School Lunches

Many thanks for the support as the hot meals programme is being rolled out.  We hope you are learning about your child’s preferences, and they are enjoying the hot meals.  Please note, we have been informed that only items marked with a H are halal, after receiving clarification from Carambola.  Likewise, vegetarian options are marked with a V.  Sincere apologies for any confusion caused by previous information provided.

For school tours when an entire class will be away, Carambola will provide cold lunches for all children.  On some occasions, when children from various classes will be away such as for upcoming choir, Gaelic football and City Sports events, children will need to bring a lunch to school that day.  You will be informed via email at least a few days in advance if this applies to your child.

Spring Fair

The Spring Fair is on Saturday from 12.00 to 16.00.  The Spring Fair is the only fundraiser we do as a school community, and its success is directly linked to helping support our learning community.  In the past year, the proceeds from the Spring Fair have been used to pay for buses for all excursions outside of annual school tours (ranging from trips to theatre performances, visits to the University for projects, trips to the city centre as well as sporting and competitive events).  The money raised has allowed us to pay visiting art and PE teachers, the ukulele lessons for 4th and 5th Class, the rental of the Community Centre for our GAA lessons, participation fees for inter-school competitive events and the purchase of sports equipment and art materials. 

More importantly, the Spring Fair is the highlight of the year for the children in our school.  They enjoy the various activities, all of which are only possible due to the generous time and commitment of the parents who volunteer to make it happen.  This year we will have a craft market, a café, carnival games, a giant obstacle course, a silent disco, karaoke, face painting and more. 

Therefore, we make a plea to all parents to sign up to volunteer for an hour time slot and range of roles.  If you have difficulty completing the sign-up, reply to the email or speak to Matt.

Many thanks to those families who are selling raffle tickets.  If you haven’t already, please return the ticket stubs (the part where the purchasers write their name and contact details) along with the money to Claudia in the office.  If for any reason you are unable to sell the tickets, please return them to the office. 

We have a book stall again this year, so please bring in good quality second-hand books for adults and children.  You can drop them off from Friday afternoon onwards.

Finally, everyone is asked to bring something for the café, so be thinking about what you might be able to bake.  This can be brought to the school Friday afternoon onwards.  Thanks in advance for your support!

Bike Week

The Green School Committee is organising many events for the coming week to mark Bike Week (13th-17th May).  The Committee has created lessons on Bike Safety.  Children, parents and staff are being encouraged to use active transport (bikes, scooeters, etc.) to come to school.  The Committee will keep track of how many children are cycling or scooting to school each day. The class that cycles the most will be presented with a cycling trophy.  A reminder that helmets for children are essential. The Committee has organised helmet decorating competition. There will be two winners, one from the junior classes and one from the senior classes.  Weather-permitting we will have a cycling disco later in the week, which will be announced to all the children when the date is confirmed.  Happy biking!