Dear Parents/ Guardians,  

 The past two months appear to have sneaked past and mid-term is almost upon us!  We have capitalised on the dry, warm spell  of  the past weeks with lots of visits to the JFK Arboretum for outdoor activity and Environmental studies. Midterm runs from October 26^th – 30^th with children returning to school on the 2^nd November.

Games fundraiser.

On Friday 23^rd October we are having a novel mini- fundraiser in aid of the Day Care Bus Appeal in New Ross. We are having an afternoon of Board Games (no Gameboy or Nintendo games!) whereby the children bring in their own board games and spend the afternoon playing and sharing them with classmates.Junior and Senior Infants will have games organised for them so they needn’t bring in games. All children are asked to pay €2 to participate in the event. We have chosen this charity as Martina McKinstry, one of our parents is Day Care manager.

Christmas Concert

As soon as we return to school in November we will be starting rehearsals for our Christmas Concert. The concert will run over two nights Dec 2^nd and 3^rd in Campile Hall at 7.30pm . Tickets will be sold through Ann in the office and as with previous years tickets will be allocated on a limited basis first. Further details after mid-term.

Shoebox Appeal

As mentioned at the Parents Association AGM some concern has been raised about the Shoebox Appeal in the media. Mrs O Hanlon (who organises collection of the boxes for us) has received assurances that the boxes leaving Ireland reach needy children throughout the world. We have decided to go ahead with the appeal this year as it is very much in the spirit of Christmas to have children think about those less fortunate around the world. Leaflets are being distributed with this newsletter.

Girl’s Football Final

The Girls Rackard League Football team under the guidance of Mrs Kavanagh and Ms Walsh will take on the Mercy, John’s Road Wexford in the County B Final this Thursday 22^nd October in Taghmon at 5.15pm. The girls have had a great run of victories over the past month and we wish them well in the final.