Dates to Remember:
Monday Dec. 8th: School Closed: Church Holiday 

Thursday Dec 11th:
Parent Teacher Meetings 2.45-5.15 Children may be collected from 2.30pm.

Budget Cuts
As you will realise, the cut backs in education will affect every school. The INTO
is organising a Protest Rally  in Tullamore on Saturday next November 15th at 2pm. All parents are invited to attend. There will also be a local meeting on November 26th. Details to follow.

Medical Condition Form
Please make sure that you have returned this form even if your child has no medical condition. We need to know that every parent has seen these. Photos are not essential if child has no condition.

Parent Teacher Meetings
This year our Parent Teacher meetings will be on Dec 11th. You are invited to meet with class teachers and resource teachers on that day. You will receive a sheet from your child’s class teacher regarding times. Teachers will co-ordinate times as far as possible. Please remember that this is a short meeting only. If something arises that needs lengthy discussion, the teacher will make a further appointment to meet you. If there is an issue that you know already will take time to discuss, let the teacher know and again a meeting can be arranged. Apart from these meetings, you are welcome at any stage to make an appointment to see your child’s teacher.

Shoe Boxes

We now have 500 shoe boxes ready to be sent to children abroad. Sr. Brigid would like to thank all parents and children who assembled and sent in these lovely shoe boxes. The money collected will help cover costs in “Operation Christmas Child” All shoe boxes will be on display in Room 17 from 9.30 Thursday. The army will collect them on Friday at 10am.

Music

Good news of the month, The Jazz Band has been successful in their audition for the Late Late Show and will perform on The Late Late Toy Show Special on November 28th. Well done Eamonn and all his musicians.
The Recorder Ensemble and The Jazz Band (with this year’s new members making their debut) will be performing in the Lionheart concert in St. Canice’s Cathedral on Dec11th.

Sports

Best of luck to our Roinn A footballers who play their semi-final against Gaelscoil today in Palmerstown.

Used Clothes Collection

As per usual at this time of the year, we will host a used clothes collection. Your child will get a flyer about this. Bagged clothes may be left in to the First Aid Room all day Wednesday and Thursday  morning of next week. (19th &20th)