Dear Parents, I hope by now that your child/children have settled into school and that as families you’ve had a chance to recover from the back-to-schools costs. As customary in October we begin to collect family contributions for the school year 2014-2015. Following a review of our finances we have been forced to increase the…
Read MoreUpdate 2 Monday 15th September Parents, Just a few notes for you: ¨ An Oral Hearing into the Port of Cork’s proposals for development of a container terminal is currently running in the Cork International Airport Hotel. A special evening session will be held there on Wednesday 17th September from 6.30-8.30pm for An Bord Pleanála…
Read MoreUpdate 1 2014-2015 September 5th 2014 Dear Parents, Welcome back after our great summer. We are looking forward to another successful and positive year in Shanbally NS. Best wishes in their studies/progress to all our former pupils who have transferred on. A warm welcome to Marion O’Donovan who is with us on a Teacher…
Read MoreDear Parents, Pat McCann, SNA in the school for many years is retiring this year after contributing hugely to the school and to the lives of many children in her care. We are very sad to see her go and will feel the loss of her experience and her warm and caring nature. We would…
Read MoreDear Parents, It’s lovely to see the fine weather today as we head in to the final few weeks of school! School Uniform I would like to remind you that certain flexibility around the school uniform can be introduced at this time of the year i.e. the month of June and also the month of…
Read MoreDear Parents, The summer is fast approaching and I’d like to share the following dates and information with you. Dates for your diary: May 2014 Tuesday 20th Standardised Testing English 1st to 6th (see note *) Wednesday 21st Cork City Sports (Best of luck to all taking part) Thursday 22nd Standardised…
Read MoreTuesday April 1st 2014 Dear Parents, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on a number of items. ¨ Staff Meeting Thursday April 3rd. School finishes at 12.30 for Junior + Senior Infant classes and their siblings and at 12.45 for the rest of the school. Most primary schools hold…
Read MoreDear Parents Sciath na Scol: Hopefully you have all received information on the Sciath na Scol Match Arrangements (dated November 5th). I wish to clarify that the regular after-school activities on Tuesdays (guitar lessons/ speech & drama) will continue as normal that day. We have encouraged our pupils to wear/display anything they have green/white (school…
Read MoreOctober 14th 2013: Update no. 6 Dear Parents, Juliet Murphy Juliet Murphy will now visit on Wednesday at 11am. We look forward to welcoming her in a blaze of red & white. I believe the weather forecast is wet so we will probably host Juliet in the Halla. CUH Fundraiser Máire Watson of…
Read More9-10-2013 Dear Parents, Sincere thanks for your attendance at our PA AGM on October 2nd. The PA and I had a follow-up planning meeting last Monday night. Details of items discussed and planned will be circulated by the PA over the next few days. School Uniform I am most grateful for the valuable and…
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