Well this has been a busy week. Seachtain na Gaeilge always brings a series of events as all the classes get ready to show off projects they have been working on. Rang a Ceathair had Cispheil as Gaeilge where Oscar who teaches Junior Basketball came in to help use Gaeilge in a different way. I could hear lots of calls for the ball with Anseo. The Margadh Cistí on Wednesday is always a firm favourite as the classes get to visit either rang a 5 agus a 6 and buy some of the cistí from the amazing bakers. I think I may have eaten my body weight in cakes as each one seemed more delicious than the next.
Yesterday, rang a 3 had a ‘Seo Faisean’ where the children got to show their style on the catwalk.
Last week I was supposed to put a call out to all parents, grandparents and friends of families to call into the school for World Book Day and read a story as Gaeilge. As the celebration of Gaeilge will continue next week and beyond, if you or someone you know would be interested in visiting a class and reading a book to them please make contact with the class teacher. We have lots of books available if you don’t have one of your own. I couldn’t help but buy a couple more when I was in Dubray books with Rang a 6.
A local author Kevin Moran invited Rang a 6 to a book reading yesterday. I was really proud of the questions they asked about writing books and also the way they spoke about their own books. I think Kevin, who is also a 6th class teacher, was more than a little impressed.
Rang a 6 were busy with their auditions this week as they are getting ready for their musical ‘The Greatest Showman’ which the school will get to see on the 9th April and the parents of Rang 6 on the 10th. Neysa and Emily had the difficult task of choosing the cast which is very difficult, as they know the effort that each child has made but you can’t give everyone the part they want unfortunately.
We also had pancakes being made in Rang 2 agus a 3 and Rang 4 were off to the cinema. We had World Book Day costumes in Junior and Senior Infants and Rang a 1. Rang a 5 agus a 6 had their hotly contested Tráth na gCeist yesterday which managed to go unphotographed but was reported to me as being great fun. Rang a 1 were also busy putting their new tuff tray together which was purchased using their winnings from the PA table quiz prize money.
Next week might not be as busy but with Seachtain na Gaeilge continuing and all the other stuff it just might be. On Monday we welcome Cycle Right back to work with Rang 5. Their aim is to make sure everyone is comfortable enough cycling to cycle around the local area and to go over the rules of the road and road safety. They bring their own bikes and helmets. If you want to bring your own, the children are more than welcome to. The first session is usually class based. We use the yard for the initial practice so the infants will need to clear the space as quickly as possible on collection. This will continue on Mondays right up to the 12th May.
Oscar will be back to work with Rang 4 in basketball and Junior Infants will lead us in an assembly based on Kindness on Friday.
I have been asking all the children to try and swap one word they use often for the Irish version. I heard of one family who already do that for sú oráiste/orange juice. I have been using agus instead of and. What word could you swap? ( and no bus, banana and cat don’t count- your children already tried that)
To all the parents availing of the sound bath this evening in the GP room I hope you have a lovely relaxing evening and to everyone else, have a lovely weekend.
Paul
An email has been sent about the voluntary contributions which we are so grateful for. A member of the Board of Management will be at the gate next week to answer any questions which you may have.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th March.
Dear Friend,
Thank you so much for your recent fundraiser in support of the Irish Red Cross. We were delighted to receive your generous donation of €630 on the 28th of January 2025.
Contributions like yours are truly the foundation of our work, enabling us to make a meaningful difference both here in Ireland and around the world.
Your support allows us to respond to urgent needs and provide critical aid to those who need it most. Whether it’s rebuilding homes, offering warmth and comfort to those affected by conflict, or delivering life-saving medical supplies, your kindness is making a real and tangible impact.
We want you to know just how much your generosity means. This letter is a small token of our gratitude for your support. Everyone here at the Irish Red Cross is deeply thankful, but even more so are the individuals and families whose lives are directly touched by your kindness. Your compassion is what allows us to continue this vital work.
Your compassion and generosity inspire everything that the Irish Red Cross stands for.
We are so grateful for your support.
The generosity of community groups and schools, just like yours, has a far-reaching impact.
You are part of a movement for change that could not happen without you.
On behalf of everyone here at the Irish Red Cross – and on behalf of the communities and people you are helping us reach – thank you for caring as much as you do.
Yours sincerely,
Sophie Linnane
Dear All
Please accept our sincere and deepest thanks for your extremely generous donation of €650 to our Conference and towards our Annual Appeal.
While once again there was no Annual Food and Toy Appeal, we did provide more Supermarket vouchers to families and separate vouchers to families to assist with toys, gifts etc. for children. This year also brought new people seeking help from our Conference who never previously had to look for assistance.
We received approximately 160 requests for Christmas assistance, and the majority of them were provided with Supermarket vouchers 50 Children and Teenagers – we provided vouchers to assist parents with toys and gifts for Christmas.
However, unfortunately and for the first time this year due to the number of Emergency Accommodation Locations within our area, we had to take the tough decision not to assist, such were the number of requests we received, versus the level of funding we had available to us.
With the generosity of donations like yours, we were able to supplement our help to the 160 on our list, with extra Supermarket vouchers and Gift Vouchers. All deliveries made were very gratefully received by those we called to. Your ongoing generosity helped our Group once again achieve the numbers we assisted in the area we cover.
Again many thanks for your support.
Yours sincerely
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Mary Brennan
President
St. Michael & St. Audoen’s Conference
