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June 2010 Newsletter
Staff Training
On Friday 4th June school will be closed early to facilitate staff training. Pupils will come to school at the normal time on this day, however, there will be an early closure at 10.45 a.m. All pupils are to be collected at 10.45 a.m. on this day.
Art’s Week
Our annual Art’s week display will take place on 8th – 11th June. The children’s work will be displayed in the school hall and corridors. Please come along and view the children’s work.
Crazy Day
Win a Family Pass for Dundrum Cinema on Friday 11th June. All pupils are invited to participate in a PYJAMA day. “Come to school in your PJ’s!” The cost to participate in this day is €2. All proceeds will go towards P.T.A. funds and a draw will take place for all those who participate. The winner will receive a Family Pass for Dundrum Cinema.
Infant Induction Day
A meeting for new infants and their parents will take place on Wednesday 9th June. To facilitate this, Junior Infants will be going home at 11.30 a.m. on this date.
Open Hour 8.30 – 9.30 a.m.
We will be having an OPEN HOUR on Thursday 10th June from 8.10 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. The boys and girls are invited to bring along their mum / dad / brother / sister / parents / guardians / grandparents to visit their classroom, observe some of their work and have a cup of tea or coffee. If you have a few minutes to spare please join us!
Activity Week
Our Activity Week begins on Monday 21st June. During this week there will be a variety of activities taking place
Monday 21st June:
· Multisport 3rd – 6th as normal
· Class based activities
· History trail of Church grounds 1st, 2nd & 3rd classes
Tuesday 22nd June:
· Sport’s Day in Three Rock Rovers 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. followed by a BARBEQUE.
Wednesday 23rd June:
· 4th, 5th & 6th Classes visit The Houses of the Oireachtas
Thursday 24th June:
· Marlay Park Day – All Classes
Friday 25th June:
· Talent Show
· Playball J. I. – 2nd
Assembly Money
This term all assembly money raised will be given towards The Simon Community. Assembly takes place each Friday morning where the children’s assembly money is collected. I’m sure you will agree this is a very worthy cause!
School Tours
On Thursday 17th June & Friday 18th June – 6th Class go on an overnight trip to Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre. On Thursday 17th June: 3rd - 5th classes are going to Clara Lara Adventure Centre in Wicklow.
Booklists
Booklists will be distributed to all children, as soon as possible. Due to the increasingly high prices of textbooks, we would like to encourage parents to buy as many of their child’s textbooks, as possible, second-hand.
Recorder Recital
On Monday 21st June, a recorder recital will take place in the school hall at 1.15 p.m. All pupils learning recorder, under the guidance of Mrs. Robinson, will perform at the recital. Parents of children who learn recorder are invited to attend. We look forward to a great attendance.
Summer Games
The boys and girls have been most fortunate in having Summer games for the month of May. Again many thanks to all chaperones who escorted the pupils from station to station and thanks also to those who ran the games at the various stations. A special thanks goes to those parents who completed a double shift and helped with games from 1.00-3.00pm.
Hockey Kit
If anybody has hockey equipment or kits / uniforms which belong to the school, please return them as soon as possible. Many thanks.
6th Class Graduation and Barbeque
The 6th class graduation and barbeque will take place on Monday 28th June. The graduation will take place in the school hall at 1.00 p.m. and the barbeque will be held in the school grounds at 7.30p.m.
Classes for next year
On 28th June, all pupils move into their new classes (for this day only). Present 6th class do not come into school until the afternoon, to attend the 6th class Graduation. Present Senior Infants who will be moving into 1st class on this day will remain in school until 2.00 p.m.
Sport’s Day
Our school Sport’s Day will take place on Tuesday 22nd June (weather permitting) in Three Rock Rovers Hockey Grounds from 11.00 a.m. -2.00 p.m., followed by a barbeque, organised by the P.T.A.2 committee. If your child will be absent on our sport’s day please let us know as soon as possible, as we are presently finalising teams. Pupils need to come dressed in their team colours and wearing suitable footwear on this day only. Teachers will advise children of what colour teams they are on shortly. We will be practising for Sport’s Day in Three Rock Rovers Hockey Grounds on Monday 14th June. All children should be brought to Three Rock Rovers Hockey Grounds directly for 8.30 a.m. on this day. It is not necessary to bring school bags. However, your child should bring lunch, as usual. We will return to the school at 12.20 p.m. Infants are free to go home directly from Three Rock Rovers Hockey Grounds. We would appreciate if parents would volunteer to ferry children from 1st- 6th classes from Three Rock Rovers Hockey Grounds to the school. Please ensure that you have necessary booster seats if you are transporting younger children.
Parent Teacher Association
· Christmas Cards
This year the Whitechurch PTA has decided to produce a Christmas card designed by the pupils in the school. We are currently seeking sponsorship to cover the cost of producing the
cards and would like to give parents the opportunity to have their business name printed on the card.
All we are asking for is sponsorship of €100 or more and you will have a distribution of between 1000 - 1500 cards to family and friends of the
school. If you have a skill or a contact that you could contribute to the project (e.g., design or printing) that would be gratefully appreciated as well.
· National Parents Council Survey on Literacy
N. P. C. are currently carrying out a survey on Literacy. The survey will take approximately five minutes to complete and can be found online at the following link:
http://www.npc.ie/npc/survey.aspx
· Hockey
Next year we are looking for parents to volunteer as hockey coaches,
as some of the current coaches are either stepping down or their
children will have left the school. Some hockey experience would be
preferred, but it could be made up with enthusiasm. If you are going to be standing by the pitch watching the kids anyway, why not join in and lend a hand. Please let Laoighse in the office know if you are interested.
Many thanks
Stephen Wall Morris
Chairman of the PTA
Green School Programme
As you will be aware by now our focus for the Green School Programme for the forthcoming year will be “Travel”. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parent volunteers who give of their time so willingly. The committee meets every 3 weeks for approximately 20 minutes. Two parent representatives attend each meeting. At present Catherine Coxon
Helen Kenny, Jackie Sullivan, Sian Fitzgerald and Alison Forbes are the parent representatives on the committee. If there is anybody among the parent body who has a particular interest in this field and wishes to join the committee, please let Shirley Wallace know.
End of term
There will be a short end of term service on Tuesday 29th June at 10.30 a.m. in the Church. All parents are invited to attend. Children are free to go home after the service once they return to the school.
Have a wonderful summer holiday everyone! We’ll look forward to seeing you after the summer, rested, relaxed and ready for the new school year.
Dates for your diary:
· Friday 4th June: Staff Training – pupils go home at 10.45 a.m.
· Wednesday 9th June: Infant Induction
· Thursday 10th June: Open Morning
· Friday 11th June: Crazy Day
· Monday 14th June: Sport’s Day Practice in Three Rock
· Thursday 17th & Friday 18th June: School trip for 6th Class.
· Thursday 17th June: School trips for 3rd, 4th & 5th classes. More details to follow
· Tuesday 22nd June: Sport’s Day
· Monday 28th June: 6th Class Graduation/6th Class Bar-b-que
· Tuesday 29th June: End of Term service
Whitechurch PTA2 June 2010 Update
Sports day BBQ
As fundraising comes to a close for this school year, PTA2 are delighted to invite you all to our annual BBQ, which will be held on 22 June (weather permitting) at the school’s sports day.
We will have burgers and hot dogs on offer, as well as crisps, sweets and minerals. We hope you will all take this opportunity to relax and enjoy the food and beverages on offer. Just bring your picnic blankets and we’ll do the rest.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy summer and to thank all those who participated in our fundraising events this year. We look forward to your continued support when school resumes in September.
