SCOIL MOCHUA - AGHARDS.
SEPTEMBER ’15.
N E W S L E T T E R.
1. SCHOOL CLOSINGS.
Halloween:
School closes on Friday 23rd. October 2015 and re-opens on Monday 2nd. November 2015.
Christmas:
School closes on Tuesday 22nd. December and re-opens on Wednesday 6th. January
2016.
School closed on Thursday 18th. and Friday 19th. February 2016. (2 days only).
February :
 Please see School Calendar (which issued yesterday) for closings for full year.
2. WELCOME BACK.
We hope you have had an enjoyable summer break and wish you well for the new school year. A special
welcome to our 90 junior infants who have settled in so well to school life.
3. JUNIOR INFANT PARENTS.
A meeting for parents of Junior Infants will be held in the School Hall on Wednesday 16th. September at
8.00p.m. All parents are encouraged to attend.
4. RENTAL BOOKS.
Rental books for the year have now been distributed to all children. We have requested that the children do
not write on these books and that they return them in good condition at the end of the school year. We would
appreciate parental involvement in reinforcing these requests at home. If there are any of last year’s rental or
library books belonging to the school still in your home, we would appreciate if you could return them as
soon as possible.
5. PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION.
(i) The Parents’ Association Annual General Meeting will be held in the School Hall on Wednesday 30th.
September at 7.30p.m. Where necessary, Elections to the Board of Management will take place at this
meeting.
(ii) Application Forms for Pupil Personal Accident Insurance will shortly issue through the Parents’
Association. We encourage all families to avail of this excellent facility.
6. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT.
The Board of Management of the school will shortly reach the end of its four year term of office. A new
Board will be formed in the coming months. Meetings take place approximately once a month.
The Board oversees the running of the school and consists of 8 members including 2 parents (one mother
and one father). If you are interested in going forward for election to the Board, please contact Maria at
087-2070911 or nominations will be taken on the night of the Parents’ Association AGM on Wednesday
30th. September at 7.30p.m. in the School Hall. Where necessary, elections will take place at this meeting.
7.
ANNUAL BOOK FAIR.
Our Annual Book Fair takes place from Monday 12th. October to Friday 16th. October. Further details later.
8. SCHOOL UNIFORM/TRACKSUIT FACILITY.
Our Parents’ Association provides a school uniform/tracksuit facility in the school foyer on the first
Wednesday of each month from 1.40p.m. – 3.00p.m. Used school clothing in excellent condition is
available free of charge. Please come along and avail of this very valuable service.
9. SPORTS.
(a) Athletics - Our Senior Cross Country Athletics teams will participate in an inter-schools competition
hosted by Celbridge Athletic Club on Wednesday 16th. September, during school hours.
(b) GAA - Best of luck to our boys and girls football teams and our camogie team who are taking part in the
U11 Cumann na mBunscol Cill Dara Competitions this month.
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10. AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
(i) Celbridge School of Music.
Classes will take place each Monday and will resume on Monday 14th. September. A variety of instruments
are taught including guitar, flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and recorder. For enrolment enquiries contact
Simon Healy at 087-9482446. Beginners welcome.
(ii) Creative Keyboards.
Classes will commence on Tuesday 15th. September. To enrol please contact Krisha between 11am and
1pm at 087-2022505.
(iii) Art & Craft Classes.
After school classes for children from 1st. to 6th. classes including a variety of activities e.g. painting,
scrapbooks, clay and 3D construction will begin on Wednesday 16th. September from 2.45 – 3.45p.m.
The fee for the series of 6 classes is €35 including all materials required. For booking and further information
call Agata at 085-1438653.
(iv) Irish Dancing with Lorraine McGee.
Irish Dancing Classes - Wednesday from 2.40p.m. – 3.40p.m. Contact Lorraine at 087-9226641.
Classes commencing today, Wednesday 9th. September. Beginners welcome.
(v) Various Activities taking place in the Big Hall include:-.
- Hip Hop Dance - Wednesday from 4.00 – 5.00p.m. and 5.00 – 6.00p.m. Contact Ciara at 086-3270357.
Classes commencing today, Wednesday 9th. September.
- Tae Kwon do Tuesday and Thursday 7.00 – 8.00p.m. Contact Declan at 086-0729390.
Classes commencing Tuesday 29th. September.
REMINDERS.
 Please note that nuts or foods containing nut traces are not permitted in school. This facilitates those
children with a nut allergy.
 Punctuality - It is important that all children are in school on time. Children should assemble in the yard
shortly before 9.00a.m. Supervision is provided in the yard each morning from 8.45a.m. Children should not
come to the yard before that time for safety reasons as they will not be supervised.
 Kildare County Council have withdrawn the Lollipop crossing service on the Maynooth Road. We would ask
you to remind children to exercise caution when crossing and to use the pedestrian crossing provided.
 We ask parents to keep the pathway marked in yellow clear when children are exiting. For safety reasons we
ask that you do not wait at the steps outside the staff car park.
 Parents are requested to leave all messages for their children with the office and not to call to the classrooms
except in exceptional circumstances or when collecting a child early.
 If your child is absent from school, it is not necessary to telephone the school. A short note in your child’s
homework journal on his/her return will suffice.
 We ask parents to label all items of clothing clearly for easy identification if mislaid.