Parents Association nominees for all classes are invited to a short meeting this Thursday night at 9pm in the school. The nominees will meet the principal and parent nominee on the Board of Management.
Priorities for the coming year will be discussed and planning for events will be discussed. A number of parents have asked to have their names removed from the committee list but are happy to be on call to assist in one off activities organised by the P.A. throughout the year. This will mean that the new committee have lots of assistance available when required.
Items for discussion may include Breakfast Club, school meals, swimming, community involvement, homework, inclusion etc…
Swimming started this week and with the support of the new P.A. and the availability of funds we hope to bring all children from 1st to 6th class.
The Afterschool clubs and activities provided here in the school are going from strength to strength. Support from the local GAA Club has enabled the running of a Friday League which started last Friday and will run until Easter. The league incorporates both Gaelic football and table tennis and therefore will not be weather dependent. It costs €40 for 12 weeks which can be paid in €5’s at any time to James Glancy. The Club has provided free coaching for all classes in the school this year.
The school will be delighted to support the Clubs new pitch fundraising effort The Cube. Any child participating in the Friday league are invited to nominate someone they would like to represent the school in the Cube.
We are delighted to have a Tennis Coach in the school for all classes tomorrow sponsored by the Manorhamilton Tennis Club.
We continue to work closely with the CCCchildrens Chess Club which runs in the school on Thursday nights 7:30 to 8:30 with professional chess coaching available from Colm O Mhuireagan. All children in the school from Senior Infants to 6th class can now play chess. They are welcome in the club which costs €2 per night the proceeds of which goes to our 6th class business and savings committee who manage the club. The Junior Chess Championships take place in the Clayton Sligo this year for the first time. A great chance to have your child try chess at a national level. Our chess standards are good enough to be competitive.
There are competitions for all ages from u8 up to u 19.
Contact Colm 0870917395
Library Visits. The Classes visit the library on an ongoing basis throughout January/February. Please ensure your child has their Library Card with them in order to borrow books.
Sligo Feis Ceoil. The school will be preparing art and poetry for all the children. They will learn the poems they need in school, however it is up to the parents to enter their own child if they are interested in performing. Contact 0879602866 for details.
Dates : 17-19 April
School Closure A reminder the school is closed all day for Department of Education staff Training on Wednesday 1 February. No children in the school. A text went out to all families this afternoon.
Do This in Memory of Me preparation Mass takes place on Sunday 12 February in St Clare’s Church at 11.30 pm. The Confirmation programme for 6th class will begin before the end of February.
PA Nominees
| Greg Rutkowski | Eileen Gillen | Karen Scott |
| Geogina Meehan | Michelle Kelly | Karl Dalton |
| Jackie Fox | Tom Kelly | Pat Kelly |
| Patricia Wilson | Olga McNulty | Olivia Mitchell |
| Justyna Baronska | Chris Boyle | Carmel Sheridan |
| Denise O’Reilly | Majella Garraghan | Maureen Kron |
| Mary Reynolds | Sharon Thornton | Jim Forde |
| Grainne Feehily | Ciaran Sheridan | Annette Johnston |
| Patricia McPadden | Declan Drohan | Claire McGauran |
| Danny Feehily | Sharon O’Hagan | Elizabeth Curtis |
| Anne Marie Farrell | Kieran Treanor | Mick O’Dwyer |
| Teresa Brown | Martina Viglas | Felim Gurn |
| Matthew Brown | Maria Drummond | Enda Hughes |
| Christina Loughlin | Nicole Moreira | |
| Leon O’Brien |