5th & 6th class make and taste class made butter.
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Christmas Fare and Bazaar 2018 The school bazaar will be on Sunday 25th of November. There is an explanatory note about the Bazaar under separate cover. Science Quiz Last night , three pupils from 6th class competed in the 2018 Primary Science Quiz, in conjunction with the Lifetime Lab. The questions were tough but our team consisting of Faye Mulready, Hannah Lucey and Ryan Murphy performed admirably. An enjoyable night was had by all, including some interesting experiments and explosions at the end! Parent teacher meetings The Parent Teacher Meetings have now concluded, thanks to all of the parents for coming into the school. Open Day/Open Night We will hold our school Open Day on Wednesday 28th of November from 2pm-3pm in the school, all parents and children welcome and we will have our Open Night on Wednesday 5th of December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm all welcome. Please spread the word. Christmas Cards Thanks to all of the children who submitted templates for their Christmas cards. The order forms will be sent out early next week. Rugby The last session of Rugby training will take place tomorrow Friday 16th of November for classes from 3rd to 6th. Change of Date for your diary: The School Christmas Concert will now take place in Inniscarra Community Centre, Ballyanly on Wednesday 12th of December. More information on this to follow. Inniscarra Camogie Congratulations to Ms. O’Connor, Senior Infant teacher and all of the Inniscarra Team on their great win over Inagh-Kilnamona last Sunday. Yours sincerely, ___________________ Siobhán Looney, Deputy Principal Congratulations to Mr. Mulcahy, his wife Kate and family on the birth of their beautiful baby boy – Pete, who was born last week.
Debating Yesterday our debating team took part in the Concern’s Primary Schools Debate against Balinora NS. We opposed the motion “People should be fined for not recycling”. After a very closely fought contest the motion was carried and Balinora School declared the winners. The 3 speakers, Hannah Lucey, James Fairtlough and Bríd Hegarty were highly praised by the judges for their excellent speeches and arguments and James was awarded the overall best speaker in the debate. The debating team also included Gráinne O’Sullivan, Faye Mulready and Grace Murphy. Well done to all! Parent teacher meetings The Parent Teacher Meetings will take place next week on 13th & 14th of November. The uptake of appointments on Aladdin Connect worked very well. Please note that the school will close at 12.30pm on 13th of November to facilitate the meetings. Open Day/Open Night We will hold our school Open Day on Wednesday 28th of November from 2pm-3pm in the school, all parents and children welcome and we will have our Open Night on Wednesday 5th of December from 7.30pm to 8.30pm all welcome. Please spread the word. Parents’ Association News The Parents association are holding a meeting on Wednesday 14th November at 8:30pm in the school to discuss this year’s activities and the upcoming Christmas bazaar. We would encourage a parent from each family to attend of possible. Christmas Cards We are going to run the Christmas Card fundraising initiative again this year. Pupils from 1st to 6th class will do their art work in school. Juniors and Seniors will do their cards with their parents as part of their homework tonight at home and return their templates tomorrow. Your child will also receive a photocopied sheet to practice their drawing on first, if necessary. Rugby The last session of Rugby training will take place next Friday 16th of November for classes from 3rd to 6th. Dates for your diary: Juniors – 2nd class will be going to the Christmas Panto “Aladdin” in the Opera House on Thursday 6th of December. The School Christmas Concert will take place in Inniscarra Community Centre, Ballyanly - Thursday 13th of December. Inniscarra Camogie The Munster Camogie Senior Club Final will take place in Cashel on Sunday 11th of November at 2.30pm between Inniscarra and Inagh-Kilnamona. Good luck girls!! A special mention to Ms. Áine O’Connor – Senior Infant teacher who will be playing on the Inniscarra Senior team. Card Playing in Vicarstown NS The Vicarstown Card Players are looking for new members to join them on Tuesday nights for their card playing in the school at 8.30pm. All parents welcome and card playing lessons included. Dear Parents and Guardians,
School awarded funding from - Local Agenda 21 Grant Scheme We were delighted to be awarded €350 of funding from the Local Agenda Partnership to buy a Hungry Bin Worm Composter. The composter will replace our compost bin. Many of the pupils are already acquainted with worms and of the wonderful work that they do. Mr. Donal O’Leary, from Waste Down, gave a presentation today on how to operate the composter. We are looking forward to using an alternative way to deal with domestic waste. Mini 7’s We will have a Mini 7’s football blitz tomorrow in Clondrohid. Selected team members (only 10 aside) will need to get permission slips signed and please pay €5 towards the bus (if they have not already done so). Futsal We will be sending a team to play soccer in the Futsal tournament next Tuesday 23rd of October in Whitechurch. A permission slip will be distributed and please pay €5 towards the bus. Thank you! GAA Training There will be GAA training with Tim next Thursday 25th of October. Halloween Fancy Dress All pupils can dress up for Halloween on Thursday 25th. We look forward to greeting a selection of characters in school next week. Presidential Election Please note that there will be no school on Friday 26th of October as the school is being used as a polling station for the election. Goal Jersey Day – Friday 12th of October Well done to everyone who wore their Jersey’s for Goal Jersey Day. We collected €235 for the charity which was very well supported. A big thank you to everyone! Parents’ Association Family Table Quiz The Parents’ Association are hosting a family table quiz in the Clubhouse of the Blarney Golf hotel on Sunday 21st October at 2:30pm. All welcome. Tickets €25 per family. Please support! Yours sincerely, ___________________ Peter Mulcahy, Principal Dear Parents and Guardians,
Mini 7’s The Mini 7’s blitz has been cancelled for tomorrow due to the weather warning. . Sciath na Scol We had two great matches on Tuesday and the kids put in a huge effort. We lost our match v Ringaskiddyand won against Ballyvongane. We are now out of the football tournament this year. Road Safety Many thanks to Garda Seán Dwyer who gave a talk on road safety to the pupils yesterday. World Mental Health Week We had lots of activities in class for world Mental health day yesterday. 5th & 6th listened to a mindfulness podcast. 3rd & 4th read a chapter from Headbomz, 1st and 2nd are doing Zippy’s Friends while Juniors and Seniors did some mindful yoga. Library Now that we have moved the classes to the prefabs we were able to restore the library to its former glory. We will be lending books again from next week. Infants Club We are currently looking into organising a club for children in Junior and Senior Infants between 1.30pm and 2.30pm as we know that this would be a help to parents. More to follow. Presidential Election Please note that there will be no school on Friday 26th of October as the school is being used as a polling station for the election. Goal Jersey Day – Friday 12th of October Could everyone wear a sports jersey (i.e. Inniscarra GAA, Cork) tomorrow Friday 12th of October and give you child a small donation in aid of Goal Charity. Also it would be a great opportunity to wear blue and white to support Inniscarra Camogie senior team who are in the county final on Saturday 13th of October v Courcey Rovers, ‘Scarra Abu! Parents’ Association Family Table Quiz The Parents’ Association are hosting a family table quiz in the Clubhouse of the Blarney Golf hotel on Sunday 21st October at 2:30pm. All welcome. Tickets €25 per family Yours sincerely, ___________________ Peter Mulcahy, Principal . 04 October 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians, Developing School Status We have maintained our projected student enrolment numbers of 122. This means that our 5th classroom teacher post is now permanent and that I will become an Administrative Principal. This means an additional teacher will be appointed to replace me. We see this as a very positive development for the school going forward, especially considering our increased number of classes and the ongoing building project. Sciath na Scol Enormous credit is due to our Sciath na Scol footballers after their tremendous display last Tuesday. We won two games and lost two games. A special mention to Alex Neilon, who broke his wrist while representing the school, we wish him a speedy recovery. Our next game will be on Tuesday 9th of October v Ringaskiddy and Ballyvongane in Vicarstown NS. Mini 7’s We will have a Mini 7’s football blitz next Friday 12th of October in Clondrohid. Selected team members (only 10 aside) will need to get permission slips signed and pay €5 towards the bus please. As a result there will be no Rugby on Friday 12th, it will be rescheduled for the following week. Pre/Post school Morning club operates Monday to Friday 8 – 8.40am (no prior notice required) and Homework Club operates Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 2.30 to 3.35pm. Goal Jersey Day - 12th of October Could everyone wear a sports jersey (i.e. Inniscarra GAA, Cork) next Friday 12th of October and give you child a small donation in aid of Goal Charity. Collection from School Please let the school know beforehand if your child is going home with another child from their class, or if they are being collected by somebody outside the norm. School Garden – Tasting produce The garlic and potatoes were a real hit with the junior classes here last Friday, it was like a scene from Oliver as many children came back to the pot for more. Some came back three times! A special thank you to Catherine Fairtlough for organising the harvest and the cooking! Please contact the office re Family Payments Payments may be made electronically in instalments or in person by calling into the school. Please note that the Christmas concert is self funding. The door ticket & shop proceeds cover bus transportation, hall rental and amplification rental on the night. Other activities may incur cost during the year but these will be dealt with on an individual basis. Yours sincerely, ___________________ Peter Mulcahy, Principal Dear Parents and Guardians, Sciath na Scol Following is the schedule for the Sciath na Scol matches: Tuesday 2nd of October in Coachford GAA v Tirelton and Rusheen. The bus will leave at 10.15am and will be home before 2.30pm, please remit €5 per child and fill out the permission slip. Thursday 4th of October v Ringaskiddy and Ballyvongane in Vicarstown NS. Rubgy Due to the fine weather we availed of an opportunity to run a four week Rugby course which started last Tuesday for children from 3rd to 6th class. The scheme will continue on the following dates: Friday 5th, Tuesday 9th and Tuesday 16th of October. Tracksuit should be worn on those dates. School Garden – Tasting produce Could all children bring in a plastic bowl and a fork to school tomorrow, to taste some yummy garlic potatoes from the school garden. Accommodation Our first prefab has been ready for use since Monday. Thankfully, it is a lovely space and 5th and 6th class are settling in very well. The 2nd prefab, which will house our Early Intervention ASD Class should be ready for Monday morning. Again it is an excellent space and we are very happy with them both. Homework Club There will be no Homework Club on Monday coming as all staff are attending a talk on epilepsy. Junior and Senior Infant Health Screen The HSE asked us to distribute forms and/or packs to all Junior and Senior Infants last week, for vaccines, sight screening etc. Please return the forms ASAP if you have not already done so, thank you! Headlice We have had a report of headlice in the school, please be vigilant and treat hair if you see anything. Local News The Playground Committee are all set in Ballyanly to host the Official Opening of the Playground this Saturday, the 29th of September from 2-5pm. All welcome. Inniscarra Historical Society presents: Nurses in World War I – a presentation by Marie McCarthy in Inniscarra Community Centre, Ballyanly, on 3rd October 2018 at 8pm. All welcome. Yours sincerely, ___________________ Peter Mulcahy, Principal lick here to edit. 13 September 2018 Dear Parents and Guardians, Sacraments The Parish Confirmation will be held on 3rd of April (at 1pm for us). Sciath na Scol We have our first Sciath match scheduled for next week on Thursday v Ringaskiddy at 12.30pm on the school pitch. School Lunches Please see below from our Healthy Eating Policy. Thanks for your cooperation. Normal lunch
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