and Ms. Oppermann for sets and props, to Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Todd and Ms. Sheridan’s mam(!) for sourcing the costumes. To Mr. Cullen, Ms. Shortall, Ms. Staunton, Dolores and Audrey who supported the children backstage. To Ms. Brophy and Ms. O’Callaghan for organising all the tickets and to Mr. Kerr who photographed and videoed the whole process. You are all incredible – and I know I’m only naming one or two of the things you did! Thank you so much, every part contributed to a wonderful evening.
Our thanks to the staff at Liberty Hall Theatre for looking after us so well and helping with sound. Thanks also to Richie who looked after the lighting.
It was a truly special evening and one we will all remember for a long time to come.
Green Flag Raising
We had a beautiful sunny day for our first Green Schools’ Flag Raising last Friday. We have worked hard over the last two years to learn about reducing litter and waste in school and at home. The children know to ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and we are very proud to have secured this very prestigious award.
Our thanks as always to the wonderful children, to Colm our caretaker and especially Ms. Todd, Ms. Palmer, Ms. Sheridan and Ms. Marron who led it all so well.
Graduation
Today we said goodbye to our 6th Class children at their graduation. The children shared their memories, said lots of thank yous to their families, teachers and one another and looked forward to the future. We wish them all the best in their big move to secondary school!
Parents’ Association Raffle – Aladdin Jr.
Thanks to Laura and Ludmila from our Parents’ Association for organising a great raffle to raise funds for the show. The winners were drawn by teachers and are as follows:
1st Prize – Maureen (5th Class)
2nd Prize – Darren (Junior Infants)
3rd Prize – Victoria (2nd Class)
Other prizes were won by Liz (School Secretary), Nadia (2nd Class), Martin (3rd Class), Viliam (3rd Class), Miranda (5th Class), Sean (5th Class) and Irene (2nd Class). Well done everyone!
Moving on…
Tomorrow we will be saying goodbye to several members of the team. Ms. Devereux and Ms. Shortall are moving to schools nearer their home and families. They have both worked in our school for a very long time and we thank them for their dedication and support to the children and families over that time. We will miss them and wish them all the best in their new schools.
Ms. Conlon is travelling to Mexico for the year and we hope to see her back with us soon. Ms. Todd, Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Marron, Mr. Cullen and Ms. Lennon are all off to pastures new. We thank them for their contribution to St. Mary’s and we wish them well in their new adventures.
Staffing for 2018-2019
Junior Infants – Ms. O’Donovan
Senior Infants – Ms. McKelvey
1st Class – Ms. Oppermann
1st Class – Ms. McBride
2nd Class – Ms. McCaughey
2nd Class – To be confirmed
3rd Class – Ms. Lougheed
3rd/4th Class – Ms. Graham
4th Class – Ms. O’Rourke
5th Class – Mr. McGuire
6th Class – Ms. Staunton
Support Team – Mr. Kerr, Ms. Kilkenny, Mr. Carney, Ms. Collins, Ms. Brophy, Ms. Palmer, Ms. O’Callaghan, Ms. Nolan and Ms. Hayes.
Summer Stars – Reading
The Ilac Library are running the
‘Summer Stars’ programme again this year. Children can sign up at the library and are given the challenge of reading 8 books over the holidays. They get a reading card to record their reading with small rewards and certificates if they complete the challenge. All the information is available online at:
Thank you!
I want to thank each and every member of our school community for making this another fantastic year at St. Mary’s Primary School.
The children have been fantastic and have learned so much. Particular thanks to the children who have led our teams – to Laya, Chair of our Student Council, to our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, Young Interpreters, Play leaders, Green Schools team and Active Schools team – you’ve done super work!
Our parent, carers and Board of Management are always supportive and appreciative of all we do – thank you for your ongoing support.
To Liz our secretary and Colm our caretaker – thank you for all you do behind the scenes each and every day.
To our classroom staff – I am so proud of the work you do, the effort you make and the time you spend making learning so exciting and engaging for our children. Have a very well-deserved holiday and thank you so much.
And finally…
We wish all families a happy summer holiday!
We close tomorrow at 12 noon.
We look forward to seeing you all back with us on Thursday, 30th August at 8.50 a.m.
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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