Thursday Newsletter 09/10/2025

Dear Parents and Guardians/A Thuismitheoirí agus a Chaomhnóirí,

Child Protection Review is underway. The Board review took place last night. You will receive an email including an opportunity to give feedback in due course.

Siblings Admissions for September 2026

Applications for September 2026 is open on the school website under the Enrolment Page and will close on Friday 24^th October 2025. An application must be made for a child whose sibling will be in the school in September 2026. Sibling applications will not be accepted after the closing date. You can read the Admissions Policy (click here to access).

Please click here to read some advice for parents to help your child’s health this school year from HSE.

School Meals Programme

The Department of Social Protection are providing a number of webinars which we are availing of to go through the requirements for tendering, etc. Its seems unlikely that we would be in a position to provide school meals within this school year. We will keep you updated of any change.

Autumn Fair Raffle Tickets — a reminder to return stubs and cash tomorrow!

A reminder that we need YOUR help to make the Autumn Raffle — the pièce de résistance of our fabulous Autumn Fair (draw on 19 October) — a success!

It’s time to return the completed ticket stubs and CASH in the envelope you received via your child’s school bag, and any unsold tickets, if relevant.

Tickets are €2.50 each or you can buy a book of five tickets for €10 — do remember to put the name and phone number of the person who buys the ticket on the ticket stub.

Finally — If you don’t have cash there is also an online raffle — buy tickets here or use it to sell extra now! Let’s make sure this single biggest fundraiser of the year for our wonderful school, is a success!

https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/GETNSRaffle2025

Thank you so much — 2nd class parents on the Raffle Team!

And More!

Gaeilgeoirí na míosa

Tadhg from Sinéad’s Fourth Class brought home a broken bug hotel that was found on yard and spent three hours restoring it.

“I made a section for the bees with bamboo, and the conkers and the sticks down below for spiders. I used lots of crushed up wood for woodlice and at the very bottom there is muck with 7 worms, 3 ants and a millipede.”



Well done Tadhg. He did an amazing job and took on this restoration all by himself. Thank you so much for looking after all of the minibeasts of GETNS!

Liah’s 3rd class had fun making their own board games today

Last Friday, Colm’s 6^th Class visited Clarehaven Nursing Home to help celebrate Positive Ageing Week. Below is a lovely recount that Sofia wrote about the visit.

A Special Trip by Sofia Whyte

Today, we went to Clarehaven Nursing Home to visit some of the residents for Positive Ageing Week. We got there and were greeted by a lot of warm smiles and waves.

We started by singing ‘Molly Malone’ and ‘Grace’, and just like on TV there was a judge called Billy. He sang in the National Concert Hall when he was younger. He gave us 10/10.

Next, we had a chance to chat to everyone. There was Rose, Billy, John, Kathleen, Anne, Michael, Jennifer, Angela, Joan and Millie. They showed us the salon where they go their hair and nails done. They also told us about their trips to Croke Park and summer barbeques.

Overall, we had an amazing day with lots of laughter and fun.



2nd class practicing their hand pass in PE this week. We were focusing on developing our ball-handling skills as part of the Games strand. Realtín

Reminders

• School Closes at 1:20pm on Wednesday 15^th October 2025 for staff meeting
• School Calendar for Academic Year 2025-2026 (Additional 3 days closure added to the school calendar)

Frása na Seachtaine:

“Cén aois thú? Tá mé ______mbliana d’aois./Tá mé aon bhliain d’éag d’aois.”

• “What age are you? I am  years old. / I am 1 years old.”

Le meas,

Róisín Conlon

Príomh Oide

RSA Research Project Survey

My name is Ava Kelly, I am a final-year Marketing Innovation and New Technology student at Dublin City University as well as a past student of Glasnevin Educate Together. I am working on a group project in collaboration with An Garda Síochána and the RSA on road safety during the school run.

We would be very grateful if you could share this short anonymous survey with parents. It takes about 7–8 minutes to complete, and all necessary information (purpose, consent, and privacy) is included in the survey itself.

Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_4lh1R6m2-waVSz42TnCjVdJqxM9whgd2rwXwjunngc-_GQ/viewform?usp=dialog

We would really appreciate it if responses could be submitted as soon as possible, so we can include them in our project.

If you or any parents have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected]

Thank you very much for your support!



Kind regards,
Ava Kelly
On behalf of the ENI 1009 Research Team
Dublin City University

Registration Now Open – Plugged In, Switched Off 2025 – Parent & Carer Involvement in the Online World of Children

We are delighted to share the registration link for Plugged In, Switched Off 2025, Barnardos’ annual online safety conference, supported by Google.org.

Date: Friday, 14th November 2025
Time: 1:00–3:00pm GMT
Location: The Foundry, Google HQ, Barrow Street, Dublin
Register here: Plugged In, Switched Off 2025 Tickets, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

This year’s theme is: Parent & Carer Involvement in the Online World of Children

We hope to bring together perspectives from young people, families, practitioners in the community, and representatives from Google, Webwise, Media Literacy Ireland, Barnardos, and other online safety stakeholders.

The event will explore how children and young people perceive their parents and carers involvement in their online lives, and how we can support safer, more informed digital engagement.

With support from Google.org, the event will offer:

• Practical advice for supporting children’s digital wellbeing
• Insights from real experiences and expert voices
• A chance to connect with others working to create safer online spaces
• Light lunch provided, registration from 12.45pm

This in-person event is designed for:

• Primary & Secondary School Teachers and Principals
• Professionals working with children and young people
• Parents, Families & Community Groups

Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues or networks who may be interested.

This event is FREE but you must register for a ticket and places are limited.

We hope to see you there,



Online Safety Programme Team

Barnardos | 4 Christchurch Square | Dublin 8 | DO8 DT63

T: 086 033 8009  W: www.barnardos.ie/osp