Dates to remember:
11th Jan – Parents Association Meeting 9pm
12th Jan – 6th – CIT
17th Jan – 4th &5th Choir to Innishannon
23rd Jan – 8.30pm Enrolment night for new pupils
23rd, 24th February -Mid term, school closed
6th March – Confirmation, school closed
17th March –St.Patricks Day, school closed
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Rugby for 4th -6th continues each Monday from 11am to 1pm.
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6th with Miss Kelly will attend CIT for their robotic competition with ‘Barry Robot’. With help from parent, Nigel O’Flynn, the class have planned, constructed, programmed and
controlled a robot. This is our first year attending the competition/performance.
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‘Let Us Witness Your Fitness’.
Staff haveupskilled in the gymnastics strand of the curriculum. Claire O’Dwyerwho has gymnastic coaching experience also helped out with some sessions before Christmas with the children. She will help out with sessions again over the next few weeks.
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As part of our Anti Bullying Policy, a drawing competition will take place over the next fortnight. Children will be asked to do a drawing and entries must be in by the 19th January. All entries will be displayed on the corridors in school. Children will receive a specific sheet to draw on and this will be discussed in school initially.
Lesson 9 of our ‘Friends for Life’ programme with 3rd class.
3rd class are our litter wardens for the year. They have been arranged into goups of 4 and each morning they will use their rubbish pickers to tidy up around the school grounds.
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New Staff
Miss Ella Murray will substitute instead of Mrs. Sinead Walsh until June as Sinead has begun her Maternity Leave. Miss Clíona Barrett will be instead of Ms. Catherine O’Driscoll also. We look forward to hearing the great news of the birth of their children. We have been fortunate to be allocated an extra part-time SNA post.At present, Claire O’Dwyer is acting in this role until a new SNA is appointed. Mr. Patrick O’Hanlon has resigned from his post in our school so as to take up an appointment in his home county of Kerry. Patrick was with us since 2011 and gave great service to the children of the school. He will be missed by the school community.
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CHESS/FICHEALL
4th 5th and 6th will have chess lessons and competitions until mid term. The top 8 competitors will be entered as our school team to compete against other schools.
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School Calendars
There are 4 school calendars remaining. If anyone would like to purchase these, please send in €10.
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National Children’s Choir
Children from 4th and 5th class will attend a rehearsal in Innishannonschool on the 17th January during school hours. €3 for the bus for this please. This was to go ahead last year so some children have paid. Class teacher will have this information and will inform your child.
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STEM Fortnight:
You may remember back in November/December all children experienced the Stardome and Lego Workshops. €4/child is needed for the Lego LearnIT and Stardome was €3/child. That is a total of €7/child to a total of €20/family if there are 3 or more children. Many families had sent in the money for this, however, there is alot of money outstanding. If you are unsure if you have paid, please ring Michele in the office 0238840381. A reminder will be sent home next week also.
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