5th Class to SurfDock
5th Class had a super day at SurfDock today. They conquered their fears and took part in a whole range of water-based activities. Have a look at the photos of their day!
Term Dates 2017-2018
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Newsletter 26.5.17
Newsletter
26th May 2017
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
News this last week
Our Athletics team of 40 children had a brilliant day at Morton Stadium in Santry. The children were competing against children from schools all over Dublin and did so well! Congratulations to Simon from 3rd Class who won a bronze medal for the 100m sprint. It is our first ever time to win a medal at this event and we are so proud! What a great achievement!
4th Class had a super day at the ‘Squirrel Scramble’ in Kilruddery House yesterday. They did lots of very adventurous things like climbing in trees and zip-lining in the forest – well done!
Parents’ Association
Next week, Síle will be inviting parents and carers to beome involved in our new parents’ association. This is a group of interested parents and carers who come together regularly to support the school, plan events and make sure the views of parents are represented in the school. We have asked the National Parents’ Council (www.npc.ie) to come and give some training to any parent who is interested in being involved on Friday, 9th June. We would love to have an active group of parents/carers working with us – please come along!
Internet Safety Talk
With children using the internet more and more, making sure your child is safe and protected while they are online is very important. We have arranged for an expert in online safety to speak to all parents/carers on Wednesday, 14th June at 9.00 a.m. Look out for more information from Síle next week.
Term Dates 2017-2018
The term dates for 2017-2018 have been published on our website. Please note the children will return to school on Thursday, 31st August 2017, a day earlier than usual. This will allow us to take a week’s mid-term holiday in May 2018.
Dates for your diary
29th May – Junior Infants to Newgrange Farm
29th May – 5th Class to SurfDock
Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th June – School Closed for Mid-Term
7th June – 3rd Class to Trinity Sports
7th June – Ms. Calvey’s to Little Museum of Dublin
9th June – 2nd Class to Dollymount Strand Beach
9th June – 6th Class to Carlingford
9th June – Parents’ Association Training
12th-16th June – Active and Wellness Week
13th June – 5th Class to National Gallery
14th June – Internet Safety Talk for Parents
14th June – 1st Class to Natural History Museum
26th/27th June – Whole-School Performance
29th June – 6th Class Graduation
30th June – School closes at 12 noon
31st August – School re-opens at 8.50 a.m.
Attendance and punctuality
Well done to Ms. Calvey’s 1st and 2nd Class who have 100% attendance this week! They were very closely followed by Miss Collins’s 2nd Class and 5th Class on 99%. Well done everyone!
It would be great to see children arriving on time to school in the next few weeks. Punctuality is a really big issue for a large number of families who are arriving after 8.50 a.m. every single day. This disrupts your child’s learning as they are arriving into class after everyone else has started. Please make every effort to be on time and thank you to the families who are eagerly awaiting the opening of the gate every day at 8.40 a.m.
Have a lovely weekend,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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4th Class Tour
4th Class visited ‘Squirrel Scramble’ at Kilruddery House for their school tour. They had a great day swinging in the trees and were very brave through all the different challenges.
Athletics Competition
Our team of 40 athletes went to Morton Stadium in Santry for the annual Athletics event organised by Cumann na mBunscol. We were so proud of Simon, who won our first medal ever at the event for the 100m sprint!
Newsletter 22.5.17
Newsletter
22nd May 2017
Dear parents, carers, staff and friends,
First Holy Communion
We celebrated the sacrament of ‘First Holy Communion’ with eleven boys and girls from 2nd Class on Sunday. The children were wonderful – they looked fantastic in their smart suits and beautiful dresses and remembered all of their prayers and readings so well.
Thank you to our lovely school choir who sang at the Church, especially our soloists – Melina, Izabela, Hannah and Thaneshree, who were especially brave and sang beautifully. Thanks also to Ms. Bourke who accompanied the choir and shared her fabulous talents with us.
Thanks to Ms. McDonnell who organised a lovely celebration in the Parish Centre after the Mass and to all of the other 2nd Class children who came along to see their friends.
Ms. Oppermann lent her artistic flair to the bright and colourful art work that the children created for the church – thank you!
And of course, we must say a big thank you to Fr. Pat, Ms. Collins and Ms. Calvey for their hard work preparing the children so well for their special day.
News from last week
5th Class visited the Aviva Stadium last Tuesday. The children were lucky enough to get a full tour of the stadium before having a fun and games boxing session with the ‘Boxing in the Community’ team. They had a great day!
On Thursday, 3rd Class visited the National Archaeology Museum as part of their learning about the Vikings. I’m told they listened beautifully and had lots of their own facts to share with their tour guide!
On Friday, Ms. Calvey’s Class visited the Ark Cultural Centre to see a multimedia dance performance by ‘Balleto di Roma’. The children took part in a guided interactive play afterwards which they said was great fun!
Walk to School Week
Thank you to all the families who made an effort to walk to school last week! Do try to keep it up and walk as much as you can, whenever you can.
Dates for your diary
Sunday, 21st May – First Holy Communion for 2nd Class Catholic children at 11.45 a.m.
23rd May – Athletics team to Santry Stadium
25th May – 4th Class to ‘Squirrel Scramble’
29th May – Junior Infants to Newgrange Farm
29th May – 5th Class to SurfDock
Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Monday 5th, Tuesday 6th June – School Closed for Mid-Term
7th June – 3rd Class to Trinity Sports
9th June – 6th Class to Carlingford
13th June – 5th Class to National Gallery
27th June – Whole-School Performance
29th June – 6th Class Graduation
30th June – School closes at 12 noon
31st August – School re-opens at 8.50 a.m.
Attendance and punctuality
A huge well done to Ms. Barry’s Senior Infants who had top attendance for the third week in a row! It was 100% again! The children were very proud and I know lots of classes will be trying their best to out-do them this week!
Best wishes,
Éadaoin Kelly
Principal
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First Holy Communion 2017
Eleven children from 2nd Class made their First Holy Communion today. The children did so well – reading beautifully, singing beautifully and bringing up gifts and symbols. We were delighted to see so many families there to share the celebration and particularly those who had travelled a long way to be with us. The school choir sang beautifully and it was lovely to see the other children in 2nd Class at our celebration in the Parish Centre afterwards.
Our thanks to Fr. Pat, our chaplain, who led the ceremony so beautifully, to Ms. Collins and Ms. Calvey, the class teachers, Ms. Bourke who accompanied the choir and Ms. McDonnell who organised the refreshments.
5th Class visit to Aviva Stadium
5th Class visited the Aviva Stadium today. They had a tour of the stadium and then a fun boxing session led by ‘Boxing in the Community’. They had lots of fun!