Newsletter November 26th 2013
PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS:
A reminder that parent/teacher meetings commence tomorrow and continue next Wednesday – from 3.15 pm – 5.45 pm each day. Please inform the class teacher if you are unable to attend.
PARKING/SAFETY:
To avoid confusion especially in the morning we will be marking parking bays reserved for teachers. All the other parking bays are available to parents/visitors.
We have received some concerns about cars moving too fast through the car park. We would remind drivers that it is a “school” car park and to always “expect the unexpected”.
‘Painting with Scissors’!
Today 4th Class were learning about the French artist ‘Henri Matisse’. In his old age Matisse was confined to a wheelchair and could no longer paint. He started to make pictures from paper cut outs. He called this technique ‘painting with scissors’! We created our own art using this technique.
Here we are cutting out our shapes.
Newsletter November 20th 2013
NEWSLETTER 20/11/13
PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS:
The annual meetings will be held on Wednesday November 29th & Wednesday December 4th
(3.15 pm. – 5.45 pm.). As usual the times will be allocated alphabetically (surname) to facilitate parents who need to see more than one teacher. If it is not possible to attend at the indicated time please contact the class teacher to rearrange.
Wednesday Nov. 27th.
A/B 3.15 – 3.45
C/D/E 3.45 – 4.15
F/G/H 4.15 – 4.45
I/J/K 4.45 – 5.15
Wednesday Dec. 4th.
L/M 3.15 – 3.45
N/O 3.45 – 4.15
P/Q/R 4.15 – 4.45
S / W 4.45 – 5.15
*The arrangement does not apply to 5th Class (Ms. Farrell) as parents had the opportunity to meet Ms. Hayden before she left. Meetings can be arranged at a later date.
HOMEWORK CLUB:
The club is going from strength to strength. New members always welcome.
COMMUNITY NOTICES:
BALLYLINAN G.A.A. JUVENILE FOOTBALL CLUB:
Books required for Christmas Book Stall – all books welcome. The books will be collected at the School Bus drop-off area on Friday at
2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
IRISH BOOK AWARDS:
Niamh Boyce, a parent at the school and local librarian has been nominated for the Irish Book Awards in the ‘Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year category.’ The winner will be decided by public vote, so your support will be much appreciated. Vote at http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
PLAYGROUND:
Ballylinan Community Council are organising a Cabaret Night to raise funds for a toilet at the playground. They have asked us to send home (2) tickets to each family. If you wish to support the night, but will not be attending, the money can be sent in to the school. Your name will be put on the ticket for the raffle.
Christmas Panto 2013
Practice for this year’s Panto ‘Aladdin’ has commenced. 6th class are getting stuck in to rehearsals and are really excited about going on stage in a matter of weeks, on Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th December. Already it’s shaping up to be a great show and promises to be like nothing we’ve ever put on before! Check out some of our scenes in action!
