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Fifth Class visit Highland Radio
Mar 7th
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Fifth class recently visited Highland Radio for a tour of their station. The class were very lucky to get an opportunity to create their own jingle, watch a show going out live on air and investigating the inner workings of Ireland’s most popular local radio station. It really brought the Communications strand of the Geography curriculum to life for the children. Many thanks to our student teacher, Miss McGroarty for organising the visit and to Linda McGroarty, Oisin Kelly, Canice Wilson and David James at the station for their time and patience.
March Newsletter
Mar 4th
Kilmacrennan NS
Nuachtlitir na Scoile
Dear Parent,
The school recently received hundreds of new book titles from Eason’s as a result of one of last year’s pupils, Jack Mc Bride, finishing as runner-up in the All Ireland Spelling Bee Final last year. The total value of the prize was €3,000. Jack returned to the school recently to launch the revamped library.
We will celebrate World Book Day in the school on Thursday, 7th March. The children are free to dress in home-made literary/film characters on the day, only if they so wish.
Congratulations are afforded to our School Debating team on a recent win in the Letterkenny Debating League. Our indoor hurlers reached a County Final Blitz but were unfortunate to lose lost out by the narrowest of margins on the day.
We have several teams participating in Sports-hall Athletics this week.
The school recently underwent a Curriculum Evaluation in Science. Initial feedback from the DES Inspectorate is positive and it was a beneficial experience.
The Board of Management conducted a Child Safety Annual Audit at its February meeting.
Surveys for both the Kilmacrennan Tidy Towns and an Craoibhín Pre/After-School Group were handed out recently. Please return these to the school by tomorrow, Tuesday.
Spring may have arrived but don’t throw out your old clothes just yet as the Parents’ Association are planning a ‘Bag2School’ old clothes collection in May. We also wish to thank all parents who assisted recently with the Confirmation Tea in the School Hall.
We are grateful to Kilmacrennan Men’s Shed who recently donated hand-made bird-boxes to the school.
The school will be closed on Monday, 18th March (St Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday).
Finally, Anne has promised to make us all a pancake on Pancake Tuesday. No pressure there, Anne…….
Yours sincerely,
John Devenney.
Nesting Boxes
Feb 27th
We wish to thank Kilmacrennan’s Men’s Shed for their kind donations of four new hand-made Bird Boxes to the school. We hope birds will now flock to the school!
Eason’s Spelling Bee Competition
Feb 27th
Books Galore at Kilmac NS
Kilmacrennnan National School were grateful recipients of a €3000 Eason’s Book Prize recently. Hundreds of new book titles have been added to the School Library,
thanks to Jack McBride, a sixth class pupil in 2018. Jack was a runner up in the All Ireland Eason’s Spelling Bee Final. Jack returned to his Alma Mater to launch the library.
Enrolment Applications
Jan 29th
Please note that ‘Applications for the Enrolment of New Pupils’ for the 2019-20 school year will take place in the school on Thursday, 31st January 2019 from 9.30 am-3.00p.m.
Birth Certs and PPSN are required upon enrolment.
Round One applications will close on Wednesday, 16th February.
Please contact the School Office on 0749139295 for further details.
Child Protection Review
Jan 29th
The BOM will conduct its Annual Child Protection Review (Safety Statement and Risk Assessment) at its meeting on Tuesday, 5th February. All parents should have received a copy earlier this school year and it is also available on request from the School Office or on the School Website. Please contact us if you require a further/ replacement copy.
School Newsletter
Jan 29th
Kilmacrennan NS
Nuacht-litir na Scoile
29th January 2019
Dear Parent
Please note the following,
The Ceremony of Light will take place in the Chapel today, Tuesday 29th January at 7pm. This is for the Confirmandi and their parents.
We are currently accepting Enrolment Applications for pupils for the 2019-20 school year. An Enrolment Day will be held in the school on Thursday, 31st January from 9.30 until 3pm (Birth Certs and PPSN are required upon enrolment).
We are scheduled to attend a School Mass in the Chapel at 10am on St Bridget’s Day, Friday, 1st February. All parents/grandparents/ wider community are invited to the School Hall afterwards for a cup of tea and to assist in St Bridget Cross-making.
The Credit Union Quiz is scheduled for Monday, 4th February in the Mount Errigal hotel. All participants are to be seated by 7.40pm. The pupils wear school uniforms to the event.
Confirmation of our Sixth Class pupils is scheduled for Sunday, 10th February at 12.30pm. The pupils wear school uniforms on the day.
The school will be closed on Thursday, February 21st and Friday, 22nd February (Mid-term holidays).
We thank you for your recent support of the Alice in Wonderland pantomime. The event was a sell-out and we enjoyed it greatly. Oh, yes we did. Oh no, we …..!
The BOM will conduct its Annual Child Protection Review (Safety Statement and Risk Assessment) at its meeting on Tuesday, 5th February. All parents should have received a copy earlier this school year and it is also available on request from the School Office or on the School Website. Please contact us if you require a further/ replacement copy.
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 unsupervised outside the school gates before our morning opening time of 9.10pm , 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.
Dates for the School Diary
Jan 17th
–School Pantomime, Alice in Wonderland, in conjunction with the Letterkenny Pantomime Society, in An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny on Saturday, 19th January at 8pm. Tickets are available from the School Office.
–Ceremony of Light– for Confirmation class, Tuesday, 29th January in the Chapel at 7pm.
–Credit Union Quiz on Monday, 4th February. Participants to be seated in the Mt Errigal at 7.40pm
-The Sacrament of Confirmation– Sunday, 10th February at 12.30pm
