Shountrade National
School
April Newsletter 2016
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Students of 6th class 2016 have been invited by our sponsors – Fitzgeralds Woodland
House Hotel, Pallas Foods and Fresh Grass to attend a Showcase Day to present our
project Adare
Active Kids
Pupils will visit JEP created by other students and we will be presented with 2016 JEP
Flag. We look forward to this day!
Bus leaving the school @ 10:15am and returning @ 12:10pm.
Ms. Dore & Ms. Lyons
Best wishes to Shountrade National School Choir who will compete in Cork International
Choral Festival taking place in City Hall, Cork on April 27th. The choir consists of members
of 3rd, 4th, 5th & 5th classes. These pupils have been busy practising and have achieved an
excellent standard. They will perform Dúlaman and The Birds Lament.
Our thanks to Ms. Dore and Ms. Lyons and Ml. Young, our accompanist.
Bus leaving Heritage Centre @ 8:40am Wednesday, April
27th.
Returning to Heritage Centre @ 3:30pm
Total Limerick Clean-Up
The pupils of Shountrade National School were very busy with their litter pickers and
sweeping brushes in March! The school community took some time out to tidy up the
school environs. We gathered and swept all morning! Everybody enjoyed this very
worthwhile and valuable exercise. Thank you to Ms. Ryan who is our TLC Co-ordinator.
Standardised Tests
The Standardised Tests will take place on the last week of May and first week
of June. It is imperative that your child is not absent during these weeks and that they
present at school well rested.
After a busy year we have submitted our Science & Maths project to Discover Primary
Science. Pupils have participated in Design & Make activities, Living Things & Technology
programmes, as well as Primary School Biology, Chemistry and Physics experiments. Our
project is very impressive and we are very excited about Science in Shountrade.
Our thanks to Ms. Walsh, our Science Co-Ordinator, for leading this initiative.
May 4th, 5th, 6th (weekend) 9th & 10th
th
May 4 .......... Aerobics with Ciarán Lyons
May 5th .......... Compass Club Curraghchase
May 6th .......... Activities & Bake Sale for Mary’s Meals
May 9th .......... Activities & Sports
May 10th ....... Activities & Sports
Shountrade National School will have a fun filled week beginning May 4 th and ending May
10th.
Activities, Sports, Team Building Games and Obstacle courses will be undertaken by
students from 11 co’clock onwards each day.
Parents are invited to an aerobics class with Ciarán Lyons to open Active Week –
Wednesday 9:15am. Aerobics for Parents will take place in the Halla @ 9:15am on
Wednesday and Ciarán will teach aerobics to all class groups as the day progresses.
This year we have an added adventure organised – Compass Club.
ALL students of Shountrade National School will be going on a trip to Curraghchase Forest
where Coillte Compass Club will organise a range of Outdoor and Adventure activities.
This trip is being partly sponsored by the school and activities including bus will cost €10
per pupil. Our usual range of activities – Team Building, Soccer Tournament, Circuits etc.
will also take place throughout the week.
On Friday, May 6th our Back Pack Project will culminate in a Bake Sale for Mary’s
eals. Students of 4th – 6th will bake cakes, buns and biscuits and all students will have an
opportunity to purchase these fine goods.
All proceeds will go to Mary’s Meals. We learned that €15 will feed a child in Malawi and
Liberia for one year! It is very important that we think of the wider community!
First Holy Communion - May 21st 10:30am
(Children in Church by 10:15am)
The students of 2nd Class are preparing for First Holy Communion. Prayers are learned
and practices in the Holy Trinity Church are underway. We know this will be a very special
day for our pupils and we ask them to keep us all in their prayers always. Thank you to
Mrs. Fitzgerald for her hard work and thak you to our parents who have been committee
members throughout the year – Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Neville and Mrs. Ruppin-Gilitenane.
Tours
School Tours have been organised for June 2nd for Juniors & Seniors (School remains OPEN) &
June 20th 1st – 6th (School CLOSED on this day)
Juniors & Seniors
Stonehall Farm
st
nd
1 &2
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park & Bowling
3rd & 4th
Shannon Leisure Centre
th
th
5 &6
Jamie Knox Watersports, Castlegregory
Sport
Training has resumed after school on Monday & Wednesday 2:40 – 3:30. Shountrade
National School will compete in Div. 1 15-a-side. Our first match is agianst Courtenay NCW
on Thu. @ 1pm Adare GAA field. Our girls will compete in Div 2 Camogie. Fixtures to be
announced.
Congrats to all who competed in Mini-7’s Boys & Girls. Our thanks to Mr. O’Connell & Mr.
Hickey for their continued promotion of sport in our school.
German & French
Pupils of 6th enjoyed a week of German classes and continue to attend French classes. It
is a wonderful opportunity to experience two European languages at Primary School.
Thank you Mrs. Ruppin-Giltenane and Madame Fleming.
Date
27th April
28th April
4th – 10th May
6th May
20th June
Choir in Cork
JEP in Woodlands House Hotel
Active Week
Cake Sale
School Tours