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14th May 2010
Dear Parent,
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1. Gaelscoil Golf Classic
This event takes place on the 25/6/10 in Cill Dara Golf Club.The price is €250 again this year. For this you get a great day’s golf and all meals for four people. All information re timesheets etc. From the school office
2. Summer Holidays - Change
I wish to confirm that the Summer holidays will commence on Thursday, June 24 at 12.00 and NOT on 25 as was already indicated.
3.Fun Field Day
The Parents’ Committee are busily organising this new event which incorporates the annual school barbeque. It all happens on Friday, June 18 from 5-9 pm in the school playing pitch. It promises to be a fun-filled event for all the family and I urge you to support it
4. Congratulations!
Congrats to Rang 4 Jenny who won the Seachtain na Gaeilge competition for best magazine
5. Thanks
Many thanks to all the parents who helped us to prepare the school for the President’s visit. Photos from the visit can be viewed here
6. Sacraments.
We extend sincere best wishes to the pupils in Rang 6 and their teacher Norma for their Confirmation ceremony tomorrow, 15 May and to the pupils of Rang 2 with teachers Eibhlín and Mairéad for the First Communion ceremony on My 22nd
22 Márta 2010
Dear Parent,
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1.School Closures
The school will be closed at 12.00 on Thursday 25, there will be a normal school day on Tuesday 23rd
2.No Uniform Day 26th March!
We will have a ‘No-Uniform Day’ on Friday next. Please send in €2 per family if possible. This money will go to Tara Projects who are building a new orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, this Summer
3. Website www.gaelscoilchilldara.com
There have been over 89,000 hits on our website during the past year, may from various countries around the globe. Many thanks to Barbara Devlin who maintains the site. Remember also to contact us on gscoilchildara@eircom.net.
4. Holidays
Easter holidays begin on Friday 26 March at 12.00 and we reopen on Monday, April 12 at 9.00. I wish everybody a happy Easter
5. New Pupils
The meeting for parents of new pupils will be held on Thursday April 15 at 8.00 in the Hall. Please be sure you have any young brothers / sisters registered with us.
6. Bullying
We don’t allow any bullying whatsoever in Gaelscoil Chill Dara. Our policy is to be seen on the website and in our homework diary. If at any time you think your child is a victim please contact us immediately
7.First Penance
Best wishes to the pupils of Rang 2 who will be making their First Confession on Thursday next, 25 March at 7.00 in the school hall.
Dear Parents/Guardians
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1. Swine Flu Vaccine for Children in School
A gentle reminder that the vaccination takes place in the school tomorrow, Thursday, 4 February. The vaccination will begin around 10.00 am and it will be organised in the new building. School policy dictates that parents will be informed if any child is sick during the day.
2. No-uniform Day – for Haiti-on Friday 5 February
The children wanted to do something on behalf of the people in Haiti and they asked us to organise a No-Uniform day on Friday next. I know that many of you have supported this cause already. Therefore a small contribution of about €2 per family would be excellent.
3. Music Session
The parents music group have achieved a very high standard and are well worth a listen. They’re playing in O’Rourke’s, Main Street, Droichead Nua tomorrow evening, 4 February from 9.00 pm. Free admission.
4. School Closures
The school will be closed at 12.00 on Friday next 5 February, closed all day Monday 8 February and closed for midterm on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 February
.5.School Policies
The school’s policies, including our Child Protection policy can be accessed on the Policies page. It is important that parents are aware of our policies.
Go raibh míle maith agat,
Is mise, le meas,
Seán de Paor, Príomhoide
28th January 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1. Parent-Teacher Meetings
It has been our practice to arrange parent-teacher meetings on a ‘one-to one’ basis after school at this time of the year. Unfortunately this year the teachers’ trade union, the INTO has forbidden such meetings outside school time as part of their work to rule campaign against recent government decisions. As we have already lost a lot of teaching time this year, the Board of Management has decided not to organise such meetings this year. Parents will remember that each teacher met the parents of their pupils at the beginning of the year, and meetings will be held with the parents of Naíonáin Bheaga in June when the BIAP profiles are being compiled. Of course any parent who wishes to arrange a meeting with their child’s teacher may do so by contacting the office to make an appointment. I am very sorry to have had to make this decision, which was made after consulting the Parents’ Association and which is in effect for this school year only
2. A Naíonra in Gaelscoil Chill Dara
The Board of Management has decided that an all-Irish Naíonra will open on site here in Gaelscoil Chill Dara in the school year 2010/2011.I am now requesting applications from qualified people for the position of Stiúrthóir (Director) and Cúntóir (Assistant). Send applications, along with CV to: An Príomhoide, Gaelscoil Chill Dara, An Bóthar Glas, Co. Chill Dara before 19 March 2010. Please do not send applications for places for children in the Naíonra yet.
3. Catholic Schools
Some parents have informed me that they were disappointed that Gaelscoil Chill Dara was not included on a list of Catholic schools which was published in the St. Conleth’s Parish Newsletter recently. Discussions are ongoing with the Parish about this issue but I can confirm that the school’s Catholic ethos is permanently established and it is not intended to change that. On a related matter, Fr. Ruairí will celebrate Mass for St. Brigid’s Day on Monday next at 10.00 in the school hall.
4. Punctuality
I am grateful to those parents who ensure that their children reach the school in time each morning. Children should be in the yard from 8.50-9.00
.5.Unwanted bus tickets
Please return unwanted / unused bus tickets. Tickets may be left with Sorcha in the office.
6.Swine Flu Vaccine for Children in School
Vaccination will take place for children in the school on Thursday, 4 February. Please complete the form which is with this letter and return it to the teacher. Parents do not accompany children for swine flu vaccination in school. If you wish to accompany your child for vaccination please arrange an appointment through www.swineflu.ie or through you local health centre
Go raibh míle maith agat,
Is mise, le meas,
___________________Seán de Paor, Príomhoide
20th January
Dear Parents/Guardians
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1. “Happy New Year
Even though it’s a little late now I would like to wish you and your family every blessing for 2010. I am sorry that we lost school days from 7-13 January. The Board had no option but to close the school on those days. The conditions were unprecedented in the life of the school and I hope they don’t recur. But I would like to sincerely thank parents for their understanding and support and especially those parents who contacted the school with offers of help to get the school ready.
2. A couple of School Closures
Before Christmas we were informed that the school has been selected for a Whole School Evaluation. The report from that evaluation will be published in due course. As part of the process we have to have some meetings with the inspectors. Therefore all the children will go home at 1.15 on Tuesday, 26 January and Tuesday 23 March. The school will be closed for the entire day on Monday, February 8Planning day
3. Dates of Sacraments
The following are the dates of the sacraments organised by Gaelscoil Chill Dara this year:
First Penance(2 Class):
25/3/2010 7.00 pm School Hall
First Communion(2 Class):
22/5/2010 12.00 Noon, St. Brigid’s Church, Curragh Camp.(Date changed by request of Parish Priest)
Ceremony of Light(6 Class):
22/4/2010 7.00 pm School Hall
Confirmation(6 Class):
15/5/2010, St. Brigid’s Church, Curragh Camp.
4. Irish Classes
Irish classes begin again on Thursday, 25 February at
8.00 – 9.30 in the school.
Is mise le meas,
___________________
Seán de Paor, Príomhoide
3rd November 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians
Greetings from Gaelscoil Chill Dara! I would like to draw your attention to the following:
1. “Patron Day 2009”
We collected €1,153 from the children an Friday , 24/10/2008 and a cheque for this amount has been forwarded to An Foras Pátrúnachta. Many, many thanks to you all.
Photographs of the children in costume can be viewed here. A big thanks to Barbara who took the snaps and also thanks to the local horse trainers who were very happy to cooperate with us on the day
2. Acceptable Usage Policy
Computers are in use in every class in the school thanks to the efforts of the Parents Council and I am delighted to announce that the Department has given us €25,000 for computers in the new classrooms.
Please read the Acceptable Usage Policy attached which pertains to the Internet, sign it and return it to the class teacher.
3. Parents’ Council
The following were elected at a meeting of Comhairle na dTuismitheoirí recently
Chairperson – Aisling Uí Laoire
Vice Chairperson – Adrian O’Murchú,
Treasurer– Alan O’Conaill,
Secretary – Aisling Nic Uidhir
I wish the Parents’ Council every success and ask you to support them.
4. Irish Classes
Irish classes begin again on Thursday, 12 November at 8.00 – 9.30 in the school.
5.Coffee Afternoon
Please join us for coffee as Gaeilge at 2.00 in the hall tomorrow, 5 November
6.Table Quiz.
The Parents Council is organizing a Table Quiz in Lumville House on Wednesday, November 18 at 8.30. All welcome. And they would appreciate any donations of spot prizes on the night. Please help!
7... Early Closing on Friday, 6/11/09 at 12.00 noon
The teachers have a staff meeting on Friday next, 6 November. For the last couple of years half of the November meeting has been held outside normal school time but a directive from The Irish National Teachers Organisation forbids this practice. The children will therefore go home at 12.00.
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