10th, November 2025
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Book Fair
The Book Fair is arriving to the school today and will be collected on Monday 17th November.
Ashbourne Community Gardaí Visit
A Garda from the Meath South Community Engagement Unit will be visiting the school tomorrow to engage with the pupils in all classes on a variety of issues – internet safety, consequences of bad behaviour, role of a Garda etc.
First Aid Course
All staff will be completing a First Aid Course at the school today from 1.40pm – 3.40pm which will form part of our review of our First Aid/Administration of Medicines Policy. The school will be closed today at 1.40pm for all pupils.
Mindfulness Lessons
The fifth lesson of six Mindfulness lessons takes place this Thursday for the pupils in 3rd-6th class. I will be getting feedback from the children regarding these lessons this week. We welcome any feedback from parents/guardians also by email.
Football Coaching
Gaelic football coaching with Caroline started back last Friday and will continue until Christmas hopefully.
Anti-Bullying Week/Science Week
We will be celebrating Anti-Bullying week and Science week next week due to the Book Fair arriving this week!
Fairyhouse Track and Field Championships
A number of pupils in 3rd-6th class took part in races at the school last week to determine who would get on the team for the Fairyhouse Track and Field Championships which takes place on November 19th.
Seanfhocal
With the Irish language seemingly having a ‘renaissance’, using the old Irish phrases now and again helps with this renaissance.
‘Is fearr leat ná meath’ (half is better than nothing or half a loaf is better than no bread.
Is Mise,
Seamus Tansley