Information Sheet May 09

Dates to Remember:  June 5 :Elections: School Closed

                                   June 18th:  6th Class Graduation Mass 8pm in the School

                                   June 25th: End of year School Mass 10am
                                   End of Term Tuesday June 30th: 12 noon

.Book Lists
We revisited our arrangements regarding books last year and have decided to make some changes for this year. There will be no Alive O books, Earthlinks books or English readers listed on the book lists as the teachers have adequate copies to cater for everyone. If individual teachers have enough copies of any other particular book they will also leave those off the list. Where books such as Mathemagic etc. can be bought second hand, the teachers will make arrangements for the children to have the opportunity to do so. Cost  will be kept in mind when drawing up the book lists.
Green Flag
Mr Crowley, Ms Gannon, Amy McGourty and Michael Mullan travelled to Tailor’s Hall in Dublin last Tuesday to accept the Green Flag on our behalf. It is a great feat to have achieved Green Flag status for a third time and congratulations to the Green Committee and all who worked so hard to achieve this. We will have a flag –raising ceremony in June.
Photos
Edward D’Arcy will be in the school next week taking photographs.  You should have a separate note regarding this. There is no pressure on anyone to have a photo taken and even if you do, you are not obliged to buy a photo you are not happy with.
Music
Well done to our 5th and 6th class pupils who sang so beautifully in St. Canice’s Cathedral in the National Children’s Choir Concert. 18 lucky, talented pupils will now travel to the National Concert Hall to sing in the National concert. (Names in next sheet)

• Theory exams are on Saturday 23rd at 2pm.
• All group music lessons finish tomorrow-Fri. 22nd.
• Individual and shared lessons will continue until the final block is complete.
• Orchestra, Jazz Band and Recorder ensemble have finished for this year.
• Many thanks to the Orchestra Managers for an outstanding job this year.
• Registration for 2010/2011 will take place during the week of June 8th -12th.
• Demonstration days have been organised for next week. Check the music notice board and music notes for details of these.

Many thanks to all parents and pupils who helped with the Bag Pack in McDonagh Junction. Total raised was €1600.
Sport
Our Girls’ Soccer team won their section in the African Cup Tournament today.  Results are not in from the boys’ section yet.
Two teams of girls and boys from 5th and 6th classes took part in an inter-schools hockey blitz in Kilkenny College today.

Class leagues and school leagues are continuing and there will be an update next week on these.

Camogie
For the first time ever, our 7 –a-side team has won the county final and now go to play in Carlow next Wednesday in the regional games. Well done to the panel of 10 and Ms Gleeson and Ms Flynn who train them.
Our A team have to play Ballyhale in the Roinn A quarter-final