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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER – April 2010

Dear parents/guardians,
We hope you have all been receiving regular news texts from our new Text-a-Parent service which we set up in January. Our last text was sent on Thursday regarding school photographs.
If you have not been receiving our school texts, please call to the office and let us know. In order for the system to work well we must have your correct, up-to-date mobile number. If you change your phone number please inform us immediately so that we can update our records.
Many thanks for your co-operation in this matter.

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Meetings for your diary
**Our next staff meeting will take place on next Thursday,13 May.
Children will go home at 12 on that day. Please collect your children on time.
**The next PTA meeting will take place in the school on Monday 17 May at 8pm.
**The next BOM meeting will take place in the school on Monday 24th May at 8pm.
School will be closed next Monday, 3 May.

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Multi-Media Award
Well done to our 5 Class who won an award in the recent SRTRC (Show Racism The Red Card)
multi-media competition. Erica, Nadia, Asma and the pupils travelled to UCD on Tuesday 30 March to collect their award, where they met some of Ireland’s biggest sporting stars. You can view their winning video entry at www.theredcard.ie
Congratulations, everybody!

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Educate Together News

This year’s Educate Together AGM will be held on Saturday 15 May in Newbridge Educate Together School, Co. Kildare. All parents and guardians of children attending an ET school are members of Educate Together and are invited to attend this Annual General Meeting. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet parents and staff from other ET schools and keep up-to-date with what’s going on in the ET network. If you are interested in going to the AGM, please give your name to Deirdre in the office or phone 4292500 and book your place directly through the National Office.

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Mini-Marathon

Registration closes this week for the 2010 Women’s Mini-Marathon. If you would like to walk with Mary on June 7 to raise money for the school, please register today at www.florawomensminimarathon.ie. Sponsorship cards are available from Deirdre in the office.

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Learn Together To Live Together
PTA Fundraising-School Photographs

A professional photographer will be taking portrait photographs at school next Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 April. He will take individual shots, groups of siblings and class groups. There will be no obligation to buy any photos. All proofs will be sent home to parents before orders are taken. Please indicate on the consent form (and to the teachers) if you would like individual photos of your children, photos with brothers and sisters or both. We would like the children to dress smartly for the photos and would prefer if they did not wear track-suits or football jerseys on Wednesday and Thursday. Many thanks to the PTA for helping to organise this fund-raising event for CETNS. 15% of all the sales will be donated back to the school. Míle buíochas.

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NPC Quiz

Two teams from 4/5/6 classes took part in the annual National Parents’ Council Quiz for Primary Schools on Saturday 20 March in St. Peregrine’s GAA Club. Many thanks to Erica for organising the teams and to all the parents and staff who came along to support our pupils who did us proud on the day. It was a very enjoyable afternoon!

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Fingal Student Enterprise Awards

Our fantastic 6 Class recently took part in the Fingal Student Enterprise Programme and set up a mini-company called “Superstrings”. They attended the awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza on 19 March where they met the Mayor of Fingal and impressed him with their business enterprise. Caitríona and her class worked very hard on their business plan, promoting and selling their products (pens and keyrings) and we congratulate them on their achievement!

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More Super Strings!
On Friday, 19 March the Junior Strings Section of the Dublin Youth Orchestra visited the school and played a beautiful concert for many of our classes and staff. We thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful performance and the children learned about all the different stringed instruments of the orchestra. Thanks to Romey Doyle, a member of our Board of Management, who organised the event for us.

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Fundraising for LauraLynn

On Wednesday, 24 March we held a special charity screening of the award-winning Irish film “The Secret of Kells” to raise money for the LauraLynn children’s hospice. We’re delighted to announce that we raised almost €1,000 on the day and would like to thank all the pupils parents and staff who donated so generously to this very worthy cause. Thanks also to the parents who came to see the film. We hope you enjoyed it!

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Ag Foghlaim Le Chéile


Parental Involvement:

Art Project:

Art Project 2010 is up and running again! This year the parents have decided to focus on what it means to YOU to be Irish. Is there a particular thing you are particularly proud of or think of when you think of being Irish or living in Ireland? Give us one word that represents your thoughts. e.g. G.A.A. Every year the art project is an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company while doing a small craft. Please come along to help us and share your ideas next Wednesday the 28th @ 8:30am. You do not need to have any particular art skills….. it is just for fun!

Healthy Food Made Easy:

Take this free course and in just 6 WEEKS our trainers will have you excited about healthy food. With sessions lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes each week, you will have an improved knowledge of nutrition while preparing your meals at home. This course will take place every Wednesday from 10:30am-1:00pm. It will be starting on Wednesday the 28th of April.

First Aid Course

We are delighted this year to be able to run a First Aid course. It is a seven-week course that will take place every Thursday from 11:00am-1:00pm. It is a FETAC accredited course.

Parent and Toddler Group:

Come and join us in our parent and toddler group. It’s a great opportunity for parents to form friendships, for children to play and socialise together in a safe and friendly environment and to find out information about events happening in the school. Some of the things we do are arts and crafts, story-time, games and play. It is for children up to the age of 4. If you are interested please come along on Monday mornings at 8:30am-10:00am in the HSCL room.

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School Song

You may have heard your kids singing our new school song, the “Castaheany Vibe” lately? Here are the words so you can learn it and sing along at home too!

1. Castaheany has a special vibe, It speaks a language we all understand
Not just words but everything we do, To welcome families from every land
Yeah, you get a friendly feeling when you walk inside the door,
And when you walk into a classroom you can feel it even more…

You can feel it all over, You can feel it all over, people……You can feel it all over…..

2. Ongar is our home, we love it here, We’re helping build a new community,
Staff and pupils and their families, Fulfilling dreams and opportunities
Because the Educate Together way is kind and fair and true
We get support, respect and dignity and then the rest is up to you…..

We can feel it all over, we can feel it all over people…..We can feel it all over……. (to the tune of “Sir Duke”)

Baking Classes

The PTA have decided they are going to do some baking with our classes. Below are the days and times for the different classes. We will be looking for parents to come in on these days and help out:

Mon 26th April- 10:15-11:00- Marie 4th
11:15-12:00 Catriona 4th

Mon 10th May- 10:15-11:00- Aideen J.I.
11:15-12:00 Muireann J.I

Mon 17th May- 10:15-11:00- Sarah 3rd
11:15-12:00 Renata 3rd

Mon 24th May- 10:15-11:00- Claire S.I.
11:15-12:00 Marian S.I.

Mon 14th June- 10:15-11:00- Diana 2nd
11:15-12:00 Connor 2nd

Mon 21st June- 10:15-11:00- Laura 1st .
11:15-12:00 Grainne 1st

Thanks a million, everyone!
Ciara

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Children at Work

Finally, we remind parents that the learning environment of the children must not be disturbed at any time during the school day. Please do not call to your child’s classroom during teaching time, unless by prior arrangement with the class teacher.
All visitors must call to Deirdre at the office. Thank you for your co-operation.

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No Child is an Outsider