newsletter

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome Back! Here are a few reminders for the coming week.

Junior Infants: As we approach the end of our second week in school well done to all our Junior Infants who have settled into school life so quickly, and will continue attending from 9am – 12 o’clock next week 10^th – 14^th September.

Well done to parents and pupils with the line- up this week and please continue to stand at

the back of the yellow line , to allow children walk in/out safely with teacher. Encourage your child to tell teacher when they see their parent/minder at home time.

The full infant day (9am -1.40pm) will commence on Monday17^th.

Parents of Senior Infants, 1^st and 2^nd classes please bring your child to their line and stand to the back of line and please do not enter at the front door in the morning.

School Books: There are still a very small number of pupils without some of their school books. These may be purchased from Castle Book Shop, Leixlip. We would appreciate if these books could be purchased as soon as possible, and all school fees (€95) settled by tomorrow Friday 7^th.

Green Schools: To support our Green Schools Flag Awards, please note the following:

• Use only kitchen paper in re-usable lunchboxes
• Use re-usable bottles
• Support our W.O.W. (walk to school) initiative

School Photographer: Junior Infants will have their school photographs taken on Tuesday 25^th September. Any children new to the school can also have their photograph taken on this day. Information sheets will be sent home to Junior Infant parents shortly.

Junior Infants: A photographer from the Echo newspaper photographed our Junior Infants in class this week. Photos will be published in this week /next week’s Echo.

First Communion: Our First Holy Communion takes place in St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday

25^th May. There will be 2 sittings - 10am Mass (R.16,17,18) and 12 o’c Mass (R.19 & R.20)

Army Band: We have a special treat for our First and Second Classes next Thursday 13^th September with a short concert from the 35-piece Army Band, which has been facilitated by one of our parents (Edel Kennedy).

St. Thomas’ Parents Association: The first meeting of the new school year takes place next Tuesday 11^th September @8pm in the staff room.

Our Annual General Meeting of the Parents’ Association takes place on Wed 19^th September in the Senior Hall @8pm. All parents new and old are welcome to come along to both meetings.

Pupil Insurance Scheme: Application forms will go out to all parents next week