Fun Fundraising
 Maths Week took place during the week of the 14th October 2024. We focused on collaboration, creativity and play; we had great fun! Each class had the opportunity to participate in a fun maths challenge where they answered maths questions displayed on posters throughout the school. When the children answered the questions correctly, they received a letter. When they had all the letters, they had to unscramble them to find the hidden message. There were also daily riddles that were announced to the school on the intercom by the Student Council members. We also participated in a 'Guess the Pom Poms' challenge where each class guessed how many poms poms were in two jars. Many classes also took part in their own additional maths activities too. Well done to everyone on a successful and enjoyable Maths Week! New Student Council ElectedThis term we welcomed a new Student Council team. The old Student Council organised the elections and they worked very hard. Here is an outline of how they organised the elections: 1.The excitement of voting for a new Student Council started in September. 2.The Swans and the Jellyfish made posters for the corridors so the students knew what was going on. 3.The students made speeches in their class to convince people to vote for them. 4.In class we wrote down our votes on a piece of paper. 5.The teachers counted the votes. 6.The winners of the election were announced at the assembly. Class Names Showcase 2024Our Class Names Showcase took place on October 24th 2024. As per last year, our pupils spent some time learning all about their new class name. They worked enthusiastically and collaboratively to prepare artwork, songs, poems and more to share with the community. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate learning on the day. A special thank you to our Parents Association who kept the teas and coffees flowing. We appreciate you! Check out some photographs of our pupils' work and stay tuned for more news from around our school! Ukulele in Senior ClassesThis year, the Puffin Class, along with the other 5th and 6th Classes, have been learning how to play the ukulele with Sheila. The lessons take place every Tuesday. We have learned the names of the different parts of the ukulele as well as the beginner chords. We are now moving on to playing some simple tunes. We have even learned some tunes in different languages! We will continue to have ukulele lessons for the rest of the term. It is great fun!
An Update From Laura LynnBack in June, our school hosted a fundraising event for Laura Lynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice. We participated in a Colour Fun Run to raise funds and awareness for this wonderful cause. We recently received confirmation from Laura Lynn that we raised an incredible amount of money. Check out our certificate below!  Our donations will help to ensure that children with life-limiting conditions and their families can come to Laura Lynn and make memories together. We have done something truly special! Swans & Skylarks Visit Tallaght LibraryOn the 2nd of October, Skylarks & Swans attended a book reading with author, Gerard Siggins. We set off on a beautiful Autumn morning on the Luas and made our way to Tallaght Library. We were accompanied by three super helpful parents. Thank you very much to Brian, Peter and Daniella. We received a warm welcome and enjoyed browsing the books and facilities before the reading. We also received library cards for anyone who had not yet joined the library. Thank you to Tallaght Library for organising this! Then came the talk with Gerard Siggans who has lived a full life as an editor for the Sunday Tribune, working also as a sports journalist and novelist. Mr Siggans was very kind to answer the many questions the children had about his books and life. Thank you, Gerard! Gerard has written many sports related books for children. He is currently writing a children's novel featuring girls rugby. Perhaps you might get a chance to visit this wonderful facility on our doorstep. There really is something for everyone at Tallaght Library. We are already looking forward to our next trip! Breast Cancer Education & Awareness
 For the first time since before COVID, our school entered a team into the Cumann na mBunscol league this year. The league gets started very early in the year, which meant that we only had time for one training session before our first match! We were all a little unsure as we togged out and took our positions on the pitch. Our first match was against Solas Chríost NS, and it was played at the St. Mark's football grounds on McGee Park. The Citywest players showed a great account of themselves, learning so much about the format of Gaelic football matches in the process! The match was close throughout, but ultimately was won by Solas Chríost, by a margin of two points. The atmosphere on the bus on the way back to school afterwards was buoyant - we were all buzzed about how well we did and how much we learned! Our next match is against our next-door neighbour - Citywest & Saggart CNS! Wish us luck!
We are proud to announce that our school will be hosting a fundraising event for LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. LauraLynn is a hospice for children with life-limiting conditions and provides residential care for children and young adults with disabilities. You can find more information about their great work here: https://www.lauralynn.ie/about What do you need to do before the event? We would like everyone in our community to get behind LauraLynn and raise as much awareness and donations as we can for this wonderful cause. To do that, we are asking all of the students, parents and staff of our school to spread the word in our community and encourage people to make sponsorship donations on our dedicated GoFundMe page. People can donate as little or as much as they want, every little bit helps! Scan the QR code below to visit the fundraising page or click on the link here. Feel free to share the link on your social media pages. All of the money raised will go directly to LauraLynn. School staff will not be handling any money.
What will happen on the day?
On the event day, we would like all of the students and staff of Citywest ETNS to take part in the fun run. It is a good idea to wear a white t-shirt for the run as it shows up the colour best. We strongly suggest that your child wears sunglasses/regular glasses/goggles to protect their eyes from the powder. Throughout the day, school groups will take it in turns to run through the fun race course. At different checkpoints of the course, the runners will be dusted with a different coloured powder and there will be a large celebratory of mixed colouring at the finish line. By the end of the race, everyone will hopefully be colourful and smiling! Additional Note The powder we will use for the event is produced to the highest EU quality standards and is safe for the skin/body, the powder does not harm the environment and easily washes away. It is made from 100% natural ingredients, is natural, Eco Friendly and manufactured in a sustainable manner. Happy fundraising everybody! We can do it for LauraLynn! :-) |
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