November 2024 - School News
Christmas Concerts 2024.
- Wednesday, Dec 11th @ 12.30pm - Junior & Senior Infants
- Thursday, Dec 12th @ 12.30pm - Junior & Senior Infants
- Tuesday, Dec 17th @ 7pm ----- 3rd Class, 3rd/4th Class & both 5th Classes
- Wednesday Dec 18th @ 7pm ------ 1st Class, 2nd Class, 4th Class & 6th Class.
Child Safeguarding & Risk Assessment Review - Nov 2024
The Board of Management at its meeting on November 18th 2024 carried out its mandatory annual review of our school's Child Safeguarding Statement & Risk Assessment.
Anti-Bullying Week Nov 11th – 15th
We will be revisiting the topic of Bullying in our school next week. All classes will be working with their teachers on Anti-Bullying lessons and activities from the SPHE curriculum.
In addition, the 3rd & 4th classes will be joining with hundreds of other schools from all over the island of Ireland and engaging in a live online Anti-Bullying Megathon Extravaganza.
The principal will be facilitating an anti-bullying workshop with the 5th & 6th class and he’ll be using content from the new Bí Cineálta policy and procedures which will be introduced into schools next year.
Finally, everyone in the school is invited to support Odd Socks Day on Tuesday next to celebrate difference and encourage kindness and tolerance.
St Feichin’s Hurlers
The pupils were so excited to meet three of the star hurlers from St Fechin’s GAA Club on last Thursday afternoon. The players came along to the school with club official, Donal Lynch, to show the pupils the two major trophies that the hurling team won in 2024.
St Fechin’s hurlers are in action in Drogheda this Saturday in the first round of the Leinster club championship. Best of luck to the team in their match that starts at 1pm in the Gaelic Grounds on the North Road.
ATTENDANCE AWARDS (Sept & Oct)
Congratulations to all of the pupils who had excellent attendance records at school over the course of September and October. Special attendance certificates were presented to pupils who had Full Attendance on each of these months and also to the pupils who only missed one day in each month. All of these pupils were entered into a draw for prizes of shop vouchers. We are once again focusing on improving attendance across all classes and will be celebrating excellent attendance achievements throughout the school year.
Music Programme for Junior/Senior Infants
I’m delighted to inform you that we have arranged 6 Special Music Workshops for the pupils in Junior and Senior Infants in our school this November.
Maria Sheil, director of Little Music Makers - http://www.littlemusicmakers.ie/Workshops.html - has agreed to come to our school every Thursday morning for 6 weeks, beginning on the 7th of November. Each class group will be taken to the school hall for an individual music session where they will explore the world of music through interactive activities.
Click the link below for more details..............
SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
The annual school book fair will take place from November 4th - 8th 2024. The books will be available to view, and buy in the hall from 9am to 9.15am each morning, and in the area outside the hall from 3pm to 3.30pm each afternoon. More information has been forwarded to school families on the Seesaw app.
Happy Halloween 2024
We had a wonderful fancy dress Spooks Parade on Friday, October 25th. Click this link to see lots of the pupils, teachers and SNAs in their scary costumes !!!!
Enrolment of New Pupils - School Year 2025/26
From November 4th 2024 our school will be accepting enrolment application forms in respect of new pupils for the school year 2025/26.
Applications for admissions must be completed and returned to the school no later than 3pm on Friday, January 31st 2025.
Please see our Admissions Notice below for more details.
Unfortunately, we have no places available in our special classes for children with autism for the school year 2025/26.
