APRIL
2005 NEWSLETTER
UNIFORM:
Order forms for next years uniform
will be sent out shortly. This is to
ensure that parents will have the
uniform before the summer holidays
begin.
Congratulations to the Primary 3
children who made their First
Confession recently. It was a lovely
service and the children performed
their roles well. A special thanks
to Miss Hanna and Colleen for their
help in the children's preparation.
Best
wishes for the month ahead.
GREEN DAY :
The
school enjoyed a very successful
Green day. We would like to thank
everyone for their help with the
costumes and donations to charity
FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S
PARTY:
Many
thanks to everyone involved in the
organisation of the party in the AOH.
By all reports it was a great
afternoon and £200 was raised for
school funds. A special thank you to
the AOH for their kind use of their
facilities.
AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS:
These clubs will definitely begin on
Monday 11th April. They are open to
P4-P7 children . The children will
receive details during the week.
DISTANCE LEARNING:
The
school recently had video conference
equipment installed. P6/P7 were able
to enjoy two video conferences
before Easter. They communicated
with the children from Presentation
Convent PS in Tralee, Kerry and
they then followed this with a
session with a school in New York in
which they told the American
children about the life of St
Patrick. We are looking to build on
these links over the upcoming months
and extend them to include the other
classes.
STAFFING:
Miss
Walsh is returning to school at the
start of term and will resume her
teaching duties with P2/P3. Miss
Hanna will move to Reception/P1. Mrs
Murphy has started her maternity
leave. We wish them all well
Many
thanks for your support regarding
the wearing of tracksuits. The
appearance of tracksuits is much
less frequent. Your support is
appreciated in maintaining the
positive image of the school.
GLASDRUMMAN GAC:
Best wishes to the club on the year
ahead with the resumption of the
Down leagues this week.
TROCAIRE:
Many thanks to everyone who has
donated eggs for the Easter Egg
raffle. There were over 100 eggs
donated and lots of tickets were
bought in the run up to Easter. The
final total is not known yet but we
shall let you know in the next
newsletter.
CCTV Equipment:
The school is in the process of
installing CCTV equipment. When
completed the school will have 24
hour security surveillance.
PERSONAL DETAILS
:
Many thanks to those families who
returned the recent proformas
containing requests for mobile
numbers/permission slips etc.
However we are still waiting on a
number of forms to be returned. If
you have mislaid it please let the
office know and we shall send you
another one out.
BALLOON RACE:
We
shall be organising another of our
popular balloon race’s in mid May.
Sponsor forms will be sent out
shortly.
HEALTHY
EATING: A reminder that Healthy
Eating at breaktime takes place on
Tuesday's Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Fruit (fresh or dry), milk and water
are only allowed on those days.
Thank you for your help in this
matter.
EMU TRIPS:
P4/5
enjoyed an excellent trip to W5
recently.
P1,2
and 3 will be attending Ark Open
Farm on Monday 18th April. They
should be back by in time for the
Yellow bus at 2.45pm. Reception
children should not attend school on
that day..
P6/7
have another trip on Wednesday 27th
April They will be visiting
Castleward for the day studying the
Victorian way of life. They will
also be going to Cultra on Wednesday
4th May.
VISITS:The
Dairy Council are visiting the
school on Monday 11th April to speak
to P4-P7 children. Unfortunately the
Green Machine did not visit last
month but hopefully will return
later in the year.
SHARE WEEK:
Takes place for P6/7 from Monday
16th May until Friday 20th May. A
letter regarding arrangements will
follow shortly. Instalments can be
sent in over the next 6 weeks with
the balance of the trip to be paid
by Monday 9th May. Anyone sill
wanting to go should have their
deposit paid by Wednesday 6th April.
SACRAMENT/SERVICE DATES:
Confirmation
Tue 10th May Noon(P7)
St Joseph's
First Communion Sat
14th May 11am(P4) St
Joseph’s
HOLIDAYS:The
school is closed on Monday 2nd and
Tuesday 3rd May for the Bank
Holiday.
The Staff of St Mary's
