Dear Mams, Dads, Staff, Pupils and Friends of Our School,
Happy New Year! I do hope that you had a relaxing and peaceful Christmas holiday with your families. Today we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany marking the day the Three Wise Men visited baby Jesus, bearing gifts for the newborn King. We pray for the grace to recognise that which leads to our own encounter with Christ, as the Three Wise Men did when they followed the star*. As the new term begins, I hope the year ahead will be a happy and healthy one for you and your family members. I wish you all a lovely weekend.
Nollaig na mBan!
God Bless.
Miss M. Kelly – Acting Principal
A New Year Prayer
Thank you Lord for giving me,
The brand-New Year ahead.
Help me live the way I should,
As each new day I tread.
Give me gentle wisdom,
That I may help a friend,
Give me the strength and courage,
So a shoulder I may lend.
The year ahead is empty,
Help me fill it with good things,
Each new day is filled with joy,
And the happiness it brings.
Amen.
Applications for September 2023
Applications for Junior Infants for September 2023 need to be received by the school before the closing date on Friday, 13th of January 2023. See our school website www.goodcounselgns.ie on the policies tab and download 2023 GCGNS-Enrolment-and-Admission-Form.
Contact Details
Please ensure that we have any new or revised contact numbers for you in the office, especially if you have had a new phone over Christmas.
Absence – Contacting the School
If your daughter is too ill to attend school then we would ask that you please inform your daughter’s teacher by email on the first day of illness. All absences from school have to be recorded.
Online Safety – Keeping Safe!
The internet and digital technologies are becoming a bigger part of children’s lives and provide them with many benefits and opportunities. As parents it is important to keep our children safe online and this not only means getting involved and engaging with them about what they are doing but also developing and understanding of how the internet works.
For Christmas, Santa may have brought new phones, tablets, Ipads and consoles. www.webwise.ie have helpful advice for parents to ensure that children have a positive experience online.
Mrs. Ryan – Acting Deputy Principal.
Dates for your Diary
Friday 13th of January – Little Red Kettle visit to the school.
Monday 23rd of January – Catholic School Week begins.
Monday 30th of January – Parent Teacher Meetings begin this week. More Information to follow.
Monday 6th of February – Bank Holiday. School Closed.
Thursday 16th of February – Mid-Term Break. School Closed
Friday 17th of February – Mid-Term Break. School Closed.
Monday 20th of February – Return to School.
Monday 13th of March – Intercultural Week agus Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023
Friday 17th of March – St. Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday. School Closed.
Friday 31st of March – Last day of Term before Easter Holidays.
Easter Holidays – Monday 3rd of April to Friday 14th of April. School Closed.
Monday 17th of April – Return to School.
Significant Increase in Viral Infections
Please see below an important notice from the HSE
