Newsletter

SNA Staff Cuts:

We were informed yesterday, in advance of a whole school review, that our SNA staffing for the coming year will be cut by 30%, with the loss of 3 SNA posts. This will have a devastating impact on our capacity to provide appropriately and safely for the care needs of all our pupils with associated care needs, and the consequent impact on the whole school population. We have a broadly equivalent number of pupils with identified care needs arriving in school next year to replace those leaving, and in our opinion these cuts are totally unwarranted and unjustified.

We are asking all parents to contact our newly elected local councillors and raise this matter at the highest level.

Vicki Casserly – vcasserly@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie

Paul Gogarty – pgogarty@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie

Ed O’Brien – edobrien@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie

Liona O’Toole – lotoole@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie

Joanna Tuffy –jtuffy@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie

Sports Day: Sports Day takes place on Tuesday 18^th June weather permitting. If you are available to help on this day please give your name to the class teacher or the office. Call directly to the staffroom on Tuesday morning where you will be designated an activity to assist with. Parents are welcome to come and watch their child sample 7 sports activities. Please ensure your child wears their tracksuit and runners on the day. Classes will move from one supervised activity to another around the school building in the course of the day.

Camp Esker 2019: Our Annual Summer camp will be returning with lots of fun activities this summer from the 8^th to the 12^th of July. Registration will take place this Sat. 8^th June from 11am to 12.00pm. Registration forms went home last Thursday. If you are unable to attend on Saturday please drop the completed form/fee to school office by Friday 15^th June. Priority is given to pupils from St. Thomas’ and the camp is run by fully vetted school staff. Limited number of places.

School Reports: Please ensure we have the correct address for all pupils as school reports, and book bills will be posted home on Friday 14^th June.

Junior Infant Familiarisation : This takes place next week (Monday 10^th to Friday 14^th) @ 2pm each day. (Junior Hall ) Monday 10^th – R1– Ms. Cobbe, / Tuesday 11^th -R.2 – Ms. Ryan,

Wednesday 12^th– R.3- Ms. O’Reilly / Thursday 13^th – R.4–Ms. Mason / Friday14^th - R.5- Ms. Walshe

Sponsored Walk &Family Fun Day: Our Annual Sponsored walk will take place this Saturday 8^th June meeting @ Griffeen Park car park @2pm and walking back to the school for refreshments, face painting, games magic and fun.!. Ruaille Buaille will have activities in the park from earlier in the day so spaces will be at a premium in the car park. All money raised assists us with restocking our classroom resources for the coming year. Your support is much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you on the day.

Sponsor Cards went home last week so please return to the school by Friday14th.

Children are asked not to go door to door just ask for sponsorship within their own family members.

Thank you,

Michael Maher,

Principal.