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03-May-18

Well done! To all the children who made their First Communion last Saturday. A special thank you to the Parents’ Association for hosting the Communion breakfasts and to all the parents who came down to help set up the hall, and to those who helped with serving tea/coffee on Saturday. A special thank you to Karen Coghlan for supplying the lovely pastries on the day, and to Patricia Magill who co-ordinated the support. Your contribution greatly added to the day for all the families involved.

Every year we ask communicants to make a charitable donation, if they wish, to a worthy cause and this year we are supporting Enable Ireland, who currently, and previously, have supported children with physical disability in our school , and are reliant on support from the public.

Found: A child’s scooter was found on the school yard before Easter, please call into the school office to collect it.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: A past pupil of St. Thomas’ school , studying for her Masters in Developmental Psychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, would like parents to take part in a questionnaire, which examines sensory processing and behavioural preferences in parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and parents of children who are typically developing. If you are a biological parent of one or more children between the ages of 4-17 then please take part in this study as your contribution will be valuable towards helping research on autism. This questionnaire will take about 20 minutes to complete and can be filled out both on your smartphone or computer. Follow this link to the survey:

https://maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78rNdjHNHjkdESV

Intercultural week: This takes place from Monday 21st –Wednesday 23rd May

If you are willing to visit a class during intercultural week (Mon-Wed) please let your child’s class teacher or Maureen at the office know, or if you are willing to prepare a snacks plate representing your country, for our coffee morning (Wednesday 23rd May 11.15am – 12.15pm), send a note to the class teacher, or Maureen, by Wednesday 16th May.

Parents who visit a class might like to do some/any of the following: Wear your national costume, tell a story from your native country, Show children how to count, Say hello/goodbye in your native language, Answer a few short questions about your country/school life/food/games/homes/childhood

Demonstrate a skill/craft/ art/artefact (eg. handwriting, henna print, hair-braiding, origami),

Perform a song/dance/play a musical instrument. Thank you for your cooperation in making this week a whole school celebration of our diversity.

School Closures: School will be closed on the following days.

Next week Monday 7th May - Friday 11th Mayinclusive (Mid-term break)

Thursday 17th May: Teacher in-service training (New English and Irish Language Curriculum).

Friday 25th May: (Referendum on the Eight Amendment).

Events
Mar
25 2024
Easter Holidays
May
06 2024
Mid-term Break
Jun
28 2024
School Closure at 11.50 (infants) and 12.00 (1st/2nd)
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Co.Dublin,

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