General
Parent Zone
Welcome Note 2019
Sep 3rd
September 2019 Newsletter
Dear Parent,
I wish to welcome you all for our school year. All children appear to have settled well and are looking forward to a new term. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of a few issues:
The school opens daily at 9.10 am daily and supervision of pupils is provided from that time only onwards. School finishes daily at 2pm for Junior and Senior Infants, and at 3pm for all other classes. No responsibility is accepted for children outside official school times. {For this week, Junior Infants will finish at 12 noon but will remain until 2pm from Monday, 9th September onwards}.
Seventeen pupils have enrolled in Junior Infants this year with another five pupils enrolling in other classes. This gives us an overall enrolment of 194 pupils which leaves us 7 pupils short of the 201 figure needed by September 30th to maintain 8 mainstream class teachers for next year. Therefore, it appears likely that we will have a reduction in our teacher allocation next year.
Please label all items of school uniform, lunch boxes, school books etc.
We request that we are at all times provided with up to date contact numbers, particularly with reference to mobile numbers. We operate a school text service and will send a greeting to all numbers on our database next week. Please inform the school if you do not receive the introductory message.
We ask that you pay particular attention to road safety issues and request that your child is accompanied to and from the school gates. Parents are to park along the Main Road, observing normal parking regulations, paying attention to double yellow lines etc. The school car park is for staff and bus parking only.
We request that the school uniform is worn at all times, with non-branded grey tracksuit bottoms worn on PE days only. Also, we respectfully request that our Healthy Lunches policy is adhered to.
Please note that we have been informed that Communion for Second Class is scheduled for Saturday, May 9th.
Yours sincerely,
John Devenney.
Kilmac’s Got Talent
Jun 18th
Congratulations to all the recent participants and finalists in this year’s KILMAC SCHOOL’S GOT TALENT 2019. The annual competition had singing, dancing, instrumental, magic, comedy and even gymnastics. The Senior winner was Kerry with a hauntingly beautiful rendition of Adele’s “When we were young” while the Junior prize was taken by Sarah Kate for her ballet dance to the accompaniment of the “Toy Story”theme song. Many thanks to Spar Supermarket, Millbridge, Coffee Time cafe and Sweeney’s Filling Station, Termon for their generous donation of prizes.
An Lá Spóirt
Jun 17th
We recently held both our Junior and Senior Sports Day at Kilmacrennan NS. The children had a great time and enjoyed the fun and games.
Coastal Clean-Up
Jun 17th
First and Second Class pupils partook in a coastal clean-up at Ards Strand recently. Many thanks to all at McGinley Motors who, in partnership with Volvo Car Ireland and Donegal County Council, organised the beach clean-up, helping to raise awareness and tackling the growing issue of marine plastic pollution.
June Newsletter
Jun 11th
Dear Parent,
Our School Booklists and School Calendar for the next school year are now available and can also be viewed on our school website at www.kilmacrennanschool.com.
Please note that the school will close this Thursday, 13th June 2019 due to ESB works in the area.
The Parent’s Association will hold their final meeting of the school year on Thursday, 13th June at 8.30pm in the School Library. All are welcome to attend.
We hope to organise Junior to Second Class Sports Day tomorrow, Wednesday, 12th June, weather permitting.
The end of year mass for all pupils is next Tuesday, 18th June at 10am, followed by a Sixth Class barbeque. Classes end for Sixth Class pupils at 1pm.
The school term for all other pupils ends on Friday, 21st June at 12noon.
Yours sincerely,
John Devenney.
Gardaí visit to School
Jun 10th
Many thanks to our local Gardaí- Garda McConigley and Garda Sweeney – who visited our Junior & Senior Infant Classes recently. There was great excitement as the children tested garda sirens, examined batons and wore garda hats
Green School Flag
Jun 10th
Kilmacrennan N.S. raised its fifth Green Flag at a recent in-school ceremony. The Flag was earned by the pupils for their on going work on Biodiversity. The honour of raising the Flag fell to Raymond McBride of the Kilmacrennan Men’s Shed, ably assisted by Gerald and hardworking Green-School Committee, under the watchful eye of Mrs Doherty & Master Gallagher. Clodagh of Sixth Class was Mistress of Ceremonies for the day
School Newsletter
May 30th
Dear Parent/s
We have organised our School Tour dates as follows
-Junior and Senior Infants- Wed 5th June
-First and Second Class- Thursday, 6th June
-Third and Fourth Class-Tuesday, 11th June
-Fifth and Sixth Class- Tuesday, 4th June.
Individual information notes will issue from each class teachers regarding the tours.
We hope to organise our Junior (Junior Infants to Second Class) and Senior Sports (Third to Sixth Class) Day over the coming days/ weeks.
We are raising our fifth Green Flag this Friday at 1.30pm. Raymond Mc Bride from the Kilmacrennan Men’s Shed will raise the flag. We are grateful to Raymond and co for providing the school with six new bird boxes this year.
Louis Walsh was spotted having tea with Master Gallagher in the Kilmacrennan Thatched Cottage tearoom recently. They are planning the annual In-School ‘Kilmac’s Got Talent’ event in the coming weeks. Pupils should let Master Gallagher know if they wish to participate in the spectacular event.
The End-of-Year Mass for Sixth Class and their parents is scheduled for Tuesday, 18th June at 10am.
School Booklists and details of the School Book Rental scheme will issue next week and will be posted on the school website. We would appreciate Self-Addressed-Envelopes for the purpose of posting school reports (one per family).
We are closed for pupils on Monday, 3rd June (Bank Holiday).
Yours sincerely,
John Devenney. T
Kilmac’s ‘Got Talent’
May 28th
Louis Walsh was spotted around these parts recently, having heard that Kilmac NS is to host its highly popular annual in-school Kilmac Got Talent in the coming weeks. Further details will issue in-school shortly.
End of Year Mass
May 28th
The end of year mass for Sixth Class and their parents is scheduled is Tuesday 18th June at 10 am.
