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Summer Fun

May 25, 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians, Pupils and Friends of the school,
Since I last reached out to you, there has been a lot going on in our school. Firstly, a big congratulations
to the 6th class girls who celebrated their Confirmation last night with the boys from St. Marys B.N.S.
Many thanks to Mrs. Burke for all of her hard work in preparing the girls and to Fr. O’ Shea for his help in
the preparations and for a lovely ceremony. The girls were exemplary on the night and we hope that
everyone enjoyed the occasion.

Athletics
On Tuesday May 16th, 24 of the girls represented the school at the Primary School Athletics in the RSC.
The girls had a great day and got to both meet and compete against other schools. We even had a
medal winner! Thank you to Mrs. Burke and Miss. Kelly for bringing the girls…Well done everyone!

Rhythm and Shakes

1st, 5th and 6th class are currently receiving Rhythm and Shakes lessons every Monday for 6 weeks with Cathy. I know the girls really enjoy it and I was lucky enough to be treated for an excellent performancefrom 6th class last Monday. Keep up the good work!
Visit from Sr. Maria
Last Thursday we had a visit from Sr. Maria from the Ossary Diocesan Office who came to talk to the
girls about how they are getting on in school and what they are learning. As ever, she was very
impressed with all of the girls who were all on their best behaviour. Sr. Maria is always very welcome in
our school and we look forward to welcoming her back in the future.

Photographs

Just a reminder to parents that school photographs will be taken tomorrow, Friday in the school and that
your daughter is to wear her uniform. The photos will include class photos, individual photos and photos
with siblings. Information regarding purchasing photos (if you so wish) will go out in the next couple of
weeks.

Dates for your Diary

School Closures;
Monday and Tuesday June 5th and 6th (Bank Holiday weekend)

Wednesday June 28th – School closes for the Summer break between 12:10pm and 12.20pm.

Yard time
With the weather getting better, the girls in Juniors – 2nd class have had the opportunity to get to play onthe grass area at the back of the school during break time. They are having great fun and are enjoying
the bigger space! Please remember to apply suncream to your child before school and to ensure that
they have plenty of drinks and a hat.

School Tours
With school tours quickly approaching, just a gentle reminder to parents that we are continuing to take
payments (cash) for the school tours. If you have a daughter in 3rd/4th class, payment is due tomorrow for their tours. Please feel free to contact the school in confidence if you wish to discuss payment of your
child’s tour.
I will be in touch again in the next few weeks.
Yours sincerely,
J. Nagle – Principal

Camogie 

Our u11 and u13 teams were in action last Monday in Kill. We played against two very strong Kill sides. The girls played exceptionally well and they never gave up. We are so proud of the girls who represent our school so well.They are also excellent role models for the younger girls and they have helped generate interest among our younger girls. A huge thank you to parents who helped us to fund the buses. Your generosity makes commuting to these matches possible. 

Amber Flag

We had a jam packed wellbeing week and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves. It was fantastic to try out activities like Zumba dancing (thank you Board of Management for funding), food tasting and cooperative games. A big thank you to the girls who led our cooperative games. They took their roles very seriously and it was a lovely morning. Another highlight of the week was Wear your Bright Colors Day. It always puts everyone in a good mood to see such bright colours around the school. We raised €304 as a result of your kindness. All money raised will go towards end of year activities. 

On a separate note, the application for Amber Flag was completed and sent off last week. We are waiting to hear back from Pieta House if we were successful so fingers crossed 

Incredible Edibles
Fifth class have been working on the Agri Aware Incredibles Programme since the start of
this year. They have been learning about Irish food produce and following it from farm to
plate. They have learned about the role fresh produce plays in a healthy balanced diet. Over
the last few months they have also participated in Zoom calls with Agri Aware on topics of
food origin and healthy eating. They have been busy growing their own vegetables in the
school garden – planting potatoes, carrots, turnips, lettuce, chieves and strawberries. In the
coming weeks, we look forward to cooking and tasting the potatoes and hopefully the
strawberries will ripen soon. This week they submitted their logbook of learning to Agri
Aware in Dublin to showcase their amazing work. Well done to all our future growers and
gardeners.

Africa Day
Africa Day is celebrated on the 25 th of May. It is an annual worldwide celebration of the
people, cultures, food, music and dance from the African Continent. Our school and pupils
share many links with different countries on the continent of Africa. To mark this day in
school, we shared stories through beautiful picture books on different aspects of African
culture with all the classes. We have a very colourful flag display, created by fourth class,
showcasing all flags of the countries in Africa. There were two displays showing artifacts,
pottery, wooden animals, African patterns, famous African people and some beautiful books.
We would like to say a big thank you to our past pupil, who visited the classes in native dress
and spoke about different aspects of living in Africa. We had a wonderful day. we would like to wish all families and friends celebrating today and at the weekend a Happy Africa Day.
Miss Kelly

Easter Break

March 28, 2023

Everyone is looking forward to the Easter Holidays and we hope that the weather will improve and everyone has a safe and enjoyable break.

School will close on Friday at:

Junior & Senior infants 12.10pm

1st & 2nd Classes 12.15p.m.

3rd – 6th Classes 12.20p.m.

School will re-open on Monday April 17th.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit!

March 16, 2023

Some of the amazing talent to be seen at our special celebration for St. Patrick’s Day today, well done to everyone involved. Thank you to all the girls and the teachers for making it such a very special day!

Some of our dancers – well done girls!

International Women’s Day Coffee Morning

March 3, 2023

Internet Safety Talk for Parents

February 1, 2023

Welcome

January 27, 2023

27^th of January 2023

Dear Mams, Dads, Staff, Pupils and Friends of Our School,

We extend a big welcome to Mr. Jamie Nagle, who begins his Principalship on Monday, the 30^th of January in Our Lady of Good Counsel, GNS. We wish Mr. Nagle many years of enjoyable Leadership in our school.

Please remember Parent Teacher Meetings are starting this week. On Thursday 2^nd of February, we will be closing earlier to facilitate the P/T Meetings. Please note the following times of departures: 2.20pm – 1^st and 2^nd Classes; 2.25 – 3^rd and 4^th Classes and 2.30 5^th and 6^th Classes.

Thank you all for your support and co-operation over the last 2 months.

As always have a safe and peaceful weekend. God Bless.

Miss M. Kelly

Christmas Carol Service and an Important Notice from the HSE

December 8, 2022

Dear Mams, Dads and families.

Our Christmas Carol Service takes place in the Parish Church on MONDAY AFTERNOON, 19^TH of December and you are all very welcome to attend. The Carol Service will begin at 1.30pm.

The Carol Service will take about 35 minutes and after that the girls will return to school with their teachers, where they can be collected as usual.

Junior and Seniors Infants are to be collected at approximately 2.15pm from the school and the rest of the classes at their usual home times.

We would ask you not to interrupt the girls and their teachers while they are preforming by taking photos or videos. If you do take photos afterwards, we rely on your good sense not to publish photos of anyones child on social media without their parents’ consent.

We apologise for the inconvenience of the later pick-up time from school for the Infants on Monday 19^th but hopefully the enjoyment of the Carol Service will make up for that.

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday 19^th of December.

Yours sincerely,

_______________________________

Miss M. Kelly  – Acting Principal

Nasze nabożeństwo kolędowe odbywa się w kościele parafialnym w PONIEDZIAŁEK PO POŁUDNIU 19 grudnia i serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich. Nabożeństwo kolędowe rozpocznie się o godzinie 13:30.

Nabożeństwo kolędowe potrwa około 35 minut, po czym dziewczęta wrócą do szkoły ze swoimi nauczycielami, skąd można je jak zwykle odebrać. Juniorzy i Seniorzy Niemowlęta mają być odbierane około 14:15, a reszta zajęć w ich zwykłych godzinach domowych.

Prosimy, abyście nie przeszkadzali dziewczętom i ich nauczycielom podczas występów, robiąc zdjęcia lub nagrywając filmy. Jeśli później zrobisz zdjęcia, liczymy na Twój zdrowy rozsądek i nie publikowanie zdjęć niczyich dzieci w mediach społecznościowych bez zgody ich rodziców. Przepraszamy za niedogodności związane z późniejszym odbiorem niemowląt ze szkoły w poniedziałek 19-go, ale mamy nadzieję, że przyjemność z usługi kolędowania to zrekompensuje. Zapraszamy wszystkich w poniedziałek 19 grudnia.

Nosso Culto de Conto de Natal acontece na Igreja Paroquial na SEGUNDA-FEIRA À TARDE, 19 DE DEZEMBRO e todos vocês são muito bem-vindos a participar. O Carol Service terá início às 13h30.

O Carol Service levará cerca de 35 minutos e depois disso as meninas retornarão à escola com seus professores, onde poderão ser recolhidas como de costume. Os infantes juniores e seniores serão recolhidos aproximadamente às 14h15 e o resto das turmas nos horários habituais de casa.

Pedimos que não interrompam as meninas e seus professores durante a apresentação, tirando fotos ou gravando vídeos. Se você tirar fotos depois, contamos com seu bom senso para não publicar fotos de filhos de ninguém nas redes sociais sem o consentimento dos pais.

Pedimos desculpas pela inconveniência do horário de retirada mais tarde da escola para os bebês na segunda-feira, 19, mas esperamos que o prazer do Carol Service compense isso. Esperamos todos vocês na segunda-feira, 19 de dezembro.

Mūsų Kalėdų giesmių pamaldos vyksta parapijos bažnyčioje PIRMADIENIO PAPIETE, gruodžio 19 d., ir visi esate labai laukiami. Karolio tarnyba prasidės 13.30 val. Carol Service“ užtruks apie 35 minutes, o po to merginos grįš į mokyklą su savo mokytojais, kur jas bus galima pasiimti kaip įprasta. Jaunesni ir vyresni kūdikiai turi būti paimami maždaug 14.15 val., o likusios klasės – įprastu namų laiku.

Prašome netrukdyti merginų ir jų mokytojų, kol jos ruošiasi fotografuoti ar filmuoti. Jei vėliau fotografuosite, pasikliaujame jūsų protu ir neskelbsime kieno nors vaiko nuotraukų socialinėje žiniasklaidoje be tėvų sutikimo.

Atsiprašome už nepatogumus dėl vėlesnio kūdikių paėmimo iš mokyklos laiko pirmadienį 19 d., bet tikimės, kad Carol Service tai atpirks. Lauksime visų pirmadienį, gruodžio 19 d.

Notre service de chants de Noël a lieu à l'église paroissiale le LUNDI APRÈS-MIDI 19 décembre et vous êtes tous les bienvenus. Le Carol Service commencera à 13h30. Le Carol Service prendra environ 35 minutes et après cela, les filles retourneront à l'école avec leurs professeurs, où elles pourront être récupérées comme d'habitude. Junior et Seniors Les bébés doivent être récupérés vers 14h15 et le reste des classes à leurs heures habituelles. Nous vous demandons de ne pas interrompre les filles et leurs professeurs pendant qu'ils se préparent en prenant des photos ou des vidéos. Si vous prenez des photos par la suite, nous comptons sur votre bon sens pour ne pas publier de photos d'un enfant sur les réseaux sociaux sans le consentement de ses parents. Nous nous excusons pour la gêne occasionnée par l'heure de ramassage tardive de l'école pour les nourrissons le lundi 19, mais nous espérons que le plaisir du service Carol compensera cela. Nous nous réjouissons de vous voir tous le lundi 19 décembre.

ഡിസംബർ 19, തിങ്കളാഴ്ച ഉച്ചതിരിഞ്ഞ് ഇടവക ദേവാലയത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ക്രിസ്മസ് കരോൾ സേവനം നടക്കുന്നു, പങ്കെടുക്കാൻ നിങ്ങളെ ഏവരെയും സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യുന്നു. ഉച്ചയ്ക്ക് 1.30ന് കരോൾ സർവീസ് ആരംഭിക്കും.

കരോൾ സർവീസ് ഏകദേശം 35 മിനിറ്റ് എടുക്കും, അതിനുശേഷം പെൺകുട്ടികൾ അധ്യാപകരോടൊപ്പം സ്കൂളിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങും, അവിടെ അവർക്ക് പതിവുപോലെ ശേഖരിക്കാം.

ജൂനിയർ, സീനിയർ ശിശുക്കളെ ഏകദേശം ഉച്ചയ്ക്ക് 2.15 നും ബാക്കി ക്ലാസുകൾ അവരുടെ സാധാരണ വീട്ടിലെ സമയത്തും ശേഖരിക്കണം.

ഫോട്ടോകളോ വീഡിയോകളോ എടുത്ത് പെൺകുട്ടികളും അവരുടെ അധ്യാപകരും പ്രീഫോം ചെയ്യുമ്പോൾ അവരെ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തരുതെന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളോട് ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിനുശേഷം നിങ്ങൾ ഫോട്ടോകൾ എടുക്കുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, മാതാപിതാക്കളുടെ സമ്മതമില്ലാതെ ആരുടേയും കുട്ടിയുടെ ഫോട്ടോകൾ സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കരുതെന്ന നിങ്ങളുടെ നല്ല ബോധത്തെ ഞങ്ങൾ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നു.

തിങ്കളാഴ്ച 19-ന് ശിശുക്കൾക്ക് സ്‌കൂളിൽ നിന്ന് പിക്ക്-അപ്പ് സമയത്തുണ്ടായ അസൗകര്യത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ക്ഷമ ചോദിക്കുന്നു, എന്നാൽ കരോൾ സേവനത്തിന്റെ ആസ്വാദനം അത് നികത്തുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു. ഡിസംബർ 19 തിങ്കളാഴ്ച നിങ്ങളെ എല്ലാവരെയും കാണാൻ ഞങ്ങൾ കാത്തിരിക്കുകയാണ്.