This is our current information sheet. Click on the links above to access older sheets

Dates to remember:

Fri. 23rd: School closes for Mid Term (Full Day).
Mon. Nov. 2nd: School re-opens.
Sunday Nov.1: First Communion Parish Mass 10.30
Fri. Nov. 13th: Staff meeting. School closes 12 noon for pupils
Shoe Boxes to be returned by Wednesday  November  11th.

Traffic
The Parents’ Association are organising a traffic survey. The new fence will be erected shortly which will help parents dropping off their infants. In the meantime please remember that the bus bay must be kept clear mornings and evenings until the buses have left. Nobody should be double parking and/or abandoning their cars in the playground. Consideration from all drivers would greatly help the traffic flow.

Walking bus
A walking bus led by Malcolm Noonan leaves the Butts Green (telephone booth) at 8.30 approx. every morning. If anyone is interested please contact Malcolm.

Resource teachers
If anyone has CD Roms with material that children have grown out of, the resource teachers would be delighted to accept donations.

Mission Money
In September, €200 was given to Sr. Helen who works in the Phillippines. In October, €900 was collected in aid of the Niall Mellon project which funds the building by Irish people of houses in South Africa.
The children had a talk today from the Kilkenny Co-ordinator of the shoe box appeal Anna Byrna. Leaflets have been given out and thwe boxes can be returned anytime before Wednesday Nov 11th.
Fund Raising
Our final Silver Circle draw was held today. A total of  €8,504 was raised. This is our biggest fund raiser of the year so míle bhuíochas to everyone who contributed so generously. Full list of winners will be on website after Halloween..
 Gairdín na Scoile
Thanks to all the parents who volunteered to help in the garden for this coming school year. A rota has been drawn up.
Our pumpkins and vegetables will be harvested tomorrow by the children. If you have any ideas on enhancing the garden please let Ms O’Brien know!

Comenius Project
The theme of this year’s Comenius project is ”Story telling” and all the classes in the school have made a great effort to participate. Stories about Irish legends, local festivals, happenings at home and creative stories about everything and anything are being told in every class. We are putting some of these on DVD to preserve them and to share them with our European partner schools.
Sport
Gaelic Football
Two teams were entered in the Boys Primary Schools’ League. Both have reached the knockout stages. A team play Ballyhale in the Roinn A semi-final in Danesfort this afternoon. B team in action again after the break.
Girls’ 5th and 6th class football league has finished and the final of the 3rd and 4th class league will be played tomorrow, weather permitting.

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