November Newsletter 2023 (Part 2)
- School will close at 2pm on Wednesday 22nd November for Parent Teacher Meetings.
- School will be closed on Monday 27th November for Teacher Training on the New Maths Curriculum.
- On Monday 4th December at 3.30pm we are having a Breast Cancer Awareness talk. This is a public health talk which covers important information about breast cancer, facts and figures and early detection. This is open to all ladies of the community, so feel free to invite your neighbours and friends. It will last approximately 30/40 minutes.
- The workshop for Peace Prom will be from 12.30 to 2.00pm on Wednesday 6th December. We should be back at school at 5.00pm. We will stop at Applegreen on the way home. The tickets for the Peace Prom have been purchased. They are €28 each but this money will not be collected until after Christmas.
- We hope to attend the Pantomime ‘Aladdin’ in the Market Place Theatre, Armagh on Tuesday 12th December. This will cost €15/child to cover the ticket and transport expenses.
- We are excited to inform you that our practices have started for the Christmas Performance which we hope to hold in Braddox Hall on Tuesday 19th December at 7.00pm. All the pupils will be involved in performing ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. We hope the evening will be well supported as parents, siblings, grandparents and friends will be very welcome.
- Thank you so much for collecting so many bags for our fundraising clothes collection. We collected 91 bags in total which was a fantastic effort by 16 families. I know bags were collected from other friends and family too, so please pass on our appreciation.
- Thank you too for making shoeboxes for the Hope Team. This is a great opportunity for our pupils to help less well off children in Eastern Europe and Africa. Thank you Maud McChesney for bringing our boxes to the Castleblayney collection centre where Janet Hill and helpers ensure the 2000 boxes they receive each year are suitable for delivery.
- We are participating in Food Dudes over the coming weeks. The Junior Room pupils have received fruit and veg all last week. All pupils are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit and veg in their lunch every day. There will be stickers, prizes and certificates awarded for eating the fruit and veg for everyone in the school who participate.
- We are also teaching the “Stay Safe Programme” throughout the school during November and December.
- We are delighted to have past pupil Ross Lowey back to the school. He is our GAA coach over the next 5 weeks. We hope he will keep the children busy and on their toes.
- Chef Mess Roisin is coming to the school on Thursday 16th November for Science Week courtesy of Monaghan Library to provide a Workshop entitled ‘Eat the Rainbow’.
- Reminder:- If anyone has any toys for Aistear time in the Junior Room, they would be much appreciated.
Hot Lunch Menu – €4 – Please remember to bring your lunch money to school on the Tuesday.
17/11 Chicken curry & rice
24/11 Mince and potatoes
1/12 Goujon roll
8/12 Chicken curry and rice
15/12 Sausage in a bap & wedges
Dates for you diary
Parent/Teacher Meetings Wednesday 22nd November – School will close at 2pm
Teacher Training Monday 27th November – School Closed
Breast Awareness Monday 4th December at 3.30pm for all ladies
Peace for Proms Practice Wednesday 6th December in National Indoor Arena, Dublin – 12.30-5pm
Pantomime Tuesday 12th December, Armagh Theatre
Christmas Performance Tuesday 19th December at 7pm in Braddox Hall
Christmas Holidays School closing at 12 on Friday 22nd Dec and reopening on Monday 8th January 2024
Peace Proms Saturday 3rd February 2024