Moneystown NS Newsletter March 2015
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Monday
2
nd
AIKIDO
Tuesday
Wednesday
DRAMA
ARTS & CRAFTS
10
th
School
5th
DRAMA TODAY
Lunchtime session
with Mrs Tallon –
bring in your
instrument!
11th ARTS &
Crafts
AGM Community
Hall tomorrow
16th
Friday
17th
Spelling Bee –
Best of Luck, Emily.
Do you know
how many
people Maple
met on his
journey?
Maple?
Arts & Crafts
Wh
o
is
Rugby
13th
14th
Confirmation
Ceremony
19th
26th
Board Game
Donations gladly
accepted
27th
Coffee
Morning
– all welcome.
Theatre Company
Sunday
Prefects for
March – Ruth &
Aoife
Rathdrum Rugby
Come and join the fun
every Saturday @
10.30
Do you know how far
Maple
travelled?
Rugby
24th
Saturday
7th
Remember Coach Tommy
on Tuesdays!!!
Céilí in
today
AIKIDO
Thursday
DoThis in
Memory of Me
Mass for
First Communion
candidates.
21st
Céilí in
Laragh –
All
welcome
Child Protection
Mrs Durston DLP
Mr McGillycuddy
DDLP
Rugby
Principal: Mary Tallon
Email: [email protected]
Ph. (0404) 45477
Moneystown NS Newsletter March 2015
Cúinne
Cainte
This
month we celebrate Seachtain
na
Gaeilge during which
classes will participate in a
range of different activities to promote
the Irish language and Irish culture. The
children will learn songs in Irish and have
a Ceili in school on 3rd March. Watch out
for Ceili Dancing in Laragh on 21st – all
welcome.This month try to use the
following phrases with your child –
Ar mhaith leat…….? Would you like….
Ba mhaith liom……. I would like
Níor mhaith liom……..I wouldn’t like
Activity DiaryAs part of our Active
School Programme, children will
keep an activity diary for a month.
During this time they will record
the various sports and activities
that they participate in throughout the week.
Keeping fit and active is hugely important for
us all. With spring in the air, encourage your
child to get active and have fun.
World Book Day
On 5th March pupils are invited
to dress up as their favourite
character from a book to
celebrate World Book Day. Be creative and
get your literary caps on!!
Child Protection
Mrs Durston DLP
Mr McGillycuddy DDLP
Principal: Mary Tallon
Prefects
Our prefects this month
are Aoife & Ruth.
The
dates
following
have been
confirmed
for GAA fixtures – 4th Bray Emmets;
Girls’ League 11th & 25th March in
Roundwood. Boys’ league 18th March in
Bray Emmets and 23rd March in
Ballinakill. Parental support is vital to
ensure chidlren can attend these
fixtures. Please let Mr McGillycuddy
know if you can help wth lifts. Thanks
Farewell Fr. Healy
It was with much
regret that we
recently
bade
farewell to Fr.
Healy. The children invited him to
Assembly and entertained him
with song and drama as a thank
you for his memorable time with us
in Moneystown NS. Thank You Fr.
Healy.
Cake Sale & Coffee Morning
27th March – All welcome. School
Choir to perform. This is a
hugey important fundraiser
for the school and your
support is greatly appreciated.
Raffle tickets sold before 27th March.
Connect with Respect
The pupils engaged in
activities to promote
internet
safety
awareness
in
February. Maple (our tiny teddy)
embarked on
a cyberjourney that
took him
all over the
world and
he has had
over
10,
000 hits on Facebook already.
Maple’s journey highlights to the
pupils how by posting an image or a
comment on line it is seen by a
worldwide audience instantly. A
map tracking Maple’s cyberjourney will be on view outside of
5th & 6th class over the coming
days.
Parents
can
access
information on internet safety
from WWW.WEBWISE.IE
Confirmation Class
Many of our 6th class pupils have
prepared over the past
few months. They will be
confirmed on Thursday
March in Roundwood
Church. We wish the confirmation
candidates and their families the best
for the big day.
Community Centre AGM on 16th
March
All welcome to attend and support.
Email: [email protected]
A Big Talk Programme
Following on from its success with the
Infants, pupils in 3rd & 4th will be busy
‘chatting’ over the next few weeks as they
work on a ‘Big Talk’ oral language programme.
As part of our policy under the National
Literacy & Numeracy Strategy, pupils will be
given
an
oral
language
development programme for
their homework. Oral language
development is a key component
to successful reading and is an
incredibly valuable part of your child’s
learning. Parents are encouraged to engage in
as many oral language opportunities as
possible with their children. Asking questions
such as who? Where? What? Why? How? will
prompt your child to develop both their oral
language and comprehension skills. See the
NCCA website for further information on how
you can support your child’s learning.
www.NCCA.ie
The Numbers Game
To help develop a positive
attitude towards maths
we plan to extend the
range of maths based
board games available to
the pupils during wet breaks. If you have
an unwanted board games (e.g. chess set,
UNO cards, Ludo) that would help
develop mathematical skills and concepts,
we would gladly accept them.
Ph. (0404) 45477
Moneystown NS Newsletter March 2015
Principal: Mary Tallon
Email: [email protected]
Ph. (0404) 45477