Dear Parent/Guardian
Hallowe’en Break – School as usual tomorrow Friday 26thOctober.  School will be closed for Mid-Term from 2.30pm (1.30pm junior&senior infants) tomorrow 26th October until Friday 2nd Nov, reopening Monday 5th  Nov at 8.50am. Hope you all have a lovely break, enjoy!

 
Hallowe’en Witch Walk & Cake Sale
The P.A. is organizing a Cake Sale to run in the school from 9.30am to 1.30pm. tomorrow Friday 26th October and all of the children will be timetabled to attend it. The cake sale will be finished by 1.30pm. Parents are asked to bake buns or cakes and bring them to the small hall through the side entrance in the school (Roseberry Hill side) tomorrow morning. Don’t forget to give your child money to purchase cakes too!
All children & Staff are asked to dress up for Hallowe’en tomorrow. Please make sure your child/children do not wear clown outfits as their costume.  The junior and senior infants will parade around the front of the school at 1pm and parents are welcome to attend. The children will be returning to their classes after the walk and will be ready for collection at 1.30pm. 1st to 6th classes inclusively will parade at 2pm.

 
After school activities: Football, Hurling and Camogie training has now finished until the Spring. Thanks to all who have taken part.
Aladdin Connect: as you are aware from the letter sent home on Friday last with your child, the school has decided to put in place Aladdin Schools Connect. It is essential that you read this letter carefully in relation to privacy. This will facilitate easier communication between parents and the school.     Parent Teacher meetings will be held in November (junior infants will be held in February) and will be scheduled through the Aladdin Connect App. You will receive an email over the next few days with your registration link. If you have changed your contact details/email address please advise the school office.  You can then download the free App to start using Aladdin Connect. 

 
 Swimming lesson start after the mid-term break on Friday 9th November for Mr. Forde’s 5th class and Ms Curran’s 4th 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 Friday 9th November by sending it into the class teacher or paid online through Aladdin.

General Purpose Fees 2018/2019
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee. We will be contacting parents/guardians following the mid-term break to follow up on any outstanding monies.
 

Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal

Dear Parent/Guardian
 
Hallowe’en Witch Walk & Cake Sale
The P.A. is organizing a Cake Sale to run in the school from 9.30am to 1.30pm. on Friday next 26th October and all of the children will be timetabled to attend it. The cake sale will be finished by 1.30pm. Parents are asked to bake buns or cakes and bring them to the small hall through the side entrance in the school (Roseberry Hill side) that morning. Don’t forget to give your child money to purchase cakes too!
All children & Staff are asked to dress up for Hallowe’en on this day. Please make sure your child/children do not wear clown outfits as their costume.  The junior and senior infants will parade around the front of the school at 1pm and parents are welcome to attend. The children will be returning to their classes after the walk and will be ready for collection at 1.30pm. 1st to 6th classes inclusively will parade at 2pm.

 
Reminder: School will be closed for Mid-Term from Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November inclusive.
 
Safety on school yard in the mornings!
Thanks to everyone for your response in ensuring children are not arriving to the school before 8.30am in the mornings. . For the safety of everyone the pedestrian gates will remain closed in the mornings until just after 8.30am.
Reminder to pedestrians not to walk through the main gates.

 
Final Swimming lesson tomorrow Friday 19th Oct for Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Mr Murray’s 4th class. There will be no swimming on Friday next 26th October.

 
Swimming in Spin 2nd Class
2nd Class final swimming lessons in Spin on Tuesday next 23rd  October.

 
General Purpose Fees 2018/2019
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee. All outstanding fees need to be paid as soon as possible.
 

Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal

Dear Parent/Guardian
Safety on school yard in the mornings!
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your response to our request that children do not arrive on the school grounds before  8.35am.
For health & safety reasons children should not arrive onto the school premises before supervision is in place as they are not insured. For the safety of everyone the pedestrian gates will be closed in the mornings until just after 8.30am.
Reminder to pedestrians not to walk through the main gates.

 
Hallowe’en Witch Walk & Cake Sale
We will be holding our annual Witch Walk and Cake Sale on Friday 26th October.  Please make sure your child/children do not wear clown outfits as their costume.  Thank you for your co-operation.

 
Teaching Placement: Each year we facilitate students from the colleges of education to complete teaching placements in our school. Over the next 2 terms you might hear your child talking about another teacher in the room for a 3-6 week period and this will be a student teacher. The class teacher supervises and advises on all planning and teaching and remains in the class except during inspection visits.

 
Demonstration Project on In School and Early Years Therapy Support: We have been accepted onto this Department of Education and Skills project which will see Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists visit the school to advise and support school staff in planning for children. Full details are on the website in the NEWS - Thursday Notes section. We are awaiting correspondence from the NCSE about start dates etc.

 
Swimming tomorrow Friday 12th Oct for Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Mr Murray’s 4th class.

 
Swimming in Spin 2nd Class
2nd Class swimming lessons in Spin on Tuesday next 16th October.

 
General Purpose Fees 2018/2019
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee. All outstanding fees need to be paid as soon as possible.
 
First Holy Communion –  2nd classes will make their First Holy Communion on 18th May 2019 at the following times:
 Miss Fennelly’s class 3pm
 Miss Fitzgibbon’s and Ms Corbally’s at 12pm           

 
Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal​​

Dear Parent/Guardian
 
 REMINDER: Internet Safety Talk is on
TODAY AT 7pm – 9.30pm IN THE SCHOOL
The National Parents Council are hosting this talk and we would encourage parents to attend if at all possible
 Many thanks for your support!

 
Scoil na Naomh Uilig Open Evening
We were delighted to meet so many of our parents at our school Open Evening last Thursday. Your interest in your child/children’s education and your support for the school is so encouraging, for both the teaching staff and for your child/children. We hope that you all enjoyed visiting the school and meeting the teachers. We know that we certainly did.
Many thanks for your time and for your commitment to your child/children’s education.

 
Swimming tomorrow Friday 5th Sept for Ms Mullally/Ms Doherty’s 6th class and Mr Murray’s 4th class.

 
Swimming in Spin 2nd Class
2nd Class swimming lessons in Spin on Tuesday next 9th October. 3rd Class will have their swimming lessons in Spin in April/May 2019.

 
General Purpose Fees 2018/2019
Thank you to everyone who has paid the G.P. Fee. All outstanding fees need to be paid as soon as possible.
 
GDPR and Christmas Cards!! Under the new GDPR guidelines we are obliged to inform parents/guardians whenever we share any information about our students to external bodies. The Parents Association are organising the personalised Christmas Cards again this year! We have been requested to submit the children’s names along with their allocated classes. Only their names is being shared. Please let us know if you have any difficulty with this. Thank You.
 
Parents Association AGM: was held Thursday evening last also.  The response was positive and the following committee was elected:
Chaiperson Claire O’Cheallaigh,
Vice Chair Teresa Kealy
Treasurer Diarmuid Breathnach,
Vice Treasurer Nikki Connolly
Secretary Deirdre O’Neill
Vice Secretary Cathy Breathnach
A number of items were discussed at the meeting one of which was the dangers about road crossing outside the school. The Parents Association are writing to authorities to highlight this issue.
A cheque in the amount of €3,740 was received by the school from the PA.  It was already spent over the summer purchasing laptops for children’s use in class. Their work and contribution to the school is greatly appreciated.

 
Please drop the bags in the back of the big hall at school drop-off times next Monday(8th) and Tuesday(9th) morning
 
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 today, 4th October and should be brought back to school on Monday 8th or Tuesday 9th 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
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Thank you for your co-operation with the above.
 
 
______________________________
Noreen Duggan
Principal