News Letter June 2013
Dates to Remember:
Thursday June 13th : Sports day 2nd to 6th Scanlon Park (Weather permitting)
Wed. June 19th Schools’ Swimming Gala The Watershed
Thurs 27th Parents’ Association Uniform Sale: Room 15 1.30 to 3pm
End of Term: Friday June 28th: School Closes 12 noon for pupils
School Reports
Reports must be posted out 2 weeks before the end of the school year to allow parents to meet with teachers to address any issues arising from a report. All reports will therefore need to be posted on Friday June 14th.
Please make sure you have sent in your stamped, addressed, envelope into your class teacher by then. Where a teacher does not receive an envelope, the report will be left with me in the office where you may collect it
Summer Fete
The Summer Fete made a profit of over €7500. It was a fantastic day and our sincere thanks go to the Parents’ Association and all the volunteers on the day.
Two prizes which arrived too late for the day were raffled among all the volunteers. Congratulations to the following winners:
Voucher for a weekend for five in Trabolgan ;Siobhan Nolan
Two Free Passes for the Black and Amber Train: Kiri O’Neill, Rosie Keenan, Trish McEvoy, Lauren Walsh and Mary Marry
Book Rental Scheme/Book Support Service
Under the Book Rental Scheme each class list contains certain books e.g. readers which are available free/nominal charge to all pupils. As always, we ask you to donate books you are finished with to the school to keep costs down.
Book Support Service is the scheme whereby families can apply for extra support due to particular financial hardship or low income. Today I have given out application forms to the pupils who have in the past availed of this scheme. If you no longer qualify, please let me know. If you are a new family, or if your circumstances have changed and you would qualify for support, please collect an application form from the office. All application forms must be returned by Fri. June 14th so that the orders can be processed.
I will be collecting this past year’s books from the children next week, so please remind them to bring them in. If you have any old books from other years, please drop them into the school and we will use them.
The books will be available for collection in the foyer in the school for families in this scheme on the following dates.
Tues July 2nd 11am -1pm Wed July 3rd 11am-1pm
Wed August 28th : 11am-1pm.
Uniform Sale:
A uniform sale will be held in Room 15 on Thurs June 27th from 1.30 to 3pm. If you would like to get school uniforms at knock-down prices, don’t miss it. Please donate unwanted or outgrown uniform items to the school office. Clean items without holes only please!! Funds raised from sales will be directed back to the school to support our children’s learning environment.
Clothing Collection
The final used clothing collection will be on Monday June 17th. Bags of clothes may be handed in any day this week and up to 9.30 on Monday morning.
Lost property.
There are numerous items in the First Aid room uncollected. We will return any items with names on them to their owners. Please come in and check for any lost items by Thurs. June 27th.
Hurling/Camogie
* Best of luck to our A hurlers who will contest the A semi final tomorrow against Clara.
* Best of luck also to our A camogie team who play the Roinn A semi final against Thomastown on Saturday next.
Mission Money.
The Mission Money Account is overleaf. Thank you for your generosity in helping out a wide range of charities this year and particular thanks to our Confirmation and First Communion classes who held special collections. Thank you also to Sr. Brigid who does huge work in collecting the money and distributing it.
Mission Money 2012 to 2013
1
Team Hope
589 Shoe Boxes
€2415.00
2
The Phillippines
(Sr. Helen)
€200.00
3
The Society of Missionary Children
(Dublin)
€200.00
4
The Niall Mellon Project
(Building Houses in South Africa)
€600.00
5
The O’Neill Centre
€850.00
6
Zambia
(Past Pupils Barry Hennessy & John Hanrick)
€200.00
7
Bothar
(Two Irish Goats sent to Africa)
€600.00
8
Thailand
(Ruth Mc Evoy, Past Pupil)
€200.00
9
Confirmation Money
(St. Vincent de Paul Society)
€770.00
10
India
(Paula Mc Donald, Past Pupil)
€200.00
11
Orphans in Kenya
€600.00
12
Lourdes Pilgrimage
(Danielle Kenny, Past Pupil)
€200.00
Dates to Remember:
Thursday June 13th : Sports day 2nd to 6th Scanlon Park (Weather permitting)
Wed. June 19th Schools’ Swimming Gala The Watershed
Thurs 27th Parents’ Association Uniform Sale: Room 15 1.30 to 3pm
End of Term: Friday June 28th: School Closes 12 noon for pupils
School Reports
Reports must be posted out 2 weeks before the end of the school year to allow parents to meet with teachers to address any issues arising from a report. All reports will therefore need to be posted on Friday June 14th.
Please make sure you have sent in your stamped, addressed, envelope into your class teacher by then. Where a teacher does not receive an envelope, the report will be left with me in the office where you may collect it
Summer Fete
The Summer Fete made a profit of over €7500. It was a fantastic day and our sincere thanks go to the Parents’ Association and all the volunteers on the day.
Two prizes which arrived too late for the day were raffled among all the volunteers. Congratulations to the following winners:
Voucher for a weekend for five in Trabolgan ;Siobhan Nolan
Two Free Passes for the Black and Amber Train: Kiri O’Neill, Rosie Keenan, Trish McEvoy, Lauren Walsh and Mary Marry
Book Rental Scheme/Book Support Service
Under the Book Rental Scheme each class list contains certain books e.g. readers which are available free/nominal charge to all pupils. As always, we ask you to donate books you are finished with to the school to keep costs down.
Book Support Service is the scheme whereby families can apply for extra support due to particular financial hardship or low income. Today I have given out application forms to the pupils who have in the past availed of this scheme. If you no longer qualify, please let me know. If you are a new family, or if your circumstances have changed and you would qualify for support, please collect an application form from the office. All application forms must be returned by Fri. June 14th so that the orders can be processed.
I will be collecting this past year’s books from the children next week, so please remind them to bring them in. If you have any old books from other years, please drop them into the school and we will use them.
The books will be available for collection in the foyer in the school for families in this scheme on the following dates.
Tues July 2nd 11am -1pm Wed July 3rd 11am-1pm
Wed August 28th : 11am-1pm.
Uniform Sale:
A uniform sale will be held in Room 15 on Thurs June 27th from 1.30 to 3pm. If you would like to get school uniforms at knock-down prices, don’t miss it. Please donate unwanted or outgrown uniform items to the school office. Clean items without holes only please!! Funds raised from sales will be directed back to the school to support our children’s learning environment.
Clothing Collection
The final used clothing collection will be on Monday June 17th. Bags of clothes may be handed in any day this week and up to 9.30 on Monday morning.
Lost property.
There are numerous items in the First Aid room uncollected. We will return any items with names on them to their owners. Please come in and check for any lost items by Thurs. June 27th.
Hurling/Camogie
* Best of luck to our A hurlers who will contest the A semi final tomorrow against Clara.
* Best of luck also to our A camogie team who play the Roinn A semi final against Thomastown on Saturday next.
Mission Money.
The Mission Money Account is overleaf. Thank you for your generosity in helping out a wide range of charities this year and particular thanks to our Confirmation and First Communion classes who held special collections. Thank you also to Sr. Brigid who does huge work in collecting the money and distributing it.
Mission Money 2012 to 2013
1
Team Hope
589 Shoe Boxes
€2415.00
2
The Phillippines
(Sr. Helen)
€200.00
3
The Society of Missionary Children
(Dublin)
€200.00
4
The Niall Mellon Project
(Building Houses in South Africa)
€600.00
5
The O’Neill Centre
€850.00
6
Zambia
(Past Pupils Barry Hennessy & John Hanrick)
€200.00
7
Bothar
(Two Irish Goats sent to Africa)
€600.00
8
Thailand
(Ruth Mc Evoy, Past Pupil)
€200.00
9
Confirmation Money
(St. Vincent de Paul Society)
€770.00
10
India
(Paula Mc Donald, Past Pupil)
€200.00
11
Orphans in Kenya
€600.00
12
Lourdes Pilgrimage
(Danielle Kenny, Past Pupil)
€200.00