Newsletter
13th May 2019
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
Anti-Bullying Week
This week, our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are working with our Diversity Team for a special Anti-Bullying Week. Our focus in on racism and discrimination.
In our assembly this morning, we learned that ‘ethnicity’ is what makes you – you! It includes your nationality, your family’s culture and religion.
We also learned that ‘discrimination’ is when a person, or a group of people, are treated unfairly because of things like their gender, age, individual needs or ethnicity.
We learned that ‘racism’ is discrimination because of someone’s ethnicity and we learned that racism and discrimination of any kind, are types of bullying.
We talked about how at our school, we are lucky to have so many people of many different ethnicities and that we all know that even though we might be different, we can all be friends and care for one another.
We discussed what we can do if someone is being bullied – we can say no, we can walk away and we can tell an adult. We talked about how if we hear or see bullying or racist language, it is very serious and we must be ‘upstanders’ – to stand up and say that it is wrong and to always tell an adult.
These are very important messages for children and we hope you can talk about them at home too and continue to remind and support the children with these issues.
News from last week
We were delighted to welcome a group of teachers visiting from the Czech Republic. They were excited to see the children learning and to find out more about Irish schools. Our Student Council led a special presentation to the Laura Lynn charity on Thursday, presenting a cheque for the money raised from their Sponsored Disco – well done!
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to the children in 2nd Class who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday. The children worked hard to prepare for this special ceremony and we were very proud of them. Thanks to Ms. Yeates, Ms. McCaughey and Dolores for preparing the children and to Síle, Audrey, Liz and Ms. Brophy for supporting the children on the day. Thanks also to the children who sang so beautifully in the choir and to all the parents, carers and families who joined us for the day.
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to Ms. McCaughey’s 2nd Class for best attendance for the 2nd week running – 100%!
Dates for your diary
15 May – 6th Class to Feis Átha Cliath
16 May – Junior Infants to Airfield Farm
23 May – 6th Class to ‘Magic Flute’ opera
24 May – School Closed for Polling Day
Saturday 25 May – National Children’s Choir performance in National Concert Hall
27 May – 4th Class to Garda Sports Day
30, 31 May and 3 June – June Bank Holiday
28 June – School finishes at 12 noon
29 August – School re-starts for new term
…and finally…
If you have any spare uniforms at home that you no longer need and could be donated, Síle would be delighted to have them.
Best wishes,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal