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Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí, Fáilte ar ais gach eoine! We’ve had a wonderful start back to the new year and we are delighted to welcome on board new staff members and new pupils. Here’s to another fantastic year ahead and with thanks to our dedicated PTA, Autumn Fair 2024 plans are underway.  With thanks to a donation from one fellow Ard Mhacian family, we have a fab new play tower with slide and swing, being enjoyed here by Jake. All of the ALC children are loving it (and the staff)!

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí, It was really lovely to see everyone back again, especially so happy to return and ready for the school routine. It was a very settled day across the school. I enjoyed a brief visit to each class today and was impressed at how well everyone remembered the first sentence of our revised mission statement (2022/2023) “We are kind to ourselves and others in the school and beyond”. I would like to acknowledge the mammoth work of both Nicky & Mick in having everything ready for us to return. We are delighted to welcome new staff members on board, our great team: Siobhán (ALC Blue), Beccy (5 th Class), Kate (4 th Class), Sharon (2 nd Class), Alicia & Olive (ANAs). This is our first year having two 6 th classes, as it is our final year of development to a two-form school and they are the last pupils to have spent time in the old premises. Here’s to another great year!  Please see below from Ballymun Library.

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí, Welcome back pupils, staff and parents. We are delighted to welcome some new members on board, Niamh in 5 th class, Aisling K in 4 th class, David C in 2 nd class, Grace in 1 st class and also Justine.  Sadly, Danielle has left our team but is remaining within the Educate Together movement. We are hugely grateful for her immense contribution over the last 5 years and wish her, Paul and all of the team in SKY ETNS (Sallynoggin Killiney ETNS) the very best of luck with their new school opening today.

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí, Welcome back pupils, staff and parents. We are absolutely thrilled that for the first time in the journey of GETNS we have the same team on board as last year, and what a team it is! Welcome back Sorcha (Deputy Principal) on return from maternity leave. Thanks again to Áine (Assistant Principal) who played a blinder acting up for Sorcha. We’re very happy to have Aoife back from maternity leave also.  It is absolutely wonderful to see all of the children again and to hear of their multiple adventures and happy stories from the summer break, and to see them so settled into their new classes already. We are especially delighted to meet the new Junior Infants and two new children in the ALC.

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí, Fáilte arais arís! Welcome to our new staff members, Aisling, Pádraig, Kathy and Oisín. We are delighted to have you on board, feels like they have always been here. We are delighted with our safe return to school life and how everything is going. It was made possible due to huge preparation and work with thanks to Áine, Mick and Nicky. It really is fantastic to see all the children again, and their interest in just getting on with learning and having fun with their friends. Their resilience is a testament to you, and the fabulous job you have done at managing everything over the last six months. Thank you! Thank you to the parents who have been helping at the gate which is needed and hugely appreciated. We are also grateful that less parents are coming into the school premises to collect their children and that those who are, are maintaining distance. As we are using the car gate for pedestrians at collection time, it is much safer if the general parent body do not use the set-down area at the time being. This means only school taxis or parents with school permits can park there.  Following staff meetings we have decided to hold off on giving homework next week, other than below. The following week we will begin with active homework/wellbeing. We encourage children to read or for you to read to your child/children every evening regardless of this.