School News 21st June 2017

Classes 2017-2018

Junior Infants Niamh Hannon Kett (new appointment)

Senior Infants Karen Maher (new appointment)

First Class Noirín Harnett

Second Class Elizabeth O’Connor

Third & Fourth Class Nicholas O’Brien

Fourth & Fifth Class Antoinette Gleeson (new appointment)

Sixth Class Dónal Neville (new appointment)

Special education teachers Mary Butler, Deirdre Walters, Patricia Griffin & Colm Ó hAnluain.

Active School Week: Ultimate Frisbee and IT Kidz – the children enjoyed Frisbee and computer activities today.

Fun day: There will be a fun day for the whole school on Friday, June 23rd

Parents’ Council: Thank you to our Parents’ Council for their support throughout the year.

Board of Management Report: Access control system will be installed on external doors of school. There will be an upgrade of our CCTV system. A review of Anti-Bullying policy was undertaken.

End of Year and Farewell to Sixth Class Mass: This will take place in the church on Tuesday, June 27th at 10.00a.m. You are all very welcome to join us at this mass. The Sixth class pupils have now completed their primary school education with us and we wish them every success and happiness in the years ahead.

Secondhand books: History Quest Third-Sixth and Small World Geography & Science Third-Sixth are required. If you have these books and would like to donate to the school or sell secondhand please inform your child’s class teacher by tomorrow. Please note books must be in saleable condition.

School Calendar 2017-2018: (Please click on link to view School Calendar on the Downloads page). 

Uniform: School uniform is available from Fennessy’s. Boys: Navy crested jumper, navy trousers, white shirt, navy and silver striped tie. Girls: Navy crested jumper/cardigan, navy pinafore/skirt, white blouse and navy and silver striped tie. Trousers for girls are permitted (in cold winter months). Navy school shorts (if required) for fine weather. Uniform is worn on three days and school tracksuit on P.E./swimming days. Only the Scoil Mhuire Murroe tracksuit top and matching tracksuit bottoms, please.

After school camogie coaching: We would like to express our thanks to Anne O’Connor for her help with coaching our school teams.

School library books & jerseys: Please ensure that all school library books and jerseys are returned by Monday, June 26th.

School books: You are requested to ensure that all books are purchased and labelled on the outside before returning to school on Wednesday August 30th. Many of the books on the book lists are available secondhand. This is a useful way to recycle books and to offset some of the cost of the books.

Classes will end at 12:00 on Tuesday, June 27th. School re-opens Wednesday, August 30th.

I wish to thank all the staff for their hard work this year. Donagh McCarthy is leaving us and I would like to thank Donagh for all his work for the past nine years in our school and to wish him every success in the future. I would like to thank all the parents for their support and co-operation throughout the past year and wish you and your families a very enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing the children back safe and sound on Wednesday, August 30th.

Slán agus go raibh maith agaibh go léir,

Marie Griffin (Principal)