February 2016
Wednesday 17 School closes at normal times for mid-term (1.30 + 2.30)
Thursday 18 Mid-Term
Friday 19 Mid-Term
Monday 22 World Thinking Day (Girl Guide Uniforms)
Tuesday 23 Friends for Life 3rd Class with NEPS psychologist Maire Marshall
Irish Dancing (1)all classes except 6th.
Wednesday 24
Thursday 25 Gymnastics
4th Class Indoor Camogie (Riverstick)
Friday 26 We are not affected by the General Election
Monday 29 4th Class Boys Indoor Hurling (Riverstick)
March 2015
Tuesday 01 Irish Dancing (2)
Wednesday 02
Thursday 03 Gymnastics
Friday 04 Niamh O’Flynn re Heritage/Nature (2nd, 3rd (Ms. K) + 4th)
Monday 07 First Penance @7.30pm
Tuesday 08 PA Bagathon
Wednesday 09
Thursday 10 Gymnastics (7) 3rd & 4th Classes
Staff Meeting
School closes early (12.30 for Juniors, Seniors + siblings & 12.45 for rest of school).
Friday 11
Monday 14
Tuesday 15 National Proclamation Day
Wednesday 16 Finish early for Easter holidays (11.45/12 noon)
April 2015
Monday 04
Tuesday 05 Irish Dancing
Wednesday 06
Thursday 07 Gymnastics (8)
5th & 6th Confirmation Retreat La Scala
Friday 08 Niamh O’Flynn Heritage/ Nature Workshops (Juniors, Seniors, 1st, 3rd (Mrs. Tuohy), 5th+ 6th)
Sunday 10 Do This in Memory Mass First Communion
Monday 11 Swimming (1) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 12 Irish Dancing (4)
Wednesday 13
Thursday 14 Gymnastics (9)
Friday 15
Monday 18 Swimming (2) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 19 Celtic Book Fair arrives
Wednesday 20
Thursday 21
Friday 22
Monday 25 Swimming (3) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 26 Celtic Book Fair leaves
Wednesday 27
Thursday 28 Gymnastics (10) to be confirmed
Friday 29 School closes at normal times (1.30 +2.30)
May 2015
School closed for week Monday 2nd to Friday 6th May inclusive
Monday 09 Swimming (4) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 10
Wednesday 11
Thursday 12
Friday 13
Saturday 14 First Holy Communion
Monday 16 Confirmation 5th & 6th/ School Closed
Tuesday 17
Wednesday 18
Thursday 19
Friday 20
Monday 23 Swimming (5) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 24 Standardised Tests English
Wednesday 25
Thursday 26 Standardised Tests Spelling
Friday 27
Monday 30 Swimming (6) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 31 Standardised Tests Maths
June 2015
Wednesday 01 Cork Primary School Sports
Thursday 02
Friday 03
Monday 06 BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday 07
Wednesday 08
Thursday 09
Friday 10
Monday 13 Swimming (7) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 14 Juniors & Seniors School Tour
Wednesday 15 5th & 6th School Tour
Thursday 16
Friday 17
Monday 20 Swimming (8) 3rd & 4th Classes
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
Thursday 23 6th Class Graduation Night
Friday 24 New Incoming Junior Infants introductory session
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Thursday 30 Finish early for summer holidays (11.45/12noon)
Please note dates may be added, for example not all school tours have been decided yet!
MORE INFORMATION
- School Calendar for 2016/2017 will be forwarded next week
- We appreciate, as always, your support through the annual family contribution of €60 which goes towards subsidising some school activities for your children, acquiring extra resource materials which are used within the classes, paying entry fees for various school competitions, etc. You can of course pay for this in installments. Please remit in an envelope to the office/ class teacher with your child’s details and a receipt will be issued. A sincere thank you to those who pre-empted our request and have paid already.
- There are further upcoming costs across the classes for gymnastics (all classes), Irish Dancing (all classes except 6th) and swimming (3rd & 4thclasses). These costs will remain similar to previous years e.g. Gymnastics €7 per child, Irish Dancing (€3 per child) and swimming(3rd & 4th classes only €45). The swimming costs have not yet been finalised. More information will follow on this. Please remit gymnastics and Irish Dancing money now please €10 in total for all classes except 6th who only need to pay €7. School tours are being organised at the moment and you will be kept up to date as details are finalised. We anticipate costs to remain on par with last year.
- For your information Gymnastics is delivered by professional gymnastics teacher Colm O’Toole and his Gymnastics Inc. Team, Irish Dancing is taught by Miah Walsh of the renown Walsh Irish Dancing Academy and swimming is with Leisure World, Bishopstown.
- You will see on the schedule that March 15th 2016 has been designated “Proclamation Day” for schools in Ireland. This is part of the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme. We are finalising our activities for the day in the school. More details will follow.
- Also on our schedule is World Thinking Day, Monday 22nd February, a global Girl Guide event when we will be encouraging children in our school who are Girl Guides (Brownies) to wear their Guiding uniforms. I’m sure those children involved will be informed of this by Unit Leader, Ingrid Glen. We look forward to supporting this initiative.
- I have a lot of acknowledgements to make this term. As a school we rely heavily on the support of the parents of children in the school, our school staff and professionals who work with the school. I would like to thank them all most sincerely on behalf of myself, the school and the Board of Management. In particular I’d like to refer to the following:
- All parents for their perseverance in the recent bad weather and for all the staff/parents who helped keep children safe in and around the school at drop off and collection times.
- The Parents Association and parents who contributed generously with baking and buying in the recent fundraising Valentine’s Cake Sale.
- Mrs. Tuohy for organizing Safer Internet Day in February again this year which the children really enjoy.
- The staff and professionals involved in the Mrs. Tuohy’s 3rdClass F.R.I.E.N.D.S. for Life programme which is really beneficial to the children in that class and will reap rewards throughout their childhood and into their adult lives. This programme helps students to develop effective strategies to deal with worry, stress and change and how to cope with stress and anxiety both now and in later life. See http://ncse.ie/wp-content/
uploads/2014/11/NEPS- Presentation-on-Friends-for- Life-for NCSE-Conference.ppt for more information. - The Diocesan Advisor who spent time recently with the school, visiting all classes and advising teachers. She was highly complimentary of the school’s delivery of the religion programme.
- The amazing Peace Proms Team of Ms. O’Connell, Ms. O’Mahony, Mr. O’Mahony and Regina and especially the children for their hard work over the last few months on this which resulted in a really memorable day for all recently in the RDS.
- Marc Galland for his success in the Irish Minor School Swimming Championships recently.
- Ms. Moran and her class for taking part recently in a Basketball competition which was enjoyed by all in Glanmire. A big thank you to the parents who helped drop the children to and from the event.
Enjoy the mid-term,
David Nolan Principal