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| Dear Parents,
At last we greet the Summer sunshine and feast our eyes on the luxuriant growth and greenery that surrounds us! We are blessed to be working in such a magnificent, beautiful and scenic environment. First Holy Communion We extend our warmest congratulations to the girls in second class, who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 12th May ‘01. Pentel International Art Competition We are delighted to announce that we had 10 winners in the 31st Pentel
International Children’s Art Competition. Dates for prize giving
and venue will come in late September.
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'Write a Book' Competition |
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Congratulations are also in order to the girls who
excelled in their “Write a Book” competition. They were presented with
beautiful certificates in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire on 5th
April last. Proud parents and teachers were present to share in the joy of
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| Ellen Blanchfield
All puppies go to
Heaven
4th Katie Verbruggen The Tropical Island 4th Eithne Byrne The brooch my Granny gave me 3rd Courtney Cullen Mary in Kenya 5th Rachel Broaders Muffy the Fluffy Puppy 2nd Kerrie Jensen A collection of stories and poems 6th |
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| Trocaire Money
A very special word of thanks to all who sent back their Trocaire boxes. The final figure from this school is £1187. What a tremendous contribution for our needy brothers and sisters in India. You are certainly doing your share to help alleviate slavery there. Cake Fundraising Venture Our school received £228.50 from cake fundraising venture. Many thanks to all who contributed and a special ‘thank you’ to Mrs Mary Nugent for organising it. Congratulations We say congratulations to Niamh Donnelly 3rd Class and Louise Finlayson 4th, who achieved First Class Honours in their recent piano examinations. Tesco Vouchers We now have 23,000 vouchers. If you still have any more vouchers at home please send them in to school so that we can decide what equipment to order. Many thanks to all who contributed!!! Also we strongly encourage pupils and parents to continue bringing in the drink cans and plastic rings for recycling. Camogie On May 2nd the following 10 girls took part in and reached the semi
final of the camogie blitz in Ashford.
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Green Schools
We have set up a ‘Green Schools’ committee in school. 2nd Carla Evans & Shauna Byrne 3rd Erica Roche & Rachel Donnelly 4th Grainne Campbell & Imelda Kavanagh 5th Louise Walker, Jennifer Gammell & Courtney Cullen 6th Rebecca Kavanagh, Aine Fortune & Rachel Doyle Parent: Mrs. Lorraine O’Toole has tilled and prepared the vegetable plot in the school grounds. Already she and 1st class have planted, lettuce, spring onions, broad beans, carrots, and parsley. All eager eyes are focused on the wonder of growth. Jim, our dedicated caretaker has assembled a big compost bin. On 3rd April he also planted, with the help of all the pupils, 20 deciduous trees, 10 Beech and 10 Rowan. Mrs. Sutcliffe took several natural and attractive photographs. These pictures adorn the corridor walls. So if you happen to be near the school do come in and have a look. Two teachers Ms. O’Neill and Mrs. Sutcliffe and classroom assistant Annette Kinsella are also on the committee. Green Schools is a Europe wide project designed to encourage whole school/community action for the environment. Rainbows The second ‘Rainbows’ programme is finished. We
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Golden Web Award http:/homepage.eircom.net/~stbrigkilcoole/index.htm Important Dates for your Diary Dancing Display Thursday June 14th ‘01 NE Wicklow Sports will be held on Tuesday June 12th in Wicklow G.A.A. Meningitis C Immunisation Programme Junior Infants - 6th class will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday 29th & 30th May all day and on Friday 1st June up to 12 noon. Staff Meeting Friday June 1st all pupils will go home at 12.30pm School closes for Summer Holidays on Tuesday June 26th School re-opens 1st September 2001 May God Bless you all, Sr. Alice Aylward and Staff |
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Newsletter May 2001
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