Seachtain na Gaeilge 2015

Beidh Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl ón 1- 17ú Márta. We will celebrate Irish fortnight from the 1^st- 17^th of March. Representatives from each class will read “An Nuacht agus an aimsir” (the news & weather) over the school intercom each day. There will be a Seanfhocail (Irish saying) art competition for all classes. Teachers will be choosing “Gaeilgeoir an Lae” (Irish speaker of the day) during this time and the classes will be celebrating our beautiful language through rhyme, song and drama. The highlight of Seachtain na Gaeilge will be our annual “Lá Glas & Ceolchoirm” (Wear green & concert day) on Friday 13^th of March. Pupils are encouraged to wear green/ the Ireland colours. Each class will be preforming songs and poems “as Gaeilge” for their peers and enjoying a Céilí Mór in the hall. Do try and practice “cúpla focail” at home. Thanks to Mrs. L. Cummins for co-ordinating our great schedule of Seachtain na Gaeilge events.

Visit from Dublin Zoo

We had a special visitor from Dublin Zoo who came to talk to the classes about all the wonderful animals they have there. Jim brought with him an elephant's foot, some animal skins, a turtle shell and an ostrich egg. He then showed a video of all the various zoo animals including their new arrivals, a baby giraffe, a baby Asian lion cub and the latest elephant calf. The children had a fantastic time listening to all of Jim's zoo stories. Maybe over the midterm break you might like to visit Dublin Zoo for yourselves and see all the animals face to face. For more information on Dublin zoo visit www.dublinzoo.ie 

First Confessions

Ms O Hora's class & Ms O Brien's class will be making their First Holy Confessions today at 11.30am. They have been practising their prayers and are very excited. 

A big thank you to all the parents who assisted the teachers walking the classes to the church and to all the 2nd class teachers for all their hard work. 

Hall noticeboards

Check out the fantastic displays in the hall this term. 

Ms Meehan's Junior Infants made a fabulous St Brigid's Patchwork Cloak display! 

Spring is in the air with Ms Feeney's senior infants class. They made this colourful Spring display

Mr Foristal's first class made a lovely romantic display to celebrate St Valentines Day.

Ms Ni Mhaonaigh's second class were feeling the chill and made these fabulous penguin pictures.

Birthday Treats and Invitations

Following discussions with staff and the Parents' Association, it was agreed that parents would not send cakes, sweets or party bags to school to celebrate their child's birthday. Handing these out takes up a lot of teaching and learning time, can put pressure on other parents to supply the same and goes against our Healthy Eating Policy. Children are made feel extra special on their birthday by both the class teacher and the school community without the need for a party in the classroom.
Also if you wish to distribute birthday invitations in the class, this must be done discreetly between 9-9.20am and only in the case where it is not possible to deliver them outside of the classroom. It is not the teacher's role to distribute birthday invitations and should not be asked to do so.

We appreciate your co-operation and understanding in this matter.

First Confessions

First Confessions will take place on the following days in Ss Peter and Paul's Church, Balbriggan. 

Tuesday 10th February at 11.30am; Ms Ní Mhaonaigh's class & Ms Fagan's class.

Wednesday 11th February at 11.30am; Ms O  Brien's class & Ms O Hora's class. 

All children to be in full uniform. Parents/Guardians are all welcome.

Simon Community Collection

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Simon Community collection which took place outside the school hall last week and to Mrs Heffernan and the Parents Association for organising the event. We are delighted to have raised a massive €685.04!!! No doubt this money will go towards helping those less fortunate have a better Christmas. 

School closure

School will close at 12pm on Friday 19th December for Christmas holidays. 

Simon Community Collection

Don't forget to support the Simon Community collection that will be taking place outside the school hall before and after the school plays. All donations, great or small, will be greatly appreciated.

Christmas Play Timetable

The sweet sound of nativity songs is echoing around the school at the moment as rehearsals are in full swing. Please see the timetable below for individual class productions!

Christmas Play Timetable

December 2014

Time	Monday 8th	Tuesday 9th	Wednesday 10th	Thursday 11th	Friday 12th
9.30am		Ms O Hora (Room 6)
9.45am			Ms O Brien (Room 13)	Ms Ní Mhaonaigh (Room 2)
10.00am					Mrs Cummins (Room 12)
11.00am		Ms Feeney (Room 5)	Mrs Cummins (Room 17)
11.15am				Mr Donovan (Room 11)	Ms Regan (Room 16)
12.45pm		Ms Meehan (Room 14)
1.00pm			Ms Keane (Room 15)	Ms Fagan (Room 4)	Ms Hickey (Room 10)
1.50pm		Mr Forristal (Room 9)	Mrs Cleary (Room 7)	Ms Harrington (Room 8)
1.55pm	Ms O Brien  (Room 3)