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Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Tuistí páistí don Chéad Comaoineach/Parents of Children for First Holy Communion

Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Blitz Peil Gaelacha
- €3 an pháiste le bhur dtola. Clúdaíonn an praghas seo deoch agus criospaí i ndiaidh an bhlitz agus boinn i gcomhair na buaiteóirí.
- Tá cead acu buataisí peile a thabhairt leo ach níl siad riachtanach
- Ba cheart go mbeadh cosaintí fiacla á gcaitheamh ag gach páiste ach ná bí buartha muna bhfuil siad agat
- Le bhur dtola bíodh stocaí le spáráil/ uachtar gréinne ag na páistí mar níl a fhios againn conas mar a bheidh an aimsir.
- Please contribute €3 per pupil. This will cover a drink and crisps for every player afterwards along with medals for the winning teams.
- The pupils can wear football boots if they have them but they are not a necessity.
- Gum shields are now a necessity for all underage gaelic football games so we recommend that your child wears them tomorrow. However, do not worry if your child doesn't yet own one, they will still be allowed to play without them.
- Please pack spare socks/ sun cream or whatever else you think is necessary to deal with the changeable weather.
Monday, 28 April 2014
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL PARENTS - RANG 1
HOSTING OF COMMUNION PARTY FOR THIS YEAR'S COMMUNION CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Hi All,
As you know it is tradition each year for Rang 1 to host the Communion Party for the current communion class.
This year's date is Saturday, 24th May 2014 with Mass beginning at 11am.
Trish Ryan(Noah's Mom) and Caroline O' Brien (Charlotte's Mom) from Rang 1 have volunteered to help out with getting this party organised.
On the day itself though we will need approx 10-15 volunteers from Rang 1 helping out.
Traditionally all the food for the party,( ie savoury foods such as sandwiches, brown bread, scones, dessert type food -cakes, cup cakes, buns, biscuits etc) is provided by the parents of Rang 1. Tea/Coffee/Sugar/Milk etc are available in the school.
If you would like to volunteer to help with this party, please let Trish or Caroline know as soon as possible. Your help really would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks a million,
Grace Crowley / Carol O'Callaghan
087 9788132 / 086-6966121
Communion Group Representatives (Rang 2)
Sunday, 27 April 2014
Tuismitheoirí R1- R 5 Parents
Beidh blitz peil gaelach ar siul an 30/04/14 i gcomhair R1,R2 agus R3, agus ar an 01/05/14 i gcomhair R4 agus R5. Beidh na foirne meascaithe agus beidh gach paiste ag glacadh pairt. Mar sin, seol do phaiste isteach sna headai spoirt gach la an tseachtain seo le bhur dtola, agus deanfaimid treanail i rith am scoile leo. Gheobhaidh sibh nios mo eolas maidir leis an mblitz ar an Mairt.
Parents of 1st-5th class pupils
There are gaelic football blitzes being held for all 1st-5th class pupils between local schools. 1st,2nd and 3rd class will be playing on Wednesday the 30/04/14 and 4th and 5th class will be playing on Thursday the 01/05/14. Therefore the pupils should wear their sports clothes every day this week from Monday the 28th to Friday the 2nd, as we will be training in school Monday and Tuesday. More information about the blitzes will be sent out Tuesday.
Muinteoir Siobhán Ní Núnáin
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Campa na Cásca

Friday, 11 April 2014
Eochair faighte / Key found

Thursday, 10 April 2014
Campa na Cásca

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Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Feis Maitiu
Chomhghairdeas mór leis na páistí ar fad a ghlac páirt i bhFeis Maitiú! Idir na grúpaí eagraithe ag an scoil faoi stiuir Múinteoirí Alma agus Siobhán agus na páistí aonair táim thar a bheith bródúil astu go léir. Ba bhrea liom griangraf a thogaint dos na páistí ar fad a bhí páirteach ann mar sin an bhfeadfadh siad na teastais, gradamacha, boinn nó coirn a bhuadar ann a thabhairt ar scoil amarach agus tógfar griangraf díobh ina n-éide scoile don suíomh.
Bheadh sé níos deise dá mbeadh ár néide scoile orthu ach más gá dóibh éadaí spóirt a chaitheamh don spóirt/Sciath na Scol sin go brea ar fad. Gaelscoil Chionn tSaile ABÚÚÚ!!
Dear parents!
A big congrats and well done to all the children who participated in Feis Maitiú recently. Between the groups led by Múinteoirí Alma agus Siobhán and the individual children who participated on their own I'm hugely proud. I would love to get a photo of all the children who participated in their uniforms with their certs, medals, cups and plaques. Could all the participants of Feis Maitiu bring in any prizes etc tomorrow and we'll take a photo of them in their uniforms for the school site and maybe even send it to a newspaper. It'd be nice to have the children in their uniforms but if some of them must wear sports clothes etc for sport or Sciath na Scol that's fine too. Gaelscoil Chionn tSaile ABÚÚÚ!
Leath lá ar an Aoine/ Half Day Friday!!
Feis Maitiú / Feis Matthew
Meabhrúcháin faoi na boscaí Trócaire/ Reminder about the trócaire boxes

Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Slán leis an Léine Rugbaí Stríocach! Farewell to the striped rugby shirt!
Tuismitheoirí páistí ag déanamh An Chéad Chomaoineach / Parents of children making First Holy Communion

The dates and times for the next Do this in Memory masses are:
Saturday at 6.30pm - Gaelscoil and Dunderrow
Sunday at 10.00am - Summercove and Scoil Naoimh Eltin.
Dear Parents,
On Saturday April 12th 2014 at 6.30pm (or Sunday April 13th 2014 at 10am) the next 'Do This in Memory Mass' will take place in St. John the Baptist Church. This Mass also marks the beginning of Holy Week and Palm Sunday.
The Church community very much welcomes the children as active participants in the celebration of the Mass. You might like to discuss with your child the support and feeling of belonging that you experience when you attend Mass, and the ways in which praying together in thanks and for support can enrich our lives.
On this occasion the children will be asked to remain in their seats, with their family, for the duration of the Gospel and a Children's version of the Passion will be read. To help the children to understand the meaning of the Passion and to help them to participate in the Mass, a copy of the Gospel will be distributed in school and discussed in class with their teacher. Please remind your child to bring their copy with them to Mass.
After Communion the children will be invited to stand at the altar and read together with the Priest, the prayer after Communion taken from their Alive O textbook. A typed copy of this prayer will be given to the children at mass, and they will be prepared by their teacher in school, to recite the prayer together.
You might like to encourage your child to take the blessed palm home with them for their sacred space and to please collect their copy of the grapevine at the altar after Mass.
We look forward to seeing you all there,
The Parent Representatives Group
Fr. Robert Young
Friday, 4 April 2014
Tuismitheoirí Naíonáin Bheaga / Parents of Junior Infants

Thursday, 3 April 2014
Meabhrúcháin faoin Córfhéile / Reminder about the Córfhéile

Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Sé Náisiúin/Spóirt na Chathrach/Léitheoireacht/Ceistneoir Éide scoile - 6 Nation's Cup/City Sports/Shared reading/Uniform Questionnaire
- Tá formhór mór na ndaoine sásta faoin éide scoile. Na daoine nach bhfuil sásta sásta tá sé bainteach le píosa amháin nó dhó - sé sin léine rugbaí atá éasca le tuiscint nó bríste spóirt a bhí éasca le tuiscint nuair a chonaic mé an praghas.
- Táimid chun rith leis an tromlach maidir leis an léine rugbaí - sé sin na léinte atá againn. Tá sé deacair labhairt faoin gcaighdeán atá iontu toisc an méid déantóirí éagsúla atá tar éis gabháil leo. Tabharfaimid seans do 4orm anois le feiscint conas mar a éiríonn leo maidir le infhaighteacht, caighdeán agus praghas. Munar féidir leo sinne a shásamh rachaimíd leis an léine gorm. Tá ár ndícheall déanta againn ansan.
- Maidir leis an bríste spóirt. Táimid tar éis ísliú praghas a fháil ón €20 go €15 don bríste spóirt le suathantas. Táimid chun claoí leis an mbríste spóirt scoile ar na cúiseanna frithbhullaíochta a luaigh mé sa litir deirneach.
- Maidir leis an gúna scoile. Arís rachaimid leis an tromlach sé sin rogha idir bríste agus gúna scoile dos na hárdranganna 5 & 6 amháin. Beidh sé deas rogha a thabhairt dos na cailíní sinne agus freagraíonn sé aon fhadhbanna / bhairt a bhíonn ar dhaoine mar gheall ar fhorbairt cailíní den aois sin.
- Bhí roinnt tuistí ag ceistiú riachtanais an éide spóirt ach tá éide scoile spóirt ag teastáil dos na cúiseanna céanna is go bhfuil an gnáth éide scoile. Táimíd ag iarraidh an brú agus an strus a bhaint de pháistí tré éide faoi leith a bheith ar gach éinne.
- The 6 Nations Rugby Trophy will be at the school this Friday morning 04/04/2014 between 08:30 and 9.15. Any parent who is interested is welcome to come and take photographs.The children will also be allowed to wear any Irish rugby clothes. If they have no green 'Ireland' sports clothes, they can wear their school sports uniform. It would be nice to make a big deal out of it -we're so lucky to be getting it to the school!- but I don't want to put pressure on people. I would like to thank Ultan O' Callaghan for organising this for us.
- The children should wear sports clothes on the same Friday (04/04/'14) as we will be doing the trials for City Sports that same day. The winners will go to represent the school at City Sports on Wednesday 21st May 2014.
- The Parents Association are organising shared reading for different classes in the school starting out with 1st and 2nd Class. It involves different parents coming to the school to do reading with various groups of children. We will be starting with the PM readers but we may also start a novel with them down the line. It will give the children a wonderful opportunity to do extra reading and there will be mixed ability groups. Contact Hilda or send an email to the school if you DO NOT wish your child to take part. We are hoping to start next week (week commencing 7th April 2014) with 1st and 2nd Class but we hope it will extend from Junior Infants to 3rd Class if we feel it is successful/of value. If you are happy for your child to take part there is no need to do anything.If you are NOT happy for your child to take part please send a one-line email to the school saying that they will not be attending. There is no need to give a reason. It is up to yourselves. If there are any other parents who can commit to giving time on a continual basis to this project please contact the the Parent's Association.
- Múinteoir Máiread is leaving us until after the Easter holidays! She is getting married on Friday 04/04/'14 and going on honeymoon afterwards! Congratulations to her and her future husband! We wish them all the best in their married life! Good luck to them both!
- Results of the questionnaire about the school uniform. Thank you to all the parents that sent back the questionnaire. 68 out of 109 came back. Here are the results:
- Most people are satisfied with the school uniform. Those that were not satisfied had an issue with one or two items - the rugby shirt, (which is understandable with all the problems in the past -hopefully now resolved) or the sports pants -which was understandable when I saw the price Young's had set.
- We are going to run with the majority as regards the rugby shirt - that is the shirt that we have. It is hard to judge the overall standard because of the the number of manufacturers/suppliers that have been involved with them. We will give 4orm a chance now for the next 2 years to see how they get on with availability, quality and price. If they do not satisfy us we will go with the blue rugby shirt. We will certainly have done our best then.
- As regards the sports pants, we got a reduction in price from from €20 to €15 for the sports pants with a crest. We are going to stick with the school sports pants for the prevention of bullying reasons that I mentioned in the foreword of the questionnaire.
- With regard to the school pinafore. Again we will go with with the majority, that is a choice between a school pants and a pinafore but for 5th and 6th class only. It will be nice to give the older girls a choice and it answers any problems concerns that people have about the girls' development from that age.
- Some parents questioned the necessity of a sports uniform but the same reasons the school has a school uniform stand for days the children do sport. We would like to minimize the competition about appearance in school. We want to remove that stress from the children.
Doodle 4 Google
