DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Confirmation Preparation Mass
R.S.E 3 Themes
December 14th Santa Visit
Christmas Holidays
School Policies: Blog Site
Parent Teacher Meetings
Croke Park Hours
Board of Management Meeting
Pre School
Enrolment Expression of Interest
Presents
Text a parent update
Dear Parents
Santa’s visit and children’s Christmas activities will
take place on Friday December 14th. Parents and
Guardians are invited to attend in the hall.
Infants 12 p.m. (infant pupils will then visit Santa)
1/2 12:20 p.m. (first and second will then visit Santa)
3/4 12:50 p.m. (santa will visit with 3/4 in their
classroom)
5/6 1:10 p.m. ( Santa will visit wit 5/6 pupils in their
classroom)
Thanks to the Parents’ Association for organising
and arrranging Santa visit.
Thanks to all parents for attending Parent
Teacher Meetings. If you were unavailable to
attend please contact your child’s teacher to make
an appointment.
R.S.E. Themes: Sixth Class pupils will be
undertaking the R.S.E. Relationship and Sexuality
programme during the month of December.
Text a parent: If you do not receive web texts from
school please let school know and your number will
be added to the list. Likewise if you have changed
numbers please inform school.
Confirmation Preparation Mass: Sixth Class pupils
for Confirmation attended Confirmation Mass on
December 9th at 9:30 in Batterstown. The pupils
have commenced the class preparation for
Confirmation on February 9th.
Do This in Memory Mass for second class pupils
will take place on December 16th in Batterstown at
9:30 a.m.
School Blogsite: School Policies (reviewed) are
available to view on the school blogsite
(www.rathregan.scoilnet.ie) under policies section.
The next Board of Management Meeting is
scheduled for December 11th at 8 p.m. in the school.
Expression of Interest form for parents who wish
to enrol a child in the school can be downloaded
from school blogsite or are available from school
office.
Christmas Presents for Teachers: Parents should
not feel the need to give a present to your child’s
teacher at Christmas. Seasonal good will and
appreciation can be expressed by card or word of
mouth.
Croke Park Hours: A copy of completion of
Croke Park Agreement Hours to date is displayed
on whiteboard at front of school.
Christmas Holiday: School closes on Friday 21st
December at 12 noon and re-opens on Monday 7th
January at 9:10 a.m.
Le meas, Paul
Paul
A Short Story
Book Review
The Spanish Wizard
Title:’ World of Norm May Contain Nuts’
15 years ago ….. (this is a true story)
“TAKE OUT YOUR MATHS BOOKS” ordered the
narky old nag of a teacher. “Ok” we all mutter. We
Publisher: This book was first published in 2011 by
Orchard Books.
Illustrations: Donough O Malley
heard a knock on the door I turn around to open it
Author: Jonathon Meres
and puff…. . I felt a little blow to my head. “Hello,
Characters: Norm, younger brothers Brian and Dave,
are you all right, you got a bump on the head, you
dad Alan, mum Nicola, girl next door Chelsea, Best
were out cold for twenty minutes…. Hello” said the
friend Mikey, Mikey’s mum and dad.
stranger. He sounded Spanish as I looked up to see a
Book Classification: Realistic, sporty, boys that have
wizard!“ Hola amigo” the wizard said. “Hello what
a younger brother will love this book
happened?” I said “ Bien me amigo, I came in and I
saw a robber behind me so I got some dust that
knocks you out for twenty minutes and I…I…I… I
don’t want to say this..pero..I threw it behind me
and it went all over you, lo siento” he said. I stood
Pages: 304 pages
Recommendation: I would recommend this book
for nine year olds to twelve year olds.
Based on: Norm and his brothers Dave and Brian
Bad words: Stupid and Flipping Mild
Language: English
up to shake his hand but I fell straight back over
Plot: Norm knew it was going to be one of those days
again. Ah ustecles, I forget, the spell makes you
when he woke up and found himself about to pee in
dizzy it will wear off in ten minutes. Then he turned
his dad’s wardrobe!!!
away and walked off. “Oh ye I transformed your
teacher, she is such a nice teacher now”. To this day
I don’t doubt that it was true!
{Spanish Translator: Bien me amigo = ah my
friend / Pero = but / Lo siento =I’m sorry / Ah
ustecles = Oh yeah.
Dylan Stephen Cranley {Fifth Class}
Will Life Ever Get Less Unfair For Norm?: Norm really
wants to pimp up his bike but he doesn’t have any
money to do so. Norm is so desperate he would do
anything. One day Norm and his best friend Mikey
were out biking in Norm’s driveway but when Mikey
does his jump he breaks Norm’s mum’s precious tea
set. Then Norm goes to Mikeys house. Mikey’s dad
gives Norm a hundred euros to give to his mum but of
course Norm doesn’t give his mum the money. He
takes it!!
My favourite part: Brian and Dave, Norm’s
younger brothers, walked into the house with a
dog and then they walk into Norm’s room with
the dog in toe and Norm stares at it and is
gobsmacked.
By Ciaran Mark Mc Carrick {Fifth Class}
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