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Dear Parents, Féilire
na Scoile: School Calendar until
Easter The
following is the complete school calendar up to Easter 2010. Mid-Term School closed Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 February 2010. S.D.P. Day (School Development Planning Day) School closed Wednesday 17 February Staff Meeting School closes Friday 26 February 2010 at 1.30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day School closed on Wednesday 17 March 2010. Easter Holidays School closes Friday 26 March 2010 at 12 noon Reopening on Monday 12 April 2010 at 8.50 a.m. The school calendar is also available
at www.stcolmcilles.org All
of our 6th class are now busy engaging with Confirmation
preparations. On Wednesday last, a
guest speaker, Ms. Geraldine Glasgow, spoke to all the 6th class
parents. Parents really enjoyed
Geraldine's presentation. Last
evening, the 'You Shall Be My Witness' Programme commenced.
This is a new undertaking where pupils who wish to participate in a 4
evening sessions programme come together with parent leaders.
This programme has been organised and run by Ms.
Margaret Drew, the Parish Pastoral Worker. Over
120 pupils have signed up to participate in the programme and the willingness of
nearly 30 parents to help out in various ways is great to see.
This is another great forum for community involvement. 7.30
p.m. Mr. Patten's, Mr. Casey's and
Mr. Ruddy's classes. 8.30
p.m. Ms. Corcoran's, Mr. Kearney's
and Ms. O'Brien's classes. Foín
Póca/Giúirléidí: Mobile
Phones/Gadgets:
Mobile
phones/gadgets are a potential source of disruption and distraction in a school.
There are also safety issues attaching to mobile phone usage in terms of
the emotional safety of other pupils if mobile phones are not used
appropriately. Our school policy
regarding the use of mobile phones/gadgets is outlined on page
7 of the Pupils Journal. Parents
are earnestly requested to co-operate with us in this matter in the interest of
maintaining a school environment which is safe and conductive to learning. Roimh
Am Scoile Ar Maidin: Before School in the Morning As
the weather hopefully improves, this is a timely reminder concerning procedures
before commencement of school in the morning.
Pupils coming to school or congregating on the school grounds or on the
nearby greens before 8.50
a.m. are doing so at their own risk. Parents
should be aware that if their children are participating in informal games of
football, rugby or hurling on the nearby greens before 8.50 a.m., a risk of
injury does obviously exist. Supervision
of pupils commences at 8.50 a.m. The
safest situation is where pupils arrive on the playground as close to 8.50 p.m.
as possible. Cúrsaí
Timpeallachta: Environmental Matters Our
selected theme for this year's 'Green Flag' initiative happens to be the very
topical and critical issue of 'Water Conservation'.
Recent events have certainly moved this matter to the very top of
everybody's agenda. Last week at our
regular Tionóil, Ms. O'Gara's class delivered a presentation on water
conservation. All of the pupils in
the school are invited to participate in the upcoming Green School Song contest.
They are invited to compose their own songs/acts on the theme of Water
Conservation. The heats of the
competition will be run next week with the final scheduled for Friday, 5
February 2010. Last year's
competition was full of creative and imaginative offerings. Cúrsaí Spóirt: Sports ProgrammeOn
a general school level, this term is the Hurling/Camogie season.
Training is beginning this week with a view to selecting our school teams
in early March. We have entered 6
teams in the Cumann na mBunscol leagues and all boys and girls in 4th/5th/6th
classes have been given details of the training sessions which will run until
early March. Many thanks to all the
teachers who have volunteered to assist and special thanks to Mr. R. Sweetnam
who coordinates the programme. ·
One of our longest serving
'Lolly-pop' ladies retired recently. Isabel
McDonagh has given 18 years service to the children of Knocklyon.
She has been on duty at the Church crossing for the last number of years.
Her friendly face has assisted thousands of children over the years.
Many thanks Isabel for your dedicated service. ·
The H1N1 Vaccination
Programme was conducted last week. The
medical team will be back in St. Colmcille's this week to complete the
programme. ·
Best wishes on behalf of
all the school community to Fr. Jimmy who has recently been indisposed. ·
In late December, in very
tough weather conditions the annual Knocklyon 2Km Cross Country race was held in
Cherryfield. All of the seventy 6th
class pupils who participated completed the course.
Particular mention to the following who took the honours: Boys:
Nathan Benson; Liam Stafford; Adam Maher. Girls:
Olivia Storey; Aoife Murphy; Alicia Fitzpatrick. All of the above
will go ahead to represent our school in the South Dublin Cross Country Series
shortly. ·
Well
done to Ms. Maher’s 5th class who were the overall winners recently
in the Nutgrove Shopping Centre’s ‘Design a Christmas Decoration’
Competition. Their work was on
display in Nutgrove for a few weeks. As
their prize, the class will shortly be brought to an Art and Craft workshop in
the Giddy Studios. ·
We
have 2 teams competing in the Credit
Union Quiz for Primary Schools in South Dublin on Friday next.
Well done to the team members Mark Agnew; Steven Hanrahan; Alex Fagan;
David Egan; Henry Brown; David Bolger; Aoife Murray and Barry McCall who were
selected following our 6th class quiz and thanks to Mr. Patten for
organising the quiz. Sábháilteacht
ar an Idirlíon: Safety on the
Internet
Parents are reminded again that it is
highly inadvisable that children of primary school age should be left
unsupervised on the internet. It is
also worth bearing in mind that Facebook and other social networking sites do
have a minimum age requirement attached. Primary
school pupils are generally under the stipulated age.
The responsibility rests on parents to monitor and supervise their
children’s activities in these areas. Otherwise
considerable difficulties may arise. Ranganna
Iar-Scoile: Extra Curricular Classes Some of our after school classes have
already resumed. However, enrolment
for the following classes will take place on this coming Thursday, 28 January
2010 - from
2.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.
Activity
Designated Day
Teacher Computers
Monday/Thursday (5th/6th pupils)
Mr. J. McConville *
French
Tuesday (Open to all pupils)
Ms. Synnott/Ms. Murphy
Homework
Club Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
Ms. Timmins/Ms.O'Regan
(All pupils)
Ms. McAllister Spanish
Classes
Monday (All pupils)
Ms. Duggan *
Speech
and Drama
Tuesday/Thursday (All pupils)
Ms. Glennon/Ms. O'Brien Guitar
Wednesday (All pupils)
Phone Mr. J. Kneafsey*
0872802031 Gymnastics
Friday (All
pupils)
Phone Mr. N. Gissane * 087 964 0941 *
External Teacher
On
Wednesday 3 February 2010 the very well known and acclaimed storyteller, Niall
de Búrca, will be visiting our school. His
visit last year was one of the absolute highlights of the year for the pupils
and they were hugely engaged by his stories.
The cost per child is €2 and we are all looking forward to his visit. Athbhreithniú Lár Bliana : Mid-Year ReviewAs
we approach the mid point of the school year parents are reminded that they
should keep in touch with their child's progress.
Work in your child's homework copy is a useful gauge of progress.
If you feel that there is any area in which your child is encountering
difficulty, you are advised to contact your child's class teacher.
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Pádraig
Ó Néill (Príomhoide) The
next Nuachtlitir will issue on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
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