Tuesday, April 20, 2010

NOTICE TO PARENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

1. FRIDAY 23rd April - Children go home at 12.30pm to facilitate Staff Meeting.
2. THURSDAY 16th MayOLD CLOTHING/MOBILE PHONES COLLECTION – please fill as many bin liner bags as you can of unwanted ladies and gents clothing, footwear, bedding, towels, curtains, blankets, duvet covers etc. Each bag of clothing/mobile phone is worth €3.50 to our school. Old mobile phones need to be kept separate so they should be handed in separately to the Office.
3. FIRST CONFESSIONS – (Second Class pupils) - Wednesday 28th April at 2pm in St. Tiernan’s Church.
4. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION – Saturday May 8th @ 11am in St. Tiernan’s Church.
5. SWIMMING – First & Second class have two more weeks left. Senior Infants will start in May for four weeks so over the next few weekends parents are asked to teach their child how to dry themselves and get dressed quickly and also organize their swimming bag. Swimming will be from 10am to 10.50am on Tuesdays so if parents are free to assist getting their child dressed they are more than welcome to attend.
6. MMR VACCINATION for 6th class pupils – Tuesday11th May and Friday 14th May. More information nearer time.
7. JACK JUDGE MEMORIAL CUP FOOTBALL LEAGUE has just commenced for classes 2nd to 6th. We would encourage you to ensure that your child has their football gear with them on the day they are playing as unfortunately we have only a small amount of spare gear here at school. REFEREE’S WANTED… so if you are available please contact the Office at 31768.
8. FOOTBALL TRAINING – Michael Fitzmaurice will coach for one hour and 45mins in our school every Wednesday for 8 weeks. Time slot is 9.30am – 10.50am.
9. TRADITIONAL MUSIC – New term will beginning next week 19th April. Enrolment for same is from 3pm to 3.15pm and class then from 3.15pm to 4.15pm. The same criteria applies as before.
10. TRAFFIC DURING SCHOOL HOURS – We welcome you to come to see the league matches. However, in the interests of safety please park in the Church yard or outside the school gate.
11. OTHER UPCOMING SCHOOL CLOSURE DATES: - Monday 3rd May - Bank Holiday; Friday 7th May - Children go home at 12.30pm to facilitiate Staff Meeting.