21 February, 2020
Dear Parents,
Here is some information for you on upcoming events.
Parents Association:
At the most recent meeting of the Parents Association 2 more fundraisers were discussed and arranged.
As you know the school has invested heavily in recent years in infrastructure and equipment and as a result funds are tight currently so this fundraising is most gratefully appreciated!
The school has been very mindful of reducing spending this school year and keeping an eye on the calendar of Government Grants. It is therefore more necessary than usual for the school to avail of Parents Association funds for the more general expenses of the school.
The next fundraiser is a Table Quiz to be held in The Boatman's on Friday, February 28th at 9 pm. Teams of 4 €40 and a great night guaranteed.
The weekly Bingo in the Community Hall will be in aid of our Parents Association on Wednesday, 8th April. This is during the Easter Holidays so we would hope to have a large turnout on the evening.
The Playschool committee are running the weekly Bingo on Wednesday next, February 19th (during the mid-term) so please support this also if you can.
Saving for School Events:
This scheme is ongoing and interested parents please send in your money on Wednesdays.
Active School:
We are currently reviewing and renewing our Active School status and as part of this all pupils are currently Running daily in the yard. 12 laps of the yard is 1km and the older classes are doing this each day with the younger classes doing a little less but running excellently.
We also had Tony Stephenson from West Cork Kick Boxing Club visit us on Thursday and he spoke to the children about many things including Bullying, Self-Defence, Diet and Mobility. He also gave us a demonstration with some of our children who are currently doing kick boxing and they were all excellent!
We also have a survey for parents as part of this review (attached) so please fill this and return to school by Friday next, February 14th.
Music:
Music lessons are continuing on Wednesday mornings for 1st - 6th classes so please ensure the children have their Tin Whistles in school every Wednesday. They should ideally be kept in their bags for practice at home or in school.
Staff CPD:
As previously stated, teachers avail of Continuous Professional Development throughout the year on a range of different subjects/courses. Almost 100% of the time these are substitutable and the teachers of course leave work to be done by the class on such days.
New Primary Language Curriculum:
As part of the introduction of the New Primary Language Curriculum schools were invited to apply for sustained support and we were successful in this process.
There will be further half day and full day closures as part of this support over the next 2 years as teachers up-skill on this new curriculum for Irish & English. We will of course give parents as much notice and information as possible as these closures come about.
The first closure (and only one planned for this term) will be Wednesday, March 4th so please make a note of this date.
Yours sincerely
Brendan McCarthy
Principal
21 February, 2020
Dear Parents,
Here is some information for you on upcoming events.
Parents Association:
At the most recent meeting of the Parents Association 2 more fundraisers were discussed and arranged.
As you know the school has invested heavily in recent years in infrastructure and equipment and as a result funds are tight currently so this fundraising is most gratefully appreciated!
The school has been very mindful of reducing spending this school year and keeping an eye on the calendar of Government Grants. It is therefore more necessary than usual for the school to avail of Parents Association funds for the more general expenses of the school.
The next fundraiser is a Table Quiz to be held in The Boatman's on Friday, February 28th at 9 pm. Teams of 4 €40 and a great night guaranteed.
The weekly Bingo in the Community Hall will be in aid of our Parents Association on Wednesday, 8th April. This is during the Easter Holidays so we would hope to have a large turnout on the evening.
The Playschool committee are running the weekly Bingo on Wednesday next, February 19th (during the mid-term) so please support this also if you can.
Saving for School Events:
This scheme is ongoing and interested parents please send in your money on Wednesdays.
Active School:
We are currently reviewing and renewing our Active School status and as part of this all pupils are currently Running daily in the yard. 12 laps of the yard is 1km and the older classes are doing this each day with the younger classes doing a little less but running excellently.
We also had Tony Stephenson from West Cork Kick Boxing Club visit us on Thursday and he spoke to the children about many things including Bullying, Self-Defence, Diet and Mobility. He also gave us a demonstration with some of our children who are currently doing kick boxing and they were all excellent!
We also have a survey for parents as part of this review (attached) so please fill this and return to school by Friday next, February 14th.
Music:
Music lessons are continuing on Wednesday mornings for 1st - 6th classes so please ensure the children have their Tin Whistles in school every Wednesday. They should ideally be kept in their bags for practice at home or in school.
Staff CPD:
As previously stated, teachers avail of Continuous Professional Development throughout the year on a range of different subjects/courses. Almost 100% of the time these are substitutable and the teachers of course leave work to be done by the class on such days.
New Primary Language Curriculum:
As part of the introduction of the New Primary Language Curriculum schools were invited to apply for sustained support and we were successful in this process.
There will be further half day and full day closures as part of this support over the next 2 years as teachers up-skill on this new curriculum for Irish & English. We will of course give parents as much notice and information as possible as these closures come about.
The first closure (and only one planned for this term) will be Wednesday, March 4th so please make a note of this date.
Yours sincerely
Brendan McCarthy
Principal