Nollaig shona daoibh go léir!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD APPEAL
Pupils and their parents are to
be congratulated on their very generous response to the Operation Christmas
Child Appeal for shoebox gifts recently. The gifts will help relieve
the suffering of children abroad who are homeless, live in orphanages
or are without family support. Thanks to Clarke`s MACE for their kind
donation of colouring pens. In all, 75 boxes were collected in the school.
Well done to all.
CEOLCHROIRM
NA NOLLAG
You are cordially invited to the
school Christmas Concert which will be held in the Crusheen Community
Centre at 8 p.m. on Monday next, 18th December. The Concert will run
for approximately one hour. Admission is €7. Proceeds will go towards
funding Speech and Drama classes. Our children will have seen each others`
plays at dress rehearsal. When not on stage the children will be supervised
in the school. All pupils are requested to be in their classrooms by
7.30. p.m. sharp. Children from Miss O`Keeffe`s and Miss Brady`s classes
are asked to come dressed in their costumes. After the concert the children
can be collected from their classrooms.
AWARDS
FOR PUPILS
Niamh Moloney 4th class was a runner-up
in the Clare Library Art Competition. She was awarded a €20 book
token as a prize for her poster. Well done Niamh!
Congratulations to Conor Cleary,
2nd class who came second place recently in the "Keep Clare Clean"
Art Competition.
FIRST
HOLY COMMUNION MASS
As part of their preparation for
the Sacrament of Eucharist the pupils in Second Class will have their
next Mass at Crusheen Church on this Sunday, 17th December at 11.45
a.m.
ON
THE AIR
Our local radio station, Clare
FM, will visit the school tomorrow, Friday. Their representatives hope
to record some festive music and singing by the school band and choir
and they will also conduct interviews with some of the younger children.
Clare FM plan to broadcast the recordings on Christmas Eve and St. Stephen`s
Day.
ATTENDANCE
TO DATE
September 97%
October 96%
November 94%
BOARD
OF MANAGEMENT
The Board of Management of the
school met on Tuesday, 5th December. Items discussed included:
Complaints Procedure
Clár Funding
New School: A Board Sub-Committee was formed to look at population projection
vis-à-vis a new school.
PLAYGROUND
FUNDING
The Playschool Management, in conjunction
with the school Board of Management, applied in September for playground
funding under the Clár programme. The Clár programme is
administered by the Departmnet of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs.
The school was recently informed that it was to receive €7500 under
the Clár programme to provide extra equipment in the playground.
A recent Board of Management meeting decided to seek tenders for the
project and have the work completed as soon as possible.
RECYCLING
REMINDER
It is that time of year again.
Please collect all your used stamps and Christmas Cards. Remember to
leave about 2 cm of envelope all around the stamp. We also collect used
batteries for recycling. The children can bring them in at any time.
Thank you for helping the environment.
CHRISTMAS
CARDS
As we have some Christmas cards
left over from our fundraiser last year, we are giving them out to the
pupils in 3rd-6th classes, one packet per family. If you would like
to make a donation to the school fund, it would be greatly appreciated.
REVISED CALENDAR
Christmas Holidays Closing 22nd Dec. (12.30 pm) - Reopening 8th Jan.
Inservice Days (SESE) 1st and 2nd February
Mid Term Break Closing 16th Feb. - Reopening 26th Feb.
Curriculum Review Day 16th March
Easter Holidays Closing 30th March - Reopening 16th Apr.
Inservice Days (Drama) 8th and 9th May
First Communion 12th May
Confirmation 27th May
June Break Closed 1st June
