19th, May 2025
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Standardised Tests
Standardised tests in English, Irish and Maths will be administered to the children in 1st to 6th class on Tuesday (27th), Wednesday (28th) and Friday (29th).
70th Anniversary
We will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the school on Friday June 6th. To celebrate the occasion we will have a Mass at the school, open the Time Capsules at the fountain, have fun activities for the children and the children in 3rd to 6th class will be performing a variety of songs for parents/guardians.
School Tours
All classes are going on their school tour on Friday June 20th. The following are the school tours and the price (including bus) of them which can be paid in instalments on Aladdin or if paying by cash please put in an envelope with your child’s name, amount and class on it. We would like to thank the Parents’ Association for their generous contribution towards the cost of buses.
- Junior/Seniors Causey Farm €28
- 1st/2nd Class Causey Farm €28
- 3rd/4th Class Aquatic Centre €30
- 5th/6th Class Flynn Park €45
Hearing and Vision Screening
The children in Junior Infants will have their Hearing and Vision Screening this Thursday 22nd May.
Track and Field Championships
The Cumann na mBunscol Track and Field Championships takes place in Claremont Stadium on Tuesday June 10th. The events that we will be entering are:
- Girls/Boys Under 10 60 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 10 600 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 10 Ball Throw
- Girls/Boys Under 11 60 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 11 600 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 11 Ball Throw
- Girls/Boys Under 12 100 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 12 800 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 12 Long Jump
- Girls/Boys Under 13 100 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 13 800 metres
- Girls/Boys Under 13 Long Jump
The Cumann na mBunscol have rules for entry. Each school can only enter one child in each event, and a child can only take part in one event.
This Thursday we will run a few races at school to determine who will represent the school in each event.
Attendance
The Attendance figures for February were 91.3%, March were 90.4% and April were 93.8%
School Closure
The school will be closed on Friday May 30th and Monday June 2nd for the Bank Holiday Weekend.
Is Mise,
Seamus Tansley