Dear Parents/Guardians    
 
Swimming
Swimming tomorrow Friday 30th Sept for Ms Hennessy’s 4th class, Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Ms Keaveney’s 6th class

NB: Intimidation We want to alert all parents/guardians that all children are entitled to go home from school free from intimidation. If you witness any of this kind of behavior please alert the school.
 **REMINDER**
IMPORTANT NOTICE – 2 SCHOOL CLOSURES
In-Service half-Day for Diocese
The children will go home early on Thursday 24th November at 12.30pm to facilitate an In-Service Day for the Diocese. 
 
IN-SERVICE DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2017. The school will be CLOSED on Monday 27th February 2017 to facilitate training for teachers in the new Primary Language Curriculum.

General Purpose Fees 2016/2017
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee.  All fees should be paid in full at this stage. If you have not paid please contact the office.
Please note: for Health & Safety reasons no dogs are allowed on school grounds at any time except for Assistance Dogs.

 
COW – Cycle on Wednesday
We had a great response to our “Cycle on Wednesday (COW)” initiative. We would encourage as many children as possible to try to participate. Two classes per week get an opportunity during the day to cycle their bicycles on the school campus for exercise and as part of road safety awareness.



Grow-in-Love workbook (Jnr Infants to 2nd class only) – reminder to all children in these classes to bring €5 into class for the workbook immediately.
Drama Classes ­– Kildare Youth Theatre will be commencing Drama Classes for children from the ages of 7 years to 13 years on Saturday mornings in the school hall. Please see overleaf for further details.

Free App – Infants Classes
As you know we follow the Jolly Phonics Programme in the infant classes. The Jolly Phonics App is free to download at the moment and would be very useful for you as parents to use with your children according as they learn their sounds in school.

Thursday Note and school information also available
on our website www.scoilnanaomhuilig.ie.
Thank you for your co-operation with the above.


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Noreen Duggan
Principal

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​KYT
DRAMA CLASSES

Dear Parent/Guardian,
 
The Kildare Youth Theatre drama project “Crooked Mice” are offering weekly drama sessions to children for €2 per workshop commencing this October.
 
Tutors: The workshops are offered by responsible young people from KYT as a way to help them share their knowledge of drama, to improve their ability to facilitate and to contribute to our community wellbeing. They are aged 18 to 20 and have been Garda Vetted by Crooked House. They are familiar with our Child Protection Policy. They are not, however, skilled in working with special needs children (in which case parents might volunteer to attend the class along with their son/daughter to help).             Parents are welcome to attend the class and join in as a support.
 
Content: The workshops for children focus on: (1) developing social skills through drama; (2) creating short sketches and stories based on the child’s understanding of the world; and (3) nurturing their imagination, playfulness and sense of fun. In time, if children enjoy this activity, they might consider joining Kildare Youth Theatre when they turn 14 years of age.
 
Start Date: Classes will begin when sufficient numbers have enrolled (usually 10 per group).  Classes will run alongside the school terms with none on bank holidays, seasonal holidays and mid-term breaks.
 
Times: Saturdays
12pm – 1.00pm ages 7,8,9 & “younger” 10 year olds
1.00pm – 2.30pm: ages “older” 10 year olds, 11, 12 and 13.
Please email the following information to crookedmicedrama@gmail.com or post: Crooked House, 1 Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. You can also leave details into the School Office.

1. Your name, telephone number and email address
2. Your child’s name and age
3. Any particular needs that your child has of which we should be aware
4. Your postal address

 
The school is not responsible for the classes. All enquiries should be made to Crooked Mice. Phone 045 446612

Dear Parents/Guardians    
Swimming
Swimming tomorrow Friday 23rd Sept for Ms Hennessy’s 4th class, Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Ms Keaveney’s 6th class. NB: Swimming is a compulsory facet of the Primary School Curriculum as laid down by the Department of Education and Skills. All children are obliged to participate.

 
IMPORTANT NOTICE – 2 SCHOOL CLOSURES
In-Service half-Day for Diocese
The children will go home early on Thursday 24th November at 12.30pm to facilitate an In-Service Day for the Diocese.  We will remind all parents/guardians nearer the date but we appreciate arrangements need to be put in place and we want to give as much notice as possible to everyone. Your child/children will need to be collected at 12.30pm and any child who goes home on the bus will be collected at that time also.
 
IN-SERVICE DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2017. Please note that the school has been directed by the Department of Education to hold a Compulsory In-Service day to facilitate training for teachers in the new Primary Language Curriculum. The school will be CLOSED on Monday 27th February 2017

General Purpose Fees 2016/2017
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee.  All fees should be paid in full at this stage. If you have not paid please contact the office.
Grow-in-Love workbook (Jnr Infants to 2nd class only) has been purchased by the school and is available for all children at a rate of €5 per book. This workbook was omitted from the book list for this year in error, it is compulsory for all children. It is available from shops at a cost of €8.99 per book, but as a once off this year the school was in a position to purchase them at a reduced rate. Please purchase as soon as possible through your child’s class teacher.

COW – Cycle on Wednesday
As part of the school’s Active Flag and to encourage our children to be more active we are introducing a “Cycle on Wednesday (COW)” initiative. It started on Wednesday this week and we would like to see as many children as possible cycling to school. It is essential that everyone taking part observes the rules of the road, wears a high viz jacket, wears a cycling helmet and brings a lock for their bike. All children, and parents/guardians, should dismount their bike at the school gates and access the grounds through the pedestrian gates.
 

Intimidation We want to alert all parents/guardians that all children are entitled to go home from school free from intimidation. If you witness any of this kind of behavior please alert the school.
The Parents Association elected the following new members for 2016/17 at its AGM last evening:
Chairperson&Vice-Chairperson: Terest Noctor & Heidi Cooke
Secretary&Vice-Secretary:Pamela Grimes Dunne& EmmaMoore

Thursday Note and school information also available
on our website www.scoilnanaomhuilig.ie.
Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal

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BAG TO SCHOOL

​Dear Parent/Guardian,
 
The Parents Association is running a clothing collection in conjunction with Bag2School Ireland.
 
By getting involved in our Bag2School collection you have an opportunity to sort through your wardrobes and donate any unwanted textiles in the bag provided. 
 
This can include adult and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, bags and teddies. 
 
Please NO Duvets, Pillows, Curtains, Bedding, Towels or End-Of-Life Clothing
 
This will raise funds for the school and The LauraLynn House will also receive an additional 10% from Bag2School. The LauraLynn House is the only Children’s Hospice in Ireland.
 
In addition it will raise awareness amongst the children of the benefits of recycling and reuse. 
 
Bags will be distributed to each child on Thursday 6th October and should be brought back to school on Monday 10th October.  Please try to fill as many bags as you can, don’t forget to ask grandparents, friends and neighbours to have a sort out as well!  You can return clothes in any kind of bag.
 
 
Many thanks for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity!
 
 
Scoil na Naomh Uilig Parents’ Association

​Dear Parents/Guardians         
Swimming
Swimming begins tomorrow Friday 16th Sept Ms Hennessy’s 4th class, Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Ms Keaveney’s 6th class. The cost of the swimming for your child will be €30 for 6 sessions, which includes transport This amount must be paid in full before tomorrow Friday 16th Sept. If you have difficulty with payment please contact the office.
 
Parents Information Evening
A big thank you to all of the parents/guardians who attended last Tuesday night’s information evening in the school. It was great to see so much interest and positivity towards your child/childrens education and welfare.

 
General Purpose Fees 2016/2017
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee.  All fees should be paid in full tomorrow 16th September. If you have not paid please contact the office.
NB: Health & Safety – Railway Bridge
It has been brought to our attention that there are serious safety issues involving some our school children while coming to school in the mornings. Children have been observed jumping the wall on the bridge straight onto the road and running across the road without having any chance of seeing oncoming traffic. This is extremely dangerous .
Please reiterate the importance of taking care on the bridge and on all routes to and from school each day.
 

Extracurricular Activities
All children from  2nd Class to 6th Class will receive a note today which parents/guardians are required to sign if your child wishes to participate in any of the extracurricular activities. Please return signed consent note to your child’s Teacher.
 
Thursday Note and school information also available
on our website www.scoilnanaomhuilig.ie.
Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal

​Dear Parents/Guardians    
 
General Purpose Fees 2016/2017
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee.  Journals will be distributed to all children in 1st class to 6th class who have paid part/all of their GP fee, tomorrow 9th September.  Please note final date for payment of GP fee is Friday 16th September 2016.
Car Park / Basketball Courts
Now that the children are settling in so well, we ask parents not to enter the basketball courts in the mornings and leave as soon as possible after dropping off their children.  Please note, for health and safety reasons, pedestrians cannot use main gate entering the school in the morning and we remind everyone to please use the footpaths throughout the campus.

 
The set down area near the main front door is for people who have a parking permit only.

 
Junior Infants
From Monday next September 12th  Junior Infants classes will finish at 1.30pm. Many thanks for your cooperation.
Parents Information Night
We are holding our Parents Information night on Tuesday evening next 13th September., Details as follows: 

• all parents of children from Junior Infants to 1st Class inclusive are invited to a meeting in the small hall at 7pm followed by classroom meetings.
• All parents of children from 2nd Class to 6th Class inclusive are invited to a meeting in the small hall at 8pm followed by classroom meetings at 8.20pm.

Please note if parents attend these meetings their children do not need to do their homework.

 
Swimming
Swimming begins on Friday next 16th Sept for Ms Hennessy’s 4th class, Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Ms Keaveney’s 6th class. The cost of the swimming for your child will be €30 for 6 sessions, which includes transport. This amount must be paid in full before next Friday 16th Sept. If you have difficulty with payment please contact the office.

 
Reminder of Scoil na Naomh Uilig Dress Requirements  

1. Pupils are required to wear dark, leather, flat shoes. Please note canvas shoes/runners are not permitted on uniform days. Tracksuits should be worn on allocated P.E. days and for safety purposes runners are required.
2. Hair is to be of natural colour only. Shaved designs are not permitted. No hair products are to be brought to school.
3. All mobile phones & electronic devices must be switched off while on school grounds and handed to the class teacher immediately on arrival in class.

 
Thursday Note and school information also available
on our website www.scoilnanaomhuilig.ie.
Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal