Archive for November, 2018

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Dear Parent

Please note the following,

The Céim Aniar poetry competition is scheduled for Saturday, 1st December. All taking part are to be in Downings Resource Centre, Main Street, Downings at 10am. Ádh mór ar an lá le gach duine.

There will be a one-hour theatre performance of Arabian Nights by the West Midland Theatre Group in the school at 12.45pm on Monday, 3^rd December. The cost is €2 per child, or €5 per family.

Vincent de Paul, Kilmacrennan wish to thank all for contributions to their recent food hamper collection. It is much appreciated.

The school GAA League has reached the semi-final stage and excitement is building.

The Christmas Concerts are scheduled for Wednesday, 19^th December. The Junior classes performances will begin at 11.30am. Senior classes Christmas Carols will begin at 1pm. Final details will issue closer to the day. Santa is scheduled to call to the school on Thursday, 20^th December.

The school is once again co-hosting a pantomime night in An Grianán Theatre on Saturday, 19^th January. Tickets will be on sale in the school next week for ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and would make an ideal Christmas present!

The school will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday, 21^st December at 12 noon and will re-open on Monday, 8th January, 2019.

Yours sincerely,

John Devenney.

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Dear Parent

Our local Vincent de Paul are organising Christmas food hampers and are hoping each family could donate one food item towards this. If you are in a position to help, we will accept donations in the school until Thursday, 22^nd November.

Possible suggestions include (in date) tinned food, tea, coffee, pasta, spaghetti, rice, flour, jam, jelly, cereals, biscuits, crisps etc.

Many thanks in advance,

Yours sincerely,

John Devenney.

Kilmacrennan NS

November 2018 Newsletter

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Please note the following dates for your diary,

A six-week swimming course for pupils in First and Fifth classes commenced on Thursday, 8^th November. This is also an opportune time to refresh children’s name labels on coats, uniforms, swimming gear, lunch boxes, pencil cases, tin whistles and anything that has the potential to move!

A Súgradh Le Chéile workshop for parents of Junior Infant pupils is scheduled for Friday, November 16^th at 12.30pm. All are welcome to attend.

The Parent-teacher meetings are scheduled for Thursday, 22^nd Nov from 3.15-5.45pm. Individual appointment times will issue shortly.

Our boys and girls soccer teams are scheduled to participate in the FAIS Donegal 7 a side soccer finals in Ballyare this week. We wish both teams good luck in the event.

A Third and Fourth class team will participate in the Futsal competition in late November.

The In-House Gaelic football leagues are ongoing with one group stage game left for teams before the semi-finals line-up is known.

Pupils from our school will participate in the Guth Ghoill Irish language poetry competition in Downings on Saturday, 1^st December. Please let your class teacher know if your child wishes to participate in the event.

We will host a West Midland’s theatre group performance of ‘Arabian Nights’ for all pupils in the School Hall on Monday, 3^rd December at 12.45pm. The cost is €2 per child, or €5 per family.

I wish to congratulate all our athletes who participated in the Donegal cross-country championship in Buncrana recently. We had a most successful outing, particularly our U-11 and U-13 girls who captured team gold medals in the Large Schools Category.

Finally, to conclude with some old chestnuts; with dark, cold and wet mornings a feature of Winter, I wish to re-iterate that children should not be left to school before morning opening times, and I request that no cars use the staff/bus car-park in the mornings and at 2 and 3pm pick-up times.

Yours sincerely,

John Devenney.