Newsletter 23/2/2023

Newsletter 23/2/2023

Dublinia: There was great excitement yesterday morning as our 2nd class pupils headed off to Dublinia in Dublin city Museum Dublin - Viking Museum | Dublinia Viking Museum. Our pupils learned all about the Danes, long ships, horned helmets and the Viking lifestyle in preparation for this trip. As always, the children were a credit to their school, their teachers and their parents and all behaved excellently. Being on the bus with all of their classmates was a highlight of course. Thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to come on the trip to help ensure it was a safe and enjoyable experience for all. A very special thanks to St. Thomas' Parents' Association who subsidised this trip to help lower costs for parents/guardians. I think you can tell from the pictures below that the children had a fabulous day.

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Parents' Association Subscriptions: On behalf of the PA we would like to thank all the parents and guardians who have made a voluntary family donation of €10 via the Eolas App, Databiz website Site | DataBiz Solutions or in cash. Your contribution goes towards funding many resources and experiences for our pupils. Examples include; garden benches, giant lego, the sensory room, subsidising trips (such as above), Fun Runs, books, Santa visits etc. If you would like to donate, you can still do so. Every little helps, so we thank you sincerely.

Troubleshooting Eolas App: Databiz have advised us that they are in the final stages of working through the payment errors that some parents may have experienced recently via the Eolas app. It is an app developer issue. Apologies for any frustration this may have caused. Payments can still be made via the databiz website directly Site | DataBiz Solutions. If you have still not managed to download the app, we ask you to please do so at your nearest convenience as this is a vital method of communication going forward.

Explaining absences: If you child has been absent for any reason, please use the Eolas app to explain the reason for their absence. Absences can then be tracked and logged accurately on our database.

Still Life with a Mandolin

Pablo Picasso

National Art Gallery: Our First class pupils are now preparing for their trip to the National Art Gallery on March 8th/9th. Home | National Gallery of Ireland. They are learning all about various artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh, and Moynan, are exploring artistic techniques and are looking and responding to many art forms. Parents/guardians will have received a letter this week with details of the upcoming trip.

St. Thomas' Artists: Thank you to Mrs. McGowan who organised entries for the Texaco Art Competition. She also organises an annual St. Thomas' Art competition and some fabulous prizes. The standard is always very high. Well done to all the entries and congratulations to our worthy 2023 winners below. The winning masterpieces will be displayed in the school for a period of time.

Junior Infants Senior Infants First Class 2nd Class

Aaryan Soni, Sofia Mihoc, Hailey Croke, Sorsha Bowman, Maria Zava, Seán Nolan, Sophia Collins, Amelia Kavanagh, Bianca Grigorita and Angela Gu

Gaelic football and hurling: Our senior infants have been learning football and hurling skills with coach Alan O' Neill over the last number of weeks. Alan from Lucan Sarsfield's GAA club will soon be starting to work with First class pupils. Alan has a fantastic way of making GAA fun and exciting for all. Group sports have huge benefits for children's motor skills, social skills, physical and mental wellbeing. If your child has caught the 'GAA bug' and is interested in joining Lucan Sarsfield's GAA club, please contact the club directly Lucan Sarsfields GAA |

Easter Camp for Senior Infants/1^st and 2^nd classes: Tuesday 11^th – Friday 14^th April. 9:30am – 2pm daily. Email eastercampstthomasjns@gmail.com for more information. All camps and after schools are run independently of St. Thomas' JNS

Kindness: Look at the 2nd class pupils we 'caught' modelling kindness last week. Well done boys and girls. You are a credit to your school and a great example to our younger pupils. We hope you enjoyed your kindness heart lollies.