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More great news for Citywest ETNS - additional funding secured!

22/12/2014

 
The Department of Education last month announced payment of the Minor Works grant for schools with permanent recognition - but not for those with temporary recognition. Our principal Caitriona felt highly aggrieved at this inequality and has been working hard since then to get funding equality for all schools and for all children.

With the support of our Board of Management and staff, Caitriona contacted all principals in the country and amassed a group of principals who felt the same. She recruited the help of the INTO and together they fought this inequality.

We are extremely proud that this hard work has paid off. Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan today announced that the 55 schools in Ireland with temporary recognition will be paid the Minor Works grant after all. This means an additional €8300 for our school this winter, which will go a long way toward bridging the funding gap suffered by us as well as by all schools.

A school must be open for 3 years and fulfil certain other criteria such as adequate enrolment numbers (which we have long surpassed!) in order to be awarded permanent recognition.

Today's announcement is the first time that such a reversal in funding allocation to permanent/temporary schools has taken place and is a wonderful precedent to have set.

We are very proud to have been part of this petition for equality for schools, which in turn means equality for all children. Well done to Caitriona and huge thanks to our Board of Management, our staff and the INTO for their support.

Read the Department of Education announcement here.


Multi-Cultural Concert 2014

19/12/2014

 
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Today was a day of firsts in our school's history - we hosted our first concert in our PE hall on the Second Floor. The hall underwent a transformation as a 'stage' was erected and a curtain effect helped to lend the day a sense of occasion.
The school was abuzz with parents and family members all eager to see our performances and the children couldn't wait to show off the songs they've been practising for weeks.
Each class had been paired up with a parent volunteer, who taught their assigned class a song in their native language. Our first Multi-Cultural Concert saw Catalan, Polish, Croatian, Malaysian, Italian and Swahili all represented, as well as English and of course, Irish! Guests were also treated to another first - Second Class proudly played a tune on their tin whistles.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the entrance hall, members of the Parents' Association were busily preparing a feast for the eyes, as well as the taste buds, in the form of a fabulous cake-sale and very well stocked table of prizes for the raffle.
Several hundred euro was raised (exact amount to be confirmed) towards the purchase of a range of Science resources - be sure to watch this space to see photos when the order arrives.
Finally, a first for the school in terms of our online presence - we have set up our own YouTube channel. We hope to develop this aspect of our web presence over the coming years - it will be a useful tool for family who cannot make it to school events, and may even be used as a learning tool by the children. For the moment, check out our channel to view videos of today's performances - we hope you enjoy reliving the show!
We hope you and your family have a healthy and restful holiday and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

Permanent building announced for Citywest Educate Together!

18/12/2014

 
Wonderful news! The Department of Education and Skills today announced that Citywest Educate Together National School is on the building list for 2015!

This means that a permanent building will be built for us very soon, with work starting in 2015! We hope that this means moving in for September 2016.

We are very lucky that our temporary accommodation is a strong, warm, large building on a beautiful site. This site has treated us very well for the last two and a half years and continues to provide very well for our needs. We expect to expand further on this site for September 2015, occupying more of the ground floor with additional accommodation in the front of the building. Our classrooms are large, spacious, warm, welcoming and well kitted out and we have a large PE hall as well as additional offices and support teaching rooms.

Nevertheless, we are very excited to hear that we will be moving into our permanent home so soon. This will be a purpose-built school, built with the exact needs of our particular school in mind.

The exact location has not yet been confirmed but we have been assured that it is very near to where we are at the moment. As soon as we hear more details, we will share them with our school community.

The Department of Education announcement can be read here and you can see the list of projects announced here - we are number 29 on the list!

Thank you so much to everyone who has worked so hard in getting our school to this stage and who continues to work in making our school the best that it can be. Together we are building a wonderful community and our own permanent forever-home will be the icing on the cake!

School Calendar 2015

17/12/2014

 
Our school calendar is now available to buy in the office.  A bargain at €6.00 each, they would make a lovely gift for friends or family in Ireland or overseas. 

A member of the Parents' Association will also be selling them each day this week at 1:10pm.

Fire Drill 25th November

14/12/2014

 
On 25th November we had our first Fire Drill of the year. All of the staff and children of both Scoil Níamh and our school evacuated the building to practise safety procedures in the event of a fire.
Our building was evacuated within three minutes! We were very pleased with our speedy and safe exit, and with the children's behaviour as we lined up and took attendance.
Well done all!

Multi-Cultural Concert - Check your email!

12/12/2014

 
We are pleased to announce the details of our Multi-Cultural Concert, which has been planned in conjunction with the Parents’ Association, and Parent Volunteers, to be a showcase of some of the languages and cultures in our school.

The concert has been planned for 19th December, and will take place in the school’s P.E. Hall on the Second Floor.

The Junior Infant concert will take place at 11.20 and the concert for Senior Infants, First and Second Classes will take place at 12.00.

The Parents’ Association have also planned a fundraising raffle and cake sale for that day. Raffle tickets (€2 each or €5 for a strip of 5) will be on sale before your child’s performance and cakes will be available to purchase afterwards.

Check your email for further details of the event. We look forward to seeing you at the there!

Xmas Decorations

1/12/2014

 
Calling all parents, visitors, guardians, anyone........

The PARENTS' ASSOCIATION are wondering if you have any spare Xmas Decorations.  

Please leave them in the box provided in the school foyer so we can make the school look nice for December. 

All donations are gratefully accepted!

Thank you.  

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