Contact Details
Thank you to all the parents who have returned the contact details information to the school. Once all are received, we’ll distribute the contact details to each each class. This will enable parents to arrange playdates and parties more easily.
After-School Clubs
The after-school clubs will begin this week, except for basketball which begins next week. Please sign up as soon as possible so that we can determine the level of interest. Clubs for Junior and Senior Infants will take place from 13.30 to 14.30. Clubs for First Class will take place from 14.30 to 15.30. Parents are asked to pay for the full term directly to the club leaders at the first session.
Music with Lisa on Mondays
19th Sept through 12th Dec – €65 for 13 sessions
Visual Arts with Sylvia on Tuesdays
20th Sept through 29th Nov – €60 for 10 sessions
Basketball with Vivienne on Wednesdays
28th Sept through 14th December (excluding 16th and 23rd Nov) – €45 for 9 sessions
Galway Educate Together Second-Level Campaign
For several years, a group of parents from around Galway have been campaigning for the establishment of an Educate Together second-level school. The best way families can support the campaign is to complete an expression-of-interest form for your child. Children of all ages can be included. Forms were sent home with our new junior infants. Additional forms are available from Claudia in the office, or you can visit the following website to complete an online expression of interest: www.get2ls.org.
McSharry Pharmacy Loyalty Card Points
McSharry Pharmacy has started a new loyalty card points system. Parents and anyone else may donate their loyalty points to our school. More details are available in any of the McSharry Pharmacy stores.
National Fitness Day
Every Friday morning the entire school gathers together for a whole-school Morning Meeting. The different classes share information about what they’ve done the previous week and birthdays are marked. This week we also celebrated National Fitness Day by doing a dance routine together. We had great fun!
Litter Awareness Posters
First Class created posters to encourage others not to litter. Galway has been designated City for European Green Leaf (EGL) 2017. They learned about the problems caused by littering and also did a litter search around the school vicinity.
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