Dear Parents and Guardians / A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,
Donation
With thanks to (parent) Lisa, we received a bursary from Noel Rock and Norma Salmon who were in the school yesterday for a photo shoot with children, staff and parents.
Policy Review Invite
As partof our annual review of the Anti-bullying policy we invite all parents to give feedback. Please complete this short survey by Monday.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNZnyQguZdkJw5oVUzWlQlsQZdFSmxaO9xcC67_9trqjOXiQ/viewform
GAA/Trips
The girls were terrific in their match yesterday. We were level at half time but unfortunately Gaelscoil Ros Eo had the edge in the 2nd half and went on to win the match. The boys have a semi-final match away today against Scoil Aonghusa Senior School. Go on the boys!
Third class visited the National History Museumon Tuesday and enjoyed the Viking Exhibition.
Headlice
Some classes have reported cases of headlice. Please check your child and consult with your local pharmacist. We suggest that children with long hair should wear it tied up.
RAKA
The following children were awarded Random Act of Kindness Awards this week: Tensaye Senior Infants, Ríona and Noor 2nd, Róise and Naomi 3rd, Reese 4th, Oliver 6th.
RARA
The following children were awarded Random Act of Respect Awards this week: Bowen Junior Infants, Matthew Senior Infants, Williow 4th, and John 6th.
Frása na Seachtaine: “Tóg go bog é” – Take it easy!
Le meas,
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Róisín Conlon, Príomh Oide
AUTUMN FAIR
SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER
12PM TO 3PM
- Raffle Tickets have been sent home in schoolbags, please return all tickets SOLD OR UNSOLD as soon as possible or by Friday 21st October at the latest.You can buy your raffle ticketsONLINE this year – it couldn’t be easier! Every donation of €10 to the school’s PayPal account buys a book of six raffle tickets. There’s no need to fill in any details – these will be emailed to the school automatically from your PayPal account. You can make your €10 donations here:
We now have over FORTY amazing prizes for the raffle!!! There’s a zoo family pass, a Tayto Park family pass, cinema tickets, theatre tickets, several restaurant vouchers, hampers galore, a gym membership, a round of golf for four and much, much more.
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THE DATE, PLEASE DONATE!!!
If you can’t make it to the Autumn Fair this year, please consider making a donation to the school’s PayPal account – you will automatically be entered into the raffle.
For more information on the raffle and regular updates on the Autumn Fair, please like our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/GETNSAutumnFair
- Donations of toys, bric a brac and books can be dropped into school every day.
- Please dropall baked goodies (cakes, buns, sandwiches etc) on the morning of the Fair (contact: Anne Marie [email protected] for more info). There will be lots of food stalls to choose from on the day (BBQ/Hotdogs/Crepes/Soup/Sandwiches) so families can come forlunch!
- Volunteers are still needed especially for Set Up on Friday 21st at 2.30pm and for Clean Up on the day of the Fair Sunday 23rd after 3pm. Please step forward and give a helping hand.
- Flyers are available from the office to advertise in your local shop/car window/local community.
- Next week you may book to have a family photo taken at the Fair by a professional photographer, the wonderful Jonathan Mitchell, for only €15. See volunteers at school next week for bookings.
Louise Greene & Lisa Davy
([email protected]/[email protected])
2nd Class Parents