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20th October 2015 Dear Parents & Guardians, Please find below a list of recent and upcoming events. Official Opening of the School Extension: After four years of hard work the ribbon was finally cut officially opening our new school extension. It was a memorable occasion, the highlight being the performances of the children during the ceremony. A huge effort was put into the ceremony and there are a number of people I would like to thank – the parents who helped to clean the school on the weekend prior to the day, also all the parents who were involved in providing the refreshments. Your efforts were very much appreciated. To all the members of the staff for the wonderful displays on the walls. A special word of thanks to Bryan Keely and Mary Kelly for co-ordinating our wonderful choir and musicians. To the children, I want to say well done for making the occasion so special. Finally, to our special guests, Bishop Martin Drennan, Ciaran Cannon T.D. and David Burke. Sliabh Aughty Challenge: On behalf of the whole school community I would once again like to congratulate the organising committee for a wonderful event. As you are aware the proceeds of the event are being donated to our school this year. A very generous sum of €1,000 was presented to the school by Kevin Cunningham last Friday. Our sincere thanks to everyone involved for this kind gesture. Parents Representatives to the new Board of Management Following on from the nominations meeting recently, we have our parents representatives elected for the new Board of Management which will begin on the 1st December 2015. Caroline Niland (1st class parent) has been elected as the mother’s representative on the board and Vinny Mooney (senior Infant and 5th class parent) has been elected as the father’s representative to the Board. We welcome them both and thank them for agreeing to become members. Parent-Teacher Meetings: This years parent-teacher meetings are on Tuesday 24th November. Children will go home at 12.30pm and busses will run as normal on the day. Mid-Term Break. School will be closing on Friday 23rd October for mid-term break. We will be re-opening on Monday 2nd November. Halloween: The children will...

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  28th September 2015 Dear Parents/Guardians, Please find below a list of recent and upcoming events. Opening of School Extension: This event will take place on Friday 16th October at 1.30pm. Events will commence with a blessing of the new extension, co-celebrated by our Patron Bishop Martin Drennan and Parish Priest Fr. Joe Roche. This will be followed by an address from Ciaran Cannon T.D. A plaque will be unveiled in honour of the companies who provided major sponsorship for our ‘Who wants to be a Thousandaire’ fundraising event. The ribbon will then be cut by local sports hero David Burke and finally there will be light refreshments served. The children from Infants to 2nd will be allowed to go home at 12.30pm on this day. Children from 3rd to 6th will go home as normal at 3.00pm. All parents and guardians are invited to attend. Board of Management: Reminder of the meeting to nominate candidates for Parents Reps to the Board of Management on Thursday 1st October at 8pm in the school hall. School S.N.A.: We would like to officially welcome Ms. Josephine Madden to our school staff. Following applications and interviews Ms. Madden was recently appointed by the Board as the school Special Needs Assistant. Anti-Bullying Week: I would like to thank our 6th class children for organising Anti-Bullying week. They did a great job and I hope all the children learned about the importance of being kind to each other. Please find attached a copy of their newsletter detailing the weeks events. Slieve Aughty Challenge: I would like to congratulate the organising committee on a great event on Saturday 26th September. I would also like to thank our Parents Council for providing the refreshments and serving them to the participants on the day. It was very much appreciated. Athletics Cross Country: Well done to all our children who participated in the recent cross country event in Loughrea. Ms. Cusack remarked how well behaved the children were and I’d like to thank Ms Cusack for bringing the children. School Bus: Following on from a recent meeting with the Parents Council I am asking that any parents that might have an interest in using the school bus as...