The St. Patrick’s N.S. Open Day has been announced and will take place on
Friday 10th February 2012. All those interested in sending their child to St.
Patricks are welcome to attend between 9.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. If the above date is unsuitable please make contact with the school to arrange a mutually suitable date/time.
As outlined in the December Newsletter rural schools such as St. Patrick’s have been unfairly targeted! In order for you, the Parents, future parents and locals to make your feelings known to the present Government you will find below a list of all TD’s and Senators. I encourage you all to contact your local representative and make your feelings known.
Link to sitting TD’s
http://eu.graphicmail.com/members/11076/ftp/DailEmails.pdf
Link to sitting Senators
http://eu.graphicmail.com/members/11076/ftp/SenatorEmails.pdf
Registration for the Academic Year 2012/2013 will be taking place during the month of February. A date for the school’s Open Day will be announced on this site very soon! If you require a Registration Pack, please contact the school and one will be forwarded to you.
Mr. Martin Hanly took up the post as Principal on the 7th November 2011. He was teaching in St.Etchen’s NS, Kinnegad before joining our school. We hope he will enjoy this new role and we wish him every success!
We held a school and jersey day to raise funds for the school and Killucan Ladies Football Team. The children and staff ‘paid’ to wear their favourite team jersey. Hasbro games will donate a voucher for €200 to buy board games for the school for us playing board games for the day.
Mrs Bernie Bennett, retired at the end of August. She joined the school in 1978 and after a few years was Principal. She will leave a huge gap. We will miss her sense of dedication and fun. To mark the end of an era, a Mass was held in honour of her service to the school. Staff, parents, and pupils past and present donated gifts. The Board of Management and Staff from the other local schools also made a presentation to her. We had a great night. Many thanks to Rathwire Hall and staff, to Rosie Ennis for the most excellent food, Mrs Sarah Carey for the wonderful cakes and to all those who set up and cleared away. The children from 2nd-6th class played the tin whistle for the Mass and they were excellent.
Many of the parents of current pupils also went to the school, even some grandparents! It was lovely to see all the different generations of past pupils.
There is now transport to and from school and the After School Club at Killucan Care. If you are interested in transport or the After School Club, please contact Jenny Henson at Killucan Care on 044 9376800. There is a moderate cost for transport.
The Zoo
Monkeys swinging
Elephants stamping
Wobbling penguins
Children giggling
Yummy ice-creams!
by Aobha Corroon, Eleanor Fox, Seán Tormey
At the Cinema
A lot of little children queue
For tickets, glasses, and popcorn too.
Seats are sqeaking, glasses clinking.
A big loud voice, and
Now it starts! Shhh! Shhh!
by Robyn Geoghan, Darragh Glynn, Ruth Shanley, and Chloe Smith
At the Zoo
Animals eating,
Monkeys swinging from tree to tree
People eating, people looking,
Lions prowling, lizards sleeping.
What a busy place!
by Malaika Carey/Kanyebwa, Sarah Nea, Christopher Tormey
Amy Shanley came 1st in the Community Games Quiz. Well done!!
As part of our work on Festivals and Celebrations we looked at Carnivals. We made masks and dressed up. We had our own Carnival in the classroom.
