Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),

We would like to remind all parent(s) / guardian(s) that both infant classes are going on their school tour on Friday 31st  May 2013 to The Ark, a Cultural Centre for Children.

If you have not already done so please return all permission slips and any monies outstanding to Claire or Ross.

The plan for the day is as follows:

• All children come to school as normal at 8.30am.
  
  
• The bus will be leaving the school at 8.45am sharp. Any child not here on time will unfortunately miss the bus and therefore the tour.
  
  
• We will back in the school by 1.10pm for collection of your child as normal.
  
  

  

Your child needs to:

• Bring a snack for small break and a packed lunch as normal for big break (chewing gum is not permitted) We encourage all parents to remind children that because of allergies we cannot share food.
  
  
• Bring lots of re-sealable non-fizzy drinks (no cartons please).
  
  
• Bring a rain appropriate jacket in case of poor weather. 
  
  
• Bring a change of clothes in their bag just in case of any spillages, accidents etc.
  
  

We look forward to having a fun-filled day of music at The Ark.


Claire, Martina and Ross

Here is a photo of the magnet set we were able to buy with all the money raised from the Lá Glas and other donations to the school through the year. This set is great as there are lots of different types of magnets as well as games to make and activities for Junior Infants to 6th class. We will get many happy years of exploring, discovering and learning about magnets from this set so many thanks to all our families for their generosity.

Thursday 2nd May 2013

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

It has been a very busy and productive year so far, so thank you for your support to date.

On Wednesday 8th May 2013 at 19:00 (7pm) we will be holding a meeting for the parents in our school community. The meeting will provide information on setting up two groups in our school, a parent association and a fundraising committee.

The parent association is for all parents in the school, but is usually organised by a committee. We hope that as many of you as possible will get involved in the work of the parent association. We invite you to the meeting to discuss how we set this up in the school, the responsibilities of a parents’ association and how to elect a committee. We hope you will elect this committee on the night.

Attached is more information from the National Parents Council (NPC) and Sharon Hayden from the NPC will be there on the night to talk to us more about the work of a parents' association. You can find more information on their website www.npc.ie

You may also be interested in working on fundraising as part of the fundraising committee. Or you may have a really good fundraising idea to put forward. This will also be discussed at the meeting. 

You can be involved in both committees or one or just come along to find out more on the night.

We hope to see you there.