Thursday Newsletter 18/12/2025

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

It’s been a really, magical fun end to a busy term. Thank you to all our wonderful staff for organising many different events. Thank you to all of you, parents, for your steadfast support and interest in school life, your participation enriches the experiences. Thank you to all the amazing children here who bring so much joy and fun to us all every day.  Wishing everyone peace and fun over the break, whether you celebrate Hanukkah, the Solstice, Christmas or just a break from it all. Enjoy – Bain sult as!

Assembly on Kindness

Well done to Aoife’s 5^th class on the lovely assembly which included artwork, poetry, drama, singing and individual compliments to randomly selected classmates.

GET Together Newspaper

Make sure you read this excellent latest edition by our budding artists and writers (click here to read). You’re sure to get a few giggles!

And the end of the letter is a message from Jigsaws Schools team with information on supports for Parents. Please click here to read more.

And More!

6th class menorahs

2nd class visited Ballymun library and enjoyed learning about the library in particular how books are organised. We also had a fun storytime, and took park in a scavenger hunt, colouring competition and singalong. Realtín

Róisín the elf  getting some work outs in before the holidays begin. Sean has offered to do all her work for today and he’s dressed for the part!

Gaeilgeoirí na Míosa

6th class singing at Local Nursing Home 

Fair play to 6^th class and Colm for sharing some Christmas joy today. 

Upcoming:

• 4^th Class Christmas Show  19^th December

Reminders

• School closes at 12pm on Friday 19^th December 2025 for the Winter break and reopens at 08:40 on Monday 5^th January 2026.

• School Calendar for Academic Year 2025-2026 

Frása na Seachtaine:

"“Nollaig Shona duit. Go raibh maith agat.” – “Happy Christmas. Thank you”

Le meas,

Róisín Conlon

Príomh Oide

Neart Youth Mental Health Podcast for Parents/Guardians

The latest episode of our parents & guardians podcast is available NOW on the topic of Promoting Positive Body Image.

In this episode we talk about body image, what feeds into the development of our body image, the impact that negative body image can have on a young person’s mental health, and some things that parents and guardians can do to support young people with their body image.

We talk to Jigsaw Clinical Manager and Occupational Therapist Clare O’ Reilly, and Fiona Flynn, Youth Development Manager with BodyWhys.

The links mentioned in the episode:

·        BodyWhys support and resources : https://www.bodywhys.ie/

·        Information and support from Jigsaw: www.jigsaw.ie

It's available on Apple Spotify, Acast and other places you'll find podcasts. Until then you can follow the podcast and hear our previous episodes at the buttons!

·        Apple

·        Spotify

·        Acast

We have compiled a document of some supports for parents and guardians that we hope you might find useful.  You'll find this document at the bottom of Neart's web page for parents and guardians, under "Parent and Guardian Webinars and Resources".

Discover resources

Should you have any specific queries about Neart, please feel free to contact us on [email protected]

Many thanks,

Jigsaw's Neart Schools Team