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School News

26/5/2019

Dates

School Active Week - Monday 27th - Friday 31st May
Sports Day - Friday 31st May
Junior School Tour - Friday 7th June
New Infant Morning - Thursday 13th June
End of Year Show - Tuesday 18th June @ 7 p.m.
Last Day of Term - Wednesday 26th June
New School Year starts - Monday 2nd September

Congratulations

Congratulations to the Dinsmore family on the birth of baby Abbie!

Playground Project

You will notice that work is ongoing in the school playground. We hope to have this finished shortly so the children will have time to enjoy it before the school year ends. Thank you to all those who have already returned their Sponsored Walk money.

Cycling Training

The children in 4th - 6th Class are doing cycling training for a period of 5 weeks.

News from school

26/3/2019

Pancake Tuesday

Thank you so much to the mums who came into school and cooked pancakes for everyone! There was lots of fun eating them and lots of fun outside running our pancake tossing race.

World Book Day and Book Fair

Thursday 7th March was World Book Day but we decided that one day wasn’t enough to celebrate the gift of reading so we had a week of reading activities.

Thank you to Adele for hosting our Parents’ Reading Workshop and we also thank all the mums and dads who came along. We hope you enjoyed the session.

We had great fun running the annual World Book Day Quiz….it was very close at the end but thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

There was also lots of storytelling and writing going on.

Thank you for your support of this year’s Book Fair. A total of €537 worth of free books was raised for our library. Thank you to Mrs Geraghty for organising the Book Fair. Children get so much enjoyment and learn so much from stories and books…please encourage them to read.

Blue Star Programme

On Friday 8th March we had a very special visit from Mairead Mc Guinness, MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament. The children in the middle room wrote a letter to her as part of the Blue Star programme and were delighted to have their questions answered and meet her in person. We thank Miss Mc Ginley for her work on this project.

Beetle Drive

A Beetle Drive in aid of school will be held on Monday 8th April at 7.00 p.m.
We are looking for the following donations that can be used for Raffle Prizes: children’s toys, boxes of chocolates/sweets, bath sets etc. Raffle prizes can be dropped into school on or before Monday 8th April.

‘Decorate an Egg for Easter’ Competition

There were some very imaginative entries last time and we are very much looking forward to this year’s entries. All eggs must be blown or hard boiled and need to be in school by Monday 8th April for judging. Good luck and have fun!

Pencil Cases

Please make sure that the children have pencils, white board markers, glue etc. in their pencil cases. Please replace any missing items.

Easter Holidays

School will close on Friday 12th April and will reopen on Monday 29th April.

Test Week(s)

Monday 13th May to Friday 24th May No absences or morning appointments during this time please!

News

19/1/2019

Weather

Hopefully there will be no disruptive weather this year, but as a precaution and because colder weather is forecast, please take time to read the following.
We will make every effort to ensure that school is open for the children, regardless of the severity of the weather. Please assume that school will be open unless you are informed otherwise.
Text messaging will be the main point of contact with parents but please also keep an eye on the school website and listen to local radio. Please make sure that we have an up to date mobile number for you.
It may be necessary to delay the opening time for school - you will be notified by text message as early as possible if this is the case.
Most staff members have long journeys to make in the mornings and may be delayed by the weather too, so please make sure that someone is in school before leaving children at the gate.
I have no input with regard to the school buses. The decision not to drive is made by the drivers themselves and Bus Eireann. McGloin's hope to make contact with myself and Aveen McGuinness if the bus is not running. If you are unable to make the journey safely at your normal time, please let us know. I am keen that every effort will be made to get children to school, albeit later than normal.
Please make sure that the children are bringing warm coats, hats and gloves to school. The playground can be very cold.

Head Lice

We ask that all parents check their children's hair on a weekly basis to ensure that if head lice are present, they are found and treated quickly. This will minimise the spread in school and help prevent children from repeated infestations.

Please take time to read the following leaflet.

https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/child/head-lice/parents-leaflet.pdf

Condolences

Our sincere sympathy to the McGuinness family and the O'Connell families on their recent bereavements.

Get well soon wishes

We send our best wishes to those members of our school community who are unwell. We would like them to know that we are thinking of them and hoping they are soon feeling better.

News

13/1/2019

Welcome back

Christmas Thanks
Thank you so much to our hardworking members of our P.T.A. who organised the children’s Christmas Party. A huge amount of work, effort and time went into arranging everything so we thank them very much.

Thank you also to everyone who came along to the Carol Service. As always thank you to those parents who provided food and sweets for the evening and helped to serve tea and tidy up afterwards. Copies of the show DVD are available from school for a donation of €5 to school funds. Our thanks to Ezra and Muriel for their help with recording.

Condolences
We offer our sympathy to the Dinsmore Family on their recent bereavements.

Fundraising - Thank you

Quiz
On behalf of everyone in school, I would like to thank Nan Leslie and the ladies of Hilltown L.O.L. for the hard work they out into organising this year’s Table Quiz. A total of €1,085 was raised for our school.

Unihoc
The total raised from our sponsored Unihoc was €922. Thank you to everyone who supported the event and to Muriel and Ezra for organising it.

Open Day for new Junior Infants

We will be holding our annual Open Day on Tuesday 19th February from 2.00 p.m. until 3.00 p.m. If you know of anyone who may not be aware of this date, will you please let them know.

Peace Proms

The children have a Peace Proms practice in Belfast on Wednesday 13th February. This will be an exciting day out for us as not only will we have the opportunity to visit Queen’s University in Belfast, but we will also be visiting the Ulster Museum.

The Peace Proms concert itself takes place on Sunday 24th February at 3.00 p.m. in the SSE Arena in Belfast. If you have purchased tickets for the concert and would like to travel on the bus with us, please ring the school office to book your seats.

Staff Training

School will be closed on Monday 25th February for Staff Training

Book Fair
The Book Fair will be in school from Thursday 7th March to Wednesday 13th March.

P.E. Uniform

P.E. uniform to be worn on Mondays and Thursdays until further notice.

Dates

Mid-Term: Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd February.
Staff Training: School will close on Monday 25th February.
St. Patrick’s Day: School will close on Monday 18th March.
Easter Holidays: School will close on Friday 12th April and will re-open on Monday 29th April.

School News

21/10/2018

Unihoc

We had a very energetic and fun-filled afternoon of Unihoc on Friday! ENORMOUS thanks to Muriel and Ezra for organising this for us...thanks also to those parents who helped and those who were brave enough to compete against 6th Class.

Hallowe'en

Children may dress in costume or own clothes on Thursday 25th October. No scary costumes or masks please.

Brownhall/Autumn Walk

Weather permitting, we are hoping to walk to Brownhall on Friday 26th October. Children will need warm, waterproof clothes and wellingtons/old shoes. Please also send a change of clothes in case we get wet and muddy.

Shoeboxes

Filled shoeboxes will be collected in school on Monday 5th November.

Fundraising Quiz & Sheets

We thank Nan Leslie for organising this year's Quiz Sheets. We will be sending home a number of sheets for each family to sell. Completed sheets may be returned to school or directly to Nan. This year's Quiz will be held on Saturday 10th November.

Peace Proms

We are delighted to be included in the choir for this year's Peace Proms Concert in the S.S.E. arena in Belfast in February. 4th, 5th and 6th Class will be taking part and will be working exceptionally hard to learn all the songs in time.

Súgradh le Chéile

We were delighted that all of the children in the Junior Room had the opportunity to play with parents and relatives last Friday morning. We sincerely hope that the experience was enjoyed as much by the grown ups as it was by the children. It was particularly nice to see so many Dads...hopefully they enjoyed the visit to school and will visit again soon.

Visitors/Workshops

You might have heard the children talking about or have spotted visitors in school over the past few weeks.

Mr Barnett has resumed his weekly visits to help with Literacy, Maths and Gaeilge activities.

Reverend Corrie and Jenny Mahon are helping out with reading on a weekly basis.

Troy (from the Balor Arts Company) is running music workshops every Wednesday with all children.

Sarah from Rinka is in school every Friday - her sessions incorporate dance, gymnastics and fitness work.

Ms Currid has resumed weekly music lessons.

Brian Donaghy visits every Thursday for Bible readings and activities.

Canon Russell, Reverend Montgomery and David McAllister visit on Thursday mornings for assembly.

Mrs Russell is working with the 4th, 5th and 6th Class children in R.E.

The Brickz for Kids afterschool club is being held in school on Monday afternoons and during Maths Week all children in school took part in a Lego session.

We thank all these people for helping us provide the children with a wide and engaging range of activities.

Cheerios Morning

Thank you for your support of this. €150 euro was raised for Childline.

Library Visits

As part of the Wainfest activities, all children in school visited the local libraries. The Junior Room saw a puppet show in Bundoran. The Middle Room had a science display in a pop up planetarium. The Senior Room had great fun listening to a presentation by children's author, Jonathan Meres.

Co Donegal Schools' Service

5th Class and 6th Class enjoyed their outing to Ramelton Presbyterian Church on Thursday 5th where they joined with over 600 other children from the other 30 schools in Donegal which are under Church of Ireland or Presbyterian management. We say well done to Andrea Moore for reading a 'Sorry' prayer on behalf of our school.

Parent Teacher Meetings

We hope to hold Parent Teacher Meetings between 12th and 23rd November. More details to follow soon.

School Closures

School will be closed for the week beginning 29th October.

Christmas Holidays - Last day of term will be Friday 21st December.

Thank you George and Paul for the logs for the playground. The children are really enjoying playing with them.

Thank you

Thank you George and Paul for the logs for the playground. The children are really enjoying playing with them.

Storm Callum Information

11/10/2018

At present, school will be open as normal tomorrow.
However, please be aware that this could change between now and tomorrow morning. We will monitor the situation closely overnight. In the event of a change to a red warning, school will close tomorrow.
School may also close if there is genuine concern for the safety of children or staff travelling tomorrow morning. This decision can only be made in the morning. Please have alternative arrangements made in case of closure at short notice. You will be informed as early as possible by text if school will not be opening.
Please also be aware that decisions regarding buses are made by the bus operators. They may also cancel buses at short notice.
In the event that you feel it is not safe to travel at your usual time but will send children later if conditions improve, please let us know.

Condolences

15/9/2018

We extend our deepest sympathy to Mr McAllister, his wife Priscilla and their family on their recent bereavement.

School Tours

10/6/2018

Couldn't have asked for better weather this year for the School Tours. Both groups had fun days out last week.

Rossnowlagh

27/5/2018

We had such a lovely afternoon at Rossnowlagh beach on Friday.

What a lovely way to remind us all of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place, how lucky we are to have good friends to spend time with and just how precious life's happy little moments are.

Hopefully we sent home very tired but happy little folk at the end of the afternoon...the teachers were also a little tired 😉

Our thanks to everyone for helping with transport arrangements and to Jenny for the ice cream.

Condolences

24/5/2018

On behalf of everyone in our school community, we would like to extend our sincere sympathy to our former pupil Robert and his partner Shannon and also to Daphne, Winston, Sharon, Amanda, Kyle and the wider family circle. We are truly sorry for your loss. The loss of a child is heartbreaking. We send you our love and heartfelt prayers that you may find the strength you need to get through the days ahead.