Thursday Newsletter 04/05/2023

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

Reminder PTA Table Quiz

Not too late to sign-up, some fabulous prizes on offer (see below for more information).

Soccer Matches

Congratulations to the boy’s team who drew yesterday in their match against St Vincent’s BNS. The girls played a friendly against the NDNSP with a glorious victory of 5 goals to 2 goals.

Outdoor Classroom Opening

We are absolutely delighted to open our beautiful outdoor classroom set under a lovely sycamore tree, with bark surface, log seating, rustic kitchen and locker of resources. We are hugely grateful to Sorcha and Dee for their vision and follow through of this to creating such a grounding environment for children to enjoy learning. It wouldn’t have been made possible without Mick and his mighty energy and ability. Yesterday we had a simple opening to mark this, another milestone in making best use of our lovely school.

I’d also like to acknowledge the ongoing hard work of our PTA whose fundraising activities have fully covered the cost incurred to date of €800. It is a credit to the staff to have achieved what they have on this budget.

Please see details below of upcoming free workshop for parents who are grieving and supporting their children who are grieving.

Please see below some HSE supports for parents in relation to sex education for 4 to 12yr olds.

And more!

Aisling/Naomi’s 4^th class

We did Nature Weaving to celebrate Bealtaine.
We are doing Pair Work in Maths in the Outdoor Classroom this morning. ☺️

Oisín’s 3^rd class were picking litter up across on the green today.

Upcoming:

19^th May 2023 School Closed for Primary Language Curriculum training.

Sports Day

Senior – Thursday 1^stJune
Junior – Friday 2^nd June

Art Day – Friday 9^th June

School Tours

ALC Green – 31^st May to Dublin Zoo
Junior Infants – 13^th June to Newbridge Farm
Senior Infants – 30^th May to Newgrange Farm
1^st Class – 24^th May to Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park
2^nd Class – 1^st June to Squirrel Scramble
3^rd Class – 25^th May to Squirrel Scramble
4^th Class – 30^th May to Navan Adventure Centre
5^th Class – 7^th June to Flynn Park Adventure Park
6^th Class – 31^st May to Flynn Park Adventure Park

School Calendar for Academic Year 2023/2024

Useful Information for Parents

Bereavement Workshop for Parents

The Pillar Project is running a Bereavement In Person- Supporting Parents To Parent A Bereaved Child workshop for Parents/Guardians on the 16^th of May 2023 at 10.00 am in Presentation Primary School George’s Hill Halston Street Dublin 7 (see poster below).

HSE Information

Reminder:

Please arrive to school on time as many classes are doing circle time and other learning activities at 8:40am, coming in later than this disrupts the whole class learning and means your child is missing out.