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March Update
Safer Internet Poster Competition
The results are in! Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who made a poster. There were some fantastic entries again this year.
Leah -Junior Infants
Úna – Senior Infants
Vanessa – 1st Class
Mariia – 2nd Class
Sonia – 3rd Class
Mariia – 2nd Class
Sonia – 3rd Class
Zoey – 4th Class
Diana – 5th Class
Kristyna – 6th Class
World Book Day
Next Thursday March 6th is World Book Day, we will be celebrating it here at the school with lots of activities, storytelling and dressing up. The girls can dress up as a character from a book but please do not go to any expense.
By using their imagination and being inventive the girls can wear something warm and comfortable that they already have at home. We look forward to seeing all the wonderful creations and ideas as always.
Collection
We are making a slight change to the collection procedure for 1st – 6th class at the end of the school day. This is to ensure that everyone is as safe as possible when leaving school and to avoid congestion on the footpath outside the school at busy times.
From Monday coming March 3rd, at collection time (2.45pm/2.50pm depending on the class), girls who are waiting to be collected will stay inside the fence on the playground.
If girls are walking home themselves, they can leave as they usually do.
If girls are being collected, they will wait on the playground with their class/teacher. When they see who is collecting them, they will inform the teacher who will give them permission to leave safely.
Hot Meals
Our Wellbeing Warriors have been working as hard as ever in making the school a better place for everyone. At a recent meeting, they suggested that ketchup is made available to classes on Friday only. Having considered their proposal and how it will work, we will introduce ketchup on Fridays which will start sometime during March. If you would rather your daughter not have ketchup with her hot meal on Friday, please message the class teacher/Tracey on Aladdin.
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday February 11 th 2025.
On this date we will be joining people in more than 150 countries around the world in celebrating
Safer Internet Day 2025.
Safer Internet Day allows us the opportunity to reflect on the role of digital technology in our lives
and our understanding of how they work, their implications and opportunities.
The dedicated Safer Internet Day Hub at www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday/ provides information,
resources and ideas.
In our school we have class activities, lessons and competitions to celebrate Safer Internet Day. We
also have videos addressing online safety and digital media literacy topics including cyberbullying,
image sharing, privacy, and online wellbeing.
Please support Safer Internet Day by highlighting it at home with your child. Check
www.webwise.ie/parents for more information.
Best wishes
Mrs Ryan
Tesco Community Fund
We were delighted to hear this week that Tesco will be supporting our school as part of the Tesco Community Fund. The Tesco Community Fund is a campaign which raises money for local schools, groups, clubs etc.
From Monday coming, February 26th over 12 weeks, customers shopping in Tesco will receive blue tokens which can be used to vote in store for the causes in the community fund. We kindly ask that if you are shopping in Tesco, please support our school as all of the money raised will go towards the girls here and their education. Please encourage your family members, friends etc.. to support our cause using the blue tokens. You will find more information about the Tesco Community Fund here https://tescoireland.ie/sustainability/places/community-fund/community-fund-video-content-series/
Thanking you all for your continued support!!
Measles Update from the HSE
Please find an update regarding measles and vaccinations from the HSE below.
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday February 6th .
On this date we will be joining people in more than 150 countries around the world in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024.
2023 has seen some significant changes in terms of technology and regulation both in Ireland and Europe. Safer Internet Day allows us the opportunity to reflect on the role of digital technology in our lives and our understanding of how they work, their implications and opportunities.
The dedicated Safer Internet Day Hub at www.webwise.ie/saferinternetday/ provides information, resources and ideas.
In our school we have class activities, lessons and competitions to celebrate Safer Internet Day. We also have videos addressing online safety and digital media literacy topics including cyberbullying, image sharing, privacy, and online wellbeing.
Please support Safer Internet Day by highlighting it at home with your child.
Best wishes
Mrs Ryan
North Quay Development – Abbey Road Plans
Please see the images below regarding the works in the Ferrybank area and the Abbey road itself. Note that our school is to benefit greatly from the works. To date, a new staff car park has been built which means that the girls have more space on the yard during break time. We will also see a drop off and collect area outside the school and a new basketball court as labelled on the image below. Although the current works and traffic delays are frustrating for everyone, the medium/long term picture is bright all going well.
On this map, you can see the current Abbey Road (in blue) with the new development underneath.
Traffic Management from January 8th 2024
We have been given an advanced notice regarding Traffic Management in Fountain Street & Abbey Road starting on January 8th 2024. Please see the information below.
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The affect for Abbey Road users will be:
- The free flow route onto Fountain Street heading for Rice bridge will be closed.
- The pedestrian route towards Rice bridge will have to be re-routed as per marked up photo (below) – the pedestrian crossing in front of the Mandarin Palace will be closed.
- HGVs will not be permitted to turn left.
- Vehicles (except HGVs) will still be allowed to turn left heading towards Rice bridge, but they will be subject to the traffic lights.
New Board of Management
The role of the Board of Management is to manage the school on behalf of the patron and for the benefit of the students and to provide an appropriate education for each student at the school. The board is comprised of two patrons representatives, the principal, a teachers representative, two parents representatives and two community representatives which operate over a four year term, this new term being from December 2023 – November 2027.
Our newly appointed board:
Chairperson; Ger Duggan
Patrons Representative; Fr. Roderick Whearty
Principal; Jamie Nagle
Teachers Representative; Clare Burke
Parents Representatives; Michelle Daly and Damien Walsh
Community Representatives: Sr. Mary Gough and Billy Doyle
We look forward to working with our new Board over the next four years.
